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Content is king. I don't think anyone would complain about new content but it's done (probably) on purpose or for a purpose. If you have too much content information can get buried. And just because you don't like the music doesn't mean it's bad. The music is chosen to be enjoyed by the majority of the guests. The ads are chosen to be directed at the majority of the guests.

Oh I had to be forced to go on rides as a kid. Deathly afraid of them. I was also forced to repel and go rock climbing. I was forced to play multiple sports instead of staying in all day to play video games. ... Then again forcing a kid can be a "you will ride this and attempt it if you don't like it you don't have to again..... Last I checked as adults of kids we have to do our best to make our kids the best well rounded humans we can. No one wants there kid to turn into an adult who is not productive and happy...

You can check out any time you like but you may never leave. And thanks Lorax I appreciate the complement. I didn't know exactly what to do but it worked!

I'm hoping if I play the "you can't ride this yet because you are not big enough" will grow a want to ride for him. So when his time comes it's a joyful anticipation versus a dreaded experience.

Well he's 2 so right now Peanuts 500 is his jam!!! Also last year he loved Boo Blasters... Don't know yet for this season

I learned the hard way last season with my niece. She had been trooper all day hanging in the kids area with my son. Then my niece wanted some bigger rides. She is 9 or 10 years old. I thought she was ready for The Beast. She was absolutely fine till we climbed the lift hill. Then the terror look, then the drop, then the sobbing, then she hit her head on the seat divider. More tears. She got off never wanting to ride another coaster. That was the time I saw Lorax at the park. Good first meet up, me and a crying niece. Haha... well by the end of the day she was talking about Beast but saying she doesnt think she will ride it again.... Lesson learned for my son. Only push him on one new ride per visit instead of 9 new ones haha...

Yea some of the store front windows, dont they do something when you wave your wand at it?

Not daily, I mean hourly or every two hours...the same things play multiple times. A guest visiting one day could see the same thing several times while in line for different rides. Yes. Read what Terp wrote. The person who comes to the park once or twice a year wont really notice the same games/ads being played, etc. They will be busy talking to their friends. Checking their phone. Looking at the ride. Planning their next ride or where to go for food. Etc. The park (for most) is a novel experience. Getting some quick "knowledge" about the park from the screens is for those people. Being reminded of a food item or a song is again for those people. Quick example of "real life radio"... In a 2 hour block, the dj has 15-20 must play songs, that on average will fill half the time. The dj will also have 3-5 commercial blocks per hour, so for a 2 hour block, that is an average of 8 commercial blocks at 3 minutes each. So 24 minutes. You are now at 84/120 minutes. fill in with DJ breaks, say 30 seconds each and 10 per hour, so 10 minutes for a 2 hour block. You now have 94/120. You can then filter in 1-2 new songs per block. 100/124. Contests or call in account for 3 minutes each hour. You are not at 106/120. Throw in a little retro music 2 songs per hour, 4 total. 14 minutes can be added. you are now at 120/120 minutes. Then it all starts over again. The same 15-20 songs must be played, etc.... So at a park, if you are there all day, yeah you will hear the same stuff, but its intended that you wont or you wont pay attention to it. Just like radio...

Maybe. Radio stations and large businesses who play music usually pay a flat fee. The fee is based on ratings or number of expected patrons. As for why there may be a limited number of songs could be on design. Remember the enthusiast or the person who comes to the park daily is not usually the target market. .

And I was wrong. So did some quick reading up. Looks like a new Outer Limits show came on TV in 1995. soooo there ya go...

Dont forget that when the ride was originally intended to be linked up with the show "The Outer Limits" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djHzt6MqrXY Similar to the beginning of the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCcdr4O-3gE Plus I always assumed the video was to intend that the aliens/weirdness put someone into a time warp....

Wait what..... Hey parents, we know you are old. Here is how to not feel old....

KI is not a theme park though. It hasnt been for a while. It is even listed as the Largest Amusement and Water Park on their website. So we can lament the lack of theming, but KI is not Universal or Disney. As for the Fun TVs it would be nice to see some "local Programming" aka maybe a live studio feed. Hourly or so live hits from somewhere in the park. A live KI game show on stage that is broadcast through out the park.... Maybe I should throw a resume at CF for Fun TV programmer....

I feel for your daughter. Drop Tower is a ride as a grown adult I only conquer once every few years....

Well the picture McSalsa threw up there does show that the ride does not trully run on the state border as it once was said to do.... Sad day for a coaster for sure... Here are some quick positives for the KID wooden coasters though.... Racer already has three spots where the structure was changed to allow people to walk under it (FoF area, old Days of Thunder theater, and the Dino's Alive area), so if future park expansion were to happen over there, at least the coaster would appear to be saved.... As for The Beast, it uses terrain that would cost a pretty penny to level and then use. Woodstock Express, maybe might be in the way of a future expansion.... So at least the rides wouldnt be torn down because of expansion.... I wonder if the results of the rebuild were not what was wanted by the company and then this decision to go forth with future plans was the back up plan...

Was Days of Thunder and the Bond movie version unique to Paramount parks? What about the Stan Lee version? Just wondering if the uniqueness of the Paramount movies would make them much more interesting...

Well actually... in taste tests (taste tests are small sips not whole drinks) the human brain releases more dopamine. The thing that releases the most dopamine is perceived as having a better taste. Many Sweet Wines have won blind and double blind taste tests. Its the same reason if you taste something at the store it tastes different than when you get it home and eat more than a taste. I wrote another big long winded response, but just stopped caring midway through it. Believe what you want about people following the herd.... Frisch's switch to Pepsi was big shift for many people...

Pepsi (and sweet wines) almost always win taste tests. Our brains are wired to enjoy the sweeter taste better than anything else. So in a taste test (usually not whole cans or bottles) the sweeter will always win.... Pepsi is sweeter than Coke.

Couldnt have said it better... I would even think that to be competitive, you have to consider your same chain as competition. I know when my dad ran restaurants, he wasnt concerned with how the other 5 same restaurants in a 10 mile radius were doing. He was concerned on how to make his store bigger and better. His District manager cared more about that. When he became a DM he was concerned about all 20 of his restaurants and how to make them better than the next district's stores... So I could totally see KI management seeing CP as competition. You want them to do well, but you want to pull people to see you. So you make sure you are XYZ better than they are, etc..... KK not actively poking the bear of KI and CF is a problem for them, not the other way around...

We put the daylight led lights in my basement. I love them.

I would guess very few even remember/know about the park. Even fewer know that it is open.

I remember the traffic going home. I always managed to stay awake long enough to make it to the RR/75 interchange before falling asleep on the way home.... also the "gum trees" on the way to WWC

Help my memory... when did The Beast go from bench to seat divider and buzz bar to individual bars? (Racer as well)

I miss the style of the pads underneath the flats. Made it look unique versus hard gray concrete...

KCKC always smelled like weed. I still remember that...