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I was out at Riverbend for the Cincinnati Pops concert on the 4th. It was weird not driving through Coney to get to the lot and not seeing any rides.

You all are right- though it’s not very apparent unless you use the locker kiosk and see that a small locker is free. This sign is a bit misleading in that regard:

The Beast's Fury

Yes this is correct. There used to be only paid lockers, but now they provide small lockers for free like SteVe and Siren's Curse. You can also pay for the bigger lockers needed. Like stated above, Siren's Curse has free lockers as well

The season pass program nearly got destroyed in 2007. It took a couple years to get it back on track.

@BoddaH1994 I think I found a respective thread from that era.

If I recall, right after the acquisition there were some weird things with the Maxx Pass (as they called it). I think there were some questions as to who got the parking, or it was only your home park, or you had to pay for some sort of upgrade? Anyone remember what the situation was?

^I think they will go the other way and either hold prices steady or lower the price for 2026 passes. They have made comments that have alluded to making it up in quantity moving forward. The only way to do that is lower prices.

The lockers outside of TT2 are free, (at least last time I was there this year) You also have to go thorugh a metal detector for TT2.

With how many people come to Kings Island, it is absolutely baffling that the overall handling capacity of the park isn't better thought out by now. That is, the park is lacking adequate capacity in rides, dining services, cleanliness, and security. Guests could've been spread out to so many more places than just International Street (albeit with a worse view of the shows), but the planning looked as if there was none outside of "put on a fireworks and drone show". The parking lot could use a rethink/redesign to make it easier to get to the exits as well. If the park can't/won't put people out to direct traffic, then they could at least spend some good time and money to make the parking lot flow better. They could at least install more signage directing guests to use both exits. The main dining room of the International Restaurant can hold 117 guests, while the Carousel Room next door can hold an additional 63, all for a total of 180 possible guests each night (page 10, https://qr1.be/BUYH). It would be super easy to have the IR open as a special dinner and firework viewing location, it just also takes planning and execution. I don't think having it open so often would cheapen the experience either. That's a lot more money that the park could be making. Maybe if the front entrance building gets renovated we could see the IR entrance moved to be a little more visible to guests. With the way that the door is facing the park exit I can understand how it might be hard to see. Giving away the gate is what makes Kings Island Six Flags' most penetrated park I have a feeling that we'll be seeing higher pass prices for 2026 or 2027, starting with the All Park Passport. If Six Flags starts to use the Regional Park Passport then I could easily see a future with a $220 KI Gold Pass (up $50) and $80 Regional Park Passport (same price, but for 6 parks instead of 26+ parks). The company needs more money and may not be willing to keep their passes more affordable. That being said, I don't know what the combination of this year's major issues, increased pass prices, and the possibility of another lackluster addition may do for season pass sales. Let's hope Six Flags is willing to put in the work to find a better route out of this situation.

Have a great trip Silver!

TT2 has paid lockers outside the entrance. Siren’s curse has free lockers in the queue like Steel Vengeance. Have to go through metal detectors on both.

I think I saw Tony at Phish Columbus on Wednesday in the lot. Can anyone confirm? Looked like he was throwing down to that hetty life saving gun jam.

Just out of curiosity, what is the locker situation for this and TT2?

The way things look, weather looks good for Tuesday for IB. I'm leaving Cincy at 6 am EDT, so if my calculations are correct, I'll be in Monticello a bit early, depends on Indy traffic. In Chicago, it's supposed to rain Thursday so I'll be downtown that day and Friday looks like great weather for SFGAm. I know Chicago flooded recently but from what I've seen, the streets effects have since improved. I think I've got things figured out for tackling visiting downtown. I will be getting to my 175th coaster in SFGAm if all goes to plan, and I'm likely making Whizzer that coaster. Can't see the Cleveland portion quite yet but I'm liking the temps from what I can see. I'm really hoping to ride Siren a few times to get a feel for the tilt on different parts of the train. TT2 I'm making a beeline to if I see it open at all.

Yeah, I think it's about our turn to have an elite coaster with the word "Fury" in it. But then again, certain "circumstances" probably won't allow for it unfortunately.

Hopefully The Vortex plot gets filled first, but this would be an awesome coaster after that!

I'm hearing nothing but good things about it so far. Tbh if SF sees it as a success, I could very well see a ride like AlpenFury come to KI. Maybe an Invertigo/Congo/Timberwolf/Skyflyer replacement?

The official POV is out on YouTube: What an incredible looking ride! Congrats Canadians!

AlpenFury is set to open tomorrow, Saturday, July 12th, 2025! After months of construction, delays, waiting, commissioning, theming installation, and even more waiting, the day has finally come. This brand new Premier launch coaster takes riders through the new Alpenfest; launches them down into, through, and up out the top of Wonder Mountain; all the way down the left (south) side of International Street; and then back into Alpenfest for a thrilling experience that is set to be the best in the park. The theming for the station and area are awesome, and I cannot wait to see them in person some day. Congratulations to Canada's Wonderland on their newest roller coaster, and best of luck to everyone as it begins its public operating life!

55% uptime doesn't sound great, but then again it is much better than the alternative!

Didn't Cedar Point also only offer free parking for Platinum/Prestige passholders? It's a good incentive for parks where most passholders only visit 1-3 times per year. Parks like Kings Island would probably suffer from this policy since a lot of locals tend to get the Gold Pass and would be miffed if they had to pay more to park each time. Though, now that I think about it, maybe that could lead to faster parking lot repairs (and hopefully a good parking lot redesign with new trams)? All those guests could probably help to fund solar panel shade structures and new bioswale planters to reduce the urban heat island effect currently generated by all that asphalt.

The funnel fries and chimichanga looked really good! I'm tempted to split one amongst my group on my next visit. If not, it'll at least be something for me to try to make at home

Y'know, I think I might prefer these small signs over putting a car on a midway. You can tell they were made to be unobtrusive and easily changed out/disassembled. Kings Island has always had sponsors, as has Disney, and so have many other regional parks. The transition from the merger has allowed a ton of people to recognize a slight change and then run wild with comments. I also wanted to hop on the positivity train and mention that I've had a great time at Kings Island this season because of all the associates I've encountered. My food and drinks have been good. I really enjoyed the new Pep + Chee sandwich (I have got to find out how much pepperoni is on that thing). The shows, while having shorter runs, remain high quality. The rides are still nicely consistent. Most of my complaints are for Six Flags' corporate teams. Budget cuts affect everyone and I think there are better ways to go about doing them, but the echo chambers often repeat the loudest and harshest voices. The associates deserve much more than they're getting, and I hope the park and Six Flags are able to stabilize and improve the overall situation rather quickly.

When I was at the park from the 3rd-6th...it experienced very little downtime...once was a transfer of a train on and a failed launch.