WoodVengeance

I saw that during my recent visit to Cedar Point as well at the Top Thrill 2 lockers. I take it those were just added?

I was fortunate enough (well, more like unfortunate) to get a ride on Son of Beast in 2008. Let's just say the experience was so bad, that it made me hate wooden coasters with a passion and I used to refuse riding any of them until 2013 or so. As for 2009, I was only 12 years old at the time and don't really have the most vivid of memories from that time period (other than being traumatized by Son of Beast the year prior), but I'll try my best. Similar to how it is today, the park still had a younger demographic of teenagers back then too, but without any chaperone policies in-place. Although there were a lot less smartphones, many still carried flip phones and iPods, so loose articles were still a major concern. Banshee, Mystic Timbers and Orion didn't exist yet, so the most popular coasters in the park were usually considered to be Diamondback, Beast and Flight of Fear. Diamondback was brand new with the red and yellow paint scheme before that faded shortly afterwards. Since Fast Lane wasn't implemented in Cedar Fair parks yet, Diamondback's Fast Lane line was originally used for single riders. Nickelodeon was also big at the park as well, their shows had a major presence in the park, not just with the kids area. It's rather hard to believe that only a year after that, Nickelodeon was completely scrubbed in favor of Peanuts. Several currently defunct rides like Son of Beast, Vortex, Firehawk, The Crypt, Thunder Alley, etc. still operated at the park. Son of Beast closed for good partway into the 2009 season, though that wasn't known at the time and many people were still optimistic that the ride could be "fixed" and reopen by the following season.

I just got my first ride on River Racers today. The first drop and upwards section was fun, but everything after that felt very slow. Most of it felt like a kiddie slide, but I did go to Splashin' Safari last month, so that might also contribute to the ride feeling underwhelming for me. Families would definitely get more enjoyment out of it, but thrill seekers will probably get more enjoyment from something like Tropical Plunge.

I still think Polaris would've been a better name than Orion. Also, was the name "Splinter Cat" actually being considered for Mystic Timbers? I remember seeing that name a lot in the 2017 decoding thread, but thought it was mainly rumors.

There's not enough space for something like that in the Boo Blasters building.

I used the WindSeeker bathroom when I was at the park on Sunday and most of the stalls had broken doors. I know it hasn't been remodeled in ages, but I don't remember it being this bad last year.

I've also really enjoyed my visit to Holiday World this year compared to my visits to Kings Island. I've also quite enjoyed Kentucky Kingdom as well, seeing that Herschend is starting to invest into that park. Since I'm going to Cedar Point in two weeks, I already went ahead and bought and activated my 2026 season pass for Kings Island, but I'm definitely going to keep renewing my season pass for Kentucky Kingdom also.

I believe it was supposed to be themed to Harley Quinn, as that's what SFM was teasing before it was moved to Cedar Point.

I wouldn't be surprised if WWC gets axe'd. Other parks like Kentucky Kingdom and Holiday World have been getting rid of their rapids rides and WWC doesn't seem to be that popular of a ride.

I renewed my pass and it's the same number as my 2025 pass.

So just to clarify: Renewals still need to "activate" their 2026 season pass at their home park first in order to gain the all-park benefit, and that will be good for the remainder of 2025 and 2026. If you renew your season pass online, but don't visit your home park at any point for the rest of 2025, you will have to wait until that home park opens in 2026 to activate your pass. (April 2026 for Kings Island) You get free parking at "most parks", with Knotts' and Canada's Wonderland being the exceptions unless you buy a prestige pass with the all-park passport. I think Six Flags park needs to put out a FAQ post on social media to help clear things up.

It seems the right is only referring to regular gold passes without the all-park passport.

I was looking at the all-park dining plan and it states "Must have a valid All Park Passport and All Season Dining on your season pass to upgrade to All Park Dining in park." That doesn't mean I also have to buy the regular all-season dining for my home park, does it?

My thought is that it really makes me glad I chose to do Splashin' Safari at Holiday World this past weekend.

Siren's Curse currently has about 85% average uptime, which for a new coaster isn't bad. Just because a coaster goes down every once in a while does not make it another Top Thrill 2...

I'm optimistic about it being the 2nd option. By this point in the season two years ago, there was hardly any evidence for Camp Snoopy opening the following year other than some hard-to-see markers to the left of what is now Beagle Scout Acres.

I've had the idea of a "Farmhouse Kitchen & Grill" style BBQ restaurant across from Rivertown bathrooms. There would be a large outdoor seating area with a small bandstand, and have the Diamondback splashdown be the backdrop of it all.

I think he was asking about what new type of restaurant(s) could come to the park.

So would the 2026 All Park Passport add-on be active for the remainder of 2025 as well? I plan on going to Cedar Point in late August and I'm wondering if the 2026 All Park Passport would work for that, or would it only take effect at the start of next season? Edit: So it seems the Canada's Wonderland 2026 gold pass includes admission to all Six Flags parks without the all-park passport. I'm not sure if this is a Canada's Wonderland exclusive perk, or if this will apply to other parks as well.

One main concern I have is that if you need to activate your all-park passport at your home park before going to other parks (Kings Island), if I wanted to go to a park like Carowinds or Six Flags Over Georgia in March, would I not be able to use the all-park passport there since Kings Island wouldn't be open for the season yet?

I can't really speak for the old north toll, but I can remember the south toll was always backed up. You'd figure the south one would get more priority since groups coming in from areas like Cincinnati and Dayton were coming from the south.

Yeah, I think it's about our turn to have an elite coaster with the word "Fury" in it. But then again, certain "circumstances" probably won't allow for it unfortunately.

Another thing I wanted to add to this is that I feel Kentucky Kingdom might be a "safer" park for families compared to Kings Island. Even with the chaperone policy in place, it's not uncommon to see young, unruly guests causing problems for people visiting Kings Island. I know it's difficult for parks to control what types of people visit their parks, but it doesn't really seem like there's enough security to help enforce the chaperone policy. I've visited Kentucky Kingdom multiple times a year and for my recent visits, you can find security stationed all throughout the park, even on days where crowds are light. In addition to that, the type of troublemakers you would typically see at Kings Island aren't nearly as prevalent at Kentucky Kingdom. Personally speaking if I was a parent, I would probably feel a lot comfortable taking my kids to Kentucky Kingdom over Kings Island unless the latter could better enforce their security measures.

Also, for the Kentucky Flyer / SkyCatcher thing, I think the best course of action for those attractions would probably have them rethemed to fit in with the water park. Give SkyCatcher a parasailing theme and Kentucky Flyer a surfing or hurricane theme. Yes, I know it sounds weird to have two dry-park attractions themed to fit in a water park. Yes, I know SkyCatcher could probably be relocated quite easily to have it placed somewhere more logical in the park. However, I don't think Herschend is going to want to invest in relocating Kentucky Flyer. Coasters, especially wooden coasters, aren't as easy to relocate as something like a flat ride. It's definitely not impossible, given that Kentucky Flyer is a smaller-scale wooden coaster, but I'm not sure if the park really wants to go through the trouble of doing that just to make the water park more cohesive.

Kentucky Kingdom's 2026 attraction has already been "revealed" online from shipping documents. I will post it in the spoiler below for those who don't want to be spoiled.