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People have been timing dispatches at home ever since the Diamondback webcam was operational LOL...

Breaking Now: "Hundreds fail the temperature check as they sat in their cars fuming over not being able to get in past the tolls and then ran to the security checkpoint and elevated their temperatures"

It is easier for KI to keep social distancing compliance with everyone in their vehicles They will have a log jam somewhere - either in-person at screening, security, admissions or in cars at toll booths. Take the lesser of the two evils approach they did. This will work if the tolls can cycle the 10:30 group thru before the 11am group shows up...but we know there are tons of 11am groups already there. Will be interesting to see when the backup gets to a manageable level.

Some employees have....

It is always interesting to see other peoples experiences. With the exception of Fury's opening year, every year since, I have always found the Intimidator line longer than Fury. Like I have literally had just about a walk-on for Fury and go over to Intimidator and a decent size queue awaits me. I have waited in a 30 minute Intimidator line and go over to Fury and wait 10 minutes - and for the front seat no-less. I have actually rode Fury more times than Intimidator just because the line hasn't been as long in my visits. It has been comical a few times when I started to enter the Intimidator line and people are leaving the queue saying "This line is too long, let's go ride Fury, it's like this just taller and faster with a shorter line". I think Diamondback has such a good following that I think it will still command decent size lines. And if the Orion line is too long, people will say "let's go ride Diamondback, it is the same ride just not as tall or fast"

Way back in mid-May I did an example as well LOL that I hoped was a way worse case situation that was developed taking into account what the expected measures may have been back at that point in time...glad your worse case is a little over double what mine was LOL. But yeah, it will be extremely slow and I wouldn't be surprised if they cut the line off early well before 7pm... IF they are able to not have to check the skipped rows every train because they are locked down, that would actually speed up the process compared to a slow day now when they would have to check each seat. If they can skip those rows, they may be able to push slightly over 700 per hour through.

City is removing anything Marge related....so her dogs would probably count as being a no-no. Some Honda's are assembled in Ohio...but they don't make the Fit in Ohio, which ironically that would work with that coaster LOL.

From the website: Why do I or someone in my party need to bring a mobile phone with the Kings Island app downloaded and “Location Services” enabled? Downloading the Kings Island mobile app allows you to store your Season Pass and/or tickets digitally, to enable contactless entry into the park with no paper tickets or plastic cards exchanged. In addition, enabling the Location Services feature allows us to send you real-time updates about social distancing and procedures when you are visiting the park. Sounds like code for they hope to be able to use location services to track groups and monitor social distancing and be able to send staff to areas of non-compliance...

^ Plus they cannot require each person from a group to have the mobile app up and running and then require it locked away in a locker for hours on end... Sounds like Lukestradelmann needs more training... and too many use Reddit as their source of information LOL Glad you questioned the validity of it!

I don't know about WAY better than Ohio's.. Ohio total covid cases - 48,638, deaths 2,788 Indiana total covid cases - 45,269, deaths 2,595 Yea, based on that Indiana "looks" better, but not WAY better...and doesn't tell the full story. Now look at is based on population - Ohio is 11.7 million compared to Indiana at 6.7 million. Ohio has 5 million more persons than Indiana, yet there is less than a 200 person difference in deaths...which state has it worse... Let's see if Indiana is decreasing or increasing in a couple weeks... And some here may claim well Indiana has more older people, but the breakdown by age per state is comparable: Ohio deaths due to covid: Indiana deaths due to covid:

Wrong channel....We will hear about it on WCPO "Don't Waste Your Money" segment

So same as the announcement comments Comments were not too good for Maverick at CP or Mystic Timbers prior to park opening either.... I think comments will change once people actually ride it.

DeWine: Mandatory mask usage could be issued in hot spot counties

^yes you can

^Wonder how many attending this weekend will be at KI next week?

Flying Pig Marathon cancelled for 2020.

And let us not forget this from a month ago... Hundreds Line Up as Houston-Area Waterpark Defies Governor's Order to Reopen

That is where it is!

Be glad KI didn't go this route... Vallejo’s Six Flags Discovery Kingdom To Open Without Rides

Something else to consider....although they say no refunds, if the pass wasn't used, sometimes you can make an argument and get a refund or pay a fee to roll it over to the next year. Sometime is the key word - I know a few that have got refunds, but most I know that tried were rejected. A "common theme" seemed to be that once it is used once, then the likelihood of a refund disappears or rolling over to the next year is gone. So if you use it once this year (or were a new pass that bought last year and went then) and the restrictions are still in place for 2021, any chance of a refund will certainly go out the window...but who knows what 2021 will bring...

And the Disney union is lobbying to not reopen. No employees = no opening! https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/disney-workers-push-back-on-park-reopening-plans-as-covid-cases-rise-11593022967

Universal layoffs since reopening https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/universal-studios-orlando-lays-off-211739944.html

Virginia capped attendance at 1,000 guests when Phase 3 starts July 1st, so for the moment Kings Dominion and Bush Gardens Williamsburg re-opening this year is taking a big hit. https://wset.com/news/local/kings-dominion-busch-gardens-frustrated-with-phase-3-restrictions

I would love to know the numbers of pass holders that do that. I am guessing it isn't enough for them to quit that promotion - what are we going on 3 years now that they have offered the buy for next year, get this year free. They probably gain more pass holders that renew than those that opt to skip every other year. I did that at Dollywood for years and it works out well. It was nice to mix up park chains and this is an economical way to do so.

But they have already done that to existing pass holders with the whole buy now (August) and get in the rest of this year free and all of next year. Those purchasing a new pass got almost 5 months free (and now they are getting 2.5 years because of the pandemic). Did you get a pro-rated refund when they offered that? Nope. You paid for a year and got a year and they paid for a year and got almost 1.5 years. Now it has caused people to only buy every other year and then just miss April to August every other year. Most of my friends have now gone that route. And at CP, it was even more pronounced with their gold pass promotion that absolutely slammed their park the end of the year. Go to pointbuzz and read how mad the passholders were up there and claiming this wasn't what they signed up for the previous August and they are getting screwed over. The CP execs said something like they sold 7 new gold passes for every one pass renewal. That is a crazy increase.