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It is also sad that for two straight weekends most food places do not have water cups available to have water with your meal...especially with this heat!

FastLane for Drop Tower is out the entrance...that is how busy it is!

It got more crowded as night approached. Drop Tower was 40 minute wait around 8 to give you an idea...and the view from top showed the toll booth slammed and long lines coming in for fireworks. I was shocked how many appeared to be coming just for the fireworks.

And now Cedar Point offers bring a friend FREE... https://www.cedarpoint.com/play/events/bring-a-friend-for-free

I believe it has been communicated to you wrong - the regular season pass isn't valid after labor day...and this promotion says good for 2018 Haunt and Winterfest, so what gold or platinum perks are not provided?

It is mainly because the rollout of that promotion is different at each CF park - at Cedar Point new passes are only good for one visit, Wonderland isn't good for Haunt, etc...if it were consistent amongst the chain...

^especially since parks like Cedar Point only allow one visit and Wonderland not valid for Haunt for the promotion...if the free entry for 2018 were consistent across the chain then maybe, but that isn't the case

Wasn't that the same KIC member that also had a talking to by security for exploiting a loophole in FUNperks Yes, the rollout was much too soon, even for beta, so it had complaints. Much like the meal and drink plan that changes AFTER purchase of said plan (cross-threading LOL), much of the frustration people expressed was the various levels and how much needed to be spent to get what, etc. FUNperks was prior to meal and drink plans, and one of the major selling points of it was you would get free stuff the more you purchased. For many people, they were spending in the park regardless buying food and drink, so this gave them rewards for spending. The more you spent, the more options you had available to you. You could earn free Cabanas, pizza parties in the International Street Restaurant, a one day drink wrist band, behind the scenes tours, discounts for season pass renewals (maybe up to $20 or more per pass), beagle bucks, etc. A lot of choices. It would be interesting to see if FUNperks had been a success, would the meal and drink plans follow in later years? After all, had FUNperks been a success, the per capita spending would be higher than the current level of spending in the park by most passholders with the meal and drink plan, and introduction of those plans probably would have devalued and eliminated the FUNperks program... So it will be interesting to see how SIX plan works out...If they see a substantial increase in spending by Dining Pass season pass holders at each visit, perhaps we will see a similar program. But I doubt the incentive will be there at SIX to increase spending significantly more than those with a Dining Pass already spend now...

Fortunately FUNperks was just for purchases, not shows and rides. That aspect will be interesting to see how SIX administers that portion!

FUNperks was a great program. To bad too many people exploited the shortcomings in the computer programming for self gain and partly helped kill the program... If it had only been rolled out properly instead of prematurely... With the addition of all the season long add ones, that program would not be as effective. It will be interesting to see if this program succeeds at SIX given the Dining Pass, etc. does reduce passholder spending each visit..

I think the correcting stuff Paramount did wrong is more in lines with things that were at the park Pre-Paramount that Paramount eliminated or destroyed or neglected and correcting that. A ride that was all Paramount like Son of Beast, what does CF have to gain by that? Paramount isn't in the park business, it isn't like they have to one-up them. I also seem to recall a lot of people upset when Son of Beast was announced - not about the ride itself, but that it was demeaning The Beast legacy and that Paramount was trying to take advantage of that legacy. Why tempt that again.. I think at the Banshee announcement, CF did a nice job of burying the SOB, and the monument at the entrance is a fitting tribute. If Son of Beast were to return now, it would be the Phoenix...

They have offered this for renewals for the last several years...and not part of a Flash Sale...Now new purchases is something new...

With the lockers only being available for the season long pass at front gates of park and Soak City, what happens when you arrive later in the day and all the lockers are utilized? If enough of the "limited quantity" is sold and daily use, I could see days where all the lockers at these locations are utilized...where is the fine print subject to availability, etc... I already see the line at guest services for people complaining they can't use their locker pass...

^and get their ice problem worked out LOL. When I would see this happen at Hanks, the refill station to the left upon exiting Hanks was open but empty of guests...with ice dispensed all over and non left in the machines

And they are allowing new 2019 passholders to purchase 2018 add-ons as well... 2019 FunPix is valid for 2018 as well...or for the same price you can purchase the add on for just 2018 visits LOL...

As I have reported elsewhere, many people do that and skip the register and don't get the cup scanned, effectively bypassing the 15-min waiting period... And in some places like International Street Skyline and Hanks and Chicken Shack, these people skipping the line actually slow down the entire line. More times than i can remember, I have literally had food in hand heading to drink dispenser and 7-8 come in through exit and jump in front of me at drinks and avoid register all together...

Bryant is the maiden name of Henry Ford's wife and along the family line Bryant has been the middle name of Ford descendants...or it is purely coincidental...

You didn't believe me LOL

Looks like the key... to my gramp's Model T...

^ride Sally ride...

Well if the news is reporting it, it must be true and basically they just took their previous story and added the announcement tomorrow... https://www.wcpo.com/money/consumer/dont-waste-your-money/kings-island-teases-new-coaster-may-be-coming

Oh good catch...I forgot they have it as two separate events... Regardless, they will get people based on the Flash sale pop-up seeing get in unlimited during 2018 and will assume it is Haunt as well and will find out (maybe) as they try to enter Haunt...

True - I see now the Haunt calendar was "hidden" from the regular calendar screen. Ok, so on September 29th and in October, the 2019 pass is not valid...

Sorry...double posted for some reason...carry on..

Oh great catch...I am sure many will miss that and complain when they cannot get in after Labor Day... As BoddaH would say, they really need to be more transparent on these promotions and not hidden in fine print. Here is the screenshot of the deal...is there an asterisk or fine print on this page indicating it really isn't all of 2018 free...