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So 1: the news article there involves so much more investigating and reporting... 2: early reports look to say the coaster with people did hold up before being released..... Bad brakes or bad sensors to release the ride? Also why were to trains so close. I thought there should always be on block gap between the trains?

Yeah I would go with provolone. It was for sure a white cheese. You could get it with peppers onions and I think mushrooms. Mine was just onions and cheese. I was impressed that it was cooked to order. Really make it worth it with just that. Wish they had fries but beggars can't be choosers. I know I won't be visiting that place during 90+ temps but come fall and falling temps....

So a positive is the addition of the Philly Steak Sandwich at the Snake Pit by Diamondback..... Not a large sandwich but freshly grilled with a grilled toasted bun... delicious. Not sure it's worth $14 but as part of the meal plan it's darn near great especially on a chilly afternoon

So decided to grab food instead of a coaster break. Over by Diamondback it looks to be about 10 switchbacks full. However the last coaster had about 5 open seats.... Race For Your Life appears to be a walk on

On a break from work decided to stop in the park for a quick Beast ride.... Much busier than expected.

I believe the land was chopped up a few years back with the idea of selling smaller plots of land? The article did say that the parking lost is where the Meijer would go. Also CF and Meijer will build a new road to accommodate future expansion..

... Wham, Wham, Wham.... nails are being driven in to the casket of any future Amusement Park on that side of the lake....

Is it done on purpose or is it for reasons such as licensing? Do you have inside info? Nothing but music gets buried when you add more songs into the mix. Daily guests who don't know what to expect from the playlist would not complain that they didn't hear (insert a particular song here). Who claimed the music was bad? I personally mentioned that I personally find a lot of it uninteresting. Some annoying. "Bad" is vague here. People have varied tastes; I like some songs that most people don't and vice versa. Fortunately, I haven't come across anything obscene. That said, if the music was targeted at the majority of the guest population, one might expect more mainstream music. If the ads are carefully chosen, in my opinion, they're doing it way wrong. GameFly in particular is a huge contrast from the chain's previous message of getting people to put down the controller and come enjoy the park. Now that you're in the park, they're telling you to go back to that couch and pick the controller back up. FunTV can be used to get guests to put away smartphones and engage more in the crowd atmosphere of the queue. Some of the park trivia already does this; guests who don't even know each other discuss the questions. The sports/news section doesn't really do that. You can get all that.. on your phone. Maybe mix in less of that and more of things like Cash Coaster. That gets guests paying more attention to the content and less to their phones. It's only the second year of FunTV and one team at KI has a lot of parks to build out. By no means is the current content set perfect. It's alright for what it is, but I'm sure even the team knows that there is a lot they can do to improve, given the time. In previous careers, I know and understand music Licensing. Most companies and businesses pay the same amount for music licensing no matter what they play. So if they play 3 different songs 100 times or 100 songs 3 times, the price would be the same. ASCAP BMI, etc.... Gamefly targets to a very specific group of people. I would guess that same target group would be the same people who attend amusement parks.... I dont disagree with your idea about more content, but I would guess the music and ads are chosen for a reason as it speaks to a larger group of people. Plus ads help keep the system on air...

Makr you are using a stretched version of what I said to make your counter point. A physical limitation is different than a mental. Also my comment about forcing kids to do things is not limited to only coasters. Children do not have the capability to make decisions based on what's good for them till they hit the age of reasoning (12-14 years of age). Before that age a child reacts to events and objects that stimulate pleasure or dopamine. So when given the option kids will choose the easiest way to release dopamine. As adults we have to do our best to expose children to as many new experiences as possible. If we don't expose children they run the risk of the following: limited world knowledge, limited vocabulary, limited real world experiences, limited problem solving, etc. Do coasters or not riding coasters in of itself determine the trajectory of a child? No. But if you don't push children outside of their comfort zone then yes it will. Also congrats to your nephew. It appears that his family has helped push him in other directions.

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...