silver2005

They just landed an interview on Fox 19 in Cincy, too. Also, what could possibly go wrong? Also also, wouldn't those doing this be kinda opening themselves up to liabilities if the kids under them cause an incident? My head hurts.

I wonder how they'll put out this announcement for the parks yet to open...

Just out of curiosity, how effective have these plans been in the past?

I think it's chain wide based on the number of parks that announced it and that they all use the same word for word message.

The way the Skyline restaurants do it, 1-2 people puts together ways, 1-2 on coneys, one on burrito bar (salads, wraps, chilitos, pretty much everything else). Depends on table size and layout, but each person puts together the items in full, not via assembly line. I can make make a full rack of 8 cheese coneys in under 30 seconds. I work drive thru a lot and have to often put $50-70 orders together on my own on busy shifts. I've even put together very large catering orders (in the ballpark of 100-300 coneys) together in an hour during a dinner rush in Clifton (because UC frats/sororities/AD stuffs). I'd say a table crew at the restaurants can put together an average order for a family of 4-5 in under a minute (unless there are fries, most Skylines cook fries to order and those take 3-4 minutes depending on the fryer and its servers' discression whether to take them out with the whole order or take them separately). The one in CM is more well suited for making Skyline so they can use both sides of the table, the on one I-Street doing it a la Subway is extremely inefficient. I never eat Skyline at the park (more due to not wanting chili+coasters, sounds like a terrible combination to me, the only time I consider it is before my Haunt visits and I usually eat at the one just outside the park or at Blue Ash Chili that's also close by), so I've never really seen them in action on a consistent basis. Obviously, making it all automated orders cuts down on order confusion since there's a LOT of different lingo used to order Skyline (mostly coneys). But siphoning everything to one location is going to be a pain for that staff. If you want to see how its done, assuming they're somewhat well staffed, go to one outside the park. I think KI should partner with the one just outside the park to train employees before putting them on the line in the park.

There's a kind of art to getting the chili right that, to my knowledge, no Skyline can get right all the time. Getting the water levels right to get it not to thick and not to thin is tedious. Spaghetti also needs to be constantly remade in batches and cheese grated (I'm assuming they get it in blocks like every other Skyline). Most Skylines have their kitchen guys do spaghetti and cheese at minimum, and depending on the Skyline, managers or kitchen workers are in charge of chili. I'm assuming both the onions and Feta cheese comes pre-broken up. I don't think KI does separate kitchen workers to my knowledge which means you're requiring workers to monitor all that and work steamtable. That's a WHOLE lot to balance and monitor. I'd say for an operation like KI's Skyline, at minimum, you'd have a manager, 2 steamtable workers minimum and a cashier. If you miss a spaghetti batch, its about 10 minutes waiting. Cashiers should have it easy, the Skyline at the park only does coneys, ways, fries, and Greek salads, which is less than half of a normal Skyline menu (no wraps, chilitos, burritos, bowls, potatoes, vegetarian chili). The reduced menu helps, but on a busy shift, there's still a LOT that goes on. Yes, the individual items are quick to make, but keeping things restocked, particularly cheese, chili and spaghetti, is where the tediousness lies.

I'm honestly starting to have bad vibes about the park reducing to 1 Skyline location in the park. I know its early and opening day should be taken with a grain of salt, but just from personal experience working for Skyline, I just get the feeling there will still be a strong demand despite the newer food in the park and focusing it on one location will be very bad for the staff. It'll be something I look at every visit just to see how they fare out of empathy.

Woot, they got the lift supports done! https://fb.watch/jZy6Np6Mpu/ Please be testing by June...

That new track might take a bit to break in, I noticed quite a vibration from the turn around all the way to the brake run. It'll smooth over with enough time, but it's going to be a tad annoying until then.

So I thought it was an anomaly that Mystic Timbers was hauling earlier in the day due to the rain, but it was still hauling when it dried and warmed up, too. Seems like it'll have a very good year.

Could be that I haven't ridden Mystic Timbers in a while, but to me, it's running wicked fast in a good way today.

Having worked for Skyline restaurants going on 8 years now, never underestimate the average Cincinnatian's craving for Skyline.

I think KI may need to add another Skyline location if tonight was an indication, the one was pretty busy the few times I passed it.

I'm feeling pretty good about ditching Six Flags America and GAdv. SIX looks like an absolute mess right now.

I think its more of a change of strategy across the industry. Less and less we see parks having their new stuff ready for their respective opening days and usually have them ready for the bulk of the busier season around and after Memorial Day.

Apparently someone in the Diamondback queue says that you don't have time to enjoy the 200 ft view on Valravn.

Like the new paint on DB's track, can't say I'm a fan of the support color.

Helps that rain has been added to the forecast today and tomorrow.

After that post by KD, I've only seen a bit by a KD fan on St Patrick's Day. I'll be there in July, and from what I've seen, it might get a late May opening. There was a good chunk of it done from what I saw in March.

Obviously, since I'm heading to HP in July, I'm watching this closely. It looks like it'll be close to whether or not I ride it. I see on various HP fan vids that it's about ~80% done with the only major element left being the lift, which, is starting to finally go vertical. I'm hoping its getting its testing done by at the latest, early June if I have any shot at riding it (I go the week after July 4th).

The reflection of Eiffel Tower off the fountain looks cool at night on the camera.

Methinks it'll be packed tomorrow and Saturday with it being perfect weather down here in Cincy and good weather both days.

I will say the new camera angles are a bit better for scouting crowds/lines than the previous cameras did.

On the music note- please ditch the acoustic pop songs in Rivertown.

RMC Larson Loops confirmed.