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I am glad to see Kentucky Kingdom add a holiday event called Christmas at Kentucky Kingdom. I’m sure it will especially make season pass holders happy. I’m definitely going to check this out this year.

Thanks for sharing this photo. It was my favorite ride as a kid and loved the blasts of air conditioning throughout the ride on a hot summer’s day.

I remember riding the Enchanted Voyage a boat ride that went inside the building and featured Hannah Barbara cartoon characters and later was redone to the Smurfs. This is the current Boo Blasters building.

I think it would be cool to use that theatre as an indoor cue for a new “Son’s of The Beast” dueling steel coaster to replace where The Vortex once was. It could be an immersive cue with lighting effects and have a backstory of how the “brothers”came to be and their rivalry. (Competing for dad’s attention “next door”). Think Racer and Vortex combo made of steel where the tracks intertwine with some extreme twists and curves. Of course it has loops bring homage to the original Son of Beast and the original Vortex. It would be cool to add sound in the coaster vehicles like Big Bear Mountain at Dollywood and add tunnels with lighting effects to add to the theming. Just an idea for a new coaster to replace where the coaster is and maybe go along the path of The Racer behind Orion if possible.

This look really neat and I definitely want to go. It you haven’t checked out the Nashville, TN Zoo they have a spectacular show called Zoolumination Chinese Festival of Lights that runs Thursday-Sundays until February 4th. It typically starts mid-November each year and it’s incredible. Check out nashvillezoo.org for more info.

Next year I would love to see the closed Subway turn into a gourmet footlong hot dog and Mac and Cheese bar. It could be similar to what Disney offers at Casey’s. A variety of toppings and a monthly special footlong would be awesome.

Friday when a lot of high schoolers are at their football games.

I think during Winterfest it would be cool to project winter or holiday images in lights on the ceiling of Flight of Fear that riders could see while riding. The ride name change during Winterfest to Santa’s Flight of Fest—-like we are helping Santa deliver his gifts around the world. For example projections of snowflakes or wrapped packages, etc. This would add a nice holiday overlay to the ride.

Let’s hope they are taking their time designing a great new Phantom Theatre. I would also like to see it come in 2025!

I would like to see patrons not leave their trash on tables after they are done. I seem to notice this more and more.

Unless they can’t get enough staffing it seems like it would be worth having the Carnivale food booths open earlier than 5pm on the weekends. Did they use to be open earlier on the weekends in years past? Seems like more people might op to purchase the food tasting cards and make a better profit for the company.

I would switch the gate entrance to the opposite side after you pass security. It has seems like Frogger trying to cross over people exiting the park. Put the exit by guest relations and have the fence take you away from people entering the park. Unless I am missing something besides tradition this would workout better.

It does seem like Kings Island is behind in building the new rethemed area of the park and disappointing that the new Grill is not open as well as the new Tom and Chee. Lines were very long at all food places especially since some are not open yet.

Would love a healthy food option restaurant that carried low carb entrees. Doesn’t Cedar Pointe have an option like that already that they could bring to Kings Island too?

Buy the candle that smells like it instead. Sure it’s a lot cheaper to buy.

Thank you for the information about the midnight certification on the rides. I just think KI could offer more after 10:30pm that night when they stay open until 1:00am. More entertainment in the Festhaus or the bandstand with live bands performing up until midnight would be a great addition. Look at what Epcot does at their World Showcase on NYE. Would be cool to have live bands in different locations with drink options available. Not as big as Epcot but on a smaller scale and drowned out all the blowing horns. :)

I had a great time at Winterfest this year and glad they offer this NYE event. The only thing I think should be different that night is to have the rides open later than 10:30pm maybe until 11:00 or 11:30 especially since the park is open until 1:00am and offer one later showtime for the entertainment shows since it’s a special late night event.

I am having fun at Winterfest but a few things I miss are some of the food options that were on the meal plan. Festhaus had more unique holiday food options and the Brewhouse had the reasonable upcharge buffet with entertainment. Just a few things I miss this year.

I went last night too and enjoyed it very much. Glad to get the new Christmas Swing show in the Festhaus. My only improvement would be the sound. It is much too loud and would be better at a lower volume. I know they want a festive atmosphere but it shouldn’t sound like a hard rock concert!

I always thought holiday light projections inside Flight of Fear would be so cool.

Would be cool to have a Phantom Theatre themed maze where Urgent Scare is. It could be a holdover until we hopefully get the Phantom Theatre ride 2.0!

I would love to see them redesign the entrance and exit in and out of the park. I feel like I am playing real life Frogger entering the park and avoid not getting ran into by people crossing over from the exit. Wish they would either switch the exit to the guest relations side with a short fence directing people out into the parking area or have two exits out of the park on the perimeters. Keep the current one by International Restaurant and the other by Guest Relations with a small fence to guide people away from the center where the metal detectors are where people coming into the park are. Would need to work around the ticket booths and season pass somehow but sure they could find a way that works better.

It wouldn’t surprise me if they changed the Urgent Scare building into a Phantom Theatre themed Haunt this year for 2022 I would of course like the ride back but this would be a great addition at the Haunt this year in the interim.

Those fries are the best!

Has anyone tried the chicken Caesar salad available on the meal plan that is available in the kids area of the park? Looking for healthier options in the park and wondered if it would be a good choice.