I went this past August for the first time in 21 years. I met Lucy, Snoopy, Pig-Pen, Marcie, Sally, and Peppermint! I also marathoned FoF at the end of each of the 3 days I spent there. And I loved the Charlie Brown log ride spiel-- "YOU HAD ONE JOB, CHARLIE BROWN. ONE JOB." They were playing "Joe Cool" in the Snoopy's Soap Box Racers station too.

Does anyone know when they removed the big Kings Island sign from over the Festhaus stage? I noticed its absence recently and realized that it hasn't been there for a while.

The neon one? 

 

If that's the case, it was last up 2017/8....hasn't been back.

Now if they'd also take the "Kings Island" off the Mystic Timbers sign. Like, you don't have to remind me what park I'm in guys...

7 hours ago, Orion-XL200 said:

The neon one? 
 

If that's the case, it was last up 2017/8....hasn't been back.

I could've sworn there was another one after that. If not, oh well then. I just saw a photo from the earliest Festhaus setup that had the old logo in that spot and realized it was no longer there.

1 hour ago, PKIDelirium said:

Now if they'd also take the "Kings Island" off the Mystic Timbers sign. Like, you don't have to remind me what park I'm in guys...

The sign for Diamondback also has the park name on it but the Banshee sign doesn't. The Diamondback logo might also be the only one with the park name that does not have the park logo on it. I know part of the reasoning is so they can use that logo in ads and such so people associate the MT name with KI (which is funny since the MT initials are also now used in Dorney Park). Queen City Stunt Coaster has the logo on its billboard. Orion has the park named just about everywhere except for the sign. Neither The Beast nor The Bat have the KI name on their main signs. I'd love to know the reasoning behind those choices.

 

Side note: does anyone know when/why the capital "I" was changed on the classic Kings Island logo? I always thought there could be people who mistook it for a capital "J" and that might be why. Personally, I feel like it changed whenever the park started to use the classic logo more and made the dot of the first "i" into a Cedar Fair flag and especially when they remade the logo for Phantom Theater Encore.

2025 Ridership for the Top 6 Rides has been posted. Note doesn't include the additional rides The Racer and Mystic will recieve during WinterFest, so I expect Mystic Timbers to probably pass The Beast before the end of the season.

Must be having a company buyout today, there's guests in the park, hope they have fun. 

They were having a Winterfest Media Day either yesterday or today. I think it might be today because I saw posts with all of the specialty food posted today.

The International Street cam and Orion cam are both offline , was this due to the storm overnight but the Planet Snoopy cam is functional. Is the park doing something in that areas that we cannot see to post online ?? rumors and tinfoil hat comments welcome. 

Can they acknowledge Jim Cummings' voice on FoF?? I have a whole lore surrounding the alien leader (down to "Flight of Cheer" being contradictory since he likely doesn't celebrate Xmas.) Sorry if it's all I talk about, but he makes me happy.

How exactly would they do that? And why? It would be an odd thing to acknowledge.

42 minutes ago, Orion-XL200 said:

How exactly would they do that? And why? It would be an odd thing to acknowledge.

Because his voice is a memorable part of the ride. Just reference the fact that Jim was involved.

Not memorable to many....I had to look him up to even know who you were talking about. If they acknowledged any voices that lend part to rides, Mystic Timbers and Orion are two others that would need it...but it's literally not necessary or warranted. 

If anyone starts getting recognition on a larger scale, I'd love to see it be the people who work and perform in Kings Island's Live Entertainment department. I've seen some videos from the Taft/KECO era where they listed out the names of the performers, choreographers, and directors and thought it was a pretty nice practice. The park could put signage up near each stage/venue entrance listing out those involved in the show to avoid making someone list out who all is performing that day (anything but a stupid QR code). I really like how the singers and dancers get to say their name at the end of each show, but that really only happens in the Festhaus during the regular season and Winterfest. The AllWheelSports folks don't get any name recognition, nor do the band members who perform in Swingin' Into Christmas.

Live Entertainment will be a good aspect for Six Flags to improve upon if they want to attract more families to their parks.