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Associates willing/wanting/asking to work isn't the issue...

Made it to an article https://www.yahoo.com/news/cedar-point-fans-asking-online-122907611.html

Popcorn sales are down, let's fire up this thread again Apparently it is easier to block people on social media than ban people from the park lol

Now _ _its in the shed

Capacity for a triple launch will be horrendous LOL. It better be a near 100% uptime ride or its overall capacity will be worse than TTD taking into account downtime LOL. It will be interesting to see public reaction. The entire Thrill of TTD was the zero to 120mph in 3.9 seconds. Now it will be like what like 15 seconds LOL.

Link didn't open for me. 120mph over the top hat seems a little extreme LOL

Another fear mongering article. An expert says ""If it's happening in various locations, they didn't have certified or qualified welders," .... "I mean, here's the question: Would you let your mother ride on that thing? Absolutely not."" This expert is claimed to be an NCDOT-certified welder, which means he works on bridges. I wonder if he can explain why 1,300 bridges in North Carolina are deemed structurally deficient and 5,400 bridges are in need of repair. In other words, the bridges that hundreds of thousands of people in vehicles pass over every day in his state are in worse condition than any operating ride in North Carolina. He is okay letting his mother travel over those... A roller coaster would not be permitted to operate if it were structurally deficient or in need of repair, yet the bridges are allowed to continue to operate. There are usually more deaths from a bridge failure than roller coaster failures. Heck there are probably more bridge failures (collapse) every year than there are roller coaster failures. Obviously he has not worked on roller coasters. The stresses on those are much different than other welding situations, including bridges. I cannot believe that he has not done a point repair on a bridge over his 20 year career. Probably not a steel coaster exists that hasn't had a spot repair at some point during its life. https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/carowinds-fury-325-second-crack-break-north-carolina-officials-statement-support-beam-repairs-update/275-48386e32-a338-461a-a34d-ceffd47f4489?fbclid=IwAR2D5oXEm8Ai8H6oPyPu4VuJxrM58BaSS6aVIOadO1KtVhxpHUh_A9UXyHw

They close things early that make them money, so why would they keep a charity stand open longer

Now they charge you almost 3 times the amount of Gold pass for VIP

I wouldn't call it silence - they have been way more upfront than many other parks. Something happened and they are giving it a very detailed inspection that would typically occur after daily operation ends. That is a good thing. As @jsuspointed out, repairs to welds happen all the time and this is just typical media fear mongering... Go to CP and stay at Breakers with a park side room and more times than not you can see the flashes of welding on Steel Vengeance happening in the middle of the night. Does CP send out a press release every time they replace some welds on a coaster? Does any park? You would be surprised how often point repairs are done. What about all the point repairs The Bat got (that are very visible if you know where to look) - did KI provide updates? No they did not... What about every wooden roller coaster? They replace wood on them all the time - like sometimes if you visit consecutive days you can see a decent size that was replaced overnight and can be like "how did they replace that much from park close to park open the next day"? OK, so you are thinking of going to KD instead - their Eiffel Tower, Delirium, and Drop Tower have been down all year - has KD provided a statement as to why they are closed and expected opening? No they have not...and just one day they simply disappeared from the wait times on the app, which probably means they are not going to open this year... So based on your logic of silence, maybe you don't want to visit KD either....

I think that has always just been another entrance. I do not think it ever had Fast Lane. If it did, it hasn't since 2017, but I am sure we can find an older post. https://KICentral.com/forums/index.php?/topic/33235-fast-lane-question/&do=findComment&comment=777526

Bat hasn't been on the FL for many years, if it ever had it. I don't recall it being on FL.

Well we are the better park....

Sounds like they were not secured in pockets https://www.yahoo.com/news/metro-detroit-resident-injured-flying-205207183.html

Couldn't someone purchasing a single use front of the line from here be considered purchasing a ticket LOL

Stormed this morning and more on the way and park is busy with Diamondback and many rides approaching half full queue. And you get a 20min queue at Racer due to only running one side.

Speaking of bridges... https://local12.com/news/investigates/trouble-on-tracks-cincinnati-train-bridges-major-wear-poor-condition-difficult-find-information-butler-county-hamilton-stones-fall-falling#

At least when other businesses change their terms mid-cycle, they send you an email or USPS letter informing you of the changes. Not so much with CF...

They won't make this decision until May 2024 after they have your money (or most people's money LOL)

It is sinking

Yes, that evening the crack went viral is showed it was closed on the website and still does. They were on top of it from the beginning:

"Church Carnivale" is how to get around using the word budget and getting flagged like using that word with giga LOL It will be interesting what the park surveys come back with, along with social media posts. To the couple time a year guests it is probably a nice limited run event - "hey lets go to KI before that event is gone" To the multiple visits guests and fans of the park, they will notice the cuts and may decide to skip the event, especially if the limited run increases attendance. Is the bump in attendance yesterday and today a result of Carnivale or the nice weekend weather that we haven't had the past several weekends?

Let the #NOTonMEALplan complaints begin on FB lol

I love me a good 2 hour wait for Flight of Fear

This year due to budget cuts that they will only tell you about in DM, it will be only Haunts and no rides