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It's not super often that rides make me feel genuinely afraid--the only two that have done so as an adult are X2 at SFMM and Texas SkyScreamer at SFoT. I genuinely think Bakunawa might join the group. The train is at the top of the tower for a hwhile, so there's potential to be stuck looking down with naught but air between you and the ground and not a ton visually to remind you that you're safe. I'm excited to ride!

I did not read that the same as everyone else here. I read it as we were able to turn off the sprinkler system, and it will stay there until we are good and ready to do something with it. Structures are condemned all the time and still remain standing. 

We are at the end of July, and with the new announcement today I think it's time to start the discussion thread for the 2026 Halloween Haunt season.  Kings Island will receive at least one new haunt maze in the building formerly occupied by Urgent Scare and Hotel St. Michelle. The new maze, named "Jason: Blood Reign", is also being constructed at Carowinds and Great Adventure. 2025 brought some improvements to the event with the addition of "Order of the Dragon" in the Action Zone maze barn alongside "The Conjuring: Beyond Fear" in the former home of Madam Fatale's. 2024 saw the addition of the new "Hooked" scare zone between Viking Fury and Adventure Port, as well as a new unnamed themed area along the path between the Rivertown LaRosa's and Jukebox Diner. The park has not yet confirmed that J:BR will be housed in Action Theater, but that location is still the most likely for it. The Haunted Attractions Pass and  Haunted Attractions Express Pass will once again have guests paying for access to the mazes. I believe the continuation of the upcharge mazes is helping to bring some calm to the crowd levels and has allowed Kings Island to continue receiving some well-needed upgrades to their Halloween Haunt event. All-Season Haunted Attractions passes may go on sale shortly after the Christmas In July sale ends on 8/3. These passes are expected to (again) only work at your home park. Looking at the add-ons for Canada's Wonderland lead me to believe that the 2026 All-Season Haunted Attractions Express passes will not include 1 free entry to The Conjuring: Beyond Fear each visit as they did in 2025. I welcome that change since it means the wait time will likely go down more.  What do you think Halloween Haunt will look like in 2026? Will you be attending? Halloween Haunt at Kings Island will be held select nights from September 25th - October 31st. This event is intended for mature audiences and is not recommended for children under 13. Kings Island has not posted its no re-entry after 6:00 PM during Halloween Haunt, so we do not yet know whether it will be sticking around for 2026 or not. It's time to get excited! Event Website: https://www.sixflags.com/kingsisland/events/halloween-haunt

If that's the case, I hope they remove all the wood that was once part of SOB. Hopefully, they would put a brand new floor in there. 

When you go to watch BeachBlast X-Treme! and you see the last Vice President and General Manager of Kings Island, Mike Koontz, in the audience with you. Mike says he is enjoying retirement and doing well!