BeeastFarmer

My sister, brother in law and niece bought season passes this year, in June, on a whim. Now, they want gold passes for 2016. I want to buy them for Christmas presents when I am at KI on Sunday Nov 1. 1. Can I do this without them present. 2. Do they need to be linked to their 2015 season passes? 3. In 2016, on their first visit--if they keep the receipt, will season pass processing reimburse that parking fee? Lastly, a question about my pass. I'm upgrading to platinum for 2016. Can I go thru season pass processing this weekend? There is an off chance I will be able to go out west before KI opens in the spring, and if I can visit Knott's I'd like to.

Anyone care to conjecture about Haunt on Saturday night? I'll be coming up after work, so it will be a the end of the night, probably around 10:30. Besides a ride on The Beast and Diamondback, any suggestions on a specific Haunt t try out?

I agree. But, a company is made of the employees. Yes, the food service speed is terrible. We have discussed that ad nauseam here. But in the end, I chose to renew my food plan because of smiling faces. Just like I got a gold pass in '14 and '15 and a platinum pass for '16. The employees made a difference. My last year as a pass holder was in '09 and I left because of terrible customer service. Something has changed in those five years. Maybe one day I'll go back to Disney. I'm sure to have fun. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk

Interesting, Rollernut. I have never been to Carowinds. But I am planning on a visit in 2016. In 2014, the level of customer service was what wowed me back to Kings Island. I had let my season pass expire for a few years and went once or twice. In May 2014, a friend I went on a Thursday in May...a very cold, rainy, miserable day. Every employee went out of the way to make us feel welcome. In 2015, almost every contact with a park employee has been positive. A couple surly food service employees, but ride ops, sweeps, guest relations, everyone has been attentive, cheerful and positive. I have only been to Disney once, when I was 5 years old, so I have no basis of comparison, but I am satisfied with the customer service at Kings Island. Will be interesting to see how it is at other CF parks next year.

Maybe they are using a different paint? Maybe not? T3 has been red for over a year now and still looks nice, as of my last visit during the state fair. Although, I would have liked to see a contrasting color...

I do kind of like getting reminder emails about my photos from last year. I guess if I really wanted the memory but didn't want to pay park prices, I could just look at the email.

Annoying? Yes. Going to sour my day? No. Sometimes when I go with a friend, we will stop for the photograph and do something really silly. Other times, we will split at the entrance and act alone until we are past the photogs. Other times, it is really nice to be alone.

(Insert Michael Scott quote)

Looking forward to our Kroger purchased trip in'16. Lord willin' and the creek don't rise.

He who holds the the Key to the Kingdom calleth the shots, plebianans be darned! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk

On this we agree, The Interpreter: The park needs some solid improvement in marketing and public relations.

The same lad who is "a true professional?"

The pictures I have seen show that the ride has steel track, steel ledgers and metal bents. Mr. Mulcahy ( I think) had stated that it would have wood ledgers, but RMC corrected that via the Facebook discussion that and the pictures back this up. Therefore, I, in my limited knowledgebase, classify this as a steel coaster. Or a plastic coaster if I follow Jeff Gramke's line of thinking.

I live in a rural area and drive about an hour to work early in the morning. This week, from my house to work, I counted 8 road killed raccoons. At the farm, the coyotes have been going crazy lately. Like waking me up with the windows closed crazy.

Like I said I am no expert, just looking at the info presented. Adventureland has a swing ride named The Storm Chaser. Kentucky Kingdom is opening a roller coaster named Storm Chaser. KK has the ™; AL does not. Not being in the same geographic area and not being the same type of ride; I am doubtful there will be any problem. But if there is, there are folks that can handle it. I just want to ride the coaster!

I am not an expert in trademark law, but KK's Facebook page photos has Storm Chaser with the ™. Adventureland does not have this ™ and calls their giant swing The Storm Chaser. I'd assume the ™ is for the name of the roller coaster, but maybe it is for the logo? Will be interesting to see how this plays out, or if it really is an issue.

I was under the impression that KI was was the exception, rather than the rule, with speed of food service. Am I wrong? It will be interesting to see for myself next season with the Platinum pass...Lord willing and the creek don't rise.

I don't have a problem with the food or service per se....the food is a good value and the front line employees are generally upbeat and friendly. It is the speed of service and the perceived lack of urgency by the back line employees (and sometimes the front line employees) that I have an issue with.

I am personally a fan of what the top management is doing in the company. Besides slow food service, most of the times, I have had the best 30 (or so) days of my life ever with friends, family and myself in this and last season at Kings Island. Whatever training or incentives they offer to front line employees is working, because they are great.

Great video! At the beginning of the video, when you are walking toward the Banshee (around the :50 mark)--is that a version of the music they used to play on first lift hill of The Beast?

And maybe even 1980's cleanliness, which was when I was involved in Scouting.

I am hoping the chain will gather info from these camping experiences this summer and offer it again next year, but taking into account what they learned. As for me, a weekday event is great since I work every weekend. They really need to have shower options available-not everyone is local. In August, after spending more than 8 hours in the park, I am ready for a shower when I get home at 130 am--so if I spent that amount of time in the park on Thursday, overnighted, then spent some time in the park Friday, I would feel terrible and I would feel bad for anyone who was with me. (Gone are the days of Boy Scouting, adult life is different than early teenage life)

Thanks to Facebook timeline a couple of days ago, I was reminded of my #kiworstday. It was in 2010 and I did not get a gold pass again until 2014, when the employee interactions caused me to fall in love with the park again, In 2010, during the day on Saturday, I had to wait 45 minutes for a Coke at one of the mobile carts. We gave up after a The Beast ride and went to Olive Garden.

I'm ok with the food and merchandise on I Street. I'm even ok with the food choices in the Festhaus. I would like to see some German theming put back into the area formerly known as Octoberfest and different music on I-Street.

I'd be fine with a clean fountain and returning I - Street to more international flavor with the music. Is it just me, or did the fountain of my youth have a more "flow" to it--like they would build up to a full plume and die back down again to a very small trickle? And Asian/Italian/American food at the Festhaus? Finally, for the love of amusement parks...please return the Coney Mall sign to the area formerly known as Coney Mall.