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There is no such thing as a perfect ride but I’d say Voyage is pretty close. The slight roughness can be fixed by retrack which is what they did this past offseason. It has an insane layout that endlessly keeps coming at you. You hit the break run thinking how on earth does this thing exist…

It will. Voyage has everything you want in a woodie.

According to this article, it was said construction would begin this fall. https://attractionsmagazine.com/expanded-camp-snoopy-at-kings-island-includes-new-kids-roller-coaster/ Adventure Port began construction mid October. However, that was an October announcement and last minute addition. Maybe they're waiting to get Haunt started to begin construction? I'm also wondering if they could still do the nativity thing during Winterfest in the old theater area where beagle scout acres is going. All they would need to do is block off the left side of it for construction of Soapbox Racers and then once WF is finished, start construction of Beagle Scout Acres. Does anyone know how technically how long a family boomerang takes to construct? With it being a cloned layout and not that large of a ride, I would think they could get it put up within a few months.

Exactly this, and I have never in my life thought that way about The Beast, even on my very first ride in 06. Its cool for night rides, and it certainly serves its purpose well in that case. The reality is that The Beast is like the Indianapolis 500 in that, if you are a fan of motorsports you go to the Indy 500 once for the spectacle and tradition, knowing there are many other tracks that are far better places to watch a race. if one looks at The Beast in a completely ovjective manner, with all emotions, home park, blah blah etc etc taken out of it it is the exact same principle as IMS and the Indianapolis 500. Voyage night rides, especially ones during HWN when I used to attend them, makes one wonder if the train is truly going to stay on the track even though we know the answer is yes. On the subject of an RMCed Voyage, Id LOVE to see that. I can think of at least 4 places where a 360 inversion or zero-G stall would be GREAT on that ride.

The Golden Tickets is always a fun thing and I've never taken them too seriously because it is voters opinions at the end of the day. I will say that last time I went to Dollywood was 2013 and every year recently I see them win a lot of the golden ticket awards. I have just found it difficult to drive 5 hours and then pay $85 plus parking to go there for what they have on paper (RMC, Arrow Looper, winged, eurofighter, wooden, family coasters). Silver Dollar City is actually much higher on my bucket list because of time traveler and would be similar in terms of pricing (bit further drive though). I do agree that parks with more ace events usually are rewarded with higher votes and parks with more traffic are going to get more votes as well. Dollywood is huge for tourists and Cedar Point is still a heavy tourist traffic park. For me personally, I-305 is the #1 steel coaster and The Beast still holds #1 for Woodies (Pheonix being a close #2). I was happy to see that BGW took the most beautiful park back from Dollywood. As I said I've not been to Dollywood for a long time so maybe they are deserving of the award but I have high respect for BGW and their grounds and maintenance team. That park is the most picturesque I've ever visited. I also have never been to Holiday World so I'm going to attempt to remedy that this October. Working full time and going to college doesn't leave much time for weekend getaways so hopefully it works out. I really want to see if the Voyage can top The Beast for #1 woodie for me.

But will show on the advisory list of attractions closed for weeks after it opens....

Any new updates so far? I hope the park gets things going soon if they want a spring opening for camp snoopy. In the video showcasing CS it just said 2024 so I hope it isn’t a summer opening.

Another TT2 Pit Stop! This time, our host is Michael Manley, CP VP Maintenance & Construction. Say hi to the really big crane.

Yeah that's my prediction too unfortunately. I'm not a waterpark person so SC additions might as well be a nothing year for me. I mean at least the water park fans are happy. I'd much prefer to see a new gen vekoma or new dark ride (either boo blaster re-do or crypt building) in 2025.

I think part of the thing with Kentucky Kingdom, is the actual land is still owned by the Kentucky Fairboard. That could impact what things they do at that park. And they have only owned the park for two and a half years. It will be interesting to see what they replace T3 with. The park has potential, but there are a lot of constraints on it.

No Snoopy and crew But looking at lack of change at KK since they took over, would KI have the same fate or would KI be big enough for a Dollywood or Silver Dollar City conversion?

How different would Kings Island be if Herschend Family Entertainment owned the park and not CF?

Was the second lift hill on The Beast intentionally planned so that you're looking straight at the Eiffel Tower as you go up the hill? Or is the fact that it ended up that way a happy accident?

What if Elon Musk bought Kings Island?

What if Kings Island had managed to have Jungle Jim’s loan a monorail train for display during the 50th anniversary year?

Wasn't RCCA the one who pitched the idea to build a wooden hyper coaster to PKI?

Choosing a different SOB manufacturer over RCCA?