Today was my first visit to ki for the fall season, starting off with theming by area.

I-Street- It seems to have less this year, I wish that there would be the RIP ride graves that seem gone. 4/10

RiverTown- Again it seemed to have less, with one skeleton at a outhouse, which seems to fit. 5/10

Coney Maul- Less theme, I did not like the hay bales in the inner green space, give me german barons! Basically it had little carnival gone wrong theme. 3/10

Oktober Fest- Although this was not themed to Germany, I loved it! The pirate themed carried around the lake with BB items around it. Also the spider alley, which I found to have a great feel to the area, being dark. 8/10

Action Zone- Steampunk, well thats a start to say what it was. The area fiyted the band perfectly, all of it was themed properly. Look at the bandstand for a SOB easter egg. I liked the gears and the water tower having metal/construction finese. The eyes, the one part I think reminded me of a eye doctors office. I found this to be a flawed attempt to scare, although I liked the bugs and snakes. Without eyes

10/10 eyes area 1/10

Note for the whole park: Theming was lacking!

Now for the tr, I started with going to the dback, and then the Flight Deck, it was too crowded to ride anything. The temperature seemed to be mild and refreshing. I ate at the over priced chick fila. Throughout the day there were some very amusing characters roaming the park, some who were dressed in little costumes, and others who said the oddest of things. I did notice that there were many people taking photographs/videos of the Kings Island today, any information upon that? Also the SOB demolition is going along well from what it looks like by the E-T, there is a large pile of just wood and some wood stacked up which one could only wonder why.... I recomend anyone with children to go to howl o palooza at Soak City(I know BB1 saying that a Soak City thing is great? Even BB1 is shocked!). A haunt report to come

BB1

Could you (or anyone else) go into a little more detail about the Oktoberfest area? I spent little time in the area last night, apart from walking through Pirates and getting my Express fix.

Could you (or anyone else) go into a little more detail about the Oktoberfest area? I spent little time in the area last night, apart from walking through Pirates and getting my Express fix.

Sure, the theme correlated with the Cut Throat Cove feel, with BB paddles, boats, and other BB nautical items. While walking towards the Action Zone, one would find to their left, a whole infestation of spiders. With spider webs over bodies and egg sacks, with some spiders still making webs in the mix. This was basically a smaller version of the latter Action Zone theme of a spider infestation in Action Zone. Spiders include, black widow giants, large brown recluses, spiders that were on the KI sign for Haunt a few years back, and small black widow like spiders. The Festhaus was themed to a frankenstien castle area, with the graveyard shift stage. If you consider the CornStalkers area a part of the Oktoberfest area, one may conclude that the outter area is not themed to be like a corn maze like area.

I was also at the park today, I got there at opening at 11:00 and the crowds were barely there......But by about 1:00 its seemed like the lines were a WHOLE lot longer.