Healthy food is coming to dining pass!

samosuband said:
I almost feel like OP meant that salads were coming to Midway Market, and just that. Not that it is being added to the meal plan

Nope. I meant they will be adding Midway Market's salad bar as an option on the meal plan.

Just the salad bar?

topthrilldragster4lyf said:
Just the salad bar?

Well that was the impression he gave me, but honestly I have no idea how they would be able to separate people and be sure they didn't take advantage of the other food. I see them most likely just adding the option of Midway Market as a whole. At least one can hope.

New for 2014: a wall dividing the main Midway Market buffet from the salad bar. :)

They will put a scarlet letter on your forehead "salad bar only."

And everyone will throw tomatoes from the salad bar if you so much as look at the rest of the food or the Coca-Cola Freestyle machines. ;)

A dining plan of burgers and fries all season long is very unappealing to me so salads and more healthful foods is a step in the right direction in selling this plan.

The healthier food options is welcome and needed. I think the plan is a great value and use it whenever we are at the park.

What would be a next great step is to try and come up with a way to add drinks to it. Carrying around those refillable bottles all day is a major pain. The deal is great for $1 but there has to be a way to be able to add it to your pass.

Kings Island had a couple great deals last year, we only went the one day so picked one of them. They had a backyard bbq which wasn't real expensive and a family pizza deal of a super large one topping Rosa's with large family salad and four big drinks for like $35. Apparently it's like CP's deals now, 10% off across the board so I imagine it's a lot more expensive. No bbq this year but I don't know how successful it was. I think they figured they wouldn't be hurting since they got Banshee this year.

Has anybody noticed any recent changes yet? I will be spending 5 days in the park this weekend, and would love to get the season dining plan. But I'm vegetarian and the current offerings don't work for me. I would love to see Midway Market added.

I also received a call from Kyle around June 4. He didn't make any promises, but said they were looking into adding Midway Market and Johnny Rockets.

It's probably wishful thinking at this point that something could change this week, but if not, I'll be eating alot of guacamole sandwiches.

I can confirm: the grilled chicken sandwich combo is available at Coasters.

The grilled chicken sandwich has been there for a few weeks. The only downside to the grilled chicken is the super-size order of fries they give you too.

I really wish they would be more prompt about updating the website/printable menu for which meals are offered where. It still doesn't list the grilled chicken being offered at
Coasters or anything about the turkey burger someone had mentioned. For people who want to plan ahead this is a major inconvenience.

I was hoping to purchase the season-long plan, but there's not enough variety. I did buy one for Kings Island -- Skyline Chili, LaRosa's Pizza, burritos & tacos, hand-breaded chicken fingers, grilled chicken, German sausage, and yes, cheeseburgers & fries. More variety and I'm in.

My request for an addition to the plan: Macho Nacho - 'nuff said!

I'll be at CP tomorrow. Are any healthier sides available instead of fries / onion rings with the dining plan yet? I'm looking forward to the fruit cups & Midway Market.

Honestly, I don't see what's keeping them from stocking a few fruit cups at each dining establishment. They all have fridges already. Just let the dining plan users know that they're available and see if we bite. If so, they can make it permanent. If not, what harm is there? :)

The alternative that I'm perfectly fine with is to hand out a ticket redeemable at Coca-Cola Marketplace in lieu of a side of fries. Just walk over there when you want your snack and exchange the ticket for your grapes, melons, etc. Mmm.

Well not to switch away from the healthy food subject, but where are you able to get onion rings instead of fries?

We were able to substitute onion rings for the fries at Pinks. We have done this three times. All we did was ask if we could substitute onion rings for fries.

Was just there yesterday. No salads or fruit cups.