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Cedar Point already has a woodie BAD. Terp, who just had two

I think as a fan of Kings Island that this is a great addition. It will help with capacity issues at the water park and offer a few new experiences that families can enjoy together. I have not been to the water park at KI in more than a decade but this may very well be what gets me back there next year. The not-so-lazy-river looks very fun and tubes in a wave pool sounds like a great time. I want KI to be a well rounded park and I think these last few years of additions/upgrades has gone a long way in making sure that it is a place that has something for everybody. Think about it, if you are a thrill seeker we have a park that offers rides like Diamondback, Beast, Drop Tower, Firehawk, and Delirium among others. If you are someone who prefers a little bit less in the way of intensity you can spend the day on Adventure Express, Racer, WindSeeker (depending on how you feel about how this ride should be classified). If you don't like roller coasters or high thrills at all you can take a few spins on Boo Blasters, or ride the Scrambler, Monster, or Carousel. We have three water rides highlighted by a great rapids ride and an award winning kids area. Even if you don't like rides at all there is a great selection of shows to enjoy. In my (nowhere near expert) opinion I believe that a pattern of additions that looks like what we have gotten from 2009 on does a lot more for the long term future of the park then adding 3 new coasters over that time would have done. Personally I expect that that may be a theme moving forward: additions that are family friendly. Families are where the money is and the new CEO comes from a company that has more or less perfected the family theme park experience. While I have no experience in the industry and no inside knowledge to this effect, but I think we will see most CF parks focusing more on family oriented additions with far less frequent 'high thrill' rides being added. The exception to that rule may be Cedar Point which has long marketed itself as a thrill seekers paradise. To me there is more then enough to at Kings Island to keep my thrill seeking side happy for a season. Would I love to have an El Toro or Afterburn? Of course. But to me the long term viability of a park I truly love to visit is far more important then having the biggest or best coaster collection.

Hmmmm. Depends. Are nickels involved to use them?

AND I GOT THE JOB

Cpt Crunch do you think the world revolves around YOU? I can tell you for sure that Kings Island doesn't think it revolves around any single guest. When they add new attractions they look at area that are in most need or in demand to include at certain target market. They may add to an area with hopes to expand on it more in future years when they have a bigger budget for that area. If you have ever been to the BB wave pool on a Saturday you will find the new Wave Pool is long overdue and to prove the point it got so crowded that my family started to stay away from BB. This new expansion may not be for the thrill seekers but it is an area that is oin my opinion most needed for the park as a whole.

I doubt there was much of a discount for buying so many of them. The one thing that needs to be ironed out, imo, is the ride computer needs to be able to pin point which bars are not locked. Simply stating that the bars are not locked, results in longer loading times as operators have to try and find the bar that is not locked enough according to the sensor. Its not like Diamondback, where the computer can pinpoint a specific seat...

Or Jell-O wrestling. And they could sell Jell-O shots for oh, $12 or so. I bet THAT would fill the Fest House! Green, please.

Here's a list of things you should be doing if you decide to become a monster. If you: aren't sore or aching in pain by the end of the night haven't made someone cry from scaring them that bad haven't had someone throw a beverage on you haven't made someone think you are having convulsions/seizures haven't sweated off your makeup halfway through the night haven't dry heaved from pushing yourself past your limits ...then YOU AREN'T DOING YOUR JOB RIGHT. Being a monster in a haunted house requires inhuman levels of blood, sweat, and tears that you won't see in a lot of other jobs at the park. It's as close to being an actor in an Oscar-winning drama as you can get, meaning you have to make your audience believe you are a force to be reckoned with. It's not simply popping out of a closet and going BOO, but becoming something people will genuinely fear and be afraid of. Also, do not, I repeat, DO NOT be afraid to act crazy. Sanity is all but forbidden at the Haunt. The crazier the better. Don't be shy or timid (unless a role specifically calls for that or you know how to make shy and timid scary); be loud and aggressive. Get up close and personal with them. You can get up to an inch away from their face and, without touching them, scare them silly as their personal bubble pops. They've entered your territory, and that means it's time to defend it. One last thing, this is a team effort. It is a lot harder if a single person tries to scare a large group, although in some cases, you may be all by yourself and have to go rogue. But if the opportunity comes or you have other monsters to work with, by all means, WORK WITH THEM. Tag-teaming is a killer way to get people into the fetal position when they realize they are surrounded. Also, ping-ponging works fantastically with other monsters; scare a person and lead them to the next monster, they scare them and lead them to the next one and so on. You (should) have the ability to work with veteran monsters, some of them are back for Round 2, others are almost living legends they've been here so long. Don't be afraid to talk to them to get tips, they are a gold mine of information and they will go out of their way to help become one of the greats. After all, the Haunt crew is like family. One big dysfunctional family. Hope this works out for ya, - The RingMaster.