Off topic completely but i looked at the pics of recent post and I thought YoungStud had made a return ^^^.

Looks like the fence is going up around the construction zone. It almost looks like it includes the lockers location as well. I wonder what kind of mysterious paranormal surveillance is going to occur in Rivertown?

I would love it to be a GCI but i doubt it will be.

It could be anything. Since its Rivertown... Why not a hybrid maybe an RMC coaster involving water in some way. Just a thought. Or maybe even a dark ride ( non shoot me up preferred ). I'd even take a cool collection of flat rides. Maybe a water ride of some sort. Or better yet a new area encompassing all three!

The fence is probably going up because they don't want people to go to areas they shouldn't be going too.

And to hide an empty dirt plot[emoji14]

Guys! Can you believe we're just 4 days away from the greatest day of the year? Opening Day at Kings Island!! Ah how the offseason has flown by so fast.

(Edit made by me. Original pic: https://instagram.com/p/BDjBIm7uOHX/)

Yay!

4 days!

Fences are good at hiding....plots.

and the plot thickens....

*tries to make witty pun or joke*

See the diversionary post.

Terp -- "Build Bridges, Not Walls"

Just a rough estimate, but based on what I saw on Nearmap, you could fit Delirium (apart from the queue) in that spot.

See the diversionary post.

Terp -- "Build Bridges, Not Walls"

They must have taken the Constanza approach then, tore down the bridge to build up a wall.

Tower Drinks got upgraded 

https://twitter.com/KingsIslandPR/status/719994340718813184?lang=en

^it was like that during haunt last season

I have no interest in the re-fillable cups.  I couldn't drink that much pop.  IF they had a re-fillable COFFEE cup with stations all over the park, however, that would be AMAZING!!

Here's a closer look into the new 2016 additions!

 

I am beyond excited to see that the Rivertown funnel cake building is really, truly thematically appropriate, even down to the sign. That is wonderful.

Now that is a spiffy new entrance for the Kings Island sign

(Taken from the video above)

Taken from the video from above as well, here's a screen capture of the new Toll Plaza. 

 

The reader board 2 in from the left, says "Self Scan". Hmmm.....I'm assuming from that Season Pass Holders will have the left 2 lanes.

I honestly think it might be a way to state it's recommended for gold pass people only, but if you bought your tickets online you can go through there. And obviously someone is still going to mess that system up :/

If you look above Don's head in the video, you can see the marquees on the new toll booth say "Self-Scan"......

 

Edit: Beaten by chugh43

 

Italian Job, feeling a bit slow today.

All these improvements and they still haven't Re-painted The Racer.... It's a shame. I may be a bit biased though.

The part of Soak City's parking lot that she's standing in doesn't appear repaved, either. If none of the worse areas have gotten any love, I'll be a bit disappointed.

Magnenta Lizard, If they don't have that parking lot paved this weekend, I'm going to bet that they'll have it done by time Soak City opens for the season.

I see a lot of potting soil in that video capture above... not sure if it's new, but maybe a lot of beautiful flowers will grace the fountains this year?

Anybody else notice regular parking is now $18? Preferred parking is $25.

 

Wasn't parking $12 last year?

 

Not that it matters or anything as I have a Platinum Pass...

If I recall correctly:

 

2012-2013: $12

2014: $12 Mon-Thu, $15 Fri-Sun, $12 online

2015: $15, $12 online

looks like Sweet Spot is getting blue ice cream popcorn!

photo from the Kings Island Merchandise Twitter Page

I wonder why they made the toll signs so small. Why didnt they make the signs the size of the turnpike ones. People aren't going to be able to read "self scan" from 50 ft away.