Imperial79

Looks like this is going to be a fun season! 37 days to go!

I like the way KICentral and KI itself is doing the International Street renovation reveal. This is not a every year thing, so this helps build excitement to walk inside the park, and we can experience the "not knowing what's on the other side", just like when it first opened back in 1972! Relax, and realize it won't be that long till the park is open again.

Kings Island just posted some new Tweets from their Twitter page @KingsIslandPR Looks like things are coming together really nice!

Looks like the fountains are gone...

New post from Chad Showalter from his Twitter @chadshowalter of a part of International Street!

I'd love to see a smaller Ferris Wheel brought back and put there in that spot (blue). International Street hasn't had a new ride ever since the park opened! I think it would fit well with the International Street theme, with Eiffel Tower and Grand Carousel also there.

Stinger was also closed in 2017.

If the trees really get removed, we won’t have the Christmas lights on them either. That will be very different, and I wonder what they will use for lights if anything, around the fountain during WinterFest? Smaller trees with lights instead maybe?

The park really is getting a lot of new stuff this year, even more so then last year!

New construction update from the KI Blog. https://www.visitkingsisland.com/blog/2019/january/construction-on-kings-mills-antique-autos-moves-forward-in-cold-and-snow

Anyone remember what year the Oktoberfest sign was removed?

A Twitter post from @KingsIslandPR. Looks like Woodstock Express is having some work done as well. The park really stays busy in the off season!

^What other area's had their own signs? I think the only one that now has one is Planet Snoopy.

Hope to see the Coney Mall sign return, I think there is a chance for it too, since KI is bringing back the theming.

Keep the fountains and pedestals, its an iconic look for KI when you walk into the park. Not every park should be the same. I like the way the Royal Fountain is better then what KD or CW has, they all look great in their own way though!

This is great news, but I'm still kind of nervous about the tree's, and hope they're not being cut down. if they have to cut them down it sounds like more landscaping will be added then taken away. They already cut a lot of the branches off last year.. Just noticed from the 3rd picture, it looks like one of the tree's is almost ready to be taken out, in front of the Sweet Spot.

Oh that's the covered bridge? Nice to know! Things are beginning to take shape!

That looks great, wonderful job!

Looked like a great time! No I didn't go but maybe this year I will! I was thinking what else could they add that would make the NYE event even better, and noticed there was no confetti.. I'm sure the park would probably say no, but an alternative is to use the bubble machines from Halloween Haunt, and time them to go off right at 12. Happy New Year everyone!

^Yeah it is. I wonder if our cars are going to have cover tops on them like the old ones did, or they will be like what Valleyfair has? The advertisement where you can ‘pretend’ to be riding in one, shows our cars will have a top on them.

Here’s some construction pics from last night, I took.

Nice pictures, things seem to be moving along nicely! Maybe this should be moved to the original thread?

One of the Six Flags parks was #1 for what a day or two? And then I never saw it again in the list at all. That was kind of weird. Wonder if it was a glitch?

I'd like to see the outside of the Festhaus brought back to what it used to look like. It looked very nice.

I'd love to see the Skyride return, either in the front of the Eiffel Tower or behind it for my choices, but it doesn't have to be there.