Losantiville Mining Co. Posted Wednesday at 08:06 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 08:06 AM Hi all I'm wondering if anyone has pictures or information about the Shady Maple Picnic Grove that existed just outside of the front gate circa 1994? I just found it on a picture of a 1994 park guide and am now really curious. The map has it located either where Invertigo's queue building is or on the other side of the tree line closer to the parking lot. There was an Iam's Pet Day-Care Center between the shelter and the Kings Island Theater as well. Thanks for any and all info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted Wednesday at 02:55 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:55 PM 6 hours ago, Losantiville Mining Co. said: Hi all I'm wondering if anyone has pictures or information about the Shady Maple Picnic Grove that existed just outside of the front gate circa 1994? I just found it on a picture of a 1994 park guide and am now really curious. The map has it located either where Invertigo's queue building is or on the other side of the tree line closer to the parking lot. There was an Iam's Pet Day-Care Center between the shelter and the Kings Island Theater as well. Thanks for any and all info! I looked at our front gate gallery and did not see it. Not a lot of photos from that era in it. https://kicentral.com/photos/front-gate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted yesterday at 08:09 AM Share Posted yesterday at 08:09 AM I believe that this picnic grove existed until Face/Off / Invertigo was installed in 1999. From what I understand, there are still some remnants there; however, it's not much to write home about. If you look over in that area from Invertigo's lift hill, you can clearly make out that the land was unnaturally formed. When I heard about this about five years ago, I think there were bicycle games (those temporary metal gates) stored there, but I haven't given it much thought since then. What I don't know is whether this was something inside the park, or if you could only access it from outside of the front gate. From what I've been told, it was less of a "picnic grove" and more of a set of picnic tables where people could eat from the coolers they brought. I never experienced this, so I'm only speaking from what I've heard. Any firsthand knowledge would be greatly appreciated! For those of you who have no idea what we're talking about, it's the clearing just north of Inverting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted 19 hours ago Share Posted 19 hours ago I believe that is was just as you suggested Ryan. Some picnic tables in a gravel area that guests could bring the lunch they brought with them and eat at. It was also pretty well shaded from the trees. I think I may have been there once to eat in 1998, the first year I had a season pass. I was only 13 at the time so I don`t remember much about it. It was accessible from the parking lot, and if you wanted to eat there, you would have to leave the park and go down to it. I think there may have been a set of stairs that took you down to it from about where the lift for Invertigo is, but I maybe mistaken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIfan73 Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago Is anything that you guys are talking about visible in this picture? This is from July 1994. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoomPlague Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago I might ask to look at my parents' photo collection. The may have something, since we used it a few times in the 90s. I recall it having an actual picnic shelter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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