disco2000

Who is enjoying the patriotic music they are playing in Coney Mall today lol. Feels like 4th of July weekend

Wow they really want G&G to fail lol

When you have a chaperone policy to push parents into the park, alcohol moves up in the pecking order LOL. Good thing they left the VIP lounge open later to allow all the new Prestige holder chaperones a place to drink their alcohol in a relaxing setting...oh wait

But will show on the advisory list of attractions closed for weeks after it opens....

Coming soon to Top Thrill 2 near you

I mentioned this before in the thread, but many of our bridges are in worse shape than any amusement park ride in the USA! Could you ever see a roller coaster support ever approach close to this level?

No Snoopy and crew But looking at lack of change at KK since they took over, would KI have the same fate or would KI be big enough for a Dollywood or Silver Dollar City conversion?

I think Don mentioned once that his Racer count has held steady for awhile and he was comfortable with the number it was at. Maybe he will post the last time he rode it, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was over a year ago.

Every Haunt Saturday

Are the roomers the free-loaders that sneak into the lounge

Too bad other guests don't follow your lead LOL

A squirrel LOL https://www.fox19.com/2023/09/04/kings-island-briefly-loses-power/?fbclid=IwAR2kS0Hx9yXz4_ReLW_Wwh7rAhuZaTyJSt3U2Dg0JMX1RXZkCOM8hhqEGio Although I do not think this was accurate...."Shortly before 10:30 a.m., a park spokesman told FOX19 NOW most rides were up and running again."

In addition, they won't entertain it right now as the 2023 season still has Haunt and Winterfest, so they won't entertain a roll over until the 2023 season is over.

And keep in mind that this also means most rides have not been able to have their morning inspections and start-ups, so some rides could be hours before opening after power is restored depending on where it was in the start-up procedures.

Prestige Pass sponsored by Dewey, Cheatham & Howell

Paramount has done something similar, so sure it can be done, but it tends to cheapen up the place. Anybody remember Top Gun brought to you by Gillette? Heck even CF has before - anyone remember Fast Lane brought to you by McCluskey Chevrolet?

So you are why attendance is down at CF parks lol. Are we better than Six in the comms department (cross threading lol)?

They sponsor the motorcycle parking spots as well. We are turning into Six Flags lol. Some light beer will sponsor Orion

New marketing - we aren't gonna tell you what we are doing, you simply have to come and experience for yourself

They are using the new prestige money to fancy the lounge up. Instead of a basket to hold the bags of chips, they now have a vertical display like you see at a gas station lol

Given his fascination with space, he would have given us a bigger Orion And renamed the park X

That is why CF opted for this paid add-on LOL

Yeah that one struck me odd as well. Like what is CF going to say "She should have had a Fast Lane and she wouldn't have been in that line. She should have been shorter so it hit someone else. She should have stayed in her own state and went to Michigan's Adventure. She should have not been waiting for an Intamin Ride. She had pre-existing conditions and shouldn't have been in line for that ride. She had pre-existing conditions and shouldn't have been in line for the ride. She shouldn't have been drinking earlier in the day." Like what is their claim? Like you said, by all accounts, she was standing in line just like everyone else and just happened to be the unlucky one. It could have just have easily been someone else. Unless they have video of her in a restricted area at the time of incident or something bizarre like she was standing on the queue railing and had she not been doing that the piece of metal would have flown over everyone and harmed nobody, it seems like a weird claim to make and hope it sticks. If a lot of people pay attention, it will probably sour them on CF. Saying you assume all risk when entering the park is one thing. To then blame you when you were abiding by all policies and rules sure doesn't seem like a customer friendly thing to be saying.

Typical defense language. I wonder how much of the “damages, if any, were proximately caused by intervening and superseding acts or omissions of persons or entities” other than Cedar Fair." is targeted at that nurse that wanted her 15 minutes of fame and was chastised by others in the medical community, or if that was simply typical language.

Not to go off-topic again and not to beat a dead horse LOL, but let's look at an event that happened this weekend that costs a lot more than getting "free" coverage of KI out in LA, Chicago, etc. to prove @BoddaH1994 point that getting coverage outside the local market is key. So the NASCAR race was this past weekend in Daytona. The winner of the main cup race was primary sponsored by 5/3 Bank, a bank that only has branches in 11 states. The Ark Encounter in Kentucky, that sees from estimates 500,000 to less than 1 million guests per year (way less than KI), was the primary sponsor of the #45 car in the Xfinity series that came in 11th place. They say a busy Saturday for them is 7,000 guests, which is a low attended day for Kings Island. It isn't cheap to sponsor a NASCAR team, or even one car of one race. Certainly orders of magnitude more than KI getting meaningful coverage in LA, Chicago, etc. They keep that stuff confidential, but sometimes it comes out in court proceedings or other reasons. Elk Grove Village is a suburb (population of 32,812) of Chicago and they were the primary sponsor of the No. 6 car during NASCAR’s Chicago Street race in earlier this year. By comparison, the City of Mason where Kings Island is located has a higher population at around 35,000. Being a government agency, almost everything is public record. They spent $400,000 to be the primary sponsor of a car for ONE race. So who knows how much private entities like 5/3 Bank and the Ark Encounter spent, but it is probably at least $400,000 each if not more. NASCAR is broadcast in all 50 states and broadcasts in more than 29 languages across 195 countries around the world and little 5/3 Bank and Elk Grove Village and the Ark Encounter felt it was important enough to be a primary sponsor for one car of one race for the coverage and spent big bucks doing so. I think most would agree Kings Island is a bigger draw than the Ark Encounter. Why would 5/3 Bank want to advertise to people in the 39 states or 194 countries that 5/3 Bank doesn't have a presence? Why would a municipality smaller than the City of Mason spend that kind of cash? Do you think any of these 3 entities are able to with 100% certainty show a ROI for that $400,000+ expenditure? If companies are willing to spend this kind of cash for publicity in markets they are not in, why is it so hard to fathom that getting a KI PR person on an LA station is bad. It costs almost nothing in comparison to get a Zoom or Skype or some other feed of a KI spokesperson on these outside markets to talk up the park. Heck even flying them to LA is cheaper than throwing KI on the hood of NASCAR vehicle LOL. If people are willing to spend big bucks for that coverage outside of their market, why is it wrong to try to get free coverage outside your local market?