MASON, OH – Cross the Little Miami River on a steel cable at 170 feet above the ground, drop a gut-wrenching 215 feet at speeds of 80 miles per hour, or float over the county carried by 120,000 cubic feet of air. The new attractions and the location of Warren County, (60% of the U.S. population is within 500 miles) make this drivable destination a fun affordable getaway, that´s not far away. . .

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/96687

^^If it's still $75, then that's far from "affordable"!!

Those are three different experiences in that first sentence...with the middle one being Diamondback. The article is about some of the many things to do recreationally in Warren County. It is about the county as a destination, not just one park or thing. In fact, it is not about any one single thing standing alone. And it is aimed at visitors from afar...who, it is hoped, will spend more than $75 whilst in Warren County.

^^Ohhhhh.....see what 8:00 am gets ya'!?

Btw, in my book, it might as well be April 2nd now!!!

its sounding like warren will be Ohio's playground

The folk in Sandusky...the same ones that complain to no end about Cedar Point no less, don't think so. And meanwhile Mason wants an admissions tax. Is there no such thing as local gratitude any more?

I'll apologize in advance, but the words "admission tax" get me up on my soapbox.

Is this year, not the perfect example of why a place like Kings Island SHOULD get tax incentives and why Mason SHOULD NOT do anything to undermine the operation of the place. CF/KI decide to invest $22,000,000. Mason, without spending a single penny gets what benefit? While I don't know the exact dollars behind it, I'm willing to bet:

- Some of the Construction folks paid payroll taxes to Mason, stayed in a hotel in Mason, ate at restaurants in Mason, rented some equipment from a company in Mason, etc....

- There will be more visitors to Kings Island this year due to this investment who will stay, eat, etc...

- Mason has received plenty of free publicity: "Kings Island, located in Mason OH, is building ..."

As a note: I live in Mason, so theoretically should love the idea of the rest of y'all putting $ in the city account, but then again - it just isn't right, especially as the city agreed to not do it when annexing KI.

As much as I hate to say it, Paramount Parks was a sucker for believing such a thing. What one city council commits to today, another in the future can do totally different. Seen it before, will see it again. It's not like the park can move or even lessen investment. In the end, it's not the park that suffers, it's the visitors. All taxes of virtually any sort get passed to the ultimate stuckee. And in the park business, that's the visitor. It's truly unbelievable, for example, how West Mifflin has treated Kennywood or Sevierville has treated Dollywood. Even Ghost Town in the Sky was hit with a HUGE admissions tax by Maggie Valley. I wonder how that last town is doing now that what was once their cash cow hasn't been mooing very well of late.