BeeastFarmer

I haven't been able to see the show live, it was not running in May and last week, I just didn't feel like waiting for it as I had a long drive...plus the weather was iffy and I thought they may not fly the drones. I just watched the parks YouTube version of the video and it looks incredible. On this version, though, the drones did not appear bright and it looked like about half were missing...the graphics did not stand out well. My question is: After Snoopy's canoe and before Diamondback, is that an Antique Car or a baby carriage? My observation: the theme is "Under the Stars" but when this show is on, the stars are only beginning to shine. It focuses so much on the night time experience, but that time is very short. I'm not meaning this as a gripe for ten pm closes, but just observing a dichotomy.

Interesting that they have retired the Cedar Fair name but are launching a Cedar Fair website. Also, merch is clearanced for Carowinds and Canada, but nowhere else. Interesting.

What's funny to me is that people still cling to The Italian Job Stunt Track, when it had that name for two years. It's been BLSC for 15. But it will always be The Junkyard Coaster to me!

Many would not like it if they changed The Beast to Goliath or The Racer to The Bosses. They'd still do the same thing, though.

Looks like this has worked. Thank you!

Subjectively, Id rather be balls to the wall the entire ride than have track thrown in . While Fury 325 is a better overall ride than Orion, I prefer Orion's ending instead of Fury's gradual slowdown. Millennium Force is similar in this regard.

It's a stretch to say this is the end of legacy Six Flags IP. Peanuts Worldwide appeared on just about every legacy Cedar Fair URL. And from the very first press release from Six Flags Entertainment Corporation: "ABOUT SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: FUN) is North America’s largest regional amusement-resort operator with 27 amusement parks, 15 water parks and nine resort properties across 17 states in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Focused on its purpose of making people happy, Six Flags provides fun, immersive and memorable experiences to millions of guests every year with world-class coasters, themed rides, thrilling water parks, resorts and a portfolio of beloved intellectual property such as Looney Tunes®, DC Comics® and PEANUTS®." (emphasis mine). Six Flags Entertainment Corporation - Cedar Fair and Six Flags Merger of Equals Successfully Completed, Creating a Leading Amusement Park Operator

Standing at the Kings Island security, I felt a pang of something bittersweet. This was it, my last hurrah before the park became associated with Six Flags. The coasters rattled in the distance, the familiar roar a comforting rumble against the undercurrent of worry churning in my stomach. The day was a whirlwind of nostalgic thrills. I screamed through the inversions on Banshee, relishing the white-knuckled drops and the wind whipping through my remaining hair. I indulged in the sugary sweetness of a blue ice cream, the cold, gooey goodness a perfect counterpoint to the humid summer air. And I was captivated by the mesmerizing dance of colors in the bubble show, even though I wish the Maestro and company were still present, while Hilda Bovine's musical talent echoed in my memories. It is over, Hilda. You've sang. The people in C-suite mentioned the scariest thing. A shadow lingered beneath the surface of the fun. Kings Island, a place woven into the fabric of my summer memories, felt like a patient entering hospice care. The park that once pulsed with youthful exuberance now exuded a sense of uncertainty. Six Flags loomed on the horizon, an enigma wrapped in a coat of roller coasters. Would it usher in a new era of exhilarating rides and dazzling spectacles? Or would it erase the park's quirky charm, turning it into a generic theme park indistinguishable from its brethren? As I left, I stole one last glance back, a silent plea escaping my lips. Please, Kings Island, let your transformation be a paradise, not a purgatory. The park's future hung in the balance, and only time would tell if the metamorphosis would be a glorious ascension or a soul-crushing descent.

Mechanical issues? Staffing? Reduced operating hours? Budget cuts? Failed inspection?

If they are going to do a water park addition for '25, it would be a good opportunity to rebrand it to something more fitting to the area instead of something generic like Soak City or hurricane harbor. But without a total redo, like the 30million redo of the water park at CGA, it likely will remain a generic wasteland of concrete, plastic, germs, human grease and cellulite.

https://youtu.be/ohHJ8pyKofw?feature=shared

New for Grand Carnivale in 2024! Watch our themed international characters roam and sweep trash from the ground! Then, at closing, be amazed when our internationally themed characters push big garbage carriers across the midway! You never know when they will pop from around the corner!

And , in the case with the Cedar Point death, making changes could be seen as admitting fault. I am not an attorney, but I don't think the ones who practice law for Cedar Fair/Six Flags Entertainment Corporation/Kings Island would want to do this.

I think Cedar Fair started doing Six Flags practice last year with reduced staffing, dirtier midways and continued forward to this year with shorter hours, reduced operating days, Sysco "hand breaded" tenders and vastly reduced entertainment options!

Get your Cedar Fair visits in this week. Next week the two Ohio parks will be part of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation! https://www.stocktitan.net/news/FUN/cedar-fair-and-six-flags-announce-the-satisfaction-of-regulatory-lrtrgbwzcksl.html

I think it depends on which version of Paramount you are thinking... Paramount, Viacom or CBS. Viacom and CBS recently reunited and I think Paramount is in play. I think if CBS kept the parks, they would have been degraded and sold off either as parks or as real estate assets . Viacom could have been a viable operator. But in any event, I don't think any of these entities would have held out long term .

It wouldn't help the park that a ride operator was interviewed on two local television stations and said that if someone is determined to go into a restricted area, there is nothing the park can do to prevent it. We all know this is true, but attorneys are trained in the art of word manipulation. This young man should have known better.

There are solutions if the park would investigate. There are machines that automatically make ice, thus reducing the need to ice refills. This would also reduce the risk of contamination. Also, the syrup bags are beginning to get phases out, being replaced by concentrated cartridges, from what I remember, they require changing much less often and are less labor intensive. Not being an expert of course, but I'd conjecture the labor savings from not having to man a drink station would be made up quickly. One person could be assigned an area and rove to ensure things are working. Of course, this is theory world, not reality. That's why I think a trial run would benefit to see if it would work in the real world in the CF, perhaps soon to be Six Flags entity. Finally, I realize Holiday World doesn't really offer "free" drinks. That's s why I used the quotation marks around the word free in my original post.

Anecdotally, Ive seen on social media pages from news outlets where I have lived across the country. Tennessee, Arizona and Idaho have all had Facebook news feed stories. I don't know if they have a segment on the local broadcast. The posts I have seen are from parent companies of the local outlets. I do have friends across the country who know I'm into roller coasters and many of them have messaged me to make sure I'm ok.

They should trial this at a second or third tier park. Say Michigan's adventure or Schlitterbahn. Or throw in just about any six flags park if the merger happens.

I think 1) Raise daily and season pass prices. 2) move to a "free" soft drink model like Holiday World.

For a lighter subject during this tragic time for the park, I am going to share my favorite song to hear in The Shed:

I think our mind plays tricks on us. Almost every letter is in the same order as the ride name. And there is a dark blue background. And the house graphic looks like a roller coaster drop ..in the minds of the enthusiast.

If they follow Cedar Point's lead after the Raptor incident, they will change nothing. It was reported that this park publicly stated they were in state compliance and exceeded industry standards. If they make changes expost facto, and they were in compliance, it implies they were negligent and opens the door to a lawsuit...which we know would be frivolous, but judges and juries might think others. https://www.cleveland.com/travel/2016/02/cedar_point_wont_raise_fence_i.html

I feel terrible for the ride crews and security as they have to deal with it. Can you imagine the feelings of the ride ops when they either saw him break the barrier and then heard about it? Folks are also speaking of the responders. I'm less concerned about them as this is a routine issue for them...not a roller coaster, but they see auto collisions, tractor rollovers, motorcycle and ATV accidents, stabbings, gun shots and burns on the regular. I've taken care of trauma patients in the hospital. Once they've been brought in and it's the same way. You do your job and move on. Unfortunately, there are so many. To release the stress, you vent to your coworkers and some drink.