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I was going to renew both my wife's and my pass today with food option. Now not going to rush into it. I have to debate it if its going to be worth the hassle of bringing a 2 year old to the park a lot if I have to leave to go get food or bring food to the car.

On the flip side, there is not much that can be done to slow or stop (at this point) Degenerative diseases, such as ALS. (The following will contain medical mumbo jumbo. If you do not understand its cool, continue to be awesome. If you do understand, you too shall continue to be awesome.) When you talk about educating people. I am totally on board, but its such a tough disease to even diagnose early on (without past medical histories). You can talk about muscle weakness, twitching, slurred or heavy speech. But its similar to Stroke. The reason the AHA and Stroke Awareness groups talk so heavily about awareness is because awareness can save lives. If you catch a stroke quick enough, you can give them a clot buster and free the blockage unless its an aneurism, then that would make things worse. If you are having a heart attack, you can take a baby aspirin, and thin the blood to help save you before advanced medical treatment. Same with CPR or Heimlich maneuvers. Quick fast acting treatment can save people. MND are similar to AIDS, Alzheimers, etc where the effects take years to happen, and currently there is no quick fix or any fix. Knowing the symptoms means you know whats going to happen. Awareness can bring donations. Donations are whats going to lead rehab and science. This is not profitable for medical companies. So why would they research it? I worked with a patient in an in-rehab clinic. Him and I worked on strengthening or attempting to strengthen the muscles required for breathing and worked on improving his phonation. He worked for years in an automotive plant. His wife brought in pictures to show how big and strong he was. Its frightening, scarey, sad, upsetting, angering, maddening, etc. Any word you want to describe. But there is no quick or easy fix. Right now there isnt one. Giving a person an ALS diagnosis is giving them a life sentence. One day you have trouble buttoning one button. Then you may trip. Then you may not be able to get the key into the ignition. Then the next thing you know you cant get out of bed, feed yourself, or even speak. At this point, who cares if this is a fad where some people only do it for the "online" stardom. There are plenty others who are donating. I worked with ALS patients, and never once thought to donate to the ALSA. Not because Im a bad person but it never crossed my mind. I have seen CP patients, stoke patients, TBI, MND and each one is heart breaking. In each case, the person is in there but is locked. Locked physically from saying what they want, from doing what they want. This is directly to Devan (I like ya, never met ya, but you seem cool enough. Plus you have to teach me the proper line to run): What more can people do. The ones that are going to donate, mention the organization. But many dont know about ALS. They dont understand medical terminology. Maybe they know who Lou Gehrig is but they cant speak on behalf of ALS. The idea of the video was to raise money and get people talking about ALS. Getting people to talk, means they go to their doctors, their nurses, EMTs, SLPs, OTs, PTs, etc. They ask questions. I would venture to guess that there are a lot of doctors and other medical professionals answering the "What is ALS" questions. Isnt that the point? Yes dumping water is a meaningless gesture. But its also fun. It gets people to watch. You have WWE wrestlers talking about it. You have NFL players talking about it. People click to find out who did the next "funny" water dump. But at the same time, they keep hearing about ALS. Some people may mention how much it sucks, or a symptom. Each little bit gets just one more nugget of information to the viewer. That viewer then can ask for a doctors description the next time they are there. Here is a picture of a cat to lighten up the mood For those of you who skipped the above, here is some info that I was taught about diseases like ALS. Its like a waterfall. You cant stop a waterfall once it has fallen. You can stop it before it gets there. Usually by the time symptoms have shown up, the patient is in the free fall of the water fall. Research is being done to identify what leads to the waterfall but again at this point, nothing has been shown to be the "direct" link. So please give. Make funny videos. But give.

Watch the whole video, NSFW language but it shows why we are raising money and awareness for this.

Thats powerful stuff. Ill be honest, my family who never really donates to things was all nominated (my wife by her aunt, I by my brother in law, my sister by my wife) and we all made donations and completed the challenge.

Our biggest job is education. You are right Dev. But if raising awareness leads to people asking us in the field about it, isnt that a good thing? Its much easier to give information to people asking what a disease is versus trying to teach people who dont want to know.

Not many hazmat suits have a netting for the face. It wouldnt stop much from hitting the face so Im going to guess its a bee keeper outfit.

The original challenge was dump the bucket in 24 hours or donate. SO its sort of always been that way.

It shouldnt be about knowing who donated..... Did CP, Canada's Wonderland, and Mr Red respond yet?

I know you don't hate it but a lot of people are writing about it. I would say as a medical professional it is working. I have had to talk to people, clients, and coworkers about ALS. Not everyone will read about it and will instead ask people in medical fields Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I dont get the hate from the Ice Bucket Challenge. Some people cant afford to donate money to an organization. These people dont run out and buy 6 bags of ice as stated in that article. Most empty an ice tray into a bucket. Do the deed, promote ALS awareness, and then challenge their friends. It would be different if the ALS Association didnt support them. http://www.alsa.org/ Right on the front page a link to this http://www.alsa.org/fight-als/ice-bucket-challenge.html With "badges" to put on Facebook or Twitter that states "I have completed the Ice Bucket Challenge. http://www.alsa.org/news/media/press-releases/ice-bucket-challenge-082014.html 31.5 Million dollars donated in 1 month. 600,000 new donors. It sounds like in 1 month they were able to get almost 2 years worth of "normal" funding. (1.9 x 12 =24 x 2 = 48 Million dollars). If only 1 percent of the new donors continue to keep donating, that is 6000 new donors. You couldnt get 6000 people to sign up to donate if you put an ALS rep in every Cedar Fair park and asked people to sign up. I think these numbers are huge. Research is expensive. Maybe a new cause starts up next year. For something to become viral it has to be unique and it has to be organic. This started very organic. 1 person, challenging a few people. It blossomed into something really really cool. And yes, maybe next year we are not talking about ALS, maybe we are talking about Autism, maybe we are talking about MS, maybe we are talking about, prostate cancer, etc.

I think for something to go viral, it has to be unique. If donations drop again next year for ALS, that would unfortunate, but one good year can really help promote research to last a few years. I have many friends participating in this. Many who I know never knew or even thought of ALS before this challenge.

wow if you cant even afford to file bankruptcy...

This is about giving our renewing season passholders what they've been asking for: something for renewing since there is not a price break in the fall between new and renewal. We're also going to be giving our guests that renew their season pass before November 2 something else they've been asking for with an exclusive preview night before the park opens for the 2015 season. Boom, this is almost exactly what I posted. Just a way for the park to say "hey, thanks for being awesome. Continue to be awesome." I feel some on here would complain if the park gave you a $10 voucher to use on any food item by saying that it doesnt cover a full combo.....

You cant please everyone, so you gotta please yourself.... Seriously, I know it may be a very busy time in the FL queue on the Sundays, but it is free. Its a perk they dont have to offer. Are we that jaded as a group that its sometimes hard to see that something like this has to be seen in a negative light, instead of a slight positive? In the past what was a perk for renewing in the fall? Cheaper prices? Maybe CF as a company is attempting to do good to its customer base (while also ensuring people buy again for next year). As for the bring a friend cheap days. Yes they can be seen to pack the park. But on the flip side, its sort of nice to offer up a trip to KI for the cheap to a few friends. Maybe its age or whatever, but my friends/family and I dont mind the busy crowds on those days. We are not there to "ride as many times as humanely possible" but more there to enjoy the day. If we only get 1 ride on each ride, then thats new memories. Looking back at this season, I dont remember how many times I rode Banshee, Diamondback, Beast, or anything else. I do remember taking my neice on The Beast (and her terrified look), riding Banshee front row with my buddy, getting my mom on The Bat after almost 10 years of no coasters, watching my son's face light up when his car went down the hill on Peanuts 500, etc. I couldnt tell you how long I waited in a certain line, etc.

Hey Terp I never said it was ideal just thinking in what ifs.... Realistically I love the way it rides as it is. I feel like I'm safe but slightly out of control.... The train is nice the way it is Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Depends on where I am sitting and time of day. Usually the brighter it is, it feels slower, the darker it is the faster it feels. Maybe you had more weight in one ride? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well there is no where to walk under the station any more near The Bat. I feel a floor less would be neat but would the general pop feel it's significantly different from Banshee? However swinging out far with a floor less would be fun. Maybe add 1 floor less train and keep one "normal"? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Could they do something like in Jaws 3-D Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Oh. And now I just learned that I thought they did was wrong.... So at the time I thought the KI Gold Pass got you admission to all PP .... Am I misremembering? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I knew CP didn't I assumed fr some reason CW was a former PP and had Gold Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yea I investigated after I posted. Didnt realize at first look that they didnt offer Gold Passes.

Everyone is clamoring for Oktoberfest to be reclaimed as an area. To do this, you would either need to take back land towards Action Zone or into the Coney mall area, right?

So CAN to US makes it $65... safe to assume thats about what we will be at for next year?

how similar were Wonderland/KI passes last year? I would assume that it will be the same way this year maybe?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kenneth-lerer/the-end-of-seaworld_b_5680119.html Right wrong or indifferent, this is the view many in the public are starting to share...