BeeastFarmer

That should be in The Italian Building, though. I'd like a bread factory in The Swiss Building.

I think it's weird to have Halloween stuff in March. And when did Magic Mountain stop year round operation (excluding COVID closure)?

It will a perfect attendance streak for me! 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21,22 and 23! Glad I was able to get tix again!

And either restore some dignity to the site by doing landscaping and getting rid of the freight containers and junked cars and faded out billboards. Or relocate the the coaster to Action Zone or another CF park (if the ride could be relocated). Of course this takes money and it's the struggle of getting something new and shiney or tweaking something that works well and consistently. They are tweaking AE, so maybe at some point, we can get the Junkyard Coaster looking more regal. So go spend that money at KI! Buy those funnel cakes, posters, tshirts. Because that is what fuels return investment.

That five years in the future is now almost 4 years in the past. Banshee has aged relatively well I think, It probably will be the next coaster paint. The mist at the sign is gone, I think and the lighting package is a shadow of its' former self. (but the lighting is not a big deal to me because it was very dizzying to me) I could be wrong about this as I don't spend much time in Action Zone--in the last 3 years I have spent more time watching pumpkin carving and ice carving than I have riding anything there.

I remember when the Eiffel Tower was sponsored by Sherwin Williams and when the Turnpike was sponsored by Marathon.

I'd rather not junk up the Junkyard Coaster even more. Let's not Six up the place.

I for one, hope it does return! #imisshildabovine #sheaintsung #maestroneedsmorechardonay

Ok...so the benefit of having these haunt buildings is reduced setup for haunt. Besides minor cleaning and Mechanical touch ups, they are plug n play. Having them open year round would defeat that purpose. They would get wear and tear. Plus, as said earlier, climate control. Then we run into Haunt Fatigue. Ki is heavily season pass based. If you have these open, or tame versions open, there is no reason to come back multiple times for haunt.

Thank you for those! Wish we still had those lamps!

The article infers it will be story driven with active characters like they did at Cedar Point.

Dale Earnhardt enters the chat...

Maybe because they knew that Adventure Port was on the horizon and they didn't want to distract from that? I am just speculating, but I was listening to a Coaster101 Podcast with a construction tour of the new area of Carowinds and the tour guide said that the redevelopment of Aernautica Landing was supposed to be a 2021 project. Maybe Adventure Port was the same and after it got shelved, they decided to spruce up the Viking Fury b/c it was a need but they wanted to let AP shine when it does open.

Old Virginia, their Rivertown, wouldn't make sense to be open because it mainly just has whitewater canyon and the log flume. Grizzly is under renovation, but even if it could open it would be lonely. Jungle X is a big chunk of land, but realistically, it's a bit of a walk between the renamed avalanche and FOF.

I secretly admire your determination and grit for doing so. It makes for some great story telling and is something you can tell your kids and grandkids about! I'm glad you got to meet John Matatress!

I'm just glad we don't drone on and on about the news coverage during the Orion decoding thread anymore.

The grassy field near Western Row Rd and KI drive? I think that would be an excellent spot for a hotel, like the Hilton that Carowinds built. The waterpark could be a good draw, but otherwise I think it would be less of a resort and more of a typical hotel with light park theming (like Express hotel at CP). I think KI as a resort sailed away years and years ago. The area does not have a resort draw and has become urbanized and saccharine since the early 1990s.

I'm not sure of Mason/Deerefield rules, but many municipalities have strict rules about new signage. But old signs are grandfathered in. So even if a new "thing" goes in, they can reuse the structure and erect a new sign as long as the area does not exceed the old sign.

It seemed like the relationship was odd at times at best, strained at worst. Had the park and corporate name and great synergy at times, but if there was any controversy, the park distanced itself from the lodging complex. Maybe they will do a rename to Camp Redbud or Camp Pawpaw.

^ I don't think it's worth the time and energy to try and convince them of any views they hold. They either can't comprehend other views or they can and just want to stick with the line they have drawn.

So , in listening to the music I'm the teaser, it sounded familiar. So I listened to the wicked twister soundtrack, and it sounds, to me, to have borrowed from it. Is this alluding to a TTD becoming a full circuit Wicked Twister?

Maybe attendees will get more information about this:

Me too! I have seen vans parked over by the drummer hill/tunnel. Here's hoping they are working in there!

Since this topic hasn't been created yet, I did! My profound observation for this historic thread is this: Trees. I have been watching the webcams this week. All the cut evergreen trees the park purchased for the magic of Winterfest have now been removed and sent to the trash, to be chipped for mulch, or used for fish habitat. But in the Orion webcam, it was evident that the trees on the north side of the Junkyard Coaster unused land had cut trees in the lawn area. Why not plant evergreens instead? The ones they planted on the south side, near the Island Paradise stand in 2017 are filling in nicely. And they planted alot of evergreens on the train route for the 2022 season, so it's not unprecedented. I'd love to see some weeping white pines planted in the area. They look so nice over between Invertigo and the KI Theater.

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