April 17th

[Ben]

I'm going to PKI on Sunday April 17th. I saw that the PKI Music Festival is going on this weekend, and I want to know how much of a crowd this usually brings. Anyone know?

Thanks

[PKI Punk]

I will be there also, and I have a bad feeling it will be PACKED! But I am going anyway.

[Ben]

How was opening weekend?

[Captain Picard]

I was there Sunday and it was a slow day. Rides closed was SOB,FO,TR and there was no waiting for the ones that was open when I left at 1:00 pm.

[Reclaimer]

I got to ride SOB on opening day...also didn't leave 'til 6, though. All rides were walk-ons. Only had to wait a couple trains for front/back seats. I have no clue how the music day will be.

[flightoffear1996]

I heard that this Sunday they are expecting 50,000 plus.

[beast37]

we are expecting a lot of people on sunday.

[Ben]

Should it be ridicoulously packed?

[PKI_Diana]

I'm thinking yes. Since they told all of us to schedule up.

[matth]

I was there Sunday and it was a slow day. Rides closed was SOB,FO,TR and there was no waiting for the ones that was open when I left at 1:00 pm.

then you were not there sunday, face/off and trtr were not down sunday

..matt

[beast37]

hear is a pic of Face/OFF on that Sunday it looks bad. good thing it is getting a paint job. hears the link.

http://photos.pkicentral.com/displayimage....up&cat=0&pos=42

[LongLiveTheSmurfRide]

Yeesh. A few years really does a number on that paint, eh?

[CoastersRZ]

I was at the park this past Sunday, and Face Off was running. However, Son of Beast was down. One train was parked half way up the lift hill with the second train on the transfer track storage. I highly doubt they are expecting 50,000 on Sunday (and hope otherwise as I am going up for a couple hours. 50,000 just seems incredibly high for a weekend in April). Based on the weather and the band competitions, I would expect that it would be crowded, or at least more than it was this past weekend.

[PKIWorker19]

We are expecting 45,000-50,000 people sunday. A private group has already sold 35,000 tickets and then there is the general public.

[Jasper]

Dang that thing will be packed!

[CoastersRZ]

Yes, crowded will be the word of the day. I heard that last weekend there were around 5,000 people in the park, and the lines were minimal and manageable. Just imagine 10 times that amount of people. I`d say Beast will have about a 30 to 45 minute wait at least. Which, is how long the line for that ride used to be even on the non busy days several years ago!

[Ben]

30 minutes for Beast isn't that bad.

[DeliriumDreamer]

I'll be there in the morning on the 17th- hopefully on my home rides. If I'm not there, you could ask my sups where I am.

[ZosoBeast]

I was at the park today. Face/Off looks GREAT!! Totally painted! A good size crowd in the park.

I was warned by more than 1 employee there to stay away from the park tomorrow.

Gold Pass night this coming Friday sounds promising!

[CoastersRZ]

Well, I wouldn`t reccomend distraction one of the sups from their jobs, just so someone can find what ride you are working at. And even if they did ask, you technically should not be talking to them while you are operating the ride anyway.

[CoastersNSich]

The park was surprisingly light to moderate for a warm Saturday, so I stayed the entire day, 9-9! That way I would be way too tired to attempt to go back tomorrow.

Not just was Face/Off finished, but the east side of the Eiffel Tower has been repainted.

[DeliriumDreamer]

Well, there are a bunch of pkic'ers who know what I look like anyways. (coughDaneandRyancough) The pic in my profile doesn't do me much justice, because that was taken last year- I've lost a great deal of weight since then.

[ZosoBeast]

I just got word! There is a line of cars going into Kings Island this morning and they are backed all they up to the fields ertle exit to get it! If you have any idea where the fields ertle exit is in relation to where the Kings Island exit is, you will know that THAT is a HECK of alot of cars!!! I would suggest not going to the park today at all costs!

[CoastersRZ]

I just got back from the park. I got there for the morning ACE walkback. Where Jeff Siebert greated us at 9:30 and told us that there would be a lot of people in the park so ride as much as you can as early as you can. I got in two quick rides on The Beast, a ride on The Vortex, two quick rides on Fllight of Fear, and by that time, at around 11:30 the lines were starting to get insane. All the flats in Coney had at least one queue line open. I rode the Carousel and left. When I was leaving the main gate, they had practically every single ticket line open accecpting passes and tickets, and the same was true for the metal detectors. Upon leaving, the line of cars to get into the parking lot did stretch onto I-71 for about a mile. They had Mason Police controlling the traffic light at Western Row Road and Kings Island Dr. By the look of how many cars were waiting to get in, I`d venture to guess the park will be at near capacity today. In the Grass lot South of Deep South, they had cones and Construction mesh set up, to park cars. When I left at 12, the entire lot (minus the gold pass lot which was about half full) was almost completely full already! The crowds, as stated above were due to the 35,000 tickets sold to the group. 35,000 people is a lot when you add in the pass holders and other general public that shows up to enjoy the park. Needless to say, most pass holders will not be at the park long today!

[Captain Nemo]

well, everyone. Welcome to the 2005 season, It's packed already!

[Gordon Bombay]

Looks like this is shaping up to be quite a season, just wait till IJST opens. I usually never go on Saturdays and Sndays because of how crowds get, I prefer early weekday mornings when I can mostly walk on.