The Interpreter Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Carowinds had a renewal sale through their newsletter for a renewal near that price. Kings Island's Platinum Passes have never been that inexpensive, though the gold ones were. I think last fall I paid $150 or so for a KI Platinum Pass renewal. Fall renewals always cost less than spring ones...and the price may go up again as the season nears/begins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I was able to secure a Platinum Pass renewal for KI back in the fall, for less than $150, but that was a special deal offered on a company buy out day, exclusively for that company buy out day. It shaved $25 off the price the Interpreter mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterGeek101 Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I got a gold pass for 2011 season, can I upgrade that to a platinum so I can go to Cedar Point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I believe that the answer to that question is yes. You will simply have to pay the difference between what you paid for your Gold Pass and what a Platinum Pass is currently selling for. As always, call/ask the park for official confirmation on that though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Yep. You can do so ONLY at the park where the gold pass was purchased. You will pay the then going rate for a Platinum Pass minus what you actually paid for the gold pass. You can NOT do this at Cedar Point in your case, only at Kings Island. (for fairly obvious reasons). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
74Gibson Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I find the best way to renew your Platinum Pass is online with processing at Kings Dominion's opening day:lol: We didn't do automatic renew because it was more expensive. My group also had several glitches processing and KD but staff was amazing. I complimented and thanked them all individually and gave a good report to the supervisor, who was also great. David, hoping for another walk-on opening weekend next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI Kevin Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 So I'm going to be at Carowinds on Saturday, and I still have my KI Platinum Pass from last year. I know Friday is the first day for processing at KI, but it doesn't open til 4 and we'll be long gone by then. Are there ANY deals for renewal that I could get, lower than $165? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 So I'm going to be at Carowinds on Saturday, and I still have my KI Platinum Pass from last year. I know Friday is the first day for processing at KI, but it doesn't open til 4 and we'll be long gone by then. Are there ANY deals for renewal that I could get, lower than $165? No, 165 is the current price for renewal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 I got a gold pass for 2011 season, can I upgrade that to a platinum so I can go to Cedar Point? Last year I had the same exact question and the sure fire answer is yes. I just went to KI on processing days and paid the difference, which I am wanting to say was around 70 dollars. Well worth every 70 extra dollars I spent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIfan1980 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 I was able to secure a Platinum Pass renewal for KI back in the fall, for less than $150, but that was a special deal offered on a company buy out day, exclusively for that company buy out day. It shaved $25 off the price the Interpreter mentioned. The buyout day I go to every year is typically the day to renew - Gold Passes have normally been $20 off the current price. That turned out to be less than $50 this year. I had planned to upgrade to Platinum, but couldn't justify based on that price without firm trip plans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabelogan99 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 What nobody's mentioned yet is that there doesn't seem to be a way to renew your pass even if you paid the renewal price online in December and printed it out. This means that, as it stands right now, every person who went with the Buy Now, Pay Later option will have no other choice but to process their pass at the park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 What nobody's mentioned yet is that there doesn't seem to be a way to renew your pass even if you paid the renewal price online in December and printed it out. This means that, as it stands right now, every person who went with the Buy Now, Pay Later option will have no other choice but to process their pass at the park. If you have the print out then you just have to go to the park and get it processed. Is that what you are talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabelogan99 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 What nobody's mentioned yet is that there doesn't seem to be a way to renew your pass even if you paid the renewal price online in December and printed it out. This means that, as it stands right now, every person who went with the Buy Now, Pay Later option will have no other choice but to process their pass at the park. If you have the print out then you just have to go to the park and get it processed. Is that what you are talking about? Yes, that's what I mean. I just wish there was a way to put in your previous pass information and then put in the number on the barcode from the printout and be able to do it all online. I guess it's not a big deal, though. Hopefully I won't need one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 What nobody's mentioned yet is that there doesn't seem to be a way to renew your pass even if you paid the renewal price online in December and printed it out. This means that, as it stands right now, every person who went with the Buy Now, Pay Later option will have no other choice but to process their pass at the park. If you have the print out then you just have to go to the park and get it processed. Is that what you are talking about? Yes, that's what I mean. I just wish there was a way to put in your previous pass information and then put in the number on the barcode from the printout and be able to do it all online. I guess it's not a big deal, though. Hopefully I won't need one. If you have had a pass last year then all you had to do was go to the instant renewal section and enter the barcode, then pay the fee. As long as you have the printout with the bar code on it then you can get it processed at the park. If you do not want to wait in the processing line then you can get one entry into the park with the print out and then you can wait and spend the day in the park and process before you leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabelogan99 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Thanks for the info. I did kind of forget that I could use it for one entry. Now can I use it to park I wonder...It's not a big deal or anything. Everyone who bought their pass online last winter will I have to do the same thing, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterGeek101 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Now can I use it to park I wonder... Unless something has changed since last year, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabelogan99 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Now can I use it to park I wonder... Unless something has changed since last year, yes. Excellent! I'd really hate to pay for parking, even if I do get my money back later on. When I worked there they had a whole refund process for those coming into the park with their unprocessed parking pass for the first time--they had to pay! I commend Cedar Fair for making some great changes to the process. The pictures that were formerly printed on the passes were terrible, and the machines that did the printing were just as terrible and outdated. Not only do they have a better system now, but I'm sure they saved money--in spite of the fact that they bought brand new cameras for each picutre taking station. I think that the only thing that would give me any sort of concern is the fact that some people might be using the same pass this year that was issued in 2008. Those barcodes do become unreadable after a while, and after taking abuse. (And if you're currently abusing your barcode...STOP!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 I never understood people's obsession with the passes not having their picture on it. There's not much of a point to it since the picture comes up on the screen when it's scanned (and sometimes doesn't, but that's a story for another thread...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 When I pay $145 for something, is it too much to ask that it actually WORK? Thanks to KD, it now does. I have YET to buy a KI Platinum Pass that works properly at other CF parks. Not yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastrider97 Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 My platinum pass has always worked at Cedar Point so I guess I'm just lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron88stang Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 I renewed my pass online last year when they were 69.99. I did not print out a receipt. Should I be concerned? What will I have to go through if it does not work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandsonofBeast Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Please help... I have a 2011 Kings Island Platinum Pass (renewed online from 2010). My wife and son just got their Cedar Point platinum passes processed yesterday (long painful story why we use different parks). So I have the three Platinum Passes, two CP and one KI. I called Kings Island today to try to do the right thing and verify that all three passes would work this Saturday and make sure that they will all work. The lady who helped me was able to verify that my pass is set (the KI one), but that the Cedar Point ones won't come up, "probably just because they are from a different park and we don't have their data". She said "you guys should be fine though". It's been bugging me all afternoon and evening now. I am very worried that one of us is going to get a red X and will be forced to get in the daunting 2-4 hour process line. I don't live close to KI and this Saturday will probably be our only trip there, not to mention my wife made a special trip to CP just to avoid wasting hours in "that" line. Questions: 1) What are the chances we get a red x? - The CP platinum passes will be 48 hours old when we attempt to use them at KI, is the information downloaded (or whatever) every night so that other-parks-passes register? Most important question: 2) If I bring their vouchers (which I made copies of before they went to CP), their order receipts - which show confirmation payment has been "processed and accepted" and an order # - and photo ID's, will this be enough to still be allowed in, without delay, should the dreaded X come up when the platinum passes are scanned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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