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That location has been closed for games ever since they started using it as Kill Mart. Which I believe means it wasn't open for the 2015 season either, unless I'm remembering wrong. Its closure makes it feel even more dead on that end of Coney Mall, until one gets to Vortex, Shake Rattle and Roll, and WindSeeker. They almost feel like their own separate area now. I wouldn't be surprised if they are keeping that area unused at the moment because Flight Commander's old pad area and the current entrance to Dinos Alive may just be central to their plans for their next big coaster.

But would they get a return on that $1 million investment? The revamp they did at Carowinds seemed to be popular. I personally haven`t experienced it, so don`t know if it was worth the investment there. It would be nice to see some kind of attraction in that building again. Although the placement of Windseeker kind of makes traffic flow back to the building constricted. I would still love to see a new flat ride on the former Flight Commander location. I think that is a prime location and would definitely look good with a new flat there.

Not surprised they were gutted. 1 - They aren't going to bring back Days of Thunder despite my love for that thing 2 - The seats are what, 15 years old? They need replaced if they do bring back Days of Thunder, I loved that thing I really liked Days of Thunder, I loved that thing.

No....no...no.....the walk back there is already long enough....we don't want the wait to be even longer while they try to get VR situated and secured for the ride.

^^to be fair, I had a Banshee twist ice cream cone a couple summers ago completely collapse when I went to lick it (it was extraordinarily hot and humid that day). I turned to the booth and asked a worker if I could get a bowl (because I caught most of the ice cream in my hands and was cradling it), and they just replaced it (and cleaned up my mess) no questions asked. I get exceptional value from my dining plan personally, in no small part because I get meals about four times a week while the park is open. But, I also actually very rarely encounter problems at all, much less serious problems. I don't know if my going on weekdays and avoiding peak times accounts for it, or if I have just been lucky and others unlucky. In my handful times to guest services that have been for negative reasons, I've always had very satisfactory outcomes as well. I am quite surprised they didn't just print you up some Beagle Bucks to refund your order rather than make you wait for the food service supervisor. It does suggest to me they realized it was a more serious matter than could be resolved with a simple refund, but I don't understand why you have had so much trouble getting resolution from food services since then. I hope they ultimately come through in a way that is satisfactory. I'm concerned about the quality of the chicken now, too, and I do think that is something they need to resolve with their supplier. The kids frying these up would have no way of knowing something like that was inside the breading.

They come prebreaded. I doubt you could see that through the breading and that's if anyone was actually checking every individual piece. While KI is not really at fault for this (go to Wall Mart, buy a DVD player and it breaks. Not Walmarts fault) it should have been replaced or refunded with no questions asked. This is another reason why Disney has the upper hand. Yes, it's ungodly expensive but just got back and while we were there, my daughter dropped her Mickey ice cream bar from it being so hot. Disney's fault? Nope but they gave her a new one. No questions asked. Similar the day before with an ice cream cone. Daughter dropped it while trying to eat it. Went to buy another and was given a replacement. Bought a $15 bubble wand. Kids played with them nonstop for a week. Last day, it stopped working unless you twisted it. Asked a vendor if they had seen it happen before and next thing I know, we have a new one. No questions asked. These parks make a killing off of food and merch and often you spend more than the price of admission. It's just good custom service even though some will abuse it.

Boneless chicken wings are just similar to nuggets, but breaded in a very different way. Yes, these foods are manufactured, but since this food is being cooked or prepared at Kings Island, any kind of bloodiness is completely their responsibility. For them to infer that it is not is pure poor service and lack of proper food safety and training. I worked in food service for 13 years and you had to be certified by the local health department with some basic knowledge, such as food temperatures, proper food handling, and food storage. It's not something to be taken lightly as you are affecting someone's health potentially. Yeah, we all know hot dogs are full of nasty things, but uncooked meat of any kind, especially chicken, is completely unacceptable. Period

I would prefer they not put VR on any of the coasters at KI. I like things that improve capacity not hamper them.

I'd assume it's hard for the park to recruit servers on a seasonal basis where they hardly get tipped (those on meal plans often forgot or didn't care about tipping their server) and that they would have to go find another serving job for 5 months or so. There is a ballroom on I-Street? Whoa!

On WindSeeker this season, I noticed a new soundtrack that I had never heard prior to this year. I had heard it on occasion while working (often times it would end up being skipped because it either would not play automatically or we would mistake the track's quiet intro for the music not playing) but it seemed to elude me whenever I tried to record it (while there as a guest) and identify it...until today. On my 96th ride on WindSeeker, this "mystery soundtrack" played and I was able to audibly record the cycle (with my device safely zipped away in my waist pack, obviously) and use SoundHound to identify it (of course I waited until AFTER the ride finished to use my phone, of course ). Turns out, this track is called "Ollo," composed by Hans Zimmer for the movie Megamind. I have added it to my WindSeeker soundtrack playlist on YouTube. Ollo plays on the cycle after "Ride of the Valkyries." The track that 'Seeker plays starts at 0:53 and goes to the end. Happy listening and riding!

It's absolutely not the employees fault. They couldn't know. That's why, if your Kings Island, you don't serve this garbage. I mean, come on.

That chicken nugget looked so nasty, I'm pretty disappointed in KI. I'm not expecting top notch restaurant style food but seriously, Chicken with blood in it? That's straight out unacceptable, I know this doesn't reflect every food/ beverage item at Kings Island but it sure does make me not want to eat the food there. Especially when you consider the high price tag of $19 when I can go out the park and go to the nearby Chick-fil-A and get nuggets that are FULLY cooked for HALF of the price that KI is selling them for.

I'd like to see Coney Mall be the spot for a flat package that included the area between Zephyr and WindSeeker as well as some of the area surrounding Backlot. I'd even throw in a wild mouse.

Yes, you would have to remove the existing foundations. That is not that hard to do. They did remove the Son of Beast footings in the area of Banshee. The area is bigger than it might seem, as the pad sits away from the Racer a bit. And keep in mind that they were originally going to put Drop Tower (not our current version) on that site in 1997, but we ended up getting a water park expansion instead. I can see that area being used as part of a flat ride package. I would love to see a flat ride package and revamp like Carowinds received this year.

Open up the Ballroom on International Street again? The one place in the park I haven't been to yet. I am up in the air about RHoFG personally. I liked the table service, I didn't like having to figure out how to tip when I used the meal plan and my cost was 0. I don't usually carry cash, and I don't want to order something else just to get a bill I can pay with my CC for the tip.

Gannersdaddy, your son and wife can attend. Just put your username down for them as well.

A Screamin' Swing would be awesome as always, but after Skyhawk I don't see Cedar Fair building any more.

That arcade was not open during the normal season last year....there were and are zero games in that building.

If you look around, there are lots of dead or half dead trees throughout the park. Many of them are ash trees. When you're on the train sitting at the Soak City station, there are 4 or 5 half dead ash trees right there. They're probably just marking dead ones to remove. The emerald ash borer has really become a major problem in this area. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT YOU TO THINK!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1675750099107422/?acontext={"action_history"%3A"[{\"surface\"%3A\"page\"%2C\"mechanism\"%3A\"page_upcoming_events_card\"%2C\"extra_data\"%3A[]}]"%2C"has_source"%3Atrue}&__mref=mb The Southern Ohio Region of ACE is hosting an event at Cincinnati`s Coney Island. Classic Fun in the Sun, on Saturday July 15th. I know it is short notice. The ticket price includes parking, unlimited soft drinks all day, a meal, a historical tour of the park, unlimited classic rides, and 1 hour of ERT on Python, Rock O Planes and Topspin from 9pm to 10pm. The ticket price does not include access to Sunlite Water Adventure). KICentral members are welcome to attend this event (even if you do not have an ACE membership, and you can register at the ACE member price. You must have been a registered KIC member by June 30th to attend). To purchase tickets, please visit this page: https://ace-soar.ticketleap.com/classic-fun/ Please enter your KIC username in the spot for the ACE member number. Tickets are $35 a person. Thanks, Robbie CoastersRZ

This is a post that I hate to make. It is not intended to be aggressive attack, but a legitimate heads up. Hopefully some one at the park will see this and take action. More on that in a bit. Let me start out by stating an opinion: The food at Kings Island is flat out abysmal. I'm sure some will disagree with me, but the quality is severely lacking for something of that price point. It's nothing short of highway robbery. On June 2nd, my girlfriend and I decided on a last minute trip to the park after work (we're both Gold Pass holders). I didn't get off until six and by the time we made it to the park I was relatively hungry. We make our way to the Red's Hall of Fame Grill, because you know... wings and Budweiser, right? I mean, come on. After a long 9 hour work day I'd like to have a nice sit down dinner, take it easy, and enjoy the park. As we arrive outside of the Red's Hall of Fame Grill we are greeted with a line out the door. We wait for a bit and get inside... So Kings Islands only sit down restaurant isn't much of a sit down kind of place anymore? Lame. Yeah, this is a total first world problem and I won't dwell on it, but again. Really really lame. So we bail and head deeper into Rivertown and settle on Potato Works because I wasn't going to put up with the wait. Potato Works was about a 20 minute wait (yikes!), but it is what it is. Hey, they had a nice wing/french fry basket! And Budweiser! It's all good! But it's not all good, friends. The nice young lady behind the counter informs me that they don't serve beer as I place my order. I tilt my head slightly and nod to the large Budweiser sign behind her head. She turns, glances at the sign, and turns back at me and says, "No one here is old enough to sell it. Sorry." Hmm. Again, total first world problem. That being said... lame. So so so lame. But there are bigger problems in the world and beer at amusement parks shouldn't be one of them. I place an order for a boneless wing basket and two Cokes for my girlfriend and I to split which brought me to a grand total of around $19 (double yikes!). The price was a bit tough to swallow (pun absolutely, 100% intended), but it's Kings Island food prices. "People gotta eat!" So... bite number one: Oh boy! Let me tell you how lovely it was to have that delicious blackish red, sludge-like substance go down your throat: Really lovely! The fries were also soggy and bland beyond measure. I figured no one at Potato Works would be of any help so it all went into the trash. On to Guest Services! Now, I have to say that the young lady I spoke with at Guest Services was incredibly nice. Very apologetic and professional. I even showed her the picture of the blood-nugget (see above, kids)! She promptly took my name, number and email to pass along to a supervisor because I was informed that I would be waiting a while to speak to someone that night. And like I've said twice already: In the grand scheme of things this isn't the end of the world. It's food. Really crappy food, but just food. I just wanted my $19 back. That's all. So then I wait to be contacted. 20 days!! 20 days it took to be contacted by the "Food and Beverage Area Manger," and only to have them kind of insult me because I decided not to wait around Guest Services to speak with someone. LAME. I emailed them back in regards to the situation and sent the picture as well. The PR apologies kicked in and I was informed that... " The product that we serve for our boneless chicken bites at that location comes to us pre-breaded and pre-packaged, so I am sure that no one is aware that the contents of that chicken bite would look like that... (we) will most definitely be in contact with our supplier regarding the contents of that chicken bite." Two things here, friends: 1. Did I seriously just pay almost $20 dollars for pre-breaded/packaged/frozen boneless chicken wings from an undisclosed location? 2. Is Kings Island actually going to push responsibility of the lovely blood-nugget off onto a third party? Aren't they the ones who decided to serve this garbage to the general public? As of 6/25 I was handed off to some other supervisor within the Food and Beverage Department via email. I haven't heard from either of them since even after reaching out again a few days ago. Quite simply, I just want my $19 back. That's all. Kings Island, if you read these boards (and I know you do) you need to step up your game. As a season pass holder for 11 years I can honestly say that the park in general hasn't felt this cheap in... well, ever. It's really disappointing. I'm not writing this post to start a flame war, but just to bring light to the situation. And maybe even get some kind of response from the park because they're apparently ignoring me. I love Kings Island, but am kind of becoming disillusioned to it all. I'm putting serious thought into not renewing our passes for next year. My girlfriend and I went to Coney Island a few weekends ago and had a blast. I'm thinking we might do season passes next season. But! Kings Island l, I love ya still. I'm not mad at you, just disappointed. Sorry for the long post. But for real... my $19 would be great. Edit: The picture inserted isn't showing up. It's attached now! Yummy!

So Friday I proposed to my beautiful girlfriend at the entrance thanks for everyone's help. Btw she said yes! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This is why I just go to Eli's, right by the park, before I go for some evening rides. Better food, more beer choices, way less expensive. You should check it out. (I am not a paid spokesperson. Just a bro looking out. Haha!)

I have ridden the HUSS ride pictured above (which is located at Canada`s Wonderland). I wasn`t that impressed with the ride experience. It wasn`t all that thrilling and the loading process was quite long.

Idk about behemoth but as for Intimidator, it is just not that good. Diamondback is so much better with much better and stronger airtime. I feel like many people don't say much about intimidator because it's honestly an average ride. On a side note, having just ridden fury last week, I would love if KI got a coaster like it. It's fun, fast, intense, and has awesome ejector airtime! It would honestly be the perfect fit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think this is better:

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It would require a total re-installation of seats, most of which were probably shipped to other parks for parts. The hydraulic cylinders in the seats went bad fairly often. (Source: I worked at Action Theater in 2004). They would likely require a projector conversion to digital, as the films aren't as prevalent anymore. If they had to replace the seats with new ones, they would likely require a new controller and terminal to control everything. Basically what I am hinting at, it would be expensive.

On Saturday, for the first time ever we left the park for lunch. In the absence of a full service option, we felt there wasn't any way to really recharge within the park. We used to always have lunch at Red's, even though both the food and service were nothing to brag about. I would love to know if the park management is having discussions about these things, because it really seems like they don't care.

I like the change but I think KI does need a well run sit down restaurant. The Reds Hall of Fame grill was never run well.

I didn't pick up on the change to how the Reds Hall of Fame grill operates until just today. I have to say, it is definitely a step backwards. The whole point of that place was to actually give Kings Island a location where they have full table service dining. The changes cheapen the experience to being yet another "place your order at the counter" place. I honestly have no idea what they are thinking in the food department. A table service restaurant is an opportunity to cook higher quality food at a slower pace, and to offer something different than the dozens of walk up locations everywhere else in the park.

For the longest time the employee cafeteria was the only place you could find hot sauce. It was fun having to sneak all the way back there just to get some sweet spicy pepper sauce. This was like 15 years ago.

Per a recent post on the Facebook event, the deadline is July 8, which is this Saturday.

Kennywood is a great park. Phantom's Revenge is one of my favorite steel coasters and all of the woodies are great as well. I also really enjoyed Exterminator. The day we were there a couple years ago the park wasn't that full but a lot people say Exterminator's wait times build up, so you may want to do Phantom and then go over and do Exterminator as they are pretty close to each other. As far as parking downtown Pittsburgh for the Reds game, there is a lot right behind the stadium that you can get cheap rates at if you are there early in the morning. A lot of the locals suggested parking downtown beside the Roberto Clemente bridge as well. The city closes that bridge down during games so you can walk across the bridge. It is a short walk from the downtown area over to PNC. PNC is a great park and my favorite park other than Great American (I'm a Reds fan what can I say). We did a ballpark tour and I would recommend it as it a great tour.

Marked Trees? Sounds like they are renovating The Bat.

If you plan to spend a significant amount of time in the waterpark, with rerides on the water coasters and/or hitting up all of the slides, then yes, two days is a must even with moderate crowds. The park might not be as big as KI, but there is certainly a lot to do, and the major stuff is generally very rerideable, which eats up more time.

I would suspect... Winterfest prep.

^ Without a receipt, your options for getting a refund (rather than a replacement) at this point are limited, as it would be very hard to identify your specific transaction. I would suggest replying to the e-mail you got, stressing that you would like a refund of what you paid for this meal. Without a receipt, the best option is sometimes to start a chargeback if you paid with a credit card - provided you have sufficient documentation. Your card issuer would then try to work things out with the merchant on your behalf. This really is a last resort solution; it's much better for everyone to get issues like this resolved immediately. I'm sorry to hear that you had such a bad experience.

That's the thing. In no way would I (or do I) want a replacement meal. Nor do I think any employees would be capable of handling the situation. I'm not trying to be mean, but every situation I've encountered with employees in food/beverage this season has been a joke. So this is why I went to guest services directly: to have my meal refunded. Guest Services told me that they really couldn't do anything for me and that I'd have to wait a while until I could talk to someone who could. That's just stupid. There was no line whatsoever, but what am I going to do? Stand there all night? Nah. So I'd assumed that speaking directly to the the Food/Beverage Department would be best. I was wrong and they don't seem to be interested. And sadly I had the reciept for a week or so after the incident, but I've since lost it. It's been over a month at this point. Don't really know what else to do.

I have had good experiences with Rivertown Potato Works this season. Keep in mind that it's mainly known thick-cut fries; Reds Hall of Fame Grille, Chicken Shack and Island Smokehouse all have much better chicken. That nugget in the picture is disgusting; someone should have either replaced or refunded your meal on the spot. It's unfortunate that you were unable to talk to someone that day. In general, if you receive a bad meal, I would suggest taking it back to the restaurant for a replacement. Should you instead need a refund, you would need to go to Guest Services. With regard to your situation, while the park sometimes reads these forums, it's not a good way to get in touch with the department at the park you need. If you're back at the park this season, I would suggest taking your receipt back to Guest Services when there isn't a long wait.

It's a shame that the only consistent food in the park is made up by outside chain restaurants. Cheap fast food to boot.

I tossed a boneless wings basket for a bite into a bloody nugget a couple of weeks ago. I'd have complained, but Kings Island has demonstrated nothing but terrible customer service this year in my opinion. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I love The Vortex and I think new trains would could give the ride a nice upgrade even though there is just something about the nogastic factor I love about the old trains. Upgrades down the road I would love to see something new that has powerful launch. Maybe something like an blitz coaster. Something that has lots of turns and airtime with an inversion or two.

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I found this online, and the channel did correct itself in the comments about Intamin. They are speculating 2019 but I think that is way too soon. I'd say the normal gap for a new coaster is 3-5 years depending on the cost

I don"t know where it is but I bet it"s FAST food!

Anybody know if this new lunch option is on the All Season Meal Plan?

The Phantom Theater 2: Maestro's Revenge. The phantoms, especially Maestro, are angry that they were evicted from Nickelodeon Central/Planet Snoopy, so they've decided to haunt a different area of the park. It will be the guests/riders job to chase the revenge-seeking phantoms out of the park for good. Who will win, the guests or the phantoms? This could be a really exciting interactive ride with a mixture of 3D screens and practical effects. Of course this is a HUGE stretch and it's likely we'll never see anything resembling this inside the park. However, it's fun to think up attractions like this!

For pete sake. No fun allowed at the park. Only professionalism.