Haymaker

Kings Island has so many great night rides, but not enough time to enjoy them all! Orion, Mystic Timbers, Beast, Diamondback, Banshee, Bat, and Adventure Express. Did most of them last year at a Friday night Haunt. One of my favorite park nights ever.

Correct, but it stayed on the map until now.

Trying to determine if we should get access passes for MF, Maverick and then try and ride SteVe without one or just get all 3 and go from there

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So 6 coasters. Snake River Falls was expected. Interested to see if those stay closed as Im heading there Thursday. TTD is the one id like to re-open the most as it was down when I went last year.

I dont understand that one, it covers a lot more than masks do.

^ any coasters closed?

Velocicoaster was topped off with its top hat

Primeval Whirl is not listed in the most recent park map

https://buffalonews.com/news/black-bart-and-the-gang-have-moral-support-need-financial-support/article_71bc1282-c202-11ea-9a06-e7a9cc80a8ca.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1 They've got the drive, the experience and the passion. Now all they need is $5 million. Empire Adventures, a group of Fantasy Island fans and former workers who have banded together to save the Grand Island theme park, outlined their hopes and dreams for its revival Thursday. Plans included Western New York-themed rides and restaurants, a possible Flying Bison biergarten and ambitious ideas to grow the park back to its original size – and then some – over the next few years. George Marenna, Jr., who has been named Empire's lease operations manager, owns an amusements company in Connecticut that provides rides for community carnivals. Empire brokered a deal to buy 14 vintage rides from Marenna, including a 24-horse vintage carousel, for $5 million. Marenna said his company would deliver and install the rides after receiving a $2.5 million down payment, and hold the note on the rest. The rides would be customized to be unique to Western New York flair, Empire Adventures CEO Bill Baldwin said. But Empire officials don't know where they will get the millions of dollars they will need to carry out their plan. They said they have been meeting with three banks about financing, but nothing has been set. There also is a GoFundMe initiative in place, but that has only raised a little more than $1,600. Nevertheless, Merenna called the park a "diamond in the rough" and said the key to restoring it would be to get the park's management back to its family-focused roots, as it was under longtime owner Martin DiPietro's ownership. And he believes Empire has just the team to pull that off. "It's the teamwork, it's not corporate," he said. In addition to Merenna, the team is led by Baldwin, who played Black Bart in the theme park's popular Wild West shootout show for 24 years, and COO Jay Wilcox, who was the park's maintenance manager for 20 years. "Once we heard that the park was closing, we had to step forward," Baldwin said at a news conference Thursday. Empire is still negotiating the lease on the park with its owner, Arizona-based STORE Capital, and hopes to eventually buy the property. It is appraised at $4.6 million. The group said it needs $5 million to open the park, and is still meeting with banks to secure financing. It is also looking for community partnerships. Eric Fiebelkorn, Grand Island Chamber of Commerce president, said it's "critical" for the property to succeed. Fantasy Island served an important function for surrounding businesses on the island, where families would stop to eat or shop before or after a visit to the park, he said. "We struggle with getting people to come here, to do commerce and leave. Those bridges are a mental barrier sometimes, so for our businesses it can be a real challenge," Fiebelkorn said. "Fantasy island was always fantastic at bringing traffic in and creating a unique opportunity for our other businesses to capitalize on." Apex Parks Group bought Fantasy Island from DiPietro for $11 million in 2016 and leased the property from STORE. Apex operated the park (poorly, parkgoers said), before closing it in February and selling off its rides piece by piece. Two months later, Apex filed bankruptcy and defaulted on its lease payment, which ended up reverting the park's property and contents to STORE. What remains at Fantasy Island is the Silver Comet roller coaster (minus its cars), the train ride and the water park. Fantasy Island's signature Ferris wheel, which can be seen from Interstate 190, is no longer operational and will have to be replaced, Baldwin said. When Apex closed the park for the season, it did not weatherize, secure or protect the property. The park was left in disarray, and vandals and trespassers have since found their way in. Security and surveillance have recently been tightened, Empire said. So far, a GoFundMe fundraising drive for the park has raised $1,665 of its $1 million goal. It includes more than $200 raised by children who were former season pass holders. Fiebelkorn acknowledged reviving the park will be a "tremendous undertaking" for Empire but said that of all the people he's met, they're the ones who have "the spirit and the heart to do it." "If you find a successful small business, you usually find an owner or a group of people who have a tremendous heart in what they're doing," he said. "The rest we can figure out."

Just a few holes in that story. Where did his son jump out to, and even if he did, where did he go from there? Just walked out?

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2973970919391950&id=103820654650980&anchor_composer=false Im extremely skeptical considering the majority of the rides were ripped out and Apex didnt winterize the park before leaving. I think its a bigger project than they think.

I really hope we don’t do this every time a theme park employee somewhere in America tests positive for covid because it’s going to be a daily occurrence. Its really annoying that the media considers it to be a breaking news story, particularly among athletes and celebrities, Jimmie Johnson being the most recent example. Its not a huge story anymore.

Yeah, NY and logic dont go hand in hand

The Emperor of NY is allowing indoor malls to re-open, yet still no word on theme parks.

So I guess that means Magnum and MF are upcharge too? Thats a lame hill to die on.

We got caught by this a couple years ago, bought our Park tickets on cyber Monday and booked express hotel separately. At check in we were told we would have to pay for parking at the park. Thanks! Thats the answer I was looking for.

One poster said "I couldnt find any exception in the IL rules for water parks, so it sounds to me like they're breaking the states own rules."

Case numbers are somewhat irrelevant, hospital numbers are what need to be watched as that is what indicates serious cases. 900 cases is a drop of water to Florida's tidal wave. And NY positive percentage is way down in the single digits. WNY's positive percentage yesterday was 0.8%, the region SFDL is in was 0.9% and the 7 day average for the state is 1%. Contrast that with Florida's 14.5% and mix in high mask compliance and I'd say NY is doing just fine right now. I have no idea why the Emperor hasnt allowed theme parks to open yet.

From their own website: "We are limiting park capacity to 50% at this time, we encourage social distancing, guests are not required to wear masks and no reservations required." From the IL Department of Public Health: "Everyone over the age of 2 who can medically tolerate a face covering over their nose and mouth must wear one in a public place when unable to maintain a safe distance (6 feet) from others." I couldn't find any exception in the IL rules for water parks, so it sounds to me like they're breaking the states own rules. Good for them resisting tyranny. CDC doesn't recommend masks while swimming Because its similar to waterboarding

Cedar Point Shores is confirmed to be staying closed, Soak City is TBD

Seriously doubt COVID has changed parking fee collection but thanks for your input.

None of this really relates to my question. My question was if a room only rez at Express with tickets purchased seperately included parking at CP or not. The way I read it, it does not; tickets and room have to be bought together to include parking. I dont care if I can buy at the hotel or the booth, thats all the same. $40 or $0 is the difference.

Who can answer this question for me. I bought my park tickets seperate from my hotel reservation at Express. The way I read it I have to pay for parking at the park?

I dont see anyway it happens. They have no capital from what I read. Apex didnt winterize the park before leaving, the rides were ripped out versus removed and its been vandalized already, although not to the level of SFNO. Youre almost starting from scratch. Reminds me of the people that tried to save Geauga Lake's Big Dipper.