coasterdime Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 I received a survey invitation tonight about the feasability of a lifetime pass. The park (PP Headquarters) is considering the idea. They wanted to know what a lifetime pass would be worth to me. What do all of you think? I visit parks all over the country every season, and still save the most time for PKI. I have passes from all of the chains, but managed to use my pass 60+ times last season. How does one put a dollar amount on that? How much would you pay? Do you think it is a good idea? The park also touched on what I (or any survey taker) felt were the park's strengths and weaknesses. Pretty neat survey, all in all.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mars1825 Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 I got the same survey too. I think I would buy the lifetime pass but I'm not really interested with the passes that you can only use in certain months. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbilly Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 sure! I would buy a lifetime pass to PKI anyday. Don't really care what the price would be, it would be a home away from home, except with a lot more people and coasters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielRadsgrl Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 WOW a lifetime pass that would be like the coolest but like everyone else I have no clue how much like $300 for 2 I dont know Im only 14 so i have no clue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 I took it too...I thought the lifetime pass was a great idea. With inflation and all...I also wasn't to keen to limited month passes. Or the limited days. Out of all of them, the after 4pm was the most interesting.It was a fun servery, but it wasn't my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pki_guy Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 I also took the survey. I thought the lifetime pass was cool... But im not sure about the "monthly" passes. I like to draw out my trips over the summer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanner Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 I doubt we will ever see a lifetime season pass. That would be a complete loss on money from admissions. Hell people could buy it, use it twice a year and have it for the rest of their life without paying a penny, after the first year. PKI would be down big time unless the pass cost a fortune to buy in the first place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbilly Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 wow that's a great point. I doubt we would see one also, it would kill the park drastically with admissions. It still would be cool though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italianchef Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 I doubt we will ever see a lifetime season pass. That would be a complete loss on money from admissions. Hell people could buy it, use it twice a year and have it for the rest of their life without paying a penny, after the first year. PKI would be down big time unless the pass cost a fortune to buy in the first place. I fully agree with Tanner. No disrespect to whomever thought of the idea of a "lifetime season pass"....but it's stupid. First of all lets look at the cost. A season pass costs around $80 now. So, if they want to issue a "lifetime pass"....they would have to factor at least 20 years - that would make the cost around $1600. How many people can clam out $1600 at once - and I think that $1600 would even be too cheap. So, very few people could afford it anyway Second - what if they did make it cheaper - like $400. They would be LOSING big money. In the first 2-3 years PKI would reap huge profits from sales of lifetime passes. Then after the enthusiasts stop buying passes..........fewer revenues would flow into the park. People who buy season passes yearly would no longer need to. Third.......regardless of cost of lifetime season pass.....the park will make less money than it does with annual season passes. How will they make up the loss? Probably by increasing food and drink prices. That would turn people off - especially the people who make day and annual trips to the park. Hence, they may choose a different park. In conclusion, from the economic standpoint PKI would lose lots of money with a lifetime pass and should scrap the idea. As a park enthusiast the idea appeals to me. However, as a businessman - I would hate to see PKI make such a financially disastrous mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt3224 Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 I agree.... The pass would have to be VERY expensive to be worth it to the park and it still wouldn't be worth it for them. I think it is best to keep it the way it is and sell passes every year, but I think that they should sell the Gold passes for a shorter period of time.... that way it makes the Gold pass truly "Exclusive", not everyone who buys a pass before the middle of May! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPcobra Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 a lifetime pass would suck what if you lost it whatever the price was would murder your account in the bank also if you had a big family that would make your life miserable if you bought it and the admissions would be terrible at paramount parks they would only make big bucks one year and then the next years they would suffer entirly in money. Sry but its the stupidest idea i have ever heard of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 There was the question on how much would you pay for a lifetime pass to PKI? (On a drop down menu) And it only went up to $300.00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Picard Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 This is how they would make money doing this They could sell the pass for 1000 then put that in a I bond or other investment that is at 4.66% now. Then in 10 years it would be 1,592 Divide by it by 10 years = 159 per year thats 2x as much as a 1 year pass over 10 years. They could even sell it as low as 550 and still make as much money as now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPcobra Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 i don't know about you u but personally i don't wanna waste my money on one park pki is my favorite park but in my case my family if i were younger would cost 6,000 dollars. Thanks but no thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_Plummer Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 I wonder if this old thread could come back! I do wonder how much a lifetime pass would cost now that Cedar Fair owns the park, or if they would be given out if an "accident" happened on a ride lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razmataz99 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 ^How on earth did you ever find a thread this old? What were you searching for anyways? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Interestingly, it appears Cedar Fair has only registered "Cedar Fair Entertainment Company" as a trademark, not just Cedar Fair. That registration may or may not cover Cedar Fair used alone. Anyway, it should still be capitalized, especially on this board. I doubt Cedar Fair will sell lifetime passes. SiriusXM Radio wishes they had not sold so-called lifetime subscriptions. And if lifetime passes resulted as part of the aftermath of a ride accident, it would only be after some time. Offering such a thing at the time of an accident could have all kinds of consequences...including being later interpreted as evidence of fault. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanofFirehawk Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 If I have learned anything from Parks and Rec is that saying sorry admits fault and makes them liable for what happened, Cedar Fair doesn't want that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Please, no. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Perhaps a contest prize? Enter to win a lifetime Platinum Pass? I'd enter that contest! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopan Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 11 years...thats got to be a record on here. And that was NOT a challenge lol. edit woot 300 posts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Nope. Not a record. Not even close... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcwizard13 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 ^ How would that not be a record? The site started in 2003. It's 2014. Eleven years is the biggest bump possible. ( Unless, of course, you are referring to something entirely different and are about to make me feel stupid.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB1 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I'm sorry to burst your bubble here, but one cannot get a, "PKI Lifetime Pass", Cedar Fair Entertainment Company does not operate under that name, and I would find it hard to believe that they would do such a thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryoj Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I'm sorry to burst your bubble here, but one cannot get a, "PKI Lifetime Pass", Cedar Fair Entertainment Company does not operate under that name, and I would find it hard to believe that they would do such a thing. You miss the fact that this post is 11 years old? When it was made there still was a PKI and Cedar Fair would have had no say on this subject. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB1 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I'm sorry to burst your bubble here, but one cannot get a, "PKI Lifetime Pass", Cedar Fair Entertainment Company does not operate under that name, and I would find it hard to believe that they would do such a thing. You miss the fact that this post is 11 years old? When it was made there still was a PKI and Cedar Fair would have had no say on this subject. Yet, you miss the fact that the post that I made today was filled with satire and pun? BB1, a man of natural time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Well, Cedar Fair could give out a "PKI Lifetime Pass" and since PKI is no longer an actual thing, it would basically amount to a worthless piece of plastic. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIfan73 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 It's definitely the off-season. I was reading some old threads just last night, and came this close to replying to a certain one and bringing it "into the future". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopan Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 ok so what is the tread brought back after the longest time?my curiosity has peaked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWC2003Amy Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I honestly think a 2-3 year pass sounds better. Because what happens if I move to California in two years unexpectedly. I would be out some cash Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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