Perhaps one reason why parks are throwing pricing integrity to the wind:

http://www.ajc.com/business/content/busine...aces.html?imw=Y

I went to Bob Evans last night-granted this was Saturday, supposedly the busiest day for any restaurant business-and the lot was only half full. My past few trips there it has been dead. What recovery???

Everyone is feeling the pinch, I was at Kings Dominion on a Monday-Tuesday in June but, when I went up the Eifel Tower, the employee parking lot had more spaces filled than the visitors lot. I know the Day was a tuesday and the second week of June but, I was expecting more. Btw we had almost no lines for any of the rides. Volano had the longest line at 40 min. and that was just the one time, the next few times we rode were 10-15 min. Of course I had a great time but the park was real low in attendance and the weather was very nice.

And that is WITH the widely available lower than gate discount admission prices. Just imagine how it would be if Mr. Kinzel had stuck to his what was then usual pricing integrity at the gate.