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This seems like a similar structure to the one in Action Zone (although with a different canopy setup). I'd hope they will keep it up all season and use it as a general seating space. My biggest complaint for it will be if they remove all of the trees from that space. Those paths are already so barren in spots so I'd hate to see more be taken out.

A Kings Island behind the scenes tour of the KI&MVRR would probably be one of the most beautiful and scenic tours that I would spend good money to do. It also seems like a somewhat easy tour to do (?) seeing as you'd just walk along the track, stop at some waypoints (let one person move the turtle), tour the engine house, and maybe end with being the first train of the day. Bonus feature: each participant gets to have a drink from the Coke Freestyle in the train station.

Consider this a place to generally discuss things that are happening around the new Six Flags chain that might not be quote-unquote "worthy" of their own topic(s). Six Flags Great Adventure released a new version of their mobile app park map today, with the notable changes being the ride removals. There is a fun spot on the map near the left of Superman: Ultimate Flight where you can still see the outline of some of Green Lantern in the trees. I did hear that the main park map will allegedly look different this year, but I haven't seen anything official. Does this mean we will start to see more Cedar Fair new-style maps across the chain this year? Who knows. Canada's Wonderland may be getting some new food options this season. Six Flags Over Georgia seems to be building a new drink bottle program where guests scan their bottle (similar to how it works at some Universal properties), potentially replacing the need for every drink station to be constantly staffed. I think the Nighthawk Pathway might be opened back up once all of the demolition work is done. Whether or not the park will put up a ton of fencing or just leave it open is in the air, but I think the park is also looking at how guest flow ends up while its closed. Personally, I'd like to see the paddleboat return, but anything is possible. Lastly for anyone wondering, you can add your All Park Passport to the Six Flags app. It will show up as a "Daily Ticket", but it's there. Exciting times!

(Sorry for multi-posting!) In an interview with Amusement Insiders, Grace Peacock (Director of Communications for the Midwest Region For Six Flags / former PR Director for Canada's Wonderland) shared that more information about this year's events programming at Canada's Wonderland will be shared in April. There is also talk of a new AlpenFest event coming within the next few seasons. Source: "Canada's Wonderland AlpenFury Park Interviews" from Amusement Insiders on YouTube. Question is asked at 16:04 / 20:55 in the video.

I have a feeling that a good number of these ride removals are — as has been said here before — mostly a product of the chain choosing between closure and deferred maintenance. The former is always upsetting and consistently leads to bad vibes, but the latter is dangerous when it goes on for too long. I'm by no means an apologist for the chain (see my other posts on this website), but I know that the removals mean more resources are freed up overall with potential for bigger gains in the future. Now, on the topic of Cedar Point: I think it had the least amount of deferred maintenance (whether by being the golden park or not) and therefore did not see as many disruptions to its lineup. It had a flat, sizeable plot of land where a new coaster could be built. It also had a "New for 2024!" coaster that was SBNO for almost the entire season and needed something to make up for that. The stars may have aligned for the park to get Siren's Curse, but I don't think it was explicit favoritism. If I was in charge of the new Six Flags I'd look into making Carowinds and Canada's Wonderland into my Top 2 golden eastern parks since they are very highly attended and can be open a lot longer than Cedar Point can be. So far, Kings Island has lost Firehawk (replaced in a timely manner by a giga coaster), Vortex (park management decision which they regretted making), Slingshot (replaced by two new non-upcharge flat rides), and Xtreme Skyflyer (an upcharge attraction that is being removed from many other parks). KI has been extremely lucky throughout this merger process. Sidenote: has anyone else noticed that the (Legacy Cedar Fair) parks that lost a major coaster kept their Skyflyer (Carowinds, KD) while the parks that did not lose a major coaster lost their Skyflyer (CP, KI)?

I think I've ridden WindSeeker two or three times. It's fun and I like getting the views of the park, but I think I'd like to slim down a little before I think about riding it again.

Hi everyone! If anyone can help me find concept art for Kings Island (and its sister parks) from throughout the years, I'd really appreciate it! As some of you may know, I'm trying my hand at designing a new Taft/KECO park and I think it would be a great place to incorporate some details that could have gone into Kings Island, Kings Dominion, Carowinds, and Canada's Wonderland. Think of this as a cool collective park history project! I've seen the pieces that were in one of the books from 2022, as well as some of the ones posted here on KIC. Whether you can help gather pictures, links to websites, concepts that were proposed, concepts that changed, and/or things that were officially built — anything and everything will be greatly appreciated. Older pictures, more recent pictures, or pictures from the Paramount era, I'm a visual learner. Feel free to also share existing topics and other pictures here on KIC that I probably missed in my search. Much thanks!

Paramount? In my Kings Island? It's more likely than you think. Jokes aside, I wonder what color everything will be when they're done. The roofing is that nice patina, but the wood trim looks like it will stay the same unless they paint it before Opening Day. I'm also curious as to what the new KI Trading Company facade looks like. The plans looked nice and only make me more excited for the next four weeks to go by quickly!

The shows are also a great benefit for the people who come to the park and can't ride the rides or roller coasters for one reason or another. Also, more shows means higher capacity/more people who aren't clogging up (respectfully) ride queues for around 30 minutes, improving the overall guest experience. Either way, I think I'd like to hear someone/a group perform a lot more than I'd like to listen to the playlists that repeat far too quickly or are way too short for what they need to be.

I guess one thing we can ask about is whether or not the other Super Nintendo World(s) have a singular entrance and exit and how those work out. That might give us some insight into how Epic Universe will work.

Any major takeaways after going through all of the park websites? Well, firstly, Six Flags has a lot of parks and a lot of events. Some of the waterparks even have events. A number of events have been brought across the divide between the two former chains, like Summerbration, Viva La Fiesta, Tricks and Treats, and Winterfest. There were also a number of notable events missing from the overall lineup. Both Canada's Wonderland and Valleyfair should have some events, but it looks like they haven't released their lineups yet. California's Great America announced that it will have 0 events in 2025 — although I think anything from its events are being taken to other parks like SFDK. I don't know anything about events at Six Flags Darien Lake or La Ronde, so those may also be strange or not. This really shows that we're still in a transition period between the Legacy Cedar Fair and Legacy Six Flags. I think we will continue to see more shifts as the seasons go on, in addition to possibly having a special celebration next July for the United States Quarter-Millennial anniversary. Resources may be shared, events may go between more parks, and (if the terrible rumors come true) some parks may be sold off. I'm hopeful that California's Great America can hold their own 50th anniversary celebration alongside Six Flags Great America in 2026.

Thought it might be a good idea to do another comprehensive list of events announced across the chain so far. I'm going to use bullet points for ease of reading, so buckle up for a long post. Opening Day events are not listed. Otherwise, if it's listed as an "event" on the park's website, it's here. Parks with no events listed as of 03/21/2025: Hurricane Harbor Phoenix (Phoenix, AZ) Hurricane Harbor Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) Knott's Soak City (Los Angeles, CA) Hurricane Harbor Chicago (Chicago, IL) Hurricane Harbor Rockford (Rockford, IL) Savannah Sunset Resort & Spa (Jackson, NJ) Hurricane Harbor New Jersey (Jackson, NJ) Wild Safari (Jackson, NJ) This park's events page redirected me to Six Flags St. Louis's event page. Six Flags Darien Lake (Buffalo, NY) Cedar Point Shores (Sandusky, OH) Hurricane Harbor OKC (Oklahoma City, OK) Hurricane Harbor Arlington (Arlington, TX) Hurricane Harbor Splashtown (Houston, TX) Hurricane Harbor Oaxtepec (Mexico) Magic Mountain (Los Angeles, CA) https://www.sixflags.com/magicmountain/events Thrill City 2025 (Music Festival) DC Heroes & Villains Fest Star Spangled Nights Out On The Mountain (LGBTQ Pride festival) Fright Fest Tricks and Treats Oktoberfest Holiday in the Park California's Great America (Santa Clara / San Jose, CA) https://www.cagreatamerica.com/events Memorial Day Weekend Fireworks Star-Spangled Nights Fun Friday Flicks Labor Day Weekend Celebration Labor Day Car Show Discovery Kingdom (San Francisco / Sacramento, CA) https://www.sixflags.com/discoverykingdom/events Education Days Star Spangled Nights Oktoberfest Tricks and Treats Fright Fest Veterans Day Winterfest Hurricane Harbor Concord (San Francisco / Sacramento, CA) https://www.sixflags.com/hurricaneharborconcord/events Father's Day July 4th Knott's Berry Farm (Los Angeles, CA) https://www.knotts.com/events Knott's Boysenberry Festival Summer at Knott's Includes Ghost Town Alive and Knott's Summer Nights Knott's Scary Farm Knott's Spooky Farm Knott's Merry Farm Six Flags Over Georgia (Atlanta, GA) https://www.sixflags.com/overgeorgia/events Spring Break Grad Nite Summerbration Star Spangled Nights Six Flags Coaster Fest Kids Boo Fest Oktoberfest Fright Fest Holiday in the Park Six Flags White Water (Atlanta, GA) https://www.sixflags.com/whitewater/events/national-water-park-day National Water Park Day Atlanta Ocean Wave Pool Party Six Flags Great America (Chicago, IL) https://www.sixflags.com/greatamerica/events 2025 Physics Days 2025 Math & Science Days Grad Nite 2025 Dance Fest 2025 Technology & Engineering Day Star Spangled Nights Great American Nights Viva La Fiesta Oktoberfest Kids Boo Fest Fright Fest Six Flags America (Baltimore / Washington, DC) https://www.sixflags.com/america/events Spring Break Days Education Days Viva La Fiesta Juneteenth Celebration Star Spangled Nights Kids BOO Fest Fright Fest Six Flags New England (Agawam, MA) https://www.sixflags.com/newengland/events Spring Break Days Educational Days Sensory Friendly Day Star Spangled Nights Food & Brew Oktoberfest Fright Fest Kids Boo Fest Michigan's Adventure (Muskegon, MI) https://www.miadventure.com/events Exclusive Season Pass Preview Event Tricks and Treats Valleyfair (Shakopee, MN) https://www.valleyfair.com/events Star-Spangled Night Juicy Lucy Festival Latin Days Corn Fest ValleyScare Tricks and Treats Six Flags St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) https://www.sixflags.com/stlouis/events Music in the Parks Low Sensory Sundays Music Festival Summerbration Listed as Brad Ross: International Star Illusionist at Summerbration Star Spangled Night KidZfest featuring SPLASH! Water Parade Kids Boo Fest Fright Fest Worlds of Fun (Kansas City, MO) https://www.worldsoffun.com/events Passholder Preview Day KidZfest Star Spangled Night KC Nights Tricks and Treats Halloween Haunt Six Flags Great Adventure (Jackson, NJ) https://www.sixflags.com/greatadventure/events THE FLASH Vertical Velocity Event Spring Break Days 2025 Physics Days 2025 Dance Fest Education Days Grad Nite Summerbration Star-Spangled Nights Fright Fest Oktoberfest Kids Boo Fest Holiday in the Park Six Flags Great Escape (Lake George, NY) https://www.sixflags.com/greatescape/events Education Days Oktoberfest Fright Fest Kids Boo Fest Carowinds (Charlotte, NC) https://www.carowinds.com/events Spring Break Summerbration Removed from Carowinds website on 3/27/2025. Star-Spangled Nights Viva La Fiesta SCarowinds Oktoberfest Tricks and Treats WinterFest New Year's Eve at Winterfest Cedar Point (Sandusky, OH) https://www.cedarpoint.com/events Coastermania Light Up The Point Boardwalk Nights HalloWeekends Kings Island (Mason, OH) https://www.visitkingsisland.com/events Passholder Preview Day Food & Wine Festival Coasterstock Star-Spangled Nights Grand Carnivale Halloween Haunt Tricks and Treats Winterfest Frontier City (Oklahoma City, OK) https://www.sixflags.com/frontiercity/events Spring Break Education Days Star-Spangled Nights Brews, Bites & Bands Fright Fest Kids Boo Fest Dorney Park (Allentown, PA) https://www.dorneypark.com/events Star-Spangled Nights Viva La Fiesta Halloween Haunt Tricks and Treats Six Flags Over Texas (Arlington, TX) https://www.sixflags.com/overtexas/events Spring Break Viva La Fiesta Education Days Grad Nite Summerbration Star Spangled Nights Kids Boo Fest Oktoberfest Food Festival Fright Fest Holiday in the Park Six Flags Fiesta Texas (San Antonio, TX) https://www.sixflags.com/fiestatexas/events Spring Break Season Passholder & Friend DC Universe Appreciation Event Viva La Fiesta Grad Nite Education Day Summerbration Roller Coaster Rodeo Star-Spangled Nights Oktoberfest Kids Boo Fest Fright Fest Holiday in the Park Rockin' New Year's Celebration Schlitterbahn Galveston (Galveston, TX) https://www.schlitterbahn.com/galveston/events Spring Preview Days Bonus Days Schlitterbahn New Braunfels (New Braunfels, TX) https://www.schlitterbahn.com/new-braunfels/events Spring Preview Days Bonus Days Kings Dominion (Doswell, VA) https://www.kingsdominion.com/events Season Passholder Preview Night Spring Break Days A Golden Summerbration (50th Anniversary Celebration Event) Star-Spangled Nights Halloween Haunt Tricks and Treats Oktoberfest Canada's Wonderland (Vaughan, ON) https://www.canadaswonderland.com/events Canada's Wonderland Fireworks Special holiday fireworks happening four times throughout the season. Food & Wine Festival Celebration Canada KidZfest The Great BrewBQ Oktoberfest Halloween Haunt Camp Spooky WinterFest La Ronde (Montreal, Quebec, QC) https://www.sixflags.com/larondeen/events L'international Des Feux Loto-Quebec International fireworks competition. Extreme Flavors Monster's Birthday La Ronde Vire Country Adrenaline Nights Fright Fest Kids Pumpkin Festival Six Flags México (Mexico City, Mexico) Spring Celebration (25th Anniversary Celebration) Héroes y Villanos Fest (Heroes and Villains Fest) Fun Nights Kids Boo Fest Festival del Terror (Festival of Terror) Christmas in the Park

My top three locations would be: a new stage across from The Beast's entrance similar to the Back Porch Stage that used to be where Diamondback's station is built alongside a new plaza expansion back there the International Bandstand the spot near Mercado where the stage normally is during Winterfest A bonus one would be across from the Soak City VIP lounge. This would add one more thing for people to do in Soak City — even though people don't normally go to a waterpark expecting to watch live music. It looks like Cedar Point has one stage outside Hotel Breakers.

How much of Grand Carnivale not getting much fanfare is due to the lack of social media presence for it, the shortened event run time, and the lack of tasting card? Hopefully the event gets a refresh now that Kings Island seems to be one of if not the only park doing it.

I think Hot Rhythm Nights was at Dorney Park last summer. If it's the same show, I'm super excited because it was awesome! If we do get a real Bands in Residence program, I'd like to see real stages built for it like Cedar Point has (instead of the temporary stages like are used for Grand Carnivale and Tricks and Treats). I do also hope this is the last year for the stunt show(s). They're fun and hype guests up, but the International Showplace feels like it needs something new. Have any other Six Flags parks recently had a stunt show? Excited to see when the park posts the entertainment lineup.

I hope this area gets some good TLC when (or if) a new coaster/station goes in The Vortex plot. The whole area feels a little cramped since KMAA took over one side of the path.

I personally like the brake shed by Orion's turnaround. It's a little time to slow down before the next few minutes of wild riding, and it (the shed covering itself) is a unique feature I haven't seen on many other coasters.

I'm a little curious as to whether the park will ever have a period of time when they open Celestial Park and have the other four lands be ticketed. It seems like something that would work for things like Halloween Horror Nights or separately ticketed events, although I don't entirely see them moving the event. Maybe having a special Halloween event in Dark Universe and Ministry of Magic could be cool and would let the families/kids still enjoy Super Nintendo World and Isle of Berk. (Imagine it as if Kings Island walled off Coney Mall and Rivertown for Haunt while keeping the rest of the park open as normal (I don't like this idea for KI)). The park was specifically designed to be able to simply close off entire lands, and it both intrigues and confuses me. It's a really unique concept so I hope it works out either way.

It's nice to see continued investment in the park! I wonder how many of these upgrades will be ready for the park's preview day on April 27th. The bar looks nice too

The Kings Island mobile app has been updated to display the 2025 version of the explorable map. Features such as Bluegill Lagoon, Riverbank Slide Out, the Tadpool, and River Racers have all been added, however the latter does not have a marker displayed. Soak City's new entrance plaza is also reflected. The parade route (formerly marked by two parallel white lines) has been replaced by a dotted line. Viking Fury's entrance path has been fixed as well. The two buildings between Graeter's and the First Aid building have been removed from the map, but I haven't seen anything about demolition permits so I'd assume they just got removed from the map since guests can't enter them. Overall it seems that the mistakes found on the original version of this map have been fixed, which is very nice since it will let guests have a more accurate read on the layout of the park. One very interesting thing about the map as it currently stands is the fact that markers from all events are displayed, including Grand Carnivale, Halloween Haunt, Tricks and Treats, and Winterfest. Xtreme Skyflyer's markers are also still displayed, however the ride itself has been removed from the map.

I have a feeling that a new entrance building would mean more construction than just the building itself. We'd likely see the relocation of offices, facilities, and banquet rooms to elsewhere on property before any indications of a complete demolition began. Now if the park wanted to rebuild their main offices to allow for a coaster to go over the gate, then maybe, but it would take a lot of work and add significant costs to the project. As for the 2026 Family Thrill Attraction, put it in the TR:TR building and spend some moolah to make it look nice and pretty.

Ticketed events are nice because they bring in more money for the park and the events, but I think the only ticketed thing the park would introduce would be creating a Haunted Maze Pass like FrightFest has at the branded Six Flags parks. That would cut down on the amount of people going through mazes (especially with their young children), but would also put a price tag on something that has always been included in park admission. I can't recall any other parks in the chain having ticketed events outside of things like Coasterstock, but I could be wrong.

Forced budget cuts strike again! (/s) I wonder if some parts of the coaster did not react well to the new element, and now something big either needs to be fixed or re-worked. There could also potentially be something under the coaster that needs to be fixed. I dunno

The space would be a good plot to park the food truck and put up some temporary big tents and tables as a place to sit until they get something more permanent for it.

Where exactly is the new pool area going? I keep looking at the maps and can't find its place