disco2000

They should get PR on the ball and get this notice out on their social media channels ASAP. With this being a holiday weekend, it would make sense to give people as much advance notice as possible so people can change plans if they choose instead of coming to the park and finding out while there the hours changed and forming a line at the "make me whole" department...

They infer it is due to staff shortages...yet last weekend they said to the media they were fully staffed...so did a lot quit?

Well that is why they will cut the lines an hour early so people cannot jump in line at 9:30 and instead go and shop and buy a book

They infer in the email that it was due to staffing issues...

So you think they cut the hours two days before what would be a large holiday weekend crowd spending money in the park due to wage increases....why not do like CP and cut some days out - that would have a bigger savings... Actually more time was needed to set up the DJ dance party

I guess they needed two more weeks to set-up for the dance party.

Nope, park changed the hours. This weekend and next were scheduled for 10pm close... So they have themselves in a PR pickle LOL - so they say this change is due to insufficient staffing despite them claiming to the media they are properly staffed ...so did a lot of people quit after last weekend or was the park giving a little white lie about being properly staffed...

Probably because you were up-selling your book

True, they will be looking at snap to find people there instead of looking around LOL. And then exchange discord handles with the hookups LOL.

LOL - I like a good disco as much as the next person, but the age-inappropriate behavior at the Paramount event would put a lot 19 year olds in jail in today's society... The underage crowd with season passes will jump all over this opportunity...I suspect many during the paramount dance parties were passholders as well... And as I and @HandsUpmention, a lot of age-inappropriate behavior occurred during that event. But I do suspect Paramount had a different perspective on the crowd that was brought in and why half the run didn't happen for bunches of excuses other than stating the event drew the wrong crowd and behavior...I seem to remember a gun was brought in to that event. Maybe dance behaviors has changed since the dance party in the Paramount era LOL. I hope I am wrong, but I would be surprised if this runs its entire duration. Maybe it only running an hour will help and not being marketed/tied into a hit MTV show that Paramount owned will help keep it in check? Let's hope KI is prepared for the event...

Again, a different type of crowd than an event marketed as a DJ dance party...many take this type of event to be an outdoor club and will draw a different age demographic like a bunch of unchaperoned teens coupled with college age kids...that was the mixture in the Paramount marketed dance party...in addition to the the fights, you had 19-year old guys doing a little bump-n-grind with a 14-year old girls....we don't see that at the bandstand event that had lots of families with little ones there...nor would we with a bunch of enthusiasts at an Orion announcement event...

Yeah, some one-offs as part of a ride announcement and part of a family event like Grand Carnivale draws one type of crowd.... A event marketed DJ dance party 9-10pm draws a different type of crowd...

He is referring to when Paramount purchased the park and did a DJ dance party and didn't last it's entire run and if I recall correctly ended after just a few events. Take the video from this past weekend and add to it and much worse...will history repeat itself with this rendition...

You mean like they do to the FB passholder page

Did you not see any of the videos from that night or hear stories? When a fight among a big group happens out in the open and you happen to be stuck between them or in a queue, there isn't much you can do as a family, especially in the middle of a queue. Kinda hard to disperse in the confined area, plus people behind you trying to get in closer to the action to see what is going on. You don't have to be part of a fight to have someone shoved into you or your kid or take a wild punch that the person missed their target and gets you in the face instead...

Unfortunately, it is the same argument people are making against a chaperone policy - people claim why create a policy that punishes all the well behaved teens.... So in this instance, if it were a group, say for example Jeffersontown High School and KI bans that high school from ever attending as a group, isn't that punishing all future kids from that school, and this doesn't prevent those same kids involved from visiting KI as an individual or with another group... So what is the proper punishment for a group and does it apply to the individuals? But KI should take a page out of KK book, they should publicly state they are aware of who the troublemakers were and banned them from the park...or give a glimpse into some of the measures they are taking to make people feel safer and not rely on the overused buzz phrase cliche "does not align with our core values" statement... Everyday that goes silent hoping it disappears just fuels the fire of folks saying KI is unsafe. In the digital age, this story has been republished all around the world and the silence on the park is deafening...

People can say all they want about KK, but when they put out a statement like this and gets media attention, it stops...Will we ever see CF post a pic of a banned person and say don't be like him LOL... https://www.wave3.com/story/35658459/kentucky-kingdom-shares-photo-of-now-banned-coaster-rider-with-his-phone/ And for those interested, here is the KK chaperone policy and make sure to read the last one (would CF ever state a refund)... https://www.kentuckykingdom.com/policies-and-services/ Our Policy: Kentucky Kingdom welcomes families and guests of all ages. It is the intention of this policy to enlist the cooperation of parents and other adults responsible for children to ensure that our park continues to provide a safe and enjoyable experience for all. Responsibility for children attending the park rests with the parents/guardian/assigned chaperone, not with Kentucky Kingdom personnel. Details of the policy are as follows: Guests aged 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult chaperone. Guests with a chaperone who cannot provide identification proving they are at least 16 years of age will not be permitted entry. Kentucky Kingdom considers chaperones as a parent, guardian, or other supervising adult age 21 and over with a valid ID, including a photograph and date of birth. Valid types of identification include driver's license, non-driver ID card, passport, visa or military ID. Each adult chaperone can accompany up to 6 guests aged 15 and under. The chaperone must be present at the time of entry and remain within the park for the entire duration of the party's visit. To further clarify, for sake of convenience, the chaperone does not need to accompany the entire party for the entire time. Guests aged 15 and under should have the telephone number of their chaperone. Organized and ticketed group events, such as school, church, corporate, summer camp, sports, and other pre-scheduled group visits are exempt from the policy as these groups have established chaperone policies and practices already in place. Identification will be checked at the park entrance and the policy will be enforced throughout the park by management and security. Once in the park, management and security may request youths to identify their supervising adult if found out of compliance with the park's code of conduct. The chaperone must be present at the time of entry and remain within the park for the entire duration of the party's visit, but does not need to accompany the entire party for the entire time. Management and security may request youths to identify their supervising adult if found out of compliance with the park's code of conduct. If necessary, park management or security will contact or seek to locate the chaperone. We will accompany the guest until their chaperone is located. 2021 season pass holders affected by the new Adult Chaperone Policy may request a refund for any 2021 season pass purchased prior to May 22. Refunds must be requested no later than May 31. To request a refund, visit KentuckyKingdom.com/ChaperoneRefundRequest.

Exactly, and if it is simply a deterrent with no teeth, then it is back to no enforcement of policies that gets them in these situations. They make announcements about no smoking, ride ops will announce put the phone away if they see one out on a lift hill, signs are posted about no videos and no line jumping, yet how many times are those policies really enforced? Not often. They should make an announcement to the violator with the phone out and if they do not put it away, stop the lift hill, go up and take the phone and toss it over the shoulder...that will stop it LOL. But seriously, I rarely see them stop a ride when the cell phone comes out. And even less that security is called. And I have witnessed times where security is called and the person just gets a talking to, but a name isn't taken or anything. Saw same dude later that day take phone out on ride, announcement was said, security talked to him and he was on his way again. Until people are tossed out and word gets out that they mean business and enforce their policies, these incidents will continue to happen. Until then, all of their existing policies are simply deterrent in nature...

And because of the age limit, no ID equals no admission LOL... People are way overthinking how a park will know the age of someone...implementation and reality are different though. Carding guests will bottleneck up admissions even more. The bigger issue is how do you address the policy within the park itself...we all know parents would simply walk in with the kid and turn around and leave...so do kids wondering around the park without parents get stopped by security and a call made to the parents to meet them in 5 minutes at the front of the park to see if the parents meet up from outside the park or within? Are kids allowed to be in a line for a ride without parents? Or food? Or restroom? Can underage employees work there without their parent next to them LOL? If a chaperone policy is implemented, these are much bigger components of said policy that need to be addressed than the "how will they know if they are a kid or not"...

Other parks have implemented a similar policy...I guess they card you at the entrance

Anyone remember this marketing slogan

One way to increase the number of staff will be the chaperone policy. All the underage employees will need to be accompanied by their parent, so the parent will get hired as well

Should our resident pollster start a poll on what the measures will be that KI is referring too... "We are taking immediate steps to address the situation so that our guests enjoy their future visits." https://www.wlwt.com/article/parkgoers-say-weekend-kings-island-fighting-was-scary-terrorizing/36512698

On the plus side, it didn't deter many from not going today!

All great points. On the other hand, if the gate is being given away, the entertainment value per dollar spent spread out over a season cannot be beat and that is a great motivator for many people to keep coming back. Where else can you get fed two meals per day all summer for the price of the season long meal plan? At this point, I think the larger crowds not allowing for a Best Day ever experience will turn people off more than the chaperone policy. Time will tell if that policy comes here. Has anyone done an analysis of attendance and revenue for parks that have implemented similar policies - if any exist with a long enough history to see a trend? I would hope though that KI doesn't knee jerk this and implement the policy that then becomes another policy they cannot enforce. I'd rather see a beef up of security and enforce the policies already in place. I mentioned here many years ago that instead of having ride-op's station the front of rides and the occasional roamer in queues, the changing behaviors of guests over the years probably needs to make those positions as security personnel instead. The abuse ride-op's take trying to enforce the policy of no bags for example is horrible. Now these same people would probably mouth off to a security guard as well, but it would stop some from making a scene and those that do make a scene can truly be dealt with. A 16-year old wants to be a ride-op not a security person...