BeeastFarmer

A forest requires trees, which Action Zone doesn't have. #planttrees #futureforest #growtreesgrow Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

They may get creative with the color and texture of the pavers to mimic a sidewalk and street. I'm more excited for the future of KI than I've ever been. I think they are reading my mind because 75% of my wish list items are being done! Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

Please keep the pedestals! It's very ironic that this was released today. Last night I was looking at YouTube videos of Canada's Wonderland IS and I thought to myself how much nicer the KI Royal Fountain looks.

Selective pruning is great for the long term survival of trees planted in a confined environment. As it is currently, the trees can only use the small area of grass for water and nutrients, the pavement is not conducive to this. Although, linden trees are fairly resilient trees.

It looks like one tree near the Sweet Spot is a goner in that last photo.

We know that 2019 will bring us the KMAA and a refreshment to this area of the Area Formerly Known as Coney Mall. We also know that Firehawk will be gone. What else do you think will change at the park this year? And just out of curiousity...can anyone here take a guess as to why they still have the WinterFest lights still on? I know they are LED, but it still costs money not to mention the hours of life taken off the bulbs.

B&M takes the Volcano: The Blast Coaster concept and fixes it into a GiGa Flyer. Themed to X-Base, the coaster will be called Moon Mountain: Launch to the Future!, and will feature a 400 foot tall lunar mountain built on top of FOF where the flyer will have its third launch straight up and out of the mountain. The overall theme will be tied to how The Beast actually brought back some contaminated DNA when she visited the moon, infected the vegetation near the Miami Valley Lumber Co, grew a giant rattlesnake nearby, where an Irish Spirit chases them to Action Zone and constantly screems her head off, Indiana Jones tries to save the day but fails, and two trains try to Race each other to get out of the area. Oh, it will be specifically designed by B&M to run in temperatures down to -3 F and the track will be able to circulate hot water inside so that snow and ice will not hamper the ride during the winter season. The newly expaned X-Base will have a seperate entrance and will operate year round. How's that for some imaginative speculation?

As an enthusiast, I will probably be disappointed if it's not a GiGa. I don't know if the GP would see a remarkable decline in visits. KI has a very loyal passholder population . My wish? A GiGa Flyer from B&M! Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

I took my neice to CP this past summer and we got them for the first day we were there. Well worth it. If you have a Platinum pass, you can get the FL+ at the FL price--or at least you could last season. But as always, guage the crowds before you purchase.

This is a difficult poll. I'm voting for WinterFest because I love the entertainment, the lighting, the food and just the overall magic that it gives to the park. I'd have to say early season comes in a close second for me. Like @VortexBFForever said, seeing the park come back to life, hearing the familiar sounds and smelling the familiar smells. Getting the first ride on The Beast for the season and hearing the anti-rollbacks on Vortex.

Storm Chaser never loaded on both sides. The other side is used as a train storage area.

^I like your ideas, but I also like the International Showplace. I'd love to see a Harmony Hall type of building in Xbase if a GiGa were to ever go over there. It wouldn't solve the indoor show dilemma, but I do think there needs to be an indoor sit-down eatery on the back side of the area formerly known as Coney Mall. (I'd love to see the Kill Mart building turned into an indoor eatery, with patio dining options along The Racer.)

I haven't seen any advertising for it in Central Kentucky. I've blabbed on and on about it though! A coworker is bringing her family and I am bringing a friend for NYE. My parent wanted to c.this year, but they are dog sitting and it just didn't work out logistically. Think about this, though: So many people said WinterFest would never return because of the unpredictable weather, the market has changed, Cedar Fair has no interest, etc. In just two seasons, the park has opened up more real estate than it ever did before for WinterFest, had more rides open, more shows, more food and more lights than ever before. The event has spread to almost half of the CF parks. It's free for pass holders. And it scored a #2 spot in the USA Today poll, beating Dollywood! (if you take stock in these fan-based polls.) Pretty impressive.

Wow, the park was packed last night! I am glad to see large crowds, and through the magic of WinerFest, it didn't feel crowded! I tried the buffet at Reds. I was not impressed at all. Glad I had the meal plan so I had to only pay $5 and I am glad I tried it. But a decent buffett needs to have more than 5 or 6 selections. The food was very good (except the green bean casserole, it was too "earthy" for me) but the sweet potato casserole and the mashed potatoes were ice cold! I think the rolls were left over from Sunday. Hard as a rock, shrunken and wrinkled. The ham was very good. It would have been nice to have a soup and a dessert. (They were not giving out the cookies I have heard so much about.) I must have just hit the buffet on an off day or time because I have heard great things about it. I hope the park continues to offer things like this. I also wanted to try the "international" foods at the Festhaus. I was still full from the buffet so I wanted to take my second meal "to go." Got a refill, asked the cashier what time they stopped serving (most places do not stay open until closing except I Street during normal season). He didn't know and said to ask the folks behind the serving line. On the way out, I wanted some pull apart bread and they were sold out. I asked if it were available anywhere else in the park and was told "Uh...I don't know." Maybe this is part of the root of the food service issue at KI. Basic things should be common knowledge like closing times and if something is available elsewhere. Side note: the pull apart bread is awesome and if it is only available, I think the park should look at expanding it to other areas. It is reasonably priced and an arguable hit. (but maybe they limit supply to increase the urgency to purchase?) All this to say--I think that food service has improved at KI. This is not a rant post!

On The Beast, I wouldn't. Stay away from my The Beast.

@BeastForever, yes I am salty about the Junkyard Coaster. But I do enjoy a spin on it every now and then. If I had my druthers, I'd like for it to be rethemed to something more appropriate to the area/history and have some major landscape restoration. The area will never be what it was, but I can hope for a better future sometime down the road. Or not. I'm just an armchair enthusiast.

I agree with @IndyGuy4KI. I was able to get 4 walk up rides via the single rider line on Saturday, but there was rarely more than a stair wait in the standard line. My last ride was made memorable. I was waiting to be seated and a very vocal 20ish lady came behind me and said "Ummm, you don't have to wait, like just go on in." I responded that they have a seperator who assigns seats and she proceeded to argue. I told her to be my guest and go in front of me. She bolted out. Of course the seperator made a point to get her attention to the point of going to the row she had chosen and telling her to go back to the holding area. Fortunately, at this time the next train was rolling in and I was only subjected to about a minute of "Oh my God, this is like totally stupid, I have a Fast Lane and a Gold Pass...."

I went to WinterFest yesterday (12-15-18) and FINALLY got to check off all the things I didn't get to do in 2017! Blue Hot Chocolate was good. Cinnamon bread is good (not as good as the Dollywood version) and I struck gold as I was leaving because they had it at half price. I also, I was the last one in Coney BBQ, I had the buffet earlier but I just wanted to take home some green beans, they gave me a huge serving of them and sausage and a couple of biscuits. Park looked great, but I do have to say, the Oktoberfest pond and drained Diamondback splash down have a really funky odor in the winter. I like all the new roaming characters. The area formerly known as Coney Mall looked wonderful. I am glad they discontinued WinterFest Way and toned that area down, but I think they could use more lighing in that area. I also kind of wish the tree out front was not there. It is beautiful but it does kind of obscure the skyline. It does, however, set the tone for what greets you inside. I'd like to see it moved in the park with a real tree planted in front that will eventually get about 20-30 feet tall. Also, light up some more of the trees on the berms. Lastly, the trees on the pathway between IS and AZ (by KI Theater) didn't have the LED uplights on them, Were they just off for the night or have they not been on for the rest of the event?

Steel Vengeance (1) vs. The Beast (1)

The downside to having it run the length of the area formerly known as Coney Mall is that it would decrease foot traffic slightly which could lead to decreased gaming, food and merchandise sales. I say "could" from a devil's advocate position because Cedar Point has a Skyride going down the main midway and I don't know how it affects revenues in those departments. But I am sure the company has number crunchers that would take things like that into consideration vs armchair enthusiasts like myself.

https://www.knotts.com/play/merry-farm/attractions-shows Looks like they have three The Peanuts shows.

Don't remove the airbrush building! Move the concept over to the area formerly known as Coney Mall. The building looks 'German", so keep it and retheme it.

Steel Vengeance (5) vs. Maverick (2) The Beast (4) Vs. Banshee (3) 

They just "revamped" Festhaus a few years ago. And I think it is listed as a part of IS now IIRC.

^Drink cups are $1 with a season pass, don't bother with the souvenir bottle unless you just want the bottle. For a year or two, drinks were free with a season pass but that changed this year when they switched from Coke to Pepsi. I saw what this park was like under SIX and vowed never to return. I am glad I did. After seeing the YouTube videos of it in ruins and seeing where it is now it makes me have a fondness for it. If you like waterparks, it is ranked fairly well. I don't do water parks.