DILinator Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 ^Thanks for the reply! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymouscactus Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 The correct process is to get a parent swap card at guest services. Not sure about Kings Island specifically but they have a parent swap policy so I'd imagine they aren't supposed to let those under the height requirement through, regardless if they are riding or not. I know they used to have the babysitting child jails on the ride platforms but they got rid of those a long time ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DILinator Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 ^Yeah, but I'm the only parent going, so that is not an option. Hopefully, reasonable heads prevail, and they just let him go through with us, and then go through the train at the station. That happens all the time in the stations anyway, so it really shouldn't be a big deal whether he waits in line with us being under height. All that matters is that he not ride the coaster under height. (And again, none of that is touching the fact that 54" is a ridiculous height limit for that coaster anyway! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero One Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I am not sure if the CF policy has changed in the last few years but my experience is that they forbid anyone not tall enough to ride from going in the line. The reason is that a guest could simply lie and then when they get to the station the kid rides (station crew is often too busy to notice a child who is a little too short and do a second check). You can still ask. But I recommend you expect to be told No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DILinator Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Well, that would be pretty poor customer service... Not to mention lacking in any logic. I guess we'll see what happens.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knaiwear Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Zero One just told you what the logic was. The responsibility of checking height lies with several people, but if there's a person in the greeter position, they're going to be more focused on doing that job compared to a platform op who has lots of things going on. It's designed to be a safety system of multiple checkpoints, so if the first person just skips their part, the system is weakened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DILinator Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 In my experience, the person at the platform is far more invested in checking the height than the the person at the front of the line. In fact, at Diamondback in particular, it's a pretty wide entry point, and the "checker" didn't seem hyper-vigilant. Besides... the lack of "logic" remains, when it's common practice for people who don't want to ride to "pass through" rides, including kids who never had the intention of riding in the first place. If it's a CF policy not to allow this, it's on them, and a reflection of poor policy - not the first time they've been guilty of such shortsightedness, to be sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knaiwear Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I guess we just have different definitions of "logic." Enjoy your trip to the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonskinny12 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Poor logic is still logic, is it not? Regardless, I would just call the park and ask or go to guest relations when you get there and find out from the park what their policy is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanRph Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Last year I did walk through The Beast line with a child that was too short. I just mentioned it to the queue attendant and at the station and everyone was fine with it. I don't think you'll have any issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummermattk Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 ^Yeah, but I'm the only parent going, so that is not an option. Hopefully, reasonable heads prevail, and they just let him go through with us, and then go through the train at the station. That happens all the time in the stations anyway, so it really shouldn't be a big deal whether he waits in line with us being under height. All that matters is that he not ride the coaster under height. (And again, none of that is touching the fact that 54" is a ridiculous height limit for that coaster anyway! ) As someone that has worked many coaster's over the past two years, and working the new one this year. If you just tell a ride op that the child is just walking through, it is fine. We have never been trained or told (at least I haven't in the three years I've been at the park) that if a child is to short that they cannot wait in the line with their parent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DILinator Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 ^Yeah, but I'm the only parent going, so that is not an option. Hopefully, reasonable heads prevail, and they just let him go through with us, and then go through the train at the station. That happens all the time in the stations anyway, so it really shouldn't be a big deal whether he waits in line with us being under height. All that matters is that he not ride the coaster under height. (And again, none of that is touching the fact that 54" is a ridiculous height limit for that coaster anyway! ) As someone that has worked many coaster's over the past two years, and working the new one this year. If you just tell a ride op that the child is just walking through, it is fine. We have never been trained or told (at least I haven't in the three years I've been at the park) that if a child is to short that they cannot wait in the line with their parent. See, this is what my thinking on it was! Thanks for confirming that, at least in your actual working experience, this is how it tends to work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ape Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Thursday cannot get here soon enough. I cannot wait for this off season to be over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbeeler Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Did I miss what's in the Shed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 I believe the shed is just a POV video presentation of what an RMC'd Son of Beast would have looked like if CF hadn't jumped the gun on its demolition. Sort of like a "we could have done this, but you just got to ride the consolation prize instead" oh, to play "what if" for a lunch break........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defrocker Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Maybe I've just missed some updates, but does anyone else find it odd how quiet the park has been over the past couple weeks regarding Mystic Timbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ape Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 It seems like they have been posting daily or at least regularly about it. They do more on snapchat than anything. But it doesn't seem like its any less than with Banshee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgetman82 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Yeah, their twitter hasn't been very focused on the coaster lately, but places like Snapchat have been full of tiny previews of the ride. Similarly, I'm also anxious for Thursday to roll around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymouscactus Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 New website went live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiocoasterman Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Webcams are back on as well. https://www.visitkingsisland.com/explore/live-video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PVA62 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Webcams are back on as well. https://www.visitkingsisland.com/explore/live-video Fun! Clicked it just as Mystic Timbers crested the first hill. Really looking forward to this ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiocoasterman Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Those who might miss testing, here you go! (Photo Credit: Kings Island website/webcam) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KICoasterkev Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Kings Island also updated their KI blog page celebrating the 45 years of history. Here's the link. https://www.visitkingsisland.com/blog/2017/april/kings-island-celebrates-45-years-of-world-class-thrills-fun-and-family-entertainment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 I'm planning to visit the park towards the end of this month. Any idea how crowds should look? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Any idea how crowds should look? Generally a crowd looks like this - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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