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I'm sure B&M was contacted about how to attach seat belts to the train. I doubt a Joe from maintenance went out there with a drill bit and a bolt. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The storm just killed all of the crowds Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes but what if Kennywood didnt open till 4 pm. Not a bad idea, however, if thats the truth, then that puts KK in a very bad deal.

Yeah but.... If you were to raise the price of Plat or even Gold by 125, that is effectively changing the value of the pass to many people. Many people who buy passes do so because of the value of the pass. Customer A may only be able to afford to attend the park 1 or 2 times (at $40). If A has decided to do a vacation, maybe A plans on visiting KI 2 times ($80) + CP or KD/etc (+ $40). When a Gold Pass is $80-100 CF is actually making more money on the customer by enticing the customer to return for multiple visits. On these extra visits (remember originally he would visit only 2 times) if he buys a meal/souvenir/snack/photo/etc he is giving them money they never would have received. All because the price point from 2 visits to unlimited visits was just a small increase. If Gold Pass if $160 (the price of 4 visits) the guest most likely will think "I dont plan on going really more than 1-2 times so I will pass." Same with Platinum. In the original scenario he would visit KI 2times and CP 1 time for a total of 120. When Platinum is in the $170-200 range, the guest may think to themselves that is really no more than just 1 or 2 visits more. Since I have the pass, maybe we can do a second day at CP or make a weekend trip to KD as well. And now that you mention it I did plan on visit family near Dorney..." Now you have enticed this customer to visit multiple parks. If that pass goes up to $400 (a great value still) the guest believes they have to visit 10 times. When you can convince guests that a pass is a great value because they would only have to visit a total of 2-3 times it becomes a great value. Once you start telling people they have to visit 5-10 times to gain value, they will not purchase them. IMO

Potter has a chance (strong) to be in the frontal lobes of many many many people for a long time. A few reasons for this: The book series is immensely popular. It is written in a way that a young reader can grow up reading the books. As they age, the books age as well. Parents who read the books as youths are now old enough to have children and to pass the books down to their children. Still to this day, if you order the books online from a library, they are on a hold. May not be a long hold, but they are still in demand. The movie series is similar to the books that they become darker/age as the intended audience does. Harry Potter movies are this generation's Star Wars movies. An epic journey that does not treat the audience as stupid. Avatar on the other hand is not as strong (read not at all) when it comes to loyal audiences. However, it presents a very unique tail (pun intended?) that fits into what Disney wants from their Animal Park. A pro-conservation + magical creature + unlimited universe spectrum.

Agreed, I would think that pulling it through would have been safer and quicker. Unless they feel/know something is wrong with a train? Could possibly worn down/out wheels cause a coaster to slow down enough to valley/stall? I think anytime you have to be evacuated from the ride it is a news worthy story. Either in a "wow this would suck sense" or a "wow what went wrong sense." If you are stuck on a ride for more than 15-30 minutes, I too feel its a news story. Yes a ride may do its job by holding guests in a certain area, but if its doing that for more than 30 minutes, then there must be a bigger reason. If its not, then it falls into the "Wow this would suck/can you imagine being up there" type of news story.

Someone posted they wished KI would do more things like bus jumping etc. I think this is just as nice. Probably a bunch cheaper as well+ it goes for a good cause Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

They were there 2 weeks ago. The only time I have seen security stop people about eating (2times) is when they were eating a sandwhich while walking to the front gate (more of a hey finish that first) and when a family drove into the handicap section, pulled up to the curb and have a picnic right there with fast food. The security truck was stopped and e was actively talking to them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You are^ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Agreed but I would guess the park wanted to use that same wording to get people to ride it. I mean I could talk about how fast and out of vitriol my car is to sound cool but if I wrap it around a pole then people will talk about how fast and out of control it was Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Were any of the other water parks sitting on a huge track of land that once was a thriving theme park? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I thought poster here got an upgrade for free? I may be mistaken Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So did CF move the water park to that one little area in the former Animal Adventure area Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No worries! I just couldn't for the life of me figure out LGs haha. My mind was referencing the dry side Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Huh? Not sure what an LG or secy is? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

With all due respect how is KK in any better situation than Americana/LL was in 2000? Americana experienced a slow but steady death from about 1990 till 2003. KK was killed and left to rot for a few years before Hart showed up to give it CPR. Americana gave it a go but the owner saw the writing on the wall and didn't want to see his money go nowhere. Hart is playing with other people'a money and we are only in year 1. What happens in years 2-5 will tell if this is a successful venture. Americana at least owned the land it sat on. What would you consider a success for KK? I would say if/when it makes it to year 5 we can say the gamble worked. Year 10 we can say it was a huge success.... Anything less than 5 I would think has to be considered a failure Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Did Kinzel not like GL what was the history between CP and GL Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Wow ..... No wonder people thought the GL thing was planned from the beginning.... Why did CF raze everything to the ground? To ensure no future competition ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's actually sad to read.... Imagine if this would be happening to KI...... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Americana anyone? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Staffing issues or park security/safety?

We're upset because the policy is a bad one. Not because KI is enforcing it. This is a bad policy from a business and customer service perspective. If your policy ends up with you getting bad press like this and maybe nets you a few hundred bucks a year, it's time to reconsider your policy. 1. Just because someone doesn't like it doest make it bad. 2. What if I'm not an honest person and purchase a Jr pass in the fall or early spring for my kid who is 50 inches. By the time we go to the park I say oh he grew. 3. Many things in life are not fair. The kid grew and is able to enjoy more than what was originally planned. 4. We don't know all the facts we have 1 person's account which is actually different than about 4 other people on this website who had similar issues that were dealt with better than this. What if I buy my son a Kings Island JR ticket in December for a planned trip in June. Should he be able to use it no matter how tall he gets as long as he was below 48 when I bought it? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Are we upset because KI is enforcing rules? It's like people were upset that Cracker Barrel fired a guy for giving away free food... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Maybe the park could haw handled it better, maybe she wasn't happy and panned on going to the media immediately. Most people go BBB when they have true issues.... For all we know she bought the right pass and he grew after using it or she purposely/a accidentally bought the wrong pass and doesn't want to pay the difference Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well it dosnt say she used the pass previously. So if thats the case, she purchased one and didnt realize she bought the wrong one. Instead of fixing it she went to the media?