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A look at the first drop on Banshee.

^ It's really easy to fix, and it will prevent you from mentally subtracting hours from now until March. Kings Island certainly has a nice collection of first drops.

I will ride it when I first have the opportunity...Lord willing and the creeks don't rise.

Carl is retired and living near Maysville, Ky. With the 2014 season marking the 35th anniversary of The Beast, he'll be heard from again.

Hmmm. So did I. I'm 'future Dwight.'. Remember everyone... Someone poisons the coffee. Do not drink the coffee. -signed, future dwight

Wow... It's Don from the future. He posted that from an hour into the future... The flux capacitor works!!!

Hay Razmataz99 here is a video of what Winterfest was like: and here are a couple of videos of the 2005 version:

Mother-daughter time is not to be sneezed at. I know I fondly treasure the time I spent with my parents, in parks and elsewhere.

^ I was texting our location to the number I had for you (presumably your mom's number?), but I guess you didn't get the messages. I stayed with the group most of the day, though I separated for about 30 minutes to walk onto some rides by myself. Hanging out with a group of Kings Island's biggest fans is a great way to experience the park.

I just thought this was cool, to get the colors of the ride in an evening setting with it being dark but still beautiful. (Forgive the screen capture crap around it, I'll get that fixed as soon as Photobucket will save my cropping.)... Fixed EDIT: Delirium looks like the sun.

I was there and was with the group most of the time.

I guess I'm the minority, but I think Amusement Dark is an awful name. If they're going to change Action Zone to something else, they can no doubt do better.

I was there and had a great time!

Something else I want to point out that was brought up to me, the argument of Tillikum being kept alone since the attack. Very false. He DID have his primary female companion as usual following the attack till her death when she died from labor complications that summer. Currently Tillikum's grandson spends a lot of time with him (backstage and show) as it should be, its important for male orcas to have access to other males.... to relieve tension that would probably otherwise drive females busy with the youngsters nuts. Tillikum himself however actually prefers to be alone at times as he does get impatient with too much exposure to other orcas, so when he is seen alone generally he chose to be. So no he is not purposely kept alone all hours of the day every day.

Mystic Red sounds like some teenage girls nail polish or lipstick color...lol

I respectfully disagree. ERT first thing in the morning will get you on the ride with the shortest wait times.

The little boy on this ride, was named Ryan. Could it be?? LOL Sent from my GT-P5210 using Tapatalk 4

Top Gun has been renamed twice. We don't need to bring it back. I hope that reference isn't lost among all you young'uns. - Homestar92, who has recorded many "Loggins" on KICentral, but is certainly not named Kenny...

I want my first ride to be during the day, but it will most likely not occur on Opening Day.

. Shame on me for not realizing the greatness when you were in our presence. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I was there, but I never found the KIC group until after closing...I probably should've tried a little harder to locate you; I couldn't let go of that thought when we were at Taco Bell!

its my first time posting here, so i aplogize if i do anything wrong. But when I first visited Kings Island it was GE day 2005, I was like 7-8. But my mom was talking about how she use to love going to Winterfest with her mom. I thought the idea was amazing. To go to Kings Island during the winter?? Woah. Te return of winterfest in 2005 didnt seem to amuse me as much as the idea of it did. I think if they were able to bring some of the classic Kings Island back to the mix then it would be great. Cedar Fair could totally use this in there advantage. I only visited Kings Island twice why it was run by paramount , but it had alot more classic charecter to it if I recall right. I'm not trashing Cedar Fair in anyway because I think that they saved Kings Island. Anyways, my point is yes, Winterfest would be nice, but you should be able to visit with a Gold pass, and on anyday you choose. But I don't think it would be a smart investment because of how unpredictible Ohio weather is.

Mr. Helbig assures us there is with no excavation required.

Everything old is new again. Terp, 'memberin'

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I'm really intrigued with the idea of an Action Zone retheme...The Bat, Banshee...what else could get a "horror-esque" retheme in this area? Would be really cool and a huge marketing plus for the park. I love this idea.

Is it wrong that after reading this, I really want a ballpark hotdog?

Don't think it would succeed in 2013 for lack of planning... Joke. Do I wish it would?, yes. Do I think it will?, an obvious - no. Will it ever again? Not sure. Kinzel as CEO, no. Current CEO, wouldn't rule a feasibility study out.

Yes. Someone knows. Terp, with the best available answer...for now. Hope it doesn't drive you batty.

It is close but the queue line entrance is going to be down by the bathroom from what I understood, or at least I think that's what I understood. Judging by the blueprints and the off-ride video, the queue entrance will be almost exactly where the Thunder Alley entrance was. Also, that wouldn't be THAT weird, since Adventure Express runs almost entirely behind Coney Mall, yet is located in Oktoberfest. Although AE is rather hidden, while Banshee is huge, purple mystic red, and screams "look at me!"

Nope, they still got to ride The Beast, so I think they were just fine.

I'll stick to riding the POV's and stuff

Caleb seems to think our Ohio St final exams will fall on media day, but if they don't you can count on me being there at 3 A.M.

You forgot to include media day in the poll options.

I think the best way to return this event is to gage what the public wants then start out small, but expand over time. They have to rebuild a fan base and like any business, realize that their best customers are those that are local. Give them something that will keep them coming back throughout the holiday season. I would think that their retail would have to be unique and their food fair as well. I would start out with I street, skating, ki theater, train ride and a few sife attractions. If the event were to succeed, who knows how big it could become. There are so many possibilities.

My first ride on The Beast the year it opened was with him in the front seat. He told me to stick with him during the running of the bulls. Was a fantastic ride!

Before Winterfest returns, I would rather see more overall improvements to the park. 1. Get rid of the Starlight Spectacular. 2. Put international things on International Street. Otherwise it should be renamed "Cincinnati Street" 3. Change the cuisine in the Festhaus to reflect Octoberfest, or rename the Festhaus like BGT did with theres. 4. Add more flats. 5. Get rid of the Crypt building or turn it into a "Houdini" type ride. I would rather they spend money on these things than spending the time and money on an event that may or may not generate a profit.

What about flats? In the video it showed the carousel, which seems like a perfect Christmas ride. After watching the video, WinterFest seems like something everyone would enjoy. Unless your the Grinch of course... razmataz, who couldn't help himself.

What would happen? We'd be there Would it succeed? Possibly, as long as we weren't the only ones. Expectations? Not sure here, would be nice to have the fountains set up for skating, but that could be expensive depending on weather. Lot of water to pipe chilling into. Some nice shows, and a Santa greet for the kids. Decorations and Christmas lights, of course. As for rides, I'd expect little more than the Grand Carousel, though if they wanted to heat the FoF building, I'd ride it, lol Want it to return? We'll put footprints on that property anytime we are allowed to do so.

I ice skated for the first time at Winterfest and it's a wonderful memory. Part of that memory includes how absolutely packed it was. I know nothing about business but I believe that it could be successful with the right planning and events. I'm not sure having all of the rides open would be fiscally responsible as that would increase costs but not increase ticket sales dramatically enough to make sense. There is a lot to consider when thinking about doing an outdoor event during unpredictable Ohio winter months. Would I like to see Winterfest come back? Yes. Do I think it could be successful? Yes but I'm aware I could be wrong.

My last ride of the season was on September 29 on Diamondback with fanofFirehawk. I had a good ride.

Not at all. March 31st can't get here any quicker.

I agree with Spectrum that Amusement Dark sounds more like a nighttime event than a park section. It would work but i'm jsut not a big fan of the name for a aprk section, works great for an event though. As for renaming other rides I love the idea of Delirium being a Pit and the Pendulum theme. Just need to repaint it to match which wouldn't be too hard for a ride of it's size. Also Drop Tower becoming Guillotine would be great. As far as Invertigo, with it's new colors I've always kind of imagined it with a bit of a ghost theme to it, so maybe something like Poltergeist. New logo could have a ghost on it with it's body forming the track shape a bit, just worried it might look too much like Banshee's though. Could also put a bunch of gravestones aroudn teh ground under it to make it be like a ghost flying through a graveyard. They might retheme the theme the whole area over time but I really think for 2014 we are just going to have a new mini-zone with Bat, Banshee and Xtreme Skyflyer

You get a retinal detachment and then we'll talk again...

I think the point that razmataz99 is trying to make is that he cannot give a proper, detailed answer to the original question until he learns more about past Winterfests. Without knowing anything about them, all he (or I) can give is a generic answer like the one immediately above.

Fine. I'll answer the original question. As much as I know about Winterfest, (nothing) it sounds like it would be a fairly popular event. While I wouldn't expect huge crowds, but some at least. I, for one, would love for this to return for it sounds like a load of fun. I've always loved the feeling of the holiday season, so what could make it better than mixing it with Kings Island? So, yes, I think it should return in 2013. Now will answer my questions? razmataz, who is getting very impatient.

They could be. The only one I've seen is red and blue.

Mystic Red it is!

They need to play this song in the queue/station. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaTFgY8kZcU

^ Blue Streak beat me up and gave me a headache. I don't think I missed out on anything good by not riding Mean Streak lol