Old_Bearcat

Google Earth now shows March 2025 imagery, you can see the footprint on the updated areas:

more has been added, you can see from the webcam: https://www.visitkingsisland.com/live-video

It's moved forward, and additional screening lanes have been added. Area closest to Guest Services (at bottom of image) which is unused now, has been added.

Permit (BLD25-0259) filed for reconfiguration of the front gate queuing, security, and exit areas. Looks to smooth things up a great deal. They gotta boogey to get it done by April 19th ....

Swapping billboards out on Backlot Stunt Coaster (grainy, but a worker is carrying one back to trucks):

playing a little fast and loose with safety signage:

Status on 2/15/2025

Correct, they are moving the fence out and building a new maintenance drive for the new slides at the pumphouse. I am guessing the new easement is for a new Duke service pole and drop for the electrical service.

no, that is not what the easement is for, this is near the intersection of Western Row/Kings Island Drive

IMHO, there are probably two or more potential things for 2026 that KI is currently looking at, both family-oriented thrill attractions, one may be a coaster and the other something else. Planning is still on-going and the ink certainly has not dried on the contracts, so the PR is vague in that regard. Either way, it's a bigger thing coming since it made the chain-wide PR (as opposed to a few flat rides or something)

Any contractor not paid out for their work will still be listed on the NOC. BTW here is the complete list of contractors on the NOC 2024-025782: Party 1: EXHIBIT 3 FABRICATIONS LLC MILLAY & COMPANY INC O'ROURKE WRECKING COMPANY OF CINCINNATI QUEEN CITY AWNING FITZSIMMONS AWNINGS MANZ PAINTING INC A&H PAINTING LLC BAYNUM PAINTING PERRY INTERIORS FLANNERY PAINTING INC DALLAS FLOORING RICHARDSON MASONRY HICON INC ASHLEE FENCE ENTERPRISES RIDE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS INC CARDINAL LANDSCAPING DENIER ELECTRIC COMPANY T S GARNETT CONSTR INC KONE INC AQUAMEN WATERSLIDE RESTORATIONS LLC BEACON ELECTRIC INC CRAFTSMAN ELECTRIC INC WELDING UNLIMITED LLC R E MIDDLETON CONST CINTECH CONSTR INC QUEEN CITY BLACKTOP CAMPEON ROOFING INC SKYHIGH ERECTORS LLC DANIELS WOOD LAND INC LAKE ERIE ELECTRIC INC GREAT COASTERS INTERNATIONAL INC CINCINNATI DAYTON FIRE PROTECTION PATRIOT INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTING S&S CERAMIC TILE CO EPOXY SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL SAINT PLASTERING SYSTEMS INC CARDINAL LANDSCAPE & TREE SERVICE GARCIA LAWN & LANDSCAPING PREMIER CUT & CONSTR LLC MIKE LEE CONSTR MIDWESTERN FROZEN BEVERAGES INC MOBILITY MATTERS INC NELSON STARK COMPANY JTF CONSTRUCTION INC AE DOOR & WINDOW CO LIQUID LAWN LUTHER LANDSCAPING POFFS LAWN & LANDSCAPING INC AMERICAN SCAFFOLDING INC SEASIDE INC LLC ARENA AMERICAS CINCINNATI CAULKING SERVICES LLC PSS CONTRACTORS LLC WESTERN HILLS GLASS PSS CONTRACTORS LLC LETTERS LINES & SIGNS ZAMPERLA JACK ROUSE ARCHITECTS ABERCROMBIE & ASSOC BEACON ELECTRIC CAPTIVEAIRE F G SCHAEFER CO GRAVITY KRAFT M&E ROOFING NEYRA PAVING PIQUA STEEL CO (PSC) RSL COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTS CINCY ASPHALT REPUTABLE ROOFING LEVEL4 CONSTRUCTION WHITE WATER INDUSTRIES BAKER CONCRETE & MARTIN AQUATIC INTERNATIONAL FOAM CO PARAMOUNT FLOORING JLG FLOORING BREHOB ENGINE & COMPRESSOR CO FENTON RIGGING CO Party 2: EXHIBIT 3 FABRICATIONS LLC MILLAY & COMPANY INC O'ROURKE WRECKING COMPANY OF CINCINNATI QUEEN CITY AWNING FITZSIMMONS AWNINGS MANZ PAINTING INC A&H PAINTING LLC BAYNUM PAINTING PERRY INTERIORS FLANNERY PAINTING INC DALLAS FLOORING RICHARDSON MASONRY HICON INC ASHLEE FENCE ENTERPRISES RIDE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS INC CARDINAL LANDSCAPING DENIER ELECTRIC COMPANY T S GARNETT CONSTR INC KONE INC AQUAMEN WATERSLIDE RESTORATIONS LLC BEACON ELECTRIC INC CRAFTSMAN ELECTRIC INC WELDING UNLIMITED LLC R E MIDDLETON CONST CINTECH CONSTR INC QUEEN CITY BLACKTOP CAMPEON ROOFING INC SKYHIGH ERECTORS LLC DANIELS WOOD LAND INC LAKE ERIE ELECTRIC INC GREAT COASTERS INTERNATIONAL INC CINCINNATI DAYTON FIRE PROTECTION PATRIOT INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTING S&S CERAMIC TILE CO EPOXY SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL SAINT PLASTERING SYSTEMS INC CARDINAL LANDSCAPE & TREE SERVICE GARCIA LAWN & LANDSCAPING PREMIER CUT & CONSTR LLC MIKE LEE CONSTR MIDWESTERN FROZEN BEVERAGES INC MOBILITY MATTERS INC NELSON STARK COMPANY JTF CONSTRUCTION INC AE DOOR & WINDOW CO LIQUID LAWN LUTHER LANDSCAPING POFFS LAWN & LANDSCAPING INC AMERICAN SCAFFOLDING INC SEASIDE INC LLC ARENA AMERICAS CINCINNATI CAULKING SERVICES LLC PSS CONTRACTORS LLC WESTERN HILLS GLASS PSS CONTRACTORS LLC LETTERS LINES & SIGNS ZAMPERLA JACK ROUSE ARCHITECTS ABERCROMBIE & ASSOC BEACON ELECTRIC CAPTIVEAIRE F G SCHAEFER CO GRAVITY KRAFT M&E ROOFING NEYRA PAVING PIQUA STEEL CO (PSC) RSL COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTS CINCY ASPHALT REPUTABLE ROOFING LEVEL4 CONSTRUCTION WHITE WATER INDUSTRIES BAKER CONCRETE & MARTIN AQUATIC INTERNATIONAL FOAM CO PARAMOUNT FLOORING JLG FLOORING BREHOB ENGINE & COMPRESSOR CO FENTON RIGGIN CO

Good grief I believe that same guy was there Friday nite, doing the same thing on Orion around 9pm

Spoiler Alert: Is actually is a storage shed for ice cream products

Hmmmm...................

attendance figures ≠ season pass sales, correct? so if the addition of Orion boosted season pass sales revenue (for X amount of years) then its measured as a success