What Kind of Merchandise Would You Like to see at Kings Island?

[TheCrypt]

I vote for Statix, shirts, coins, and defunct ride collectables. What about you?

[ohiocolts]

Flight of Fear stuff. Also defunct ride merchandise sounds good too.

[KIfan73]

They are offering a neat shirt with the original KI logo and all of the rides listed that were open in 1972. I believe it said "opening spring of 1972" on the front, also.

[Shaggy]

Most of you don't recall the merchandise KI USED to carry back in the day. KI used to have some of the most incredible souvenirs... and not everything had KI's logo's plastered on it.

For instance, there was a Bavarian Toy Shop on International Street that carried the most amazing foreign collectible toys. Lots of West German items not found in regualr toy shops in the US. It was an absolutely amazing shop.... and it was one of SEVERAL like this.

When I go to KI now, outiside of items unique to the park logos, there's very little merchandise that interests me. If there were more high-end collectibles, I'd spend big $. (I still have the framed artist prints they used to sell, a replica KI Carousel Lead Horse I shelled out $250 for etc etc etc.)

Shaggy

[CedarPointer]

I'd like to be able to find all the items sold online at the actual park. I really don't want to pay for shipping when I'm at the park almost every day.

[TheCrypt]

^As opposed to a fake park?

In regard to Shaggy's post, I wish the park was like that, as well. Next year, I'd love to see a refurbishment of International Street, back to what it was intended.

[dudecoasterman]

I would love to see a larger variety of t-shirts, maybe some with retro logos and logos for defunct rides like King Cobra or The Bat. I would also like a larger amount of poster designs.

[Voicetek]

I love the defunct ride merchandise idea. How about collectible figurines of the Phantom Theater cast of characters or something like that? I think that would be pretty sweet!

[Thrill_Biscuit]

Durable souvenir shirts in XL-Tall sizes would be cool (not sure I've seen any). I have two ashtrays from 1973, both purchased at antique shops (though not technically antiques; but rather memorabilia). They have International Street painted on them, with the skyride going across the front of the Eiffel Tower; and each has1/2 inch tiles around the rim, with a golden finish on the back. (I'd provide pics, but can't seem to find what happened to my blog site.)

[jbt]

Technically, the park is currently selling defunct ride apparel. You just have to keep an eye out for it.

I want an Adventure Express shirt.

[BB1]

If KI sold BB stuff, I would buy it all, Antique cars from Les Taxis, and bits of wood from SOB (from 0 to SOB in 11 posts or less)

[ohiocolts]

^^ On the online KI marketplace I saw quite a few Crypt items.

[TheCrypt]

I just bought a Crypt hat yesterday at the Emporium! It was in a back corner... Figures.

EDIT: And a sale! What was a $13 hat is now $4!

[ohiocolts]

I better check that out! I want Crypt stuff!

[TheCrypt]

^The whole back of the shop has stuff, probably from 2011 or ordered before they made the executive decision to shut my baby down, so it's all on sale. In contrast, the coins you guys got for CFK? Yeah, those are $4 a pop, or 3 for $10! It was worth the 10, though!

[BB1]

I just bought a Crypt hat yesterday at the Emporium! It was in a back corner... Figures.

EDIT: And a sale! What was a $13 hat is now $4!

Did you see how much a shirt is?

[TheCrypt]

Well there's no Crypt shirt that I saw (or it would be out of stock!), but other T-Shirts are somewhere around $20+! By now, it's exected.

[PhantomTheater]

Souviner maps.

[LongLiveTheSmurfRide]

Video games. Any genre except for roller coaster games. Those are the worst, am I right? Maybe Disney stuff. I'd go for some of that.

Seriously, I'd be down for souvenir maps, like PT said. Really surprised that they haven't been selling those all of these years.

I really like that blue Kings Island shirt that they've been selling this year with the old logo and the original ride list from when the park opened. I just wish that the ride list was on the back of the shirt and the logo was the only thing on the front. That'd be cooler, IMO. I've also had my eye on The Beast metallic-looking car decal that I saw at one of the shops. Pretty sweet.

[TTD-120-420]

I'd like more shirts that look good. There are too many neon color shirts with oversized logos, and not enought shirts that look like they could be from Abercrombie. Make KI shirts a little more fashionable.

[Original]

I'd like more shirts that look good. There are too many neon color shirts with oversized logos, and not enought shirts that look like they could be from Abercrombie. Make KI shirts a little more fashionable.

Yes. Thats what I voted for. I bought a KI 40th aniversery shirt but I never wear it. The logo is huge on it. I just got it for the 40th aniversery.

Personally, I dont really like abercrombie though.

[diamondhawk]

I just bought a Crypt hat yesterday at the Emporium! It was in a back corner... Figures.

EDIT: And a sale! What was a $13 hat is now $4!

Did you see how much a shirt is?

The gift stand thingy by the entrance of X-Base had $7 t-shirts on Monday. They had lots of Firehawk shirts, but I also saw a few Crypt shirts that looked pretty nice.