Creed Bratton

Jasper! Thanks for putting a picture up! That's the face plate I was talking about. It was covered with tape before...as a "fix" to any legal issues but it was picked off.

It was great to see you!!! I had a wonderful, yet odd day at the park! Thanks for showing your pictures!

I must say, I was very impressed with the show! It was done right! I think the tribute was good! So glad they did that!

Being evaced was oddly a highlight of my day....lol

Shaggy was that a phone call or found online somewhere?

I don't think there is going to be a fundraiser at KI. Just as you said there haven't been announcements for it. When KI did the auction for Diamondback first ride....it was announced way in advance. No, I don't think this fuels the conspiracy that WindSeeker will not be ready. I wish the conspiracy would just stop...if it operates, awesome it'll operate. If it doesn't operate, we'll all ride it some other time.

Ryan when I talked to Don Helbig he mentioned that the LED lighting package was going to be very similar to what Snoopy's Starlight Spectacular has.

In the refreshing of the webcam, I've noticed several different "designs" of lights. I'm pretty much smiling ear to ear right now!

Awesome I just saw those too!

Caption to picture Beast1979 posted: Kings Island will open a laser tag game room for their 2011 season. http://projects.pulsejournal.com/cache/galleries/Entertainment/General%20Entertainment/2011kingsisland/

I love how Don ends the video on the Carousel!

Anyone else notice that the wall added to the bathroom is a teal color?

Jasper, I've seen those!

I think they have about 10-14 more to put on....looks like 5-7 rows left

Probably just to install the remaining arms and seats. They used a different crane for the others but that one doesn't appear to be on site anymore so it probably wasn't booked to be at KI this long.

Definitely not what I was talking about.

^^ That's what I'm guessing too...They've been inside and out of the tower pretty much all weekend.

lol-ing at the Action Theater picture. There is a lot of behind scenes things as pkiboy said. A lot of the maintenance trucks have partial PKI logos on them still. Anything else? Edit: I just remembered on top of the Drop Tower queue house, the Drop Zone paint scheme is on there.

I searched for anything like this and nothing popped up. So looking around the park has anyone seen evidence of the Paramount years? For example, at Backlot Stunt Coaster on the "advance" station (as of last season) you could see the Italian Job: Stunt Track face plate on the drive box. Side note--at Kings Dominion there is also a IJ:ST faceplate on the transfer track drive box. What have you seen?

I don't disagree with you at all Terpy. I often wonder what's the absolute minimum the park could charge for admission and not belly up.

I don't know..they may have...season processing is open today...so I don't think it's out of the question. The park doesn't close down on Memorial Day, July 4th, etc. so why not have people working on Easter?

McSalsa that looks like a good ride! If I'd have to pick a coaster at KI that is the scariest, I'd have to say Invertigo just for the feeling of complete drainage after riding it.

I've paid full admission a few times last year in between my employment and getting my pass. To someone who has been at the park several years it's no big deal when you realize how many the park has to pay, maintenance on each ride, what little theming we have, contracts the park has, ride/attraction development...it's okay to pay the higher price. To the general public it seems a bit steep and that is understandable especially if they have a family of 4 or whatever the situation is. This is why I always encourage people to buy season passes, even if they visit twice a year. My first pass was $70 and this was the first pass I have ever owned. Two trips would have paid it off. Now, I upgraded to the Plat. Pass but I've already got my money's worth on it. So yeah, I understand why the price has been raised. Inflation and all admission prices that head toward park costs. Like someone said before other parks are raising their admission prices too. It's not just Kings Island. We're living in a time when we have to really watch our money if someone can't afford a trip to KI this summer they have several options. They can save up for a trip, get a pass (if they plan on attending multiple times), getting cheaper tickets (at Kroger, etc.), or ultimately not visit (which stinks).

So is Q basically saying they're not going to be happy with anything that Cedar Fair does and that they should just run the show? That's basically what I'm getting any time that I read anything from Q, other than shareholders should have a say.

Unless they were scheduled to work originally...