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I would say it's highly likely, same with Winterfest. My prediction is Haunt will be Snickers, Tricks & Treats brought to you by either Kroger, that pretzel sponsor I can't think of the name of from years past, or M&Ms. Winterfest I'm unsure, maybe Kroger, or one I've yet to see make a return from the Paramount days is P&G.   It's worth noting Mars also sponsors Disney's Not So Scary Halloween event in Disney World

I wonder if we'll see Kings Island's Halloween Haunt receive a sponsor this year. They've been popping up on the other Halloween Haunt events, and might be useful if they help bring in some money to improve the event. SCarowinds has also released a teaser referencing their 25 Years of Fear celebration. I hope we can also get something good and fun for Kings Island's 25th year of haunt. Haunt season will be a crucial time for season pass sales this year after what some guests have gone through with the park this summer. The current split between sponsored/unsponsored is about as 50:50 as it can get. So far the following nighttime Halloween events have newly received a Snickers sponsorship: SCarowinds HalloWeekends @ Cedar Point Halloween Haunt @ Dorney Park Halloween Haunt @ Kings Dominion The Haunts that remain so far unsponsored are: Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt @ Canada's Wonderland Halloween Haunt @ Kings Island Halloween Haunt @ Worlds of Fun ValleyScare I don't think the rest of the Legacy Cedar Fair parks have a night time Halloween event, and the only Legacy Six Flags parks that doesn't have a sponsor for Fright Fest are Frontier City, Great Escape, and Darien Lake. An interesting thing to note is that LaRonde's Fright Fest is sponsored by Fizz, not Snickers. 

Here are the show times boards for some of this season's Live Entertainment! Shows that I do not have pictures for are listed as well using available information. "Country Crossroads" May 24 – August 10, 2025 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 4:00 pm, 5:00 pm (No shows on Mondays) Festhaus  "Gazillion Bubble Show: Aurora" May 31 - July 6, 2025 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm, 5:00 pm (No shows on Thursdays) Kings Island Theater "Hot Rhythm Nights" May 24 – August 10, 2025 7:00 pm, 8:00 pm, 9:30 pm International Street Bandstand "Kings Island's Nighttime Spectacular" May 23 – August 31, 2025 10:00 pm nightly International Street and Parkwide "Meet-N-Greet Experience" April 18 – September 1, 2025 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm Peanuts Showplace "Trailblazers X-treme" presented by The Original Bomb Pop Extremes June 21 – August 3, 2025 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm, 5:00 pm, 6:30 pm (No shows on Tuesdays) International Showplace

I used to be a South Toll guy until they got rid of it. There is a good amount of space where a new set of south toll booths could be built, but the approach from Kings Island Drive and I-71 would be a little tight. The convenience of having one big toll plaza is probably worth the money they put into it either way. As I've written elsewhere on these forums, the entire parking lot needs a good redesign. The flow is a bit wonky, there are potholes littered throughout it, the surface gets super hot on warm days, and the walking experience in the parking lot is terrible. That first and second issue could be resolved with some good resurfacing efforts. That'd also give them the opportunity to repaint all of the lines nobody can see. The hot surfaces could be mitigated by the installation of solar panel shade structures like other Six Flags parks have. That would help with temperatures and generate some electricity for the park. They might not do as well as they would in California or Florida, but institutions like the Cincinnati Zoo have been reaping the benefits from theirs for years now. That last issue of the walking experience is also solvable if some thought were to be put into it. Kings Island could bring back the parking lot tram service (with unruly passengers being told to get out and walk) or install concrete sidewalks at regular intervals.  The amount of ADA parking spaces available is also a major issue, although I could believe that is one reason why the whole lot has yet to be redesigned. Once a major alteration is put in motion then the state may be able to hold the park to new parking minimums, which might require an increase in the number of total spaces. I once tried to redesign the parking lot and came up with space for 7,939 guest parking spaces. I believe the current total is over 8,000 guest spaces, but I can't remember and my note card with the current totals is buried somewhere. See the attempt (complete with parking garage) below.

It did.  The south was the main toll with more toll lanes than the north and had like 3-4 dedicated lanes off KI drive going to it and when they would close one of the entrances during light times, it would be the north entrance that would close.   But like you said, it would back up so the decision was made to move the entrance north to hopefully only back up on KI drive and not I-71 also.  But during Haunt it has backed up onto I-71.