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    Kings Island's Trash Cans

    in Kings Island

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    25 minutes ago, DonHelbig said:

    Even the trash cans at Dollywood tell a story, reflecting the park’s attention to detail. They’re designed to blend seamlessly into the rustic Appalachian and Victoria-inspired setting and feature natural-looking wood or dark metal finishes that compliments the surrounding atmosphere rather than distract from it. The trash cans at Kings Island and other Six Flags parks distract from the atmosphere. They stick out when they should be designed to blend in. Details like this matter. 

     

    I miss KI's old trash cans that blended in. 

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    Xtreme Skyflyer is being Removed

    in Kings Island

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    15 hours ago, johnjniehaus said:

    Interesting I checked it earlier today and it was still on there. 

    It's gone for me. You could be seeing a cached page on your local machine. I hope it's gone really, that would leave the opportunity for them to finally remove Timberwolf and Congo Falls. Also opens up a nice piece of real estate for future additions and improvements. 

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    Kings Island: 50 Years of Memories Documentary Film

    in Coming Attractions

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    I really hope another crack at this can be made. This would have been a really cool watch. Maybe someday. 

    I still have material archived. Unfortunately Covid wrecked havoc on the vision I had for the film. It was to include a lot of in person interviews that were not possible at that time. By the time things started to clear up there was no way of completing the project in time for the 50th season. Also funding dried up, I was unable to secure more funding to help with production costs and material. All I can say now is it would have to be the right time and situation, but never say never. :)


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    Coasterstock No More?

    in Kings Island

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    The timing is perfect because it’s the 40th anniversary of the first major enthusiast event in park history - AcCE Spring Conference. That year heralded the opening of King Cobra: 
     

    Actually CoasterCon 2 was the first big enthusiast event at Kings Island June 15-17, 1979. I have film and photos of the event.


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    Camp Snoopy Arrives in 2024 at Kings Island

    in Kings Island Central Newsroom

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    On 8/12/2023 at 11:28 AM, Rivertown Rider said:

    I think this a great new addition for the park and think the Camp Snoopy area will a great transition to Rivertown.  I am happy that it appears that it will be a family attraction instead of a "child required" attraction.  I would love to see them completely refurbish and repaint the existing bathrooms in Planet Snoopy to fit with the transition to Rivertown.  If they did that then everything on that existing half fits in with the theme/color-scheme other than Linus Launcher which you could either repaint (maybe burnt orange and green instead of purple and green) or move elsewhere in Planet Snoopy.

    Some things I am curious about the area are in the screen grab below at the 37 second mark you can see two buildings that don't currently exist.  One is a green-roofed building that borders Woodstock Gliders and another is a White/Tan-roofed building over to the bottom far right hand side next to the Kings Island logo.  I know others have suggested a campfire burgers and hot dogs location and either of these could be a great location.  The other building could be a snack stand, arcade, or family restrooms.

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    "One is a green-roofed building that borders Woodstock Gliders", this is a food truck

     

    "another is a White/Tan-roofed building over to the bottom far right hand side" New entrance signage to the picnic grove/Soak City.

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    Cedar Fair and Vekoma

    in Other Amusement Parks & Industry News

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    On 8/10/2023 at 6:19 PM, SonofBaconator said:

    I know there’s already a thread on Camp Snoopy but I wanted to focus solely on the choice of manufacturer for our new coaster: Vekoma. With one of our Vekoma’s being demolished, another one living on borrowed time, and another one being labeled a “hang and bang” it comes as somewhat of a surprise to me that Cedar Fair decided to work with them again. Granted this is a relatively smaller addition, I think this could be the benchmark for future business with the company. Could this be what CP did with Zamperla and Wild Mouse/Top Thrill 2? Could this just be a one off with this park? Could we see more Vekomas in other CF properties?

    Vekoma of old is not the Vekoma of new. 

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