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Kings Island on Facebook : "The planes have been installed on the new Woodstock Gliders ride in Planet Snoopy. Each plane has a stationary rear wing and a movable front wing which allows the rider to control the flight and alter their ride experience from mild to wild. Be among the first to experience Woodstock Gliders when the park opens for the 2015 season April 18." Photo : Don Helbig / Kings Island via Facebook

When you see concrete supports and you think roller coasters....

Oh my gosh, they're rebuilding Tomb Raider: The Ride at EnterTRAINment Junction. Clocks? Escape? Adventure? All the signs are pointing to it. You heard it here first.

I purchased my Coaster Stock Tickets today! I am very excited for this event!!!! And I cannot wait to meet more members and friends! The Coaster Crew has an event page set up if you would like to keep up to date with the info regarding the Crew and the event. Click here for the event page!

If using a Coaster Crew membership to attend, make sure that you are joined at the platinum level. (All new memberships and renewals are platinum, and platinum upgrades are offered.)

Anyone else here find it odd that the Soak City webcam is facing the car pool parking lot? Also, the tubs have arrived on the site of Woodstock Gliders.

Well, you've gotta give them both one thing, they've got a lotta "Hart".

Here's a photo of Cincinnati Reds All-Stars Brandon Phillips and Todd Frazier enjoying a ride on Kings Island's tallest rollercoaster, Diamondback. Hard to believe Diamondback enters its 6th season at the park when it opens in 66 days! https://twitter.com/reds/status/565102895515705344

If memory serves me right, the lease deal with the Fair Board states that any new rides must stay on site if the park closes. Nice way to acquire some rides purchased by the tax payer.

In the DC market, we see and hear a lot of Disney, Universal, Kings Dominion, BGW, SFA, SFGAd, and Dorney Park ads.

Last October, I took a friend of mine from Tennessee to Kings Island for his first visit ever. He's not an industry enthusiast, but he told me he had heard of Banshee before moving up here for school. If it were not for this website or my interest in the industry, I would have no idea that Kentucky Kingdom was even open. If I recall correctly, Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom advertised up here. Edit - Beat to the point

Lack of resources and\or a misplaced total trust in social media?

I'm surprised by the lack of advertising. Right now is prime time for the park to be advertising the "seven" throughout the tri-state area. Heck I wouldnt have known the park had even reopened if it hadn't been for this site. Is there a reason that there hasn't been a single commercial, radio announcement or bill board posted in the Cincinnati area? Are they not advertising because of a tax agreement? I just cant fathom... Signed Dazed and Confused.

Ever since Kings Island hosted Ride Warriors Coaster Weekend in 2009 fans have been asking when the park would repeat such an awesome event. With the addition of Banshee in 2014, the time came to do it all again - in a spectacular fashion! On May 16th and 17th 2015, Kings Island will host the inaugural Coasterstock event. This event is open to approved coaster clubs and will feature activities such as: Exclusive ride times on Banshee, The Bat, Diamondback & much more! Behind the scenes photo tours of Banshee, The Beast, and the Kings Island & Miami Valley Railroad Dinner on Saturday, May 16th, and lunch of Sunday, May 17th A special presentation of International Them Park Services owner and Kings Island Hall of Famer Dennis Speigel ...and much much more! Click here to see the official flier of Coasterstock at Kings Island, including a full itinerary of events. As a reminder, you must be a member of an approved coaster club to attend, so don't forget to purchase or renew your Coaster Crew membership before it's too late! Registration and ticket sales end April 30th at midnight, so make sure you register and purchase your tickets before it's too late!

@cedarpoint on Twitter : "Raise the roof...err...floor. Those angled pieces will raise and lower as the Rougarou trains enter/exit the station!" Photo : Cedar Point via Twitter

Cant wait to see this again! http://s1153.photobucket.com/user/Preston_Blake/media/Pic-2_zps41b14ef4.jpg.html?filters%5Buser%5D=141513349&filters%5Brecent%5D=1&sort=1&o=0

Wow, that looks sharp! The color adds to that area is sweet!

I already know what this is, along with everyone else who showed up on time at EnterTRAINment Junction back on 1/31. But I won't spoil the secret. (Lest I lead people down the wrong path, let me be clear that this has nothing to do with trains, real or model.)

I believe there are warnings posted around the fountain at CW mentioning the use of special effects/lighting during the show, but I can't say for sure. I am not aware of a coaster named Face/Off, can't find it on any roster as a current ride at Kings Island! Just teasing you! Or Timberwolf going away...I'd much rather see that go away. I can take one ride on Invertigo a year....Timberwolf...I haven't gotten a good ride on that, well ever since I started visiting Kings Island, the Fun and Only.

What policy?

When you eat LaRosa's pizza and are reminded of Dollar Days when you went to the park to just to eat and see shows.

Anyone else smell fish? Reading the article just leaves more questions than answers.

Given yesterday's presentation about the sister park in Texas, I'd say there is no way either of these projects gets built. The promo video used looked like it was made in the 1970s. This coming from a company that reportedly spent a good portion of the presentation touting their upcoming films.

Something in return? How about slowly raise the price of the season pass every year.... Haven't they already been doing that?

I think he was referring to the side discussion that I started about the phone charging lockers in the Festhaus, not a potential Wi-Fi network.

A bit of an update, but no real answers http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2015/02/a-lot-of-questions-about-promised-3-5-billion-fort-worth-theme-park-but-not-many-answers.html/

And they were counting on "pent-up demand to sell Season Passes for year #1." I believe that they were right for the first couple of weeks, but once the new car smell started to wear off; bungled messages and poor customer service peppered the response for the rest of the season. Outside of new rides, I don't know that they've invested in any guest experience technology.

We used to get the generic Six Flags commercials up in Indy when SFKK was still around. I was actually really surprised to see a billboard for Nickelodeon Universe up here this year.

Kentucky Kingdom was prominently featured on the front of a Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch advertising insert last spring.

When you've already recreated all of Kings Islands rides in NoLimits

Downvote button reminds me too much of Kanye West at the Grammys....

If I'm not mistaken......the front gate some updates last season.

Location, location, location.

After visiting Six Flags Magic Mountain the night before, I was more than excited to get back to a Cedar Fair Park. My experiences at Six Flags parks has just very average in terms of the "total amusement/theme park experience". Cedar Fair just does everything better in my opinion. As soon as we pull up to the entrance of the park, we see a huge difference in the overall aesthetics of the park (as compared to Six Flags MM). The entrance of the park is very well laid out. Leading up to the parks entrance are a few dozen shops and restaurants along with seating, fountains and very well kept greenery. As seen below, as you approach the front gate, Silver Bullet's cobra greets you with it's bright beautiful colors. Also, even if you have no idea of the theming behind Knott's, you quickly get a sense of the Western theme before you even enter the park. As soon as you enter you are standing right under Silver Bullet's cobra roll with the entrance to the right about 200 yards away, so we headed there first. The first thing I noticed about the ride is the great color scheme (in my opinion). It looks like they just painted this thing yesterday! We were able to get on after about a one train wait for front row. The drop on Silver Bullet is kinda disappointing because it's not a very steep drop. In fact, at certain angles, the drop almost seems more shallow than the lift hill. However, the rest of the ride will make up tremendously for the lack luster drop. The ride was very smooth, delivered the right amount of intensity, and some negative Gs that I had never experienced on an inverted coaster. You were in and out of the forces at the right moment, and the transitions were smooth, yet intense. My favorite part of Silver Bullet has to be the over-banked turn between the loop and the cobra roll (3rd picture below). There were some surprising negative Gs in that element. There is another small banked curve between the 2 corkscrews later in the ride that had similar negative Gs also. Overall, Silver Bullet was my personal favorite ride in the park. It's a very enjoyable ride that is easily re-rideable. I give Silver Bullet an 8.5/10. Lord Knows I love standing under Cobra Rolls! Next, we decided to check out the newly refurbished Calico Mine Ride. Walking up to the ride, it looks like something we've all tried to recreate on RCT 2/3, but came nowhere close. The mine theming of the ride is just beautifully executed! This ride was also a walk on, but we had to wait for the only operating train to return to the station. Boarding the train, we first noticed the seating was rectangular in shape, meaning everyone sits facing the center of the car/each other. It's a shame that I didn't get any pictures from inside the ride, but again, the theme was well carried out. There were animatronic miners all over the place with fog/steam blowing at the train as it passed by. There were also boiling water pits, ambient LED lights, and a dog (animatronic dog, more animal action later!). The ride is about 10 minutes long, but there is so much to see inside the ride that it doesn't seem that long. For a family attraction, I give the Calico Mine Ride a 9/10. Great theme and slightly educational. Afterwards we found ourselves wandering (we don't use park maps) and stumbled upon the ground breaking coaster Xcelerator. The light pink and green color scheme touches the blue Southern Californian sky quite nicely. The area around the ride has a theme that American motorist from the 50s and 60s would recognize. The ride was only running one train, which was all that was need because the ride was still a walk on. We waited 2 trains for the front row, and we we got to the gates we noticed that there weren't gates for each individual row, but for each car. Speaking of car, the 1957 Chevy Bel Air theming for the trains looks very sharp as you can see below! The "Murica" design looks very good. It was also kinda cool to see the catch car return to the station and see how large it is. You can see it on the front row on the other hydraulic launch coasters, but not as close as on Xcelerator. The intimidation factor isn't as prominent here as it is on Dragster due to lack of sound effects and the whole staging area. However, I feel as though the launch on Xcelerator is quite a bit more snappy than TTD (if that makes sense), even though it's not as fast. Going over the top hat produced at quick jolt of airtime in the front seat too. The 2 over banked turns are a nice addition to the ride and offer some nice positive Gs, but GEEZ is the break run a GUT CHECK! There was no wait, so we decided to get back on, but in the back row. I think i like the back better. There is ejector airtime in the back going over the top hat. Overall, I give Xcelerator an 8/10. I love that it wasn't just up, down, done, but had the two banked curves in there. Coast Rider was right across the midway from Xcelerator, so we headed over there. Again, it was a walk-on (I don't think i mentioned, it was a Sunday and the park was DEAD), and when I say walk on i mean it! We literally walked onto an empty waiting car. Coast rider is your typical Wild Mouse coaster, nothing special, nothing that sticks out about it. I give it a 6/10, standard rating for me for a Wild Mouse/Mice. We had been informed that the shows at Knott's were really good, so we headed back toward the front of the park to catch the Wild West Stunt Show. Despite the park being DEAD, the theater was jam packed so we thought the show must be really good. It did not disappoint. The overall premise of the show was for a dirty sheriff to give his buddies inside information to rob a bank of gold. There were guns tootin' (fake of course ) water splashing, props flying all over the place, and a great deal of corny humor (it was funny none the less). The actors were also performing pretty decent stunts. It's a show you have to see to know what I'm really talking about. I give the show an 8/10. Great effort by the actors, great stage, and great crown interaction. I just wish it was a little longer. We left the show and decided to ride the train. This train was probably the most unique theme park train I've seen. The box cars resemble (or are) the box cars used in the late 1800s. There is only one station, so it's a round trip around the park. I was caught off guard while riding the train because we were being robbed! Not really. They were actors, thank God. One trip lasts about 8 minutes. I had never been on a Steeplechase coaster before, and I noticed Pony Express was a Steeplechase coaster, so we headed over there. Another walk on of course, we hopped on front row. This was not a very long ride, but it was very fun none the less. It's a great family coaster, and would make a great first coaster for anyone. The launch is about 38mph, and the ride comes with some subtle twists and turns, and a TUNNEL! I give Pony Express a 7/10 for being a great family ride with a unique seating style that is still quite comfortable. Leaving Pony Express, we encountered a show getting ready to start right on the midway. One man wanted to take a guy's sister to a dance party, but the brother of the girl in question wasn't going to let it happen. They weren't the smartest guys around either (just acting). Again this was a show where guns were tootin', and corny humor was used. Pretty good and fairly quick midway show right in the center of Ghost Town. Did I mention how well themed the park is? If not, the park is very well themed! This is Ghost Town. Next we decided to ride the Sky Cabin. Not as tall as other observation tower we had been on, but still provided a great view of Knott's and the Los Angeles Basis. Yes the cabin was air conditioned. Silver Bullet Xcelerator The next 1 or so, we spent re-riding rides because the park was so dead. Silver Bullet 8x, Xcelerator 6x, Pony Express 3x yada yada yada. Then we went over to ride Montezuma's Revenge. I wasn't overly excited to ride this ride, but it was just one more ride I could say I rode. Being 6'4" was also a challenge on this ride. I literally didn't fit, but found a way to ride anyway. A launched shuttle coaster with a loop. Nothing special. It came prebuilt in RCT2. 5/10 for this ride. It was getting hot (about 85 degrees) and we had done everything a least 3 times so we decided to wrap our day up around 3:30pm. Overall, Knott's turned out to be Knott only one of my favorite parks in the chain, but favorite parks in general. The theming of the park is incredible, it's relatively small and very easy to get around. We didn't eat there, but the food looks very good, and the overall atmosphere was great. The employees were nice and helpful and even recommended some shows for us. I hope we get to travel back to Knott's in the near future. It's a park I'd like to bring my kids to. And no, sorry i did knott get any updates/pictures of Voyage To The Iron Reef. But here are some other cool pictures! The sun was a' shining! Stagecoach Rides from Silver Bullet's line. The sixth and final inversion on Silver Bullet. Remember i told you there would be more animal action? This black cat was munching on some french fries. Inside the "Old School House" 0-82mph in 2.3 seconds will do that to ya........ Thanks for reading!

1. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (MK WDW. Curse you Pooh!) 2. ExtraTerrorestrial )MK WDW-but only in its original, far more intense incarnation, before Eisner ordered it toned down bc the kiddos were leaving the ride in tears) 3. Funtastic World of HB (Universal Orlando; briefly KI; zippy, trippy fun!) 4. Jaws (Universal Orlando-in its halcyon days before it fell into disrepair) 5. Snow White's Scary Adventures (MK WDW-i'm excited to ride the new mine train in a couple months, but this was a rare Fantasyland ride which clearly warned young ones that it was intense..and it was! the evil Queen popping up in unexpected places!) Honorable Mention- Body Wars (Epcot). One of the first great motion simulator rides. Re-imagine the Wonders of Life! (even if its to something like Big Hero 6. Let's face it-Epcot has slowly given up the ghost of Walt's original intent over the years, so why not just continue the trend? A good D or E ticket ride in there would be great!) Honorable Mention 2-Horizons (Epcot) mmmmmm oranges!

Can I ask the $64,000 question here... Just like with the meal plans, consumers jumped to conclusions. However, feedback was given and the park listened and made no changes. Has anyone directly contacted the park to ask for clarification of the policy? Call me Pollyanna, but I am finding that Kings Island/Cedar Fair is being highly receptive to their customers. I am also reading into trepidation based on past experience. That said, please take into consideration management at the highest level has changed and certain operational values are changing as well. I think it is worth going directly to the source, asking the question, and distributing the information given with the group. I get the feeling from my communications with the customer service people they know they need to do their absolute best, may not have done so in the past, and are trying their best to do so going forward. I have to give them kudos for that.

I would just like to see the wrecking ball come in on the front gate, and build a nice, new, and more efficient one with a restaurant on top. I'm sure the day will come. And maybe sooner than you think.

I like GhostRider. And coming from me should say something since I don't like riding coasters. My last ride on it though (October 2014) gave me a headache. That ride is in a very good location for me....opposite side of the walkway from first aid.

Hey Guys! If you purchased a 2 year membership last year and you want to upgrade to a Platinum Membership, you may do so! If your current membership has expired or is set to expire soon you may also renew your membership! Hope to see you guys at Coasterstock! I am very excited for this event! Click here for membership options

Holiday World advertises sporadically around here as does Dollywood. In recent times for the later, I remember a giant Wild Eagle advertisement right next to the P&G twin towers on south I-71 before the tunnel. You couldn't miss it and it was in view of a very large quantity of traffic. Cedar Point has a bit every now and then as well. Kentucky Kingdom only did when they were opening large attractions. I remember ones for Chang, Twisted Twins/Sisters and Greezed Lightning quite well. I've never seen Kennywood. The furthest park, aside from Disney and Universal Studios, that I've seen is Six Flags Great America advertising on Pepsi products.

I would think any city along the I71 corridor would be fair game for advertising. What would be the harm in going as far as Columbus or Nashville to advertise...except for maybe funding.

There's a Magic Mountain report from late last summer in here somewhere. Ill find the link. We were only at Magic Mountain for a few hours. Not enough to write a report. EDIT: Found it! My thoughts on the park haven't changed much. Accept that The Riddlers Revenge is probably the smoothest stand up coaster in the world! No really, it really is smooth. http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php?/topic/30052-Six-Flags-Magic-Mountain-8-1-14 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes! X-Flight was leaps and bounds better than Firehawk, both in mechanical and human operation!

^Given recent additions in the chain I think a dark ride might be a safe bet. If only there was some sort of building already constructed to house such a ride...

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This is just.... come on man!

The queue rails for Fury 325 have arrived. Talk about attention to detail and light theming! https://www.facebook.com/carowindspark/photos/a.10151648123373599.1073741826.91085023598/10153073867308599/?type=1&theater Photo: Carowinds

I hear it's delicious! Don't believe me? Ask the dishes.

Uh huh And all we need from you, Muscle Shoals, is a little incentive to build near you rather than in Fort Worth. Don't you want those jobs, don't you want those taxes, don't you want that tourism dough? It honestly sounds to me a little like the "you've won the Irish Sweepstakes (that you didn't enter)" scams that predate the Internet. We just haven't yet heard what the equivalent of "wire us a fraction of your winnings to cover the taxes" the anonymous emailer has in mind.