www.daytondailynews.com if your a member of DDN click here http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/conten...winterfest.html

full story there they said that the attendance WASNT good as to were before CF bought the park Attendance was Great. I think they were looking at cost to set up and how many tickets have been sold so far.

Well I hope for a couple of GOOD and new coasters like Mantis and Raptar!

"The new owner of Kings Island, Sandusky-based Cedar Fair, looked at the numbers and decided to concentrate on other park attractions, Kaiser said."

"Other park attractions?" They must be thinking 2008... don't hold your breath folks...

Shaggy

Well, it all comes down to money. Afterall, Cedar Fair is a business and they won`t hold an event if it wasn`t making money. But I am slightly surprised they didn`t give it a second chance with reduced prices to see if the attendance situation would be rectified.

As the article mentions, there is no chance that FearFest will be discontinued. FearFest has been a huge hit and makes the park a lot of money.

Official Release from Kings Island's PR:

NEWS RELEASE

Paramount's Kings Island TM  Cancels WinterFest

for 2006 Season

Company makes business decision to table WinterFest.

Kings Island, Ohio - Paramount's Kings Island announced today that

WinterFest will not take place during the 2006 season.

The business decision comes at a time when the organization is focused

on providing a world-class experience during its core season, which

includes the spring, summer and fall months.

Guests who have pre-purchased WinterFest tickets have automatically been

refunded.

Cedar Fair, L.P. (NYSE: "FUN") is a publicly traded partnership

headquartered in Sandusky, Ohio.  The Partnership, which owns and

operates twelve amusement parks, five outdoor water parks, one indoor

water park and six hotels, is one of the largest regional amusement park

operators in the world.  Its parks are located in Ohio, California,

Toronto, North Carolina, Virginia / District of Columbia, Pennsylvania,

Minnesota, Missouri and Michigan. 

cant say i blame them for not doing it htis year.

honestly what is there to do at winterfest but wlak around

and spend money at the shops

"Other Park Attractions"... Could Fearfest be re-vamped and pumped up for '06? I hope so! -Hauntguy

That's been the rumor I've heard lately...

More Fearfest this year than ever seen before.

So what happens to all the lights and decorations? Storage for sometime in the future? Re-sold to interested buyers?

I wonder the overall cost of Winterfest. Unless everything was rented, I don't know why they wouldn't want to try and make their money back (assuming they didn't do that last year) before axing the whole thing.

Much of it was rented. Some was on a rent-to-own type basis, or so I hear. And some of what was bought is being offered to other Cedar Fair parks, like Knott's...not that Knott's has ever had a holiday celebration like Winterfest...