1st time poster here but I've been a regular "guest" since Diamondback's construction began way back in 2008. It's funny because being a Michigander Cedar Point was always my home park, just 2.5 hours away, but the Cedar Fair purchase of KI, the relocation of X-Flight/Firehawk, and the construction of Diamondback drove me to give KI a try. I was amazed! Partially at the amount thought PKI had put into KI's different themes and the atmosphere of the park as a whole, but also the variety of the coasters!
That's leads me to where this coincides with this thread lol, I'm hoping that what ever we get whether B&M (whom I think makes great reliable coasters and honestly if it were my money I'd buy a Beemer!), Intamin (Maverick need I say more?), or Mack (Blue Fire looks amazing just saying'), I just hope KI keeps its theme of being a trendsetter and being 1st at trying new concepts. I like that about KI and I feel like its part of what makes the park successful and so historic. I mean Beast was opened in 1979 and still is the longest wooden coaster in the world, King Cobra and The Bat were inventions ahead of their time, let's keep that going in the parks future. I believe Cedar Fair is in a new era and Mr. Kinzel isn't calling shots, I could see KI becoming the flagship park just due to the sheer size vs. Cedar Point and they already have 15 (soon to be 16) coasters which will tie CP next year. CP will always have a cult following as it's known as "America's RollerCoast" but KI could easily become a fanboy/enthusiast's dream destination with the addition of unique Giga coaster or maybe the first 4D B&M Wing rider. Right now however I am in the Invert crowd only because of the footers but I do believe that could not mean much either and newer inverts have slightly different footers from older ones but the station and transfer tracks look like a for sure thing for now.
