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KIC until opening day.

What the schell, did he realize April Fools was last week or is he that slow

Grain of salt.

I would say so. However, I don't think the 2026 attraction is going to go in the Monster plot, as it definitely feels like the decision to remove Monster was made at the very last minute. Edit: Not confirmed yet if Monster is retired.

Bumping this topic....I've been enjoying strolling through the park of 2011. I nearly forgot that there was a basketball game across from the KIC famous Train Coke Refresh Station. It seems that in 2011, there were more games and snack/drink kiosks throughout the park. In ways I feel like there were more options in the early 2010s inside the park than the later years.

My apologies for reposting that false information earlier. I admit I was fooled by it as well, as I was just trying to let you guys know if Monster truly was going to be retired. The source contained an email image that was convincingly provided by the park itself The topic at-hand being rather niche, as only a few people online really know about anything odd surrounding Monster right before park opening. So I didn't think someone would go that far to make up something like that for clout. So I guess the main takeaway is, don't trust any information (especially on Facebook), unless it is confirmed by the park itself. That, admittedly, also opens up another can of worms, as it was because of word-of-mouth that we knew about rides like Kingda Ka potentially closing before it actually did.

It's pretty hard to predict anything with flat rides based on pictures. They sometimes completely disassemble them during the off-season. Shake Rattle and Roll was completely gone in 2014 and returned again in 2015.

Exactly why I put the word "apparently" on my initial post. People will fake the weirdest things.

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Just saw Mystic running!!!

French Corner has a bar so international street technically does have a bar just at the very far end!

If said poster photoshopped that response because he is attention seeking, why should the park have to respond? Do any parks respond to rumors?

My speculation is that the person who originally posted the news edited an official park email to make it say that "The Monster was being retired". Now why someone would actually go through the effort of doing that is another question entirely.

https://coasterpedia.net/wiki/Fury_(Paramount_Canada's_Wonderland) In doing a bit of research, KI got those parts way back in 2003. I can’t believe that myself. Crazy how time flies. It’s been so long that the ride that replaced Canada’s Wonderland’s monster ride is gone now too (Time Warp).

Said poster is known to be a story teller and attention seeking, so many have learned to basically not believe anything he posts until it can be confirmed from a different source.

Yep I had to replace the file that was there. Glad you like it!

I guess it's safe to say The Vortex replacement will not use the Shooting Star name? All joking aside, I'm very excited to see nods to old Coney throughout the park.

I will take a look when I get home when I can look at the back end of the forums. Not sure why DB is not working.

Also on the Camp Snoopy cam looks like they repaved the lot in front of the maintenance buildings.

Orion is testing!!!

Double post, but looks like Hifi Honey will be performing in Soak City on its opening day in May. Wondering if they're installing a permanent stage back there or a temporary one. I'd like to see live music in Soak City on a more consistent basis mainly on busy weekends like memorial day, 4th of July, etc.

Yep; it went over the beginning of the ride (where Express' trains plunge into tunnel one) and then under the end. You can see both crosses in this old photo, courtesy Chris Gray.

Also looks like Monster won't be ready anytime soon. They seem to have put up a more permanant barrier: