SonofBaconator Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIsD5xGTd90&feature=youtu.be 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP&LERR Fan Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Now that is what KI needs. Ki&MVRR looks sweet in the snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamesAndRides Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Oh how i wish.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ki Man Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 What was there to do at Winterfest besides ice skating? I'd rather go to the Zoo's Festival of Lights since I don't think there's anyway it would look as good as the Winterfest of old days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RingMaster Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 What was there to do at Winterfest besides ice skating? I'd rather go to the Zoo's Festival of Lights since I don't think there's anyway it would look as good as the Winterfest of old days. Not much. Only International Street, Oktoberfest, Rivertown, and half of then Hanna-Barbera Land was open. The Carousel was the only attraction not in Hanna-Barbera Land to be open during Winterfest. At the beginning of the night there would be an opening ceremony where the mayor of the Christmas town (I-Street) would invite a family to light up the Eiffel Tower tree. The Paramount Theater held Santa's Toy Factory, arguably the best production the park has ever created. There was a Christmas music revue inside Festhaus where a circular stage was set up in the middle of the restaurant and featured live sax music. Bubba Gump's got some nice yuletide decorations, including a reindeer crossing sign that stayed up for a good two and a half years because it was in a fairly decently hidden spot. The Paramount Story was a makeshift Christmas tree sale/meet-and-greet involving the Nickelodeon characters. Swan Lake had a light show involving a barge with five trees and featured a pyrotechnic finale; the barge would later remain tucked in the back of the lake until Diamondback construction began late 2007. Rivertown's other main attraction was the Holiday Express, where a WWII vet hopped on board to make a trip back to his family while singing along the way. Giant postcards were set up along the train route. Because of ongoing construction for Nickelodeon Universe, the back section of Hanna-Barbera Land and the entirety of the former Nick Central was closed off and most of the forested area was already demolished. The Hanna-Barbera Store became a Toy Factory/mini Nick Store, selling Christmas and Nickelodeon knickknacks. Top Cat's Taxi Jam, HB Carousel, and Scooby's Haunted Castle were the only attractions open in the area. As the last big Winterfest attraction, there was a Christmas parade that had brand new floats made rather than repurpose floats from the Nick Celebration Parade. Because of Coney Mall not being open, the parade route, which normally went past the Airbrush Shop behind Viking Fury and straight into Coney, was changed to circle the Eiffel Tower, go past the Carousel, and head down towards Swan Lake and through Rivertown, where the floats would then be stored behind Tomb Raider. FUN FACTS: With the cancellation of Winterfest 2006, the floats from the parade were relocated to Knott's Berry Farm for their Christmas festivities. Most of the Christmas decorations were repurposed into a single-year scare zone called Holiday Horror for the final FearFest (the "zone" would come back five years later as a full-blown maze with other holidays thrown in); a few props made their way to the Psycho Path and Massacre Manor houses. The concrete ramp used to get guests down to the fountain for ice skating still stands and is still used quite often by the maintenance crews. The footings for the giant postcards from Holiday Express are still visible. The giant Christmas light at the top of the Eiffel Tower tree, which was the Paramount logo, would later be bought and used by the owners of EnterTrainment Junction as part of an outdoor mural. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool75 Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I think this title needs to be revised as it is very misleading. Which I believe goes against TOS. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Why does everyone miss winterfest so much..There's so much more better things to do in the off season..There is more to life than Kings Island 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malem Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 There's so much more better things to do in the off season. Like Great Wolf Lodge? 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Yes, my point exactly...find other routes of entertainment, they do exist in Ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool75 Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 There's so much more better things to do in the off season. Like Great Wolf Lodge? But some people like Christmas things, Why do you like GWL, or the other things? Because you like them. Not everyone has the same hobbies or interests. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Reading my whole point, I just basically say enjoy the off season with something other than KI...let the park reset which it truly needs after running a whole season.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoraX Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Yes, my point exactly...find other routes of entertainment, they do exist in Ohio There are things to do in Indiana, too. Somehow I end up in Ohio more than the average person even in the off season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elyk Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 *cough cough* perfect north *cough cough* Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 In Ohio, there are worlds of adventure...oh, wait... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB1 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 First reaction: Yes! Finally Winterfest, let me just get out my calender.... Second reaction: This is an let down....... Thanks for the teaser though, I want it back! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterMyths79 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 I would love this, because I'm only 13, and I wasn't alive when WinterFest was around. Then again, I wonder why they didn't take me in 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrofan22 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 hi me and my wife would like to know is Kings Island really bringing back winter fest if so what are the day they are having them and what time and also if we can use are gold pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 hi me and my wife would like to know is Kings Island really bringing back winter fest if so what are the day they are having them and what time and also if we can use are gold pass They're not. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdf21972 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Check out Kings Island winterfest. They have grown to over 5000 likes in one month from 500. It would be nice to bring it back on even years. Would be nice to have the kids more to do during the wintertime. Sent from my iPhone using Taptalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Likes on FaceBook do not mean tickets bought. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sikkinixx99 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 I would love for it to be back at least for a couple weeks. Maybe 1st two weeks of December would be nice. But if they don't there are other things to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XGatorHead 8904 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 It wouldn't be worth it to only open it for two weeks. There is a ton of work involved in doing all the decorating, hiring, training and teardown. And if you had bad weather during those two weeks, it would be all for naught. At least with the end of November and whole month of December there were more opportunites for favorable weather. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheikra_rocks Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Plus they would have announced it before hand. If you remember correctly, work to transform the fountain for ice skating started around the beginning of Haunt in 2005. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I posit that before any firm decision is/was made to extensively refurbish/renovate/change Kings Island's Royal Fountain in the short term future, a nearly binding decision must be made or has been made as to whether there will be ice skating in the mid to long term future in that venue, as that would impact both the cost and magnitude of any changes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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