Scooter4Ever Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 While these are only estimations, looks like PKI had a strong summer. From Columbus Dispatch: Ohio’s two major theme parks had very different results. Attendance at Cedar Point bucked the national trend, falling 4 percent to 3.2 million from 3.3 million in 2003. Cedar Point spokesman Bryan Edwards attributed the decline to poor weather and the park’s introduction of the Top Thrill Dragster ride in 2003, which boosted attendance that year. Meanwhile, Paramount’s Kings Island’s attendance increased 7 percent to 3.5 million as it introduced Crocodile Dundee’s Boomerang Bay Water Park Resort. link to complete article: http://www.dispatch.com/business-story.php...-02.html&chck=t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleHenry Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 WE'RE #1!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great America Guy Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Ahhh, Cedar Point is whipping out the ever popular Six Flags weather excuse, although it may be true to some extent. It was a rather crappy summer. But then again, PKI is up 7%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 I think alot of this has to deal with just more than new water slides. I think the fact that, the market is iffy at best, more people are staying closer to home for family vacations. PKI is within 2 hours of 6 decent sized cities being: Indianapolis, Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton, Louisville & Lexington. It is not a total surprise that attendance is up. Cedar Point can say whatever they want, but I think its more than just rides and slides, that are having the effect on the amusement parks. PKI has a much better location than CP, not on a lake, and even though it is landlocked, still has lots of space, a much nicer feel with shade trees and such, and centrally located to the above cities in 3 states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB_TOM Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Wait, PKI landlocked? Last time I checked they could easily mirror the park and then be landlocked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabloRM Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Well that Parade brought in a lot of extra people, which is good. They wouldn't bring it back if it didn't bring in people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Best-Attended 2004 1.Magic Kingdom Walk Disney World - 15.1 Million, 8% increase 2.Disneyland Anaheim- 13.3 million 8% increase 3.Epcot at Walk Disney World- 9.4 million 9% increase 4.Disney MGM Studios Orlando- 8.2 million 5%increase 5.Animal Kingdom Orlando- 7.8 million 7% increase 6.Universal Sudios Orlando- 6.7 million 14% increase 7.Islands of Adventures in Orlando- 6.3 million 13% increase 8.Disney's Californa Adventure- 5.6 million 3% increase 9.Seaworld Orlando- 5.6 million 4% increase 10.Universal Studios Hoolywood- 5 million 8% increase 11.Adventuredome Las Vegas 4.4 million 2% increase 12.Busch Gardens Tampa Bay 4.1 million 5% increase 13.SeaWorld San Diego, 4 million, flat 14.Knotts Berry Farm , 3.5 Million , 3% increase 15.Paramount's Kings Island 2.5 million, 7& increase 16.Paramount canada's wonerland 3.4 million 30% increase 17.Cedar Point 3.1 million 4% decrease 18. Money's Piers 3.1 million 4 % decrease 19. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk 3 million , flat 20.Six Flags Great America 2.8 million, flat As you can see the coasters don't always matter. Source Cincinnati Enquier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
familyman Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Just goes to show ya that you can build those hyper coasters but they don’t always come. Or you can go with great theming and pack em in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 100% argrees. I dont think any of the top 10 have a hyper coaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italianchef Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 It seems that PKI had an awesome year. I'd like to congratulate the staff on it. Have a great off season! Italian Chef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Paramount did good in genral. PCW 30% All cause of the stupid looking flier I bet too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italianchef Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Yes Paramount did better. Notice that together, Disney and Universal Studios dominate the top 10. PKI should strive to be more like them. And with the Nickelodeon Parade, CDBB and TIJ....it is! Have a great off season! Italian Chef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Yes it seems to me the trend is going with theming than thrills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Rider Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 sometimes i think theming is good, but you dont go to a park to look at stuff, especially if you pay 60 bucks to get in... there should be COOL rides, not a flume that takes an hour... and no big drops... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIBeast Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Actually, I don't think PCW's jump in attendance was truly that high. I have read elsewhere that figures from some of the parks were reported incorrectly in 2003 which affected the attendance figures for 2004, hence the huge jump. On a side note, I'd like to know where all this shade supposedly is at PKI. It must be anywhere but ride queues cause there's none there except Delirium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Yea I think that your right becuase I 30& increase in one year seems a little much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Rider Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Actually, I don't think PCW's jump in attendance was truly that high. I have read elsewhere that figures from some of the parks were reported incorrectly in 2003 which affected the attendance figures for 2004, hence the huge jump. On a side note, I'd like to know where all this shade supposedly is at PKI. It must be anywhere but ride queues cause there's none there except Delirium. TRTR, Face/Off, Beast, Drop Zone, Racer, Vortex... hmm, need i say more? isnt there some at the viking ship? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delirium13 Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Actually, I don't think PCW's jump in attendance was truly that high. I have read elsewhere that figures from some of the parks were reported incorrectly in 2003 which affected the attendance figures for 2004, hence the huge jump. On a side note, I'd like to know where all this shade supposedly is at PKI. It must be anywhere but ride queues cause there's none there except Delirium. The big outside section of TR:TR is shaded most of The Beast que is covered same with Racer. Most of Vortex's que is also shaded. I can't of anymore right now, I'm kind of out of it today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdime Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Did all of the Paramount parks offer some kind of 2 for 1 ticket deal? I wonder how this played into the attendance spike. I do remember how the crowds showed up for the season when our waterpark opened. Huge hit! I only wish that PKI could add a little to BB each year, Kinda like Holiday World generally does. It's nice to see PKI leading the seasonals again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Snapper Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 I think its great that we lead in attendance! Way to go Pki! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Actually, I don't think PCW's jump in attendance was truly that high. I have read elsewhere that figures from some of the parks were reported incorrectly in 2003 which affected the attendance figures for 2004, hence the huge jump. On a side note, I'd like to know where all this shade supposedly is at PKI. It must be anywhere but ride queues cause there's none there except Delirium. The big outside section of TR:TR is shaded most of The Beast que is covered same with Racer. Most of Vortex's que is also shaded. I can't of anymore right now, I'm kind of out of it today. wait Vortex barley even has a que. All it has is that little thing up and that little walkway. I dony even what th think what it looked when it first opened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastbuzz Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 I'd like to congratulate the staff on it. why don't you bake us a cookie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejoker8388 Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 "I dony even what th think what it looked when it first opened" Huh???? I agree though that rollercoaster don't always bring in the most people. If any of you know what Santa Clara Beach Boardwalk looks like you'll know what I mean. It only has 2 small looking coaster if I remember right and both look like something you'd see at a fair. Besides that it has a log flume and maybe 3 or 4 flats. The most famous thing is a carosel. However, the scenery around the place is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastbuzz Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 yea i been there. dipper is a bad ass ride i dont care how old it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejoker8388 Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 Yea, I didn't know that Santa Cruz got so many people. I guess this year they're installing a launch tower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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