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Swamp gas reflecting off Venus etc etc...

That's what I was referring to with the first line.

Yeah, that bright yellow didn't stay nice and bright for very long. Yellow doesn't seem to survive well at KI, remember Invertigo fading out from fresh paint almost instantly, before the switch to blue?

I wish Drop Tower would get a completely new scheme, it's looking rather dated with the mostly-original scheme just getting touched up a few times. Diamondback's track is faded, but the worst part is how bad the yellow lift structure is. It either needs a new coat, or just paint it to match the rest of the structure which hasn't really faded much. Banshee has faded a lot faster than I expected, and could use some attention. Perhaps darker blue on the structure to limit fading. BUT... Most of all I want Baynum to make Racer look like new for the 50th anniversary.

A Screamin' Swing would be a good fit for the unused land behind Showplace, it wouldn't interfere with the I-Street view because of the terrain drop behind the tower, and would give Rivertown a flat ride again.

Is there some queue missing there, or has the midway always gotten that close to the launch track?

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Simulator was also used for Orion itself, so that makes me think of some kind of flat ride, or an interactive/escape room kind of thing in Chaos. Or both.

Some more thrill-level flats would be nice, it's a weak spot in the overall ride collection.

Wasn't "Flight of Cheer" only missing from 2019 because of construction?

Skylab would actually be a theme-fitting reused name for something in A72. Escape room, interactive attraction, etc would be nice uses for Chaos. Could even keep the same name since they have that nice sign from the overall theme package on the building already.

Perhaps Chaos is getting turned into an all-season indoor attraction as part of the area theme?

I know, but that's just less protection when it was already looking a bit rough during the Coasterstock Q&A on stage. Probably not show-worthy to do Haunted Homecoming at the moment. I expected Urgent Scare to be over because of the theme, and I like that they're doing a Tower Gardens location for a maze again. Not sure if Field of Screams can be used with Orion there or not, we'll see next year I guess if they come back to the full maze count or not.

Showplace is also in need of some TLC after two down seasons. Canopy wasn't even put on this year.

https://www.visitkingsisland.com/events/haunt/attractions Mazes: CHAOS, Cornered (new, looks to be Tower Gardens), KillMart, Cavern of Terror, Slaughter House. Zones: Coney Maul, International Street Fear, Pumpkin Eater, Shipwrecked. Shows: Drums of the Dead (I-Street), Monster Rock (Festhaus).

FOF is a very beefy structure (especially after the in-house additional track ties added to both KI's and KD's when they thought the track was the problem rather than the restraints) and attached to a massive, 8-foot-thick concrete slab foundation, rather than individual footers. It's also indoors, not exposed to the elements to cause corrosion. We had a massive Arrow megalooper make it to 33 seasons of operation. The only one left is the newer Viper at SFMM. It might need new motors at some point, but I think it's durable enough to be around for well beyond 30. Backlot is a fun but ugly ride. Vortex's space needs to be filled before it gets taken out or you'd have a complete void behind the Eiffel Tower. Once that site has been occupied, preferably by a large, imposing ride like Vortex was (large B&M floorless, S&S megalooper like Steel Curtain, etc) then I can see the Backlot location being a good place for something like Copperhead Strike, and have it be a Rivertown ride tied into the overall "Miami River" theme they've been using. Entrance on the side path rather than the back path (I miss when that path was just a nice scenic path with the uninterrupted low brick walls for the entire thing) and it could potentially also cross the path and have an element in the long-vacant plot where the dolphin show arena was located. For the "family coaster" range, I could see a future, modern family coaster in the space currently occupied by the old Nickelodeon Theater.

Dorney's list says that Urgent Scare has been "retired" and replaced, all things considering I expect that will be chainwide, or at least for every park that has an Urgent Scare.

A retheme or hiatus for Urgent Scare wouldn't surprise me in the slightest.

I actually wouldn't hate that too much if it was blended properly.

Bad wording on my part there, by cabin I was referring to the entire elevator cars. Not sure if the counterweights or other workings were replaced or not. The new (current) elevators have a lot more glass than the previous ones. I remember the operator’s area being different on the old ones, but that’s been a while now, can’t recall anything specific.

The new railroad would be located in my proposed new themed area behind Racer 75 and also featuring flats, shops and a large hyper. The area would originate with a midway connection from the end of Candy Apple Grove, leading to the newer waterpark areas further down behind R75. The railroad would not be in the same location and route as original, but rather a new layout, with a station in the new midway behind R75’s station area, and routing through the woods and back to the station. A second station at the waterpark would allow for it to be a short distance transport between near the entrance of the new area, and the waterpark. Perhaps I’ll do a mockup with a Google Maps screenshot to better show my idea for a park expansion.

The chainwide press release claims KD is 400 acres. Considering the layout is a somewhat more compact version of KI, and the developed park is noticeably smaller than KI or CP, I’m guessing that includes all the former railroad and Lion Country Safari land in the back. Unlike KI, their former safari land is flatter and doesn’t have the marsh-like ground as you get further away from the main park, so there’s a lot of potential with it. While unlikely due to lack of available Crown hardware, it would be nice if a railroad could also return as part of my proposed new area behind Racer 75. Could even connect it to a waterpark station if they wanted it to act as transport. I’m not sure what the cost would be to get another company to build all new locomotives and cars, though.

Zephyr. When you just want to relax and have a fun ride without a lot of intensity, it’s a great choice. You can even opt for a milder ride by taking a center or inside swing instead of the outer ones.

The wooded area could give them a shot at adding another themed area. With BGW having Oktoberfest a Black Forest wouldn’t work very well, but I’m sure they could come up with something to fit with the rather densely wooded area where all that available land is. Cedar Fair has gotten a lot better at themed areas, they could get some flats and a large, modern-element hyper like Shambala to establish the new area back there. Leaning towards the higher end of the spectrum for height and length of a hyper would give them an edge over AC, and integrating newer elements from the gigas like what they’ve done on a hyper scale with Candymonium would be a real winner, especially running back into those woods.

Yeah, I was on that tour too. They also replaced the elevator cabins, leading to a delayed opening in 2005. I remember riding IJST during the soft opening and watching them testing the new elevators. I’d like to see a return to the original green, a general overhaul and enhancement, and a new top antenna to restore the appearance. Paramount wanted Drop Zone to claim the title of tallest structure in the park.