Steph88

I like Busch Gardens' policy- that you can use a GoPro with a special chest strap. A very good compromise. (Although there's already plenty of great, park-approved POVs on youtube done by folks like Theme Park Review. Unless you're riding in the rain or something, the experience will be pretty much the same. I feel like smartphones ruined everything. So many people can't just be in the moment and enjoy things. Edit: Fixed. Thank you.

I still haven't had a chance to ride a WindSeeker because EVERY TIME we have been to KI or CP it's closed for wind. The ride is named WindSeeker! You would think it could stand up to this sort of thing! I love CP and KI equally. They're both wonderful parks with a lot to offer. If I want to take a vacation and get Fast Lane, I'd choose CP (it really is way overcrowded and I don't like 2 or 3 hour lines). If I were to move closer to a park and get a season pass, I'd choose Kings Island.

Newly imposed height restrictions on rides side?

So, I get that they closed the amusement rides side because of money/competition/etc. But I will never understand why they closed the amusement rides side and yet they STILL kept a waterpark open long term. Their only standalone waterpark. In northern Ohio. How does that make any more sense than just keeping the amusement park operational? Why would they pick the waterpark to stay over the rides??

Asking for Twitter feedback is always a bad idea. They'd be better off feeding people the information through youtube videos featuring the animal caretakers. Providing live webcams to prove that they're feeding and taking proper care of the animals. Inviting trolls to comment and criticize on Twitter just draws negative attention to the company.

Cute. I like rides that kids and parents can ride together.

How do they NOT make sure they communicate to employees that the ride is testing and clear the area? Seems like this sort of thing is preventable with just basic communication. I hope he makes a full recovery.

I could see them doing this with Dragon Challenge so that they can operate both trains simultaneously again. But the other rides? A bit odd.

The Vekoma madhouse looks pretty cool, but I kind of want a combination of thrills and theming. Something that has SOME negative G's. (I've never been on this, just researched, so correct me if I'm wrong on that.) I do think it could fit really nicely there though!

I would have loved to experience the park at that time. I love the park how it is now, but if I could build a time machine, that's exactly where I'd go.

Could give it a name and theme with another mythical creature. That'd fit pretty nicely.

You know what might be really cool in here, assuming the height works within the space? http://www.flatrides.com/rides/skywheel.html ^This.

Does anyone know what the final two rides of "Kingdom Seven" are yet? Or were two of the seven things just general improvements to the park?

I couldn't help the curiosity so I did end up searching it last night. That's just awful. It's such a shame that an organization like this is the public face of "animal lovers" when obviously it couldn't be further from the truth.

Cool! Amazon has everything!

I don't take my phone, but my husband takes his in cargo short pockets. Those things are awesome.

If anything I'd say keeping dogs in a (large) cage while you're gone is safest! I think I'll hold off on the google search. Maybe I don't want to know. I'll take your word for it.

How so? I'm not a PETA fan, I like supporting farm sanctuaries and no-kill shelters directly. But I've never heard of PETA killing animals. (Doing other crazy stuff? Yes.)

It destroyed property values in Aurora when it shut down and just was left to sit there and rot. When I lived there in the Six Flags WOA days, my parents, who made about ten times what I make and were in their 40s, probably could not afford a home there. (We rented.) Everything was insanely expensive and the schools were top notch. Now, even I could afford to buy a house there. It went from an upscale community, with people taking out huge mortgages, to people having to sell their homes at rock bottom prices and pay the difference. It's understandable that a lot of people would be upset, even after all this time. I knew animal trainers who worked for Sea World/Wild Life side. When CF purchased the park they had already built a life in the community, and they were forced to relocate to another park and leave their friends and family behind and move really far away. Plus it was a fun thing for kids in the area to do and it kept them out of trouble. Now there's not much in that town for kids to do. That's life. Companies seek profits above all else, they have to. But people are going to be upset about it. I'm still sad about it. And I'm not affected by it nearly as much as the people who have roots and homes in that community. Sometimes I wish it had stayed a small family park, that wouldn't compete with Cedar Point much. Completely different demographic- families with young kids, grandparents and grandchildren- a beautiful small park with a lot of fun rides, not trying to break any records. Something like Waldameer. Now it can never happen. I'm not a huge waterpark person, so I haven't been to Wildwater Kingdom yet. Maybe I'll make a trip there this summer when I visit my grandparents & CP. I don't like slides but I think they have a nice wave pool.