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Stashua, what do you mean by design the tolls better? And the south exit and this lady not looking at what lane she was in till it was too late are too different issues. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think everyone needs a moment to just chill and relax. Look if you live in the tri-park area (HW, KK, and KI) you are lucky to have a large regional, a large local, and whatever KK becomes park within easy driving distance. Pointing out statements such as: A lot of people in Ohio have forgotten or don't know about KK or HW is not a slam on those two parks. It's a referral to the lack of advertising to this area. KK or HW gets a new awesome ride. That's not a slam on KI. Maybe KI plan is in response to KK. Maybe it's not. Maybe KI wants to attract more KK and HW goers. KK and HW are not actively marketing in this area (Cincy) so they are not going for KI customers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

True but I did have to hand over my ID, answer many questions, and then wait for a higher up to clear me. It was my mistake and I had to do what they wanted me to do, luckily I didn't have to leave my car. Will policy change after this? Maybe, probably. (I personally have little to no sympathy to distracted drivers or drivers not paying attention to their environments. This is how more serious things happen. Luckily the outcome of her mistake was 30 minutes out of her day and not a totaled vehicle or loss of life.) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Separate post to keep objective data (pictures) away from opinion. I get that the road has construction on it but the first sign about right turn only (from the WCPO video) is near the exit of the drop off area. That is plenty of time for you to merge over. The park gave her a refund for the $18. It's not like there was no markings warning of the right turn only. The park didn't keep her money. Should a turnaround be put in? Maybe that would help but ultimately it was her mistake (I don't want to sound callous but the lady seems upset because of her mistake.). A few years back, I made a wrong turn and found myself in an entrance line for a military base. There was no turn around a before I got to the gate. Because I had no military ID we were questioned and then allowed to enter to turn back around (with all military eyes on us just in case). It was my mistake for not reading the signs Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

From the video I grabbed a view stills so we can all see what's going on By the sign it's only the far right lane open At the end of the old drop off area, the new lane and the old right lane are open while the left lane is blocked Lastly coming to the light you can see the ones open up And driving to the entrance are 3 signs stating right turn only. (From the linked video).

Soooo it's the parks fault that drivers weren't paying attention? Maybe they need a turnaround I haven't seen the other turnaround that was mentioned earlier but I'll check soon. But people make mistakes and sometimes you have to accept blame for the errors. Yes the park was in the wrong for making her pay but she was able to get a refund for her error. Remember the park didn't make her turn into the park. She either didn't follow traffic patterns correctly or misread the signs. She was in control of the car. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Lines don't always mean popularity. Bats a short ride and relatively moves very fast. Last year on popular days the line was out past the cut through (the little path that goes from exit to entrance before the old SOB queue Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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That video is ..... Devastating. Ugh. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What's a cowboy coaster? Only thing on Google by that name is an alpine coaster in Jackson.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Give it a few weeks and the traffic flow will calm down. Now after being at the park I think that south exit needs to be moved or removed. Maybe that's a long term plan when the rest of the road construction is finished. Is it possible to exit down the employee exit now? Is that a possibility to turn that area into the south exit. So then we would have a nice north exit and south exit and a nice entrance. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think we are agreeing on somethings and my original message was a washed in garbeldygook. Agree: HW and KK are for sure pulling serious numbers in the areas around their parks and most likely has caused KI and CF to Take notice. Gobeldygookness: Outside of those areas both parks do not heavily invest in advertising to raise awareness of the park especially in areas such as Ohio that has 2 big parks. To raise this awareness you need a major media blitz to put KK or HW into the mindset of the average joe or Jane smith. Because right now, neither notice what the park is really doing Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Based off of the number I have gathered both KK and HW have a combined attendance right around 2 million people last year. That is around the total attendance of Carowinds last year. You can say people have forgotten about HW or KK but the numbers say otherwise. I will agree and say that KI is on a completely different level than KK and HW. That is mainly due to KI belonging to a international theme park chain. Both HW and KK are independent parks. Both KK and HW will likely never truly challenge KI for top dog in the tri-state area, but 2 million visitors a year is a very sizeable chunk of the theme park market. To say that people have forgotten about HW and KK is a stretch at best. The peeps in Ohio, not people in the the parks backyards. Please go to Zanesville or Stow Ohio, check out in Batavia, or Athens and ask them if they know KK or HW is open or exists. That was my point. It would be like asking people in Columbus about Strickers Grove. Many (not enthusiast) don't know if it exists. That is all not a slam on the park.

I'm sort of split. I hate seeing animals abused/etc. However, as like the top species on the planet.... Sometimes it's hard to balance the idea that we can domesticate animals for our needs (entertainment and work) and that we think animals have souls Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm not suggesting KI should be resting or doing nothing but if you are talking about greater Cincinnati/Dayton/Columbus-Or most of Ohio people, I would gather that a majority don't know/care that KK is open and probably forget about HW. Most people in the state stay true to the 2 parks they know and love (KI or CP) while a a good number miss GL. If Anything KI's only competition from HW and KK are from the guests in that area who know about those parks. Unless/until HW or KK do an extensive media blitz in the Cincy/Ohio area Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don't hate Cinemagic Kingdom... It's a mouthful and would probably be terrible on merchandise. I really like Hollywood Adventure though. Not that I have any say in it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Completely different if you are talking about news stateside versus elsewhere, completely different if you take a real news site vs a tabloid. Thought your post (as it's worded right now) was about this individual article. If you are talking about news articles in general..... Advertisements on news sites can be paid by page views. (Reason why Buzzfeed has so many click through lists). So if you can create a title that draws clicks you can charge more for an ad (see our average view per page is 300,000 so we will charge you 1 penny per click for this 1x1 add or 10 cents a click for a banner-just an example). In general, the news prints what we as consumers want. We want to know weather, traffic, and if the thing we enjoy will kill us. Other than that, tastes may differ but not much. Every news article or story is crafted to target a certain audience (men or women or children, or single moms, cheating dads, etc). The way the article is crafted will change based on the audience. Don't forget to mix in a little politics (I don't like that company so I'll be a bit more blunt or I like them I'll be nice). Lastly headlines are not created by the writer but editorial. The only way to change what is written is to not read or click on bogus articles. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It's supposed to be four. I'm sure someone will read this and check Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Don't get too excited it could be anything. A flat may be boring compared to a Gaga/Woodie but it's a lot better than nothing. And KI could use a few more flats. Well compared to Gaga most things are boring

So don't click/link/read. You blame media yet you post the link. Because of your link the tabloid DM will generate more ad revenue and fulfill their purpose which was to get eye balls on the page. It's easy to blame the headline and the writer for stopping so low, but in the end we can choose where we get our news. With that being said, a park that had a serious accident that was operator error is justifiable to mention. If the park let this accident happen what else might go wrong. But overall the DM is a tabloid. Nothing more. Nothing they wrote was wrong-worded a way for sure but not wrong. "FOOT-deep water" as in its as deep as your foot. Sort of brilliant in a way b Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Maybe they don't know that HB and Looney Tunes are separate....

And people in the desert hallucinate and believe they see a beautiful oasis Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ehh emoticons may drop a few peeps from following but for the most part people love themselves some emoticons. [emoji106][emoji119][emoji12] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ha! I just lost it! Best post I've seen in a while! Thanks. I was driving by the park around 12 when I posted that and the skies had just opened up. I figured someone would appreciate that and crack a smile.

Driving by the park right now. I can confirm there is water in the new slide complex. I repeat the new slide complex has water. Possibly related: there is also water almost everywhere. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk