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It could go in X-Base. And was the Cedar Point giant wheel built by Schwarzkopf? Just a random question.

If the park built a giant wheel like Cedar Point, where would it go?

Just found out that PTC still offers these rides! Lets start sign up to request this ride! I think the Cuddle Up would go great in the spot of the Attitudes store if they ever brought it back. My father and I discussed the ride once and he told me that the park should consider bringing the ride back because it was something he didn't appreciate until it was removed from the park. I found a cool video on Youtube of a Cuddle Up ride:

I would like to see Drop Zone get seats that rotate so riders look downward before dropping, like Falcons Fury at Busch Gardens Tampa.

Accelerating B&M Wingrider to be built in X-Base next to Flight of Fear building would run through the area where Son of Beast used to sit (any thing left that wasn't taken up by Banshee) and to be called "Worm Hole." Riders will fly through LED light tunnels, giving the feeling of traveling through time and space. At night, the ride will have an insanly awesome light package.

I think both Oktoberfest and Coney Mall should get a Gemini midway style revamp at the same time. Both areas are in need of more family rides. Coney did get new pavers and a new flat in 2011, but it barely represents the old 1960's Coney, and I feel it probably should. They could add Antique cars, Flying Eagles and a Cuddle Up to Coney, an Eli Bridge ferris wheel to Oktoberfest, and lights can be strung above the midway of Coney.

The Eiffel Tower is a symbol of Kings Island and the Warren County area.I'm sure there would be a big negative outcry from the public if it were removed, since it has been there since 1972. It gives a great view of the 10 pm fireworks, it is also great for photo opportunities (Ex: Banshee construction, Diamondback construction), plus you can stay as long as you want. WindSeeker gives people little to no time to see what they want/need to see. Very few people can ride WindSeeker, that is one reason why the Eiffel Tower is not going anywhere anytime soon. But the next thing in the park that I think is next in line for demolition is the building that housed Tomb Raider. The building is an eyesore and if it isn't removed, they should add a family dark ride in that building and theme that ride to fit the Rivertown section of the park.

If the Slingshot could be moved to X-Base, that could provide space for German themed flat rides. Maybe new Intamin keggers, an Aristocrat wheel from Eli Bridge, and a new Huss Flying Dutchman shoe ride.

I would have built it with a wooden structure and steel track, like Texas Giant. Similar lift like the original Son of Beast, but much larger of a ride.

The next support tower just went up on Banshee.

Hopefully this is what our park has in store for the the coming years.

I think The Vortex seems pretty popular. And if it had problems and needed replacement parts, S&S, the group that bought out Arrow, would probably provide it. I don't see Vortex leaving the Island anytime soon.

Didn't another company buy Traver?

I too would remove the Tomb Raider building and put in an S&S Screamin' Swing, but themed to fit the Rivertown section. I would also add a PTC Cuddle Up, Eli Bridge Ferris Wheel, Intamin drunken barrels (Der Spinning Keggers), Larson Scooters, Antique Cars, Premier Rides Tilt a whirl, Huss (Hoose) Flying Dutchmans shoes ride, Tumble Bug ride (If there still is a company out there that builds them), and a Tempest.

Eiffel Tower- Old floodlighting restored and used. Carousel- Wurlitzer 157 organ restored. Old faux marble design painted on the organ again. Entire ride repainted with fresh look (Same paint job, just touched up) to look like it had just been worked on by Carole Lanter (woman who was hired to repaint the rounding boards in 1969). Racer- Repainted with Red undertrack, blue rails, and white wooden structure.

I agree, Coney Mall should resemble the old Coney Island in it's glory years. The Racer should be painted with red track and blue rails again, giving it a patriotic scheme, buildings and signs should be painted and given a colorful look to them, the Ginkgo trees should be maintained and trimmed down to the old shape, and also I think a small fountain should be built in the center of the mall to resemble the old European fountain built under the Skyride at Coney Island: (I do not own this photo, found off of Google) Ride wise, that area of the park needs more flats again. As I mentioned in the "If you owned Kings Island," thread, I would rip out the Additudes store and put the Cuddle Up back in that spot, because I personally think that not every area needs a gift shop or store. I don't know how popular the 3 point challenge game near the Happy Days (Jukebox) Diner is, but that spot should be the home for new flyers, a classic from old Coney. As a park enthusiast, I agree that removing the Antique Cars was a bad move made by the park. I think the park should really consider retiring the Italian Job ride and put an antique car ride back in that spot, to bring the Coney Island feeling back. Though the original car ride was built by Arrow Dynamics (Now defunct), I think a company called Gould Manufacturing is still in buisness, building rides like that. I agree with your opinion that the park should restore theming to the areas of the park. That's how I would do it.

I sure hope Intamin AG isn't dying like Arrow Dynamics. I've heard some bad things about their coasters, but they have produced some good observation towers, such as the Eiffel Tower. Imagine what would happen if one of their tower rides needs replacement parts and Intamin is gone, then what would happen?

If at Kings Dominion does this, I really hope Kings Island does the same. When I read that Kings Dominion was bringing the Safari back, I wondered if they would get a new monorail or if they would do what Six Flags Great Adventure did with their animal preserve (Open air trucks). They're not bringing back the Safari ride. One of that park's themed areas was "Safari Village" (similar to Kings Island's "Adventure Village"). KD's Safari Village was renamed "The Congo," as Kings Islands was re-named "Action Zone." For 2014, the name will revert to Safari Village, and the rides that area will presumably get new details, paint, etc. with a few cosmetic changes to make the reversion to the "Safari Village" theme more obvious. I see now. I have never been to Kings Dominion so I didn't really know that.

If at Kings Dominion does this, I really hope Kings Island does the same. When I read that Kings Dominion was bringing the Safari back, I wondered if they would get a new monorail or if they would do what Six Flags Great Adventure did with their animal preserve (Open air trucks).

I agree. The Festhaus should serve German food again. I also agree that it should be simple, such as Brats, hot dogs, and maybe even Glier's Goetta dogs (Which something I would like to see served at Kings Island). Coney Island had a hot dog stand that had a German look to it: (Not my photo, got it off of Google)

As cool as Luminosity looks, some performers can have flat singing voices. Kings Island is most likely going to do what Canada's Wonderland did and revamp the International Street fountains to dance and put on a show at night.

Antique Cars (There is a company that still makes these rides, as far as I know), Flying Scooters (Larson, or Premier Amusements), Cuddle Up (Philadelphia Toboggan Company, they might still make flat rides), Flying Dutchman's Shoes ride (Huss).

I was very pleased when Cedar Fair brought the Bier Garten back to Oktoberfest this year. I felt very happy to see something German return to the old German area. The area's themselves need to be themed, nothing big, maybe a some background music and rides that fit the area, etc. I do not think they will go all Disney and add a huge amount of theming for every ride, but minor low cost theming (Celtic graves on Banshee).

Whenever I visited the park, I would walk around the Starlight area and compare it, in my mind, with what it used to be. I was not very surprised when I heard that it's contract was not renewed.

Hopefully, in 2015, we will get the treatment Cedar Point's Gemini midway got for 2014, new Flying Eagles.