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700 WLW will be covering this as well as a live Tweet from a Cincinnati Enquirer reporter. http://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/2015/08/18/kings-island-announcement/31948395/ https://twitter.com/CarrieSmithEnq

T-minus 1 hour.

Kings Island replied to a guest on Twitter that guests will be able to attend.

Holy plot twist Batman!

For those heading to the park- traffic might be heavy-ish. The Western and Southern Open tennis event is sold out for today's matches.

Here is my guess. This is going a lot of my gut feeling, but also in what I want/don't want to see (in other words, heavy bias). - Racer will not be torn down - New front gate and/or fountain rehab (fits what CF has done with CP, Carowinds and KD) - New thrilling flat or dark ride

Looking at the webcams now, and that stage is not there at present.

I find a bit intrigue in the part I italicized. Perhaps its not a ride, but some other thing like the main entrance or the fountain that'll get a makeover or something. Maybe a spruce up of the Eiffel Tower or KIMVRR?

Viking Fury is not a ride that was there in 1972.

^I now have an awful knot feeling in my gut as I read that. I'm both nervous and excited at the same time.

^^The building is called Action Theater. It once had films in combination with seats that moved to enhance the experience.

Enthusiasts need to come up with a re-wording of Andy Williams' It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year' for when announcements come (and for the start of theme park season as well). Can't wait!

^There's only 1 other giga not in a Cedar Fair park, currently in Japan, Steel Dragon 2000 at Nagashima Spa Land (also the longest coaster in the world).

^Oh, the irony of describing Leviathan as 'the behemoth steel wonder'.

^Six Flags has normally announced stuff for all their parks at the same time, at least going by the last several years. Usually takes place in late August/early September.

With all this talk of Cedar Fair utilizing virtual reality, I know a certain building between The Racer turnarounds which would benefit greatly from that if they are up to getting the moving seats working again.

Well, there is a Cedar Point, Illinois. I sometimes get directed there on Google Maps instead of the Sandusky park.

^^Having been to the original Montgomery Inn last December, I can safely say you got jipped on the ribs you describe being at Coasterstock.

^I've been meaning to ask a question about that. Did that chef actually add anything to the food at Kings Island? What was the point? I don't recall seeing any changes to any of the stands' menus.

Most of the things working in the food department are things most people should already know how to do like cleaning the patios and trays, etc. Register operations and a bit of people skill training should be taught during training. The actual food prep is really the only thing that has to be taught on the fly due to the variety of food, and even then, most of that is simple. I can't think of a single food item at KI that requires all that much hassle.

I wouldn't think that KI would be setting up for Haunt this early. Usually they wait until September. I know when I went to the GE and P&G (had family members in both companies) buyouts that they had the props at the ready to set up.

As a former food department employee at Kings Island, its been surprising to see this downturn in service quality. I don't know what Cedar Fair is instilling into the food employees now-a-days, but Paramount emphasized quality of food and service during training. At R-town Potato Works and from what I saw filling in at the stands formerly known as Happy Days and WINGS, as well as the RT LaRosa's, we took some pride in our job and we had a decent time. Sure, there were bad spots, but we worked together to make the most of things, including helping iffy customer situations. All the food employees have resembled deer in headlights on nearly every encounter I've had with food services this season (I know I'm reading here some have gotten good service, which, you guys must have had some really good luck, but its still incredibly inconsistent). Lines shouldn't stretch across the midway on less crowded days.

I'd never of thought I'd ever see the moment when 'rehab' and 'B&M' were in the same sentence.

I can sort of semi-relate. My condition isn't visible to anyone, but it feels weird having to explain how it impacted me when those moments arise. At times, I feel a bit behind where I think I should be for my age and how long I've been in school, and sometimes its a struggle to remind myself that people aren't judging me. I tend to overthink social situations quite a bit, but in the end and more often than not, things work out for the better. I'm simply playing life with the cards I've been dealt with. However, I do quite a bit of research about things I can even fathom bothering my health, particularly anything involving food. I wouldn't go to a restaurant and blame the staff about something random I might eat there that happened to bother me. I find it so strange that people don't bother to do research about things when we have the vast knowledge base that is the internet (or heck, a simple phone call in some cases), especially in the case of those with medical conditions. I feel a lot of people either don't know how to use the internet properly, have become too reliant on it, or are just downright lazy about doing basic digging around for information.

If you want a truly crazy Delirium ride at night (or any part of the day), when the ride starts to reach its full swing, look straight up.