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If there would be a meet up, i wonder if Sccard could get us a discount? BB1, ever hopeful

As 2016 is only days away, this lets us reflect on the past, but more explicitly what we need to do in 2016. With parks like Cedar Point and Dollywood getting major attractions in 2016, along with other parks, it makes the season seem so packed with new thrills. So with this being the last week of 2015, what is your go to park for 2016? Note that you could rank your priorities and or just state your most important park for 2016. Happy New Year!

It's a love hate situation with me and Paramount. First, they gave me Boomerang Bay. By far one of the most influential things in my life as I went through a huge Australian phase of my life. And really, personally that was my favorite phase of the waterpark as honestly Soak City vs BB just doesn't add up. The great theme to that just really doesn't add up as it was so detailed. But if you look at how deteriorated it became from improperly managing both parks, Paramount left a bad stain. Sure, mind you that the park had some amazing theme, but it was also with bad treatment of various attractions which led to their demises. Also let me just mention Led Taxis and the Flying Eagles were taken out for the atrocity that is Backlot, originally a Paramount product dubbed Italian Job Stunt Track. We lost some and we got some, but with everything that came with Cedar Fair makes me like the transition much more than I do of the latter.

Thanks for the Boomerang Bay photos, it brings back some great memories!

If I remember correctly I did give them my email in terms of future announcements, but not my address. Nor that I was a Season Pass holder, but I was interested in buying one(at that time). If I did get a free Season Pass, I was never notified and I never spent money on one.

So today as I was scrolling through my spam folder I found a few interesting emails from Kentucky Kingdom to yours truly. The first stated that I could renew my season pass, when I don't even have one nor did I go to Kentucky Kingdom last year. The 2 others were about buying or renewing a season pass, when I didn't even venture to this park since 2014. So I must ask, was I given a season pass to KK last year for free or what because I never bought one and this email states that I did.

A few summers ago, on a WindSeeker at Knott's Berry Farm. Riders were stuck at the top for a while, it was also the same incident that led to the new yellow evac systems for various WindSeeker installations.

A tragic comedy filled with dramatic soliloquies, comedic satire, and maybe a few puns here and there! Surely this is written by Shakespeare, no? Wrong! By KIC's very own community bringing you the new Broadway topic "Kentucky Kingdom"*. *Please note that this is in no way a regular musical, but a tragic comedy in Opera format.

Christmas is that time of the year to give, reflect, and to sometimes get some of the most festive sweaters ever. But for many coaster enthusiasts who live near Kings Island, it is bitter as what we really want for Christmas is to ride one of our favorite coasters at Kings Island. So with the Christmas holiday coming up, I thought it would be interesting to pose this question; If you could ride one coaster for Christmas, in any weather(modified for top), which one would you ride?

Every year as we get a new attraction, it leaves questions of what else could we get, or better yet what do we need? As I was thinking of this poll, I was reminded of how every year we want x or y but we might actually get z. So, with this week drawing close to our Christmas poll, this will serve as a base for next Week's poll: What park upgrade do you think we need in the coming years?

What about the other 75%? I have YET to see a Kentucky Kingdom sign in the northern Bluegrass, better yet to hear a word of it. If you can't focus on your in state profit, then you're fried(chicken, bock bock from beautiful Corbin KY! Look at where that started, hm?). Kentucky is a gold mine, better yet a coal mine, if you dig it with a spade you're not going to go far, but if you dig it with a pickaxe you will get riches. As well, hear me out too to say that I WANT KY to have a park. I want to see a park that Kentuckians come to as if it were Cedar Point South. To see a tourism buzz from Kentuckian grounds, not from territories where already Banshees fly with ThunderBirds. I would scratch the other markets make a bee line for the home front and build a true Kentucky park! If you have a loyal regional fan base, then after move forward to other markets. But if you can't get someone who is in the same state, and CLOSER to Louisville than someone in Indy, then it's ludricous. Maybe I don't have that PR degree, but I do have some respect for what is a great up and coming market that I call Kentucky.

I think it was the big wooden thing at Action Zone. Or maybe it is the big steel thing in KennyWood? Any who neither were dark rides so I don't know which one he is talking about.

As every year brings something new and fresh, we sometimes loose an iconic, classic attraction that we loved. Whether it be a high thrill ride, or a mellow boat ride, dark rides at Kings Island have definitely left a deep mark in Kings Island history and Kings Island's enthusiasts. So this week's poll is Dark Rides at Kings Island, which one was your favorite? Which one left the largest mark in Kings Island history?

When you get likes from Terp from posts you vaguely remember posting.

Blue Ash Chili, Skyline, Jimmy John's, and Buffalo Wild Wings just down the road. That Skyline has one heck of a train set and BAC has a great Reuben. Then if you go further there's McAllister's and some other dining spots.

Oh wow, maybe it wasn't a bad idea not to buy a Platinum Pass with the Meal Plan. Better yet, how long has this been stated? Will people be given a refund if they were told otherwise just months ago and bought their meal plans? This business strategy is ludicrous, if I want dinner, I can go before the Haunt. I have done it numerous times prior I don't see how it would be different now for me. Sure people do have to eat, but they can take their money elsewhere. Also you might throw in that it is really only for 2 months, but those would be the months that I would want to use them and would be more convenient. BB1, who is just fine with some local flare instead of a theme park burger.

Every year at Kings Island brings excitement and anticipation of new and better things to do at the park. From attractions to food, but one of the more volatile things is the events. Whether it be park funded or a meet up, it's always an amazing time to connect with other enthusiasts on some of your favorite attractions. With the 2015 Season over, it is a great time to ask, What was the best KI event in 2015?

The Ghoster Coaster! I remember that ride vividly, going above the old Red Baron ride and just soaring above the park was amazing! Thanks for sharing, it's hard to believe just how long ago it has been since HB Land.

How about Liberty Township? That seems to be going up quicker than those apartments! A good chunk has been taken off, but the original sign (from what I can see from the road adjacent not trespassing as that is a no no) in the small drop off point looks as if it is still up. That along with a few other areas. I wish I jumped on that auction as some signage would be a great wall hanger for my KI stuff.

As the Off Season is still rolling through, over the past week my mind has been off the coasters, and on the turkey. Yes, Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of the year. A time to reflect, a time to bake (and show off my amazing cooking skills*), and a time to share in a tradition with friends and families. From various Thanksgiving events, to special recipies only for the special day, many of us have Thanksgiving traditions. So, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, what is your favorite Thanksgiving tradition? *No, that does not mean that I can hand out my sweet potato casserole recipe, that's a BB1 family secret.

Queue Line TV brought to you by Skyline. (Was it Sky-Fi or Sky-vision? I honestly forget now it has been far too long.) Yep, those were the days. Good old television that had depth, it had contrast those were the Zeniths of the TV era!*Just don't get too creeped out by the cobwebs. On a side note, seat belts help keep my phone in my pockets as I sometimes get cluttered in my back pockets. Do I hate the seat belts? No, they are there for my protection and I appreciate them as such.

Wait so The Web isn't a tech store that I was going to look at today? Well, that just blew my hopes out of the water. I personally wish there was an indoor amusement park in Cincy so that I could get my coasters in during the winter. It is a stretch, but it is also something I would go to weekly as I would like to get some Off Season blues off my shoulders.

Going into the third week of the Off Season, I still can't believe that the park is dormant! Attraction additions are something we all love, as it is something new, something fresh for our park. As we now have a new slide complex complimenting the waterpark to the park in terms of new slides, I have been posed by this topic; what should be the next new ride? Please note that this addition can be anything, from demolishing old/new rides to even a modification of turning an attraction backwards. So, what ride would you put in as the next new attraction? (Sorry for getting this out late, work has been on my mind, the same of Christmas shopping.)

(Oops, wrong topic.)

When you are sitting in Skyline, reading the forums. Then, the same music from Kings Island comes on and you realize just how much you miss KI.