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I also believe that Kenton`s Cove Keelboat Canal never operated during the 2001 season. 2000 was the year that the original log flume that came from Coney was closed and started its refurbishment. Then it reopened in 2001, at the time that KCKC started to be removed. It was a fun ride, although the water had a certain odor to it. When in line you could see fish that were in the water...

Which begs the question, what happened to Brad Marcy? Mike Fehnel went back to Dorney, I believe.

I agree with the exiting the park from the south exit. With the cone set up, it is nearly impossible to exit from the south, even though the signs in the parking lot say south. The whole thing is a mess right now.

I had heard that they are done by Zambelli, but that was a few years ago. Whenever Coney has fireworks (July 3rd and Fire Up the Night in September), they use Rozzi`s Famous Fireworks. In fact, Coney is the reason Rozzi`s is located in the Cincinnati area.

I have been to the Milford location once. It is a fun visit, and the go karts are a blast. When I was there on a Saturday afternoon last October, the place was thoroughly busy. Definitely worth a visit. I have always wanted to attend an IAAPA trade show, but have never had the opportunity to do so.

Last year, Coney had a Bacon Fest in mid-June. This year, they have altered the event a little bit, and renamed it the CinciDaddy Father`s Day Celebration. Find out more here: http://coneyislandpark.com/cincidaddy-fathers-day-celebration

The ice rink on the Royal Fountain was not done by "freezing the fountain" They built a wood formwork over which the ice used for freezing the rink was constructed. One of the issues with the reincarnation of Winterfest was that they simply were charging too much for it. Pass holders got a couple dollars off admission, which cost them $22 a person or so (which was pretty steep) And your pass was not valid for free parking, so you had to pay for that too. The entertainment was top class. It wasn`t as good as Dollywood`s Smoky Mountain Christmas. Some of the kiddy rides, the train, Carousel, and Boo Blasters were all operating. Winterfest was more of a family event, and not necessarily targeted to thrill seekers. From what I understand, the original incarnation of Winterfest at KI made money. However, it was discontinued in part to extend the season later into October. And in 2005, the last weekend the park was open for Haunt (called FearFest at the time still), it was a weird combination of Haunt decorations and Winterfest decorations. Personally, I would love to see Winterfest return to KI. I had fond memories of it from when I was a kid. And as I look to the future and raising my own family, would love to be able to take my future kids their to make similar memories.

Is that a fancy name for a soft opening?

This years shirt seems a little boring. At least compared to last years.

To be honest, that article was the first mention of "Sunlite Adventure" I have heard. I have been down at Coney nearly two dozen times this year and have heard no mention of that, and the Coney website makes no mention of it either.

http://www.wlwt.com/news/whats-new-at-coney-island-this-summer/39503596?utm_campaign=WLWT&utm_content=57343b8604d3011d585c5bff&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=trueAnthem:+New+Content

The event was held this past weekend. As is usual, it was the first weekend the rides were open. It was actually a bit busier on Saturday this year compared to last year, although mother nature dampened the mood on Sunday.

I haven`t heard of any school district`s down here switching to that. I will say that at Coney, we had enough trouble getting people to work in August as it is. Last year was awful for staffing in August. The switch from quarters to semesters for UC and OSU really hurts, as UC used to start in mid-September, which used to help, but now they start mid August.

Well, for clarity, they are called footings. And yes, flood waters do pose an issue, but some of Coney`s other rides have withstood flood waters before. It is time that they added something over on the pool side. The last addition was Twister, added in 2009. The rides have received several new additions the last few years, including last years two new attractions (Top Spin and Fender Bender), which were new additions and did not replace anything (meaning there are now more rides at Coney then there were in 2014), and two more rides for me to have to staff and schedule employees for.

Yes, Universal theme park tickets have been raised several times, and are pricey. But the price is worth it. Comcast has certainly been spending a lot to invest in THEIR theme parks. Google has to make money somehow in order to help pay for some of the infrastructure that YouTube requires. Just think of all the data that they have to store just for YouTube alone. Not to mention the free stuff that they do offer, such as gmail. Google has stock holders to answer to. As an aside, but slightly related note, Time Warner Cable`s purchase by Charter Communications is inching closer to approval. (Saw an article on it this morning). Originally, Comcast was going to buy Time Warner Cable and sell off some markets (including Cincinanti) to Charter to abide by anti-trust issues. The deal fell apart and Charter Communications ended up purchasing Time Warner Cable.

I can think of a handful. Flight of Fear at Kings Island did not open until June, and other than some minor issues, has become a fairly reliable ride. Hard to believe that the ride is 20 years old this year.

Where at in the park is that banner located? I visited Worlds of Fun last season.

I was using the app in the park on Saturday morning, trying to get wait times. The app thought that I wasn`t in the park (I was on the park`s wifi, and my location was even shown on the map), so no wait times were displayed. That feature was working for me Friday night.

Thanks for the update and taking the time to help Kings Island preserve this wonderful piece of history! I thoroughly enjoyed riding the carousel multiple times this weekend to hear the band organ playing. It just adds a magical element to the ride that can`t be replicated with piped in music.

I agree that the left turn into the parking lot from the north is problematic. Those poles made it confusing as to where exactly to turn into. Hopefully, they will install a left arrow at that light. Also, I did not like how they had multiple turn offs after proceeding past the toll booth, but had these all blocked off, so all the cars had to merge into a single line. Upon leaving the park around 12pm on Saturday via the south exit, there was not a clear exit path to exit the parking lot as the lines of incoming cars were being funneled past the south exit. I to agree that they needed to at least paint the parking lot lines. Hopefully they will do that soon, as the spots I parked in on the preview night and on opening day were barely visible as spots, because the lines were so faded.

The correct terminology is a footing. Footer is slang term. Just like when people say, "that cement sidewalk," they are using the wrong terminology. Cement is an ingredient in concrete. It is the glue that holds the sand, aggregate and other admixtures together. It reacts chemically with the water in the mixture in a process called hydration. Onto the subject of the trees. When the train originally opened, the trees that were behind the train station and by White Water Canyon were far fewer and much smaller than they are today. Trees grow over time. I was hoping to ride the train last night during the pass holder preview event (it was down) and was down again this morning when I was at the park, so couldn`t check anything out first hand. It will be interesting to see what develops... Remember, Carowinds moved their Xtreme Skyflyer the season before Fury 325 came into existence, just like Cedar Point moved the Tiki Twirl a season before ValRavn came into existence. Just like KI moved the funnel cake stand...

Technically, concrete isn`t dried. It is cured. It is a chemical reaction between the cement and water known as hydration (the water doesn`t evaporate, but reacts with the cement). And as others stated, they likely aren`t tearing up the asphalt at this point in time. Maybe they are sealing the asphalt, but even then, that is unlikely this close to opening.

Yep. They moved them to the scrap yard. They are high capacity rides, but do not have a high appeal. For some of the same exact reasons stated in this thread.

I like the look of that sketch. Certainly would dress up the entrance. And I like the look of the flags. It is similar to the false front they constructed to the main entrance last year for Haunt.

And if you have to pay to see the referenced images and said user posted them for free for all to see, that is also a big no no. Posts with offending images will magically no longer exist.