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It’s a cloned model off of Vekoma’s website. The ride shown in the survey is also not a multi launch. Our’s would likely be custom. If it’s a Vekoma multi launch I’m all for it! I’ve got my eyes on 2028. Vekoma ghostrider used in the survey https://www.vekoma.com/sitdown-thrill-coasters/ghostrider

It looks like Cedar Point and Illinois' Great America also got surveys today. Cedar Point's survey had a Suspended Thrill Glider coaster, a Multi-Launch Family coaster, a Family-Friendly coaster, a Nighttime Spectacular, and a Stunt Show Spectacular on it. Great America's allegedly had a Giga coaster, a Family Launch coaster, and a Flying Theater on it. Dorney Park got the fourth survey of the day with a Zamperla Disk-O, a Family Raft Ride, a Story-Driven coaster, an Antique Autos, and a Star Flyer on it. The consensus seems to be that at least the Star Flyer might come from Six Flags America. (It sounds like a few more parks got surveys as well, but I'm not typing all that.) The launch coaster had my vote for the #1 best option. That particular layout looked like it might go better at the front of the park, but there isn't really any way of knowing since no stats are given and the concept art wasn't made for Kings Island. The footprint dimensions for the Ghostrider model from Vekoma fit pretty well into the Invertigo/Congo Falls/Timberwolf plot (with a chance for some movement if they go custom). The story-driven attraction (Dino Off-Road variant) was the least exciting for me (#4). It would probably be another copy of the current version at Six Flags Over Texas with some added elements. I think using KMAA for it is an awful idea and would add to the theory that the chain is out of touch with their guests. They don't need to replace KMAA. My other thought was that this could be a Dynamic Motion Stage or a new film in Action Theater, but who knows. The Suspended Indoor-Outdoor coaster was probably my #2, although I feel like the park could do more by retheming QCSC again and actually updating it. I really like the idea of a new launched Invert though — even if it's a family coaster. Maybe then we could continue the joke that other parks keep getting the Volcano replacement. The Stunt Show was #3 for me. I hope if they chose to do that one, they would do it right and not just make a new overlay of the current stunt show. Much love to the AllWheelSports crew and their talents, but it's getting old. This would be an opportunity to give it a dedicated venue as well either in Rivertown or as a smaller scale amphitheater replacing Timberwolf. I did note which things could becoming from Six Flags America or California's Great America for all of the surveys when I first saw them. There's surprisingly a lot of new stuff on them with other options that could go to one park over another. Kings Dominion had a dark ride concept on theirs that used the Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare promo art.

Oh, I should have been more specific, I was talking about Alpenfury. Didn't realize Siren's Curse also had terrible capacity (but, of course, they could have just, y'know, put it at literally any other park).

Personally, I like Fury and GateKeeper over the entrance to those respective parks. Both are stunning in those spots. I don't want that for KI though. I think maybe a refresh on the entrance building perhaps, but I love walking through and seeing the fountains and tower unfold as it has been since the park opened. I would much rather see an amazing coaster installed into The Vortex's old site. It feels barren along that walkway from Rivertown to Coney without a major coaster in the spot. And of course, without my beloved Flying Eagles also. I'm old enough to have ridden the original Bat and Vortex. So, to me, that is sacred coaster ground. My personal wish is for something along the lines of Maverick or next gen version of a multi launch, or a ground-up RMC (one can wish).

I have this theory that the park is gauging whether fans are leaning more toward family attractions or if there’s still a strong demand for a major thrill ride like the thrill coaster. Looking at the options, three out of the four are clearly family-focused: a storytelling inverted coaster like Arthur, a Jeep-style adventure ride through themed scenes, and a live-action Wild West stunt show. The only true thrill option is the large red roller coaster. That alone tells me the park is testing whether guests are ready for another high-intensity coaster or if they’d rather see something more accessible to families. If the results end up evenly split - say, each concept getting around 25% - then it’s highly unlikely the park will move forward with the big thrill coaster. Even if the thrill coaster gets around 50% and the remaining options share the other half, that still shows half the audience prefers family attractions, which would likely push Kings Island toward something tamer. To make a new thrill coaster happen, the response would probably need to be at least 60% in favor of the red coaster - enough to send a clear signal that the majority of fans truly want a major thrill ride over anything else. Otherwise, this survey is probably Kings Island’s final check to confirm whether it’s time to shift their focus fully toward the family market. My two cents.

Not happening.

(double posting for this) I think if they use that building for anything then they'd move The Conjuring. It could go elsewhere in the park, like in Action Theater (already did it at Carowinds), especially if they build new maze barns for future mazes.

Let's go! I love the idea of a new gen Vekoma! So much potential with that type of model. Not sure if I like the concept layout, but it's just a concept. But another strong launch coaster would be great, even better if it has multiple! Looks like they are still wondering if people want the indoor/outdoor attraction, as it makes it's way onto another survey. So is it possible they are still considering using the Crypt building for something other than the Conjuring?

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Six Flags sent out a series of park surveys today with options for what guests might want to see added to their home park in the coming years. I'll do my best to summarize the options for each park below. So far I think Fiesta Texas also released a survey, but I haven't seen anything from it. I'll update if I see more. Canada's Wonderland Vaughan, Ontario Hybrid Coaster (Steel Vengeance, Twisted Timbers, Wicked Cyclone) Xtreme Spinning Coaster (Time Traveler) Log Flume (Charlie Brown's Rushing River Log Ride) Waterpark Expansion Carowinds Charlotte, North Carolina Launch Coaster (AlpenFury) Wing Coaster (Rapterra) Dive Coaster (Iron Menace) Family Thrill Launch Coaster (Snoopy's Racing Railway??) Swinging Ride (S&S Scream & Swing) Giga Discovery (pendulum ride w/ peak height of 172ft) Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio Suspended Thrill Glider (suspended motorbike coaster) Multi-Launch Family Coaster (Big Bear Mountain) Family-Friendly Coaster (Snoopy's Racing Railway) Nighttime Spectacular (like Kings Island's Nighttime Spectacular) Stunt Show Spectacular (Steam Heist @ Six Flags America) Discovery Kingdom Vallejo, California Suspended Thrill Glider Refreshed Kids Area Refreshed Shark Experience New Animal Exhibit Dorney Park Allentown, Pennsylvania Star Flyer (Wonder Woman @ Six Flags America) Story-Driven Kid's Coaster (Big Bear Mountain) Antique Autos Family Raft Slide (Zoom Flume?) Spinning Coaster (Disk-O) Fiesta Texas San Antonio, Texas Adult Lagoon/Pool DC Themed Family Inverted Launch Coaster Flying Theater Hyper Coaster Multilane Mat Racer Great Adventure Jackson, New Jersey 300ft-400ft Drop Tower (advertised as a new park landmark) Planet Snoopy retheme Zamperla rides package Great America Gurnee, Illinois Family Thrill Launch Coaster (Big Bear Mountain) Flying Theater Giga Coaster (Fury 325, Leviathan, Orion) Kings Dominion Doswell, Virginia Multi-Lane Mat Racer (Rendezvous Run) Dark Ride (Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare) Action River Experience Family Thrill Launch Coaster (Big Bear Mountain) Adult Pool/Lagoon Area (Paul Metto's Swim-Up Bar) Kings Island Mason, Ohio Multi-Launch Coaster (Vekoma Ghostrider) Story Driven Experience (Dino Off-Road Rally) Indoor-Outdoor Coaster (inverted with launches) Stunt Show Spectacular (Steam Heist @ Six Flags America) Magic Mountain Santa Clarita, California Dueling Water Coaster Story Driven Dark Ride (like Phantom Theatre) Launch Coaster (Vekoma Ghostrider) Collection of Rides (Zamperla flats) Six Flags New England Agawam, Massachusetts Entrance Gate Coaster Log Flume New Children’s Area Waterpark Expansion Six Flags Over Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Launch Coaster (AlpenFury) Mine Train Coaster Refurbishment Rethemed Kids Areas Waterpark expansion Six Flags Over Texas Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas Multi-generational Rides (flats and play areas) Western Dark Ride Family Water Coaster Nighttime Spectacular

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To go over the front entrance means supports in and right outside the full-time employee parking lot and next to the HR and administration buildings. That’s not happening.

Grrrr... no hybrid option for KI.... I am holding out hope for a launch coaster - ala Alpenfury (with much better capacity and a longer ride time) that would run the front of Action Zone near to the parking lot over the front entrance and back. One can dream... Oh, and selfishly I wish Phantom Theater would be kept to KI. I guess I'd be ok with KD getting one - but IMO that theme and those characters are proprietary to KI.

Selling off parks is on the table no matter who the next CEO is.

They've been sending out these surveys every ~year for several years now, right? If so, what's unique about this year's survey that makes you think it's a distraction?

If this is what we end up with, I hope it's fully customized for KI. Two trains with 16 riders each....yikes. When you account for Fast Lane (the free one time use with the cheaper prestige pass) on this stat alone would kill capacity. I am loving the new Vekoma, but they need to have higher capacity models.

Based on what I've heard about AlpenFury, I wouldn't mind a Premier multi-launch either.

Carowinds just released a survey that also had a launch coaster on it, but theirs used an image of AlpenFury instead. Kings Island was the only survey that featured the Vekoma Ghostrider. Edit: Magic Mountain's survey released with a Vekoma Ghostrider also

I was thinking something related to the Kings Island Universe as a stunt show.

Ok that would be pretty cool in Rivertown. I believe Over Texas does something like this and I believe Cedar Point did the year SteVe came out. Also sorry for double post

We already have enough "story driven" family attractions. I looked up Dino Off Road Adventure and it's basically an antique car ride with dinosaurs. Wonder if it would it be an overlay of KMAA or it would take over the leftover Dinosaurs Alive path behind Orion. I think the multi launch coaster will win (if they use this survey to decide what's next) as most passholders I've seen on socials are ready for a new thrill coaster as 2027 will be 7 years since the last one. A new stunt show would also be nice. Is it basically the same as the previous ones (trailblazers/off the rails) or something completely new? I'd honestly like to see the Ultimate Stunt Show that took over the royal fountain in 2017/18 come back in some form.

The other options shown were a story-driven attraction (Dino Off Road Adventure at Six Flags New England), Indoor-outdoor coaster (Arthur at Europa Park), and a new stunt show.

Sounds like a survey went out today for future attractions and looks like a modern Vekoma launch was one of the options! Idk what the other options were if any as I haven't gotten the survey, but it sounds like the rumor season is about to start up again! Link to facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1668Wswpiq/

If my home park were Kings Dominion, Dorney Park, Valleyfair, or Worlds of Fun, I would be worried that his might be the last year of Haunt as they know it.

Nobody from the park has ever said anything to us about the Tower Topics podcast, except they enjoy it and learned things they didn’t know. As for retiring the Tower Topics X, it simply wasn’t proving enough value for the podcast. We have chosen to put all of the channel’s social media efforts into the Tower Topics Facebook Group. That has been providing us with far more value. We did have good engagement with the content we published on X, better than many of the posts the park makes on X. It just wasn’t proving enough value for us. A lot of what we’d post on X can still be found on my personal X. Ryan and I are not going to be shills for the park. We’re going to keep doing the podcast the same way. Genuine and authentic with honest and frank discussion about Kings Island.

The survey is doing what they wanted it to do: create a diversion to get people talking about something else besides maze up-charges, rides closed (see KD), parks that could be sold, etc.