but they also have the STOP option to remove you so people could join just for the "announcement" and leave after or stay

The option to stop receiving messages is a legal requirement, under the CAN-SPAM Act.

Either way, none of this is related to decoding anything, and as I'm new here I would rather like to avoid the ire of the more estabished members by delving to deeply into the legal ramifications of a topic of small importance.

The park has an opportunity to obtain personal information from thousands of people that can be used to dissiminate promotional material for the park. I would very highly doubt they would use it to discreetly inform guests on a "secret location" as this sets them up for a tremendous embarrassment if very few guests show up. It would be much more likely that media outlets will begin receiving invitations from the park, and a physical clock as well as a digital countdown will inform the proletariat when they should expect an announcement (that's what will happen)

but they also have the STOP option to remove you so people could join just for the "announcement" and leave after or stay

The option to stop receiving messages is a legal requirement, under the CAN-SPAM Act.

Either way, none of this is related to decoding anything, and as I'm new here I would rather like to avoid the ire of the more estabished members by delving to deeply into the legal ramifications of a topic of small importance.

The park has an opportunity to obtain personal information from thousands of people that can be used to dissiminate promotional material for the park. I would very highly doubt they would use it to discreetly inform guests on a "secret location" as this sets them up for a tremendous embarrassment if very few guests show up. It would be much more likely that media outlets will begin receiving invitations from the park, and a physical clock as well as a digital countdown will inform the proletariat when they should expect an announcement (that's what will happen)

i see your point but i was just thinking of this as an idea and it could happen it could not. They said we would be the first to know if we were in the KIClub so i figures it could have something to do with maybe an early announcement before the big one or maybe they text hints as we get closer to the announcement i am pretty sure they will do something with the texting service they set up and if they don't you would have proved me wrong.

Hi everyone, long time reader, even had another username that I've since forgotten the info for. Any way, while perusing visitkingsisland.com I took a look at the Site Map and came across a link that said Gforcify. https://www.visitkingsisland.com/gforcify/ The page doesn't load anything other thank the typical KI menu bar at the top of the page but the Header says "I just g-forcified myself." Is this something that's been used in the past that I've just never noticed and been abandoned or could this be something brand new?

I've never heard of that before.

That is legitimately strange.

Yeah, the link is kind of hidden toward the bottom of the site map page. I thought it was bizarre and that it could possibly be a place holder for 2014. Here's the site map link if anyone wants to look for themselves. https://www.visitkingsisland.com/sitemap

If you google gforcify, you'll get similar results for many other Cedar Fair parks.

Perhaps it's for an upcoming chain-wide advertising campaign?

Perhaps it's for an upcoming chain-wide advertising campaign?

You make a very good point. Upon searching, the same link is on the site map for Cedar Point.

maybe it is an easter egg in the site and just a teaser to get people to go crazy

Gforcify has been there (on the site map) for years. Ever since they released this site format, essentially. It was like the Conjure Evil app on the Haunt site last year. Allow it access to your webcam or provide a picture and it manipulates your mouth to look like you're on a really fast coaster. It basically looks like you're holding a leaf blower to your mouth.

Nothing to see there folks...carry on.

At least it doesn't make your picture look like a cgi guinea pig voiced by Nicholas Cage!

Please pass the whiskey.

I'm old enough, and I think I need a drink.

I just got home from work. It took a whole pack of Marlboro's and 3 shots of whiskey to read what I missed.

Anyways.... I saw bats at work last night. Lots of them! Maybe I was just dreaming but I could of sworn they were screeching like Banshees as they flew off into the cornfield.

They probably had heard about this thread last night.

Two hours till ERT...someone better be there for pics if there is something worth documenting

Meh...I'm about to start my day...not really looking forward to patient care...I have a three day weekend coming up, I'm already mentally checked out haha

They probably had heard about this thread last night.

Yeah I'm pretty sure the word they were screeching was delusional. So you could be onto something there.

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August 3, 9:44:5

You do realize that August 3 is Saturday...IMO, that's some pretty bad PR/marketing to announce a major attraction on the weekend.

How I feel when people keep anticipating something or make crazy speculations...this was a hoot!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKU0wbpPsO0

I should have picked a better night to join KIC...don't lump me in with that crowd, my spelling and grammar is considerably better.

And I'll form coherent thoughts that don't sound like the ramblings of an immigrant

BREAKING NEWS:

I was just taking a look at the Kings Island website and when you type in https://www.visitkingsisland.com/2014, you get the 404 error. Also, https://www.visitkingsisland.com/Banshee gives you the same error. Type in anything else and you get a redirect back to the homepage....look for the 404 error to be replaced with something soon!!!

....le sigh

I get a cumbersome batch of those errors almost everytime I go there lately.

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August 3, 9:44:5

You do realize that August 3 is Saturday...IMO, that's some pretty bad PR/marketing to announce a major attraction on the weekend.

Perhaps season passes for 2014 go on sale on Aug 3, for $94.45

Oh, and the website is working for me, see nothing special up there other than the ticket deal/susan G Komen ad.

This is what happened for Gatekeeper last year, but some of the information wasn't hidden properly and was leaked...

I see what you did there, Thrill Biscuit. **Slow Claps**

Just my way of saying "Welcome to KIC!"

BOT:

I still remember "Good Morning, America" doing its piece on the DB announcement. One commentator quipped "How big do they gotta make these things?" There was some good nationwide exposure during the "rapids" of the 24-hour news cycle. A weekend announcement would seem, therefore, to be reserved for a lesser-anticipated scale of attraction, imho.

I have a guess that they maybe have some kind of a large teaser prop or countdown now sitting in from of the dinosaur as soon as you walk in

I wish I could check, but I live over 300 miles away so I'll just rely on you guys...

would be my guess as well. nothing visable in the parking lot, driving on 71S about 70 mph (obviously not the best vantage point)

Don't use your phone while driving! Somebody could get hurt!

Mer, who couldn't resist giving someone a safety tip.

I have a guess that they maybe have some kind of a large teaser prop or countdown now sitting in from of the dinosaur as soon as you walk in

Thanks for the idea I checked the webcam. Nothing has been placed there yet.