This article is brought to you by the letter "C"...Changes, Cabana's and Closures
Hey, it is Friday, and I hope you have a MUCH better weekend than I will have (Bridezilla will be dragging me around town doing "wedding" planning). Let's get to the news, which is weird this week, and some great photos.
Knott's... I love you, but??????
The Bees are finally being removed
The Main Street Magic Shop has new windows, focusing on Harry Houdini. The shop will soon reopen filled with items from Houdini Magic Company items. The shop is currently being decked out with Houdini artifacts and magic tricks. Mimi's Cafe is the most popular booth for CHOC Walk, as they hand out a LOT of free food. (and Thanks to Mimi's!)
No More Hand santizer at the Petting Zoo area (aka Big Thunder Ranch), guess Soap is cheaper than Purell.....
The Irvine Spectrum Center is installing its Annual Ice Rink. Not open yet, but will be in the next couple of weeks.
Here's a little weekend tip: If you live in the Hollywood/Santa Monica area, Audi is offering some free movie tickets to the AFI Fest. www.afi.com
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Knott's... I love you, but??????
This is tough to write about, I am getting married at Knott's on January 9th, but some of the recent decisions are just "strange".Six Flags to try and break the Michael Jackson Thriller Dance Record
Knott’s Berry Farm to add 1980s-era thrill ride in 2010 - Travel - LATimes.com
What the HECK???? When I went to Cedar Point a few years ago, we decided to not ride Demon Drop as it was a "repeat" of a similar ride at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
While I am happy that they are removing an "up-charge" ride (Screamin' Swing was a great ride) for a "free" ride, this is just screaming "Cheap".
Now, I understand that Knott's (and every other SoCal park) wants to focus on 2012 and will try and compete with the new Cars Land at DCA, and that is the main focus in Marketing. So we should see some major new additions in the SoCal area.
And we have some MAJOR changes in the Knott's Winter Promos...
Knott's Mobile
First off, the Orange County Health and Welfare employees will not get a free admission this year. In past years, they were included with the Fire and Police promotion.
And the very popular Toys for Tots promo has been changed. Now you MUST buy your toy at Knott's ($15 or more) for a free admission. If you bring in a toy from outside the park, you will be given a coupon that allows you to enter for $15. So that is a $15 or more for the toy, and then an extra $15 to enter the park if you buy something outside the park.
I know that a large segment were "cheap" and brought toys that were less than $15 and got into the park. But I truly hope that Knott's doesn't sell "cheap" toys for $15, and instead sell some "serious" toys that will make kids happy, and not just some stuffed animals.
For some reason, Six Flags Magic Mountain is NOT part of this event????Universal makes a deal with Steven Spielberg
Quote:
SIX FLAGS PARKS JOIN WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT FOR BIGGEST SIMULTANEOUS THRILLER
DANCE
NEW YORK, Oct. 22 -- Six Flags theme parks across the
U.S. and Mexico will take part in a worldwide attempt to set a new world
record for the largest simultaneous dance to Michael Jackson's Thriller on
Saturday, October 24 at 8:30 p.m. EDT along with all coordinating time zones
in 42 countries comprising five continents.
This is the Thrill the World organization's third attempt to set a new record,
with a goal of 10,000 to 50,000 individuals dancing to Thriller. In the wake
of Jackson's untimely death in June, organizers say this year's event is
intended to be an unprecedented global celebration of the music icon's life
and legacy.
Participating Six Flags parks include Six Flags America (Bowie, MD), Six Flags
Discovery Kingdom (Vallejo, CA), Six Flags Fiesta Texas (San Antonio, TX), Six
Flags Great America (Gurnee, IL), Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom (Louisville, KY),
Six Flags Mexico, Six Flags New England (Agawam, MA) Six Flags Over Texas
(Arlington, TX), Six Flags St. Louis (Eureka, MO), and The Great Escape (Lake
George, NY). Guests with park admission are welcome to sign up and
participate.
Fright Fest presented by SNICKERS® takes place weekends through November 1
with thrills by day and chills by night. Visit sixflags.com for more
information and park operating hours.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...,2505390.storyLast Weekend for "it's a small world".
Quote:
In addition, the delay could prove more lucrative for Spielberg because attendance at Universal Orlando is expected to get a boost beginning next spring when a lavish attraction based on "Harry Potter" opens.
The deal amendment also states that Spielberg's obligations will transfer to any new owners, a potentially important point because NBC Universal may be taken over by cable operator Comcast Corp. in a deal under discussion with GE.
This Sunday will be the last time you can ride the "traditional" small world attraction until 2010, as it will be closing for the changeover to the Holiday version.The Grand Californian Hotel adds "Rent a Cabana" to its portfolio.
With the expansion of the GCH, Disney has found a way to make some extra profit.Whitewater Snacks at GCH raises its prices
You can rent a cabana for $185 (Eight and half hours) or $115 for Four Hours.
Nachos are now $9.99... WOW!Selected Photos from Darkbeer.Smugmug.com
Here's a little weekend tip: If you live in the Hollywood/Santa Monica area, Audi is offering some free movie tickets to the AFI Fest. www.afi.com
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My friend DB, while I thank you for the update, you just gotta work on how to use those apostrophes.
Correct -> Dan's being a jerk about this. (apostrophe used in a contraction for "Dan is")
Correct -> Dan's need to be right all the time is really irritating! (apostrophe showing the possesive link between Dan and his need)
Incorrect - Cabana's (when "s" is added to make a plural, no apostrophe is needed)
But then even Disney got this wrong with "Lightyear's Above the Rest", so I won't hold it against you. Keep the updates coming - apostrophes and all!!!Posted 10-23-2009 at 07:38 AM by danyoung
- @danyoung,
I always thought the "Lightyear's Above the Rest" thing was intentional, a sort of punctuational pun if you will. As in "[Buzz] Lightyear is Above the Rest." Or maybe I'm too forgiving.Posted 10-23-2009 at 07:46 AM by GreatAndoski -
Dan's right.Posted 10-23-2009 at 07:51 AM by Gn2Dlnd - So if you have to buy at toy at Knott's to get in, where do you buy it? The only place outside the park is Virginia's gift shop or the Snoopy store and they have a very small toy dept. I can't see hundreds of people crowding in the store to buy toys.This is a disaster in the making.Posted 10-23-2009 at 07:52 AM by disneyfn
- Where's the information?Posted 10-23-2009 at 08:00 AM by BCC
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Nice report!!Posted 10-23-2009 at 08:08 AM by WheresMickey - Rent a cabana? Really? Unless there are bikini-clad cocktail waitresses, rock 'n' roll blasting pool-side and most importantly, NO KIDS running around, who's gonna do this? Aren't most guests there for the parks, or stuck all day in conferences?
Good luck.Posted 10-23-2009 at 08:10 AM by jaxbistro - Whitewater Snacks HAD to raise the price of nachos. With the recent major drop in quality, raising the price is Disney's logical "next step" when it comes to food services.
Regarding Knott's, they should be a little more creative with that location; maybe they could build a themed attraction such as, uh maybe, "Haunted Shack"???Posted 10-23-2009 at 08:12 AM by surffnutt3000 - DarkBeer, I appreciate your thorough reports! The punctuation is 99.9% accurate, as far as I know, so I don't understand why this needs to be addressed.Posted 10-23-2009 at 08:41 AM by Swellpixiegirl
- I think Dan is simply venting his frustration over an often-occuring grammical error. It falls within the same category as the all too often incorrect use of the words "Their", "There", and "They're" (grumble).
But, great report, Darkbeer!
Posted 10-23-2009 at 09:12 AM by LFTWNG9 -
Any ideas what the pop up units are, in the cut outs on the DCA platform? also wondering if the big black projection units sit on top the platform, that are there now. What a difference a week makes when we were there "WOW" David keep the photos coming. ThanksPosted 10-23-2009 at 09:16 AM by MrToadie -
I was wondering the same thing. It will be interesting to see if these are used at all.Quote:Originally Posted by jaxbistro
Rent a cabana? Really? Unless there are bikini-clad cocktail waitresses, rock 'n' roll blasting pool-side and most importantly, NO KIDS running around, who's gonna do this? Aren't most guests there for the parks, or stuck all day in conferences?
Good luck.Posted 10-23-2009 at 09:41 AM by Bobd20011 -
is the moat filled yet?Posted 10-23-2009 at 09:52 AM by CJRourke -
David,
This is YOUR blog. We aren't a newspaper and we don't have a staff of editors to correct all the copy written here. You are under NO obligation to be 100% grammatically correct. I know how much time you put into making these updates happen and I, for one, really appreciate what you do.
Great update as always!
DustyPosted 10-23-2009 at 09:58 AM by Dustysage -
@Dusty -- Just what I was thinking.
Great update!
Posted 10-23-2009 at 10:13 AM by SouthHrbrBlvd - Yeah, I may be missing something, but who's going to rent a cabana for 8 hrs, let alone 4 hrs at a concrete pool when Disneyland is a few hundred feet away?Posted 10-23-2009 at 10:43 AM by Disneykin Kid
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What happened to the French Dip at Whitewater Snacks?
Posted 10-23-2009 at 10:48 AM by nbodyhome - FYI... although I never doubt the financial reasoning for anything Disney decides, but a recent report found that hand sanitizers such as Purell have such high amounts of alcohol in them that when kids inevitably put their hands in their mouths, it can be very toxic to the kiddos! Hopefully the health awareness and not the financial side was the reason.Posted 10-23-2009 at 10:58 AM by jaxbistro
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I two like too use apostophe's, there great!Posted 10-23-2009 at 11:00 AM by wettham1783 -
Great update as always.
My opinion on Demon Drop going to Knott's:
As far as I'm concerned, I think that Demon Drop's days were numbered at Cedar Point and its' next stop was the scrap heap.. I'm very glad that Knott's "saved" the ride from a most certain doom and that I now have a better chance at getting on a 1st Gen Freefall. However, I understand how people might think it's a cheap move and it doesn't really seem like a "new" attraction. But hey, at least it saved an endangered ride from extinction.Posted 10-23-2009 at 11:03 AM by stitchon
