Lindner Years

[TheCrypt]

First off, let me be clear: In no way am I trying to sound ignorant. I'm only trying to understand.

Now. There has been a burning question inside me for awhile. I've always wanted to know why. But what was so bad about the Lindner years? Without him, we wouldn't have rides like Adventure Express and Phantom Theater.

Again, just trying to understand.

TheCrypt

[The Interpreter]

Staff reductions. Cost cutting. Park obviously not as clean as before.

Most of all, when his Great American Financial sold to Paramount, he retained all the acreage across the street. Much future expansion room for Kings Island went poof with that.

[KIfan73]

Thanks for that very interesting anecdote! Wonder what could have been?

[markr]

Welcome to KI Central.

[BB1]

Welcome to KIC, the land of magic ponies, that we call unicorns, and the land of BB1, who loves the BB and wants it back as seen below. Basically he did alot of things to the park that i love (I want my PT back!), but he did things that made the park look dingy and basically started to run it to the dirt.

[BB1]

Thanks for that very interesting anecdote! Wonder what could have been?

More magic ponies...

[westcoaster]

Linder was a businessman to, so he took the land across the interstate, but really he helped the park, grow, and he sold for a profit.

[KIfan1980]

He took much more than the land across the Interstate. Do a property search for Great American on the Warren County auditors website and you'd be amazed at what they still own to this day!

[Browntggrr]

Most of all, when his Great American Financial sold to Paramount, he retained all the acreage across the street. Much future expansion room for Kings Island went poof with that.

I have a hard time blaming just Linder with this one.....