B.A.B Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 I love the fast pass,but I think they should change the price to $25 instead of $50. Also Vortex was open when I went two days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper39 Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 ^ I think $50 is pretty reasonable in compassion to similar services offered at other parks. For $25 everyone would want to buy it and that would kinda defeat the purpose, and at $25 the park probably wouldn't make that much money off of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 I love the fast pass,but I think they should change the price to $25 instead of $50. Also Vortex was open when I went two days ago. That would be a good idea if they weren't trying to run a business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastermaniac Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Since no one has posted it yet, Vortex has been back up since Friday night! Its slowly getting back into shape since it hasn't run in nearly a month, but so far I've seen it run most of the time over the last few days. (there was a bit of down time on Friday/Saturday for the trains to match up with the breaks) I'm going to test it out tomorow after my swing shift ends around 7/8ish. I was just at Kings Island on Wednesday and Thursday; darn! I won't be back at the park until probably next year, hopefully at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastermaniac Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 On the 'Fast Lane' part of Kings Island's website where it says how long you can use Fast Lane daily, it usually says 12-7. Today when I went to the website, it was the first time that I saw it say 'All Day Today'. Does anyone know if today is the first day they've done it all day? Also, are they planning on keeping it as all day or are just experimenting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Starr Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Yeah, I believe it is now an all-day pass. Looks like they are also experimenting with the prices, and it's looking a little more like SF's Flash Pass, in the sense that the more people in your group, the less money it is per person. $50 - One $45 - Two $40 - Three $35 - Four $30 - Five $25 - Six or more tickets.visitkingsisland.com/shop/shopping_corporate_partners_list.cfm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aesthyrian Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Looks like they are only offering that pricing until the 12th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastermaniac Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 That's interesting, we'll have to wait to see if any more changes arise...which they probably will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollin_n_coastin Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I don't post much because I usually can't come up with anything good to say, so this is a rarity for me. I visited Kinds Island today with some friends. It was pretty busy - Diamondback had a 30 min wait all day; Firehawk, 90 mins; Flight of Fear, 60 mins; plus 30-45 min waits on things like Drop Zone and Delirium. I was in a group of 5, but only myself and one other really like coasters, so when we saw the lines, we decided to check out the Fast Lane booth and got two wristbands. That's a busy day? Consider yourselves lucky as those are very reasonable waits for a busy day. On a busy day up here -- 2 to 3 hours for the SLC, about an hour for Behemoth, an hour plus for the mine train, 30 minutes just to get into the parking lot, etc. Really glad to hear a great review about the pass! The price seems really reasonable. Hopefully it'll pilot well and spread to the other parks. It'll be nice to get more than three rides in during a summer day visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI Kidd Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Found an interesting (or maybe not at all interesting) quote from an interview with Jeff Pike from GCI. When asked if he still visits Kings Island he replied: "They’re customers of Great Coasters now, and I still get a little bit of that magic when I go back." (The whole interview is a pretty interesting read.) What project was/is GCI involved in at KI? Full Interview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geauga Dog Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Maybe they are working on The Beast. The turn coming out of the shed brake was totally rebuilt this year. They need to rebuild the turn after the ravine drop and into the shed as that section is a bit rough this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarTrekGeek Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 From Screamscape: 2012 - Boomerang Bay Expansion - Rumor - (8/9/11) In a strange move, I’m told that Kings Island’s big makeover for Boomerang Bay may be more in name only and not so much on the attraction side of things. Yep… even though the park’s last big expansion saw the new name of Boomerang Bay put on it, now I’m told they will likely rename the park as Soak City. As far as the expansion / upgrade goes, the only new attraction I’m aware of so far will be a new large wave pool. I’d hope for more slides to be added, but dropping in a wave pool by itself seems to fit the Cedar Fair pattern from the past few years where they did the same thing to Carowinds and Valleyfair. (I’m thinking these kinds of projects help pay for themselves right away, because with new wave pools comes prime real estate to put down private cabana rentals, which have been a top priority for waterparks in general the past few years as they are fetching a huge premium price from guests willing to pay for private access into a simple “tents”. (8/5/11) What latest rumors for Kings Island in 2012 points to the park making a substantial multi-million dollar upgrade to the Boomerang Bay waterpark that will see both improvements and new attractions added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Classic Kings Island. If they don't re-do the 80's half of the water park, then I'll be pissed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastermaniac Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Just like Soak City at Cedar Point, they do need to upgrade some of their attractions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timfreeman Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 If Diamondback has all it's trains running, the line can be out the normal queue and still take less than 30 minutes. They actually do a good job getting people through on that ride. When people see the line out the door, most turn away as they think it's a hour+ wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geauga Dog Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Classic Kings Island. If they don't re-do the 80's half of the water park, then I'll be pissed. The 80's half has all the cool slides, especially Ultra Twister/Awesome Aussie Twister. New, larger wave pool is all I see coming in 2012, which is something they need, but not something I would build to celebrate the park's 40th anniversary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastermaniac Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 If Diamondback has all it's trains running, the line can be out the normal queue and still take less than 30 minutes. They actually do a good job getting people through on that ride. When people see the line out the door, most turn away as they think it's a hour+ wait. It's not just 'running all three trains', it's also the efficiency of the ride. It a train leaves the station and gets back to the brake run right after the 'splash landing' before the next train heads out of the station forcing the train to stop, it's not that efficient. I saw this happen multiple times last time I was there. Having all the trains running is really only helpful when the train doesn't have to stop on the slanted brakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timfreeman Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 It's not just 'running all three trains', it's also the efficiency of the ride. It a train leaves the station and gets back to the brake run right after the 'splash landing' before the next train heads out of the station forcing the train to stop, it's not that efficient. I saw this happen multiple times last time I was there. Having all the trains running is really only helpful when the train doesn't have to stop on the slanted brakes. Which is why I said they do a good job getting people through the ride. Maybe I've just landed on days with good operators, but a hold before station was quick the days I've been. Certainly quicker than the wait would have been if 2 trains were running. My wife and kids were there today and said the park was empty so hopefully the people on the Bash had a great time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasternut Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I've been at Kings Island the past 4 days and I've got to say, I've had a GREAT TIME! Just about every rideop was friendly and efficient at doing their job. The crew on Diamondback (as usual) was exceptional! I really miss the single rider line on DB since I'm always by myself (now Fast Lane), but they move people through the line very well. It's nice to have a great park experience, which hasn't been the norm at most Cedar Fair parks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI Kidd Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 ^Its great to hear you had such a good time! The Diamondback crew is one of the top crews I have encountered at any park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.B Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I love the waterpark 80's slides. Also I guess GCI may make Kings Islands next coaster or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastermaniac Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 The Diamondback crew is one of the top crews I have encountered at any park. I have to agree with you on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterGuy06 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I found the crew to be hit or miss last week when I was there. For awhile they would have one train going down the first drop right before the previous train hit the splashdown, but later they would be stacking all trains consistently. Actually all crews seemed to be this way really. I also don't understand why Invertigo, Drop Tower, Windseeker, and Diamondback went down for "lightning" yet all other rides (including Vortex, Xtreme Skyflyer, etc.) were allowed to continue to operate. But it was a pretty great visit none the less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI Kidd Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 For whatever reason Vortex seems to always be the last of the major rides to shut down when bad weather rolls in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 ^Its great to hear you had such a good time! The Diamondback crew is one of the top crews I have encountered at any park. Man, I was there in June and they must've been having an off day...they were stacking like no other! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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