soke81 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Me and my family visit Kings Island once a year, last year we bought the Fast Lane and now will never visit KI without it. This year we are visiting on 07/04 or 07/05, and trying to get our four Fast Lane passes ASAP as these dates will be popular. I contacted the park about when they will go on sale twice and got the same answer, "we have no idea".........REALLY!!?? Its a month away from opening day and they have no idea? To me this makes KI seem unorganized for a major theme park. When we go to Disney they always have at least a tentative date for everything. Anyway, just wandered if anyone on here has heard anything about an on sale date. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Welcome to KIC! Kings Island most likely will start selling Fast Lane once the regular season starts on April 18th. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaiderFTW Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Welcome to the site! That's actually a really good question. I do wonder if they're hesitating to make Fast Lane purchasable online to avoid selling out too far in advance of opening day, what with Banshee opening and all. I don't know if that actually is the case or not. I guess your safest best would be to keep in contact with the park as opening day gets closer to see if any information becomes available. I'm actually somewhat in the same boat with you, as a matter of fact. Carowinds hasn't made any Fast Lane information available for a future visit I'll be taking, and their opening day is a week from Saturday. Hm... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Pricing and details may still be being developed. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevKenny Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 I too am a fan of Fast Lane, so much I cashed out for 5 different people between 2 KI & 3 CP trips last year. Skipping a 2 hour line for Raptor made my sister and brother in-law believers. Probably gonna get + next year whenever I make down for Banshee All hail Fast Lane. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 On a related note, this page does not label Banshee as being part of Fast Lane at all. I see two possibilities: 1. The page simply hasn't been updated (which, as Terpy pointed out, could be because they are still working out details), or 2. Banshee will not have Fast Lane this year. #1 is more likely IMO, but #2 is still possible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malem Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 There's a huge demand for Fast Lane, and it's a major revenue source for the park. It will certainly be available for Banshee, most likely as Fast Lane Plus. Pricing, tier(s), and ride line-ups have yet to be announced for Fast Lane at Kings Island in 2014. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWAddington Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Banshee shouldn't be on FL+ for the same reason why Gatekeeper was removed from FL+. It will be a people eater! Save the plus for low capacity rides! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterOhio Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Banshee should be on the list of rides for 2014 that has Fast Lane, Reason being is because there is a Fast Lane, line in the blueprints. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortex lover Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 I bet Banshee will be FastLane Plus Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 We dont know yet if Banshee will be as large of a people eater. We have yet to see the ride run three train op without a block brake.. Hoping for the best but we will see..other rides thought they could run three train op well..See Mantis, Corkscrew, etc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adventuro Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 It has been stated that Banshee and Firehawk are Fast Lane Plus this year, with Beast returning to regular Fast Lane. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 It has been stated that Banshee and Firehawk are Fast Lane Plus this year, with Beast returning to regular Fast Lane. Where was that stated? I don't remember it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Don mentioned it in the recent Coaster Radio video but it's not set in stone yet 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adventuro Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 It is set in stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Where exactly is your knowledge regarding that 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 It is set in stone. In Mason? Terp, who knows a stone mason. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adventuro Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Trust in my knowledge. It is set in stone, and that is that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I think they should have the lowest capacity rides for Fast Lane Plus, Firehawk and maybe Flight of Fear, or Backlot. But I have also heard Plus will be Firehawk and Banshee this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBlade21 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 It probably will be Banshee and Firehawk on Plus for 2014. Firehawk because its capacity is terrible and Banshee because it is new (*sparkle *sparkle). I can see them moving Banshee down to regular for 2015 and placing Flight of Fear on Plus (On a side note - forget renaming AZ, rename X-Base to "Low Capacity Central"). CP had Gatekeeper on its Plus rotation for 2013 but for 2014 Plus includes Maverick and TTD. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APE Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I figured I would ask this here. The wife and I are going to Cedar Point May 31st for the first time in three years. Thats a long stretch for us. Ive never used Fast Lane at any park but we will only be there one day and I'm considering it. So the questions I have are: 1. Does the allotment usually sell out on a Saturday and if so how quickly? 2. How crowded do you think this date will be considering it is not the holiday weekend? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantisMan Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I figured I would ask this here. The wife and I are going to Cedar Point May 31st for the first time in three years. Thats a long stretch for us. Ive never used Fast Lane at any park but we will only be there one day and I'm considering it. So the questions I have are: 1. Does the allotment usually sell out on a Saturday and if so how quickly? 2. How crowded do you think this date will be considering it is not the holiday weekend? For what it's worth....we are going this year and plan to purchase them for a Monday. Not sure how fast they sell out but I won't buy them in advance in case of weather conditions. And yes....it's totally worth the price. Makes a visit to the park a complete different experience, IMO. Also.....2014 Fast Lane info for CP has been released. https://www.cedarpoint.com/things-to-do/fast-lane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharleyTheDinosaur Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I'm guessing it will still be pretty crowded even though that's not the holiday weekend this year. Lots and lots of class trips during the week and that'll be the first weekend out of school for a lot of kids. When we have gotten Fast Lane we waited until a day or two before our trip to buy it. That way you can check the weather and make sure it's not going to be a complete rain out type day. My brother and I always get Fast Lane for our one Cedar Point visit a year and have never regretted it. We figure if we're only going once we better make sure we get our fill of rides while we are there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APE Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 $200 for both of us is a lot to spend but I'd also like to get the most rides in for lost time over the last three years. Have either of you had trouble buying the day of? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 APE 1. Never have I seen Fast Lane sell out, especially on a Sat. in May 2. It's a Saturday end of May..it could go either way to an extent, buy your FL in the park if needed, I would never buy it beforehand. But it could be either or. FL is nice, esp if it's a one time trip, not like me where I make three trips in a weekend . We did it during Pointfest because I didn't want to deal with the majority of the Jesusy people in the park that day, they drive me nuts, and make the park ridiculously packed. It's nice to bypass the majority of the line and wait a normal amount of time for a ride you would expect waiting for (60-70min tops) or complete walk on or next cycle wait. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APE Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 We usually do a three day trip when we go however since my son isn't even a year old yet the wife (and rightfully so) is having trouble with the idea of being away from him for a night let alone three. So we are going to be at the park all day Saturday, stay at Sandcastle Suites, then do a few hours Sunday morning before heading home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharleyTheDinosaur Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 The only time we bought the day of was the first year of Fast Lane and it was early in the year so really not that many people knew about it. Last year when my aunt came to town we bought Fast Lane Plus for Kings Island the day before for the Saturday of Independence Day weekend and had no problems. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevKenny Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 If you are used to KI Fast Lane and never experienced CP's, expect a change. CP's Fast Lane integrates you with the regular line at some point doesn't take you directly to the station (much like FoF once you entered the spaceship), the only exception is Maverick, Raptor and maXair. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 It's a mix of both, some rides have you use the exit, or go right to a ride op to get loaded, some major rides merge the line, but usually right before the station skipping the majority of the queue. For instance Magnum gets you to the base of the stairs for FL, Monster gets you right to the platform, and Millie merges prior to the ramp skipping the three queue houses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWAddington Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Never been to Kings Island, do the FL lines go directly to the station and what's their ratio of FL vs regular line? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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