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The guy in question has been responding to comments about it, and, if I remember the measurements he gave correctly, he said he's about 6'2", 220lbs, and works out regularly (meaning his issue is not body fat). I think the most concerning part about this is that the park/maintenance/someone who could check does not entirely mind if guests can fit in one seat but not another. It would be much more helpful if they went the B&M route and provided a few "fluffy" seats/rows with a longer seatbelt option. Either way this is the kind of thing that should have been checked and plans made to remedy it ASAP. Yes the trains would probably need to be recommissioned, but the guest satisfaction would be worth it.  The comments also make it sound like not every seatbelt got changed, just a majority of them on various seats — which would throw out the "Intamin required it" theory. That lines up with some people saying that they felt no difference while others notice an incredible difference.   ALSO any rides that do have a fluffy person seat/row should make sure their ride ops/queue attendants/etc know which row(s) have that and should make an effort to put the person in that row when asked. (B&M should also make sure their dive and wing coasters have more than one fluffy seat. I had a friend who needed one but couldn't get to it because of the group they were forced to ride with.)  Apologies in advance for being passionate about this kind of thing. It breaks my heart everytime I see someone get rejected from riding because of their size.

All the props in the window displays are from Encore.

Well when a company shows they care about the park they run (jk) I think Snoopy's Soapbox racers is really nice for what it needed to be, and I think this is exactly what Kentucky Kingdom needed as well. Kentucky Kingdom needed a good rebuild, while Kings Island has needed to re-strengthen its already-good existing lineup.

I love your proposal! The added/moved events would be a good way to mix things up. I'd opt for a few different things though: Find a way to limit attendance to the Passholder Preview. It being more hectic than Opening Day is absolutely insane and the associates who are able to show up that early in the season don't need all of that. I think Dollywood might've required a reservation for their 2026 preview day?  Opening Day: Keep the size and scope, but ditch hosting any shows in the Carousel Pavilion. Anytime they host a show in there means that the Grand Carousel's band organ gets turned off and replaced with a recording. I feel like the oldest ride in the park should be able to keep one of its defining features every Opening Day. Brew & BBQ would be nice to have (especially if it goes well at Canada's Wonderland this year)(and as long as Cedar Point doesn't get jealous of their sister park down south getting a similar event) though I'd contain it to Rivertown. Put the BBQ equipment and a lot of picnic tables next to the Tomb Raider building (where Slaughterhouse's queue partially goes) if a large area is needed for that. No Viva La Fiesta. I'd prefer KI either get its own event or its own version of an existing event. Possibly an "Island Nights" event, or a "KingsFest" (bad name, but the premise is it being a celebration of the park), or something else that's more unique than VLF. I've posted my wishes for Haunt elsewhere on these forums, but my thoughts can be boiled down to a) more + better mazes, and b) more + better shows. As for entertainment I'd just like to outline what my dream scenario would be: Shows that run from Memorial Day weekend until the end of daily operations. No big venue goes dark for more than 7 continuous days during that time. Maybe 14 days if there's a second show that goes somewhere. Big Venue = KI Theater, International Showplace Theatre, the Bandstand, and the Festhaus. Preferably I'd also add two new venues with one going in Rivertown and the other going in either Coney Mall or Action Zone. At least four showtimes each day for each entertainment offering. Being the "family park", Kings Island should have stuff for the whole family to do together for the majority of the day. Currently there's the Grand Carousel, the train, eating, and maybe 3 shows if you visit at the right time of year and if all of the shows aren't happening at the exact same times.  I cannot express how nice it was to see that Dollywood had showtimes that started a various times from 11AM to 6PM. If Six Flags doesn't want KI to compete with Cedar Point's coasters, then they should see about having it compete with Dollywood's entertainment. Get the stunt shows out of the International Showplace. Let that stage breathe again and put a KI-run show back in there. Maybe some small stage shows (I saw a small stage set up between Soak City's First Aid and the shop that's right there, so I wonder what that's for) like we had in 2021.

Notes from my Thursday ride on PT:ON (mostly criticisms, but I have to add that my love of the ride outweighs my criticisms): The queue felt very empty, but then again the park did as well. I got in line around 1:56PM and was boarding within 20 minutes. The line constantly moved, but I did notice the queue signage is looking worse for wear after less than a month of opening. Each of the emergency exit gate signs need to be connected from the top and the bottom of the gate. The wall sign stickers also need to be replaced with actual signage, but those aren't as important to me. Most of the animatronics are still working really well. I think the first Hilda was the only one I noticed being "wrong". That said, they all still need a B-Mode and everyone needs more lines overall. If I'm gonna hear the noises from 3 scenes away I don't want to hear the same thing three times. The first boiler screen was on today(!) but it showed a "No Signal" screen on. Here's to hoping for it to be fixed   Something that keeps bothering me is how easily I can see the ceiling, especially in the turntable room. I think if the lights were pointed down just a little more and had less-soft lighting then it would do a lot of good. I don't think the new spacing of the ride vehicles is working out too well. Maybe it's fine for groups of 3+ people, but I've noticed that everyone seems to "crowd in" on the ghost notes as soon as they can reach them, which lags the flashlight response time. I'd understand if they need the extra time to reset the system but even then I've noticed that the notes just turn off before the cars are out of the sightline. I'd prefer to see the cars spread back out for 2027.   How many of the dressing room doors in the shop windows are originals, from Phantom Theater Encore, and/or brand new? I've been wondering what y'all think. Day 14 of quietly pleading for that Halloween Haunt overlay using the original voice lines. Kings Island and Sally you can re-record them if you have to, but they need to have the antagonistic feel for it to work.