BeeastFarmer

Thank you. From recollection of around 2018 and prior I never recall seeing the arches barricaded at KI. To me it looks trashy like some of the legacy six flags parks Ive been to. I agree that Canada has the most pleasing appearance of the three, but that bridge is a pain to cross. KD's version is surpassed by ours with our refined look with the decorative white pilasters vs KD's fence. However, this is subjective.

I couldn't find a specific topic so I started this. Admin, if there is one, please merge. I've often wondered: when you look at The Royal Fountain from the entry plaza, you can see the pumphouse below The Royal Bandstand. There are three arches facing the fountain, but only one is open, on the right. Do the other arches open? Is it functional or decorative? If decorative, why not open all three?

Maybe the could add more terlets and face them to the wall with a urinal style divider. It would be so avant guarde to have open air seats!

I'll say it again...the perfect place for a larger climate controlled eatery is the Killmart plot. The Area Formerly Known As Coney Mall needs sheltered dining, even though PukeBox Diner and Coney BBQ are close. It would close the loop, so to say, with sheltered dining and have fantastic views of KMAA and The Racer, and even Onion. They could remove the backstage junk and clean that area up.

But why? Was the Mall at Coney Island themed in three sections? I propose to take The Vortex and walk plots and add them to rivertown. The area from the tower to the junkyard coaster should be annexed by international street with the Junkyard Coaster removed, and lush landscaping with classic flats, somewhere Granny and Pappy could spend time with their kids and grandkids.

^True, but with being a company that offers passes across the continent, they already have that problem. Passes at over Georgia might be $79 while KI might be $129. My point was about ticket add ons, specifically the daily dining.

On a different tangent...I often wonder why Six Flags doesn't market adjust for California? If costs are significantly higher to operate there ( labor, fuel, taxes etc) shouldn't a daily meal plan reflect this? Why is it the same price there as it is, in say, Oklahoma, where operating costs will be much lower? ( I don't know the price in Oklahoma or if it's even offered, just using it as a for instance)

^^They have lift hill audio theming already. I wonder why they don't use it?

I've wondered if was soap residue or Serratia marcescens. Either one is disgusting. They need to change up the cleaning products they use.

It's one of the air conditioned and less smelly bathrooms. I'm still salty that they replaced the counters throughout the park that used to be rocks under polyurethane. That was original and something I remembered from when I was a kid. On another note, has anyone ever paid attention to the pink slime that grows in the white sinks?

@brenthodge, good to see you. It's been a while.

Too much skyline, or too much Panda Express?

T2 was added before Premier. It was a Ed Hart install. When the park expansion to "the other side of the road" happened, he said his vision was for that section of the park to emulate a boardwalk park, like rollercoasters by the sea. In a radio interview, he said Kentucky Flyer was the completion of this vision. In the same interview mentioned above, Ed Hart said that the entire parking lot from the berm ( which is made of Chang concrete!) to the hotels had been allocated to the park by the fair board. With Kentucky Flyer, they took a tiny morsel of that for a part of the coaster (turnaround?) and the fair board pitched a hissy fit. The governor had to intervene:)

^ I wonder if this is an agreement with Accesso to deliver more traffic to them and increase their revenue on the fees they collect?

@Losantiville Mining Co., I like your ideas. That side of the park really needs a climate controlled building. Juke Box Diner is disgusting, so a complete replacement would be ideal. How would you tie the "feel" of the existing Area Formerly Known as Coney Mall into this area? Would you do anything from AP to the renovation zone... cosmetic, major infrastructure, rides, etc? I'd enjoy seeing your ideas for a master plan the includes the removal of The Junkyard Coaster, renovation of the grass area, and while you're at it, renovation of The International Showplace and dress up the area surrounding the Eifel Tower, similar to KD. ( I guess this would necessarily need to put Tower Gardens in the mix, too!)

Thank you for posting this! Interesting that Carowinds beat out KD by only about 2 million rides. After all the way that KD has been cheated out of investment while Carowinds has got heavy investment with this relatively minor result.

I'd have to disagree with the thought about budget appearance. Adventure Port is very well done. Camp Snoopy is well done. The new part of Soak City spruced up the area. I don't think they skimped in the appearance, the aesthetic is good. It's just that the areas they did do are small.

That looks incredible.

Looks like a great production! I look forward to seeing it. Looks like Tinker has gone thru puberty. I'm glad they were able to reuse the Grand Carnivale thrones!

It's been "famous" since 2017

Just gotta ask a question here ... Cedar Fair operations, in general, at Kings Island, were typically top notch, until budget cuts reduced labor. ( Let's be honest, staffing issues didn't hold water after 2022, it was an excuse). I would pit CF KI ops again Taft ops any day. But, to be transparent, my lense is marred by the fact that I'm an adult now, and understand logistics better than when I was a child/teen and didn't. So they might have been better back then.

^That's more than retracking!

Me in junior high writing a note to a girl I'm crushing on!

Over Texas and Over Georgia both have some sort of partnership arrangements with investors. SFEC has taken their option to buy out the investors at Over Georgia, I don't know the timeframe, but it's a couple of hundred millions to a few hundreds of millions of dollars. Id expect them to call in the same options at Over Texas. But with the way the finances are, who would loan them the money to do so?

Why would I vote for an event that no one has been to yet?