BeeastFarmer Posted November 2 Author Share Posted November 2 To demonstrate the ineptness of KI communications.... Halloween is over. Winterfest is coming. Why are you posting Halloween Haunt makeup tips on November 2nd on your socials? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco2000 Posted November 2 Share Posted November 2 59 minutes ago, BeeastFarmer said: To demonstrate the ineptness of KI communications.... Halloween is over. Winterfest is coming. Why are you posting Halloween Haunt makeup tips on November 2nd on your socials? It's a diversion for the bigger news today 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion742 Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 2022 was my favorite season at KI and CF overall. They ran the parks so well. It felt like CF had everything figured out and they were adding a ton of things. All of a sudden this year it has felt to me that something is off. 2023 KI atmosphere was some of the saddest I’ve seen in years. It felt like Paramount days. CF continues to remove things and make budget cuts. It saddens me to see all of the budget cuts and low employee moral has become. I love Kings Island and I have been going for many many years and I know how good the park can be. I just hope Cedar Fair can figure some things out and maybe 2024 and 2025 will be better. I don’t want to hate on Cedar Fair because they really have taken our park to the next level I am just so passionate about KI I just don’t want it to be treated this way. Maybe this Six Flags merger will be a good thing if the parks as a whole make more money so less budget cuts are made. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlentless Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 I feel the budget cuts were made to make the bottom line look better for the merger. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion-XL200 Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 On 11/12/2023 at 3:02 PM, Orion742 said: 2022 was my favorite season at KI and CF overall. They ran the parks so well. It felt like CF had everything figured out and they were adding a ton of things. All of a sudden this year it has felt to me that something is off. 2023 KI atmosphere was some of the saddest I’ve seen in years. It felt like Paramount days. CF continues to remove things and make budget cuts. It saddens me to see all of the budget cuts and low employee moral has become. Same here....though 2023 CP was far more amazing to me than any other park. I agree with you 2022 felt like they really figured it all out. 2023 came around and it was like: "well we made it to #51, that's good enough." I used to love doing a full day at the park...my last visit, I lasted 51 before I was "KI'd out" as @malem would say. I truly can't put my finger on what it was, the atmosphere, the ride operations or the loss of a celebration feeling. I'm looking forward to visiting for Winterfest, trying not to get my hopes up too much. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor.B03 Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 This was definitely a hangover year 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Meyer Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 To me, when Don decided to leave/retire from Kings Island, I found that as a shock. My last few visits seemed a little off just because I noticed Don walking the midways at Kings Island. Other than that, to me Kings Island had a repeat success year of 2022. Just my opinion though. I thought this year was fun for Kings Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion742 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 I don’t know which thread to put this question in so I guess I will here. Does anyone know if every member of your party has to be a member of a coaster club for CoasterStock? I can’t remember. Thank you in advance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeastFarmer Posted November 16 Author Share Posted November 16 21 minutes ago, Orion742 said: I don’t know which thread to put this question in so I guess I will here. Does anyone know if every member of your party has to be a member of a coaster club for CoasterStock? I can’t remember. Thank you in advance. Every year, yes. All attendees must be a card carrying member of an approved club. I wonder if the event will happen next year, and if it does, will it be in high demand? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion742 Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 Did any other parks in the CF chain offer single use FL like KI did this year? I saw them at Orion/Flight of Fear and Diamondback/Mystic Timbers but I didn’t see any at Cedar Point this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion-XL200 Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 23 minutes ago, Orion742 said: Did any other parks in the CF chain offer single use FL like KI did this year? I saw them at Orion/Flight of Fear and Diamondback/Mystic Timbers but I didn’t see any at Cedar Point this year. They were used at CP at all of the major coasters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion742 Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 1 minute ago, Orion-XL200 said: They were used at CP at all of the major coasters. I must have missed them lol. I imagine they will make a lot of money with single use FL at TT2 next year if they decide to add one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco2000 Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 6 minutes ago, Orion742 said: I must have missed them lol. I imagine they will make a lot of money with single use FL at TT2 next year if they decide to add one. TT2 Fastlane line will be 2 hours long 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion742 Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 5 minutes ago, disco2000 said: TT2 Fastlane line will be 2 hours long The regular line will be a walk on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VortexBFForever Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 17 hours ago, Orion742 said: Did any other parks in the CF chain offer single use FL like KI did this year? I saw them at Orion/Flight of Fear and Diamondback/Mystic Timbers but I didn’t see any at Cedar Point this year. California's Great America had it for RailBlazer and (I think) Gold Striker when I went in August. Kings Island also had it for Invertigo and Banshee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted November 28 Share Posted November 28 On 11/15/2023 at 9:47 PM, Shawn Meyer said: To me, when Don decided to leave/retire from Kings Island, I found that as a shock. My last few visits seemed a little off just because I noticed Don walking the midways at Kings Island. Other than that, to me Kings Island had a repeat success year of 2022. Just my opinion though. I thought this year was fun for Kings Island. When Don decided to leave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeastFarmer Posted Sunday at 12:22 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 12:22 PM On 1/6/2023 at 4:48 PM, Orion742 said: The future is looking bright for KI! This post did not age well this season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr0y Posted Sunday at 12:56 PM Share Posted Sunday at 12:56 PM 1 hour ago, BeeastFarmer said: This post did not age well this season. I’m still optimistic for Kings Island. Although we got to experience some woes this season and likely, will next season. Alot of it stems from CF not being financially healthy. Kings Island is now having to pickup some of the slack for the rest of the chain. CP mind you, is in the same boat. Attendance is up and at the end of the day Kings Island is still a very much beloved and desirable park. If CF / SIX went under tomorrow, there would be multiple chains chomping at the bits to get a shot at owning KI. So yes, although things may appear bad now, the future is still looking bright for Kings Island! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnjniehaus Posted Sunday at 01:22 PM Share Posted Sunday at 01:22 PM 23 minutes ago, Tr0y said: If CF / SIX went under tomorrow, there would be multiple chains chomping at the bits to get to shot at owning it. While nobody wants to see an amusement park chain go out of business, this is a great point that Kings Island has a proven history of being a very successful, profitable park and that's thanks to it's unwavering fans who come out to the park each year and have been for multiple generations. Everyone from the enthusiasts to the one time visitors play a part in why Kings Island is such a desirable park and it's true that it would have no problem finding a new owner if the current cedar/six chain went under 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeastFarmer Posted Sunday at 02:00 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 02:00 PM 58 minutes ago, Tr0y said: I’m still optimistic for Kings Island. Although we got to experience some woes this season and likely, will next season. Alot of it stems from CF not being financially healthy. Kings Island is now having to pickup some of the slack for the rest of the chain. CP mind you, is in the same boat. Attendance is up and at the end of the day Kings Island is still a very much beloved and desirable park. If CF / SIX went under tomorrow, there would be multiple chains chomping at the bits to get a shot at owning KI. So yes, although things may appear bad now, the future is still looking bright for Kings Island! I'm ever the optimist. But what corporate did across the chain this year was very short sighted. I guess you take the good with the bad, though. People whine that KI is spoiled and gets everything, but when the cuts come ki was hard hit,, to the point of it not being hidden. Anecdotally, I was at three other cf parks this summer and didn't see visible cuts. But then again, not being a regular there, I couldn't see deets. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBEW_Sparky Posted Sunday at 03:34 PM Share Posted Sunday at 03:34 PM 1 hour ago, BeeastFarmer said: I'm ever the optimist. But what corporate did across the chain this year was very short sighted. I guess you take the good with the bad, though. People whine that KI is spoiled and gets everything, but when the cuts come ki was hard hit,, to the point of it not being hidden. Anecdotally, I was at three other cf parks this summer and didn't see visible cuts. But then again, not being a regular there, I couldn't see deets. The people that do the most whining are usually WoF, ValleyFair, or MA fans who don't understand WHY KI (and CP) are "spoiled" and don't understand that a park has to make money to take money, and there is a GOOD reason it had been 14 years since WoFs last coaster, and 16 and counting for Valleyfair's last in Renegade. To your point, we noticed the cuts a lot more than any of those three I mentioned did, which is a little downside of being a regular at a park that is performing and operated properly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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