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That's actually the kind of upgrade I expected the park to get when there where rumour's of fountain work.

The area where the SSS is today could be used for flat ride locations. That grassy area could be opened up and flats could be added. But that's what I think should be done.

The current music on International Street doesn't exactly display the international feeling it used to. I think music from European countries should be the backdrop of this area again. The lighting in the fountains did in fact dance in the 1980's as seen in this video around 3:50: . The lightshow I would love done at Kings Island would do this to the water features in the fountains at certain points in the music, just like the lighting. The lighting should be changed, for energy efficiency, to LED's.

There is a slow moving turn table of switches with something the switches hit, flipping them and changing the effect, from what I have heard, I could be wrong. Nobody is actually doing it manually. And don't worry, I don't consider you attacking my opinion, you're just stating yours, which is okay in my book. Yes TheCrypt, The fountain was worked on under Paramount, 2003 to be exact. The type of fountain show I would like to see keeps the same layout of piping and is programmed like a pyrotechnics show. The fountains would be programmed to a soundtrack and the visual effects of the water and lighting would be effected by tempo, sound levels, and pitch changes. At certain points in the song its dancing to, the visual effects would change, but more often than they currently do with the turn table. At a quiet point, the columns of water would be small. When a crescendo hits, the whole fountain would come on. That's sort of what I would like to see.

That is precisely what I mean. I would like to see a show that doesn't disturb the peacefulness of International Street. I don't mean to keep them the same as they presently are at night, but have a show that only uses the current water features but computerized to dance to the background music. I think it would be a little silly to add in more fountains when there can be a lot done with the current ones and still make an awesome show. I never really said they shouldn't do a fountain show at all, they should just use the current ones programmed to dance via computer and not just change effects with a turntable of switches, like the currently do. I actually am excited for a fountain show.

My look of it is that Canada's Wonderland's show is big and loud and if duplicated at KI, would take away the relaxing and peaceful effect the current water features present. I think a lot could be done with the current water features, without adding anything new, that would result in a good fountain show that doesn't take away from International Street. I am not a huge fan of large scale light shows and it is not the best thing to do to our Royal Fountains. Our fountains, I believe, are programmed by switches on a turntable, when a switch is flipped, the water effect changes and a certain colour(s) of light come on and displays a magnificent effect. The fountain's could be modified to perform via computer nowadays. I think there are ways of doing it that way with musical soundtracks that fit the area nicely. I do not mind them painting the bottom black like CW though.

If they do a fountain show, they shouldn't add new water cannons to make a full scale Dubai or Bellagio style show. My idea would be to synchronize what we currently have here to dance to the background music along International Street, and not necessarily change the visual look of the fountains themselves. Adding LED lights to the fountains, computerized to dance and shuffle at night would be pretty cool in my opinion. A full scale show with lasers, like at Canada's Wonderland, would make Kings Island a little more of a commercial sell-out.

I also agree that it is time to let the Snoopy Starlight Spectacular go.

After hearing of a fountain upgrade and fountain show, I thought that would be kind of cool. But after watching Canada's Wonderland's fountain show, I'm starting to hope they don't change the Kings Island fountains too much. I think it may take away from what Bruce Bushman (designer of International Street) intended if they make the fountains too much like the ones at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. But I am a bit pumped for an upgrade to the fountains.