WoodVengeance

They must have painted that teaser recently because I was there last weekend and the Fearfall fence was blank.

Also the fence is painted like a barn. Perhaps it's going to be something like barnstormer?

From what I've seen, ads.

A lot of wooden fencing around the front area of the park. Here is what it currently looks like near the former Cyclos and Prof. John's Flying Machines area.

I was there last Saturday and the park was really quiet due to the rain, though most of the rides were still open (even WindSeeker) and the most I had to wait was like 15 minutes for The Beast.

Well we already know of another park that's also closing, so already that's false.

I'm thinking it could be enough land for a new flat ride or two, but I wouldn't expect something like a new coaster to go here.

For reference, here's an overlay of all the rides that were either removed or relocated from the front of the park.

Kentucky Kingdom held a live stream on Facebook celebrating the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Discovery Meadow. At the end of the live stream, the park announced they would be investing $14 million for next year and stated "We think that it's going to send everyone flying into 2026". My guess is that whatever is going to "send us flying" next year is probably going to be placed at the front of the park near Lightning Run, as many rides from that area were either removed (Cyclos) or relocated to Discovery Meadow. I will be at the park in the next few weeks to check out all the changes made with Discovery Meadow. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AhsAkKcLj/

I remember as a kid thinking of them as one big Beast family back when they were all still around. The Beast being the grandfather, The Beastie being the grandson, and the Son of Beast being the deadbeat son!

I'm starting to agree with what @Diamondback_Is_King said. My current prediction is that the Skyflyer plot will be used for some Halloween Haunt 2025 maze, whereas the 2026 family thrill attraction will go somewhere else in the park.

Looking at how these paths were built at the start of the season before anything was built there, it's giving me Haunt Maze vibes. Maybe they could be relocating Cornered there or putting in a new haunt maze altogether.

It's probably not going to be a pathway connecting Banshee/Bat with Drop Tower. Those new paths look far too narrow for that.

As much as I hate to admit it, I think you are correct in your analysis that Kings Island has peaked. We have steadily been seeing the park cut back on multiple aspects such as operations, hours, and new additions and I don't think that's going to improve anytime soon. With the merger between Six Flags and Cedar Fair, the new Six Flags chain seems to be currently prioritizing bringing up select legacy Six Flags parks up to the standards that was set with Cedar Fair. Parks like Great Adventure, Magic Mountain, Over Texas, and Over Georgia seem to be positioned to be getting heavy investments for the next several years. Parks like Kings Island, even though it's still one of the better parks in the chain, won't get as much focus since Six Flags has already built that park up to their standards.

I've noticed at Kings Island that Skittles and M&M ads are being played on Fun TVs and info displays. If you weren't aware, this was something seen primarily at legacy Six Flags parks prior to the merger, and it seems to me that the new Six Flags chain has started introducing this to the legacy Cedar Fair parks as well.

Here's some photos I took of the plot today.

Yeah, I think this park was the one that was talked about the most when it came to which park(s) Six Flags would potentially close. Unfortunately, I think the coasters there are either too old or, in the case of Superman, too big to be considered for relocation. I think some of the flat rides could be relocated though, as well as the new trains for Superman and Professor Screamore's SkyWinder.

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I think they were referring to an area themed around traditional flight, as opposed to the more "science fiction" theme with Area 72.

Seeing that "falling trees" teaser gave me quite the nostalgic memory. I remember first coming to this website during the 2017 decoding thread (which spoilers alert, ended up being for Mystic Timbers)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Valravn was the last Cedar Fair coaster to exit through a gift shop. I was thinking they already have Coaster Connections as a gift shop, so they could just have merch for the new ride in there as well as the Emporium on International Street.

I made this quick concept for a Zamperla spinning coaster akin to Wild Mouse at Cedar Point for the Xtreme Skyflyer plot.

That, and companies usually stay on Notice of Commencements even after their projects were completed. (like B&M and GCI) Zamperla could've been on there because of Cargo Loco and Sol Spin.

It would be interesting to see a Zamperla Wild Mouse themed to Bavarian Beetle

It could still be possible. Looking at an older video from Amusement Insiders, Canada's Wonderland's Xtreme Skyflyer was removed in early March 2024, while ours was removed around mid-late March. Mind you, theirs was removed because of a major coaster that was going to be built for the following year.