Paramount was not shy about putting cloned rides across their parks, but their decisions on which park got what was….inconsistent.

So the question has to be asked: why? Was KI considered for a Hurler?- why did Paramount decide to put a Hurler clone in two of their parks that were in neighboring states? By that logic why didn’t they give Carowinds an IJ:ST clone?- was that the plan down the road? I could go on.

Parks in "neighboring states" don't compete with one another, so why wouldn't they put a same or similar ride in two parks?

Beyond that, parks get (or should get) cap ex commensurate with their respective markets, so that's probably what Paramount was doing.

I always wondered if Kings Island would get a clone of The Hurler during the Paramount era. That actually would have been cool, but I guess we we'll never know now.