DonHelbig

We'll send out an email tomorrow with the details on where to meet.

We are in need of riders for a photo shoot Friday morning (August 28), from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The shoot will include a series of thrill rides and family attractions in Planet Snoopy. If you are interested, please click on the link below for more information and to register. This is only for Shift 1 in the morning. https://www.visitkingsisland.com/kiphotoshoot In addition, I am in need of riders for night visuals on Banshee and Diamondback Friday night (August 28), starting when the park closes at 10:00 p.m. Park admission is required to participate in this shoot. The first 45 people to RSVP via email at Don.Helbig@visitkingsisland.com will be eligible to participate in the shoot. You must be available to meet at the park Friday at 6:30 p.m. to go over the details of the shoot and sign waivers. Do not RSVP for either shoot unless you are 100 percent certain you can be participate.

A big THANK YOU to all who came out to the park today for our 2016 announcement.

The location for the announcement is in a place that can only be found by those who know where it's at.

Friday morning on Good Morning Cincinnati, the WKRC news team channels its inner Brady Bunch with a GMC family outing to Kings Island. The feature will air between 5-7 a.m. You don't want to miss it!

The Season Pass Portal is the best way to stay informed about exclusive events, early rides lineup, bring a friend days and more! Enroll your pass today if you have not already done so.

The jobs open house scheduled for Saturday, February 21 at Kings Island has been cancelled due to the weather. It has been rescheduled for Saturday, February 28, from 5-9 p.m. at the park. Entertainment auditions have been rescheduled for Sunday, February 22, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for Coasterstock will be available to purchase through April 30. Hopefully you will have the weekend of May 16-17 free so you can attend. You won't want to miss it!

Make sure to register before purchasing your tickets. You will need to be on the registration list at check-in.

Coasterstock tickets will need to be purchased online.

Registration and ticket sales will end April 30 at midnight.

Individuals that purchase Coasterstock tickets will need to present an active, valid membership card from the coaster club/organization they selected on the registration form. Now is the time to upgrade or join a coaster club/organization to ensure your membership card is in your hands by the date of the event.

An off-season tour is something we're considering.

With all due respect to Mr.Helbig, he is a PR guy, not maintenance. Unless he has done said maintenance job, there's no way he can honestly answer your questions. Each car is from the rides is stripped down to every last nut and bolt. It's in the neighborhood of 6,500 parts for all of the coasters combined. Diamondback alone has more than 1,600 parts checked annually. Everything that you can imagine is disassembled and looked at and then rebuilt over the winter. A ride like Backlot Stunt Coaster will take 4-1/2 months to do the nine cars on it. Firehawk is up there as one of the hardest trains to work on. A lot of very detailed work with all of the coasters and other ride vehicles.

With addition of a live band, the new show in the Showplace Theatre will be on par with the pop and country shows that were featured in the 70's and 80's in that location. Cirque Image, which often performed to SRO crowds, will return for its second season in the Kings Island Theater.

Diamondback is in the neighborhood of where it was last year in the number of rides given through the same number of operating dates.

Banshee should give its 2 millionth ride the last weekend of the season. It has been a great year for ride milestones and anniversaries.

I went to Fantasy Farm 2-3 times a year prior to Kings Island opening. It was a fun time, something my family and I always looked forward to.

Perhaps one can be arranged on Friday, October 10.

The all-you-care-to-eat wings are the traditional bone-in wings.

Yes.

How many chicken wings can you eat and still handle seven stomach-churning inversions on the Banshee roller coaster? If you ever wanted to know the answer to that question, Kings Island can help you figure it out. Kings Island is offering a $14.99 (plus tax) all-you-care-to-eat wing deal every Friday night at Halloween Haunt in the Reds Hall of Fame Grille from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. through November 1. In addition to all the jumbo wings you care to eat, the menu for this deal also includes tossed Caesar salad, fries, pickle chips, fresh celery and dipping sauces. Park admission to Halloween Haunt is required.

Two new mazes this year. Same name, different maze/experience with Slaughter House.

More details to come, but an exclusive opportunity for KIC members to enjoy a lights on tour of three of the park's Halloween Haunt mazes will be available Saturday, November 1.

Banshee is on pace to give the most rides ever for a new attraction at Kings Island.