IBEW_Sparky

Its not the initial cost to get in the game and play, its the cost of keeping the machine (park) operating every day, year over year, regardless of how many dollars come in. Would I Love to see someone be able to come in to KI for you-all's sake and pull a Nordstrom? Absolutely, but I dont think there is anyone in the country with both the money and the interest to buy and operate KI for more than a year or two privately.

And then there were cranes, send in the cranes.

I wouldnt hate that, sometimes it has to happen and this is one of those times just like Chrysler SHOULD have been allowed to collapse and fail in 09. Fighting/borrowing/bailing out to save a fundamentally bad company is never a good idea.;

At least it wasnt “Thrill Hawk” or “Gliderhawk”

Send in the Cranes.

Neslon-Atkins is an incredible museum in KC if you’re interested in that form of entertainment/knowledge.

Sweet deal, I was using MS since its the one everyone used to Love to hate, I didnt mind its roughness it was just stupid slow/shuffly in the second half. I can get down with Woodland Run with it running as you describe it. My partner and I may end up heading there before the end of the season and it will be their first time at the park, I wanted to know if it was worth queuing up for.

Ive not been since Labor Day 2020, what about the back-half? Does it still run like a pile of.... does it still make old Mean Streak feel smooth in comparison?

Spirit and Jet Blue airlines come to mind.

Sorry, that guy’s in Charlotte on the Board, SF’s version of the “harumph” guy in Blazing Saddles.

Even when they DO add something I expect guest service to be top notch, Im sorry and anyone who wants can call me an a$$, but simply put I want/expect Pat and Will Koch era HW level guest service every time I come into a park that (when a passholder) I dropped as much on the pass as I did on my iPhone. Throughput.... throughput, throughput, throughput (safe of course)... is what I desire as well as proper "You pay a part of my salary so Im going to be nice, attentive, and efficient" interaction at food and drink stands or restaurants. Ask anyone who has gone to a park with me and they will say I am the NICEST person to the ride-ops and all other associates in any park provided the same courtesies are afforded me when we interact. The automated spiels mentioned being on some rides is a start.... yes I understand blocking, load/unload times, and the fact that more often than not its the guests that slow said load/unload/dispatch times down but I have no desire to listen to smalltalk over the mics. All the Sirens Curses and TTD2s and whateverelses dont cut it with me unless there is a minimum of BS attached to riding said coasters.

Thank you very much for this, this is the information I needed to make an informed decision this season on whether or not to attend that park.

Corporate has shown many times over they care far more about your $ than they do your/our thoughts and opinions. They tried it hoping to fet away with it, this one failed.

Exactly this. The Voyage is the one and ONLY roller coaster on the planet that, if magically placed side by side with SV, would make the decision hard on which to ride if I only had time to ride one.

Umm, not having to blow extra dough on Prestige to get all parks passport... which I would have with the jank stunt they pulled with KI Gold requiring Prestige to get APP... when all I really want/need is access to the parks I mentioned and maybe CP once or twice. This eliminates my requirement for both needless upgrades.