I've been going to Kings Island for over 40 years ...

I've been going to Kings Island for over 40 years and let me tell you, the park is looking pretty shabby. We stayed most of the day in the water park on our most recent visit which was really fun but really could use a coat of paint. There is peeling paint on the kids slides and the kids area is very sun bleached and washed out. They rake in thousands of dollars a day and I wish they would put a little bit more back into the park to make it nice and pretty and fun for the kids. The swimming pool isn't very cold and the water is really cloudy and that's just kind of weird. I wish they would fix that too. Pool water is supposed to be nice and clear. One other thing, searching people's bags to make sure that they're not bringing in popcorn or carrot sticks is ridiculous and petty that has to stop immediately! The quality of the food versus the price is really really bad. As far as the rides go, if you are even remotely overweight forget fitting in the seats because you're not going to be able to and you will be kicked off the ride and embarrassed in front of everyone. This park is not set up for overweight people. What a horrible message to send to the American public when you're charging $50 a ticket!