BeeastFarmer

Looking at the webcams, they are re"hearse" ing at the park with thick fog tonight. Check out the IS camera, it looks great!

@johnjniehaus and @jbeast... agreed! I'm glad someone else calls it the Junkyard Coaster

I agree and disagree. For enthusiasts, a public statement seems to warranted. But for the GP, is it? When the teacher died at Raptor, CP made a statement. KI did not make an early statement on Banshee. Did it hurt the park? Did Banshee ridership decline? I don't know from objective or subjective data or experience. Likewise, I don't have any objective or subjective data on the Banshee bump, but there hasn't been a lot of chatter about the Banshee bump and people lined up to ride it.

Snow Flake Lake presented by Hershey's and Kroger...

It was said in jest. I'm sure it's a good product for those that find value in it. I'm the opposite of you. I have found less value in my pass this year. The park has seemed to settle in a period of mediocrity this year and last year. That could be park level mandates or corporate mandates, I don't know and don't care. It's not the ki that I've known since I started this hobby several years ago. Ive only visited twice this year and spent zero extra dollars. It's all very subjective, but until I get the tug at the heartstrings, I don't plan on coming back anytime soon. I've planned several national park trips next summer and will go to the Christmas event at Kentucky Kingdom this year instead of WinterFest. It could be that anything after 2022 is a disappointment because that was arguably the best season in ki history. Or it could be that seeing the discourse about Kings Island politics here and elsewhere online removes the magic. Or it could be that I need to step away and come back with a fresh perspective in a year or two to reignite the spark. Who knows?

Two words: budget cuts. Alternately: people are satisfied with less and still buying passes, tickets and add ons.

Chang!

Couldn't find an KD Haunt topic, but I think this is fitting for this topic: https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/hanover-county/fights-break-out-at-kings-dominion-during-halloween-haunt/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwY2xjawFdk55leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHS7HQ2u8g_ym3vPJ9QS_xv3XCkXXO1YG3We1eCFYrziZ_Ym4RqgpIhT0Bw_aem_3JP4an_6levA1iCiwmVhbg

I'd be the person to follow the person who spent the money on the lantern and get the interactions for free. Follow me for more hacks.

Do they have coffee and hot, chocolate-flavored water available yet?

I don't think Vekoma builds the coasters. They design and provide the support. The park hires all the work out. So Six Flags probably would go with longer timelines to get projects open to spread the money out over a longer time period.

I've heard but can't verify an interesting example of this from the Taft days. Adventure Express was slated to go to Kings Dominion and The bobsled coaster was supposed to go to Kings Island. It makes sense, because the area where the bobsled coaster is has always had a "jungle" theme, and the area where Adventure Express is would be more fitting to the bobsled/Oktoberfest.

People who are complaining about the color...I think it fits into the theme of the shipping tower. The track looks more rust color than red to me, but that is subjective. Or it could be red if that was intended for the original two parks and they don't want to paint a brand new coaster. I honestly don't know the answer.

There is a difference in building a new project "project x" and modifying an existing structure "Dippin' Dots Storage Shed." I mean I guess they could put a couple of boxes of Dippin' Dots lids in the former SOB station/Wolf Pack building and call it a Dippin' Dots Storage shed, but that's highly unlikely. For something as specialized as this food product, I would conjecture that they'd have a specific area/shed to meet the product storage requirements. Likely routine replacements. Or not. Maybe they will do what you speculate and they are using the infamous Dippin' Dots reference to throw folks off ...

Are we really speculating that Kings Island would falsify government documents to throw off some roller coaster enthusiasts? The two previous posts were likely said in jest, but some may actually think this way .