Cincinatired Posted Tuesday at 01:22 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:22 AM Xtreme Skyflyer is being removed prior to the 2025 season! Ride Crew Supervisor placements were released and Skyflyer was not apart of that, no staff will be at skyflyer anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback_Is_King Posted Tuesday at 01:42 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:42 AM Do we have any online sources that support this? From KIC Terms of Service: "Posting information that is not public record and could be damaging to the reputation, business and/or day to day operation of Kings Island or its affiliates is a violation of the terms of service. Any information posted claiming to be from an inside source or claiming to be confirmed, when not being released from Kings Island or Cedar Fair, must be posted along with the name of the source. Failure to do so is a violation of an individual user's terms of service" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cincinatired Posted Tuesday at 01:44 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 01:44 AM Here’s the information 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback_Is_King Posted Tuesday at 01:46 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:46 AM 1 minute ago, Cincinatired said: Here’s the information Thanks. Just making sure! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cincinatired Posted Tuesday at 01:48 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 01:48 AM 1 minute ago, Diamondback_Is_King said: Thanks. Just making sure! Np Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion-XL200 Posted Tuesday at 01:50 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:50 AM Yes because reddit is a reliable source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cincinatired Posted Tuesday at 02:25 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 02:25 AM 34 minutes ago, Orion-XL200 said: Yes because reddit is a reliable source. I got it confirmed by park staff too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion-XL200 Posted Tuesday at 02:30 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 02:30 AM 4 minutes ago, Cincinatired said: I got it confirmed by park staff too!! "Posting information that is not public record and could be damaging to the reputation, business and/or day to day operation of Kings Island or its affiliates is a violation of the terms of service. Any information posted claiming to be from an inside source or claiming to be confirmed, when not being released from Kings Island or Cedar Fair, must be posted along with the name of the source. Failure to do so is a violation of an individual user's terms of service" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPONGEBOB_FAN_97 Posted Tuesday at 03:03 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 03:03 AM Holy oof Gonna be a hard one to cope with, gonna take some time to wash this one down. RIP to that big beautiful steel taco looking thing, drop had me like “ahhhhh” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr0y Posted Tuesday at 04:47 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 04:47 AM https://www.visitkingsisland.com/rides-experiences/xtreme-skyflyer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cincinatired Posted Tuesday at 05:07 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 05:07 AM 18 minutes ago, Tr0y said: https://www.visitkingsisland.com/rides-experiences/xtreme-skyflyer Park opens in a few months, give it time to update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback_Is_King Posted Tuesday at 02:12 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 02:12 PM Only one way to find out...we just got to wait until April 18! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted Wednesday at 12:44 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:44 AM This was moved to rumors since we don't have any official news. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnjniehaus Posted Wednesday at 12:35 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:35 PM I have no source so I'm not calling it a done deal however we saw plenty of rides and coasters removed at the end of 2024 without a source so it wouldn't surprise me especially considering that paid attractions seem less and less popular with guests and the age of the sky coaster model can't be in its favor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purdude86 Posted Friday at 06:41 PM Share Posted Friday at 06:41 PM While I enjoyed doing it from time to time, I'm actually more excited for its removal than it staying. To me, if it's demolished that means they probably are planning to do something with that area (like when Slingshot was removed). And I always felt it's placement was horrible for any new updates or rethremes to Action Zone. It takes up a lot of space and is right in the middle of the land breaking it up. Taking it out really open the land and gives it a lot of space. This gives me hopes for a revamp (and hopefully retheme) of the area soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeastFarmer Posted Friday at 09:21 PM Share Posted Friday at 09:21 PM 2 hours ago, purdude86 said: While I enjoyed doing it from time to time, I'm actually more excited for its removal than it staying. To me, if it's demolished that means they probably are planning to do something with that area (like when Slingshot was removed). And I always felt it's placement was horrible for any new updates or rethremes to Action Zone. It takes up a lot of space and is right in the middle of the land breaking it up. Taking it out really open the land and gives it a lot of space. This gives me hopes for a revamp (and hopefully retheme) of the area soon. Vortex enters the chat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanJay Posted Friday at 10:53 PM Share Posted Friday at 10:53 PM https://www.visitkingsisland.com/rides-experiences/xtreme-skyflyer Sorry if it’s been shared already, but it seems that it’s been removed from the website, which I’m taking as a pretty bad sign for it staying open. My thoughts on its potential removal are that it’s probably the best attraction to close if they needed to choose one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnjniehaus Posted Friday at 10:55 PM Share Posted Friday at 10:55 PM Just now, BryanJay said: https://www.visitkingsisland.com/rides-experiences/xtreme-skyflyer Sorry if it’s been shared already, but it seems that it’s been removed from the website, which I’m taking as a pretty bad sign for it staying open. My thoughts on its potential removal are that it’s probably the best attraction to close if they needed to choose one. Interesting I checked it earlier today and it was still on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool75 Posted yesterday at 02:19 PM Share Posted yesterday at 02:19 PM 15 hours ago, johnjniehaus said: Interesting I checked it earlier today and it was still on there. It's gone for me. You could be seeing a cached page on your local machine. I hope it's gone really, that would leave the opportunity for them to finally remove Timberwolf and Congo Falls. Also opens up a nice piece of real estate for future additions and improvements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted yesterday at 04:21 PM Share Posted yesterday at 04:21 PM It has now been moved to our Past Attractions page on KIC. https://kicentral.com/parkhistory/past-attractions/ I am going to move this thread over to the Kings Island Forum. On topic, that area would make a nice queue for a new coaster!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbackdreams Posted yesterday at 04:27 PM Share Posted yesterday at 04:27 PM Oh no I never rode this ride!!!!Sent from my Pixel 9 Pro XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodVengeance Posted yesterday at 06:01 PM Share Posted yesterday at 06:01 PM 23 hours ago, purdude86 said: While I enjoyed doing it from time to time, I'm actually more excited for its removal than it staying. To me, if it's demolished that means they probably are planning to do something with that area (like when Slingshot was removed). And I always felt it's placement was horrible for any new updates or rethremes to Action Zone. It takes up a lot of space and is right in the middle of the land breaking it up. Taking it out really open the land and gives it a lot of space. This gives me hopes for a revamp (and hopefully retheme) of the area soon. It's definitely possible. I could see the Skyflyer plot being used for whatever that 2026 family thrill attraction is. I think something like a S&S Screamin' Swing would fit there well there as a fitting replacement for a Skyflyer attraction. That's just mainly an idea though, so we'll have to see what happens with that plot of land come this season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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johnjniehaus Posted yesterday at 10:49 PM Share Posted yesterday at 10:49 PM 4 hours ago, WoodVengeance said: It's definitely possible. I could see the Skyflyer plot being used for whatever that 2026 family thrill attraction is. I think something like a S&S Screamin' Swing would fit there well there as a fitting replacement for a Skyflyer attraction. That's just mainly an idea though, so we'll have to see what happens with that plot of land come this season. Actually a scream n swing would look great in that spot. Could totally swing out and over the gift shop. I do wonder if it's too close to Delirium to have another swinging type ride though 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodVengeance Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago 54 minutes ago, johnjniehaus said: Actually a scream n swing would look great in that spot. Could totally swing out and over the gift shop. I do wonder if it's too close to Delirium to have another swinging type ride though Swingshot and Black Widow at Kennywood are pretty close to each other, so it could work for Action Zone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedar Fair Fanboy Posted 22 hours ago Share Posted 22 hours ago Do you want to see Drop Tower queue line to be moved to connect to Banshee or Bat's plaza and given a horror makeover? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivertown Rider Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago 7 hours ago, WoodVengeance said: It's definitely possible. I could see the Skyflyer plot being used for whatever that 2026 family thrill attraction is. I think something like a S&S Screamin' Swing would fit there well there as a fitting replacement for a Skyflyer attraction. That's just mainly an idea though, so we'll have to see what happens with that plot of land come this season. I agree. @BoddaH1994 made a great point on the Tower Topics episode above about how flat that piece of land is. That does make it ideal for a Screamin' Swing. I know we frequently joke on here about the 20 year gap between CP and KI: Magnum in '89, Diamondback in '09 Raptor in '94, Banshee '14 Millennium in '00, Orion '20 Ironically, Skyhawk will have its 20 year anniversary in '26. Even more telling is Maverick has its 20 year anniversary in '27. We could get the Screamin' Swing next year as the "family thrill" attraction. It has a 48 inch requirement after all. It is also something they could work with S&S on and probably get a package deal to put a Screamin' Swing in several parks over the next few years similar to what Busch just did. Then we could get a new modern Maverick-like multilaunch in '27. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago You know what, that would be HILARIOUS if the 20 year theory continues and KI gets a multi launch in 2027 lol. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback_Is_King Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago You just blew my mind @Rivertown Rider!!! A Screamin' Swing would fit so well with the "family thrill attraction" phrase. S&S labels the Screamin' Swing as a "moderate thrill level". To me, we just found a piece of the puzzle that makes the picture clearer than ever before. It all makes sense, that Screamin' Swing has KI written all over it. I'll bet lots that that'll be it. The question is, where will it go? Vortex? Action Zone? Son of Beast? Somewhere else? We'll just have to wait and see! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted 20 hours ago Share Posted 20 hours ago As much as I'd love a Scream n Swing in Skyflyer's plot, I don't see that being the 2026 family thrill attraction. I feel that has Crypt building written all over it. Or it could be a Boo Blasters upgrade (wasn't there a survey about a Peanuts dark ride back in August?) I think Skyflyer is part of a long term plan to redo Action Zone. Here's my prediction for how things could go this season if these rides are removed (take with grain of salt as it is just my speculation and I really hope this isn't the case). * Skyflyer is gone by opening day and the area is fenced off * Sometime in June/July after Music in the Parks is over, we see Timberwolf start to come down. Those who attend music in the parks would notice markings in Timberwolf * Mid August, the park announces the 2026 family thrill attraction with no mention of the activity going on in Action Zone * Also in mid August, rumors start to fly about Congo Falls closure after Labor Day * Labor Day weekend, Congo Falls closes for the season with tons of rumors/speculation about the ride being done, but no announcement comes * Haunt season, rumors about Invertigo, Drop Tower, and The Bat potentially closing start spreading like wildfire (like GAdv this past year) * Final weekend of Haunt, enthusiasts flock to Kings Island to ride Invertigo, Drop Tower, and The Bat one last time with all the rumors surrounding their potential demise while the park remains silent on the whole situation * Early-mid November, the park announces the retirement of The Bat, Invertigo, Drop Tower, and Congo Falls and teases a new major coaster for 2027 while hyping up the 2026 attraction to offset the loss (like GAdv is doing with Flash) * Sometime in December, demolition begins on The Bat. (with it being far out from the rest of the park, demolition of The Bat doesn't disrupt Winterfest operation 2025-26 off-season * Sometime in January, while demoltion continues on The Bat, demolition of Congo Falls begins and is completed a few days later * Late January, the final piece of The Bat comes down and Invertigo demolition begins * Early February, the final piece of Invertigo comes down * Late February/early March, Drop Tower gets imploded 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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