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^honestly for it being a wendsday when your going sir, I honestly recommend you save your money because the lines will be very non existent. The only people that would be down there are middle/high schools (maybe) and grown adults. I just wanted to point out that there are making two pathways near the crypt building. I can't get any pics but you can see them on diamondback

After I was at the park today working, I'm happy to let you all know Invertigo is now open. Why it was closed I don't know. Sorry

^ NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My day has be ruined lol. Hopefully the (not so headbanging) Invertigo will be up soon. Id say maybe early to late May we'll see it running? I'm currently at the park waiting for my class to start and I walked around at 10 to get some pics. They coney mall sign HAS been removed. Also the old location of flight commander has a couple set of lights and some wooden crates placed on it. I think they where testing Invertigo. The train is a little out of the station and heading into the cobra roll. Invertigo seemed to be testing during the week Flight commander

^ i honestly didnt notice that. Im heading to the park saturday for my rides general knowledge class and ill be in the park afterwards. ill try to snap a couple more pics

I couldnt get enough pics for a full trip report but i got at least 5. Opening day was a struggle for some places in the park. Although i never waited an hour for Vortex, Diamondback, Banshee, The Bat or Race For Your Life Charlie Brown. I did manage to wait an hour for my food The New Coke Marketplace was something else, I didnt go in there but my friend who works in there said today was a nightmare. Other than that always a fun time going to the park. I did not score a first riders shirt for the gliders but i did notice two small things around two rides that get a lot of attention. First ride was Vortex. At The Base of the drop, if i remember correctly, there was a tree line. That tree line is now gone and there are a couple of cones along with a dirt/ gravel road near it (i didnt snag a pic i was in a hurry. Sorry.). Second was The Bat, which i did manage to snag a pic of and it looks like there cutting down some trees but it may just be that they dont want an incident like Ninja lol. SR&R looked amazing, although the queve line was a little funky. The tower gardens only got new pavement and yes it is still Smoker heaven lol. I have yet to start working at the park, mainly because i still have two more classes to take but be on the lookout for me on Race For Your Life Charlie Brown! The new white girl paradise (A.K.A. Starbucks) is BEAUTIFUL on the inside. Also for some odd reason, Invertigo was closed and my good friend said that it would be closed for a while. Anyone have any thoughts or heard why? Crowd wasnt that big at opening..... First rides of the day, and im up to 104 rides on Banshee so far! The trees are in the middle of the pic, might have to zoom in.. SR&R looking good. Overall a okay day at the park

I didn't try but other people where doing it.

^ Tonight there was a Season Kickoff Party for ride associates (like myself, come say hi to me at the log flume . Only Diamondback and The Gliders where open. Marathoned for 10 rides on DB and rode the gliders twice. They where all right. Flying Eagles are back! Nice Lighting added! Little more oomed on for the flat ride nerds Sorry bout the caption i downloaded it from snapchat but my first coaster of the year was DB. Still a geat B&M Airtime machine!

Maybe KI is following in CP's footsteps and they are building there own Gatekeeper and this track is for it!?

^ Prolly the flash distracts ride operators (my new job though at KI:). Who knows what the nonsense is lol

Have there been any reports on T3 testing? I know yesterday when I pulled into Kings Island for my Ride Operator interview (i got the job!) they where testing Diamondback and Windseeker.

Dont get me wrong FOF is a good ride. Pulls some forces on the launch. Not a bad ride though IMO.

^ new walkways etc. they tore out the tower gardens. It just became smoker heaven lol

Looks like the tower gardens area should be completed by opening day!

Shake Rattle and Roll has got a new sign for the year! Looks good!

^^ They just started Flight of Fear on Fast lane Plus midway through last year.

nice to see the Finishing touches are being put on the new rides in Planet Snoopy! The park did send these pics to Screamscape. Great additions to an all ready splendid kids area! Also would like to show that the funnel cake stand has got some good improvements.

^Seems as if Cedar Fair has takin a hint from what they did with Banshee with the lights and cool features that there doing it to the new rides they Open! I dont think this is a bad move by the parks!

Apperently its not 7 rides anymore. According to screamscape its 8!

IMO you wont need the Fastlane because the only people that will be at the park will be High school field trips and adults. Everyone will still be in school (including myself ). You can pretty much ride everything more than once if you go from opening to close.

^Yes it does look that the slide has been repaired! Still wondering what the cause was lol.

WOW! Fury looks good........REALLY GOOD! coongrats to Carowinds/Cedar Fair/B&M. Hopefully more coasters like this comes through to parks in the Cedar Fair Chain!

The Banshee crew was phenomenal last year! When the schools let out and it was about mid June, They whee dispatching trains in 30 SECONDS! truly the best ride staff's at the park IMO. In other words the decals for The Flyers have been put on the cars! And Rides have begun to test! Also would like to add that the picnic area improvements are looking good! photo cred to Greg Scheid. Only 3 Saturdays to go till Opening Day!

Who knows, Cedar fair might turn Kings Island into Cedar Point south, ,since Cedar Point makes you put Bags, cups etc. in a locker before you ride anything.

You're getting that...but it's not the same one. Carowinds won't let y'all have it back....lol I know that it's not the same ride but the GP wanted them back. It's a family favorite!

Is it just me or does this photo make it seem like there have been footers poured ? Photo cred to tony Clark