Adventure Port Construction Updates

[IndyGuy4KI]

As we get closer to the end of Haunt and into the holiday season, I wanted to start a thread for construction updates. On 10/23/22 I took several pics of the area to get a pre-Adventure Port snapshot of the area. You will find it in our galleries called: Adventure Port Pre-Construction.

Bellow is that gallery. Please use this thread to post your construction pictures and updates as we finish up the 2022 season and look forward to Kings Island in 2023!

 

 

[Hawaiian Coasters 325]

Hopefully the park puts a webcam up for this and gives us of updates on Social media. I'd like to see them do a YouTube construction series

[MDMC01]

Yes! I am so excited for Adventure Port. I was looking for signs of progress when I went Sunday, but I didn’t see anything new except for the billboard by Coney.

[PKIDelirium]

I'm willing to bet that Slingshot foundation removal is at least part of O'Rourke's contract. Those are some serious foundations as they had to hold everything secure with the spring box at full compression/tension plus the actual ride cycle.

[disco2000]

6 hours ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said:

Hopefully the park puts a webcam up for this and gives us of updates on Social media. I'd like to see them do a YouTube construction series

 

It would be simple LOL.  Just swing the Banshee cam that is looking at Orion and swing it back to Banshee LOL (might need to angle down a little and maybe to the right, but it probably was close)

[Coasterteam]

Someone seems annoyed. 

[PKIDelirium]

The perils of midway shots. It's worse when you're doing a photo tour in the waterpark, glad I don't have to do that anymore.

[IndyGuy4KI]

On 10/25/2022 at 8:28 PM, Coasterteam said:

Someone seems annoyed. 

That is my son. I was slowing him down on our way to the next ride.

[Coasterteam]

Is anyone at the park tonight able to confirm if any construction on Adventure Port has started? Any walls up? Might be best to start a new thread to cover it up through opening day. 

[BB1]

Can confirm the dedication rock is still here, it has been transplanted next to the bar! 

[PKIDelirium]

I wonder if that's permanent, or temporary for construction and will be integrated into the new entrance.

[BB1]

I would guess it will be in the general area. It’s practically akin to a holy site so I’d doubt the park is going to get rid of the rock.

[Diamondback2112]

Fencing is up between Adventure Express and VIP area.

[chad_1138]

1 hour ago, Diamondback2112 said:

Fencing is up between Adventure Express and VIP area.

Here are a couple of pics I got from the corner of the VIP area.

 

[Orion13]

Here’s an image of the area where Adventure Express’ entrance/exit used to be.

[beastfan11]

I love the fact that AE is getting some much deserved love. 

[Shawn Meyer]

I'm glad I have pictures of the old sign of Adventure Express. Just in case it doesn't return. 

[beastfan11]

22 minutes ago, Shawn Meyer said:

I'm glad I have pictures of the old sign of Adventure Express. Just in case it doesn't return. 

Same. From the concept art, it looks like it might be gone. 
 

[johnjniehaus]

It will be very unfortunate if they don't bring back the iconic sign in some way. Like maybe they have a new one to match the rest of adventure Port but bring the old one back as a Easter egg in the AE que or put it inside the new restaurant or something. As for the dedication rock it needs to be included in the new area in some fashion as well. 

[KIEagle33]

49 minutes ago, johnjniehaus said:

It will be very unfortunate if they don't bring back the iconic sign in some way. Like maybe they have a new one to match the rest of adventure Port but bring the old one back as a Easter egg in the AE que or put it inside the new restaurant or something. As for the dedication rock it needs to be included in the new area in some fashion as well. 

I could see the old sign being incorporated into some kind of que easter egg, along with some other different types of teasers. 

[Coasterteam]

Knowing Kings Island they likely lowered the original sign down gently and it’s being repainted or something behind closed doors. They wouldn’t just toss that… 

[PKIDelirium]

Might become a new addition to the museum walls of the sign shop, unless they put it in the station or in a tunnel or something.

[purdude86]

With all their classic rides and old props they seems to still have they use for events would be cool to see them make a large “legacy store” gift shop like Universal Studios did. If they don’t reuse the entrance sign somewhere in the queue would be a great addition in a shop like that.

[Coasterteam]

That or it'll show up in Dons collection of KI artifacts    

[johnjniehaus]

Or it will get sold at an auction like Firehawk sign did .....

[MDMC01]

31 minutes ago, johnjniehaus said:

Or it will get sold at an auction like Firehawk sign did .....

It did?

And speaking of signs, I wonder whatever happened to the big Nickelodeon sign that was in Nick Central years ago?

[PKIDelirium]

Vortex's signs were also auctioned. AE isn't a defunct ride though, so it'll probably stay somewhere, even if it just joins all the other old signs in the shop.

[KIEagle33]

Does anyone happen to know where the sign shop is located at the park? I have always wondered. 

 

[robintodd]

17 minutes ago, KIEagle33 said:

Does anyone happen to know where the sign shop is located at the park? I have always wondered. 

 

If you look though the fence when you walk from Planet Snoopy over to the waterpark you can see it.  Close to where the walk way over the train is.  It's not accessable to GP.

[PKIDelirium]

Yeah, over there in the maintenance lot by the paint shop, carpentry and whatnot. The backstage tours that include it are fascinating, it's like a museum in there.