PKIs Flyers to Carowinds?

Well heck, if Danny's mom is pissed, PKI has to bring them back. ;-)

*Roffles* =^p

Obviously since I live far removed from Ohio my perspective is different.

That never stopped us before... ;)

+Danny

What I mean by that, Danny, is that PKI's removal of the Flyers means nothing, zilch, ZERO to me and has no influence on whether I visit or not. Obviously those living closer to the park who have a deeper [and more emotional] connection to the park feel otherwise.

But distance is not always a factor. If this were Knoebels we're talking about -- a park I have a much deeper emotional conection to -- I'd feel differently, even if I understood the reasoning behind the decision.

mOOSH [still wish Disney didn't remove "Journey to Innerspace" for Star Tours]

I just wonder why PCW's fans aren't pissed... Afterall, this is the second year in a row they're getting a used ride.

I sincerely doubt that anyone will refuse to visit PKI next year because the Flyers are gone. (Well, maybe that guy over on rrc who is always drunk, boycotted BGT and is always saying "terra, terra, terra" all the time...) Especially enthusiasts whose home park is PKI. (Seems akin to cutting off your nose to spite your face...) And, even if a handful of people do take that action, it would be a drop in the bucket on a season's attendance of 3.5M (give or take).

Joel

^^ I bet a large majority of people would rather see a used ride than nothing. CW guests won't know it's used, and probably don't know that Borg is used.

I've been sitting back and taking this all in.

Truth is... those that kick up a fuss, rant and rave, complain about how awful the park is, and threaten to not attend again... can usually be spotted at the park on the next season's opening day... or they clamor to attend the new ride media event and/or construction tours.

There's a distinct smell that comes with being an enthusiass... It's really too bad that again that terrible stench has drifted in the direction of PKI. A park that has literally gone out of their way to welcome and embrace enthusiasts. These days, many others do not want them around at all.

Count your blessings... each one of you that is so upset with "PKI" needs to realize that not many places would even give a flip about those crying over the loss of a flat... however historically significant.

Shaggy

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Neuski said:
^^ I bet a large majority of people would rather see a used ride than nothing. CW guests won't know it's used, and probably don't know that Borg is used.

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Yeah...my post was intended to be more comical than anything else. (Unfortunately, my emoticons always disappear when posted for some reason.)

And the bitter people that complain at PKI (or any park for that matter) wonder why I say I have to leave early and then they find me later with someone else who isn't going to moan and groan all day... Thanks for coming, but leave your bithcing at the front gate and try to have fun with what's there. Even Kentucky Kingdom can work some magic. If you go into a park thinking angry and thinking it's going to suck or you're going to have a bad day, you're only hurting yourself and making it more miserable that it needs to be.

+Danny

I've had a bit of a change of heart. While I still maintain that I wish PKI would get a full-circuit floorless or SLC, I am not angry anymore about the removal of the flyers. Hope that doesn't make me a traitor. I've just thought about some stuff and as it turns out, I'm really glad they are getting Italian Job. It's the kind of coaster I was hoping Kings Island would get someday, and I think it will be a great addition to the park - flyers or not.

As Shaggy said, all those who are still saying how bad the park is, and how your never gonna come back...

I'll see you in line for Italian Job...

Danny won. He said so himself on page 7, even if that is my line.

And *THAT* kids, is really an inside joke.

-dawn, will go back to PKI

The Flyers have flown South, guys. It's time to get over it already.

-Tina

<---who will also see you all in line for the Italian Job next Spring. :-D

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Jeff said:
You know, I never even noticed the flyers were there until we had an event there.

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And this is a valid point for why the flyers shouldn't mean as much to us as they do why? How long did it take you to realize Adventure Express was at the park again?

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Quantify that...

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Okay, I will.

* Number of times I've stopped at the park just to ride the flyers: 3
* Number of people I've met for the first time in line for the flyers and are friends with now because of it: at least 3
* Number of friendships I solidifed while in line and riding: at least 7
* Number of random strangers I've struck up a conversation with while in line- all about sharing the Flyers experience: dozens
* Number of Pilots it takes to make a grown man cry: 9
* Number of people I've personally schooled in the art of flyers: 2
* Number of people I've helped school in the art of flyers: 5
* Number of times I've cycled through the ride: at least 30
* Number of times I've seen or heard an entire queue full of non-enthusiasts cheer aloud for a good pilot: at least 6
* Number of times the ride-ops yelled at us for making the lights stop working on the ride: 1
* Number of times I or my group have told somebody "meet you at the flyers": countless

If you want more numbers I can give you more. These are the numbers that mean something to me, even if you don't give a flying rats ass. (Heh... flying rat.)

There's more to running a customer service oriented busisness than corporate numbers. There are also the numbers that mean things to the customers. These are those numbers.

"The flyers are gone, get over it?" How about "I miss the flyers- deal with it?"

Priceless! John so wins. :)

+Danny

OK, OK...I finally have the answer to everyone who is angry, sad, or frustrated that PKI is removing the Flyers:

Click here ;)

Moosh-

I sent you an equally as helpful link. Check your PMs. ;)

For a good ass time, I'd rather go here.

+Danny, YMMV ;) [/inside joke]

Hahahahahahaha. So by normal driving standards that's more like seven hours or so. Not bad! That's probably enough to clear PKI queues of John and his friends for at least two days!

Number of times John used "I" or "us" in his reasons the ride was important? 10.

John makes not the basis for decision making at Paramount Parks.