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That would be nice. I don't like having to download separate apps for both Kings Island and Cedar Point. Having all the parks in one app would be far more convenient.

I'm wondering if this hinting at a new Six Flags app with all of the parks on it.

Interestingly, I also saw a billboard for Gatlinburg driving I-71N near Norwood. (The opposite direction you would be going if you were going to Gatlinburg)

I think I saw that billboard a few months back coming back from Cedar Point. Not sure if it was digital or not.

I have the full version of that image here. I might miss some things, but here's some of the new additions I've been able to find in counter-clockwise order: Looks either like a Junior Whip ride or a relocation of the bumper cars in the bottom left corner Zamperla Disc-O and Barnyard near Lightning Run Looks like a Flying Carousel ride similar to Dumbo at Disneyland. It's hard to tell specifically, but it seems to resemble flying pigs. Located to the left of the entrance A Zierer Wave Swinger and Zamperla Nebulaz to the right of the entrance An attraction with white track. (Himalaya appears to be removed or relocated somewhere else in the park) Some sort of red-tracked addition to the left of the showstage. This also could just be decorations. Tin Lizzies seems to be rethemed with tractors A blue coaster in the plaza area of Discovery Meadow. This might actually just be Hollyhock and Roll, as some attractions don't appear to be in the right areas in this rendering. Some sort of new pool area in the waterpark. This also looks to be some sort of show stage as well.

The park also announced they are doing a multi-year plan for the next decade. It's going to be interesting to see how much the park is going to change within that time period. Kentucky Kingdom put out a survey not too long ago that focused on some sort of indoor family coaster, so maybe that's going to be next?

Travis Kelce is involved with an investment group that has recently announced their partnership with Six Flags.

That or at least give them a partial refund for the 5 hours that were cut. I was there earlier today when they made the announcement, and I saw several guests complaining about not being able to get a refund. It would be really nice if the park had a "Worry-Free Weather Guarantee" like a certain other park has, but corporate certainly wouldn't approve of that.

FYI: They're closing the park early today at 6pm.

That would be nice to see. SFOG has meet and greets with the characters from Monster Mansion, so it's definitely possible.

Don't forget no ice!

Carowinds just released a survey that also had a launch coaster on it, but theirs used an image of AlpenFury instead. Kings Island was the only survey that featured the Vekoma Ghostrider. Edit: Magic Mountain's survey released with a Vekoma Ghostrider also

The other options shown were a story-driven attraction (Dino Off Road Adventure at Six Flags New England), Indoor-outdoor coaster (Arthur at Europa Park), and a new stunt show.

I believe they needed to remove those rails to get the trains off. However, I'm not sure how I feel about that rail being bent like that.

Sally is the manufacturer responsible for both Boo Blasters and Phantom Theater Opening Nightmare, so it would be them making modifications to the existing Boo Blasters ride, rather than it being entirely torn out. Although if this was a situation of a ride being torn out, it would've been handled by O'Rourke Wrecking Company, which were contracted for previous demolition works like Vortex and Firehawk.

I also agree that I would much rather see a Tilt Coaster at Kings Island over a Dive Coaster. I rode Siren's Curse last month and it just completely outclasses Valravn in my opinion, from the holding you over the first drop gimmick to the actual layout. I would love to see more of these pop up throughout the chain. With the current economic climate, however, that does give B&M an advantage due to their track being manufactured locally as opposed to Vekoma rides that have to be shipped from overseas. I'm wondering how much that's going to affect American parks choosing between B&M and Vekoma. Again, I would much rather see Six Flags move away from B&M and work more with Vekoma, but these are business decisions that have to be taken into account.

It was probably a last-minute decision. It's not the first time something like this has happened.

I could see Six Flags wanting to put B&M Dive Coasters at most, if not all of their top-performing parks. They're safe additions for any park that adds them, as the ride model is extremely popular with the general public. Six Flags parks with B&M Dive Coasters: Cedar Point: Valravn Canada's Wonderland: Yukon Striker Six Flags Fiesta Texas: Dr. Diabolical's Cliffhanger Dorney Park: Iron Menace Six Flags Great America: Wrath of Rakshasa Six Flags Over Texas: Tormenta Rampaging Run Top-performing Six Flags parks without a B&M Dive Coaster currently: Kings Island Kings Dominion (may not happen because of Griffon at BGW) Carowinds Knott's Berry Farm (may not happen because of land and Hangtime being marketed as their Dive Coaster) Six Flags Magic Mountain Six Flags Great Adventure Six Flags Over Georgia As for Kings Island specifically, I think a Dive Coaster is a definite possibility for our next coaster. Even though Valravn already exists at Cedar Point, I don't think that's going to be a deterrent for Kings Island. Both of the Six Flags Texas parks will have Dive Coasters next year, so the same could also happen with both of the Ohio Six Flags parks. Personally, I don't think Kings Island needs another B&M, but it makes sense from a business perspective. I should also add that with the current financial situation for Six Flags, I wouldn't expect the chain to build Dive Coasters as often as they used to. I would only expect 1 or maybe 2 more to be built by 2030.

As Kings Island reopens for the Halloween season, it seems Invertigo is still closed for maintenance. Considering what's been happening throughout the Six Flags chain, I would be surprised if the ride somehow reopens after all of this.

I'm certain of those three, NightFlight is probably going to win.

Just a reminder that this is a $50 million attraction Dollywood is putting in. I can't imagine Kings Island ever investing that much in a new ride, especially under Six Flags.

Indiana Beach already has enough trouble with All-American Triple Loop.

For the Herschend route: I would expect them to treat Kings Island as one of their premier parks alongside Dollywood and Silver Dollar City. Here are some of the things I could see happening: New (old) logo to differentiate itself from its former Cedar Fair / Six Flags ownership, either reusing the first logo or coming up with a brand new one altogether Kids area removes all the Peanuts or Looney Tunes IP and is rethemed to something similar to Wildwood Grove or Discovery Meadow (Phantom Theater stays as-is) Cinnamon Bread location added somewhere in Rivertown Trams could possibly return to the parking lot, as they're still used at Dollywood and SDC The park adds more family attractions, since that's the market Herschend wants to appeal to the most. It would also help differentiate it more from Cedar Point up north, which would still be owned by Six Flags and catered more to thrill-seekers Either a new resort gets built to attract non-locals, or Herschend buys the Great Wolf Lodge next to the park and converts that into a new Kings Island resort Action Zone gets rethemed to an all-new theme from Herschend, maybe an expanded Oktoberfest section as a way to celebrate Cincinnati's german heritage All of this, however, is completely hypothetical. I don't expect Six Flags to sell off Kings Island considering its one of the chain's top parks. I also don't know if it would be good for Herschend either, since they just tripled their park portfolio due to the acquisition of the Palace parks. It's still fun to speculate on, though!

I created this concept for a new front gate. I designed it based on the Grand Pavilion at Cedar Point, so you would have the gate on the bottom level and a new International Restaurant on the top level. Not sure if the park would have the budget for something like this, but it's an interesting thought nonetheless.

I could see those restrooms becoming more crowded if they put in a new ride to replace Invertigo and Congo Falls. Maybe by then they will choose to renovate them.