Diamondback_Is_King Posted Friday at 04:50 PM Share Posted Friday at 04:50 PM Nice that The Racer and SSBR are running again this year! Although, everything is always subject to change 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timchat2 Posted Friday at 07:12 PM Share Posted Friday at 07:12 PM The Racer is also listed as "Both Sides" this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted Friday at 07:22 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 07:22 PM I will go ahead and list the available rides during WinterFest: Beagle Scout Acres Cargo Loco Character Carousel Charlie Brown's™ Wind Up Dodgem Flight of Cheer Franklin's Flyers Grand Carousel Great Pumpkin Coaster Joe Cool's Dodgem School K.I and Miami Valley Railroad Kings Mills Antique Autos Linus' Beetle Bugs Linus Launcher Mystic Timbers Peanuts™ Off-Road Rally The Racer (Both Sides) Sally's Sea Plane Scrambler Shake, Rattle and Roll Snoopy's™ Soap Box Racers Snoopy's™ Space Buggies Snow Works Sol Spin Zephyr *Ride availability subject to change. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted Friday at 07:23 PM Share Posted Friday at 07:23 PM 10 minutes ago, Timchat2 said: The Racer is also listed as "Both Sides" this year. It was both sides last year. It just ran one train on both sides. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losantiville Mining Co. Posted Friday at 08:50 PM Share Posted Friday at 08:50 PM 7 hours ago, Orion-XL200 said: No thanks on the white lights....I need color with Christmas lights! They can still have all of the colorful lights! I'm just talking about a few little shows where they could go from colorful to warm white to cool white back to colorful I think the current sets of lights (maybe besides the ones in the trees) should be able to change colors so it shouldn't be too hard. If the park ever has to shrink the ice skating rink or can't offer it one year for some reason, I'd be all for bringing back the Winter Garden that I think they had one year during Winterfest 1.0 or just having a more substantial pre-ice platform (like in the photo above). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losantiville Mining Co. Posted Friday at 08:52 PM Share Posted Friday at 08:52 PM Double posting to note that "Valley" for KI&MV RR is misspelled on KI's website. Hopefully someone there will see that and fix it soon! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brenthodge Posted Saturday at 04:46 AM Share Posted Saturday at 04:46 AM 20 hours ago, super7 said: A show with dedicated, choreographed dancers like Yuletide Follies or even the previous Cool Yule (after the split the cast into dancers and vocalists) belongs in doors for the sake of the dancers well being. The KI Theatre should host something that’s more of a total Christmas production like an expanded version of the Follies. Totally agree. Tinkers back to FestHaus, swinging in showplace (or follies) and cool Yule back on the bandstand-shortened and more performances- would be ideal. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeastFarmer Posted Saturday at 12:05 PM Share Posted Saturday at 12:05 PM ^ I understand what you both are saying. But a dialog-heavy show like Tinkers needs to be in KIT so people can hear it. Festhaus has a terrible venue for this show. An off season park improvement should be the International Showplace. While a complete indoor venue would be impossible, a tiered seating arrangement with be ideal, along with firepits or heat lamps for a shorter show. You could even have two shows, 15 minutes each, at the top and bottom of the hour to take care of the cast better. KI really needs another climate controlled venue. If they ever get rid of The Junkyard Coaster, a complete revamp of this area with an pleasant looking venue, new restaurant, restrooms, etc would be ideal. I doubt that the current iteration of ownership would value this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robintodd Posted Saturday at 01:11 PM Share Posted Saturday at 01:11 PM As some of you may know the first thing I do every morning is check the webcams at CP and KI. This season has been interesting watching the transformation of Snowflake Lake on the Towercam. It has been left on so everything can be seen. Since Monday I've seen at least 10 people working every day, 11-12 hour days including this morning getting it ready. As of this am they are almost done with the 1st layer of plywood. Not sure how many layers there are (I would guess 2 along with the "cooler" layer of panels. Also of note, looks like the 2x2's and plywood are all new this year or at least they all look like they came packaged from a lumber company. Not sure if they use new every year (seems like they would re-use every couple of seasons) and if it's true they re-use the lumber that may point to Snowflake Lake returning for the next couple of season. Either way kudo's to those working on the project along with the rest of the team, looks like most halloween stuff was down by mid-day on Monday. It's been interesting seeing the transformation in real time and it certainly looks like they aren't "cutting costs" in this aspect of the transformation. Well done by all involved and can't wait to see the park for the first time in the 2nd week of November today. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterJack Posted Saturday at 02:06 PM Share Posted Saturday at 02:06 PM It seems they're still actively building it today as well. I'm looking forward to the chance to watch them build in person for the first time ever day. Hoping to grab some Grain & Grill shrimp and watch the best live entertainment offered on I-Street this week But also as mentioned above, it's been impressive to watch. They seem to work 8:30-8:30 most days, including the weekends, so seems like quite the process. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timchat2 Posted yesterday at 02:16 AM Share Posted yesterday at 02:16 AM WinterFest preparations around the park: 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brenthodge Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago On 11/8/2025 at 6:05 AM, BeeastFarmer said: ^ I understand what you both are saying. But a dialog-heavy show like Tinkers needs to be in KIT so people can hear it. Festhaus has a terrible venue for this show. An off season park improvement should be the International Showplace. While a complete indoor venue would be impossible, a tiered seating arrangement with be ideal, along with firepits or heat lamps for a shorter show. You could even have two shows, 15 minutes each, at the top and bottom of the hour to take care of the cast better. KI really needs another climate controlled venue. If they ever get rid of The Junkyard Coaster, a complete revamp of this area with an pleasant looking venue, new restaurant, restrooms, etc would be ideal. I doubt that the current iteration of ownership would value this. I guess the easy solution would be (crazy idea here) heaters and seating at all outdoor entertainment venues so at least the outdoor shows are tolerable and get the crowds the performers deserve. And yes to the Showplace renovation- I’ve said that for years, then a show like swinging or follies could go there instead of bandstand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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