Uh, that WAS the Cedar Fair way...until they bought Paramount Parks. Now, Kings Dominion is more than fifty bucks at the gate, but discounts abound...from local grocery stores to buying tickets on line to Coke cans...(Kings Dominion, like the rest of the former Paramount Parks, has Coke, not Pepsi...).
Meanwhile, in park pricing has gone through the roof. People remember $4 Cokes, and the next time they bring a cooler...or they just leave the park to eat.