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5 minutes ago, disco2000 said:

Apparently they plan to make it up on parking if you visit other parks LOL

May be an image of text that says 'Gold Pass entitles the Passholder to complimentary parking ONLY at the park from which it was issued at the following Six Flags amusement parks; however, the registered Passholder must be present in the vehicle:'

In the spirit of nickel and dime, they do list a gold pass parking add-on for $87 Canadian dollars. Also the fine print says you have to purchase pass at your home park and may actually enforce that this year with such a cheap gold pass $99 Canadian dollars (about $75 USD)

 

 

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2 hours ago, disco2000 said:

Apparently they plan to make it up on parking if you visit other parks LOL

May be an image of text that says 'Gold Pass entitles the Passholder to complimentary parking ONLY at the park from which it was issued at the following Six Flags amusement parks; however, the registered Passholder must be present in the vehicle:'

The free parking is covered by a different part of the terms and conditions.

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All Park Passport add-on is only available for purchase when purchased with either a Gold Pass or Prestige Pass, and will be issued at no additional cost for all 2026 Gold and Prestige Passes.

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A Gold or Prestige Pass with the All Park Passport add-on is valid for free parking at all Six Flags parks; the registered Passholder must be in the vehicle.

 

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"Benefit may vary by park" :P- This will be very interesting...

I'm curious what the prices are for these new passes and if they will end up costing more. Then maybe the Silver Pass will become the old gold pass for just one park?

 

Also, looks like you get two single use Fast Lanes with the pass, but you can't use it during Haunt and it excludes Alpenfury

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5 minutes ago, CedarPointer said:

Desperate!

Yep.  I posted this in another thread:

Since this is starting to roll out earlier than usual, this tells me that attendance is down chain wide and they need some good news momentum for the TBD Q2 call. 

They wanna be able to say 2026 pass sales are strong and momentum going the right way and all that jazz to divert attention away from YTD performance.

I would be shocked if we don't see this rollout to other parks in the coming days.

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What is the difference supposed to be between the two 2026 All Parks dining plans? They both seem to have the same descriptions, with the only differences being the prices and one being an "add-on" while the other is an "upgrade". The all-park passport add-on logo (which is seemingly obsolete in the passes we have seen so far) is also shown on the picture for the "upgrade" option, but not for the "add-on" option.

This early release might have been done out of desperation, but I will say I do like that the all-park passport is folded into the passes. That being said, this much access for just $99 is far too low — even this early in the pass sales. Maybe if it were $150

 

For context, a Kings Island Gold Pass currently costs $155 and the APP costs an additional $80. A grand total of about $235 USD now compared to last August's total prices of around $150. That early bird price compared to this $75 USD ($99 CAD) is a major price drop that could help with sales, but hurt the company in the longer run. In reality, this should all cost about $250-$300 for an all-park Gold Pass, but that price hike would hurt pass sales even more. 

 

More context on comparable 2025 pass prices (no all-park ideas): 

  • Kings Island (Gold and Prestige Passes)
    • 2025 Gold Pass — $155
    • 2025 Prestige Pass — $375
  • Busch Gardens Williamsburg (Gold Pass-ish equivalent)
    • 2-Park Unlimited Membership — $315
    • 11-Park Platinum Membership — $519
  • Universal Orlando Resort (lowest pass tier)
    • 2-Park Seasonal Pass — $425
  • Dollywood (Gold and Prestige-ish equivalents)
    • Two-Park Silver Season Pass — $234
    • Two-Park Gold Season Pass — $309
  • Silver Dollar City (Gold and Prestige-ish equivalents)
    • Gold Pass — $235
    • Diamond Pass — $295
  • Kentucky Kingdom
    • 2025 Gold Season Pass — $114.99
    • 2025 Diamond Season Pass — $209.99
  • Holiday World
    • 2025 Season Pass — $200
    • 2025 Platinum Season Pass — $235

Six Flags passes will get you the best bang for your buck out of anywhere, and now it is even more super cheap to go to these parks. 

 

EDIT: Apparently I forgot to finish what I was saying right in the middle of my post. It should say: 

Maybe if [the new Gold Pass] were to start at $150 in August (instead of $235 as it would be right now at the end of 2025 pass sales) then Six Flags could have justified the apparent price hike like they did when they replaced the Platinum Pass with the Prestige Pass. That would probably look less desperate than a $75 pass that gets you into 40 parks. Also take note that this was released the day after the Pass + Drink Plan extended promotion ended. If the company wants to sell season passes all year, that's fine by me. These changes might have been seen a little better if we weren't still looking at a mish-mash of two very different companies, and were instead able to see a more unified company all around. 

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^And that is what they are banking on.  Be the best bang for the buck and lowest pricing to make it up on quantity and figure enough people will accept whatever product is offered to them because of the lower prices.

What other product, service, or entertainment offering has had prices go down?

They are desperate and going to their go to give away the gate option.

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From what I am understanding, this is just a MVP promotion from CW which includes the All Park Passport for free with a Gold or Prestige Pass purchase or renewal. The All Parks Passport is still a separate thing. Not sure if all parks will do the MVP promotion and offer the All Parks Passport for free for a limited time or not. 

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Definitely interested to see if this promotion will trickle down to any of the other parks as they roll out their 2026 passes. And still no real hints as to what 2026 is going to supposedly bring as far as a new ride goes for KI. I really miss the days of the buzz and the hype around a new attraction. 

I will also say that I wonder if when they do announce said family thrill attraction if that would be a tie in for this kind of promotion as well? 

So many questions and so few answers. I think next month will be an interesting indicator as to what the rest of the parks have in store.

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So how is everyone feeling about renewing their passes for 2026?  Because of all the cuts we are seeing.  I am even starting to see random TikTok's of people complaining about drink locations being closed, no ice, etc..  

For the first time in 20-25+ years I am considering to not immediately renewing my Gold Pass . . I pretty much always renewed as soon as they become available.  But this year I will probably just do a wait and see what is offered.  Maybe wait until next March/April 2026 to make sure there are no "bait-n-switch".  What "bait-n-switch" am I looking for??  I am concerned they might start making "Haunt" or "Winterfest" an add-on.  Or weekday hours closing at 8pm.  IDK what I am looking for but basically not seeing what I have bought for many years to start losing value.

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Ultimately, they lose money on me, so I don't feel too bad about just saving some money and renewing when it's cheaper. But I will likely drop from Prestige to Gold, the stinky dumpster lounge and preferred parking were worth it for the Wonderland price, but probably not the KI price.

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It will be interesting to see if other parks offer a MVP sale and if they tailor it to what they are trying to get out of that park guests.

For example, maybe the analytics show that at Wonderland they have the smallest percentage of people that buy a pass from there with the all park passport, so they offered that free to try to encourage them to attend other parks.

Maybe another park will offer something else free?

Or is that thinking too much and they aren't that smart LOL.

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58 minutes ago, chad_1138 said:

My family has decided to not renew next year.  Been passholders since 2016 and Prestige since 2022.  It wasn’t an easy decision, but one we feel is the best for us.

Many say this, even fewer follow through.

What have you decided you will do instead?

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23 minutes ago, disco2000 said:

Many say this, even fewer follow through.

What have you decided you will do instead?

We are not really going to replace our passes with another park.  We will take our annual spring break trip to Universal Orlando.  For the summer, we are going to try to take it a little easier.  Use our AMC A-List and go see more movies.  Try to do a bit more hiking.  We haven't ruled out passes in the future, just with the point in our lives, it is the best decision for us to not renew for the next few years.

Also, if they are going to give all the gates away next year, honestly not sure I want to be around for that.

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So would the 2026 All Park Passport add-on be active for the remainder of 2025 as well? I plan on going to Cedar Point in late August and I'm wondering if the 2026 All Park Passport would work for that, or would it only take effect at the start of next season?

Edit: So it seems the Canada's Wonderland 2026 gold pass includes admission to all Six Flags parks without the all-park passport. I'm not sure if this is a Canada's Wonderland exclusive perk, or if this will apply to other parks as well.

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9 minutes ago, WoodVengeance said:

So would the 2026 All Park Passport add-on be active for the remainder of 2025 as well? I plan on going to Cedar Point in late August and I'm wondering if the 2026 All Park Passport would work for that, or would it only take effect at the start of next season?

Edit: So it seems the Canada's Wonderland 2026 gold pass includes admission to all Six Flags parks without the all-park passport. I'm not sure if this is a Canada's Wonderland exclusive perk, or if this will apply to other parks as well.

It says good rest of 2025 at all parks, but they can always change the terms at any time without notice. 

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9 hours ago, KI Fan75 said:

From what I am understanding, this is just a MVP promotion from CW which includes the All Park Passport for free with a Gold or Prestige Pass purchase or renewal. The All Parks Passport is still a separate thing. Not sure if all parks will do the MVP promotion and offer the All Parks Passport for free for a limited time or not. 

This is the kind of thing that should have been laid out in the pass benefits or as part of the promotion itself. The way it is phrased now makes it seem like there would not be an All Park Passport add-on, and that the whole program would have been folded into regular Gold and Prestige Pass sales. Both this and the two free Single-use Fast Lane passes you get for buying via the promotion are laid out as being something that will always be sold as a part of the pass. Whoever put this MVP sale and pass sales page together may need to find a new proofreader, or be given more time to actually make sure their pages are able to be understood. This and other questions the new pass sales bring up make me wonder if desperation is making them sloppy, or if the wording is intentionally vague and confusing. It could be both.

Nobody should have to call the parks to figure out something that could have been said directly on the website. 

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