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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.

This pandemic will cause many people to rethink purchasing or renewing in the year prior and simply pay more the following year when they know it will open. It will be interesting to see the promotions they offer to try to encourage that early spending. Since all passes are now good thru 2021, do they offer a deep discount in August this year for a 2022 pass for example, or a multi-year discount pass? What if they offered in August a "buy a 3 year pass and get season long Fast Lane free next year" or 5 days of FL or something? I could see them coming up with something that costs them little but has a high perceived customer value to try to bring in more revenue. At the end of the day, it is a numbers game. I would be surprised if come August they are not offering some type of promotion to try to get additional money from existing pass holders.

I got a refund from the government, Amazon, just to name a few Regarding Kings Island, yes people have tried to get refunds. My friend tried this week. Not successful.

And thermal cameras will be even quicker than holding a thermometer up to your head for a few seconds...in theory that shouldn't even be the hold-up unless someone comes in hot and causes a scene and backs the line up.

I cannot find it now, but I thought I had read somewhere that the park will not be selling any new FL, but will be honoring any purchased season long FL or any bought prior to them no longer being sold...

Well under normal conditions, a full queue probably holds around an hour to 1.5 hours capacity, so for simplistic sake, say 1,700 persons. That is just the first half hour letting in and the queue will not be operating at full capacity with all the social distancing requirements, so is the line gonna wrap all around the park with 6 foot spacings? We would see crazy long 4+ hour waits on normal openings of new rides. The length of that will now be exponentially longer due to social distancing. A timed ticket would be the far better social distancing measure if they cannot do virtual queue instead of letting people just line up and start forming a line all the way around the park...

A bad word twice in one post...that is automatic banned status there

Well we now have a few days to question which sanitizer they will have in the park and if it will kill us https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/9-hand-sanitizers-may-contain-toxic-methanol-fda-warns-n1231775

Or at the very least hand out timed tickets so everyone isn't flocking the entrance as bad LOL.

It can be shorter than some of the parking spots in the lot LOL. Since you are staying there, I can guarantee you that your walk will be faster than the vehicle backup on the road!

That is why they close at 7 - to cycle those thru the line before the next day 11 am opening I wouldn't be surprised if they cut the line off early though so that they are not running much past the closing time....

What operating system version are you running? It only works for more recent versions. I have an old phone I would take to the park in case it somehow came out of my OCD zipper checked 3 times shorts LOL and it will not run on it now.

Wonder how he found out https://www.wcpo.com/money/consumer/dont-waste-your-money/kings-island-now-taking-reservations-for-parks-reopening

It's ok, even the media doesn't get the Monty Python jokes sometimes.... https://www.thewrap.com/fox-news-mocked-after-mistaking-monty-python-joke-for-seattle-protest-infighting-video/

Yep, I have questioned before why KI news goes into the Kings Island Central Newsroom thread LOL - apparently KI park news goes there too as referenced by the "This forum includes news about Kings Island Central and Kings Island." LOL

PointBuzz but it isn't as active as this site.

It was implied previously by saying you could only hold one reservation at a time. Most didn't interpret it that way...

Those all seem like reasonable requests

That is because they need staff up there LOL, so they are asking everyone if they want a job.

And if they add the new no smoking policy and "Failure to comply will result in IMMEDIATE REMOVAL" to the reservation system that people are using to sign up, then there is ZERO excuse for someone to claim they didn't know...but it doesn't mean someone wouldn't say they didn't know... This is the one time they can ensure people are fully aware of the policies as they are basically signing off each time prior to park entry...unlike the fine print on the back of the pass or ticket that very few read.

@PatchesC - I just have to say thank you for being the courteous and responsible smoker! No doubt one of the reasons the smoking restrictions have become more restrictive is due to smokers not following the policies of whatever place they frequent. It sucks people treated you like that at Disney for smoking in the proper locations. I have been known from time to time when passing a designated smoking area to thank those there for adhering to the policy. Most appreciate the compliment.

Even more so with vaping, that in many instances is a water vapor aerosol, and water aerosol droplets spread is one of the leading transmission methods of covid, at least this week...

If that is the case, or even if it isn't, the park should really start to communicate this change in park policy. It shouldn't be buried in the FAQ section of the app/website. It took the sharp eye of a member of this forum to see designated smoking areas were not on the map. Disney promoted their no smoking policy back when they did that last year so guests knew what to expect and hopefully minimize surprises and guests getting into altercations over it. They will be just asking for fighting between guests if the new no smoking policy isn't promoted. Heck, even with the announcements in the park, people still do not comply. Since you have to sign away your life making a reservation anyway, they should add an acknowledgment to the reservation that you agree to abide by the no smoking policy or risk removal from the park. Similar to how you have to acknowledge the no smoking fee at a hotel.

I am guessing it would be the area to the left almost under Invertigo where people would bring packed lunches to eat?