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I've driven/walked over then at least 3 or 4 times this summer and had no idea.

1. All the dark ride smells.

Thanks for all the info! And yes, I love the new exhibit. My absolute favorite part of the park!

Thanks for the info. I'd love to see what's left, assuming I'd be allowed to. Don't wanna land in Coney Island jail.

I was just curious as to whether or not anyone had information on the subject. I believe heard/read that the train tunnels from the original Coney Island & Lake Como Railroad are still standing. Is this true? I could certainly be incorrect. If I'm not completely insane and just making this up, do pictures of these exist? Are the visible from the park today? Thanks!

Holy Thread Bump. It's funny. Rumors of Winterfest's return, rumblings about Antique Cars... Some things never change! Obviously The Adams Family theme is out of the question, but with additions like Banshee and Mystic Timbers Cedar Fair doesn't seem to mind the themeing/coaster combination. I'd love to see something like this finally make it to the park, especially with Boo Blasters in its current state. What do you guys think?

What a joke. Very disappointed. The beauty of going to places like Kings Island is the aspect of escape, and that's lost with the garbage they play throughout the park. I guess it's just another aspect of Kings Island that's going to feel "cheap" now, amongst many other things. I hope this doesn't spill over to Winterfest. These are the types of decisions that make me lean towards not renewing my gold pass. I've have too many cool trips to Coney Island this year and want to make it to Disneyland soon. Maybe it's time to take my cash elsewhere.

Pretty much spot on, my friend. Although I'm gonna disagree with the Mystic Timbers ending. It is essentially a glorified brake run, but I'm grateful we got what we did as opposed to nothing. It could've been a bit better through. I'm not too hot on screen based dark ride effects so it would've been cool to see something a bit more "physical" in there. Marty would've been a pretty cool touch hahaha. And if I had to guess/good I'd think the Snoopy lights would get pitched due to Winterfest this year.

I guess I'm confused as to why everyone thinks a Giga is "inevitable." Has there been any substantial information to suggest this? Or just wishful thinking? Personally I see Diamondback as the tallest coaster at the park for a while. There's probably a good 20-25 other things that should come before a Giga.

Antique Cars! Bring it on!

Looking forward to more! Thanks for posting!!!

I'm curious to see extent of Halloween Haunt this year with Winterfest. I have fond memories of the last day of Fear Fest '05 and seeing Christmas decorations up in Rivertown. I wonder what the time frame/logistics are of redecorating the park that quickly.

The origin of the letter assigned ride system dates back to the original Disneyland. The park was originally on a ticket based ride system. You essentially bought tickets for each ride as opposed to paying one ticket price upfront at the gate to gain access to all the attractions. Each letter (from A-E) cost different amounts with E ticket attractions being the most costly. These got you onto bigger rides like coasters, etc. Eventually the ticket system was scrapped but the letter system is still used in order to "label" rides in regards to their thrill, popularity, capacity, and experience. So for example, smaller flats throughout the Disney parks would be considered an A or B ticket attraction where as larger rides such as The Haunted Mansion or Tower of Terror would be considered D or E ticket attractions. The more you know!

Sad to hear about the demise of The Great Movie. It's one of my favorites, always will be. The replacement seems to be fantastic, though. Very exciting. Bob Iger, can I have the Humphrey Bogart AA from The Great Movie Ride?

Hm. Interesting. I find that hard to believe, but exciting. They really must be going all out! Very excited!

Man, are you serious? "Not a pool of blood BTW" Yeah its not a pool of blood, but would you eat that? Seriously?

But still is representative of the overall quality that Kings Island is comfortable serving to its customers.

Low quality, cheap food + Outrageous prices = Record numbers. Totally applicable to other non- food aspects as well. This is how's it going to be, I guess.

It's absolutely not the employees fault. They couldn't know. That's why, if your Kings Island, you don't serve this garbage. I mean, come on.

That's the thing. In no way would I (or do I) want a replacement meal. Nor do I think any employees would be capable of handling the situation. I'm not trying to be mean, but every situation I've encountered with employees in food/beverage this season has been a joke. So this is why I went to guest services directly: to have my meal refunded. Guest Services told me that they really couldn't do anything for me and that I'd have to wait a while until I could talk to someone who could. That's just stupid. There was no line whatsoever, but what am I going to do? Stand there all night? Nah. So I'd assumed that speaking directly to the the Food/Beverage Department would be best. I was wrong and they don't seem to be interested. And sadly I had the reciept for a week or so after the incident, but I've since lost it. It's been over a month at this point. Don't really know what else to do.

It's a shame that the only consistent food in the park is made up by outside chain restaurants. Cheap fast food to boot.

This is a post that I hate to make. It is not intended to be aggressive attack, but a legitimate heads up. Hopefully some one at the park will see this and take action. More on that in a bit. Let me start out by stating an opinion: The food at Kings Island is flat out abysmal. I'm sure some will disagree with me, but the quality is severely lacking for something of that price point. It's nothing short of highway robbery. On June 2nd, my girlfriend and I decided on a last minute trip to the park after work (we're both Gold Pass holders). I didn't get off until six and by the time we made it to the park I was relatively hungry. We make our way to the Red's Hall of Fame Grill, because you know... wings and Budweiser, right? I mean, come on. After a long 9 hour work day I'd like to have a nice sit down dinner, take it easy, and enjoy the park. As we arrive outside of the Red's Hall of Fame Grill we are greeted with a line out the door. We wait for a bit and get inside... So Kings Islands only sit down restaurant isn't much of a sit down kind of place anymore? Lame. Yeah, this is a total first world problem and I won't dwell on it, but again. Really really lame. So we bail and head deeper into Rivertown and settle on Potato Works because I wasn't going to put up with the wait. Potato Works was about a 20 minute wait (yikes!), but it is what it is. Hey, they had a nice wing/french fry basket! And Budweiser! It's all good! But it's not all good, friends. The nice young lady behind the counter informs me that they don't serve beer as I place my order. I tilt my head slightly and nod to the large Budweiser sign behind her head. She turns, glances at the sign, and turns back at me and says, "No one here is old enough to sell it. Sorry." Hmm. Again, total first world problem. That being said... lame. So so so lame. But there are bigger problems in the world and beer at amusement parks shouldn't be one of them. I place an order for a boneless wing basket and two Cokes for my girlfriend and I to split which brought me to a grand total of around $19 (double yikes!). The price was a bit tough to swallow (pun absolutely, 100% intended), but it's Kings Island food prices. "People gotta eat!" So... bite number one: Oh boy! Let me tell you how lovely it was to have that delicious blackish red, sludge-like substance go down your throat: Really lovely! The fries were also soggy and bland beyond measure. I figured no one at Potato Works would be of any help so it all went into the trash. On to Guest Services! Now, I have to say that the young lady I spoke with at Guest Services was incredibly nice. Very apologetic and professional. I even showed her the picture of the blood-nugget (see above, kids)! She promptly took my name, number and email to pass along to a supervisor because I was informed that I would be waiting a while to speak to someone that night. And like I've said twice already: In the grand scheme of things this isn't the end of the world. It's food. Really crappy food, but just food. I just wanted my $19 back. That's all. So then I wait to be contacted. 20 days!! 20 days it took to be contacted by the "Food and Beverage Area Manger," and only to have them kind of insult me because I decided not to wait around Guest Services to speak with someone. LAME. I emailed them back in regards to the situation and sent the picture as well. The PR apologies kicked in and I was informed that... " The product that we serve for our boneless chicken bites at that location comes to us pre-breaded and pre-packaged, so I am sure that no one is aware that the contents of that chicken bite would look like that... (we) will most definitely be in contact with our supplier regarding the contents of that chicken bite." Two things here, friends: 1. Did I seriously just pay almost $20 dollars for pre-breaded/packaged/frozen boneless chicken wings from an undisclosed location? 2. Is Kings Island actually going to push responsibility of the lovely blood-nugget off onto a third party? Aren't they the ones who decided to serve this garbage to the general public? As of 6/25 I was handed off to some other supervisor within the Food and Beverage Department via email. I haven't heard from either of them since even after reaching out again a few days ago. Quite simply, I just want my $19 back. That's all. Kings Island, if you read these boards (and I know you do) you need to step up your game. As a season pass holder for 11 years I can honestly say that the park in general hasn't felt this cheap in... well, ever. It's really disappointing. I'm not writing this post to start a flame war, but just to bring light to the situation. And maybe even get some kind of response from the park because they're apparently ignoring me. I love Kings Island, but am kind of becoming disillusioned to it all. I'm putting serious thought into not renewing our passes for next year. My girlfriend and I went to Coney Island a few weekends ago and had a blast. I'm thinking we might do season passes next season. But! Kings Island l, I love ya still. I'm not mad at you, just disappointed. Sorry for the long post. But for real... my $19 would be great. Edit: The picture inserted isn't showing up. It's attached now! Yummy!

I second every bit of this. Vince is the man.

4.5 hours... So. Many. People. Turn around. Im exhausted. Good night.

Best news ever. Really looking forward to this. Thanks for all that you do!