King Ding Dong Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Soak City does not appear to be short staffed in food service at all. Today all drink stands open and well staffed. Food stands all open and moving efficiently with reasonable wait times. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Meyer Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Did the freestyle by the train station open yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ding Dong Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 I haven't seen it open yet. The only drink stations open yesterday were the Freestyle by Hanks, ET and DBack refresh stations, all others closed. Fortunately most of the food lines were reasonable so it wasn't as huge a problem as it normally is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Well, they opened 2 new ones in Rivertown (one by Diamonback and one by LaRosa's) so the one at the train station is pretty much useless. RT doesn't need 3 stations. A bit of oversight by management. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 But what's needed is Freestyle which neither the DB and LaRosa's filling stations do not have. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Meyer Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 23 minutes ago, chugh43 said: But what's needed is Freestyle which neither the DB and LaRosa's filling stations do not have. Exactly! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ding Dong Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 1 hour ago, silver2005 said: Well, they opened 2 new ones in Rivertown (one by Diamonback and one by LaRosa's) so the one at the train station is pretty much useless. RT doesn't need 3 stations. A bit of oversight by management. Especially when Action Zone has 5 major attractions and zero refill stations. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Meyer Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 So with it being close to the end of June, have they opened that Freestyle location yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 It was open this past Saturday.Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magenta Lizard Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 It is currently open 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Meyer Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Yay! The next time I go to Kings Island, I may throw a party! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ding Dong Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Just don't go on the same day I do. I am convinced they close it down as soon as my pass is scanned in at the toll booths. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Not having things open has nothing to do with a conscious decision - it was a result of being short staffed. A few weeks ago they made the starting rate in foods $10/hr and ramped up hiring 15 year olds. Although neither of these is an ideal choice from a business standpoint, it clearly has made a big and positive impact on food stands and drink stations being open. Honestly, I think that a lot of little strides have been made as far as capacity is concerned. Last year I waited in a line that stretched out towards the Action Zone entrance of the Festhaus for Panda. This was about a two hour wait. A few weeks ago, I waited in a similar line for only about 45 minutes. I really think that putting the drinks on the outside as a self-serve has helped greatly. It seems like the bottleneck now is the register system. It seems like the employees get confused and maybe even frustrated at times. Often it takes upwards of 3 to 5 minutes to ring someone out. Fortunately time, experience, training, and maybe a few software tweaks will greatly reduce this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ding Dong Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 8 hours ago, BoddaH1994 said: Not having things open has nothing to do with a conscious decision - it was a result of being short staffed. But how they allocate those limited employees is a very conscious decision. I have certainly seen no shortage of beer stands open with absolutely no lines, while at the same time only 3 drink stands open in the entire park. A conscious decision to not service the commitments they have already made. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 22 minutes ago, King Ding Dong said: But how they allocate those limited employees is a very conscious decision. I have certainly seen no shortage of beer stands open with absolutes no lines, while at the same time only 3 drink stands open in the entire park. A conscious decision to not service the commitments they have already made. I believe at some of the bars they are hired as Bartenders, so that changes things a bit. I'm not 100% sure on this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ding Dong Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 So they hired of bunch of people whose attitude is "That's not my job"? If you can run a register at a shop, food stand, dipping dots stand or whatever you can scan bar codes at a refresh station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Just now, King Ding Dong said: So they hired of bunch of people whose attitude is "That's not my job"? If you can run a register at a shop, food stand, dipping dots stand or whatever you can scan bar codes at a refresh station. I think that is overstating. If the park wanted to move them, they would. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRickster Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 There were posts here that some of the bars were not open during the other times. Also the bartenders are more than likely the ONLY people that are 21+ and can have that location open. You have to weigh not having any beer in the biergarten vs. having an extra cashier at the chicken shack. Something else a lot of people aren't mentioning is that a good chunk of the food locations are not staffed by KI but by outside contractors. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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