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That was how I Interpretered your statement 🤣 But at the same time, it appears KI filed to have it condemned and not Mason.....

I’m showing my tenure on this site- a long, long, time ago there was a running joke where everything was a diversion.

I think the construction might be for a new PFAS filtration system given that it’s right next to the water tank. The park filed a permit a while back to install a new PFAS filtration system, which makes sense since Kings Island was recently found to have high levels of forever chemicals in its water. The article below is behind a paywall, but it reveals that Kings Island was found to have levels of forever chemicals in its water 6.3x federal guidelines. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2025/08/21/are-there-forever-chemicals-cincinnati-water-see-map/85706338007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z1177xxp000150c000150e1177xxv003748d--60--b--60--&gca-ft=178&gca-ds=sophi

Send in the Cranes.

Kumba is preparing for its final roar at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, with its last day of operation set for August 2 after an unforgettable 33-year run. When it debuted in 1993, the legendary coaster was Florida’s tallest, fastest and longest, while its towering vertical loop and signature roar helped make it one of the most celebrated roller coasters of its era. While fans will say goodbye to a true icon, the story isn’t ending. Busch Gardens has announced Kumba’s Revenge as part of a $100 million investment in the park, ensuring the spirit of Kumba lives on while ushering in a new generation of thrills.

Always nice to see additions to the guest experience instead of deletions!

The thing I liked about Cedar Fair vs Six Flags was the simplicity of, for the most part, the CF pricing structure. Platinum pass= all park access. Drink plan= choose paper or plastic and get a refill every 15 minutes. Meal plan= two meals per visit with four hours in between. Six Flags was more convoluted. You can buy a pass at Labor Day but it has to be activated at that park by November first ( but the park is closed the majority of that time frame) You have to have a plastic cup. I never really used the meal plan extensively, but the year I had it, it was fairly easy, but the food choices were limited. With many things, the company is making things more complicated. If you change the meal plan to be more complicated, it would add to that. Once the company stabilizes, and can actually start to "premiumize" as Bassoul called it, that would be the time to pivot, not now. Current strategy is to pivot to the lowest common denominator, which is cheap pass prices. I would conjecture that they still make a killer profit from the meal plan. Not every park is KI with a huge season pass base, they likely use the law of averages. And with moving away from locally sourced food to national distribution for bulk prices, the cost per meal is probably lower now, even with increased prices in general nationwide. They have made a killing on me, as I have only redeemed it four times because I just don't go often enough, and I bought it last year out of habit, not thinking I would continue staying away from the parks.

Overall what I was going with, but I would make the funnel cake/snack option 1 point instead and have a very limited selection of those items - maybe even a smaller size like the drink plan cup is. Could be as simple as small soft serve ice cream, classic funnel cake, plain fries, chips - basically anything the location would be doing anyway but no additional toppings or options. Agree that the "Premium Experiences" should be point-excluded, but you would get a season pass discount on those. I like that it's limited to 3 points pr visit. You could eat 3 classic items, or one classic and one signature, or a signature and a treat pr visit. I also still feel there should be no time limit, so if I want to eat my signature meal and an hour later get my plain soft serve, I shouldn't have to stay 4 hours - it give the perception of a lot of "control" to the customer.

Possibly. I kind of intend for the KC portion to be pretty laid back as the bulk of activities for me will be focused on StL and Branson (I have a LOT planned for StL). I have to pace myself due to my medical condition (digestive kind) and WoF seems like a nice relaxing middle park. I have optimism about my pass working at SFStL and WoF as it worked fine at MIA. I will venture downtown KC as I plan to get there early. BBQ is a must as well as voicing my displeasure in the direction of Arrowhead Stadium. 😉

I often wonder what the end game was in mind with keeping the station. I can't imagine it was kept up for the sole purpose of Wolf Pack/any other possible Haunt attraction. But then again, I guess anything is possible. I just often wonder if there was ever a plan to reuse it for another coaster or even a flat ride. One tends to ponder seeing as most coaster stations get leveled long with the ride itself and those stations that are kept intact are often reused for another attraction. Also those photos on Reddit are cool. Brought back a lot of memories from my teens/early 20's riding SoB with my cousins and friends. It's almost eerie how that station just seems like it's waiting for a train to come back from running the course but never will arrive. Glad someone was able to get some photos in before the station is either gone completely or altered.

Condemned doesn't necessarily mean it has to be demo'ed. It just means a process of rehabilitation and inspections to be done to get it able to be permitted for use again.

If they are in fact tearing down the SOB station, I hope they also take the time and remove the old queue rails and clean up that whole area basically making the overlook area like it was when Top Gun/The Bat first opened.

I guess John M. hit the nail on the head about ArieForce One! 🤣

I guess Number Five is NOT Alive then?

GIVE IN? In our moment of denial? I think you over estimate their chances!

I felt a great disturbance in the Son of Beast revival fanboy movement, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.