Cmhornblessed Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Question- How do you think this year for KI compared to previous years? We returned to KI after about 15 years and had a wonderful time, so much so that we bought season passes for next year and are looking forward to it. I have many memories of the park growing up, mostly from the 90's and can compare this year to that time somewhat, but I was curious about what others thought about this year when compared to other years. Though I do not have much in recent years to compare to it seems to me that this year was a banner year with the debut of Mystic Timbers in the spring and then Winterfest in the fall. What are your thoughts? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick44 Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 I can say that CF actually cares about their parks unlike Paramount. The names were better with Paramount but that's about it and we got Top Gun during the paramount years. Thank god for Cedar Fair! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magenta Lizard Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I've been coming to the park again since 2014, after around a fifteen year hiatus. For me, 2017 included a lot of smaller improvements that show they are paying attention to what park visitors want or need. I feel like food service got up to speed and quality a lot quicker in the season than in the previous two years that I had dining. The all-season disposable cup plans have been a useful perk. Winterfest was clearly fantastic, and included at least a temporary reopening of the International Restaurant. Soaring instrumentals returned to International Street. The new smokehouse had fantastic food that made me walk all the way over to the waterpark and back just for lunch because it was worth it. And of course, there was Mystic Timbers. I can't say enough good things. It fits in so beautifully to the area, and already feels like it belongs there. It fills out the important niche of coasters in between kiddy and high-thrill for the park. And it is just so much fun! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Agree with @Magenta Lizard about the park listening to their guests. Several things that have been talked about here on KIC and I am sure taken to guest services at the park have been fixed, worked on or tweaked. There is always room to get better, but we can obviously see an effort over the past 10 years with Cedar Fair. Just a few that come to mind. Drink Cup plan Food Service improvements Winterfest Ride installs Blacktop to Pavers More theming on new installs 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick44 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Not to mention The type of things to come to Ki that we see in other CF parks. Giga coasters, RMC hyper hybrids and Strata Coasters. With the space / land that KI has the sky is the limit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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