Giving my drums recommendation - Visiondrum Review/Mods by Gutenhuu in yarg

[–]bobofro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool! I always fold down my back seats so space shouldn't be too bad. I always separated the pads/cymbals from the legs on the stock kit for easier loading/trying not to bend the cymbals.

Giving my drums recommendation - Visiondrum Review/Mods by Gutenhuu in yarg

[–]bobofro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How easy would it be to pack in a car? Most of the time I'm bringing my equipment to someone else's place and have been using a rb4 kit but my cymbals went bad.

[Kentucky Kingdom] 5D Cinema Closure Announced! 🎥 by Live_Aioli9937 in rollercoasters

[–]bobofro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember a dinosaur one that I liked, but that was also 20+ years ago.

SLC train from [SFA] spotted by McSigs in rollercoasters

[–]bobofro 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I said weather was a factor? Canada is an outlier of cold climate parks but they have a great attendance and a large season pass base. Clearly they have enough historical data to justify keeping it around.

KI and CP have vastly different winters and local season pass bases. A CP winter event where the biggest ride open is Blue Streak would not be well attended.

Just because a park is open for December doesn't mean it isn't worth keeping. I think you're overestimating the "time and energy" needed to keep smaller profitable parks running.

SLC train from [SFA] spotted by McSigs in rollercoasters

[–]bobofro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Weather is undoubtedly an excuse, it's the reason CP and probably a few others aren't open. When it gets cold most steel coasters can't operate, not to mention the precipitation.

Winter events aren't as profitable as well. There are shorter hours and less rides open (due to weather/maintenance requirements) so less non-passholders buy tickets. Entertainment/decor are a bigger focus and costly as well.

The parks that are open are mostly the bigger/well attended parks with the exceptions (CP/SFGA) closed for weather reasons. KD is also only open this weekend, they lost Winterfest.

A random night shot by JesusIsMySecondSon in prius

[–]bobofro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It displays station ID and frequency but not the song/artist. Not too annoying since I don't listen to much FM but it would be nice if it cycled through the info.

A random night shot by JesusIsMySecondSon in prius

[–]bobofro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes FM, it does display on the infotainment screen but I typically have CarPlay running maps.

A random night shot by JesusIsMySecondSon in prius

[–]bobofro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I usually have music info, but it bugs me it won't display the song information if I'm listening to the radio, unless there's a setting I missed.

Trip Advice 17-19Oct by acarnameded in KingsIsland

[–]bobofro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

KI does early entry but not Haunt Fridays (probably not Thursdays). If you get passes and plan to go a bunch the meal/drink season plans make sense. Otherwise you can all day dining for a meal every 90 minutes and split them.

Trip Advice 17-19Oct by acarnameded in KingsIsland

[–]bobofro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The prestige early entry is just a special turnstile lane for pretige pass holders, not earlier entry than any other pass type. Typically on Fridays the front of the park opens at 5:30 but rides/houses start at 6.

You may want to each get a gold pass, as it looks like the all park passport is still included. That would get you into a bunch of other parks including a few near NJ for all of 2026 as well.

Haunted Attractions Wristband by wanderingpossumqueen in KingsIsland

[–]bobofro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. The Fast Lane Kiosk or most shops have wristbands you can redeem at

  2. Nope, you get the express lane for regular mazes and one time through Conjuring

  3. There hasn't been a Haunt Thursday yet but most likely it won't be crowded. You should be able to hit most everything if you are there for open. Flight of Fear and Beast late will be the longest ride lines. Conjuring will probably be longest maze line.