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Those reports are confirmed. A new video from Amusement Insiders states that survey markers were very recently placed near the international showplace and other areas surrounding the wonder mountain. It's seems likely that Canada's Wonderland is already going ahead with the first concept. It does make me concerned over what exactly Canada's Wonderland is going to remove in order to fit a wing coaster into the mountain. WMG is likely getting removed if the station for the new ride is going to be in the International Showplace area. I hope they find a way to keep Vortex though.

Usually this would be the case. I think a factor we need to take into consideration is just how far along Kings Island is with planning their 2024 addition(s). Although Cedar Fair had its announcements in august last year for Carowinds's Aeronautica Landing and Cedar Point's Boardwalk, Kings Island didn't announce Adventure Port until late September, and this was later revealed to be due to Adventure Port basically being a last-minute decision for 2023.

I've heard that the park has had various issues with WMG since they put it in, I wouldn't be surprised if it gets removed even if they don't go with the blast coaster concept. I feel the concert concept is far more feasible since it'll probably go in the Kingswood Theater area, which I've heard is already being phased out of the park.

Apparently a survey was sent out to Canada's Wonderland season pass holders that asked for opinions regarding three potential coaster candidates. Two of which appear to be launched B&M wing coasters and the third being a wooden coaster similar to Zambezi Zinger.

I can't imagine any reason why Kings Island or Cedar Fair would let Don go. Then again, I don't think it's really in our place to speculate as to why he left.

Guess I stand corrected, then. Best luck on your future endeavors, Don!

I don't know if I would consider that a reliable source. I've checked several Kings Island social media pages and I haven't seen any mention of Don Helbig stepping down as PR manager. Like what @silver2005 said, Don Helbig is an active member of KI Central so don't be surprised if he makes a response. I'm not saying you're incorrect, but personally I wouldn't be posting major news like this unless you had a credible source to back it up.

Can you provide a source?

Not sure what specific kind they are, but I've spotted them at night hovering around lamps. I've seen them in the Northern Kentucky area as well. This is a picture I took last night.

Well, it seems SRR has a wild west theme considering one of the buildings is themed after a saloon. Maybe they could dress Charlie Brown as a wild west sheriff? It's also fitting since he does appear to capture the criminal bird at the end of the ride.

Lights are still on as of the evening of July 7th

Possibly. I have heard from Amusement Insiders that apparently the theming for SRR was done in-house from a 3D printer that Canada's Wonderland owns. If this is true, it's going to be interesting to see how the theming would translate to other parks unless Kings Island owns a similar 3D printer or if they're going to ship the theming from CW. As a reminder, however, nothing is confirmed at the moment and we're going to have to wait until KI announces their 2024 plans to see what's really going on there.

Location of the marker in-question

I found what appears to be a survey marker to the left of the peanuts stage in one of the pens. Apparently there are other markers in the area but this is the only one I was able to locate. This photo was taken in the seating area next to the snack shack.

Looks like the theater at Planet Snoopy isn't being used at all. They have plants covering the entrance, which I'm not sure if that's an indication that they are about to remove it.

That's the main reason why I avoid driving on a "certain bridge" that connects Kentucky and Ohio. A certain bridge that rhymes with the phrase "rent expense"...

Right, that was leaked several weeks ago. I also remember that the project name was titled "Gravy Boat", which seems to indicate the name of the coaster and/or the theme revolving around gravy. It appears this gravy theme is being heavily reinforced with Holiday World's recent Facebook post.

I made this concept of a potential Camp Snoopy re-theme and expansion. In this concept, the theater and barnyard area have been demolished in favor of a new indoor dining facility named "Peanuts' Saloon" with a stage show similar to Festhaus so they can still have shows in the Camp Snoopy area. A bit to the north of Peanuts' Saloon is Snoopy's Racing Railway, a near clone of the one at Canada's Wonderland. In addition, Woodstock Express and Flying Ace Aerial Chase were repainted to have more natural color schemes to fit the Camp Snoopy area, with Woodstock being painted yellow as a homage to the coaster's original color scheme when it was themed to Scooby Doo and Beastie. (The FAAC repaint might not be as likely since that was just repainted for 2022). Again, this is just a concept I made, so it may not be accurate to what the next Planet Snoopy expansion will be like.

If the rumor for Snoopy's Racing Railway at Canada's Wonderland is true, I could see it going to Kings Island and Carowinds since all three of those parks get similar additions. Carowinds has the former Dinosaurs Alive plot that I believe is located near that park's Camp Snoopy, so I could easily see that area being used for a Camp Snoopy expansion including SRR. For Kings Island, the old theater and barnyard could be demolished and be used for a Planet Snoopy expansion or Camp Snoopy retheme, including SRR.

This is just a rumor and isn't confirmed at all, but I heard from Amusement Insiders on YouTube that Snoopy's Racing Railway at Canada's Wonderland was designed to be cloned at other Cedar Fair parks.

Actually scratch that. I forgot Lazy Bear Lodge was added to CW not too long ago either.

Intersting. Seems odd that the only new indoor dining facility added recently in the chain was at a park with no Winterfest at all.

Reminds me of a fusion between WindSeeker and Spinvasion at Kennywood.

They can be. There are two across and four across variants of the lightning train. I assume Zamperla is using the two across trains for Dragster since that's what they're using for the refurbished Intamin launch coaster at PNE Playland.

Have you had the cinnamon bread by Lightning Run? It's really good.