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I doubt you'll miss those specific trees when riding... especially when you learn what they were removed for ;-) ...and I agree with the earlier sentiment that any work to keep The Beast running - or running better - is always appreciated.

Rode The Beast a few times today, and there are concrete pads under the hill of the second lift going into the helix. The supports that come together in the middle are numbered with paint at the bottom. Obviously, there's no way to get a photo, but it's very interesting. I wonder if the second lift and drop are getting reworked over winter? Post your thoughts!

RMC confirmed

The trees are gone in area 1 now. Even though it was just a few trees, any more tree removal around that ride is concerning since thats a lot of its magic. Grizzly at KD was once totally surrounded by trees. Look at it now…..

Maybe turned into a monster to scare the rat... Although it was taken by The Unnamable from Efteling's Danse Macabre. I don't think Kings Island is gonna make Arpeggio a monster cat. Lore wise, the deceased takes their mortal forms when they died and is not like a monster. Banshee is evidence that Ghosts or Phantoms maintained there human look.

I personally like the staggered trains because they are longer and you get some serious airtime in the back of those super long trains. I do feel like the 4 across trains are faster, but Diamondback isn't meant to be a super fast paced speed ride-that's Orion's job. Diamondback is there for the massive airtime. I wouldn't change a thing on Diamondback. It's perfect and is my all-time favorite hyper!

I wish they would put tunnels like the Incredibles coaster at California Adventure with lighting effects that fit the Orion space theme.

Which area are you talking about? I'm understanding them to be in area 1. More work to keep The Beast running well is always appreciated! Oh, and for all the theorists: OMG IRON BEAST RMC CONVERSION CONFIRMED!!!

As long as the photos are not posted to KIC. If that happens, please report it.

One prediction for PTON, is with the introduction of Arpeggio the Cat as new character which I presume will be present throughout most of the ride, well personally I think this is supposed to be the same Cat that was scared by the giant mouse/rat in the original PT ride, but in the new ride I can see them do a twist where Arpeggio gets the upper hand and scares the giant mouse/rat... I think that would be perfect! (If they decide to bring the gianr mouse/rat back, this is what I think they should do!)

I used custom supports for the first inversion, but the rest are auto-generated. Kings Island isn’t my home park but I really hope y’all get something like this.

When he began focusing on other parks in addition to KI, the quality/excitement about the food went down hill.

Thought of the day: The IAAPA Expo is in about a month (November 18-21). For the past few years, Sally Dark Rides has had a booth, and typically they showcase work from their new projects (for example, they showcased the animatronics for the SpongeBob carnival ride and the haunted hotel before much material was available for those rides). I’d put an 80% of them showing something from Phantom Theater Opening Nightmare on display personally, I could see them maybe showing off the Maestro animatronic in the queue (assuming there is one because it would probably be the most advanced) or maybe something with the flashlight score system because that seems to be a unique thing to the US (we’re ignoring the monsters Inc ride that has the same thing). I’m also still thinking on Halloween we get a teaser or new concept art from Kings Island themselves, but who knows?

AlpenFury also only has two trains and was designed specifically for Canada's Wonderland. I think Siren's Curse has more than 12 riders per train.

All these speculations on what is going on with the old Vortex land... meanwhile we all know deep down its going to be another Coca-Cola refresh station!

“Built” as in it was erected- the coaster itself was built for an other park but was later relocated to Sandusky-it was never custom built for CP. If it was custom built, CP would have had three trains.

I mean, they did just build a coaster at one of their busiest parks that only has 2 trains of 12 riders each. Low capacity and long wait times are great for Fast Lane sales. Not so great for your brand reputation or repeat business, but that's a problem for tomorrow.

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.

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

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