Cedar Fair Maxx Pass

[ginzo]

Yesterday, we had to wait in a massive line for about 30 minutes to get our Cedar Fair Maxx Passes processed at PKI. I assume it's the free parking, which you only get if you process by today that created the crowd.

 

Anyway, after waiting and getting our picture taken, the lady hands us these little pieces of cardstock. *Temporary* Cedar Fair Mass Pass. And, she took our 2006 Season Gold Passes. So much for souvenirs!

 

Yes boys and girls, we have to go back in the Spring and possibly wait in line again to swap these glorious pieces of cardboard for the real deal.

 

Now I'm going to Knott's in January, and would like to have more than cardstock in hand.

 

Does anyone know the reason why they didn't just issue us our real 2007 passes on the spot? The fact that Maxx Passes are new is a really poor excuse. It's a piece of plastic. You print it, and viola!

[pkdcoaster]

Somebody on another board is in the same situation and he called PKD and they said that Knotts WOULD honor the Temporary pass starting in January.

 

hope that helps,

 

Did they take your picture?

at PKD they took our pic but said that we had to just pick it up at the SP office next season.

 

JEFF

[ginzo]

Somebody on another board is in the same situation and he called PKD and they said that Knotts WOULD honor the Temporary pass starting in January.

 

hope that helps,

 

JEFF

 

Thank you. I think I'm just going to call Knott's ahead of time. I imagine this Maxx Pass thing will run smoother in the years to come.

 

Another thing that concerned me was that my 2006 parking pass was attached to my 2006 Gold Pass. I wonder if they even bothered to carry that over to the cardboard temporary pass. This isn't that big of a deal as today is the last day of the season, and I'm not going.

[jamesdillaman]

^^In response to the picture thing, your photo doesn't appear on the new passes. The photo comes up on the screen of the ticket-taker whe your pass is scanned. An added measure I believe to keep you from using someone else's pass that you find by making yourself look like the person.

 

-James Dillaman

[larrygator]

The reason for the temporary pass might be because the IT systems at former Paramount Parks are not in sync yet with CP parks. Just speculation though.

[ginzo]

The reason for the temporary pass might be because the IT systems at former Paramount Parks are not in sync yet with CP parks. Just speculation though.

 

That's the most plausible reason. And, I'd be more apt to accept that explanation than, "Maxx Passes are new". Still, they've had several months to get this ready. The db for this shouldn't be all that complicated.

 

But, of course, large companies take forever to get anything done, even relatively simple projects.

[bgwfreak]

When I got mine at Carowinds they said that they will be good any time in 2007.

 

I think that because of the merger that they really didn't have time to make up plastics for all the parks, so they made up temporary ones.

 

From my understanding you'll just go up to a ticket booth next year and they'll switch it out for you.

 

Also...I'm glad that Carowinds learned from their mistake on trying to copy Disney with the finger scan thingy. It didn't work half the time, so now they just have your picture pop up when it is scanned. Although half the people don't even check to see that it's you.