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Not to mention that the price of B&Ms might go up even more now that they're no longer being manufactured 30-ish minutes away... No AlpenFury clones, but I could get behind a good AlpenFury successor. The capacity would be bad, but it would be very thrilling. As for the color I've been thinking about some dark green supports and yellow/gold track a lot recently.

Six Flags set him up with a merch package and released a PR video around late May, but I haven't seen much of anything after that. It was introductory and felt very "Look at this guy! He's working with us! Hey he's got a Raptor shirt and some new chains now!" while not really saying anything about what his future as a brand ambassador would be.

Tonight's ride on Phantom Theater was a good one. Most of the effects were working, with only the toppling crates staying upright and the first boiler screen being off. (How long until the park replaces that screen/replaces that screen with a practical effect?) The queue line moved really fast, as always, though it might need a big fan placed in one corner on hotter days to get air flowing more. I noticed that there is a small black curtain blocking the view of a projector in the last scene, which seemed really funny. Today's adjustment idea is that some of the blank walls should be repainted to closer match the original Phantom Theater as an easter egg that fills blank space in the building. Also, there need to be less curtains in the Usher Instructions scene and more in the turntable station room.

I've been having really good experiences with my dining/drink plans this season. Most meals have been hot, fresh, and of good quality with visits being at different times of day and different days of the week. To be fair, I am one of those people who've gotten their money's worth (currently sitting at $8.25/meal and $1.30/drink). The worst drink experience I've had was actually today when the Boathouse refresh station was completely out of Coca-Cola. There are examples of good dining plans at the Disney parks and there was a time when KI's dining plan food was top notch. I won't comment on what the meal plans do to the food quality at the park beyond that right now. My visit this evening was, admittedly, not as nice as I expected to be. There are a variety of things that factored into that, and not all of them had to do with the park. I barely waited 35 minutes for Phantom Theater with a full indoor queue. After that I decided it was a good day to ride the train over to Soak City. It took quite a while for the green #19 to make its way back to Rivertown, but when it did it was pulling a full six car compliment. I thought it was busy enough to get both engines out, but it was fine for a random Tuesday. Soak City was nice and clean with some freshly updated stores and restaurants. I'm still amazed at the amount of real estate in the middle of the waterpark that is blocked by the high voltage lines. That would be a great spot for another water coaster. I managed to make it back to the Soak City train station right as #19 was pulling up. On our journey back to Rivertown I got to see a groundhog. I also noticed that the model town looks very slightly cleaned up, though it really needs work to bring it back to looking good. There were quite a few refresh stations that were closed, but most dining locations were open and had short lines. I got a quick (and tasty) dinner from Jukebox and ended my night with a ride on The Bat. I had a fine time considering I'd done more than I'd gone to do. Generally, my visit to the waterpark today only furthered my belief that Soak City needs another major update. RiverRacers and Splash River Junction felt like a start, but it needs more updates overall. One more thing: As sections of the parking lot get repaved and repainted it would be awesome if KI would angle the parking spots. I don't think I'm particularly good or bad at parking, but I can't even describe how difficult it is do get into some of the spots when everyone is sticking 2-3 feet into the lane. Angled spaces would probably help that a lot since it'd be easier to park a big vehicle. There's also a major issue with people parking in the roadway around the middle of the north lot. It looks like they could be parking spots but in reality it's one row, then a buffer, then a driving lane. Some of those green plastic Jersey barriers might help.

Well, we’ve finally owned up to what we’ve known for a while now… Nightflight is delayed till mid August (as for now). I’m surprised the park

After riding Rapterra with how shaky that ride is… yeah, I don’t think Kings Island needs another B&M.

I have several ideas that are not a B&M. I could go for a Mack Xtreme Spinning Coaster or a Vekoma looper, and lets make it 50 meters tall. If Tony Carovillan could go ahead and get one of those put on the Six Flags credit card, we would all appreciate it! 🙂

I wonder where Travis Kelce is?

Well, that should definitely provide a boost to Q1’s revenue (assuming the volume of memberships is there)

I have to say, one underrated part of the CP layout is when you're circling clockwise on the loop, as you pass the Magnun station, there's that added sense of busyness after the quiet walk through Frontiertown that's underrated.

Per usual, SteVe, Raptor, MF, Magnum and GK are running sooooo goood. Glad to report Blue Streak running well. No Maverick or Mine Ride. Siren is having hiccups.

Yes, it will be continuous and you are paying for months the park is closed. The benefit is the payment is spread over those months instead of condensed, so the monthly is less.

A day at a theme park and a Travis Tritt concert? Wild Adventures is giving visitors both during its Celebrate America Festival. The country music legend headlines the park’s summer concert series, adding live entertainment to a destination already packed with rides, animals, and water park fun. Details: https://themeparksbydon.com/travis-tritt-wild-adventures-celebrate-america-festival/

Alpenfury clone please.

What I would like to see is a multi-inversion, multiple launch coaster in The Vortex plot of land for 2027.

Well, in all fairness, Universal probably doesn't take away benefits you paid for with no notice, so that's one difference.

I’ve read the description of memberships, but I’m still unclear on one thing—are they continuous? Do you pay monthly every month without any sort of break between seasons? (Meaning if my home park was KI I’d still pay in Jan/Feb/March?). If so, this doesn’t sound a lot different than my Universal Orlando pass—I pay monthly, then at the end of year I get an email saying that my 12 month rotation is coming to an end but if I don’t want to change anything about my AP it will just continue uninterrupted (usually with a slight monthly $ increase of course…). However, the primary difference is that Universal (barring a hurricane) is open 365 days/year.

The ONLY reason to eat anything at the park is the one is on the season dining plan. The food is horrible. The prices are outrageous. If one uses the dining plan enough I guess they get their moneys worth paying about four or five dollars a meal. it’s not even worth that though. Any fast food restaurant outside of the park is better. But unfortunately, this is the direction. Six Flags has decided to go. Cheap meal plans low quality, food and gouging anyone that’s not on the meal plan. It doesn’t seem like a very good business plan to me. Giveaway bad food to everyone that’s on the meal plan and then overcharge anyone that is an occasional visitor to the point they will be sure not to eat there again.

Dollywood’s Splash Country is offering free admission on June 25 to guests who participate in the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson. The annual Water Safety Day event combines family fun with life-saving water safety education in the heart of the Smoky Mountains. Details: https://themeparksbydon.com/dollywood-splash-country-free-admission-water-safety-day-2026/

So weather is looking both good and bad for Cedar Point. For both days, it looks pretty dry for the most part. The problem comes at night. I'm seeing rain chances at night, particularly Wednesday night. Could put a limit on night rides unfortunately. I really want to at least do MF at dusk and SteVe at night. If I can squeeze in Magnum, that'd be great, too.

True. They should definitely be on entry doors. Exit doors are generally closed and shouldn’t need them as much.

Extra protein and flavoring.😅

Wonderland is now "sold out" (🙄) of season passes.

Okay, that’s good to know because I’m currently in Virginia and going to Kings Dominion Tomorrow to Wednesday.

But they suck at the burrito shack. Nothing like getting your food either blasted off your plate or blasted with concentrated microbes, hair, dead skin cells and other dust components.