Joshua

Defunctland is my favorite You Tube channel. His videos are wel--researched, informative, and also entertaining. I'd love to see him cover Kings Island again.

I never thought I would see a Car Wash meme on this board

That would be awesome!

This is where I stand. Passes will most likely be extended to 2021 if it comes to that. Once again, COVID-19 is doing a lot of damage across the board. Major concerns should be elsewhere, and if this is the only worry during this crisis, this may be one of those situations where counting some blessings should be in order.

Hopefully they will be more specific on their next update. There is too much room for speculation and guesswork in its current form.

We don't know yet. Everything is speculation at this point. Here is Knott's original statement regarding the passes. The wording in the second paragraph does suggest Easy Pay will be bumped. However, at this time, KI's wording doesn't include 2021. This is all the information we have at this time. Regarding how this affects Platinum Passholders with Easy Pay payments, pending any further updates from the park, I would suggest reading what Disco has to say on the matter, as he has been commenting on this very matter for a few pages now.

To be fair, this is why I said "as expected" and why I also I speculated that KI's wording would be different because KBF is a year-round park a few pages ago.

Okay, looks like I'm gonna have to update my original statement

That is true. Things can and likely will change. In part, I am relieved as that is one less expenditure I have to worry about at this time. I'm curious if passholders who paid in full received some sort of update as well.

As expected, KI's wording is different from KBF's regarding the Easy Pay Program. As of now, it doesn't sound like the plans will continue into 2021 if they don't re-open for this season.

I don't think Soak City leans into the tropical theme enough. I say make it "cheesy," commit to the theming.

I wonder how many will think it is a reference to Wayne's World..

Was it a Chevette themed with The Beast logo?

One thing about the Santa Cruz boardwalk I could never quite stomach, all the darn vampires!

Strange, I operate exclusively on Safari and haven't had any trouble myself.

How would they handle lines and train capacity while trying to enforce the 6ft rule?

I'd love to see the theming and characters used again for something. At the very least, a permanent Haunt attraction, maybe that's what they could sub out Urgent Scare for?

HAZMAT suits, of course.

On a related note, there is a late-70s documentary hosted by Vincent Price called America Screams. In it, the doc details the various trends in rollercoaster design, including the then-current looper craze. It also features interviews with Arrow personnel and teases their suspended coaster prototype. While it is cheesy (and wonderfully very 70s), I consider this documentary essential viewing. If not for the interviews and vintage ride footage, there's the imagery of Price narrating while riding a coaster. (Maybe pair it up with 1977's Rollercoaster, partially filmed at KD.) From it, I do believe there is enough to surmise why KI might want a looper over the other designs. It was tried, trued, and exciting.

My concern is that we may use projected models as an excuse to open everything up too quickly, sparking another wave of the virus. I know there are many itching to get back to normalcy, but as age-old wisdom says, patience is a virtue.

Plus, there are still a lot of people who haven't been tested and a lot of people who still had potential exposure when crowds were aloud to populate at Kroger and Wal-Mart. So while it may "peak," that doesn't mean there will be a significant decrease right away. Hope for the best, prepare yourself for the worst.

I am curious about the Easy Pay Program. It states, "When the park reopens, the billing resumes." But 2021 isn't worded in direct reference to the program. Assuming KI makes a similar statement, if they don't open until 2021, will those Easy Pay plans resume then as well?

Granted, as Knott's is a year-round park, KI's could likely have different wording for the Easy Pay Program. But it does give us an idea of how it might be handled for us. This is just speculation, of course.

I've been told that Kroger has still been hiring due to the high demand, but if they adopt something like this (which I assume they will), that probably won't be the case anymore. But I'm also concerned such companies will face lay offs, as well.

Which makes me think this will also impact staffing. Hopefully, I'm wrong about that.