Outdoor Man

couple of thoughts. I loved WinterFest (first run and Paramount redux)- so his response was encouraging. Definitely leaving the door open, whereas I think the answer in 2006/2007 was a resounding "NO." that said, with all due respect to Don and his position, a PR guy is several links down the chain when it comes to decision making capacities. What I do like is that Don probably does not comment on anything he isn't authorized to. So, if I'm a bettin' man (which I'm not)- based on my neanderthal thinking I'm guessing there's a feasibility study going on regarding the details of a Cedar Fair run Winterfest. There are actually probably few left in the administration that were here for the last go-'round. With an X-Disney CEO at the helm... a 2014 or 2015 Winterfest would be one not to miss!

off day late May, early June when the kiddies are still in school and the line is less than 30 minutes.

Details, details, details...

I think it was actually the 'white Christmas express'... I've been wrong before though. Other than the carousels and enchanted voyage (and the latter's successor rides) I don't think any other flats were open

Don't care to fix... Not that important.

Hmmm. So did I. I'm 'future Dwight.'. Remember everyone... Someone poisons the coffee. Do not drink the coffee. -signed, future dwight

Wow... It's Don from the future. He posted that from an hour into the future... The flux capacitor works!!!

I don't necessarily feel like 2005 was thrown together. They were planning it well before the season began and testing sets the while season. In 2004 they decorated a tree in the nick area to test the electrical circuits for the load and about burnt the tree down... Because it was the only tree decorated. But other than the pricing strategy coming from somewhere in left field I thought it was a great effort. More rides being open wouldn't make it draw more people. Most of the rides, coasters for instance, would gift people with frost bite. Having been able to be closer to certain details with the columbus zoo, their Wild Lights event doesn't have half the ambiance that winterfest had.... And it is always packed. I think cf strategy going forward is to figure out ways to make the parks profitable in the 6 months a year no one enters. Quality employees are an issue though. I could see cf exploring this in years to come. The year they cut it, they had just spent 1.2 billion on a park chain... And weeks after had to deal with a coaster injuirng people, then add a major event that had bugs to still be worked out... It was probably a very easy decision to cancel it.

I don't necessarily feel like 2005 was thrown together. They were planning it well before the season began and testing sets the while season. In 2004 they decorated a tree in the nick area to test the electrical circuits for the load and about burnt the tree down... Because it was the only tree decorated. But other than the pricing strategy coming from somewhere in left field I thought it was a great effort. More rides being open wouldn't make it draw more people. Most of the rides, coasters for instance, would gift people with frost bite. Having been able to be closer to certain details with the columbus zoo, their Wild Lights event doesn't have half the ambiance that winterfest had.... And it is always packed. I think cf strategy going forward is to figure out ways to make the parks profitable in the 6 months a year no one enters. Quality employees are an issue though. I could see cf exploring this in years to come. The year they cut it, they had just spent 1.2 billion on a park chain... And weeks after had to deal with a coaster injuirng people, then add a major event that had bugs to still be worked out... It was probably a very easy decision to cancel it.

Don't think it would succeed in 2013 for lack of planning... Joke. Do I wish it would?, yes. Do I think it will?, an obvious - no. Will it ever again? Not sure. Kinzel as CEO, no. Current CEO, wouldn't rule a feasibility study out.

Technicaly no, because that is park property, which is now closed to the public for the season. You would need special permission from the Park to do so. I'm sure Don will post plenty of pics in the offseason from close in, so no need to risk arrest to get a pic from hundreds of feet away. that, and if people are in there taking pictures, the Mason Police won't have anywhere to sit and clock drivers on Kings Island Drive. Actually it is KI property (I think anyway)- but have see cars in there on occasion talking on cell phones or other items that can't be done while driving. I wouldn't classify pulling in there as trespassing per se.

It may have been mentioned previously, and if it was- consider this a "second." I don't think that Action Zone will be called "Action Zone" next year. And with the station under The Bat being gutted- i think that this area may become a benchmark for improved theming at the Island.

Bravo. I'm going to go out on a limb and project that the whole Action Zone area is up for a redesign for 2014.... sort of like "all things creepy" with some of the Haunt things being year-round. Just a guess. I agree with some of the posts here; The Bat logo's from 1980 were pretty good- would like to see the old bat heads as well... Good move KI.

Congratulations! I do think, also, it is neat that someone with a true affinity for the "product" is now employed, in part, to market it. This assures that the main thrust of your job is a hobby. So, congratulations on that as well! Here's my "milestone" gift for you: https://www.google.com/search?q=mason+ohio+chiropractors&oq=mason+ohio+chiropractors&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l2.8471j0j7&sourceid=chrome&espv=210&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8

Its odd that attendance at KI is at all time highs... and now they don't have it. With gas at $3.50+/gallon, its easy to see why its discontinued. It would be nice, but- moving on.

I agree, in part, to some of the detraction from this point.... BUT construction project can be engineered around "marketing." In this instance there's no small reason why the coaster was announced oddly around the time 2014 Season Passes went on sale. exposure to the anticipating public is great exposure.

And forgive my last comment for being a day old. It didn't send yesterday for some reason

The pond indent is pretty intriguing to the coaster and had a bit of geometry, physics, etc... Involved. Next time you go to ki go up in the Eiffel Tower and watch the splashdown. The spray comes up and seems to contour to the pond. The pond shape, in my opinion, was 100% planned to be as is.

hmmmm; terp. nope, no survey. Just doing a random score-through during a working lunch... didn't study details of the "list." Might I amend the post to read- "Kings Island on random Halloween festival list... twice." I stand corrected.

they made a nationwide list.... twice in the same survey. Checking in at #6 & 14 (but #1 in your hearts). If I read correctly, only Disney World and Universal Studios and Sea World Entertainment made the list twice. That's pretty elite company! #1- Sesame Place (a Sea World Entertainment park) #2- Idlewood (PA) #3- Wild Adventures (Valdosta, GA) #4- Disney World #5- Disney World #6- Howl-o-Fest (Kings Island) #14- Haunt (Kings Island) Knotts in CA is the only of the CF park in the list. http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2013/10/14/spooktacular-halloween-fun-at-theme-parks/

I had no idea that kill kill kill her her her was the noise. Does that come up the closed captioning?

KI-ORIG-EMP... you're old enough to know better. Friday the 13th... is Jason, Hockey Masks, and hatchets.

I disagree whole heartedly. If you remember the haunted house at forest fair mall (before it moved to Dent School House, yes look it up kiddos), my parents took my 6 year old self and 5 year old sister to haunts. My sister loved it. I was sort of terrified. However, its some of the best memories I have as a kid. My parents knew what was going to happen. My parents learned that I could sit out a haunt (with the mom) while my dad and sister walked through the haunt. So if a haunt said, no shes too young, my sister never would have enjoyed the things she did. it, of course, is a matter of perspective. The 16 year old comment is more along the lines of a lot of those under that age gives the park to being a baby sitting service. And for what it's worth, I don't have any idea what the FFM Haunted House was like, nor the Dent School House- but Haunted Houses back in those days, if memory serves me right, weren't as "demented" as some are today. I had been to many a haunted house, trail, etc... Even participated in the SS Nightmare, and tried to through the Haunted Hospital in Blue Ash before it was converted back to a real hospital. Those were great back in the day- scared the ^$*&( out of you. Conversely, some of the things I've seen at Haunt aren't really as scary as they are gross. Kings Island, to their credit, does warn people though. You don't have to go through the shows, and if you can handle the random person coming up to you screaming or yelling "BOO" it's just another night at the park.

To be fair to the post-kiddies... the prospect of being/getting scared likely raises the adrenaline level giving those persons unused energy to exert.

Speaking of arrests... what was the reason two lanes of parking were blocked by Police tape today (Sunday)?