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One has to wonder when the lines out queues for food and Fast Lane will have an impact that can't be written off as a weather variable.

I know many people that forego their 2nd meal because the lines are just too long and said this is the last year they get meal plans.

I know many have said the Fast Lane lines are too long and they won't renew Fast Lane next year.

Yet, we hear this every year, and the majority of those same people end up renewing anyway.

And until that changes, the value of the product being offered will continue to erode.

All season Fast Lane just sold out at Kings Island, so the trend continues.

 

I'm hoping that food lines will be less extreme as more associates come in after schools let out. A lot of people said that yesterday was a wash for Cedar Point because their operations were insanely bad, but I feel like they really just experienced a slightly worse Opening Day than normal. Should they be able to get everything done during the off season and have it all running in May? Yes, but I also don't think that would necessarily improve the food lines or the nightmare that was the VIP lounge. (At this point I really think the park should consider rebuilding the DA! bridge and turning the Forbidden Frontier space into a giant outdoor VIP Lounge.)

I think it's good that the All-Season Fast Lane is starting to sell out at each park. Leaving it up and available all season isn't great IMO. Hopefully we will also see the total number of daily Fast Lane pass sales reduced.