disco2000

When most don't have an enjoyable experience visiting that park these days, whether it be for that event or some random Thursday, they shouldn't be surprised. The quality of the performance and offering has gone down and they know it because they dropped gate admission price for the first time in two decades....which will only make CP more crowded and even less enjoyable visits. Thank goodness it appears KI is beyond the give the gate away mentality. https://wmms.iheart.com/content/2023-04-18-cedar-point-lowers-gate-admission-price-for-first-time-in-nearly-20-years/

Or maybe it is you cannot purchase online day of but they will still have availability at the toll? Or someone didn't get the memo LOL. Or someone told me bad info LOL.

Someone wanting their 15 minutes of fame....

Oh yea that will stop people from using it LOL, just like the line jumping signs stop people from line jumping, the no smoking announcements stop people from smoking in the park, and the exit only signs on restaurants stop folks from going thru the exit to skip having their refill cup scanned....

My understanding is Preferred is now only sold online a day before and cannot purchase day of (but does that mean the toll gate got the memo or will they change it back if too many complain?), but yes you raise a valid point - if they sold out the preferred by the day before, then that means no Prestige could get in even if the lot is empty because you were the first one there.

Cross-threading, but maybe that is why preferred lot stayed open until close Sunday as that station can see that area.

They need to do like they did with Chick-Fil-A - the need to reduce the width of the queue from where you place the order to where you get the food and use that freed up space to add another queue for the order line. On Saturday, but even in years past, on a busy day it is not uncommon to see 30 or so people that have ordered and then all bunched up by the drinks and exit waiting for their number to be called. If that queue was a normal queue width, then at least the bottleneck is at the cashier as they couldn't take another order until some of that line cleared out, similar to what would happen at I-street Skyline.

More coming out, including it was a gun, and he climbed the fence into the park into restricted areas... https://www.fox19.com/2023/04/17/teen-arrested-near-kings-island-had-9mm-handgun-magazine-12-bullets-police-report-says/?fbclid=IwAR3Qtm_TN0suQk3Aai80_xrZsW15j-U-LaGF0ZFR28aX_Vf3roBd4NHySQc

Is the prize really worth it? https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/boy-13-gets-stuck-climbing-claw-machine-prize-98641983?fbclid=IwAR2lueNNpryZsi6ZA_rZOORlhmNMI1aOW93ZGG4TxgYTEBkfBJJYiBuSNIM

The upside to this is it would pretty much stop line-jumping because if your pass or QR code was too far off when people entered the line, then it is an easy catch.

Who would have thought it would be a juvenile... And don't these types of articles typically name the spokesperson they got the info from... https://www.fox19.com/2023/04/16/juvenile-arrested-accused-having-weapons-kings-island-parks-first-day-season/

The VIP lounge closes an hour before park closes so why not preferred lot too

You know, the sign they put up when they don't staff the lot at the end of the night lol. So people pay for Prestige and a few that bought said pass take too many bottled drinks so they eliminate a paid benefit, yet so much theft from stores of bottled drinks and people taking water cups and filling with soda with no recourse...crime pays apparently...

I suspect those that bought the pass did so for one or more these reasons: Preferred Parking Bottled drinks and snacks Front of the line pass Lounge The way it was marketed initially was that preferred parking was a guarantee, now it is subject to availability. That would be like saying the season long FL is subject to availability. It was marketed, promoted, and sold as bottled water and snacks and then that was taken away. Many bought Prestige after walking by the Lounge last year and saw what was being offered to only have it removed weeks later. I know people with handicap plates that bought Prestige just so they could show up later since the handicap lot fills quickly and the preferred is basically at the same general location (just other side of walkway). I know people with allergies to the dyes in drinks so they cannot even get water from the Coke machine since they share a drink with the water dispenser. They would buy bottled water and essentially decided to go with Prestige as essentially their bottled water drink plan. So they have kept the front of the line pass and the lounge, and of course the two free guests, but is it worth 3x the price now? And then the lounge for Soak City is being marketed as only having seating and no other amenities. Unless some additional benefits show up or they restore some of what was lost, I see many not renewing Prestige next year.

You go to the right associate entering the park and you can get that for the price of your gold or platinum pass LOL Pay me $200 and I will greet you by name as well

Yep...now just imagine all the folks that bought said pass after visiting the lounge last year when it had bottled drinks and all you want variety of snacks and purchased pass based on that experience and now get cooler water in flimsy cups and they ration the snacks. Many call it the bait and switch. At least they are Lay's this year. For a while last year it switched to no name chips lol.. Wait till you see Soak City where all KI mentions is seating...well exclusive seating... and no mention of water or snacks or TVs...

Incident has made the news. https://www.wlwt.com/article/armed-suspect-apprehended-outside-of-kings-island/43609086?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot

You know it is a busy day when the open the bottom queue of Diamondback that parallels the lift hill.

Maybe they tried to replace the leftover fruit with leftover chili in the coolers and made the water look even less inviting for consumption lol

Exactly. Let's hope this is a test and they bring back bottled drinks, or at least bottled water. I am sure many people got prestige for the convenience of a bottled drink with a lid. Those dinky flimsy cups and cooler water don't cut it for most people. Or offer a Coke freestyle machine in permanent area. But I don't see that happening as they need to have guest turnover and not spend a lot of time in there so that there is room for all the prestige passholders lol.

At least the water is presented well and not some generic orange cooler like you see in the ride stations lol

Overheard some people this morning looking at The Vortex plot of land and trying to claim last week Vortex was still standing LOL.

True, but at the same time, Prestige holders paid quite a bit more for this experience. They haven't done many things right to convince people at this point to renew the Prestige pass. Many experienced buyers remorse within a week or two of purchasing as the items and amenities that were available when they purchased said pass disappeared. Many have called it a bait and switch.

Cirque Imagine had similar lines for the last few shows as well....

Maybe he was recording that talk for his podcast LOL