Outdoor Man

that would be one terrifying sleigh ride.

Don posted in another thread that the park is considering it- didn't specify when.

sad to see it go... but what a dump.

Flight of Fear is one of my favorites. Although being a Season Pass holder I don't have the patience to wait in a line longer than about 15 minutes... For that reason it has been about 4 years since my last ride. Mentioned before, the OTS harnesses were AWFUL. Just an unpleasant experience and not worth the wait in any line to exit with a guaranteed headache.

I probably agree with that. Paramount's 2005 reboot had a similar schedule, though I-Street was a little ahead of the preparations as I recall. I think Haunt is a bit more involved than the Paramount days. I wouldn't rule it out in the future sometime. If they can figure out how to roll the income producing months further in to the year, they'd do it.

Downdraft... trailer mounted carnival ride.... not likely. Agree about the Ferris Wheel; wish Americana (Geauga Lake) would have landed here. Also a "Journey to Atlantis" caliber dark ride in the former TR:TR building.

Myself, a 33 degree rider of Banshee... so cold I was numb and figured with walk-on conditions... I'd ride 3 more times. Would have loved to tame The Beast- but those days are likely in my rear view mirror.

I would personally place the odds at 30%. Not impossible. If you visit Festival of Lights (Cincy Zoo) - Wild Lights (Columbus Zoo); you'll see, there is a market for this type of event. I think that if CF had allowed the 2006 version to run it may have survived a but longer. Given the buyout, I'm sure CF had little to no interest. Its amazing to think that the amount of time from the original run to the time Paramount brought it back was 13 years. This time around it has already been 9 years.

I was big on Winterfest. I agree with what was said earlier that Paramount tried to go too BIG in the first year back. I think it made sense to them to have people schedule the days to control the anticipated crowds... I don't fault them for that because Winterfest "was" such a popular attraction in the day that they were likely thinking they would get slammed. $29.99 tickets likely curtailed that, though I purchased them. I think it could be successful to do a "International Street"- only event, as it was in the successful run... with the exception of Festhaus. Doesn't have to be 50%+ of the park like Paramount tried to do in the final run.

Let me just say ditto on everything. Although- with the major remodel promised of International Street--- I'm guessing its going to be de-internationalized- so, be prepared for pop music all over the joint. Not the worst thing, at least at this point they'll concede that it's not "international" anymore- that is if this is correct.

Yes, I know. Grab a calculator, add up estimated costs to the bullet points within, deduct the cost of one Banshee (or WindSeeker, for that matter... probably not even Firehawk). 2015 is a light year, which is fine. I think new garbage cans after a $24M addition would be sufficient. Hey, I'm not knocking the park, merely stating opinions.

I'm sure Adventure Holdings isn't event a blip on Kings Island's radar. I would liken them to more of a fly in the room. Said fly won't make me change what I'm doing for the most part, but may cause me to watch where the thing flies and/or grab a fly-swatter. Just saying, it will be interesting to see if investment habits in the SS area differ at all because of what happens across the interstate. Within 5 years if it doesn't, I'll sell fictitious Dunder Mifflin paper at half price and give beets away.

OK- I redact the upcharge comment. Dwight heading back to the beet farm.

Didn't know they had a petting zoo. Interesting.

First off, given the size and intrigue of the 2014 investment, CF could have taken the year off in '15 other than general maintenance. Banshee is the gift that keeps on giving. That said, the 2015 announcement is decent'ish. Removal of the Splash Dance. Good call. An improvement. Unless you had plans to go to the water park it didn't fit into most trips. In mid july the area always shifted back and forth from "fresh" chlorine to the "sweaty and wet" smell. Perhaps it can find a new life in SS where it would be used a lot more. To its replacements: Flying Scooters- good read by the park. I would like to think that the belly-aching on this site 10 years after its removal had something to do with this. Well done, I say. Space Buggies- checked it out on the Zamperla website- looks like a bad carnival ride. Petting Zoo- hmmm. I imagine that KI will be 3rd partying this, which means there will be some upcharge to this. Meh... To the removal of the theater, no loss there- the shows were C+ quality. Its unfortunate that KI could not have come up with a better interactive children's show there. Picnic area.. probably good for large groups/corp. Don't know, never been. Giant Starbucks... hmmm. interesting. for non-pass holders, I can't imagine spending $$$ to get in the park will be situated well on a 95 degree day. Outside of cold days and closing time, is there usually a line? I can hardly bring myself to spend $3.50 on a coffee outside the park- likely won't splurge $4.00+ inside. But, nothing screams "International Street" like a Seattle-based coffee house. Overall, after the roll-out of Banshee, 2015 was destined to be light. Soak City will be an interesting watch over the next few years. I don't think the park is threatened at all by the Beach- BUT, Hank Woodburn (Sr) and Co are putting the first real investment $$'s to that park for the first time in.... decades.- and may force SS to add some some things of intrigue. Maybe Wildwater Kingdom will get the Geauga Lake treatment and get parted out to the other sibling parks. Can't imagine that CF "really" wants to keep that property.

It wasnt well used. .. and tended to smell... could be relocated to SS.

This bill isn't going anywhere. Ohio would be responsible for killing entire industries. This is a classic instance of a politician trying to play cozy to seem like he's PRO-Education with no regard for the overall health of the economy (of how it works), which by the way funds the educational system.

Geo-fencing... look at the park getting all techy on us. Good move and likely the start of some cool innovation.

looks a bit more intricate and complex than, say... The 1-dimensional characters that fill the space now. (ps- none of the images are mine. credit to ThemeParkReview and ThemePark University).

Well, the park property is for sale. A young, strapping, enthusiastic sort could pony up (not likely).

ok.... this is the type of thread I had in mind. ok...

It got stuck at the top for about 15 minutes. Then it took 5 - 10 minutes to get it lowed down (they were lowering it slow) Exhibit "A" why I've likely taken my last WindSeeker ride. Not sure the average lifespan of a Steel Coaster, BUT- Vortex is approaching 30 years of age.

They are going towards the kids more than the teenagers and the adults. I MEAN A LOT MORE Don't know if I completely agree. Rides installed in the last few years (among others): - WindSeeker (not for "kids") - Banshee (not for "kids") - Diamondback (not for "Kids") - Soak City expansion (maybe for all, but not exclusive to an age group) - Dinosaurs Alive (meh, OK, once a year for kids- kind of a sleeper otherwise) The last major update to the Snoopy area was in the transition from Nick U... and they are mostly the same rides only with new names. So the last major addition kid-wise was between 8-10 years.

Warren County (Public) Records show the same owner since 2009, OHMI Investors, LLC. So, no ownership change recently. My wife and I stayed there in December 2004... was sort of underwhelmed of the experience. Dirty carpet, floor boards in dire need of replacement. Did n't live in Cincinnati at the time and expected the Kings Island "Resort" to be a bit more than it was.

post removed in edit.... my memories of FF are from another place. oooooops.