[tarheel1231]

I got gout just from looking at that picture.

[Carowinds2005]

Looks like we may have an announcement day folks..

Matt Ouimet

Thank you, Brian.

Before we turn the call over to questions, I just want to say how proud I am of our team for their hard work and dedication to successfully bolster our talent and competencies in a number of new areas. We are much better positioned today to optimize each and every interacts with our guests and not only does this drive profitability, it delivers the better guest experience as well.

We have high expectations for the remainder of 2017 and we have even higher expectations for 2018. On August 16 our parks will be announcing our capital plans for the 2018 season and we have a very strong line up of new rising attractions including four new roller coasters and an additional 158 room tower at the Hotel Breakers located at Cedar Point's mile-long beach. As always we will continue to work for generating greater excitement for our guests, as well as long-term value for our unitholders.

Now we will open up the call for questions.

https://seekingalpha.com/article/409390 ... ipt?page=5

[tarheel1231]

T - 13 days and still no teasing! Can one of you "insiders" give us a cryptically-worded explanation as to why?

[cadi40]

^ Since this year might be smaller compared to others I don't think Carowinds is going to spend money on it

[tarheel1231]

I'm not saying that I expect them to go all out for a kid's expansion and possibly a refurbished coaster, but I thought we'd at least see something on social media.

[Chris]

I don't blame them. They saw what happened to KD after hyping a kid's expansion.

[cadi40]

Just wondering when / how Carowinds is announcing the Hotel.

[tarheel1231]

I don't blame them. They saw what happened to KD after hyping a kid's expansion.

What? A bunch of 12 year olds overreacting to not getting what they wanted?

[RW_Fury325]

^ The fact it wasn't all 12-year-olds complaining was the sad part.

[tarheel1231]

Coaster Enthusiasts are just the worst sometimes. The Youtube community is infested with Coaster Studios clones (which is already a pretty low bar for making content), and while the comment sections are just as cancerous as any other Youtube genre, it's 10x harder to take a person seriously when they whine about their favorite amusement park not receiving giant investments. Get some damn perspective. Kings Dominion could build a Wacky Worm tomorrow and the world would keep turning, because amusement parks don't mean s**t.

/endrant

[pproteinc]

^ So what content are you expecting? Coaster Studios imo has one of the most diverse content. He does rumors, parodies, vlogs, coaster war ratings, etc.

Anybody notice all the survey flags in the supposed land where the hotel is supposed to be by the highway?

[arby]

I also find it curious why there have not been any teases this year. Maybe those few whining about KD's kids expansion, may have ruined it for us. As we know, the complainers on the Internet, the minority percentage-wise, are often the most vocal and obnoxious.

Assuming we are getting a Planet/Camp Snoopy expansion, I am quite excited about it. While I no longer have any young kids, families with young kids bring in a steady and solid stream of revenue.

[tarheel1231]

Anybody notice all the survey flags in the supposed land where the hotel is supposed to be by the highway?

On a sort of related note, would they also announce a Camp Wilderness Expansion as a plan to expand accommodations as a whole? It seems to have a pretty good number of campsites but as far as cabins though, they only have half as many as KD and WoF (and I would assume they get higher attendance than either park as of 2017).

[cadi40]

One thing about the proposed hotel is its right next to the Freeway. I don't know how much of a seller that is unless the Hotel looks really nice and actaully attracts people.

[tarheel1231]

Given that Universal Orlando's resorts are extremely close to the highway, and Knott's is surrounded by urban development, I don't think they're all that concerned with the location of the hotel.