SonofBaconator

Granted, Woodstock Gliders/Snoopy’s Space Buggies got similar treatment before they were announced; the same can be said for Tropical Plunge. *Edit: these were in person announcements

That’s an interesting thought, what would be the reason for doing this?

It still shows 8 on the website:

Since when does the park close at 8 on Friday? It’s the start of the weekend.

At this point, I’m wondering if anything will be done. I know it’s been discussed that the building needs to be addressed but it seems like it’s constantly on the back burner because of newer, more pressing projects: Vortex needs to be replaced, Invertigo is likely the next big coaster to go, Soak City and Planet Snoopy both need attention. It’s serving as a haunted house so there’s no reason to outright demolish it when it serves a purpose. It’s too small to put something new in it like DarKoaster. I can’t think of a realistic timeline that the building would come into play, unless management gets sick of looking at it and decides to demo in favor of a flat ride and call it a day.

It felt like a breath of fresh air. Cedar Fair gave us a reliable hyper in 2009 which took attention away from Son of Beast which would operate for the last time that same year. 3 seasons past with the World’s Tallest and Fastest wooden coaster out of commission until it was announced that the ride would be biting the dust in 2012. 2013 hit and an empty plot of land, guarded by tall construction fences, kept guests wondering what was to come. The season progressed as excellent marketing kept guests wondering up until August 8th. The random screams from an unknown creature kept people on their toes. Finally it was announced and the overall reaction was what I stated earlier: a breath of fresh air. A park that had survived off of Arrows, Vekomas, PTCs, Premiers, (and a well known wooden coaster) for so many years was getting its first custom modern inversion machine since 1987 (not to mention the park’s second B&M.) It was new, it popped visually, broke records, and had awesome theming. I’m not saying this because this is a KI fansite, but Banshee was arguably the best executed teaser campaign from start to finish out of any coaster I know of.

Also, it ends in a hashtag… you don’t punctuate that. Social media grammar is a different beast altogether

I wish communication on certain things was better but anymore I’m starting to feel sorry for Chad- the guy can’t post anything without being attacked.

This is stretching it extremely far to the point where it just comes off as a personal attack. A roller coaster that features water forms a rainbow, that’s a unique thing to post about. This just comes off as nitpicking and personal bias all round.

Also, were you referring to yesterday? It was pouring off and on all day. I was there and the sky was extremely dark by around 4PM and there was hardly anyone in the waterpark to begin with.

That’s the difference though: not disclosing information vs blatantly giving false information are two completely different things.

I have a dumb idea: gift cards?

Having worked for two Cedar Fair parks, my coworkers and I were never instructed by our superiors to lie to guests.

More weekend operations: events that could be held regardless of ride schedules. I’m talking about food festivals in Soak City on the weekends in November and March so that way it doesn’t interfere with the off-season maintenance that the dry park goes through. Even extending Winterfest on weekends after New Years and keeping the winter theme going would give people something to do-limited attractions running of course. Haunt Thursdays: I believe CP does HalloWeekends from Thursday-Sunday. I wouldn’t mind seeing extended Haunt dates in order to maybe disperse crowds. The theme of my idea is basically extended seasons with different offerings.

Everytime I go back to the park, it feels empty because you used to be able to see Vortex from virtually everywhere in the park to a degree.

Something like this would be awesome as it mixes practical affects with screens rather seamlessly:

I think they’re afraid that if they publicly come out and say “we’re down a train on some of our rides” that might discourage people from coming to the park.

Here’s my argument: the train is more than just a ride- it’s a service for guests. When the main park and the waterpark are open, even if they’re running one train, there should be six passenger cars. On Monday I saw parents struggling to squeeze their strollers onto the train since there wasn’t enough room. Sure you could walk to the waterpark via Planet Snoopy but sometimes people are tired and just want to sit for a little bit. And that’s another thing- there’s not nearly enough benches in the station for guests who need to sit. Sure they could sit outside of the station but that’s besides the point. I don’t usually rant, especially about my favorite ride in the park, but the cuts have been made to the train are obnoxious considering the service it provides the guests.

Still running 3 cars: https://instagram.com/stories/kingsislandpr/3161385143284147275?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

It makes me wonder if Cedar Fair approached Mack about the TT2 project or even considered them as an option.

This makes me wonder, if TT2 does well, would CF contract Zamperla to work on other aging launched coasters like Flight of Fear?

“F*ck around and find out”- Canada’s Wonderland (Probably)

Is this just an issue at Cedar Fair or are other companies in the industry taking a similar hit?

It’s 12:40am: What if Flight of Fear ran with it’s original number of intended trains?

Is there anyone who’s good at No Limits 2 or Photoshop who can create this?