Already using that $8 million wisely. Great.    (Thick Sarcasm)

I think I'd rather lose an event than lose the nightly fireworks, but that's just me. It wouldn't surprise me if they were sending the fireworks and drone show money up to Cedar Point since they're allegedly getting a big nighttime spectacular for their America 250 event.   Since we don't have a 2026 KI Dining topic yet, I'll post this here: A mobile ordering tag has been added to the following dining locations on Kings Island's website Auntie Anne's  Coconut Cove Cafe Jukebox Diner Potato Works Sand Bar The Mercado The mobile ordering button was put in the new Six Flags app back in November, but wasn't usable since there were no locations that accepted it. To use it you'll need to be in the park (with location services turned on). I don't know how it'll work with dining plans, but I hope that's something they're including functionality for.  I really wish Six Flags would update their "All Park Location" feature to also include the names of each area of the park like they do for some legacy SF parks. Right now the only options are "Kings Island" and "Soak City Water Park". 

I suspect some of the blaster effects were turned off to cut down on the maintenance and make it one less thing to fix on each blaster. The ride at Kings Dominion still has the sound effects and has laser pointers to show where you're aiming. Kings Island probably didn't ever get the lasers because how how the ride cars were set up (nobody wants a laser pointed at them from another ride vehicle). Maybe they're being given to those folks who won the giveaway  (I keep reading that they only ever received one email about it and nothing else after the old social media team left.) More likely, I think they might be used as spare parts for the other Boo Blasters.

It's also looking like Ragin' Cajun and the other relocations are getting at least a little bit of a refurbishment before fully arriving at Great Adventure. The track is certainly being painted and some parts were spotted heading to the Zamperla (?) location in New Jersey. I don't know what they could do for any of the rides they didn't manufacture, but that's just what I've heard from people in NJ. I've been thinking that Great Adventure needed a wave swinger and flying scooters for a while so I'm glad they're getting some basically for free.  As for if KI should've gotten RC: I don't think we need it. The ride would've been nice to see occupy the Xtreme Skyflyer plot, but I feel like it would just hinder whatever revitalization/reorganization Action Zone desperately needs. If anything, I wish they would at least find a way to reroute The Bat's entrance to go through Skyflyer's plot.

Are we allowed to know that reason? I assume it has something to do with either Great Wolf Lodge or Cedar Fair's handling of hotels, but I'm genuinely interested either way.