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And then in turn when folks see filthy walkways, that also ties into the perception of other areas like ride safety and food safety. The line of thought "if they can't even keep the walkways clean where else are things not being cared for?" and this image is bad as a whole which can then lead to further decline on attendance. It's just not a good look

I quite like the hoodies. May consider getting one at some point!

I had seen folks talking about a free ice cream voucher and birthday pin last year on FB when I was still active on there and I wanted to check and make sure they still did it this year considering all these cuts they have appeared to make this year. On that note, I did get my pin and ice cream yesterday and I wanted to give a big shout out to all the staff who made my evening special. My fiancé and I managed to get a nice clear evening in, got a tastings card, did a few coasters, walked around and got a couple of new plushies. So the good and the bad about the food tasting card. The good being that you don't have to use the whole thing in one visit. As long as you visit during Grand Carnivale, it is valid so its nice that you don't have to get them all at once. The bad being that of the three tastings we got yesterday, only one of them was truly enjoyable. The panzerotti was the most enjoyable but we both agreed that the house made marinara dipping sauce was not that great so we opted to use LaRosa's pizza sauce instead which was the better choice. The krapfen di carnevale (berry cream filled doughnut ) was just disappointing. It looked so good in the photo but when we tried it, there was hardly any cream in it at all and it wasn't warm. I feel like had it been warmed up with more cream filling it would have been much more satisfying but it just didn't deliver which was sad. The blueberry bits were good and we mostly ate that part of it. And our last tasting we did of the night was the bang bang chicken. This again could have been so much better had it been grilled chicken with a spicier sauce. It was just very peanut forward and sadly just not at all what we hoped for. We didn't get to experience the parade last night due to weather so I can't give my personal opinion on the experience yet, but it does make me so sad to hear that it isn't the grand experience that they are selling it as. I would still like to see it with my own eyes despite the fact. I'll just say that I am grateful to the kindness from the staff last night and getting a peaceful evening with my human

Thank you kindly for the confirmation!

Keeping all of the drink stations opened. Granted I realize in recent times with the budget cuts and yada yada this isn't high on the priority list, but everyone constantly needs something to drink and having more locations open creates less waits and more options. Not to mention as a fan of fountain Cherry Coke, Tower Drinks has the superior Cherry Coke vs the FreeStyle. I wish Tower Drinks was open more often specifically for this reason and also because its right at the front of the park and makes sense to staff it more often. Oh well.

Silly quick question, does the park still give you a voucher for a free ice cream on your birthday? Thanks ya'll

I was honestly just thinking the very same thing in regards to the trains just sitting on the ground on their wheels without the proper support crates.

It did actually! It gave examples of the kinds of entertainment that folks might be interested in and they were seeking feedback on the interest level of different kinds of shows/night life type stuff. It was a really fun survey and I liked that for each example of possible entertainment they not only had the clickable options to choose from (IE: Interested, Neutral, Not Interested ETC ) they had an open opinion box where you could type out your thoughts. I really appreciated that as it allowed me to elaborate more on certain points.

Really saddened to hear this. I feel like KI always took pride in having a clean park so hearing this is disheartening. I would hate to see the midways not get cleaned after a super busy Saturday or after an event. Wow.

I think we all have a pretty good inclination of what's to come. If we are all thrown off by some crazy surprise I know I certainly won't be upset, but I will say this....I am just thankful they didn't tear the ride down all together. Because lets be real here, they easily could have done just that. They could have just washed their hands of it completely. Let it sit for a few years and tear it down ( like what happened with SoB ) or just took it down almost immediately. Instead they have decided to breathe a new life into it in hopes of still hanging onto their unique status of having one of only two strata coasters in the world. I am remaining optimistic and will definitely be giving the new Dragster a go. I will miss the hydraulic launch like crazy but I know that it will be a different kind of thrill when it opens.

I received a survey a few weeks ago in regards to entertainment and what kind of entertainment I would be interested in. Did anyone else receive that one? My fiancé received the G&G survey and filled it out. I think it will be interesting to see if it returns for next season and if it does if any changes/improvements will be made.

Also, I meant to ask awhile ago, where is The Bat 30th pin at? Thanks!

As someone who isn't much of a fan of Premier coasters, I think any kind of upgrade could be beneficial. I used to enjoy FoF, but I realized after last season when taking a ride on it during Winter Fest ( as I usually just skip it all together ) I found it to be rather boring and rough. The launch is always a good time, but beyond that I just don't enjoy it personally. As for Backlot, I enjoyed it a lot more when it was IJ:ST simply for the theming, on board audio and the cute Mini Coopers. The ride since the off-brand has just felt cheap and like a shell of what it once was. If they replaced it I wouldn't be hurt by it. Another fun family coaster or a couple of flats could go in its place. I will add that those open air trains look cool but I imagine that aside from the more open feeling they probably aren't very comfortable.

X-Flight/Firehawk may not have been a brand new unique star attraction for KI, but I was happy to see it live on for awhile within our park. It was not the most intense ride, but I always loved diving head first through the vertical loop. Such a cool sensation. I was sad to see it go, but I could also understand why it was time. On the note of Vekoma Flyers, I would really love to see one of their new gen flyers make their way over to the states. F.L.Y looks incredible. Imagine having something of that sort racing through the woods at KI. I know the likelihood is practically 0, but hey, it would fit into the unique one of a kind experiences.

And this right here folks is a prime opportunity for CP to capitalize on this and make duck merch themed to Millie!

Maybe it will be a dragster motorcycle theme

This is also an optics thing too. You have a company offer a long standing product then you throw in two new products that have by all intents and purposes been around for a season that didn't deliver and then you've got a whole new way of getting long standing benefits ( in this case if you were a Platinum pass holder) with different verbiage. It's not even that it's confusing, it just feels unstable. As someone who enjoys video games, this harkens back to a company that no longer makes consoles. They were notorious for introducing a product and abandoning it for the next generation. IE: Sega CD/32X to Saturn. Now granted that example may not be entirely fitting seeing as the ability to have an all access season pass isn't being abandoned, however it just goes back to my main point of optics. It just looks bad.

Maybe I'm in the minority but I vastly prefer Sol Spin over a traditional Enterprise. I enjoy the solo style seating and the freedom it gives quite a bit. And being 12 rides in at this point it still stands as my favorite flat.

I just want to say that despite yesterday being absolutely SLAMMED the park did an amazing job getting things done. Having all season FL of course helped and it was truly put to the test yesterday, Food ops were great at Brewhouse. Waited a total of about 15mins. And even waiting for drinks wasn't terrible. Even with the crowds the park had a great energy to it and I attest that to them going above and beyond for their guests from A Kid Again. Crews were super friendly and over all, it was a great time. I want to give a very big thanks to everyone. The key take-away here is, just be kind.

I realize I have not been a passholder for as long as some folks (holder since 2010), but long enough to say that all this back and forth the last 1-2 years is already pretty exhausting. I don't want to participate in mental Olympics just to be a pass holder. I've been perfectly happy with my straight-forward Platinum pass for the last several years and even happier with the add -ons that have steadily become available. Now the new changes coming for next season. Wow. I really hope the language becomes less vague because the whole thing still feels like murky waters. Because like mentioned above will the renewal price be at a discount? What are the "former" regular add ons going to look like? I also got to thinking, how will early entry be treated? Will the base Gold passers be left out and only Prestige be allowed in for early entry? I have so many questions going forward. I don't want to have all these add ons and essentially feel like I paid a premium to get less at a park that isn't my home park. If I paid for all access all park add ons then it should be linear. Period.

As comfortable as the newer gen B&M seats/restraints are, I often feel like their lighter weight makes them more prone to a rattle. I love Banshee. She's incredible when running smooth, but when she's having a bad day...ugh. That description @McSalsa used about the wheels feeling rectangular is too accurate. This sensation is one that I have felt on Valravn and GateKeeper too on past rides as they also have good and bad days.

So was anyone else at the park Sunday night? My fiancé and I went for the last couple of hours for the night and we stayed for the fireworks. Needless to say, there was definitely a malfunction somewhere as the audio gave out, the fountains didn't dance or light up, the tower didn't light up and the lasers over the fountain didn't seem to do what they were supposed to do either. The whole experience was strange and kind of eerie. We've already seen the show and really enjoyed it, but we felt bad for anyone who was there that night and hadn't seen it before due to the show not being fully functional.

I love The Bat pin. It makes me happy to see it get some merch in this iteration of it's life. I also saw they had a 30th Anniversary mug for it in the Coasters gift shop that I intend to get for the home collection.

I just visited their webpage today and it's pretty amusing how they have it set up for the 2024 teaser.