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Goes to show that the haunt mazes don't matter. Ditch the mazes and scare roamers and decorate religiously like Dollywood.

This scheme worked really well for Frische’s

Must have got bored standing around doing nothing in the mazes.

Yep, boo-hoo I think the event would be better without the roaming scare actors. Id much rather see decor on the likes of what Dollywood has during their Harvest Festival. Besides since the parks are now charging for mazes they shouldn’t be giving out free scares. No wonder the lines for them are short.

It’s funny how you have to pay to not be annoyed by the scare actors just to walk freely around the park. However if you annoy the employees like Logan Schell did, you get banned.

There are a lot of benefits by having a centralized food service that @DispatchMaster has mentioned, but the main reason the parks do it is for a better profit margin. An independent vendor is essentially a middle man taking a piece of the profit pie.

I think the main reason they do it is because of the significant savings at the scale that SF operates at, by centralizing its food operations. By eliminating independent vendors they essentially eliminate the middle man. Which gives SF more control over the overall product and what it cost, good and bad.

$77 generic shirt from Disney? Doubtful.

$77 generic shirt from Disney? Doubtful.

Six Flags agree to extend Peanuts IP till 2030: https://investors.sixflags.com/news/press-releases/press-release-details/2025/Six-Flags-Entertainment-and-Peanuts-Worldwide-Extend-Licensing-Agreement-to-2030/default.aspx

Remember the renderings of Camp Snoopy from the announcement versus what we actually got? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

I think a dedicated popcorn store like what Magic Kingdom has in its Main Street Confectionery would sell like hotcakes at KI. You get to pick the popcorn flavor, and select toppings you’d like with it. There is also seasonal flavors and flavors for special events. It’s a perfect take home snack and as I’ve witnessed, line speaks for itself:

I agree, the pricing has not kept up with inflation in regard to season passes and add-ons. I also think they also suffer from too much reliance on analytics and market research. In a lot of ways, I don't think they actually understand their customers or what a customer experiences.

The all parks add on provides very little value to the majority of Pass-holders who are unlikely to visit the other parks. In my opinion, this company has lost touch with its guests, and a lot of the issues they are facing reflect that.

The stock so far this month has had a trajectory much like River Racers. One big drop, proceeded by a slow, downward, race to the bottom.

Well, the fact they are willing to sell gold passes for 40 dollars cheaper ($140 if you include all parks passport) than last season tells me the complacent idea that "The passholders will always comeback." mentality is not working. Especially given the fact that the season passes are dynamically priced based on the park. No company in their right mind reduces the cost of things dramatically that is selling like hotcakes. Or at least that they claim is selling like hotcakes.

Made a final trip to WDW with my 2024-2025 Incredi-pass before it expires. I started my trip at Animal Kingdom. Being that it was my last trip for a while i decided to splurge and purchase the Lightning lane multi pass. For $19 I highly recommend anyone who visits WDW to purchase the LL multi pass. With the LL multi-pass I was able to ride every attraction open at Animal Kingdom. $19 might get you a single fast pass ticket at Kings Island. With the additional time to spare. I was able to sit down at Nomad’s lounge for a quick bite and a drink. The food was excellent and the drinks are poured heavy, as expected at Disney. From Animal Kingdom I got back to my car and made my way to Disney Hollywood studios. The beauty about the LL Multi Pass is that it’s good for any park that day. So I was able to ride pretty much everything with the exception being Alien Swirling Saucers during my visit to Disney’s Hollywood Studios because I opted for a second ride on Slinky Dog which I finished the night on. Day two in Orlando I spent the first half of the day at Magic Kingdom. Due to a ticketed event they had that evening the park had an early closing time. The benefit of that however was the crowd was light compared to a normal day at the park so I ended up not purchasing a LL multi pass. I got a lot of rides in at Magic Kingdom then proceeded to park hop back to Disney’s Hollywood Studios to finish the night. Day three in Orlando I spent the entire day at Epcot. It was at Epcot that I have noticed some budget cuts made by Mickey Mouse. Normally there are two people working the Lightning lane lines. Other than their most popular attractions, they were only using one cast member. Also on some of the rides the animatronics were not all completely working. For example an arm not working or a mouth. The worst was the day before while riding Tianna’s So many issues, with the animatronics and screens not working, I was surprised it was even allowed to be opened at all. Although some budget cuts were apparent, (Slow time of the year likely?) The customer service was top notch as always. I experienced a rollback on the second hill of Guardians of the Galaxy earlier that day and was granted a single use lightning lane ticket for the ride. Being that I had a reservation at the GEO lounge, I was not going to be able to use my single use LL ticket. Guest relations granted me a ticket to be used the following day. My final day in Orlando, I started at Epcot again. And again, I purchased the LL multi pass for $19. I rode everything and had time to grab a drink and some food at the Space 220 lounge. From there I hoped on the monorail and made my way to Magic Kingdom to finish the night and the trip altogether. Bad weather was on the forecast for the evening so I assumed the crowd would disperse when the bad weather hit, because as you know. It’s a sticking point for Six Flags during their quarterly meetings every time they don't perform well. The hard rain and lightning came, but the crowd didn’t waiver. Instead, Disney was all but prepared for bad weather. There were plenty of indoor attractions to choose from. With lines stretching outside its indoor queue, with wait times over an hour. For the folks who had purchased Lightning lanes were given “Wildcard” LL single use tickets that were available to use for a wide selection of rides Disney deemed comparable with the LL ticket that was affected. And it was done preemptively without me ever having to make contact with someone from guest relations. The bad weather lasted a few hours and eventually went away. I finally got a night ride on Tron. I finished my night at Magic Kingdom by purchasing the popcorn mix from the Main Street Confectionary. It is essentially a chipotle for popcorn lovers. With a variety of options of popcorn and toppings. The line was quite long, I probably waited about 20mins to get mine. I wish this was something that was an option and KI. MY girlfriend and I get one every visit we have made to Magic Kingdom. All in all, I had a great trip. IMG_5988.mov IMG_6029.mov

How about from this guy?

All but confirms that Legacy CF was selling themselves short with those cheap season passes.

Sounds like spending time in Guest Services on the first Haunt weekend will be better than any of the mazes.

KI is going to be open on Thursdays for haunt during the month of October. Which is a plus, subject to change however.

I agree. I really wish they would keep the “Haunt” aspect in the mazes and decorate the park much like what Dollywood does for its Harvest festival. Think Winterfest level of decor and atmosphere, but themed for the fall season. Keep a couple fog machines out for some of the coasters, but remove them from the pathways. Keep the roaming scare actors and gore in the mazes. Haunt is the only time of year Kings Island contradicts itself with being a “Family Park.” And I’m routinely told, “Families spend the most money.”

Not related to KI, but I don’t see KD’s Haunt up-charge mazes surviving past this season. They’ve attempted an up-charge haunt before and BGW’s Howl-O-Scream beat the brakes off them, and KD switched back to the legacy CF model. Heck BGW’s Christmas Town made KD’s Winterfest no longer an event.

The concept art looks similar to Toy Story Mania! At Disney’s Hollywood Studios. It’s a fun ride for all ages. **Concept art and reality subject to change**

The folks working Guest Services deserve a bonus with all these changes. I’m sure, they’ve been taking a beating, not of their fault. I’m not too thrilled with the direction Six Flags has been taking. With that said, remind yourself to be respectful and polite to the people working at guest services, when voicing your concerns and frustrations. These changes made at the park are not from their choosing.