Orion742

Sorry for Double post. As soon as SSBR was announced I almost immediately thought that we wouldn’t see a new coaster in 2025 because CF wouldn’t put a new coaster in back to back years. But I have been thinking, in 2023 Cedar Point opened Wild Mouse with a new area upgrade. Then they added Top Thrill 2 in 2024. Both additions from Zamperla. In 2024 Kings Island is getting a smaller coaster with a new area upgrade. What if KI got a package deal with Vekoma for a new coaster in 2025 just like CP? I think 2026 or 2027 is still very likely I just wanted to point out that I wouldn’t rule it out yet.

Invertigo or any other attraction’s closure might be announced on September 27th if they decide to close anything. Firehawk and Vortex closures were both announced September 27th.

I don’t know if it is possible but I would really like to see the old trains on FAAC swapped for the new gen trains that are so much more comfortable. I also wonder, with the repaint will we see a new name for FAAC?

I 100% agree. The area has already been empty for so long I wouldn’t mind waiting longer. I would rather see a new coaster go to Action Zone along with a retheme of the area. Maybe theme it to like Haunted Hill or something. Banshee and Bat already fit that theme. Drop Tower and Delirium could easily be re themed with the area as well. They could also get a package deal with Zamperla and get a Lighting Launch with a NebulaZ in the area. This would all happen with the removal of Invertigo and Congo Falls.

Does anyone know how long it usually takes for items to come back in stock on the KI store?

With a new boomerang on it’s way next year it may be sooner than we thought…

Where did you get The Beast, FOF, Steel Vengeance posters at? Your setup looks awesome!

Railblazer has been having issues just like wonder woman at SFFT so I really don’t think it will be relocated. I think it may be the first RMC to get demolished. If Valleyfair wanted an invert I wonder how much cheaper it would be to relocate Flight deck and retrack it. I don’t know if the price would be cheaper but that could be an option. I have no clue on Gold Striker. It’s a 50/50 shot on if it gets relocated. If it were to be relocated Carowinds would be the best fit. But I don’t know how easy it would be to relocate it. I think Psycho Mouse probably has the highest chance to be relocated. I think it would definitely go to KI if it got relocated. We are the only park in the chain without a wild mouse. I think Patriot will be scrapped. It’s over 30 years old already had the floorless treatment and I don’t think any park would want a 30+ year old B&M that they will just have to tear down in a few years. Any other coaster they have I think will be scrapped as well. Maybe Lucy’s crabby cabbies could go somewhere else but I don’t know where it would go.

Does anyone know why the Kings Island gear website is under maintenance? I’m sure it is just regular maintenance but I saw that all CF gear websites are down as well.

I finally got my Banshee ride this weekend at it was running well! I sat on the left side of the train and I finally heard the music on the lift hill. Maybe I haven’t noticed it since I always sit on the right side of the train.

I have a season pass and it’s digital so do I show the line greeter the season pass? Sorry I may have read it wrong.

Can the Single use FL be used at any coaster that has FL available? Also how would I redeem it?

According to Queue Times it has been running since 9:30 at a 30 minute wait. I’ve been trying to get my Banshee rides as well lol.

I love to see Banshee finally running for early entry for the first time in two days! Maybe they finally fixed whatever happened. I’m still not planning to go for early entry this weekend. But maybe I will finally get my Banshee ride.

I’m currently debating if I should come for early entry. It may not be open even though it’s supposed to be for early entry. Because if I show up at 9 then it ends up not opening I would be riding Cargo loco and sol spin for an hour… Or I could come at opening and hope it opens soon and run over there as soon as it opens and ride as many times as I can before it shuts down. It opened at 11:30 this morning… If it’s not going to open in the morning and KI knows it won’t I would hope they put some other big coaster to ride during early entry. Because without Banshee it’s only Flat rides and FAAC.

I did notice that this year all the Cedar Fair videos have said opening 2024 instead of past years they have for example “Opening spring 2018.” I wonder if they are giving themselves more time to work without making people mad on what time they said it was going to open.

Sadly no… I’ll try again this weekend. This is super weird though for Banshee I have never seen it closed this much in the span of a few days…

That’s great to hear! I finally can get my ride on it I was hoping for.

Was anyone at the park Monday? Banshee has been closed since 3:30 on Monday afternoon. Even Invertigo has opened up.

With the tire drives on some sort of lift hill this could suggest a family Ibox coaster. In this photo you can see two different colors of track, a navy blue rail and light blue rail. I would have said it could be T. rex track but there are two rails positioned right next to one another just like Ibox track in this photo.

Banshee has been closed all day which is a shame I was hoping to get a ride on it. Hopefully they fix whatever happened soon.

I have a feeling we may see Invertigo gone sooner than we thought… With a new smooth boomerang that will have no head banging and hopefully be reliable on the way I think there is a very high chance this may be Invertigo’s last year…

Anyone know why The Beast, Banshee, Invertigo and FOF are all closed right now? Is it staffing or just unlucky. Update: Orion just went down…

If CF and KI would work with Vekoma on a new coaster in the future would you like to see a Top Gun model or a Wildcat model come to KI?

Correct me if I didn’t understand correctly but I have to use them not on a Saturday or Sunday in 2023?