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I feel like the best major investment for the T3 and Raging Rapids area is to move the rest of the waterpark there. Kentucky Flyer is so far out of the way from the rest of the dry park. If Herschend has the ability then they should do what they can to close the gap in KK's dry ride layout. That's probably easier than removing the road that divides the park in two.

I was just thinking this.  If 2027 truly is the indoor wild moose as is rumored, I would think the next best move would actually be updating the flat ride package with some more modern things like a screamin swing, disco, some sort of frisbee that’s less carnival like than cyclos was, wave swinger, stuff along those lines for 2028.  Then for 2029/30 do the waterpark enhancement.  At that point they may run into some of the older flat rides like Himalaya, Breakdance, Flying Dutchman finally aging out.  They could decide to immediately replace those or take the big jump and make a major investment in the now completely open and vacant land near Deluge, T3, Raging Rapids, Eye of the storm.  That area could very easily become the flagship land of the entire park.  Even if it were something like big bear mountain as the coaster attraction.  If that happens even somewhat similar to that, I’d think Kings Island would be forced to take it more seriously.  It’s really not that many moves away from going from small family park to a regional draw.

The complete and total refusal to tow illegally, dangerously parked cars in the parking lot amazes me. Other than the people who park in the literal road in the row that only has parking spots on one side, you have the people nearly parking on the sidewalk in preferred, people parking in the new second exit lane from the parking lot, people parking in between cars in handicapped, etc. I know they need some quick cash- I'd certainly pay for footage of people coming back to find their illegally parked cars gone.

It wasn't packed when I was there on Sunday, but it did seem busier than it had been in years past, even outside of the water park.

I will say I liked a few of the individual set pieces, particularly the swords and the levitation bits.