Kings Island General Discussion 2026

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5 hours ago, Losantiville Mining Co. said:

They are, but even Great Adventure is going to take at least a year or two more to be converted — and they got a head start. I think Chicago's Great America is either waiting for the real CGA to close (so they can have some of their stuff) or is going around the same pace as Magic Mountain (except MM allegedly got GAm's family area and caused the delay to 2027).

I hate to say it, but right now I think even with all of it's problems, Gurnee's Great America might even have a higher guest satisfaction score than Cedar Point 😬

I will say daily ops are actually pretty good. It’s more the long term, deferred maintenance that’s sad to see. I should’ve been more clear on that. It’s clean, it’s just you are cleaning an old house that’s not been really cared for for years. I hope they can get it back on track. You can tell there’s been both a lack of investment, and poor choices as to how the investment is executed for years. 

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7 hours ago, WoodVengeance said:

Sad to hear about the stuff about Great America this season. I went there back in 2024 (this was right after the merger) and everything but Flash was running multiple trains.

The ride ops seem fine, it’s more the physical space I’m referring to.