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If we're lucky enough to see something like Busker Jam return to the park then I'd love to see it get a dedicated venue. The little grass area in front of the Tomb Raider cave would be great if the park can find a way to not let the music get beat out by Diamondback going through its helix.

For those who may have missed it, Kings Island has added a new "Military Days" event to their lineup! It runs May 22 through May 25. See the quote and screenshot for more details.

I forget what the reason was for not finishing — or rather not opening — Frontier Canada in the first place, but I'd have loved to see what it would look like. It might've been possible to complete if Splashworks was built in a different area/as a different shape/not at all, but right now the entire path between Minebuster and White Water Canyon just feels like a giant hallway instead of being a "land" in a theme park. As for Taft doing anything different with Kings Island, I would have loved to see a second dark ride placed somewhere on the left side of the park. If we're talking about after the park opened then I would've added a little more of an American area in International Street for the Bicentennial. The KI Theater feels a little lonely sitting there as the only American building. Either that or some "windows" on the front side of the International Restaurant.

The basin would probably be the largest expense depending on how much they want to do/change. I think the best option would be to rebuild a good portion of the infrastructure right there to make sure all components are working properly. The parts in orange would be good to replace if they go with a concrete basin (like Diamondback). I can't remember what condition the tower is in, but some new treated wood would be nice to have. Anything less than that size of pond probably would not be worth it. Put chicken wire or something to block people from throwing anything in the pond. I'll also reiterate my wish for Kings Island to reopen the old exit path and open a new ride photo stand under/next to the red roof. That shouldn't interfere with the new Fast Lane path too much. The current exit ramp is so tight as it is.

I think the liners are good for particularly soggy foods or foods that stick to the plates (cough LaRosa's pizza cough), but they definitely aren't needed for everything. Speaking of food that doesn't need a liner: Does anyone know what all comes on the Patty Melt at Jukebox Diner? I've been wanting to try one but I don't mess with onions. It would be nice if there was a list of ingredients somewhere. They've had descriptions like "A hamburger patty sandwiched between two slices of wheat toast with onions and American cheese." before, but now they seem to have been largely removed from the digital menu boards. While I'm here, here are a few fun KI food-related photos I've seen recently: (Photo: CoasterBob62) This was a screenshot from one of CoasterBob's Halloween Haunt videos. I believe it's a peek into the Wings restaurant (Miami River Brewhouse) circa 2006 or 2008-ish. It has a lot of fun Halloween decorations and shows how the building looked before it evolved toward the Brewhouse. I like the chandelier over above the jut-out of the wall. This is what the order screen looks like for Auntie Anne's mobile ordering — which is not yet available to use. I'll be curious to find out if I can get my Drink Plan refill with my food via mobile ordering. If not, that feels like it'll be less enticing considering I'd have to find somewhere to get it separately. (Photo: AmusementInsiders) This isn't Kings Island, but rather a new water station at Canada's Wonderland. I'd love to see some of these come to KI. The bottle filler would be especially useful if they put a water cup dispenser next to it.

Here's the real question: Is it cheaper for me to go get a season pass than it is to pay for a ticket and parking? I think the Silver Pass is about $10 more than the highest ticket+parking price, but the Gold Pass would either even out or be less expensive than purchasing the ticket+parking+drink bottle. For reference, it's only $6 more expensive to buy a Silver Pass to Kings Island than it is to get a ticket+general parking.

I think if there's any conspiracy theory here, it's that Coastermania was planned, then the park was told to scrap it because it cost too much. Then when they got tons of pushback and very few ticket sales for Morning Rush someone at corporate said "Fine." and told the park to bring part of it back. My question with the theory of MR being a diversion is why would the park be willing to take the risk of so much bad publicity? The only new thing for 2026 was a restroom renovation and a new event, staffing is apparently nowhere near where it should be, and guest satisfaction is getting lower and lower. Hopefully this new Coasterstock goes well!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Mighty Canadian Minebuster a mirrored layout of Shooting Star? I appreciate that the company decided to give Canada's Wonderland a semi-Shooting Star clone and a Wildcat clone alongside KD and CGA also getting a Wildcat clone and a mirrored Wildcat clone respectively. If Kings Dominion ever wanted to take on an absolutely massive project, I'd love to see them move the park maintenance buildings somewhere else on property and place a new land in that space (connecting to I-Street and Old Virginia). So many things would need to change though. I always thought it'd be a great spot to put an inverted coaster since KD has none.

The guy in question has been responding to comments about it, and, if I remember the measurements he gave correctly, he said he's about 6'2", 220lbs, and works out regularly (meaning his issue is not body fat). I think the most concerning part about this is that the park/maintenance/someone who could check does not entirely mind if guests can fit in one seat but not another. It would be much more helpful if they went the B&M route and provided a few "fluffy" seats/rows with a longer seatbelt option. Either way this is the kind of thing that should have been checked and plans made to remedy it ASAP. Yes the trains would probably need to be recommissioned, but the guest satisfaction would be worth it. The comments also make it sound like not every seatbelt got changed, just a majority of them on various seats — which would throw out the "Intamin required it" theory. That lines up with some people saying that they felt no difference while others notice an incredible difference. ALSO any rides that do have a fluffy person seat/row should make sure their ride ops/queue attendants/etc know which row(s) have that and should make an effort to put the person in that row when asked. (B&M should also make sure their dive and wing coasters have more than one fluffy seat. I had a friend who needed one but couldn't get to it because of the group they were forced to ride with.) Apologies in advance for being passionate about this kind of thing. It breaks my heart everytime I see someone get rejected from riding because of their size.

Well when a company shows they care about the park they run (jk) I think Snoopy's Soapbox racers is really nice for what it needed to be, and I think this is exactly what Kentucky Kingdom needed as well. Kentucky Kingdom needed a good rebuild, while Kings Island has needed to re-strengthen its already-good existing lineup.

I love your proposal! The added/moved events would be a good way to mix things up. I'd opt for a few different things though: Find a way to limit attendance to the Passholder Preview. It being more hectic than Opening Day is absolutely insane and the associates who are able to show up that early in the season don't need all of that. I think Dollywood might've required a reservation for their 2026 preview day? Opening Day: Keep the size and scope, but ditch hosting any shows in the Carousel Pavilion. Anytime they host a show in there means that the Grand Carousel's band organ gets turned off and replaced with a recording. I feel like the oldest ride in the park should be able to keep one of its defining features every Opening Day. Brew & BBQ would be nice to have (especially if it goes well at Canada's Wonderland this year)(and as long as Cedar Point doesn't get jealous of their sister park down south getting a similar event) though I'd contain it to Rivertown. Put the BBQ equipment and a lot of picnic tables next to the Tomb Raider building (where Slaughterhouse's queue partially goes) if a large area is needed for that. No Viva La Fiesta. I'd prefer KI either get its own event or its own version of an existing event. Possibly an "Island Nights" event, or a "KingsFest" (bad name, but the premise is it being a celebration of the park), or something else that's more unique than VLF. I've posted my wishes for Haunt elsewhere on these forums, but my thoughts can be boiled down to a) more + better mazes, and b) more + better shows. As for entertainment I'd just like to outline what my dream scenario would be: Shows that run from Memorial Day weekend until the end of daily operations. No big venue goes dark for more than 7 continuous days during that time. Maybe 14 days if there's a second show that goes somewhere. Big Venue = KI Theater, International Showplace Theatre, the Bandstand, and the Festhaus. Preferably I'd also add two new venues with one going in Rivertown and the other going in either Coney Mall or Action Zone. At least four showtimes each day for each entertainment offering. Being the "family park", Kings Island should have stuff for the whole family to do together for the majority of the day. Currently there's the Grand Carousel, the train, eating, and maybe 3 shows if you visit at the right time of year and if all of the shows aren't happening at the exact same times. I cannot express how nice it was to see that Dollywood had showtimes that started a various times from 11AM to 6PM. If Six Flags doesn't want KI to compete with Cedar Point's coasters, then they should see about having it compete with Dollywood's entertainment. Get the stunt shows out of the International Showplace. Let that stage breathe again and put a KI-run show back in there. Maybe some small stage shows (I saw a small stage set up between Soak City's First Aid and the shop that's right there, so I wonder what that's for) like we had in 2021.

Notes from my Thursday ride on PT:ON (mostly criticisms, but I have to add that my love of the ride outweighs my criticisms): The queue felt very empty, but then again the park did as well. I got in line around 1:56PM and was boarding within 20 minutes. The line constantly moved, but I did notice the queue signage is looking worse for wear after less than a month of opening. Each of the emergency exit gate signs need to be connected from the top and the bottom of the gate. The wall sign stickers also need to be replaced with actual signage, but those aren't as important to me. Most of the animatronics are still working really well. I think the first Hilda was the only one I noticed being "wrong". That said, they all still need a B-Mode and everyone needs more lines overall. If I'm gonna hear the noises from 3 scenes away I don't want to hear the same thing three times. The first boiler screen was on today(!) but it showed a "No Signal" screen on. Here's to hoping for it to be fixed Something that keeps bothering me is how easily I can see the ceiling, especially in the turntable room. I think if the lights were pointed down just a little more and had less-soft lighting then it would do a lot of good. I don't think the new spacing of the ride vehicles is working out too well. Maybe it's fine for groups of 3+ people, but I've noticed that everyone seems to "crowd in" on the ghost notes as soon as they can reach them, which lags the flashlight response time. I'd understand if they need the extra time to reset the system but even then I've noticed that the notes just turn off before the cars are out of the sightline. I'd prefer to see the cars spread back out for 2027. How many of the dressing room doors in the shop windows are originals, from Phantom Theater Encore, and/or brand new? I've been wondering what y'all think. Day 14 of quietly pleading for that Halloween Haunt overlay using the original voice lines. Kings Island and Sally you can re-record them if you have to, but they need to have the antagonistic feel for it to work.

Has anyone else noticed that, with the addition to the Preferred Lot, most of the remaining section of Banshee (the part closer to the park) is being blocked off for more bus parking? I tried to park over there a few weeks ago before they got the cones entirely set up and was asked to park elsewhere. Security had it the cones set up as if they were marking the new exit lane so it wasn't clear what it was for, but they were going around ensuring people didn't park there. I appreciate that they're using that as a temporary addition to the bus lot, I just wish they would have signage up for it. If the parking lot ever got a complete repaint I'd love to see KI angle the spots so it's easier to get in and out of them. They also really need to do something about the 4(?) party spots at the front of Preferred and the ends of each row where folks love to park on busy days. It'll be expensive (adding concrete curbs to an area that's long been unbroken asphalt often is), but it would be worth the cost. Some additional notes from my Thursday visit to the park: The park was somewhat empty for the amount of busses I saw in the parking lot. There is a sign on the map across from Peanuts Showplace that still has Boo Blasters on it. I saw a COSI truck at the park (I forgot it was a physics and math day) which was interesting. The 3 car KI&MVRR train felt really nice and filled up remarkably well for how empty the park felt. I wondered if there's a reason as to why there aren't more tables on the order pickup side of Tom + Chee. The gap between the tables and the fence feels very wide, and it doesn't look like the fence has any openings beyond the gate on the International Showplace side. No signs of life (or demolition) in the Son of Beast station. I thought about riding The Bat, but I was already supposed to be leaving so I could get to work on time. Invertigo was testing as I left and sounded a lot better than I remember.

I feel like if it was a manufacturer change then it'd be the same situation for any other coaster with that type of restraint. Someone online mentioned that the fastening point was moved, but that would still result in a tighter fit for everyone. Allegedly at least two ride supervisors "confirmed" that the seatbelts hadn't been shortened, but if that's the case then why are so many people having issues now when they didn't last year? I'm not entirely certain that maintenance would tell ride supervisors about a seatbelt length change. This company already hasn't necessarily been the most forthcoming about changes that impact guest experience. There's been a metric ton of comments fighting back and forth about it in the Facebook groups and a lot of those either saying guests got fatter (there's evidence to say otherwise) or that the guests who can't fit already need to lose weight. Trust me, bigger folks already know how plus-sized we are. The empirical evidence exists that something changed about the restraint clearance. I highly doubt that many people all grew that much since October.

That would be a good thing to have in one section of KI Collections. They could put out some more FearFest merch (beyond just the singular pin) as well for the nostalgia points. It doesn't need to take up an entire store, just one part of one store. A Winterfest section could also work well.