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Mother's Day is usually still a light crowd. Father's Day is usually not a light crowd and the park is typically approaching capacity.

Keep in mind that the $69.99 price was when you had to pay in full at time of purchase - the installment plan did not exist at that time. One would be surprised at the percentage uptick in new passes once the installment plan came into play. The installment plan has substantially increased number of passes sold...and many believe installment plan brought in a less than desirable clientele as well. Actually, I bet most of the people complaining are not millennials...in fact most of the people that commented are indeed not in that generation.

Handbell - I sent you a message - check your inbox...

Despite objections made, the app developed is operating system dependent. Below Android 6.0 and you will not see wait times....and totally hit or miss with iphone - even running same operating version on the same version phone results in differences. Look for a traveling mobile provider to visit a park to you soon selling phones capable of running the app

Yes, Yes, and Yes to your questions...and as I said last year, enjoy this cast...and soon I can say enjoy this cast....and soon I can say enjoy this cast...you get the idea!

^Not kidding...But yes he looked like the juggler replacement mid season in this outfit and makeup! Probably the confusion lol (intentional???)... You are correct in almost every other observation though...

Regarding hidden content above:

KI updated yesterday, but sadly no wait times now chain wide in new app...yet

The latest version of the apps rolling out at parks this week are sadly missing the wait time feature (although the write-up says it has it) - not that they are always accurate, but it was better than nothing. Hopefully that functionality is added back.

and too many complaints about the change and volume of the new tunes that the train was "muted" today. It was there just very low...

Even with a mostly new cast, I'm sure the show will have the same beat though...

Ironic that we are talking about a tree by the bat when perhaps they are also removing said tree now since the protected Indiana Bat species dictates when such trees can be removed and its removal would be prohibited during said construction of new attraction...or maybe it is simply a dead tree slated for removal...contgo there at this time, not going to fall for it...

OK that clears it up and sorry we jumped your case! Believe me it is not conspiracy theories but real cheating posted elsewhere on this forum. And in the past KI has voided pass holder entry into park based on statements posted. Posters here questioning your post are simply trying to ensure integrity and good relations with park. Now yes, cleared up and yes sometimes there are issues at food places. Your experience at closing time with the pizza was in all likelihood an employee not wanting to raise an issue and simply get off work lol. Again, park would like to know that so in totality I think your post is valid and relevant. We can carry on now.

Original poster said he found out today that passes are only valid if person has been scanned in park. It sounds like he tried to use a meal plan for a person not in park. Sounds like cheating to me and not coincidental that additional measures are being taken to ensure meal plan integrity due to recent "cheating" posts. Why should a meal plan assigned to a person be valid if said person isn't in park? Keeping posting your cheats people so Cedar Fair can continue to close them!!! And possibly void your pass in the process!!!

It is a shame that almost every additional restraint/security measure ever added to a ride is the result of rider error/stupidity and no fault of the park or rider manufacturer. In many instances, it results in a decrease in the ride experience. Most will say The Beast was better when it was just buzz bars than the current restraint/seat configuration. I have said this before, but we will probably see the time come when a coaster train is completely enclosed because of rider error where they stuck their hands out where they shouldn't have and lost a finger or hand. Imagine that ride experience where you cannot feel the wind on your face, the rain beating you down like bb's, bugs in your face, etc. Let's face it, a sign/spiel saying keep arms and hands inside the car at all times doesn't prevent someone from doing just that. In all honesty, I am surprised automobiles haven't been forced to not allow the car to start unless every seat belt is fastened, but then again we know stupidity would rule and people would simply fasten seat belt and then sit on top of it! Remember the attempt of manufactures having the seat belts attached to the door to automatically belt the driver and passenger in - too many people overrode that system, plus the unintended consequence was ejection if the door flew open in an accident. And adding seat belts to a water ride has the unintended consequence of guests being stuck and drowning should ride flip over.

We have tried to warn - they may find out soon enough when their pass shows up void when they try to enter lol! I am not saying that is the case here, but in the past that has happened when people have posted a "misuse". And that goes to Facebook posts too. Now if they would only do that to those that post illegal ride photos and videos, but that is another topic altogether lol.

And keep in mind that KI staff are members of this board and in the past at least one member had their season pass voided when posting about a "glitch" allowing them more drinks (but re-instituted after having a talk to by the park). Such plan now no longer exists. Variety of reasons why, but people posting work-arounds certainly had something to do it with its demise. This is a smaller social media site so the issue/concern isn't as widespread as on Facebook, but you can be sure one of the reasons the meal plan went from 2-hour intervals to 4-hour intervals were all the people commenting on Facebook how they shared the meal plan. And it will be the comments on Facebook that probably continue to be a more driving force in changing policies, especially if the posts are costing the park money. But yes, the park is trying to get better control on food costs. A big portion was wasted food at the end of the night - tossed out food was unbelievably high. Partly why you see food closing earlier and being limited on what is available right before close - to minimize food waste. Hopefully the quality and quantity of food doesn't continue to suffer as people have experienced between last year and this year.

Not picking on you, but it is posts like this why the food portions are smaller this year. KI knows people do it, just don't advertise it for others to follow suit...believe it or not but a lot of people are stupid enough not to think about sharing a meal plan until they hear/read that someone else did that and they think "hey that's a good idea". You would be amazed how many families of 4 have gone from 4 meal plans to 2 meal plans...and have subsequently added at least one back lol. Everything is tracked for trending purposes. Watch for smaller portions of fries coming to a Potato Works near you soon

Some guests were saying they liked Mystical Lumber when asked their fave ride lol

Actually that picture is at the bottom/beginning of the lift hill! You can see part of Surf Dog in the background which wouldn't be possible from the end of the ride - Surf Dog would be in front of you. Plus looking left from where the photo was taken (right side of this pic) you are looking at the employee back lot area - at the end of the ride you would be looking into the park not the employee back lot area. But this is just one example that happened to be the most recent. Other photos taken in violation of park policy have been retweeted or reposted on Facebook before... Taken to the extreme though, its all these types of little violations that will one day force parks to not allow people in line with anything in their pocket. Especially after a lawsuit with the flying phone...

Does a retweet by Kings Island of a selfie post on a coaster that someone posted imply that KI is okay with cameras out on the ride despite the announcement and postings? I am sure an attorney would make good use of that argument when a suit is filed at some point for a flying camera disfiguring someone. Otherwise why have the rule if it isn't enforced? Another question - should KI ban people that post these pics? It would put a stop to it or at least make people think twice about posting pics taken in violation of park policy. And let's face it, it would be easy for the park to know if he is a passholder (name is given lol).

^Cut through Planet Snoopy since many of those rides take part in ERT.

Go to OvO and you may see a familiar face...just Imagine who it could be

The sad thing is because of the lawsuit crazy society we live in are the reasons all the additional "safety things" happen. It should be the rider's responsibility to know the rules and guidelines of the ride and obey them. I know the lapbar came down the required amount and that my seatbelt is secure and having a speed check by an employee doesn't make me feel any safer. But again, I am not the individual that is done for. I witness on almost every trip a rider that thought the seatbelt was optional on one of the rides I am in line with. And then when we get the individual with a pre-existing condition (bad back, obese, etc.) and either gets denied the ride or worse like injury or death, we then see additional measures put in place, even on rides nothing like the one where an incident took place. I this for a fact and I am sure there are exceptions with older rides and different parks, but a lot of the rides cannot dispatch if the lap bar/restraint is not secured, so the employee speed check is more for liability reasons and redundancy than anything else. Now I do realize that none of the seatbelts have this feature, so they are checking that. But let's face it, even if they check every seatbelt and restraint and someone flies out (even if self inflicted like the individual unbuckles going up the lift hill), the park will still be liable even with all the checking, so they could eliminate that step as restraint check is just as much for rider perception that they will not fly out as it is liability. State law does not require manually pulling of a restraint and some parks don't even do a test pull on the strap and assume the ride computer has done its job and confirmed all restraints were locked. I get into my vehicle and strap my seatbelt on and never has anyone done a pull on it to insure that I secured it properly, yet statistically, one is more likely to be injured or die in an automobile accident than an amusement park ride accident. Let's face it, at the end of the day, KI is a business. A business sets benchmarks to be met. When you go through a McDonalds drive-thru, they have a benchmark time frame they are supposed to meet. You probably stand a better chance of getting undercooked food at a drive-thru than you do not having your coaster restraint locked properly and leaving the station. Don't believe me, watch Diamondback enough where you will see them do a manual check and thumbs up and then have dispatch say something like Seat 7-2 and they have to check and give another push on the restraint for that particular seat because the computerized system was doing its job. I personally have never felt like they were rushing too fast to get patrons on and off a ride, even during power hour.

Fries at skyline look like they were made in oil used from last year Haven't got a decent batch this year. 2nd weekend they were having trouble keeping up with the kiosks. Put in order and it is number 98 and then hear them call around the corner order 41 is ready - that is a pretty large stockpile of placed and not filled orders for something that should be quick!