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Today’s new offering on the site is 5 new sweatshirts: They are $70.00 each…I think they look nice, but I am not a fan of printing on sleeves…I think it looks dated…like it’s from the 90’s…for those of you who are old enough to remember that time period.

Now it’s Mystic Timbers’ turn.

42, 43 & 44 are now up. I’m glad Diamondback got the deluxe treatment! Looks like a quality pin…but kind of a depressing design.

No one has mentioned the new deluxe Diamondback cut-out that is being offered on the site. (I don’t know about the park.) The park is certainly going for higher end stuff this year. This is limited to 250 pieces. At $199.99, do you think this will sell out decently fast? (Or even at all?)

Since the park has been on overdrive all year long…which has been making me very happy…and broke, I figured that it would be nice to have one catch-all thread to post whatever new stuff that we find either on the KIGear site or at the park.

The Haunt pin looks great…and so does the description of the Diamondback one…hopefully those will be on line this week. On a side note, I received The Crypt & Delirium pins in the mail this week…there is no justice, The Crypt pin is a lot nicer than Delirium’s. Delrium’s pin is plain/flat, Crypt’s is nice a nice 3D one. It got me thinking, I wonder if the person(s) designing these are even familiar with the park? Admittedly, if I were an outsider I would think The Crypt must have been a better ride than Delirium based on their logos…but Delirium has proven itself a fan favorite over the years. Once again, disappointed that Delirium didn’t end up with a better pin…but whoever designed Crypt’s pin did a very nice job with it’s 3D effect. And here is today’s offering… (I wonder why the delay on the most recent 3 pins on the site?)

I recently picked up one of the Coasterdynamic K.I. MV Railroad cutouts. To be honest, I am not a big fan of the whole look of the cutouts…but that hasn’t stopped me from buying them. When my set arrived today I was amused that what really impressed me about this set was the box/crate that it came in! It really is a work of art. Here is a photo of the crate from the KI Gear site: And here’s a couple close-ups that I took of mine…although my photos do not do the actual quality justice. So, finally, here is my new product suggestion for the park…how about a new line of artwork done the same way as the front of this crate? (Is is done by laser?) I would like to see some rustically framed artwork, they could be in different sizes, but I would personally prefer 11x14 inches. I think this rustic look would be perfect for rides like The Beast, Mystic Timbers, Diamondback. They could make multiple different variations for each ride…such as, for The Beast, one could be the logo, one could be of the ride, one of the warning signs etc…, if the park didn’t overcharge and made them reasonably priced I think the park could sell quite a few of these. As a further recommendation, if the park does possibly make something like this…and decides to make them Limited Edition….PLEASE do not incorporate the words “Limited Edition” into the actual artwork…the reason I say this is because when I buy something that I want to display, I am displaying it because I like what it looks like…not because I am trying to impress anyone who sees it. (As an example, I think this is one of the main flaws of the “Limited Edition” pin sets…who wants to look at that bottom line all the time?) To me, that bottom line distracts from both the pins & the background artwork…I mean really, do they expect someone’s friend/relative to see it and gasp in amazement “Wow! And it’s limited edition!” So, in conclusion, I hope someone from the park’s merchandising department considers this idea in the future…although, no hurry, I’m still trying to catch up with everything I want from this year!

So far, #41 is up this week:

Well, the KIGear Black Friday isn’t what I had hoped for…I have pretty much everything on the list that I want…I would like to own the banners, but I think those are way overpriced. One thing that IS nice is free shipping on orders of $100.00 or more! https://www.kingsislandgear.com/collections/black-friday-20-off-select-50th-anniversary?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blackfriday&fbclid=IwAR2RClSBivquLgAM2I7zi54fthH-gk9lOxP2Y-0yJx1k8UBBx4qZ0fH7Sko

Hoping (probably unrealistically) that the KIGear site will have some sort of Black Friday sale…I can dream.

I agree with both opinions of TombraiderFTW & Shaggy about the latest batch…there is no justice that The Crypt ends up with a pin…I mean really, the parking lot trams were WAY more beloved and it doesn’t appear they will be getting a pin. And as for the Delirium one, I love the ride and was hoping for (finally) a nice pin of the ride…but it is basically a bigger version of the one from years ago…Delirium deserved better.

The latest two…

Son of Beast….worst coaster ever…with (seriously) the best loop ever! (The only reason I endured the ride was to be able to experience that loop. )

@funpark Truly a deserved win…your photo is amazing, congratulations!

Nope!

Thrilled to be getting a Fearfest pin!!! Also, I was never a Son of Beast fan…but boy that’s a nice looking pin! It’s ironic that the best SOB pin to be released has come way after the ride was torn down.

I will retract my comment about the Invertigo pin…it is 2 layers high and looks a lot nicer than the park’s photo shows.

Maybe the park could utilize slow periods in the gift shops…and instead of the old “Leaning Time Is Cleaning Time” signs, they could switch it to “Nano Coaster Building Time”!

Well, unfortunately, design wise, neither of the latest pins are anything to write home about…but fortunately for me, neither ride is in my top favorites. I do find it odd how some of the pins are super deluxe, and others simply plain…for example, I never would have guessed that the Flight Commander would get the deluxe treatment while Adventure Express got a generic pin.

I ordered the Invertigo & Drop Tower pins sight unseen…gotta complete the set, so it really doesn’t matter what they look like…but I am hoping that the Drop Tower one is a little more deluxe and has it so that the ring slides up and down…I can dream!

I chuckle every time I see that listing. (Of course he will be laughing harder than us if he finds someone crazier than he is that actually buys it!)

I wouldn’t say the fountain was the ONLY good thing about Haunt this year, but it was certainly one of the highlights of this year’s Haunt…and that’s coming from someone who still misses the old fountain!

It’s back in stock at the moment. https://www.kingsislandgear.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/racer-nanocoaster-with-authentic-track-piece