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Cold Fruit Cart! Not every patron likes frozen drops of sugar milk, sugar strands, salty popcorn, or sugary blue ice cream on a hot day. How about an ice cold orange, banana, or apple?

It would be too much to hope for that The Racer would be painted back to it's Red , White & Blue colors for the 40th Anniversary of the park.

Give The Racer the attention that it so desperately needs. It's turning 40, and looks older than that.

I'd like to see higher quality food, with more healthy choices, and a table service restaurant. Same wants as for years. And at least one adult show that is NOT a musical revue.

Which I have... I Love Kings Island, but there down 4 Gold passes this year because we didnt renew. That may be just a splash in the Pan, but the more people they Tick off, the more they might wanna do something to change... But, did you visit? Once? Twice? If so, they got the same amount of money out of you, didn't they? Those with money get more. That is life. Is it right? I can't say. But that IS capitalism. That's the whole point. Pursuit of profit is the basis of our economic system. People pay upwards of $200 for a pair of shoes that costs $2.00 to make. No one says thats wrong. In fact, we might think, "good for them!" If people are willing to pay x amount of money for a product or service, why would the seller charge less than x? People with no money don't go to Kings Island at all. People will more money than that visit once a year. People with more than that might buy a pass. People with still more may buy the Fast Lane tickets. People with more than that may choose to take their business to Disneyland instead. People with still more money may take a family vacation to France or England. And is it wrong for those with the means to visit Disneyland instead of Kings Island to do so? Absolutely not. If you want to get the most of your car, you need to pay extra for a sound system, automatic doors, hands-free starter, etc, and if you have the means to get your car "fully loaded," is that wrong? Is it wrong of you to do it? Wrong of the car manufacturer to offer it? Was it wrong of me to visit Discovery Cove when so many people can't? I don't think so... I had the extra money to pay for that upcharge experience, so I did. It was their right to charge what they saw fit, and mine to choose if I was willing and able to pay it. I was. The idea of the pursuit of profit is that the market regulates itself. If people don't pay $200.00 for the shoes (or $50.00 for the Fast Lane pass), then it won't be that expensive for long... And indeed, we saw that as Kings Island and Cedar Fair adjusted the price weekly to find the balance of what people will pay for. I say again that I think the major difference here is that so many of us think of Kings Island as a beautiful, loving, emotional place in our lives and feel personally offended by the reminder that it is a business. "We like Son of Beast! Why not fix it?!" It's not that simple, though. They want and need money, and while we may question their methods, it obviously works or they wouldn't do it.

PETA is gonna be so maaaaaaaaaaaad!

Eliminate fast passes!!! I just can't stand seeing people spend hard earned money to get into the park, then do nothing but wait in line all day.

lot of good ideas represented; some new- some repeats (in no particular order): a) Winterfest b paint to Racers c) paint to Flight Deck (and/or better color scheme) d) something.... anything to the former Tower Gardens e) poop or get off the toilet regarding Son of Beast f) restrooms by x-base g) reopen international restaurant h) history museum, with old Coney exhibits i) fix the "band" on the carousel. (hey if some random gift shop on Put in Bay has one that works... certainly a park with millions can have theirs working!)

1.) Improve walk back to WWC 2.) Reopen SOB (why let it sit for 2 more years?) 3.) Repaint the red on Invertigo!!!! It has become a faded red instead of the shiny red it was for many years. which makes it look OLD

Just a quick few items in a number of areas: * Give Gold and Platinum passholders 20% off all purchases (or, at the very least, extend the offer to get Beagle Bucks for 10% off like some other parks in the chain. Dorney, KD, Carowinds all come to mind immediately) * Open up more lanes for people leaving the park. Trying to funnel all those people through two (very small) openings at the metal detectors right up until the park closes seems silly at best * While we're on the metal detector topic, have an express line for people who don't have bags. I wouldn't mind it if this lane were only open for the first couple of hours a day, however. I'd personally also like to see a Platinum pass express lane at the metal detectors for the first few hours as well, but I'd much rather see the former than the latter anyway * Get some restrooms back near Long Line X Base. There are six outdoor restrooms in the dry side of KI (seven if you include the one just outside the park gates). By way of comparison there are six outdoor restrooms (seven if you include the standalone one outside the park) that I know of at Worlds of Fun, a much smaller park. I just get the sense that there are surprisingly few restrooms at KI for the size park it is * Agreed about The Racer needing to be given some TLC. Screamin' Eagle at Six Flags St. Louis and Great American Scream Machine at SFOG really showed how great these coasters can look if given a little time and attention

The ride opening and closed could be easliey done. Just have an extra button on the operator pannel push to open and that would then update the app. I would like to see maybe a friend locator that would tell you if your Facebook friends are at the park

"If you have time to lean, you have time to clean." I'll just go shiver in the corner for a while now.

Something I try to keep in mind while on the forum: Since we are a small group of individuals that are KI enthusiasts, I think we should go above and beyond to show each other more respect and be more forgiving with each other as we talk and learn about the park we enjoy. I understand that we hold each other a little higher for posting wrong info, but should be courteous and respectful when correcting someone. It just maintains credibility and keeps the conversation fun.

There is a way to politely educate someone without making them feel like an idiot or pointing it out to them on a forum. That's what I have issue with-and that is why I rarely post. Before responding to someone on here who may not know the facts, think about how you would take it if someone said it to you. It's simple courtesy. Some responses on here are abrasive, and there's no excuse for it. I would love to learn from someone in that position, but there is no way in hell I would ask them about it.

First off, thanks for the pics, Shaggy & Tombraider -- those really brought back the memories. I know the chances are slim to none, but ever since it left, I've been hoping for Phantom Theater's return to King's Island as a dark ride sequel of sorts. While Boo Blasters was a slight improvement over Scooby, the gun system is terrible (they rarely work properly), and the ride feels cheap / stripped of personality in comparison to Phantom. So, I've been wondering a couple things... If some enthusiast or competing park wanted to replicate Phantom Theater, could they, or does KI hold some kind of exclusitivity agreement? Secondly, I'm not sure what PT originally cost, but since the ride system is already in place, the concept and detailed plans are already complete, and technology is likely cheaper and more reliable today, could PT be resurrected at a fraction of the cost in comparison to coming up with a brand new dark ride concept?