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I felt a great disturbance in the Son of Beast revival fanboy movement, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.

To be fair, they’ve been able to make things work with Universal. Hagrid’s had a rough start, but Velocaciaster seems to be reliable. Certainly not to the same tune as their other installs within the chain, though. Not sure what the issues are. It is a shame because I’d love to see them do something at KI one day.

Funny thing about the music. Got three rides in today. First time I could hear the score clearly through the queue and ride. Definitely seems like it’s something they’re working on. Not perfect, but it’s getting there. Appreciate the work that’s going into it, still. Side note, the show looked great. Everything worked perfectly sans the screen in the furnace. Which is a bizarre. Seemingly an easy fix. Not sure what’s up there.

Universal Kid’s Resort First Impressions The reviews are in and… even with a children’s coaster themed to infamous comedian Bill Cosby, Kings Island apparently still had the better Nick kids area.

Gargoyles eyes have lit up on my rides, and the inverted bust is an “analog” effect/illusion that doesn’t have the option of not working, unless it’s unlit or you have vision problems.

Some really solid footage of The Smurf’s Enchanted Voyage from a Reddit post. Worty checking out for those interested.

Feeling jealous of KD. Check this out. Beautiful.

Ah, love the International Street refurb, minus the tree and fountain situations. Wish we could’ve had both. From one of my favorite zen, solo trips way back in 2018. Sure do miss this view. Just feels a bit open and empty still. Miss the coziness.

Has the Jersey Dog special at the Brewhouse yesterday. Definitely worth a try. Really enjoyed it. Brought me back to the days of the footlong cheese coneys they used to have at the stand where Mystic Timbers’ entrance is now. Good times.

Just had a solid ride with the wife and kiddo. Only thing not working was the boiler screen. Seems like the issues are intermittent and probably vary from ride to ride. Really love this one.

Ir anyone is disappointed by the fact that there’s not going to be a major coaster opening at the park next year, that’s on you. Pretty obvious.

Definitely felt it, also experienced the “smellivision” effect here too.

Our boy’s finger is all good.

Looks like Graeter’s is rolling out a new grape ice cream flavor, “Ghost Notes,” inspired by Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare. Wonder if we’ll see it at the park?

Promise you I’m still a negative grump. Ha!

Totally not calling you a liar, or anything of the sort. Or trying to argue. Certainly had some great rides and seen some POV’s of a few bad ones. But today, it looked great. You can definitely tell they’re still tweaking things. I could hear the main theme music a lot more and almost all of the effects were working. Only things that were off were the “pop up” heads in the prop room and the final boiler blast worked, but the timing was off. Not trying to sound like an apologist or a fanboy, but I do believe the inconsistencies are more growing pains than lack of attention. The ride is a month old and I’m sure they’re a lot they’re still trying to figure out from upkeep standpoint. The ride deserves nothing but the best when it comes to things working consistently. We had a great ride today. Feeling optimistic about its future. (Gonna put on my new PT:ON baseball tee now that I’ve made myself sound like a thoosie apologist)

Noasterstock 2026 at Kings Island? Via Cedar Point:

More water features and a new soundtrack.

The Snake Pit Saloon sign is absolutely one of the coolest in the park.

The Clown Band. Seems like KD is more or less getting done version of the same.

Wasn’t Boo Blasters considered IS as well?

You got it. He was an audience member in the Pepper’s Ghost scene. His look was inspired any Andy Warhol.

Maestro is allergic to dogs.

Think you might be right…

Got another ride in this morning. Got to take the kid this time. Still totally love it. Wow. Seemed like everything was working well too. Only had to wait 20 minutes thanks to Fastlane. Glad to see the wait time over 100 minutes. People seem to be excited by it. Hope this sets the standard for future additions. Really special stuff. That said, the enduring mystery of the man behind the curtain between Houdilini and Hilda continues to drive me insane. You can see the feet of whoever’s back there pretty easily. That, coupled with the air blast effect makes me feel like something is definitely supposed to be there. Very odd.