Siebert is now working with Schlitterbahn parks as their manager of communications.  It was a promotion for him.  He left in the middle of December.  Although, Maureen Kaiser, Siebert`s partner in crime is still around.  Although, Siebert will be missed at PKI.

I doubt Siebert`s leaving the park will have much of an effect on the park.  The more imporant thing that will affect the park is who becomes the new owners after CBS sells the parks.

WOW! so he moved to Texas, Schlitterbahn parks are mostly waterparks, some of the biggest in the nation, I know a lot of people that go to the ones in Texas.

The managment down there is really laid back and have partys after hours all the time for guest. He'll really like working for them.

I've burned my feet a few times on the concrete in the waterpark.

It gets just hot enough, and I was being saracastic in saying there

was suppose to be boardwalk in the waterpark also combat sutpendous 89,

as in don't beleave every word you hear on a tour.

No it is not true. The campground is currently torn up with a big ass hotel being built on top of it.

Lol

I like it stright and to the point.

and boy is the hotel going to be huge indeed. I saw the pics at the great wolf site, the place looks amazing... I guess they could do camping elswhere, but where

In the parking garage, Have fun looking for fire wood.

also combat sutpendous 89,

as in don't beleave every word you hear on a tour.

when did i say anything about the tour or agreeing with the tour? I didnt go to that tour.

and boy is the hotel going to be huge indeed. I saw the pics at the great wolf site, the place looks amazing... I guess they could do camping elswhere, but where

True story: a tram driver told me that he heard the new campground would be in the field behind SOB. Take that for what it's worth.

In the parking garage, Have fun looking for fire wood.

I know where I can find some. It's called Son of Beast.

True story: a tram driver told me that he heard the new campground would be in the field behind SOB. Take that for what it's worth.

More Proof! Son of Beast being used for Fire Wood!

Someone Get the Dippin Dots Guy! <G>

Someone Get the Dippin Dots Guy! <G>

LOL

True story: a tram driver told me that he heard the new campground would be in the field behind SOB.  Take that for what it's worth.

Okay, I maybe wrong here so someone feel free to correct me but, isn't there like a sewer or something in the field behind SOB? I'm pretty sure it smells like sewage back there some days.

How dare you complain about the employee dinner area

Well, it wouldn`t surprise me if there was some sort of sewer line over in that area since the Lion Country Safari was over in that area. And how would you know how it smells back behind Son of Beast? Have you been back there before? It might have been the smell from one of the stagnant ponds that still resides back there and is left over from the days of the Lion Country Safari.

Them ponds aren't to stagnant, 10lb bass in some of them, I sn't there 7 ponds on PKI

Them Ain't Bass! Them are Carp!

Dang Yankee's!

I isn't talkin bout dem fish sticks your gettn from Bubba gump's

I'm talking about the BASS the green fish with a big mouth, darn capet baggers

Good! Ya had me skerred there for a minute!

And I guess they should be lowerin the prices at Bubba Gumps with all that available fish in the pond!

Good! Ya had me skerred there for a minute!

And I guess they should be lowerin the prices at Bubba Gumps with all that available fish in the pond!

Oh! take that PKI, Sounds like meats back on the menu boys!

MMMMMMM! Bar B Q!!!!!

True story: a tram driver told me that he heard the new campground would be in the field behind SOB. Take that for what it's worth.

I second this, as I was told the same by a tram driver back in 2004. It was from a female, so that would be at least two employees with that opinion.

Or maybe the tram drivers are the new Dippin Dot's Guy for 2006!

Well there are several reliable sources at the park. Dippin Dots Guy got promoted from a cart to the Dippin Dots Depot. Then there is Lemon Chill Guy. And of course the Tram Driver.

I heard they were going to retheme the SOB Prairie to Mission:Impossible.

SOB - Mission Impossible.

Sounds good to me. <G>

It should be:

Mission Impossible: Son of Beast.

My Sob for short...

I have a letter from C/R, the EVP/GM , which states that land is earmarked for the campground project, behind the GWL, but with no projected start date. Sounds good to me..

Rick

For those not up on their Kings Island lingo, that is Craig Ross, the executive vice president and general manager of Paramoun`t Kings Island. It would not surprise me if at some point they rebuild a campground over behind the plant nursery and the Great Wolf Lodge. However, as stated, they probably don`t have a start date as they do not know when they will be able to secure the funds to build the new campground. If it came down to a new major roller coaster or a campground, which would you prefer?

And ultimately, it will be up to the new owners to determine if that is the direction that they would want to go.

Would it not be a kick in the butt if it were not the group that operates Great Wolf that is the park buyer?

Seems as though they have a lot of operating capital right now.

Yes, they might have a lot of operating capital. But other than their indoor water parks, what experience do they have in operating theme parks? Personally, I hope that the company that buys Paramount Parks has some experience in running the parks, so there is as seemless a transition as possible from CBS to the new owners. Personally, I hope Tom Freston`s group becomes the new owners of the park, as this could result in good news for the parks.

I would agree with the premise there. If the new company has no experience running an amusement park, we're going to run into the very same situation that we had with Paramount's take over.

Would be kinda cool to see Bush Garden's purchase the parks but then they would likely want to sell of Kings Dominion.

Hmmmm, could be that they would do that and that Flight of Fear is just the first ride to be sold off.

I'd most like to see Gaylord Entertainment branch back out into the park business. That would be Kick A$$!

Dang! I could do this conspiracy theory thing well.

I highly doubt that FoF at PKD is being sold or dismanteled. Just doesn`t seem like they would close a ride that is relatively popular, is fairly reliable, and is only ten years old. I would say that something more is up with FoF than what the park is saying. Certainly, it should be an important thing to watch, as it may affect PKI`s FoF in the coming seasons.

My guess is that they are waiting on someone to build a campground on their property like GWL is doing.

I wouldn't count on GWL coming up with the cash to buy Paramount Parks (or even just PKI). They recently sold a few of their properties (land and assets), including the new one in Niagra Falls to Ripley Entertainment, and will continue a management contract of the properties. Granted, that's not such an unusual event in the hotel business, but it's not something you'd necessarily do unless you wanted to reduce your debt load or free up some cash.

Plus, they have had several shareholder lawsuits filed against them over the last few months, including a recent class action suit claiming their pre-IPO prospectus was "misleading" (to put it nicely) to investors.