bjcolglazier

Couple more harmless comments deleted by the moderators. Talking about the park wanting to open asap (when safe), and then my comment in agreement. What gives?

You're just underestimating our outcast population...lol. I was born and raised a holy-roller. And church is online, as it should be. But yes, there are large groups of uneducated people. Some of them are going to get wiped out right now. I also believe there has to be a large % of them who are not going to show up at these places. But I mean, some folks would move to Guyana if "the right guy" told them that was safe...

I hope you know that is not what the vast majority of middle-America plans to do. These are the outcast, fringe people. Even NYC has had to interfere with large funerals. Heck, crowds showed up to take pictures of the USS Comfort pulling into NY harbor---THE epicenter. Stupid is a global phenomenon.

Yes. If NYC can get over the hump and beat this there is all kinds of hope for all of us in middle-America, where we don't live on top of each other x10. If they can figure it out there, it will provide a blueprint for the rest of the nation.

LOL! No, it's all good. I still think the park is "likely" to open this year. I can certainly imagine it will not, and understand the reasons why, if so. And I am certainly not trying to spout my opinion as gospel! This is like nothing we've ever seen...even the doctors don't know.

Literally, you could have stopped there. :-)

If anyone wants to make a simple cloth mask MUCH more effective, you need some sort of filter in there. And a good hvac filter cut-to-size can do just the trick. http://diyn95.com/index.php/make-it-yourself-the-guide/ It's not going to be perfect, but it's way, way better than just cloth.

I don't want to put words in your mouth, but this post almost makes it sound like you think it would be more financially sound for the park to remain closed in 2020, even if they could open. Which I doubt is the case---at least not on most weekends---but I admit I don't have any numbers to know one way or another. Edit: My perspective is that they are already recognizing it might be really hard to sell anyone a 2021 pass. So let's give 'em out and hope the masses fill up the park and open their wallets as best they can.

There's some antibody tests coming along...supposedly. Maybe we can staff the park and let those in who have already got it. Free Fast-Lane for those immune! Trying to be positive---but not "that positive"---and get back on topic. :-)

When I first got here I thought he was an insider teasing us along with useful information. I eventually found out he was the ultimate KI Central troll. A MUCH beloved troll, at that. :-)

He'd say, "Those like me who know when the park will open, can't tell you."

I agree with everything you just said! Very level-headed. And I will not be asking for a refund even if offered because right now I don't need one. But for some folks...this is just such an extraordinary time. Thank you for your input!

One thing rubbing me a little bit wrong these days is that many of us have purchased events or passes that have been "postponed". So when they are postponed instead of cancelled, you can't get a refund. And people need cash right now. I'm wondering how other people feel about this in regards to Kings Island? When people maybe threw down hundreds or perhaps $1,000+ or more 6-9 months ago but now find themselves scrambling to pay the bills. Personally I think parks---and all sorts of other entertainment events---should start offering refunds asap. Because its the right thing to do.

I see your point. If our 2020 passes were good thru June 30, 2021 for instance, I'm thinking they would then offer some sort of package deal for the rest of 2021 + 2022. So there's not the mental aspect of 'did I just buy 3 passes for ~2-years?'. But I'm sure there are already marketing people way smarter than me trying to figure out all the scenario's!

I just hope folks reading this thread can read between the lines of what our government is telling us, and what they are not. The word is out it's airborne. Probably a good bet Fauci and Birx suspected as much long ago...they are not stupid. Take care of yourselves---everyone, and I hope to bump into you at Kings Island later on even though we won't even know we did. :-)

For those really paying attention yes! For those just flipping channels, no.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.23.20039446v2 https://www.foxnews.com/health/coronavirus-could-be-airborne-study-suggests https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/03/31/coronavirus-masks-cdc/ https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-03-31/fauci-white-house-close-to-decision-on-public-wearing-masks-amid-coronavirus-pandemic They are telling us not to buy or wear masks because they don't want to scare us, and our healthcare providers on the front-lines need them most. And there is a shortage. But it's in the air, so they don't know quite what to tell us.

It's airborne. Nebraska scientists have proven it without officially "proving" it. But it explains the fast-spread. This means a couple things. 1) There's no stopping it, and going to the grocery store isn't safe no matter how much you socially distance. 2) It'll potentially spread so fast it'll be over sooner than later due to communal immunity.

Self-censored-post. :-)

Just curious what the masses think. No right or wrong answers here...but what do you think?

Be interesting to see how quickly New York can get this under control. Most of the country is a week or three behind them. If they can't get it figured out by May 1 it'll be a very bad sign. If they can...whatever they figure out will be copied nationwide.

I think a mid-May opening would be considered highly optimistic by most doctors in America right now. That said, I am hopeful this will not be a 6-month-event here. Virus may well be hanging around 6 months from now, but by then a lot of people will either be dead or immune after already catching it. How's that for optimism?

I can read a map, yes...and many of those countries south of China are US allies with nothing to hide. They are just very hot/tropical countries. To deny those facts is just burying your head in the sand. In my OP I didn't say summer would eliminate coronavirus...I said it was very likely to help! And I still stand by that.

Yes, because they all got it at Mardi Gras when the high-temp was 66-degrees, and have been spreading it around since. Florida, too because of Spring Break. These two events do not represent a normal period of sustained early-to-mid-summer heat. Look at all the countries in the hot-zones south of China and you'll see none of them have had an explosion of cases like the more northern-ly hemisphere has.

I don't either. But you don't see China's next-door-neighbors like India and Malaysia with over 100,000 cases do you? No. Because it's HOT there. Really hot.