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My Banshee Cup got put into the dishwasher and I threw it away .

Kentucky Kingdom is really going to need to up their game. With HW adding a LAUNCHED Wing Rider and them Fixing up T2 to T3, The Amphitheater and The Water Rapids coming back they need to add more than that to at least not be the loser of the surrounding markets in 2015. I think that while their attendance is going to increase next year, they need to start looking out for trouble. How about they add that 14 million $ that was originally proposed that (I think) was a B&M. Ed Hart is not looking to good right now but do not underestimate him. With Chang in 1997 Kentucky Kingdom added more than 400,000 more guests to 1.1 million. So if they did a Chang type thing and do not sell it right afterwords I think Kentucky Kingdom would be better off. Kentucky Kingdom I think is probably going to have another season next year. I am not so sure about 2016 though yet.

Man did I miss alot last night! Went to KI got home and slept like a baby from 6:30 pm-5:30 am! What was it?

July 22nd, 2014 This trip has a two differences than the last times I have been here 1. Only brought three dollars with me 2. First time at Kings Island by myself. Now you know these differences I will now start the report. So I got dropped off at Kings Island at 10:30 A.M and entered the park. This was the first time I had been to Kings Island in about a month. So as per usual my first ride was Diamondback. The line was only 5 minutes long. The operations while they where stacking at first have greatly improved since the last time I was their. It seems they have gotten used to the seatbelts. The ride was amazing as usual with lots of airtime. 9.8/10. After this I walked backed to The Beast. I noticed they had gotten the frame done for the new haunt building(IMO its a disappointment) and that the line was a one train wait. I got 2-1. The ride was great and smooth but with a little bit of wooden roughness added in. Great ride. 10/10. After The Beast I checked the line for BLSC. Way to long so I headed to Vortex. I saw Shake Rattle & Roll disassembled and took a picture of it.I love that ride and would hate to see it go. Then I was taking a picture of WindSeeker when my Sony Cybershot slipped out of my hands and fell onto the pathway. The lens was now stuck and I was unable to take anymore pictures . I then walked on to Vortex 7-2. Vortex was very rough back there and also had great airtime in the back. 7.0/10. I saw WindSeeker was closed so I headed down to Racer. At this point the park was getting very crowded, even more so than usual that made it feel like a Friday. Racer was a 25 minute wait because they where only running one side. Right when I got to the station they opened up Red and I got on the first train of the day! However Red Racer was rough and jackhammering must have chosen the wrong seat. 6.5/10. Next I got on Adventure Express which was a 10 minute wait. It was a good ride even though some of the effects where not working. 7.5/10. I then got to Action Zone and at this point I was becoming very exhausted and hot. I checked Congo Falls. It was down. I checked The Bat's line and I geusstimate it was around 25-30 minutes so I made a very very long trek to White Water Canyon from the edge of Action Zone to the Backwoods of Rivertown due to me being very hot and exhausted. White Water Canyon had a 10 minute wait but it was worth it. I got sort of drenched but not as much as the other people in my raft and it cooled me down. 8.5/10. I then went on Race For Your Life Charlie Brown(Or short Log Flume). It had a 10 minute wait also. It was a good ride an I got a little bit wet from it. 7.5/10. I then exchanged my quarters for dollars at the Diamondback Gift Shop and went to ride the Grand Carousel. The restored Wultzer Band Organ sounded great and the ride was great only if I was not sitting next to troublemakers. One guy was just standing on the Carousel floor and hanging on the the horse. .8.0/10. I then bought a locker for two hours and tried to get on Banshee but it was down but testing. So to pass time I went to Congo Falls with a 10 minute wait! I witnessed another weird thing when some young black girl line jumped to (I geuss) her older sister since she needed to change into her swimsuit right in front of me. I did not say anything but a 40-50 something woman in line started a fight with the young black girl and older sister. She yelled at those black girls and they yelled back then she yelled to me and said Sir these two line jumped. I did not want to say anything because it was none of my business and I would be the bad guy in either situation. Employees handled it just fine but the fight had a bunch of cuss words I wish not repeat here. She was held up at line until her younger sister came and I got onto the ride. Since the boat was completely full the ride splashed a lot more than usual and I got drenched. 8.0/10. After Congo Falls I saw Banshee had reopened and also since the line was short I got on. The ride was awesome. 10/10. I then said to myself "Since I have my stuff in my locker why dont I ride Firehawk. I walked all the way to their and saw the line was at least 90-120 minutes so I decided against it and went to the Zephyr. The ride was cool. 7.5/10. I went on line checking mode and most of the rides had long lines except Banshee. So I rode Banshee two times in a row with a five minute wait. I rode in the front and the back row and it was awesome! 10/10. After this I chose my last ride of the day would be The Bat so I got my stuff out of the locker and rode The Bat. It was a great ride. 8.0/10. I then left Kings Island at 4:00 P.M. It was a great day at KI and I wish to come back very soon. 9.8/10. things i noticed KI was more busy than usual Operations where not good at first but got better. Should have brought my swim trunks. Thanks for reading.

I sort of like Spiels even though some people on this forum do not. Spiels the genuine ones and not the annoying "Diamond-Back" ones are great. I would rather have a person spiel than an automatic spiel that gets old quickly like the public service announcements in line for Delirium that I memorize "For the saftey and comfort of our guests please remember that all smoking is prohibited outside of designated smoking areas. We hope you have a great day and thank you for keeping Kings Island a Smoke-Free environment." I would rather have a person speil than a machine.

Nice detailed and very long(I always like long trip reports better) Trip Report MDMC01!

It would be so cool if they had on ride videos! Next time I go (Probably before my Michigan Trip next Friday) I might get one!

Wow this doesnt sound good. I hope they dont tear down another coaster this year. Im praying for those seriously injured and hope a quick recovery for them.

http://www.wlky.com/news/attendance-revenue-up-for-reopened-kentucky-kingdom/26792270#!89UV6 The story people above where talking about. If you account for a 24% increase with the attendance the last time it operated(by six flags) was 543,000 attendance must be 673,000 a pretty big increase. Also revenue is up by 65 percent. I geuss this is pretty good news and the season is not over yet. It still has more time to meet its goal (if I remember) was 800,000

Im very mad about this and how Six Flags is tearing down every wooden rollercoaster. First Texas Giant(Which I personally think should still be a woodie even though its a great coaster as the NTG) then Rattler(Did not care for it) then Medusa (No point to RMC that since it is a very new woodie) Rolling Thunder(R.I.P) Colossus(Never will get to ride it and it was an okay coaster ) and now Cyclone(Its a fun coaster that maybe a little rough but had an instresting layout). Just imagine what would happen if Six Flags owned CF *shudders*

Why wouldn't they not want you to?

I have gone during Spirit Song last year and the year before. The crowds are the same as any other KI crowd type and while I am a practicing devout Catholic, I do not force my faith on others. I don't like when other Christians make a stereotype that most other Christians/Catholics are not. I have never had faith forced on me at KI. However one time at my house a group of Jehovah's Witnesses came by to the door and gave us a pamphlet . You guys are lucky that our local area is not one full with delinquents that use the park as a babysitting service*Coughing Attack Kentucky Kingdom, Alabama Adventure Cough*.

Tweeted by Local 12. and WCPO posted an article http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/warren-county/mason/fire-reported-at-kings-islands-flight-of-fear-roller-coaster-again

Maybe a new dark ride in the space they never use except for CarnEVIL?

Im mad about this. Six Flags does not need to tear down every old wooden roller coaster and either convert it or tear the coaster down. I always remember that coaster being in that intro for that 90's tv show I love watching Step by Step and being in SFMM in RCT2. R.I.P Colossus Step by Step theme song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzII_m_a8lE

...or because of high land value, with a dash of dreams of a real estate developer crushed due to the housing bubble burst. IamlookingatyouAstroworld

Alright this is my opinion on what will happen to Kentucky Kingdom. I think there is still a risk that KK could close after this season but it is unlikely. I would say it is a 15% chance it could close after this season. From what I have heard KK had more than 30,000 people come opening weekend which is a lot of people when you compare it to the last year it was open. The park seems to have good reviews complementing on the landscape, staff friendliness and good rides. There is still a lot of work to do since yeah this park opening was just announced last June. They have done a lot in that time but still have some landscaping to focus on in the back of the park and where Lightning Run is. As people say "Rome was not built in a day". So I think unless something bad happens to the park, it will be alright. Next year they do have T2, The Water Rapid Ride and the 5,000 seat Amphitheater opening up next year. It will not be enough though to draw even more people so I think a new major attraction would work out. You could look at Kings Island in 1972 as an example. They where still having work done when the park opened and at first was not drawing big crowds. I bet some people where getting anxious about the park as you guys are about KK. But then on July 4th onward they got record breaking crowds and got recognition for being the first park other than Disneyland to draw more than 2,000,000 people in one year. So I think you guys need for the kinks to work out, see if it is improving and then if it does not you guys can worry. Just wait and see...

Hmm it seems Kings Island has leveled off. Im geussing this time next year when they release this years KI"s attendance would have shot up.

Waited 3 hours and 45 minutes for Diamondback or (AKA Diamondstack) that Opening Day 2013. Man was it stacking that day!

Sorry for the late trip report but here! April 25th, 2014 So today was the first time I had been to KI since KIC Day, September 8th, 2013. I left at around 3:30 P.M due to my brother being slow to get to his car. I got their at around 3:50 P.M and we left the car to go to the front gate. I really love the new look and feel to the front gate. I also love how there are no more turnstiles blocking the way. Our first ride was Diamondback. I got on one of the first trains of the day on DB and was very surprised to hear that Diamondback had seatbelts now. I adjusted quickly to the change though. The seatbelts were very lose and non retractable so it sort of felt extremely unnecessary. The ride itself was very good and was not as rattly as the time I rode it last. 9.5/10. Me and my brother Jake then got on The Beast which had absolutely no wait. I then got on and we where off. I have to admit, the first part of the ride from the first turn to the brakeshed was ALOT slower than the last time on it. However the rest of the ride was faster and smoother. 9.6/10. Me and Jacob went on The Racer next. I rode on Blue and its a very good ride. There are trims on the turnaround but they do not grab as much as Red Racer's trim on the turnaround does so we won! After Racer we went on Banshee. Me and Jacob only waited 10 minutes to ride it and it was awesome. The ride never lets up! Also it took me two minutes to get clear headed again due to how intense it was but it was very re-ridable. 9.8/10. After this me and Jacob left KI to get a bite to eat since the food prices are a lot more expensive this year than recent memory. We went to McDonald's and went back to the park to eat in the car. Jacob then left the car on accelerator, locked it, and closed the door....with the key still in it! Jake called everyone but they said to go to security. Since my bros car is a 2000 Toyota Corolla with everything manual, windows, locks, trunk it was a bad situation. So we went to guest services signed paperwork and security was their in 5 minutes at our car. They air pumped the door and opened it CIA style. We where so glad that this happened at a theme park and not a Gas station or something like that. So me and Jake entered the park again and rode The Bat. The Bat was very cool and even though it looked the same it sure was faster, smoother and squeakier due to the new wheels. 8.7/10. After getting on The Bat, we got on Vortex. Vortex was a lot more intense than last year but also a little rougher. But since I am about 6 '1 I did not get headbanging. My brother Jacob did not ride it since he was 6'5 and it would be very uncomfortable for him to ride it. 8.0/10. We then went on the Eiffel Tower took great pictures and went back down. At this moment I wanted to ride Banshee at night so I left Jake defiantly. But I changed my mind and went to the parking lot to see my brother leave! But he was just finding a better spot and after running frantically to get him I finally got to him. So after that we left at around 8:45 P.M It was a great visit and a very great day! 9.6/10 I still have only one con from the trip and that is how expensive everything is this year. Everything is at least a dollar or more expensive than it was last year. Have a great day and thanks for reading.

Unless they count Twisted Twins as two coasters( though I personally do since even though its a racing/diueling coaster they have different elements) that means they are adding another rollercoaster! Hmm wonder what that could be?

I maybe a 2000's baby but I always watched Hanna Barbera on Bommerang. Yabadabadoo! This topic also reminded me of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxiC46YuQSI

Just to note here, there is still time to register & fundraise for that event. http://www.coastingforkids.org/ There have been at least six unofficial meetups organized so far this year. I'd say it's likely that there will be a lot more than one this summer. Thanks. I hope to see y'all on whatever the date is planned for KIC Day.

I think it would be wise to have this on two dates. So someone going during the weekdays can meet up and have short waits and on a weekend day so you can meet more people.

Sorry for turning this into a speeding discussion .