Very sad but your right.
There are those who gladly would have paid for that...as they had disabled relatives and/or friends who would have come to the park IF there had been trams...paid or not...Some people have difficulty walking but don't (in some cases, yet) own their own wheelchairs...and the park, like most, will not allow rental chairs out of the park itself, not even in the parking lot (for fairly obvious reasons, sadly).
That's sad. If employees aren't even allowed free soda, any hope for all you can drink soda being included with admission is very slim. Then again, water is a better choice for hydration anywho.
You are so right terpy, There are more people than we think, I have a few family members who need these trams. My mom and dad visit the park weekly. It takes them a few hours to just make it around the park after taking many breaks for health reasons. On the way out of the park they always say they wish the trams were there for them. I think people forget the fact that KI is visited my many patrons from every walk of life. Everyone there is not there to ride a coaster. Actually my parents said they would go to the park twice a week if they had trams.
I consider the trams part of the ride experience. Going to Kings Island as a kid in the mid 70's and riding the trams to the front gate added to the excitement. When the park closed it did not matter if the car was in the first few rows we always rode the tram. A great way to end the day when you were tuckered out from a long day.
Boy, was I wrong!