KIfan73

First, I will say that I can be too quick to jump on the Kings Island jump-to-conclusion-future-development-speculation bandwagon. Having said that, based on my first visit of the season last week and seeing all of the improvements to International Street, I can't help but think that the park is expecting increased foot traffic in that area sometime in the near future. To what or from what those people will be walking to/from is the big question!

I wonder how long it will be before amusement park rides are built around the parameter that people will refuse to put their cell phones away (much like car manufacturers are; see: Lane keeping assist systems, auto braking, as well as self-driving cars in a few years).

This article has been floating around on Facebook. It's a few months old, but has a lot of information if you're not all that familiar with the Geauga Lake saga (like I was). Amazing.

The scale. Growing up in a small town, and not going to places like Kings Island, the size of things like The Eiffel Tower, etc. It still blows my mind even though I'm in my 40's and have visited regularly for 20+ years. Things are just HUGE at Kings Island.

I have to agree. The Beast is amazing. Many might say it lacks "theming", but I would totally disagree. It has a very strong theme, and I think it's a large part of what has made it be so popular for so long.

You'd think they'd want to capitalize on that, and maybe even build a follow-up...oh, wait. Sorry, just couldn't resist.

I'm trying to figure something out from this picture: Is the closest looking "family trickster" on Kings Island Drive? Or are the cars further in the distance?

Is that for around 16 visits (2 meals per day)?

After having read the last few pages of this topic, I just have to quote myself:

I always visit during the summer on a weekday, usually Tuesday or Wednesday. For the last three seasons (since the start of FL )it seems like the advantage of doing that seems to have been virtually erased. By noon, almost every ride has had very long lines. Of course, it is still worse on a Saturday.

Last year I had more than one employee come across as not only incompetent, but - for a lack of a better description - almost acting as if they were being held against their will. I kind of felt sorry for a few of them.

^I have to say that I enjoyed the former very much. Unfortunately, I didn't make it to the latter.

Thanks for posting! I did also want to mention that new cars being parked inside Kings Island has a significant historical precedence.

It's always a bit of a jarring experience at Kings Island: you get off of a world-class attraction like Banshee or the Eiffel Tower, only to try to get something to eat and be met with service that could only rival a below-average McDonald's.

I hope that everyone that goes tonight has fun. I've been wanting to do this since last fall, but getting up at 5:30AM + working all day + 3 hour round trip drive + walking all around Kings Island and trying to have a good time was just too much to pull off today.

I mentioned this in another thread, but since this is the "rumors" section, it seemed like another good place to mention it.... There's what appears to be a very large planter in the dining area of Hank's back porch bar (visible from Kings Island's Banshee cam) that wasn't there last season.

Is that a very large planter in the dining area of Hank's back porch (or whatever it is called)? It wasn't there last season.

I signed up to do this again this year. I hope it is more organized than last year. The registration situation was a real mess. In fact, I had to ignore what the Color Me Rad people said to do, or I would have completely missed the race. Luckily I was able to locate someone from Kings Island to help me.

You have to wonder if past Kings Island management could have fathomed how relatively quickly two of those massive buildings in that pic would go virtually dormant.

I really think it will be something to keep people coming through the gate!

A couple interesting things I noticed on the app: 1. The "postcard" feature looks really neat. What a great idea. 2. The International Restaurant is featured on the map as a dining area. How many "less-informed" guests will attempt to go there to eat?

Here is a short video I made from some footage I took from 2011 that I came across:

Would you want to invite any negative speculation by purposely drawing attention to a ride that's not operating? (Something about safety being paramount!)

It looks fantastic. I still can't help wondering, though...Why the change? Why this ride? Why that point in time?