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^Or Fazoli's or McCalister's or Tom+Chee or...

Enjoy the ride while we still have it...

^This is a pay version to verify height and not have to get a wristband - just show that and they will not measure at ride. Works well for the kid that is right at the height where they get it one day and not the next.

^Exactly!!! The pass is a worthwhile investment and people need to think before complaining lol! Wait until the end of August when you have people on Facebook complaining that they have a pass and planned on using it the last weeks of August and now found out the park is closed during the weekdays! I read one last year where they said they couldn't make it all summer and planned on using the pass the last two weekdays of August to find out they are closed and ranted about it. As far as perks (or anything for that matter) - the surest way to get a perk removed is to go on Facebook or a forum and say "hey I got an old gold pass laying around and it gets me into ERT". Park employees read this forum. Park employees can figure out who you are and revoke your pass, or let you spend some time with security. A poster within this thread has that experience sharing a "loophole" he found and having his pass entry denied when trying to get into the park until security had a talk with him. If you find a loophole, fine keep it to yourself or inform the park so they can close it. Sharing loopholes on social media will most likely not only close that loophole but maybe even eliminate the perk or make significant changes to it. Imagine how slow ERT line would be if they scanned your pass for example. There is a reason the meal plan went from 2 hour to 4 hours. There is a reason for everything and a good portion can be attributed to comments made on social media.

As my friend found out (and discussed in another thread) - the voucher that clearly stated to keep your old cards as they are now updated is boilerplate email and voucher language on a renewal - depending on the situation, one may actually have to go to processing to get a new pass despite the language on the voucher.

I know that they have the 4-hour window for a reason to cut down on abuse, and I was always curious if they are able to keep track of how many meals are "wasted" due to someone getting a meal before the 4 hour window was up and having the food consequently tossed due to customer not wanting to pay. I see that they found a solution - they just put the food back in line to be served/purchased. I witnessed 3 times at LaRosa's and once at Skyline where the food simply was returned to the area to pick food up. One went back with less pepperoni as the customer had picked some off waiting to get to cashier. I am sure that is against health code and I mentioned to the cashier that they cannot have the customer return the food to the serving area and response was "we were barely trained on how to use this machine so I don't know what to do in that situation". Also, I noticed that many food places do not have the ability to get water (and thus no small Kinzel cups lol) - probably to entice people with a meal plan to purchase a drink lol. It was noted earlier, but yes a lot of food portions are a lot smaller this year.

That problem has existed many years. I know people that used the gold pass discount at a store for merchandise and then couldn't get food because it was used at said time of merchandise purchase. Or someone bought a drink and they scanned that first and then invalidated the meal.

Tower drinks has an iced tea machine - first one right after getting cup - most will miss it.

Plus, the first human riders would technically be the folks that designed the ride and park employees as part of testing and what not. Anyone who gets a first rider t-shirt and thinks they were truly the first riders are kidding themselves lol. And it's a brilliant move on the park having coaster clubs be the "extra riders" as part of media day. They will tend to be the most enthusiastic riders that will be seen on the news. While most doing the first rider auction may be coaster fans, just as many or more could be doing it as a fundraising event for a loved one and they don't really like coasters but are taking part in the charity event to support the cause. Paying money to participate in something doesn't make that person an enthusiastic rider or person for a media event. Don't believe me, go to any professional sports team that is successful and has all the boxes and seats purchased by those with money - in many instances the crowd noise is non-existent. I went to many a bearcat bball game during the Huggins era where the crowd noise was dead cause it was all corporate money in the seats and not true or real fans.

^That is correct - the "keep your existing pass as it is now your current pass" is boilerplate language. They said they cannot change that based on someone's purchase. I know it seems "obvious" about getting a physical card going from platinum to gold and vice versa, but we are in a digital age - it is the barcode that is important, not the color of the plastic - even more so for those that use the app. You could print your barcode on your hand and if it scans you get in. And why accept the pass number for renewal purposes if the pass then isn't valid? I know its details. But yea, if the old pass is no longer valid, provide a temporary barcode as Friday will be a mess trying to process since processing and the park open at the same time.

Since they dismantle the coaster trains and completely rebuild, it is highly unlikely coasters will be running. Plus the materials coasters are made of get "brittle" in lower temperature, thus severely reducing the longevity of the ride. Manufacturers have minimum operating temperatures for the safety of the ride not because a rider may think it is too cold.

So my friend called and they said she needs a new pass - the email that says use the existing card is boilerplate. Really unfortunate as the email didn't provide a barcode or anything that would let her print something out and scan to get in temporarily until the processing line goes down. I know there are worse things, but what's the point in renewing online and paying that access fee if you have to still go to processing?

OK, so I know best advice is to call the park and past actions don't necessarily reflect current policy, but just wanted to see others experiences. I have a friend who had a platinum pass from Carowinds and moved here and decided to just Gold Pass at KI this year. She input in her Platinum Pass number on the renewal and everything went through fine and got an email that says her existing pass is now active for the current season, etc. She is trying to add the pass to the KI App and it isn't accepting it. So now she is concerned that despite getting an email saying it is valid, will they make her get a new pass and will she be denied entry until she goes to processing? She is really hoping to avoid the crazy line that will be processing early in the season. So, has anyone else on here gone from Platinum to Gold for a renewal and had any issues with the pass? Has anyone had any issues trying to add a 2017 pass to the App?

Origins start date is May 27th...with the off day on Wednesdays this year...

Please update us after you ride MT! I didn't think I would like any wooden better than Beast, but Thunderhead changed my mind. Not that I don't ride The Beast any less or anything and it still is my go to coaster unless I have the choice of one versus the other.

Yep, which is why I said "if you are lucky" lol. From my limited investigation, anything running 4.0 and below will not support the new app.

If you are lucky, you can delete the app on your mobile device and reinstall and add your passes and it should show if you have a picture associated with your pass - in years past I would do that when the photo mysteriously disappeared from the app!

Huge Beast fan but if I could only ride The Beast or Thunderhead, I would choose Thunderhead - I think for many Timbers will be the same way. Of course all the "complainers" on FaceBook will never admit how much fun this ride will be. This company has proven that you don't need crazy speed or height to make a fun coaster.

After years of being stapled into rides at Kings Island, you will enjoy Timbers if it is anything like Thunderhead restraints. They have some movement and let you move with the ride.

Maybe I will come up with some Terpy-like statements to give some hints...some of you may remember my hints during last season...

Whether it is 65 or 70 degrees, it is still above the average 55 degrees for this time of the year, so I wouldn't say closing day will be colder - it is above average and will likely drive up attendance. Several years ago when the FL became a perk, I predicted on this site that we would see what we are now experiencing on a Sunday (one could search if so inclined lol). I expect Sunday to be crowded. And I believe KI will have experienced more FL perks used than in previous years because the weather has been so nice. I know many in years past that just didn't make it back to the park and never utilized the FL perk. Everyone I know has used it or plans to Sunday. Yes it has drawn in crowds and most also have the food plan - bigger question that will never publicly be answered is did it increase the per cap spending in October, and more specifically Sundays in October.

Hello, I tried to search and could only find about KI and Cedar Point. For a family with small children, I know KI is out because there are usually scare actors outside of intended scare zones/mazes. From what I have gathered here, Cedar Point has their scare actors mainly in the scare zones/mazes and if you see them outside the areas, they are probably heading to break and will not scare. What about Carowinds, Kings Dominion, and Dorney - are the scare actors in non scare-type places more like KI or CP?

Meanwhile many other Cedar Fair parks get a Skeleton Crew type show...and that show does well elsewhere...still convinced if we changed out one act ours would have been a hit...

Or they were told to say there were none so that people would not go in asking if they could take any extras home Said extra's probably making their way to some gold tags...they make great holiday gifts...

The orange cup is good at all the parks. Since you have a gold pass, you bought the dining plan for KI only. With a platinum pass you can purchase an all park dining plan.