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For anyone curious about competition in the Columbus market...Zoombezi Bay in Columbus is getting a massive new waterslide tower for 2025. Two of the slides are first of their kind and one is first in the Midwest. https://www.columbuszoo.org/news/zoombezi-bay-announces-worlds-first-conservation-tower-water-park-attraction

There are so many things that would be a good addition to Kings Island. Here are a few big ones: Rides: 1. A new B&M wing coaster or dive coaster would fit well in the park, you could put this in The Vortex plot by The Beast (Think of walking down Coney Mall and seeing this new ride looming in the distance). 2. A ground-up RMC Son of Beast. So much woods to work with, and tons of space to work with. 3. A dark roller coaster similar to Revenge of the Mummy at Universal Studios Orlando 4. A Mack Rides Striker Coaster similar to Voltron at Europa Park. This model is epic and if it is anything similar to Voltron, this could be Kings Island's next best ride. 5. A Mack Rides indoor/outdoor water coaster similar to Journey to Atlantis at Seaworld Orlando 6. A Premier Rides multi-pass launch coaster with a spike and inversions Food: 1. The food is pretty good already with a good variety, but if they upgraded their burgers to be extra smoked, that would be great. 2. Maybe add a good themed dining location (For example, a space-themed sit-down restaurant). Special Events: 1. Have more rides open during Winterfest (Kudos to KI for opening more rides this year). 2. Add more family-type things to do during the Halloween Haunt Park Revisions 1. Do something with the old Action Zone (Whether that be re-theme or what. You could do a whole scary section with both Banshee, Bat, and a possible RMC Son of Beast?) 2. Retire Invertigo and Congo River Falls (sorry to the Invertigo lovers) and replace it with something new. 3. Redo the front entrance. It kind of looks old and plain, and could be renovated There are a couple of them! Thanks for the opportunity to respond and have a great day!!!

Interesting, I didn't see the Zamperla announcement, and it does match the survey photos exactly. Thank you for pointing that out! I guess a family coaster from either company is possible. I would be happy with a good lsm family coaster, I just hope it doesnt go into The Vortex plot.

Agreed. my wife does not do spinney rides and we rode it 5 times in 1/2 hr. Unless the car is out of balance, there is not a lot of major spinning.

Any contractor not paid out for their work will still be listed on the NOC. BTW here is the complete list of contractors on the NOC 2024-025782: Party 1: EXHIBIT 3 FABRICATIONS LLC MILLAY & COMPANY INC O'ROURKE WRECKING COMPANY OF CINCINNATI QUEEN CITY AWNING FITZSIMMONS AWNINGS MANZ PAINTING INC A&H PAINTING LLC BAYNUM PAINTING PERRY INTERIORS FLANNERY PAINTING INC DALLAS FLOORING RICHARDSON MASONRY HICON INC ASHLEE FENCE ENTERPRISES RIDE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS INC CARDINAL LANDSCAPING DENIER ELECTRIC COMPANY T S GARNETT CONSTR INC KONE INC AQUAMEN WATERSLIDE RESTORATIONS LLC BEACON ELECTRIC INC CRAFTSMAN ELECTRIC INC WELDING UNLIMITED LLC R E MIDDLETON CONST CINTECH CONSTR INC QUEEN CITY BLACKTOP CAMPEON ROOFING INC SKYHIGH ERECTORS LLC DANIELS WOOD LAND INC LAKE ERIE ELECTRIC INC GREAT COASTERS INTERNATIONAL INC CINCINNATI DAYTON FIRE PROTECTION PATRIOT INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTING S&S CERAMIC TILE CO EPOXY SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL SAINT PLASTERING SYSTEMS INC CARDINAL LANDSCAPE & TREE SERVICE GARCIA LAWN & LANDSCAPING PREMIER CUT & CONSTR LLC MIKE LEE CONSTR MIDWESTERN FROZEN BEVERAGES INC MOBILITY MATTERS INC NELSON STARK COMPANY JTF CONSTRUCTION INC AE DOOR & WINDOW CO LIQUID LAWN LUTHER LANDSCAPING POFFS LAWN & LANDSCAPING INC AMERICAN SCAFFOLDING INC SEASIDE INC LLC ARENA AMERICAS CINCINNATI CAULKING SERVICES LLC PSS CONTRACTORS LLC WESTERN HILLS GLASS PSS CONTRACTORS LLC LETTERS LINES & SIGNS ZAMPERLA JACK ROUSE ARCHITECTS ABERCROMBIE & ASSOC BEACON ELECTRIC CAPTIVEAIRE F G SCHAEFER CO GRAVITY KRAFT M&E ROOFING NEYRA PAVING PIQUA STEEL CO (PSC) RSL COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTS CINCY ASPHALT REPUTABLE ROOFING LEVEL4 CONSTRUCTION WHITE WATER INDUSTRIES BAKER CONCRETE & MARTIN AQUATIC INTERNATIONAL FOAM CO PARAMOUNT FLOORING JLG FLOORING BREHOB ENGINE & COMPRESSOR CO FENTON RIGGING CO Party 2: EXHIBIT 3 FABRICATIONS LLC MILLAY & COMPANY INC O'ROURKE WRECKING COMPANY OF CINCINNATI QUEEN CITY AWNING FITZSIMMONS AWNINGS MANZ PAINTING INC A&H PAINTING LLC BAYNUM PAINTING PERRY INTERIORS FLANNERY PAINTING INC DALLAS FLOORING RICHARDSON MASONRY HICON INC ASHLEE FENCE ENTERPRISES RIDE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS INC CARDINAL LANDSCAPING DENIER ELECTRIC COMPANY T S GARNETT CONSTR INC KONE INC AQUAMEN WATERSLIDE RESTORATIONS LLC BEACON ELECTRIC INC CRAFTSMAN ELECTRIC INC WELDING UNLIMITED LLC R E MIDDLETON CONST CINTECH CONSTR INC QUEEN CITY BLACKTOP CAMPEON ROOFING INC SKYHIGH ERECTORS LLC DANIELS WOOD LAND INC LAKE ERIE ELECTRIC INC GREAT COASTERS INTERNATIONAL INC CINCINNATI DAYTON FIRE PROTECTION PATRIOT INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTING S&S CERAMIC TILE CO EPOXY SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL SAINT PLASTERING SYSTEMS INC CARDINAL LANDSCAPE & TREE SERVICE GARCIA LAWN & LANDSCAPING PREMIER CUT & CONSTR LLC MIKE LEE CONSTR MIDWESTERN FROZEN BEVERAGES INC MOBILITY MATTERS INC NELSON STARK COMPANY JTF CONSTRUCTION INC AE DOOR & WINDOW CO LIQUID LAWN LUTHER LANDSCAPING POFFS LAWN & LANDSCAPING INC AMERICAN SCAFFOLDING INC SEASIDE INC LLC ARENA AMERICAS CINCINNATI CAULKING SERVICES LLC PSS CONTRACTORS LLC WESTERN HILLS GLASS PSS CONTRACTORS LLC LETTERS LINES & SIGNS ZAMPERLA JACK ROUSE ARCHITECTS ABERCROMBIE & ASSOC BEACON ELECTRIC CAPTIVEAIRE F G SCHAEFER CO GRAVITY KRAFT M&E ROOFING NEYRA PAVING PIQUA STEEL CO (PSC) RSL COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTS CINCY ASPHALT REPUTABLE ROOFING LEVEL4 CONSTRUCTION WHITE WATER INDUSTRIES BAKER CONCRETE & MARTIN AQUATIC INTERNATIONAL FOAM CO PARAMOUNT FLOORING JLG FLOORING BREHOB ENGINE & COMPRESSOR CO FENTON RIGGIN CO

Oh yeah, that would be no fun.

There are a lot of suggestions for Kings Island (Sxi Flags) would be several things: 1. Special Events in Spring months (April & May) like Peanuts Celebration and/or expanded Food & Wind Festival would be a great kickoff to the season before the Summer operation begins in May. 2. Yes---With The Bat & Banshee there.....I could absolutely foresee the possibility of renaming Action Zone into Mythical Village or Haunted Zone....It could go either way. 3. A new roller coaster. I would not be surprised if it will become Vortex The Grip of Fear by way of B&M or Vekoma or Premier 4. New restaurants 5. Renovated bathrooms 6. Expanded shows 7. I would not be surprised if a new themed zone area will be added and be called Jungle Xpedition the same way as what Kings Dominion does.

I will say walking The Beast every morning would probably not be very fun especially when it gets snowy and below freezing. I feel like that would be a nightmare for the maintenance people.

I guess that doesn't have the Crypt, tho.

I haven't seen it, but just imagine a Pokemon card with a picture of the Crypt on it. That's what the rest of them look like to me. Actually, here ya go:

Actually that ended up being the Zamperla family coaster they announced this morning. Speaking of the Intamin family coaster they announced yesterday, I think it looks fantastic. Now I know our 2026 addition is likely not a new coaster but if it was and we got this type of ride, I would be very happy.

The level of thought that Universal puts into their parks and attractions is crazy (look at Epic Universe). If Six Flags could do the same for Kings Island, that would be amazing. Six Flags doesn't usually put as much theming into their rides and attractions (not saying there are no rides with theming). Being more realistic though, definitely Dollywood. Dollywood's staff is very friendly and kind to everyone. They are not like some of the other theme parks I've been to where the employees have absolutely no idea where anything is. So, I think that Kings Island should look to Dollywood for inspiration.

Maybe they're removing the SOB station this off-season.

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I think that The Beast should run during Winterfest, but I can see why they wouldn't run it. The Beast is older and might get worn down faster if it runs in the winter. This would also allow for some more amazing night rides on the legendary Beast!!! If they opened a few other rides, it would definitely bring a lot more people to KI during Winterfest because there are more rides open. They should do what Carowinds does with their rides. Kudos to KI for allowing more rides to be open, though! Out of personal bias, I would love for Diamondback to be open, but realistically, The Beast would be great!

Could not agree more. But unfortunately, I think it “works” to well for the park for them to make any major changes.

To be fair I recieved another one this morning and it was already fixed, seems like someone else noticed as well

Magic Kingdom. The level of detail at Disney Parks is incredible. Also, it would be nice if Kings Island had more ticketed events. For the most part it seems they do one event a year. Coasterstock being last season and this year being the ACE spring conference. Once you have a decent amount, if not, all the season pass add-ons, there is really nothing else you can do to elevate your day at the park other than maybe purchase some snacks and souvenirs. KI doesn't offer behind the scenes tours, no After Hours, no dining with Peanuts Characters. I'll beat the dead horse of KI should also increase their season pass price to enhance the guest experience in the park overall.

To be fair, top Thrill Dragster probably seldom if ever operated with a single train but when I went to Great Adventure in 2022, Ka was one train ops and opened late. When Kingda Ka most likely was one train ops on a regular basis and considering was down for half the season on multiple occasions, that can really hurt the annual ridership.

The gold standard in the amusement park industry to me personally is Knoebels. Fully staffed and everyone acts like they love their job. Rides are always open unless they have maintenance going on and the food/games/merch is very affordable. Also love that they are a family park and non riders don't have to pay. I know Kings Island is not that type of park but I hate to see one up on the Dogem and two in the monster when they had more ops at one time making the dispatches more timely. Knoebels has lots of ops and great efficiency. Heck they have so many employees some of them sit in a booth and sell tickets all day and others take tickets all day. There is a person at the entrance to each rollercoaster who's job is not to sell tickets or check restraints but they are there for one purpose which is to take tickets. That's all they do. Kings Island would never have a surplus of employees like that. All parks in the Cedar Fair chain whine about being "short staffed" but parks like Kings Island are near two major cities while Knoebels is in the middle of nowhere and never seems to be "short staffed"

Though KI has somewhat set the standards in some respects for how parks are ran, there another park you would like them to emulate? For me it’s either Dollywood or Hershey. I’ve been impressed with how they balance out their additions while still focusing on the family element-something KI is obviously leaning more towards.

Delirium being open during Winterfest would be awesome!

Why do they keep sticking that (what I would argue is best show) in the kids area where it gets drowned out. I wish they’d move it to the plaza in front of back lot, there’s seating on planters, add a few benches, leave all the lanterns above the walk from HAUNT, and put the stained glass nativity along the pathway with soft carol music. That way the show would have a defined area, and an entire “world” built around it. Maybe even do a “country church” front entrance set.

The WinterFest guide has been posted on the official site: https://qr1.be/SX1M The map of locations for the interactive Nutcracker Bubble Wand and Ornament activation points has been posted as well: https://qr1.be/Q6T7 There are specific times for the Tower Gardens and Snow Moments near the front entrance. Will there be special light shows in those areas that interact with the ornament? Also, Songs of the Nativity has shifted its location closer to the entrance of Woodstock Express. The stage can be seen on the webcam:

I get why people want to say they want to keep Cedar Point king. But I don’t think they would remove a whole ride unless the maintenance was just so much money. If you look at ride stats it gave on average less than a million ride a year which is awful capacity for a park that big.