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How else to drive sales of Prestige Passes lol Let's hope this was an isolated event or they will have completely ticked off a much larger base than the Prestige holders. Maybe this would be the masses that would simply not renew next year. We keep wondering when the bottom will fall out and they cut so much that they feel it in pass sales - could this be it?

2024 is the first year the KI Prestige is good at CP (and other parks with Prestige) for the lounge and front of the line pass. In August 2022 when Prestige pass went on sale it was good at other parks that had Prestige. Then by September it was revised to home park only for lounge and front of line pass. So literally folks went to CP with KI Prestige one weekend and got in the lounge and the front of the line and the next week they were denied. In 2023 the Prestige benefits (other than admission and parking) was only valid at home park. But it was inconsistent. I know folks that went 3 consecutive days to Carowinds and got front of the all 3 days but only into the lounge one day. Same for folks I know that went to CP. I think when the folks got the benefit it was because the associate didn't want to enforce the policy. Supposedly in 2024 Prestige benefits are good at other Prestige parks.

Hopefully this incident in the OP was something like going to the wrong lot, but the comments here show the reputation the chain now has that folks are quick to believe that the park is devaluing a product already purchased.

Prestige Passholders have experience in this... KI Prestige Pass was good at CP...until it was not... Included bottled drinks...until it was not... Let's hope this is simply a pre- opening miscommunication and parking is included or they will have a lot of ticked off people. It will certainly play into folks not visiting other parks as frequently...maybe that is their intent.

But, But, But their website and FAQ says parking is included...

Prestige Pass also said bottled drinks for awhile after they eliminated said benefit.

Wouldn't be the first time they changed things, or as some of us call "bait and switch". The figured it worked for Prestige, so let's roll it out pass-wide. Caveat Emptor

Just a normal opening day... https://www.yahoo.com/news/1-shot-officer-group-fires-031722345.html

Just don't snap them...

I don't have a problem with it either, but then I wouldn't expect it to be a highly anticipated ride on a top 10 list of most anticipated new rides either....doesn't mean it isn't a good addition to the park. I don't recall Sol Spin/Cargo Loco making any anticipated new rides for 2023 either...but it was still a good addition to the park...

Good catch. See even the way they marketed the ride makes it seem way shorter LOL. And good catch on it being a stock catalog design. Another reason to not be overly excited.

Nice subtle dig on the VIP Lounge at the end LOL.

CF attendance down while SIX attendance was up for the year: CF: For the year ended Dec. 31, 2023, net revenues totaled $1.80 billion on attendance of 26.7 million guests, compared with net revenues of $1.82 billion on attendance of 26.9 million guests in 2022. The decrease in net revenues reflects the impact of a 1%, or 247,000, decline in attendance and a 1%, or $0.60, decrease in in-park per capita spending SIX: Attendance increased by 1.8 million guests or 9% to 22.2 million. We estimate that adverse weather reduced full-year attendance by over 1 million guests. This includes rain and snow in California during spring break, followed by a record summer heat wave in Texas and eight consecutive weekends of rain or threat of rain in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast after Labor Day. Total revenue increased by $68 million or 5%, driven by higher attendance and higher sponsorship revenue partially offset by lower per capita spending.

Should we be surprised? Too many variables stacked against it. Shorter than Good Gravy. Supposed contract clause not allowing it to open before Good Gravy. To many people it is a smaller Good Gravy. Good Gravy has a better story line. Marketing for it is late and seems to always be playing catch-up. But still, even with better marketing, would this have made a most anticipated ride list given its stats and with Good Gravy opening same year? Further, all the anticipated rides on the list are either labeled in the article as a first of that kind in the US or first at that park or sets a record. Snoopy doesn't do any of those. Interesting that Six Flags has 3 on the list compared to 2 for CF...

Site was down this morning and popped up a great photo of you working on the solution lol. But you need to update the photo as you have lost quite a bit of weight!

Grease is the word

That will be next year after SIX methods infiltrate CF

Or are they going to retheme that area as space theme and that was Project 305 on their mission.

Not only that, but unless they can come up with more than $8M to buy it (or more than that local restaurant does in an entire year if not two or more years), it just seems like there are better causes. But I guess if it stirs up more business for the local Salem Gardens and they overall make more money than they would on a typical February Saturday to offset donating a dollar for every coney purchased, then it is worth it to them.....as long as the pro-concert crowd doesn't try to cancel them and boycott them....

Regardless of the show, we hear the same arguments every time it is a new show LOL. Some loved Ed Alonzo and saw it lots of times, while others saw it once and was done or decided not to watch it at all because it was just magic. Same for the Cirque's, Phantom Theatre Encore, and any other show the park does. Same will happen to this show - some will love it and watch it lots of times, and others will watch it once and be done or decide not to watch it at all because it is just bubbles. Whether it is budget related or not, just be glad we are getting something and something other than an all new music review LOL. Meanwhile the Kings Dominion Theater has sat vacant since covid. That could be the other option...

That would be cool! And better than winning a Prestige pass upgrade

New merch - The KIC puzzle, ages 3 and up

On the plus side, the whole show isn't coming from the entertainment budget - they are purchasing soap for the bubbles from the Park Services budget - so when the restrooms are out of soap you know why

Waiting for someone to count the number of bubbles in the show and complain about a bait and switch

We are gonna get in the merger spirit and merge with the CF/SIX conglomerate to become the official forum of the chain