Kings Island (KI) Discussion Thread

[Diamondbacker27]

Do we know what's going under the station?

Thats where the giftshop is going to be

Sorry for the double post, but I thought it was stated somewhere that, there isn't going to be a gift shop under the station.

[DavidW]

This weeks time lapse videos. Week 30 (02/17/14 - 02/23/14):

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[_koppen]

That actually looks very nice for a Cedar Fair station.

[traincrossin]

I like the Gatekeeper station

 

And we have a new man in charge.

Do we know what's going under the station?

Probably storage or the gift shop.

[Geauga Dog]

Maybe the bottom part of the station is for the on-ride photo booth.

 

Even though I like the look of the station I thought the colors would be just a tad darker.

[IrishCasual]

Does anyone know where the Banshee photo section of the ride will be?

Edited February 26, 2014 by IrishCasual

[goatdan]

He was in charge or CEO of Disney.

 

No, he never was. Michael Eisner was succeeded by Bob Iger as the CEO of Disney.

 

Ouimet was the president of the Disney Cruise Line, followed by President of Disneyland Resort. Before that he had done some other jobs for Disney, but in smaller capacities. He was the president of Disneyland during the 50th Anniversary, and is often credited for really sprucing up that park during that time.

 

After his stint in Disney, which lasted about 17 years, he left for Starwood, where he was the president of the hotel part of the company. (I don't even know what else there is with Starwood, I work with Starwood though so I had jokingly asked to meet him to talk about adding rides to some of their hotels.) He left that job for some college thing.

 

After all that, he went to Cedar Fair.

 

I think he's an extremely competent park man, but I wouldn't expect to see a lot of new theming out of him at the parks. Cedar Point has gotten as big as they are with essentially no theming whatsoever, and I think that Ouimet fully understands the client base of the thrill parks is different than that of the Disney parks.

 

Having said that, I have a decent chunk of change worth of Cedar Fair stock, and I was ecstatic when he was named CEO. He was well known for being out and in the park talking to visitors on a regular basis during his days at Disney to see how he could improve, and that more than anything else I think should lead you to what to do. He still does this at the Cedar Fair parks, too. It makes me feel a lot better knowing that he has actual park operational knowledge, and wasn't just some big wig that came from some other big business and is now running a theme park company.

[Bobby2889]

Maybe there is a break room under the station, like Wild Eagle.

[glouthan]

Maybe the bottom part of the station is for the on-ride photo booth.

 

Even though I like the look of the station I thought the colors would be just a tad darker.

 

Totally agree with you. I think the outside of the station looks to "modern" and lively for the theme.

[loop-de-loop]

I like what Cedar Fair did with Leviathan's station and this looks great too, hopefully this is a trend with more stations in the future.

[Dr. M]

Maybe the bottom part of the station is for the on-ride photo booth.

 

Even though I like the look of the station I thought the colors would be just a tad darker.

 

It's possible some artificial weathering/darkening could be sprayed on after construction is finished.

[cal1br3tto]

^True. Personally, I can't form a detailed opinion just based on a few construction photos; I'll have to wait and see what the finished product looks like, but I definitely still like the Gothic detailing.

[B&MBoy1982]

Maybe there is a break room under the station, like Wild Eagle.

 

 

It has been stated several times by KI PR that the gift shop and photos will be beneath the station.

 

I don't want to link that "OTHER" group here. I do know people on here that are there who can attest to this.

[alabardo84]

new image from google earth

[glouthan]

^ Banshee doesn't seem to take up as much space as the old SOB. The possibility of another coaster in that area is looking more and more possible.

Edited March 8, 2014 by glouthan

[arby]

I don't if it was mentioned before, but: [attachment=0]kicst.jpg[/attachment]

 

Awesome! Ironically that is one of the things I thought of when I saw this in the 2013 results press release:

 

Cost of goods sold decreased to $91.8 million due to savings initiatives in the Company's food and beverage programs,

 

From my knowledge of the food service industry, you can usually significantly reduce food costs by buying fresh food and not processed/frozen food. I was hoping from that line in the report that CF is going in that direction and the KI tweet seems to confirm that. Since all the CF parks tend to have some of the worst food as a whole (in our opinion), this is great news and hopefully we'll continue to see more of this trend. I don't mind paying the high cost for amusement park food if it's going to be quality food.

[Mrlittle]

^^^ I could definitely see a lot of expansion in the area behind Banshee. Any new photos of the Bat?

[glouthan]

Here's a photo of work being done in the station that King's island just posted on their twitter feed.

Edited March 8, 2014 by glouthan

[coastercoaster5]

Is this a new size track for B&M? There is the giant dive loop track and the regular track. This seems in between both. Am i wrong?

[prozach626]

^^ Banshee doesn't seem to take up as much space as the old SOB. The possibility of another coaster in that area is looking more and more possible.

 

It's not finished in that photograph.

[glouthan]

^^ Banshee doesn't seem to take up as much space as the old SOB. The possibility of another coaster in that area is looking more and more possible.

 

It's not finished in that photograph.

 

Yes, however, if you look at where the future track will be, the footers, and also the webcam, there will surely be enough space for a new coaster!

[Vonni]

I find it interesting how the majority of Banshee is on land that was not occupied by SOB. It really makes me curious as to what they have planned for that land!

[Diamondbacker27]

They probably won't plan anything for that land until Banshee is running and open to the public .

[UrbanLegend]

Probably nothing. The land is cursed. Just salt the earth and move on.

[Diamondbacker27]

I'm sure they will eventually, I'm just saying as of now. Nothing is probably planned for that land, I'm sure they have ideas, but nothing exact.