IndyGuy4KI Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 https://x.com/KingsIslandPR/status/1809248463458111640?t=e0bpAHZesg5kUNFTqNYPEA&s=01 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco2000 Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 That is an awesome return of a previous event! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmartCat7162 Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 The food options sound really good and promising very exciting to see it back! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr0y Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 Awesome news! The rookie season is over and Chef Perez is taking the gloves off. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool75 Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 Chicken tenders with new sauce. Lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 I'm confused why this would be a thing when they haven't even nailed down the regular food and beverage items yet. Can't help but think of the highly advertised chicken sandwich at Brewhouse that was budget cut after 2 hours but advertised online when purchasing dining plans for weeks after. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion-XL200 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 3 hours ago, CedarPointer said: I'm confused why this would be a thing when they haven't even nailed down the regular food and beverage items yet. Can't help but think of the highly advertised chicken sandwich at Brewhouse that was budget cut after 2 hours but advertised online when purchasing dining plans for weeks after. Maybe it'll be a chef's plate meal! But for real.....I'm wondering how many chef's plates will feature chicken tenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB1 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 I honestly wish they went for a 6 pm start for events like this. I get off at 5 and have a 30 min commute if I work in the office so that would probably put me back to where I wouldn't be able to enjoy the dish. Also, isn't this the first Chef's Plate in forever now? I remember Major making this a big priority but unfortunately, we haven't seen it in a while. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 The last time around, I kind of gave up on it when I saw them cut off the line after 10 people because they were only making 10 of the meals. Even for being "limited", that's not a lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr0y Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 I wont be able to try the Chef’s plate tomorrow, which is a bit of a bummer. But, I hope to see someone here get the chance to try it and post some photos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Looks like they had plenty- it was still available at 5:20ish. I bypassed it since it didn't look very filling and I had a small lunch, but that was a pleasant change over the last time they did it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robintodd Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Went tonight and after a 2 year hiatus the Chef's Plate did not dissapoint! Got in line about 4:45 (line was at the first Starbucks door) and 10 minutes later, the line was to Grain and Grill. I don't like tomatoes but these were very good. The crab cake stole the show and the steak was tender. (The line even started moving 5 minutes early). Chef Perez said they will have one more next Tuesday and that will be it since Carnivale will be starting. (P.S. They have already started decorating for Carnivale!) Kudo's to Chef Perez and the entire Culinary Team. I for one appreciate the effort! Now if I could only get the Merchandising team to make a "Plate like no other" shirt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 13 hours ago, robintodd said: Went tonight and after a 2 year hiatus the Chef's Plate did not dissapoint! Got in line about 4:45 (line was at the first Starbucks door) and 10 minutes later, the line was to Grain and Grill. I don't like tomatoes but these were very good. The crab cake stole the show and the steak was tender. (The line even started moving 5 minutes early). Chef Perez said they will have one more next Tuesday and that will be it since Carnivale will be starting. (P.S. They have already started decorating for Carnivale!) Kudo's to Chef Perez and the entire Culinary Team. I for one appreciate the effort! Now if I could only get the Merchandising team to make a "Plate like no other" shirt While I’m sure it tasted good, that looks like the kind of meal they serve prisoners who are being punished in solitary confinement. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brenthodge Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 44 minutes ago, BoddaH1994 said: While I’m sure it tasted good, that looks like the kind of meal they serve prisoners who are being punished in solitary confinement. Exactly. Who is running food ops? There are so many things they could’ve done this season to minimize the reduction in portion sizes and actually make things “look” upscale. https://a.co/d/0c9xD23O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 3 hours ago, brenthodge said: Exactly. Who is running food ops? There are so many things they could’ve done this season to minimize the reduction in portion sizes and actually make things “look” upscale. https://a.co/d/0c9xD23O Honestly, it feels like the focus is on reducing dining plan usage, and they've totally given up on getting people to pay out of pocket for food. Seems like getting addicted to the revenue from selling cheap passes and dining plans in the fall is catching up with them- it gives me sort of a "pyramid scheme" vibe where it only works as long as enough people keep joining. In this case, they were relying on people to buy dining plans and not use them, and now that stopped working in their favor so they're panicking. I don't think it's a corporate issue, since a lot of these issues don't seem to be the case at other parks. For example, other parks added additional Icee machines to keep up with the demand from the new premium drink plan money grab. KI didn't add a single one, and when people complained, they claimed they would be adding more (which somehow hasn't happened months after the fact) and put up signs pointing out the comically small number of locations that actually carry Icee. How come they could throw together a new "human claw" money grab in only a couple weeks, but the new Action Zone drink stand was aborted half finished and seemingly put off until next year? Coffee tends to be more hit or miss at other parks, but if they're going to carry it throughout the regular season, why have it mostly only available at locations that are never open or open at noon or later? Why are there multiple drink stands that are basically never open, including one of the two Freestyle locations, but the excessive number of bars added this year are seemingly always open? While management at KI was never great, at least it used to not feel like they were openly hostile to people trying to redeem the things they paid for in advance. I really hope there are some major management changes before next season, because I don't think the current atmosphere of ramming through constant new money grabs while cutting everything from the guest experience they possibly can will be sustainable for much longer. It's not a good sign when non-enthusiast, "normal" guests loudly complain about how bad the park experience is this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeastFarmer Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 As long as people buy the passes, plans and spend money in the park, they likely will continue to do what they do. If they focused instead, on elevating the experience while raising prices, many of the problems they have would get resolved as the people who don't spend money go elsewhere and people who do have the money to spend, spend money. Saleem, as much as he's mocked, had a good idea. He just didn't implement it well. Elevate the experience, then raise your prices. He wanted to move from Walmart customers to target customers. Kings Island should strive to move from a aldi customer to a whole foods customer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brenthodge Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 2 hours ago, BeeastFarmer said: Kings Island should strive to move from a aldi customer to a whole foods customer. And serve them on a plate- not what looks like the lid to a takeout container. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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