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I missed out on Haunt this year for various reasons but managed to get to the park for the last day of the season before Winterfest. I was pretty happy with the reasonable crowds and honestly the ride crews were on point. Everything was running at full capacity other than Banshee running 2 trains and WindSeeker not running. I don't think I saw any stacking on the coasters.

Also, tried the spicy mac & cheese from Wishbone. It wasn't a ton of pasta but there was a lot of tender, fatty beef pieces which were surprisingly good. Aside from some insufferable young men trying to start a political chant on The Beast (and annoying the entire train), it was a pleasant end to the fall season.

Also, I noticed the music in Rivertown, at least that I heard, was purely instrumental. Is that just a fall thing? I very much prefer that to the country style cover songs.
 

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I might not do a TR on my visit for the 90% last day, but I'll throw out a few observations-

- Mystic Timbers was absolutely HAULING at night, it's the kind of ride I've been hoping for as it's aged.   Hopefully it's not too much of an outlier

- Loved the marches and Dixieland music in Coney Mall, please keep that KI

- The KI Haunt music lineup is abysmal this season

- I hope the lighting at night was only indicative of Haunt and not during normal operations and they just didn't change it to normal lighting out of convenience, otherwise- the park needs better lighting at night.

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12 hours ago, DoomPlague said:

..... Aside from some insufferable young men trying to start a political chant on The Beast (and annoying the entire train), it was a pleasant end to the fall season.

 

Good grief I believe that same guy was there Friday nite, doing the same thing on Orion around 9pm

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The Notice of Commencement for 2024 and 2025 has now been published on the Warren County site.

https://ohwarren.fidlar.com/OHWarren/AvaWeb/#/search (Search for Kings Island)

This does appear to have the same issue as the last Notice of Commencement did where they didn't remove all of the previous project companies.  I don't see anything on here that would lead to a hint of the '26 coaster installation as GCI, GravityKraft, and Zamperla have all been part of those previous projects that just appear to not have been removed from the Notice of Commencement.  Based upon past coaster installations we will probably get another Notice of Commencement for 2026 sometime in the spring of '25.

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44 minutes ago, Rivertown Rider said:

The Notice of Commencement for 2024 and 2025 has now been published on the Warren County site.

https://ohwarren.fidlar.com/OHWarren/AvaWeb/#/search (Search for Kings Island)

This does appear to have the same issue as the last Notice of Commencement did where they didn't remove all of the previous project companies.  I don't see anything on here that would lead to a hint of the '26 coaster installation as GCI, GravityKraft, and Zamperla have all been part of those previous projects that just appear to not have been removed from the Notice of Commencement.  Based upon past coaster installations we will probably get another Notice of Commencement for 2026 sometime in the spring of '25.

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Since 2026 isn't on this one, I assume this is probably just for the Soak City expansion. However, I am curious as to why we didn't see a Notice of Commencement for 2023-2024 with the addition of Camp Snoopy. If Vekoma was on this Notice, I'd assume it would've been because of Snoopy's Soap Box Racers, but nothing on here seems to related to Camp Snoopy in any way. 

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28 minutes ago, WoodVengeance said:

Since 2026 isn't on this one, I assume this is probably just for the Soak City expansion. However, I am curious as to why we didn't see a Notice of Commencement for 2023-2024 with the addition of Camp Snoopy. If Vekoma was on this Notice, I'd assume it would've been because of Snoopy's Soap Box Racers, but nothing on here seems to related to Camp Snoopy in any way. 

Gravity Kraft... Beast off-season work continues now that Racer is done? That's another rumor I'm hearing.

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30 minutes ago, Coasterteam said:

Gravity Kraft... Beast off-season work continues now that Racer is done? That's another rumor I'm hearing.

Seems that's the case from what I've heard, but it's worth noting that some of the companies on here, like GCI and Zamperla, are holdovers from previous projects.

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On 11/14/2024 at 12:24 AM, WoodVengeance said:

Seems that's the case from what I've heard, but it's worth noting that some of the companies on here, like GCI and Zamperla, are holdovers from previous projects.

Any contractor not paid out for their work will still be listed on the NOC.

BTW here is the complete list of contractors on the NOC 2024-025782:

Party 1:

EXHIBIT 3 FABRICATIONS LLC
MILLAY & COMPANY INC
O'ROURKE WRECKING COMPANY OF CINCINNATI
QUEEN CITY AWNING
FITZSIMMONS AWNINGS
MANZ PAINTING INC
A&H PAINTING LLC
BAYNUM PAINTING
PERRY INTERIORS
FLANNERY PAINTING INC
DALLAS FLOORING
RICHARDSON MASONRY
HICON INC
ASHLEE FENCE ENTERPRISES
RIDE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS INC
CARDINAL LANDSCAPING
DENIER ELECTRIC COMPANY
T S GARNETT CONSTR INC
KONE INC
AQUAMEN WATERSLIDE RESTORATIONS LLC
BEACON ELECTRIC INC
CRAFTSMAN ELECTRIC INC
WELDING UNLIMITED LLC
R E MIDDLETON CONST
CINTECH CONSTR INC
QUEEN CITY BLACKTOP
CAMPEON ROOFING INC
SKYHIGH ERECTORS LLC
DANIELS WOOD LAND INC
LAKE ERIE ELECTRIC INC
GREAT COASTERS INTERNATIONAL INC
CINCINNATI DAYTON FIRE PROTECTION
PATRIOT INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTING
S&S CERAMIC TILE CO
EPOXY SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL
SAINT PLASTERING SYSTEMS INC
CARDINAL LANDSCAPE & TREE SERVICE
GARCIA LAWN & LANDSCAPING
PREMIER CUT & CONSTR LLC
MIKE LEE CONSTR
MIDWESTERN FROZEN BEVERAGES INC
MOBILITY MATTERS INC
NELSON STARK COMPANY
JTF CONSTRUCTION INC
AE DOOR & WINDOW CO
LIQUID LAWN
LUTHER LANDSCAPING
POFFS LAWN & LANDSCAPING INC
AMERICAN SCAFFOLDING INC
SEASIDE INC LLC
ARENA AMERICAS
CINCINNATI CAULKING SERVICES LLC
PSS CONTRACTORS LLC
WESTERN HILLS GLASS
PSS CONTRACTORS LLC
LETTERS LINES & SIGNS
ZAMPERLA
JACK ROUSE ARCHITECTS
ABERCROMBIE & ASSOC
BEACON ELECTRIC
CAPTIVEAIRE
F G SCHAEFER CO
GRAVITY KRAFT
M&E ROOFING
NEYRA PAVING
PIQUA STEEL CO (PSC)
RSL COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTS
CINCY ASPHALT
REPUTABLE ROOFING
LEVEL4 CONSTRUCTION
WHITE WATER INDUSTRIES
BAKER CONCRETE & MARTIN AQUATIC
INTERNATIONAL FOAM CO
PARAMOUNT FLOORING
JLG FLOORING
BREHOB ENGINE & COMPRESSOR CO
FENTON RIGGING CO
 

Party 2: 


EXHIBIT 3 FABRICATIONS LLC
MILLAY & COMPANY INC
O'ROURKE WRECKING COMPANY OF CINCINNATI
QUEEN CITY AWNING
FITZSIMMONS AWNINGS
MANZ PAINTING INC
A&H PAINTING LLC
BAYNUM PAINTING
PERRY INTERIORS
FLANNERY PAINTING INC
DALLAS FLOORING
RICHARDSON MASONRY
HICON INC
ASHLEE FENCE ENTERPRISES
RIDE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS INC
CARDINAL LANDSCAPING
DENIER ELECTRIC COMPANY
T S GARNETT CONSTR INC
KONE INC
AQUAMEN WATERSLIDE RESTORATIONS LLC
BEACON ELECTRIC INC
CRAFTSMAN ELECTRIC INC
WELDING UNLIMITED LLC
R E MIDDLETON CONST
CINTECH CONSTR INC
QUEEN CITY BLACKTOP
CAMPEON ROOFING INC
SKYHIGH ERECTORS LLC
DANIELS WOOD LAND INC
LAKE ERIE ELECTRIC INC
GREAT COASTERS INTERNATIONAL INC
CINCINNATI DAYTON FIRE PROTECTION
PATRIOT INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTING
S&S CERAMIC TILE CO
EPOXY SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL
SAINT PLASTERING SYSTEMS INC
CARDINAL LANDSCAPE & TREE SERVICE
GARCIA LAWN & LANDSCAPING
PREMIER CUT & CONSTR LLC
MIKE LEE CONSTR
MIDWESTERN FROZEN BEVERAGES INC
MOBILITY MATTERS INC
NELSON STARK COMPANY
JTF CONSTRUCTION INC
AE DOOR & WINDOW CO
LIQUID LAWN
LUTHER LANDSCAPING
POFFS LAWN & LANDSCAPING INC
AMERICAN SCAFFOLDING INC
SEASIDE INC LLC
ARENA AMERICAS
CINCINNATI CAULKING SERVICES LLC
PSS CONTRACTORS LLC
WESTERN HILLS GLASS
PSS CONTRACTORS LLC
LETTERS LINES & SIGNS
ZAMPERLA
JACK ROUSE ARCHITECTS
ABERCROMBIE & ASSOC
BEACON ELECTRIC
CAPTIVEAIRE
F G SCHAEFER CO
GRAVITY KRAFT
M&E ROOFING
NEYRA PAVING
PIQUA STEEL CO (PSC)
RSL COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTS
CINCY ASPHALT
REPUTABLE ROOFING
LEVEL4 CONSTRUCTION
WHITE WATER INDUSTRIES
BAKER CONCRETE & MARTIN AQUATIC
INTERNATIONAL FOAM CO
PARAMOUNT FLOORING
JLG FLOORING
BREHOB ENGINE & COMPRESSOR CO
FENTON RIGGIN CO

 
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