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18 minutes ago, johnjniehaus said:
I never realized you could ride it. Where do you get on/off?
In front of KillMart
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10 minutes ago, BeeastFarmer said:
I've always enjoyed the Jeremiah integration. The same could be said that "raindrops on roses" or "what a wonderful world" as Christmas songs , but they work as well. I would draw the line, though, if they added a themed section to Natakomi plaza
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4 minutes ago, robintodd said:
I have to point out that I believe the first 2 itterations of Winterfest had no coasters and was still so popular that people wanted it back.
I believe most people go for the atmoshpere. Then comes the food with the meal plans. It will be cold this weekend, but I'm pretty sure it will be crowded. People gotta eat
Could the first 2 iterations have lasted longer had there been more rides....
My understanding is the 1st iteration attendance dropped every year to the point it wasn't worth doing. We all know why the 2nd iteration happened...
I totally get the seasonal atmosphere and all that jazz, but people can get that from other places as well.
Sure people would still want the event and a certain percentage would show up regardless (meal and drink plans LOL), but if next year they announced no rides, watch what happens to attendance.
People think rides with KI. If rides were not important, they wouldn't be adding rides to the event.
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47 minutes ago, RedSummit20 said:
lol thats just a poll. That proves nothing. Ask @DonHelbig if rides really matter. It "adds" to the experience
Winterfest is about the shows, lights and the atmosphere. Rides are a good addition!
I bet if rides didn't matter and they ran nothing, Winterfest would disappear. There is a reason they are adding rides to the lineup....
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18 minutes ago, RedSummit20 said:
There is more to Winterfest than just rides keep that in mind, its not about the rides, its about the experience!
Like Family Feud, 100 people surveyed and the top answers were:
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55 minutes ago, johnjniehaus said:
I understand why they did it but it's borderline dishonest in my book to have people renew their passes or buy passes as Christmas gifts and then silently close 2 major coasters and 3 rides and only make a small announcement AFTER you already have most people's money and nobody can get any last rides. The entire situation is ridiculous and unless the 2026 coaster is to die for, I don't see myself going to great adventure in the near future partly because they have closed so many of their unique rides that gave me incentive to travel 9 hours to the park and secondly out of principle because they did everyone so dirty when they failed to communicate their intentions to close rides They only thought of their own wallet and never took the guest into consideration period.
Sadly we have seen this trend coming for years, the "bait and switch" of the Prestige pass, etc.
They get by on the fine print and caveat emptor....
Speaking of, have you been following the fiasco at Wonderland with their passes?
They have many levels and had a regular pass that went on sale with the other passes in August for 2025. A little over two months later, they decided to eliminate the regular pass. They then moved everyone that had bought the regular pass (and the associated add-ons) prior to 11/8 up to gold free of charge and it became valid for WF 2024, including the freely upgraded add-ons.
The Gold passholders are livid. They spent a lot more money for the gold and add-ons than they would have spent by buying a regular pass that then got a free gold upgrade.
Passholders flooded Wonderland with complaints and requests for a refund of the difference between what they paid for the gold and add-ons and what the regular and add-ons sold for. They were told tough luck....
Now they have decided that IF, and only IF, you submit a complaint in writing, they will give you a BAF. But they are not offering that to everyone, only those that complain.
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25 minutes ago, chad_1138 said:
Just received confirmation that Prestige Passholders will be able to use our one time use Fastlane at Winterfest.
Isn't it sad that the level of trust is so eroded that you have to send an email asking this....
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2 minutes ago, Imperial79 said:
You guys are on top of it! Now will it go in Rivertown, Coney Mall, Action Zone? Hmm
Scene75 type attraction in the KillMart building
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Parks not mentioned in the press release are subject to closure
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Didn't the current park GM call Orion a family thrill ride lol
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1 hour ago, BeeastFarmer said:
What about the Prestige pass holders?
Prestige pass holders are used to having things removed they paid for.
Caveat Emptor
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According to the website, FL is coming to Winterfest.
But probably an oversight (or typical lack of review), it says season long not valid for Winterfest in the fine print, yet says it is valid every visit. Or maybe it is intentional and season long FL isn't valid because they already got your money....
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2 hours ago, johnjniehaus said:
Just as I suspected...
Six Flags: "we aren't removing anything. It's all just rumors"
ACE Regional Rep: "demolition has already begun"
The lack of communication or pure dishonesty is more upsetting to me personally than the actual closures/ride removals.
And people complain about KI PR/marketing....
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1 hour ago, Shaggy said:
..available to all through the KI Merch site.
https://merch.cedarfair.com/products/trading-cards-ki-series-2?variant=44949615509635
I was cross-threading a joke LOL
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1 hour ago, rexpostal said:
Whoa, what's all this then? I had no idea there were KI cards. I"m an enormous baseball card guy and this is something relevant to my interests.
They are only available to 2025 pass holders
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6 hours ago, johnjniehaus said:
I'm interested in what others are hearing. I have been getting all sorts of rumors from fellow ACE members about multiple unannounced coaster removals in the works across the chain. According to the rumors I've heard, Six Flags Great Adventure is removing green lantern and Kingda Ka will not reopen in its current form. Rumor has it that six flags over texas is removing La Vibora (already listed as defunct on RCDB) and Shockwave. Then I hear that Carolina Cyclone and Hurler are getting the axe over at Carowinds...
My question is, have any of you heard or can confirm these rumors and if the rumors are true, why would the chain hold off till the off season to make announcements of massive ride removals or will the announcement it at all? I understand people are going to be furious about certain removals but I don't understand the strategy of "then we just won't tell them". I'd prefer to be told in a timely fashion and have a chance for last rides rather than have multiple coasters removed over the off season with no official announcement from the park.
And people think our marketing is poor.....
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16 minutes ago, BoddaH1994 said:
You haven't lived until you have eaten a buffet in the IR during Winterfest.
Pre or post desert add-on charge
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1 hour ago, rexpostal said:
Agreed, but I am one that said I wasn't going to renew next year and I didn't renew for next year. So there's at least one of us!
You haven't yet anyway LOL. Many end up renewing once the new season starts. Let's check back in a year, or six months LOL.
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2 minutes ago, CedarPointer said:
Business can't be that good if they run the place like it's going bankrupt. There are plenty of other entertainment options in Cincinnati where people can spend their money and actually feel like a valued customer.
As I have said before, at the end of the day, problems and all with the current direction the chain is going in, a season pass and add-ons still represents a tremendous value for the entertainment dollar and hard to beat on any other entertainment venue in a cost/hour comparison. Go to almost any restaurant outside of KI and try to spend less in a week on 2 meals per day than the meal plan for the whole season costs!
Sadly, that also means the parks are given a lot of leeway before someone says that they are not going to renew and actually doesn't renew. We see posts here and on social media every year that people are adamant they are not going to renew...and not only do they end up renewing, they end up buying add-ons as well....and the cycle repeats...
Until attendance and revenue take a big enough hit that they cannot attribute the decline due to weather, this is the new norm....
As someone here once said, they already have your money....
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1 hour ago, silver2005 said:
The park playing marches in Coney Mall for the last full operations day was not on my bingo card.
They have been playing that in Coney during the day of the past several Haunt seasons.
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Nope - many passholders do not even have physical cards
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23 minutes ago, PKIDelirium said:
What about Starbucks? I've always found them to have the best hot choc in the park.
But they aren't on the drink plan....
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30 minutes ago, BB1 said:
Good luck trying to get hot chocolate tonight, several machines have went down tonight, I tried 3 times and all 3 times no hot chocolate. It’s a travesty on so many levels that all of International street has no hot chocolate period.
As terpy used to say "they already have your money"
I bet you can buy some at Starbucks....
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Kings Island 2024 Food Reviews and Discussion
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8" lol
I found the Turkey Ball to be a ton of shredded turkey and not enough stuffing.