stashua123 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Okay this might answer our question about the weight limit. Comment from KK about the Flying Scooters weight limit "It is actually 340 lbs per car. A larger person can ride alone, or a larger and smaller person can ride together as long as the combined weight does not exceed 340 lbs per car." 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 170 pounds is the industry accepted standard for an average rider (who, by the way, is considered to be an adult male). 340 pounds is the typical two adult males. I highly doubt the accuracy of this statistic nowadays. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 ^Yup...I mean I push 190 myself, could I get down to a lean 160 again sure..Buuuut I like the occasional Crab Rangoon and Great Lakes Brew 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterMyths79 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Here's a pic of Lightning Run being topped off, provided by the park itself! The link: https://www.facebook.com/kentuckykingdom 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoF96" Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Just a reminder that today is the last day to take advantage of the season pass for $59.95! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoraX Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I really wish I could buy a season pass. It's probably not going to happen this year, but still hoping for a trip this summer. On our way to the Louisville area last night, I only saw one billboard for Kentucky Kingdom. I was driving and ended up slowing down behind slow drivers or I really would not have even noticed it. I really was hoping they would have been all over the place and more visible. Maybe I was just not paying attention. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 So the Huntington, WV newspaper today runs its annual the parks are opening article. This year, it includes the Kingdom: http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/briefs/x571848411/Regional-amusement-parks-set-to-open-for-the-season-soon Unfortunately for Mr. Hart, the Kingdom it includes is at Myrtle Beach! Great PR job there yet again, Mr. Hart & Co. (Note that Ashland, KY is part of the Huntington-Ashland metro. Skipping the HD for press releases is a major, glaring error) 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieseltech20 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 The word is spreading, I have seen Billboards and TV spots. The wife has been asked by several friends if we will be purchasing passes. She politely tells them that while we will be visiting the park this season it will most likely be a one time thing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sccard01 Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 The word is spreading, I have seen Billboards and TV spots. The wife has been asked by several friends if we will be purchasing passes. She politely tells them that while we will be visiting the park this season it will most likely be a one time thing. It like a punch... Exac.....okay, just right now at this moment an advertisement just pop up on my TV set that today was the last day to Get a pass at 59.99 before they go up to 99.95 tomorrow But it is like a punch...exactly two month before the park opens we start seeing discriptive ads everywhere, and I bet this is only a teaser of what is to come... I was suprise to see that the news has made it down to Alabama http://www.wtvy.com/news/morningshow/headlines/Kentucky-Kingdom-Nearly-Ready-to-Reopen-254677951.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortex lover Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I just bought my season pass also there flying eagles might be snapple!!! Photo credit:Kentucky Kingdoms Facebook page Sent from my iPhone using... You get the point 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomTheater Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 So the Huntington, WV newspaper today runs its annual the parks are opening article. This year, it includes the Kingdom: http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/briefs/x571848411/Regional-amusement-parks-set-to-open-for-the-season-soon Courtesy of Kings Island Kings Island's Red Racer will give its 100 millioneth ride in 2014. So the Herald Dispatch knows the 100 millionth rider will choose red? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark6495 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Maybe the new marketing campaign will be to get people to travel 9 hours to visit the park. I mean since its being picked up by an AL station located in the middle of no where AL. The word is spreading, I have seen Billboards and TV spots. The wife has been asked by several friends if we will be purchasing passes. She politely tells them that while we will be visiting the park this season it will most likely be a one time thing. It like a punch... Exac.....okay, just right now at this moment an advertisement just pop up on my TV set that today was the last day to Get a pass at 59.99 before they go up to 99.95 tomorrow But it is like a punch...exactly two month before the park opens we start seeing discriptive ads everywhere, and I bet this is only a teaser of what is to come... I was suprise to see that the news has made it down to Alabama http://www.wtvy.com/news/morningshow/headlines/Kentucky-Kingdom-Nearly-Ready-to-Reopen-254677951.html Not that surprising. It was a 20 second voice over. No Sound on Tape. Both stations (the AL and the original footage state in KY) are CBS stations. This means they share a news feed channel. WLKY (the Kentucky station) shot the video and wrote the voice over piece. They then uploaded it to the feed channel for any other CBS station that wants to use it. How do I know this? Well the WTVY (AL station) put up a marker showing where they got the footage (WLKY). Soooo probably not so much as a station needing to add some filler. Sorry to burst the bubble there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sccard01 Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 I knew that. That is how basically all news get out. it was not a voice over btw. But still, news traveling is a positive thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark6495 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Actually it was a Voice Over. It started with a stand up then cover video was played while he voiced over the video. Take it from me who spent almost 10 years in and around TV/Radio stations. Dont confuse news traveling with extra stories. News traveling would be an article talking about summer destinations and KK is mentioned among others. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterOhio Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I might go to KK this year sometime, maybe in the later future. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sccard01 Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 I have been living in Kentucky my whole life and just moments ago I have seen, for the first time, a television advertisement that had solely focused on Dollywood and their new family coaster. "FOR THE FIRST TIME". I have seen ads with clips of Dollywood that focused on gatinlinburg, but not Dollywood alone. I wonder if this had anything to do with Kentucky Kingdom reopening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Louisville is a primary market for Dollywood. They have advertised to the Louisville market for many years, just as Holiday World markets in Nashville. Just as when you buy a car you suddenly see more of that type of car on the highway, your heightened sensitivity to park advertising has made you more aware of the Dollywood ads. And, there's a new coaster for Dollywood to market. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcwizard13 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I remember a Wild Eagle billboard facing Fort Washington Way in the middle of downtown Cincy for most of the summer of 2012. They like to reach far, which one would expect when considering their location in the middle of a major tourist spot. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sccard01 Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 Louisville is a primary market for Dollywood. They have advertised to the Louisville market for many years, just as Holiday World markets in Nashville. Just as when you buy a car you suddenly see more of that type of car on the highway, your heightened sensitivity to park advertising has made you more aware of the Dollywood ads. And, there's a new coaster for Dollywood to market. I have never seen billboards advertising this park around the Louisville/Lexington area, and I have never seen a commercial just for Dollywood until yesterday night, and this was in Lexington. As I said previously, I look forwards theme park ads year after year because I love seeing coasters on television. I have never seen an ad for Mystery Mine in 2007 nor Wild Eagle when that ride was introduced just two years ago. Many people around here don't even know what Dollywood is unless they have been to Gattininbrug or is making a trip to Gattlinburg believe it or not. The only parks I see in this area on my television is Disney World, Universal Studios, Holiday World, Kings Island, and Kentucky Kingdom. The only ads I seen for this park is brochures when I go to my parents credit union. Have Kings Island been showing TV ads up north? I haven't seen anything yet down here in Louisville/Lexington. Usually I see heavy advertisement. Maybe it is because I hardly have any TV any more because of school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark6495 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Well it also depends on what channel you are watching. If you are not watching the locals you will not see as many local commercials. The more national the broadcast, the more national the commercials. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sccard01 Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 I've watch a variety of networks my entire life. Local channels from the big four especially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoF96" Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Guys I have some great news! It appears we have about 7 information... I mean Dip n Dots stands for all your future attraction secrets! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 In the Banshee line today, I saw a gentleman wearing a New Kentucky Kingdom shirt. Perhaps a freebie with a season pass purchase from The Jefferson County Amusement Park? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastForever Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 ^I saw that exact same guy. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoF96" Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Not with every pass. They have held several small events at which they give them out as door prizes or I'm sure they can probably be purchased. It may have been someone from the orientation that now works there, they gave several of them out on multiple occasions. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sccard01 Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 Parking passes will now be available. http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2014/04/24/state-fair-board-sell-unlimited-parking-passes/8121683/ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Hallelujah. That's a very good thing. Ten visits to break even. Not good during the fair. A decal (hope it's not required to be on the windshield-- that's illegal in most states and in DC). 80,000 season passes sold. That's very good. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stashua123 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Are you being sarcastic Terpy?^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Nope. Not at all. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stashua123 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Okay just making sure since you usually do not praise Kentucky Kingdom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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