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Holiday in the Park has reportedly been canceled at Six Flags Over Georgia. Another previously announced seasonal event removed from a park calendar for 2025.

If The Bat ever goes, it would be nice to reuse the SOB station since it's closer to the main main pathway

Thanks for the clarification!

I edited it after realizing that this was in fact for the 2025 season passes, not 2026 My bad 2026 KI MVP Sale starts July 31 https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2025/07/25/kings-island-season-pass-all-six-flags-amusement-parks/85361124007/

Are you discussing the 2025 pass ( which they are still selling) or the 2026 pass ( which is not being sold at KI yet)?

Ignore this post please. Sorry

Dollywood beat Universal to the rocking boat ride Anyway, I would absolutely LOVE a rocking boat ride! Looking at pieces of track from Mission Bermudes and Dollywood's new track, they look almost IDENTICAL! Dollywood has the potential to make this THE BEST ride at Dollywood and possibly even better than Epic Universe's rides! If the queue is amazing as well, they could really put Dollywood on the map along with Disney, Universal, Seaworld, and Legacy Cedar Fair Parks! (okay, I exaggerate a little, but still. It could be AMAZING!) Very excited!

First -these are not my pics, so thanks to Johnny Amusenent for initially posting. The track looks a lot like the Mack Rocking Boat track. We are pretty sure they are working with Mack. I agree they are going high and low with their teasers, so it could be both? The track doesn’t look heavy enough to be a suspended car (as some have speculated) plus it looks like the track is being bolted to the floor. There is a legend of a mysterious hidden lake in the Smokey’s that only appears at night, and they have posted a video tying into that, so it could be a lot.All the teasers could also be to throw us off in multiple direction

Personally, I like the odds of us getting an RMC around the time the park has been ran into being on par with FunSpot Atlanta. A bit cynical? Yes, a little sarcastically so, but I've had a bad gut feel from this CF/SF merger since day one. That vibe is going to stay until the business proves me wrong. So far, they are not proving me wrong. CF already had us pegged as Cedar Point's family park little brother, but at least we were a flagship park in a niche chain. Now, we're just a small-market park in a massive conglomerate.

Thanks for the update @brenthodge! I'm really hyped for this new Dollywood ride! IMO, I think it will be some sort of boat ride/coaster similar to Journey to Atlantis at Seaworld Orlando. Is that powered track? It doesn't look like it but not sure. That doesn't look like any manufacturer track I know, Dollywood might be working with multiple companies to bring this ride to life. I'm really confused from the teasers because it is both "taking flight" and "taking a plunge". I will be following this project very closely the next few weeks to see when we might find more clues. When do you think Dollywood will announce this new ride? Here's a video by Attraction Ideas about what could possibly be going on here. I know his ideas are a little far-fetched sometimes, but I found this video quite interesting:

It’s a great deal they’re offering but giving away the gate like this is basically telling people you’re the Walmart of the industry—not something premium or worth paying more for.

It is, and I already saw one person on Facebook who claimed that the statement from the park is them "admitting to their mistakes" even though we don't have all the details about what happened.

Thats horrible

Image from the park's Facebook page. More info: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2025/07/25/hersheypark-death-what-we-know-about-child-drowning-at-boardwalk/85370065007/

Merged the KD thread with this one.

The more high tech/moving parts something has, the more likely said thing is going to have downtime/issues. These aren't our parents/grandparents roller coasters. Much like cars or anything else in today's world, the more complex it is, the more points of failures/issues there can be. This is just a thing we have to accept. People want the latest, most thrilling and high tech rides...and that can come with a bit of sacrifice in knowing that it might have some gremlins in the systems. It's probably why the industry as a whole has loved B&M so much because their coasters, regardless of the type ( hyper, giga, flying, invert, stand-up etc ) all have about the same formula going for them without much variance in their designs and not as much tech as some other manufacturers/models. They are arguably a bit more low-tech and not as risk taking as say Intamin or even Vekoma. Which is why rides made by both of those manufacturers can be some of the most thrilling/exciting out there because they tend to push the limits and explore new ways of freshening up the industry. Especially since Vekoma has grown up and learned from their past selves and have been making some of the best the market has seen in awhile in recent years. And side note, no shade to B&M. I do love their coasters and appreciate their work-horse reliability. But the industry is over-saturated with them at this point and its nice seeing other players get in the game and show off what they can do.

Track is on site. It’s definitely not “flying theater” simulator.

Family just came back from Disney where numerous rides (Cosmic Rewind, Slinky, Rise of Resistance, Tiana's, Space Mountain, Rock-n-Rollercoaster) had extended down time on multiple days up to full day closures. An apology letter was on the Disney app about the full day downtime for both Cosmic Rewind & Slinky. Ride downtime is not an issue for Cedar Point/ SF.

Great idea!

My thoughts exactly. Most non-enthusiasts purchase tickets with the assumption that a new ride will be operational. Not to insult the intelligence of the “gp.” Even if the ride indeed has more uptime than downtime, the dozens of pictures that circulate on social media of it stuck on the tilt doesn’t help.

KI always sees a spike in attendance when new passes go on sale because they allow all the pass add-ons to work immediately, so everyone wants to use their shiny new pass. The first couple of weekends that passes go on sale is a tough time to visit the park because the food and FL can get overwhelmed at times.

The first years of Cedar Point operating on Thursday night, they had full live entertainment. Of course, they cut it out to save costs.

Inexperience behind the wheel with timing misses on several fronts.

This is another good reason for Cedar Point to go for smaller attractions for the next several years. Not only have they added/renovated three roller coasters in three years, the reliability of those coasters have been plastered all over social media. I don't think you'd get as much of that if a ride like Sol Spin or a tea cups ride was added. They could also find a way to add a new theater or indoor show venue. Maybe 2026 will bring another water park refresh (where they just reopen the other half of Cedar Point Shores ). Cedar Point needs to really focus on improving the quality of the guest experience right now without building a new coaster. Who knows, maybe 2026 will see DC Universe replacing Camp Snoopy. That way the park will be able to tear down even more trees!

Canada's Wonderland saw a massive spike in attendance after their 2026 passes went on sale. Whether or not Kings Island's passes are able to penetrate the market any more than they already do, I think we'd see the extra days remain. It also looks like the November 2nd Haunt date on the park calendar has been corrected to only mention Tricks and Treats. I hope the Haunted Attractions Pass works more like a tasting card rather than a Fast Lane. If it's one time through each attraction, it would be much better to let guests come back to use the rest of it. Rather than force them to buy a pass and stand in long lines only to not experience everything, make it a punch card system like I've seen Fright Lane have in the past. All of this being said, the overall Haunt experience at Kings Island will need to be much better for 2025 than it has been for the past five years for any of this to be worth it. I don't think they'll see many repeat HAP/HAEP customers if they keep the mazes at the quality level they're currently at. Both Carowinds and Kings Dominion have released teasers for SCarowinds and Halloween Haunt, respectively, while Kings Island has only put out hiring flyers. The most we've seen for new mazes/attractions at Kings Island are photos from over a month ago and the new flyer. I have to wonder when they are expecting the right time to be to release the news about the new upcharge.