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The associate at the register told us to put it on the sticker when he handed it to us. I think your experience might've just been someone forgetting to say it since those are new.

Yes. Must be new wheels.

It tested yesterday as well. Have you noticed how quiet it is?

It would certainly be at least 2027 or 2028 before I think KI even attempts to do a big coaster again. I might be biased cause I recently went to Disney World, but I absolutely loved the Tron motorbike format ride that they had there. It was a great experience and honestly would love to see something in the same format at KI. Maybe themed around A safari adventure tour gone wrong that you're trying to 'race' out of. Ties into Adventure Express, The Racer, and The Beast nearby in a way. Honestly if nothing else, I would just like to see some small upgrades overall in the park. I would love if thee was more theming in the ques for rides throughout the park. I was reading where they said this has been done for the new phantom theater ride, and I think it would be cool if we could implement more que theming/staff staging at rides. Flight of Fear's still holds up IMO, Orion is decent-ish.

One has to wonder when the lines out queues for food and Fast Lane will have an impact that can't be written off as a weather variable. I know many people that forego their 2nd meal because the lines are just too long and said this is the last year they get meal plans. I know many have said the Fast Lane lines are too long and they won't renew Fast Lane next year. Yet, we hear this every year, and the majority of those same people end up renewing anyway. And until that changes, the value of the product being offered will continue to erode. All season Fast Lane just sold out at Kings Island, so the trend continues.

Invertigo is testing this morning however they still have the ride will not operate today sign up.

Had the breakfast sandwich with the potatoes at French Corner yesterday and am going back this morning. It's fantastic! Kudos to the culinary team on this one. Definetly worth trying.

I noticed those also, the only problem is they don't make it clear to put the puck on the sticker. Maybe I missed something but it wasn't very intuitive that i had to do it. I'm pretty sure it works off the sticker and it's more of a way to have the server know where to look for it.

Double posting because I'm full of ideas I'll just put this out there: assuming there won't be a major attraction next year, 2027 would be a great year for Kings Island to finally receive a non-coaster focused front gate renovation! It could also be a good year to update some more signage around the park and/or to bring back some unique looking signage to the park. I'd love to see the old height signs and some of the green text on a cream background signs make a return. A new event would also be nice. Will any of this happen? Probably not. All of the Opening Day footage I've seen so far from Cedar Point makes it look like they really only got a renovated restroom in Frontier Trail and a new pass-through between the Pagoda Gift Shop/Sweet Spot/Peanuts at The Point (oh, and some new anti-Vortex shearing stuff on TT2). I hope Kings Island would advocate for a larger renovation or a new restaurant if it's set to be an off-year, but who knows what will happen at this point.

When you try to place an order, it will tell you sorry not available.

Yesterday I had my eighth meal of the season at the Miami River Brewhouse. I got a Pub Burger and a Coca-Cola (with ice) using my meal/drink plan. It was a decent meal, though I rated it as being on the lower end of "good" (4/5 stars on my meal plan scale). The tater tots could've been cooked a little better. I think they might've also changed the bun? It was hard to tell, but it didn't look like the same flavor/brand of bun as I've had previously. The service was very good and they had the associates calling out the order puck number when they brought each tray of food out. I didn't pay too close of attention to it but I did also think the metal tray looked/felt different. Something interesting we saw was that the Brewhouse has new order locator pucks! The old ones had the sticker with a number on top and just buzzed when your order was ready. The new ones have a digital number display on one side and there is now a sticker on each table that you're supposed to put the locator on. It seems to be nicer than the old system, but we'll have to see how it works out over time. I did my daily check of whether or not mobile ordering is available and it was for Rivertown Potato Works and at least one more dining location. We didn't get too far into that menu since we'd already gotten in line for the Brewhouse, but I'd be curious to know how well it works and if you can order your drink in the same transaction. Kings Island definitely still needs to implement the order number system and install order number screens outside of each location though.

My new theory for the feet behind the curtain is that it’s meant to open to reveal a pair of disembodied legs that allude to the sawing in half trick (either being implied to be Larry’s or just another random characters). On the call board there’s a note from Houdelini asking for a new assistant for his trick, so maybe this calls forward to this? I lean towards this being a broken effect since the air blast seems out of place, and I think the legs peeking out is too subtile of a detail compared to where they hide small gags in the rest of the ride.

My understanding is it was the conflict of Nickelodeon Universe and Scooby Doo that made the dark ride part of I-Street. Likely, to avoid future issues, it just never changed.

In PT:E, during banter about NLL wanting a spot in the show, Maestro tells him something to the affect of "You should never have volunteered for Houdelini's 'sawing an usher in half trick.'"

I keep hearing things about the "feet" behind the curtain in the houdelini scene. People have been speculating that the curtain is broken or some affect there doesn't work however isn't there lore about no legs Larry losing his legs during a magic trick? Any thoughts on if this is a broken effect or is this an Easter egg? Has anyone else heard that lore story about how Larry lost his legs?

A funny glitch on Carowinds' website. The "Rides & Experiences" tab has been relabeled as "Fast Lane". It still contains all of the normal content, only the tab name at the top of the page changed for some reason. Also peep the new park logo 👀

I think the Larry on the turntable is the static figure and the gargoyle counts as a prop.

Is the curtain drawn in that image or is it more or less ripped? One thing I'd have liked to see come back is either the Shakespearean statue or the Centurion. I think the "static figure" mentioned alongside the 33 animatronics was the gargoyle, whose eyes seem to switch between a static color light and multicolored lights. If either statue were to come back I think they could go great on either side of that "audience seating" screen where there are currently just curtains. There's not a ton of room between the set and the wall, but there's probably enough space for a statue.

This is probably the best explanation but I still have a gut feeling something’s supposed to be there. From what I’ve noticed from my rides is that the air blast is aimed directly at the cars coming from a tube to the left of the curtain. Maybe there’s supposed to be audio in that section that would’ve given context that was turned off. I know the quality is 2 pixels tall, but the curtain seems to be open in the (admittedly very early) concept sketch so maybe it’s an effect? The most hot or miss effects have been the two screens that have been broken since opening weekend, and the two heat effects have been on and off. There’s been noticeable changes within the audio, so hopefully they’re focusing on the major areas and are working to maintain the ride throughout the season.

I think the air blast is supposed to rustle the curtain to add to the idea that there's someone behind it. If we're looking for who it could be then I'd try to look at everyone's shoes to see whose match best. More effects breaking each week feels like something that is expected for the first few months of a new dark ride like this. From what I've seen, some things have been fixed while others were left as-is over the past few weeks. The smells in particular have been the biggest on or off things for me. The boiler screen might be an issue of it (theoretically) not being easily accessible. I think it's just a standard commercial TV, though, so I don't actually know what its issue might be.

See, I thought the same thing, except the blast of air there makes no sense, and it seems like an awfully convenient place to reuse the mechanism from the gag in Boo Blasters where the curtain opened to reveal the ghost holding a teddy bear. But maybe the blast of air is supposed to go with Hilda's wailing and is just mistimed? I feel like it's a bit troubling that more effects seem broken each weekend, and they don't seem to be getting fixed (i.e. the first boiler's TV screen).

It is really the only reason I keep the Prestige Pass at this point. I live VERY close to the park, less than a 20 minute drive. My daughter likes to go with me, and we both like Skyline and Coasters. The vast majority of my visits are less than an hour, we pop by, ride 1 coaster with the pass, get food on the way out with the dining plan, stop by VIP for a cookie/chips, and go home. We go probably 3-4 times a week during the summer with exactly that schedule.

Thanks for posting. They are very talented. With all that talent why don't they let them make true 3D raised lettering for The Racer's trains?

I do think they will need to find a way to change it up a little, but the storyline is fine as is IMO. They really need to add a few more voicelines/line variations for each character and change up the queue audio as well. It would also be really good to implement a "B Mode". I've noticed that the first furnace screen doesn't work in about 1/4 of the POVs I've seen from throughout the time it's been open. If anything is going to be changed for a potential Halloween/holiday overlay, you can add me to the list of people begging for Kings Island to use some of the original dialogue for it. Even if it's just an overlay during Haunt (keep the new stuff playing during Tricks & Treats) that would give the adults another fun thing to do if they don't want to pay to go through the mazes.

I'm pretty sure the shoes behind the curtain is just supposed to be a spooky Easter egg, to do something with that gap there.