WoodVengeance Posted Monday at 06:57 PM Posted Monday at 06:57 PM 11 minutes ago, IndyGuy4KI said: There is a reason I did not post the AI designs on the KIC social channels. The channels that did, the replies are nothing but negative feedback on the designs. As they should. 3 Quote
Swiftdrawer Posted Tuesday at 12:21 AM Posted Tuesday at 12:21 AM 5 hours ago, Losantiville Mining Co. said: I'm hoping that this is the kind of thing that bringing back a boots-on-the-ground Park President will fix. You've put it beautifully! I'd like to echo that there are some things that will probably be fixed in the coming weeks, but some of the other stuff is likely sticking around for a while. The gift shops in particular feel a little empty and stale right now. Just this past Saturday I was talking to someone about how burnt out I felt with the park after my first visit of the season. Some of that feeling dissipated after I got back to the park on Sunday, but I'm definitely in an era right now where I need to take things slower than I have been. This is going to continue to be a rougher stretch of time for Kings Island, but I'm hopeful that the steps that people like John Reilly are taking will be better in the long run. Creativity and the arts are what made parks like Kings Island thrive in the beginning! I absolutely love when the arts get integrated into anything (though I am incredibly biased as a creative and fine arts person myself). I'd really like to see people in the company who understand the importance of creativity, especially in spite of how the legacy Six Flags company operated. This will sound bad, but I really hope the AI merch fails entirely. Not only does it get the details wrong, it's also incredibly ugly! Also, the new AI magnets are $9 a piece. Even after considering the minimal amount of labor that went into them (which literally only consisted of printing, shipping/delivery, and stocking) there is no way these things should cost more than $5. That also feels like a stretch. I won't be buying them and I hope none of you do either. No matter what your opinions on AI are, please please please do not buy that crazy ugly merchandise!! You are absolutely correct. No creative/the arts, no Kings Island. No Disney World. No Disneyland. No Pokemon. No Magic The Gathering. No Skyrim. No Minecraft. No nothing. I dont actually know lots about art history overall, its just that so many things I know have fit together like puzzle pieces especially now that Ive watched like 300 animated shows. Dang, itd be so cool to get a animated show about Kings Island.. A 4 parter special for Phantom Theater.. A debut episode about The Racer.. All that with a twist of all the rides and attractions basically coming to life so that there are sentient characters that represent them all. Could always go the Cars/Planes/Brave Little Toaster route for the likes of The Racer. Imagine how beautiful the animation would be when made with love by the efforts of animators, scriptwriters, voice actors, concept artists, and so on.. 2 Quote
Swiftdrawer Posted Tuesday at 12:25 AM Posted Tuesday at 12:25 AM 5 hours ago, IndyGuy4KI said: There is a reason I did not post the AI designs on the KIC social channels. The channels that did, the replies are nothing but negative feedback on the designs. Good. Thats a excellent reflection of the growing and rightful rejection of AI slop. And it will only keep going because the reasons why it all sucks are so vast that just about any person can resonate with at least one of them. Quote
CedarPointer Posted Tuesday at 12:44 AM Posted Tuesday at 12:44 AM Unfortunately, the drop in temperature on Saturday seemed to lead to a LOT of people walking around with the ugly AI hoodies. 3 Quote
disco2000 Posted Tuesday at 01:56 AM Posted Tuesday at 01:56 AM The same mentality of they will show up regardless applies to the purchase of goodies as well apparently.... 3 Quote
robintodd Posted Tuesday at 03:42 PM Posted Tuesday at 03:42 PM Looks like alot of activity around Zeypher today. may be ready by this weekend. 2 Quote
Losantiville Mining Co. Posted 6 hours ago Author Posted 6 hours ago The new area for the Living Liberty Bell has been spruced up for 2026! Kings Island has planted some trees and plants around the outside of the planter and has repainted the rim of said planter to a dark blue color. I guess they must've agreed that the Eiffel Tower Green color was not a good fit for the old LLB. Hopefully we can see some more little things like this added around the park in the near future! On 4/21/2026 at 11:42 AM, robintodd said: Looks like alot of activity around Zeypher today. may be ready by this weekend. It looks to be fully raised on its pillar today, so I'm right there with you on the speculation. 1 Quote
robintodd Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago At 4:56pm they are starting to put up the large lights on the scaffolds around the fountain. 1 Quote
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