DorneyKid14 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Love the idea of this, don't like the location too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterGuy06 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 On 12/10/2020 at 9:52 AM, pianojohn said: Interesting how Cedar Point has so many on site hotels to encourage guests to extend their vacations, and yet Kings Island closed their own hotel years ago. Why won't they build another one? Knotts has a hotel, and even Carowinds built a new one a few years back. It just makes no sense why they would not want to capitalize on their guests. These cabins are a nice start, but they really need a full hotel with on site restaurants. I wonder if KI signed a non compete clause with Great Wolf when that was built? Didn't KI own than land and sell it to them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Zo Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 I don't know the whole history behind the Kings Island Resort Hotel, but right now that land is owned by "Warren County Holdings LLC" -- a faceless company with a PO Box and no names attached. They purchased the property from "OHMI Investors LLC" in 2018. That's a whole lot of boring nothingness to basically say I have no clue who actually owns that property or what they're doing with it. On a similar note, it's interesting that the Camp Cedar property isn't owned by Cedar Fair. The plot is owned by "Kings 71 LLC" which appears to be related to Terra Firma Associates, who are mentioned as co-owners of the camp in the press release on the previous page. Cedar Fair has contracted to manage the property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIDelirium Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Really getting down into the 50-year-old (factoring in the time period it was built) base structure and ledgers for the Racer trackwork, total ledger-up retrack in these parts for the first time ever. https://twitter.com/KingsIslandPR/status/1340839529872240641 https://twitter.com/KingsIslandPR/status/1344339493965455361 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasBaby Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 10 minutes ago, PKIDelirium said: Really getting down into the 50-year-old (factoring in the time period it was built) base structure and ledgers for the Racer trackwork, total ledger-up retrack in these parts for the first time ever. https://twitter.com/KingsIslandPR/status/1340839529872240641 https://twitter.com/KingsIslandPR/status/1344339493965455361 Glad to see KI giving Racer some much needed attention. It's still a fun ride, but it was definitely on the rough side when I rode it a few months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIEnthusiast Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Wow, that looks crazy. Is the layout changing? I hope not!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 1 hour ago, KIEnthusiast said: Wow, that looks crazy. Is the layout changing? I hope not!! No, dude, they're adding OmniMAX screens to be more like Horizons. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIEnthusiast Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 34 minutes ago, KBrylczyk said: No, dude, they're adding OmniMAX screens to be more like Horizons. Keep Horizons at EPCOT please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillseeker4552 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 That trackwork is nice to see. I haven't ridden Racer since 2017, but it was not smooth by any stretch of the imagination. I am glad to see them committed to keeping it running well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grsupercity Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I rode both sides for the first time this year and given the age of the ride I thought it was pretty smooth. Way smoother then the beast that killed us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haymaker Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Camp Cedar progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiyoh1984 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I'm so excited about Camp Cedar. :) Can't wait to stay there next season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneyislandchris Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 1 hour ago, wiyoh1984 said: I'm so excited about Camp Cedar. Can't wait to stay there next season! That makes one of us! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIEnthusiast Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 It will be nice for people traveling from all over to have a big place to stay near Kings Island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Interesting, so they're not ground up builds? Looks like they are homes that were rolled in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiyoh1984 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 CP has a few “cabins” that are similar at Lighthouse Point. https://www.cedarpoint.com/stay/lighthouse-point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haymaker Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 4 hours ago, PKI Jizzman said: Interesting, so they're not ground up builds? Looks like they are homes that were rolled in. Yep, common pre-fab campground cabins. SFDL has them too, as well as a few "camp resorts" like Jellystone and higher end KOA's. I'd hope that they put up a berm or fence though, unless they plan on charging for "DD and McD's drive thru view" cabin classes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIDelirium Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 I believe those are just being parked there for the moment. In the renderings, that's unused space just to the left of one of the RV spot areas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIEnthusiast Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Remember every1, King’s Island is not building it, they will just be managing it once it opens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIDelirium Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 I wouldn't be surprised if Cedar Fair actually bought it a few years down the road if it's doing well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jconsolmagno Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Posted some footage of a Behind the Scenes tour today in 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOh3t6P7_ek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAWKIN_coaster38 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 If anyone is interested, I just posted a TR of a Gravity Group tour I did last January. They're based out of Cincinnati if you didn't already know. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djwadeknox Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Interesting History on Accidents at Kings Island on YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 That $23,500 fine must have sent a strong message throughout the industry. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyUD06 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Never rode the Flight Trainer at KI, but I did ride the one at KD in my youth, and miss it dearly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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