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$22/month for all 27 parks with four baked in Skip the Line passes isn't too much to ask for out of this deal, is it? LOL... RIP Diamond VIP Membership...

Well that is nifty!

Despite not having done this, your CVS idea is one of the selling points here. Basically being able to pop in/out of the room during the visit is a key point. Just being able to take 30-40 minutes to head back to the room, use a clean bathroom, and have a cold beverage while enjoying some snacks is much more enjoyable than your usual $15-20 theme park meal that probably takes just as long to get. It is something that I didn't realize I needed till TPR pointed it out, lol.

Going without FL+ isn't a consideration here unless it's a day where we arrive and there are only 8 of us going into the park at 9am. Appreciate the tip on Maverick. We don't go beyond a general gameplan so stopping back there throughout the day works just fine.

Finally life is gonna allow me to get away Cedar Point for a couple of days. It appears that some things have changed in the theme park world the last few years, ha ha.... Happy to be back at this, but yea, lol... Targeting June 21-22 for our park days. Arrive late evening on the 20th and driving back to Chicago after a park day on the 22. Looking at Breakers. Some stuff I'm seeing as different this go around: - Early Entry is basically dead. Just seems to be GateKeeper, some generic flats, and some kiddie rides. Is Gatekeeper worth the trouble in this hour? Hit it and then camp out in line for something to open at 10am? - With just Gate Keeper open for Early Entry, it seems like it's simplest to take a walk along the lake and use the WindSeeker gate. Seems like the Running of the Morons to SV still takes place from the Magnum gate. - It seems likely that we will see rides closing before 10pm. Just see how things play out the couple of weeks beforehand and make a play based on those results? - First time staying on property at CP. I assume it's fairly simple to navigate back to Breakers for parking. I assume we'll just park back there for the 2.5 days we're around the property. - Can we leave the property early in the AM to find breakfast and then come back in a reasonable amount of time? Does the Perkins have "normal" prices or is breakfast gonna cost $25+? - With the staffing issues, is Fast Lane+ still a simple purchase or is this something we'll have to seek out an open vendor at 10am? - After reading back through the thread, I'm a bit confused as to what to expect with the SV Lockers. The process seems to be FL+ queue ---> Metal Detector ----> Locker Visit ----> Line into Station Also, with this mess, I keep a Blood Glucose monitor on my person. I can throw it in a locker if absolutely needed, but being separated from the transmitter for an extended period of time can be problematic. Am I gonna have to fight with an attendant about keeping this is a zippered pocket for the ride? I will gladly dump my phone and wallet. But the device losing signal several times over the course of our 48 hours can possibly cause issues.

I have to giggle at how it's been suggested elsewhere (non-theme park people) that Disney can just up and find another location and establish what they have in Orlando as a result of this political mess. That being said, could this result in Disney at least floating the idea of spending cash/improving their other properties and trying to deflect guests into going to their other parks if things continue to be problematic in Florida? Obviously Disney alone is probably 1/3 of central Florida's economy, so they hold many of the cards here. It seems like Disney has the power to do this subtly over time, and could result in a "death by one thousand cuts" scenario for Orlando if things play out long enough.

Good on them. I hope this becomes the industry standard.

Do you honestly think that you will be skipping every other year on a SF pass? Cause that is what you are paying. Even if you run a month or two extra before cancelling, you are only $50 or less over the yearly membership cost instead of double. Over 5 years, you are paying an extra $500-1000. That's an entire theme park vacation in many cases. It's your money, you can spend how you want. But this is NOT solid financial advice for anyone who actually has to watch their income/spending, and can't just throw money away without thinking...

The issue is going to be finding a ride back to Cleveland. Sandusky isn't that big and the pool for Uber/Lift is fairly small. Finding a driver who wants to do the 2.5 hour round trip could be difficult, especially if you need to travel at an off time.

The weekend of Sept. 25 should be the first weekend of Freight Fest assuming that we are back on the "traditional" schedule. Fright Fest is just a single admission for the day, open to close. All major rides should normally operate except for water rides. Flash Pass would need to be either Gold or Platinum. FF is the one time where having a Platinum can be a bit more efficient than a Gold. You also will have Maxx Force on Platinum.

SFGAm and yes, it held true. Because of the slow ops you were 20-40 minutes till you were exiting and yes, you were able to just walk right to your next ride and get through.

Fair enough. My reference is Great America, Great Adventure, and New England. Platinum was absolutely a waste of money (save for PLATINUM ONLY rides) because of what I described. We gained zero extra time on our days using the pass. I will admit that I am crowd savvy however and actively avoid obvious busy days (Holidays, Saturdays, etc).

The TX parks must be different then. Almost none of the rides that I have come across put you directly in the station and outside in less than 15 minutes. Also I've never had it to where the person scanning/clearing your flash pass isn't well outside the station. Unless you are stuck going on July 3rd or a Fright Fest Saturday, I have NEVER seen a gold wait time over 40 minutes. That certainly ISN'T the norm by far. Like I said, 90% of the time your next ride is ready by the time you are walking out the exit turnstile and another 7% of the time your ride is ready by the time you lazily walk to the next location. If it's stupid busy, then yea, take a break. But that is by far the minority exception to the FP use pattern that most of us will experience.

Also point of note for those new to the system used by Six Flags: Realize that "Platinum" level is basically buying you access to an additional ride or two and not necessarily saving you time, per se, despite what the marketing material may say. In many cases after you go through the FP entrance, it will take you 15-30 minutes to complete your ride and reach the exit. If you have "Platinum" FP, your next ride selection will start buzzing shortly after you select it. With Gold, you may have to wait 20 minutes before the FP is buzzing saying it's ready. Well, since it takes 20 minutes to complete your current ride, and another 10 minutes to walk to the next ride, both the "gold" and "platinum" FP people will have the exact same wait in reality.

God Dammit. I picked up the Sapphire in the beginning of May since I was going to purchase new furniture and had the cash on hand to cover it along with some other upcoming travel expenses that would easily cover the $4,000. I got 80K points. >=(