Why My New #1 Park Just DETHRONED Cedar Point
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- After my visit in September, I declare that I have a new favorite park. Here's why.
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Theme music: Black Vulture
Background music: Palmtrees
I’ve always thought KI was right up there with Cedar Point. Quality is high, it’s clean, amazing operations, and great rides. Never had a bad visit to KI. I know I’ve said this before, but KI really feels like a park you can take your time with and just enjoy, while Cedar Point is almost overwhelming it’s so massive. Both fantastic parks though!
Coaster Studios have to agree. Now since Paramount and Son of Beast. It’s very balanced and hopefully will continue to get more investment, especially with so much space. I hope I can go very soon
I agree, no knock at all against CP
The man is here. THE SCOUT FROM TF2!
@Coaster Studios OMG, Hi Coaster Studios!!!!!!!!!
I live in upstate NY. Darien Lake my home park but we usually go to CP every year. This year we went to KI twice as well as CP and I said it that KI is my new favorite park. You nailed everything in this video.
Thanks for the shout out to the Eiffel Tower crew! I work at the Eiffel Tower and thank you for your compliments towards us associates.
I'll admit I used to think people overhyped Kings Island, but with how smoothly the park operates, there's obviously a sense of pride for this park. Dare I say, this is the type of amusement park that others should strive to be like.
I thought you were gonna day Dollywood but I grinned so hard when you said "welcome to kings island"
Funny seeing you here.
U ready to go to KI on Sunday?
@@Strike_Studios71 yessirr....and your a stalker
I’ve been thinking about Dollywood lately.
@@Strike_Studios71 r u and gaming friends
Kings Island has always been one of my home parks as I live in between KI and Cedar Point. I have always appreciated the difference between the both of them but Cedar Point has always been the more thrill oriented park. Something switched for me this year though. I only had one visit to Cedar Point and a few to Kings Island. I can't quite put my finger on it, but Kings Island has really, really done something to me this year. I have never had such a level of appreciation for that place as I do now. In complete honestly, I went through a couple months this year where I absolutely hated all parks and coasters. It was a super strange time and I despised the idea of visiting Kings Island or any park again. Through some rather tough steps, I returned to KI with a brand new look on the industry and that park in particular. I think it is going to be very sad leaving the park for the last time this season, tomorrow evening. However, I will look back at all the cool moments I had at the park this year while looking forward to a (hopefully) better season next year.
Same with me! I live in between both parks too.
@@aidenzhao4374, just wondering, what month do they usually open up?
@@coolbean259 I think late April or early may.
As soon as he said Cedar Point would be dethroned as his 1st favorite park, I KNEW it would be Kings Island. They have some great coasters (Diamondback, Orion, Mystic Timbers, and Banshee)
Cedar has more quality coasters than KI. Steve, Maverick, TTD and Millennium are all top 50 coasters in the world imo. Mystic is the only coaster in my top 30 out of the other coasters there
And the beast, and the bat AND whatever will replace vortex
I knew it because the preview spoils everything.
@@MrGoldMan cedar has a better lineup
@@DoswarePictures I knew it because IT'S IN THE THUMBNAIL DUMMIES lol
This video influenced me to make a trip to Kings Island in 2021. My visit was two days ago, and it was absolutely fantastic. Beautiful park, fantastic coasters, and amazing operations. Thanks for the recommendation!
Great to hear the park is still crushing it during these tough times (esp with staffing)
I go to kings island every summer as well as cedar point. I don’t know what it is but everything just seems better at KI
*When you've been to Chris' new favorite park, and haven't been to cedar point*
Your appearing in all the videos I watch
@@goalhornstudios8426 didn’t know u watched them lol
@@bubblegaminglol nope lol
Its just 3.5 hours up the road, take a ride up there
Fortunately I have gone up to Cedar Point, twice actually. The park is a lot of fun, especially the Steel Vengeance coaster the opened the year before I went up there. But Kings Island is a great park too, and I'm most proud to have KI as my home park.
I’ve never been to CP but I visited Kings Island in September and was blown away. I had high expectations but man did it surpass every single one. We even saw park execs and told them how great the ops were, how friendly the staff was and how excellent the park was as a whole. Easily best coaster day(s) I’ve ever had.
so happy to see my old home park get the respect it deserves. Another leg up I think it has over Cedar Point is its walkthrough experience. Cedar Point's limited space and stacked lineup makes it feel dangerously close to a concrete coaster farm (not nearly as bad as Magic Mountain, but still). Kings Island has a lot of beautiful garden work and each attraction has room to breathe. It's really excellent that a park this full can still leave The Bat and The Beast totally surrounded by trees.
He doesn’t hate sky rush and CP isn’t his favorite park anymore?? What did 2020 do to Chris?
2020 is like an odd fever dream
Is he alright????
Can’t wait for Chris to declare Green Lantern isn’t that bad.
@@OakViewFilms the ride or the film?
@@DoswarePictures I guess both
I was blown away by my trip to Kings Island in July. They just get every aspect of running a park right. It makes me scratch my head when I see how poorly some of the other Cedar Fair parks are run.
You hit the nail on the head. I have been to Cedar Point more times than I can count since I am originally from Northeast Ohio. I now live in Columbus. I went to Kings Island for the first time in 2019 and was impressed by how short it took to ride everything (rode almost every major coaster in 4-5 hours). I skipped last year for obvious reasons. I had this past week off and decided to do both parks in back to back days. After going to both, Kings Island definitely gave me the better overall experience. It is just a park you can sit back and enjoy. Kings Island was way more crowded than my last visit and I think the longest I had to wait for a coaster was 45 minutes (The Beast; but there were some mechanical issues where they were only loading every other train). Every other major coaster (Orion, Mystic Timbers, Banshee, Diamondback) were 20 minutes or less! I cannot say that about Cedar Point who had a smaller than usual July crowd. I even bought a Fast Lane Plus because I knew there would still be long lines for Milly, Maverick, and Steel Vengeance. The average Cedar Point Fast Lane line was about the same and/or longer for their top three than every ride at Kings Island. Cedar Point is worth cost of admission alone just for the setting. However, the operations were absolute trash. I remember getting on Millenium Force and waiting 5-10 minutes for a dispatch, while the other two trains sat behind us in the loading station and the block zone. The ride ops cared more about "entertaining" people than dispatching the ride. I remember one of the ops singing "if you are happy and you know it clap your hands" and another passenger yelled "ok we are all ready to go now" and just like that they sent the train. A lot of CP employees are from out of state and it's just a summer job to them. They had to double their wages just to field a staff this year. Kings Island appeared to have a lot of locals working who cared more about the experience than collecting a paycheck.
I totally get it. Even in terms of their coaster collection, they have the better hyper, the better invert, the better giga (plenty of room for debate, but Orion wins it in my book), and the woodies are no contest. And that's all on top of the stuff you mentioned in the video. I'm not sure if I would call it better than CP, per se, but I do think they are solid companion parks that both need to be experienced, and it's awesome that they're as close together as they are. I think CP will always have a place in my heart as the ultimate coaster Mecca, but apart from being one of my home parks, I feel like KI really does make you feel at home. I've been going for ten years now and still don't get bored of it.
This is my home park, and it's easy to take for granted. We have such a stacked coaster lineup. I think I just get a better experience from cedar point because it's different than normal for me.
5:10 hey that’s me putting down restraints! Lol
Nice!
I love that you have had such a great experience there. I worked ride ops there in the summer of 2012. To this day it was my favorite job. The teams all have such great pride in their job and I loved to do my best to make all the guests day the best day ever! It's great to hear an enthusiast recognize their efforts.
I don't know what I was expecting you to say, but my mouth literally dropped when you said "Ladies and gentleman, welcome to Kings Island". I'm a huge CP fan, but as someone who grew up going to KI, I always just really love hearing people show that park some love. Also, it's been kind of a rough season as a KI fan with everyone crapping all over the new ride. This video was a pleasant surprise, definitely brought a smile to my face.
Another thing to add would be Kings Islands history in pop culture. Both a Brady Bunch and Partridge Family episode were filmed at the park. I know that was decades ago but it left a lasting legacy. I remember being young and on the way to Kings Island my dad telling about the episodes and then later seeing the Brady Bunch one. It was something that helped put Kings Island on the map at the time and made parents feel a sense of pride that they could take their children to a park with such prominence. Great video as always!
If you could put cedar point’s lineup and setting with Kings Island’s operations and attendance and Holiday World’s cleanliness and water rides, you have the perfect park.
Agree 100%%%
You'd have to have the Big 4 from each park for the Lineup. Because IMO. Holiday World and Kings Island combined would have the best lineup in the world
@@brady_06 too many wooden coasters
I do think Cedar Point could need a hyper like diamondback and a woodie like Voyage
@@Coolsomeone234 No such thing!
Probably my favorite thing about Kings Island is how easy it is to bounce back and forth from area and area. You really have to budget your time at Cedar Point between the front and back of the park. My favorite Cedar Fair removal/ addition would be the asphalt (blacktop) for pavers and concrete. Although I have very fond memories of a lot of sweltering hot days on that old Kings Island blacktop!
One of the things that solidified Kings Island as my favorite was when I was in line for The Bat and the dispatcher not only said “Please enjoy your ride on Flight Deck” and “Please enjoy your ride on Top Gun.”
Stuff like that just puts a smile on your face
Chris, you nailed it! Out of all of the parks visited this year (21 so far!), hands down, KI has been light years ahead of everyone else. Operations, staff, food service, and park appearance have been outstanding, especially with all of the COVID challenges. I'm proud to call it my home park!
My home park for 14 years, and personally it’s my favorite too.
It not only has quality but it’s got quantity too.
And on top of that you have such a wide selection and there isn’t even a dud in the list of Major Coasters, you have airtime machines, woodies, family coasters, launch coasters, inverting machines, and a phenomenal kids area, plus it has some charm to it so overall, it’s my *personal* favorite park!
Invertigo or whatever the inverted boomerang is, is a major dud. So is backlot stunt coaster since it stopped being run by Paramount almost none of the effects work. Same with Flight of Fear. I feel the one at Kings Dominion is superior to the KI one. And the budget "giga" compared to Fury and Millennium force are on different playing fields. But to each is own!
@@shaodynasty1017 Invertigo is the worst coaster there, but its not bad, and Backlot is my second least favorite coaster there, but still
Launch coaster?!?!?
Great video! I've been to Kings Island 9 times as it's 2 and a half hours from me and I loved every visit. Everyone you see there always seems happy to be there. I like Cedar Point too but I've only been there once and it's 5 hours from me. I always thought the best of KI. I think it's the third most attended seasonal amusement park in North America after Canada's Wonderland and CP. I love your coaster suggestions.
are there parks where everyone is angry to be there? just wondering cause i havent
I first started going to Kings Island back in 1972. It's always been a great park, especially under the original owners, Taft Broadcasting. Even before all the newer coasters were added, great theming, great food and great employees has always been a signature of Kings Island.
Definitely the employees are the best.
As a former employee, under the Paramount years, I enjoy seeing what others think about my home park!
With the 300+ acres they have left to develop, it's going to be fun watching what they put in next.
Good day for us KI fanboys and people who have this as our home park.
It’s mine to KI for life!
cries in KD
Yessss I’m just discovering the amount of ki fanboys and I feel like I finally found my people 😭😭
Annoying. My home park is kings island and I can admit they don’t have what Cedar Point does. Sorry.
@@SteelersGalXSora yeah but if you want to spend a relaxing day at a theme park I don’t think you can do that at cedar point. It’s overwhelming. They have more thrills than KI but KI offers a less stressful experience in my opinion haha
Operating rides at Kings Island is honestly just as fun as riding them. The energy flowing through the station between associates is always high and just so exciting and fun to operate. Thats probably why they’re such good ops
That's what makes them such a perfect one-two punch! They're both absolutely wonderful parks, and one will hype you up for the other, no matter which order you visit them in. Oh yeah, and KI has by far the best ride ops I've ever seen. They were straight up BOOKING it constantly!
When you said Kings Island, I instantly got pumped. I've only been to this park once and it was this season. And I loved everything there.
“If you want a break from the coasters”
Pffft imagine lol😂
As someone who works in Admissions and Guest Services at Kings Island this was awesome to hear! Glad to see even those outside the area can truly appreciate what a great park Kings Island is!
This has been my experience as well going there three times a year for last 3 years and cedar point at least ten times per year in the same stretch. Pride above all is the determining factor. The chief chef at KI says it best in one of their promo videos they want to be known as having the best whenever you think of something whether it’s food flowers or coasters.
Went to cedar point last week (10/8/22-10/10/21) staff was amazing, and after closing at like 12:30 we had staff members just randomly walk up and help me and my gf take photos in front of the ride entrances. Absolutely amazing visit. Staff was at their best!
Ok but if I've never been to Ohio which park should I go to?
I’ve never been either!!! Probably Cedar point because it has more iconic coasters :/ that’s where I want to go for my birthday
If you want an enjoyable experience, Kings Island by far. Seriously. Cedar Point is just stressful and you can tell by the employees.
@@mikes6457 Yeah, my decision would be solely on the coasters, I know that whenever I’m in an amusement park I’ll have fun, so I would prefer cedar points lineup
If you had to pick one, Cedar Point is iconic. But it doesnt mean youll have a better experience there. I do think the coasters get the edge at CP though
Both.... eventually.
I'd do cedar park first. It really is an "experience" there. There's nothing like it. So many coasters in one park that you've probably been watching videos about for years, all in one place in front of you, and you can finally ride them. It's honestly a bit overwhelming.
Kings island you'll probably have a better time though, at least I do. Kings island feels more like a regular park but with stellar coasters.
Cedar point is almost unreal.
YESSS! I’m glad somebody else finally said it! The employees are incredible! I was lapping Orion (Fastlane FTW), and I talked so much to the ride ops that we ended up having full conversations in between rides. It got to the point that he even mentioned that one of his siblings goes to the college just down the street from mine here in Springfield, Missouri!
I’m from cincinnati, just south of mason, and I can’t tell you how happy I was to hear you give skyline a shoutout!! I have a kings island gold pass and go at least a few times a week. It is such a quality park and I know that I am biased because I live down the street and it’s my home park, but everyone that I have taken there has had a great experience. There are some nights where I’ll just walk in an hour before close and go on banshee, mystic timbers, diamondback, or Orion 3 or 4 times with no line and leave 😂 not to mention the food slaps, even though it’s so expensive, but if you have a gold pass you get a 10 or 15 percent discount I think. Overall it’s definitely much better now than it was when I was a kid going with my family in the early 2000s.
I just always find it strange but cool how Orion has a very fast lift compared to other B&Ms and is still a super quiet lift. But again, it does have a different anti rollback system.
Thanks for listing all the things that have always made K I my favorite park since my first time there in 1977. I have never had a disappointing trip there (in heat, rain and snow). The employees are the best I have found at any park. I am a foodie and always buy the all day dining pass, the food selection is incredible and top notch for an amusement park. I do eat every every 90 minutes. I am now 61 years old and can't stand in line for very long so I always get the Fast Lane Plus and their handling of the Fast Lane is superb. I spent 4 days there in June of 2019 and got a total of over 200 rides. The park is very clean and well maintained. I do like Cedar Point and have been there numerous times over the years. They don't handle Fast Lane as well as K I. For example, we got put at the bottom of the ramp to the station of Top Thrill Dragster and it still was a 30 minute wait compared to the 45 minute wait posted on the sign out front. I have yet to ride Steel Vengeance as it was down both days I was there in 2018 and broke down after waiting inline 1 1/2 hours in 2019. Hopefully I will get to ride it someday. Thanks for all your amazing Coaster Videos! They've helped keep me sane during this CoVid19 thing! Stay safe and happy coasting.
2:04
Almost every European park:
"Am i a joke to you?"
Also almost every Disney Park.
He didn’t lie tho
@@3rectilefunction200 No, just no. Theming can add so much to any coaster/park. Taron, Kärnan, Nemesis or Baron 1898 are perfect examples.
@@phantafan7965 Nemesis doesn’t have much theming actually! I agree with the others though.
@@pussinboots7190 I haven't seen it in rl yet, but the theming on the pictures and offrides looks really impressive. The terrain is also kind of part of the theming since it's completly human made and the terrain integration is really cool.
I passed up Kings Island the last time I was in Columbus in 2018 and basically drove past it to Cedar Point, my once favorite park. I’d never been to KI but been to CP at least 5 times when I lived in New York. It was well worth the 8 hr drive. Well...it wasn’t worth the almost 3 hr drive from Columbus. Three of my favorite big coasters were closed, and the lines for other rides were massive due to minimal trains operating. One ride was stuck after 2 hrs waiting on line. All that plus the heat almost turned me off to amusement parks, on a whole. This season we went to Six Flags Great Adventure, since we live 30 mins away. I bought season passes. Twice we went and almost every rollercoaster was shut down. We got stuck on one. Thanks to this video I’m willing to finally give KI a try.
Cedar point has always reminded me of magic mountain. Big, bold and a lot of good coasters but there's not a whole lot beyond that. Kings island has always been like great adventure for me. Quality over quantity and a lot of other really solid things about the park.
I went last Saturday, and it was a blast! Everything was open, even Racer. And you’re right about the employees! One of my friends works on Adventure Express and is also a coaster enthusiast. Never had a bad day at Kings Island, it’s great.
I definitely see what your after here. Cedar Point is special because it has so many incredible attractions, but Kings Island just felt like a home park when I went there in 2019. Friendly staff, pretty themeing, great coasters, and amazing operations. After some weird experiences and nearly stolen items at CP, I definitely feel the two are pretty close. Moral of the story: if you live in Ohio, you're darn lucky.
Shoutout to the crew on the Beast and Orion. Excellent work this Sunday
When you work at KI and it's your home park.
"Cheers Mate"!
I’ve been to Cedar Point dozens of times throughout my life, and it is one of the best places on earth. But since King’s Island became my home park, I have been consistently amazed by how good an experience it always delivers. The ride collection is always satisfying, the employees are outstanding, the food is great, and the entire atmosphere is just relaxing. At Cedar Point we have to prioritize the rides we want to hit and meticulously plan out our day and hope for the best, even in the middle of the week. Not so at KI. I don’t know how they do it, because I’m sure their attendance is among the highest for Cedar Fair, but the place never feels like a madhouse. When we leave the sign over the exit asks, “Wasn’t that amazing?” Yes. Yes it was.
half the comments: "I thought it would be SDC!!!"
me: I looked at the thumbnail and it's clearly ki from that lmao
I looked at the thumbnail for a minute and still couldn't figure it out
What does sdc stand or mean for?
@@Jaxsen522 Silver Dollar City
@@techparad0x809 okay that took some time and figured it out with the other comments! So thanks but I already knew till I read the comments
I absolutely love this video. Kings Island is my family’s home park. Last year we upgraded to platinum passes because we love cedar point and we’re planning trips to other cedar fair parks until COVID-19 hit. My son and I always loved cedar point because of the thrill rides but kings island has been doing fantastic with there recently add coasters. I love your idea on the copperhead strike and RMC for the future it’s like you were reading our minds. 🤞 Just a great video over all and appreciate the love for are home park.
King's Island is AMAZING!
Omg seeing the old footage from how kings islands entrance looked in 2002 really brings me back lol
When Chris’ favorite park is your home park 😁😁😁😁😁
Yeaah
Relatable
The employees are so nice there!! It puts such a good impression on the park! I always love when I am able to talk to a good employee in line!
Haven’t seen the video yet, but that intro was fantastic and surprising! Having Ki as my home park I don’t get that “wow” factor that most people do, but I still adore it and am super lucky to have it as my home park
Yeah well also having Kings Island as my home Park maybe you don't see the wow factor other people see because as Kings Island is your home park maybe you have taking the good things about it that other people don't have in their home parks for granted.
I know for me personally I have realized I've done that especially when I have friends who either do not have a park close to them at all or they have a park that hasn't got a new ride in over a decade or just a park that you know is not great..
So I always thought when people said oh Kings Island is really great and I'm like yeah it's cool I was taking it for granted without even really realizing it. Then I had friends who are from out of state or out of the country go with me to Kings Island who were blown away by it and I realized that it's an amazing Park that I'm lucky to call my home park it's understandable that people get used to something and take it for granted especially if you grew up going to it.
Not throwing any hate.
That's just my personal opinion though
Totally agree with you there. Having KI 5 mins away from me really makes it and stop and go place
Whenever someone asks what my favorite park is, I say, Cedar Point, but I'm glad Kings Island is my home park because it's just so much friendlier and easier to visit on a regular basis while still having great rides.
Kings Island is really a wonderful park. I took my twins to Kings Island and Holiday World when they were 3 years old and they loved it. I was able to leave them with my friend in the kiddie area for long enough to get a few coasters in too. They were little daredevils and loved the kiddie coasters at KI. Truly a wonderful family park.
You said quality and quantity, I was thinking Hershey park or Silver dollar city maybe
Hershey kinda has a lot of filler
Just did my first visit to SDC and can attest. Their big 4 coasters are all insane and Thunderation is my favorite Mine Train. All quality coasters. My home park SFOT has almost double the coasters of SDC and it doesn’t even come close to comparing. Quality over Quantity all day
@@HangtimeThrills I agree
@@Ewoonation my home park is SFGAM
@@Ewoonation The perfect example for quality over quantity is comparing Phantasialand and Europapark. While Europapark is said to be an awesome park, most enthusiasts are disappointed by their coaster lineup, which is filled, but not really outstanding. Phantasialand's coaster lineup on the other hand is way smaller, but is praised by many enthusiasts, especially now that F.L.Y. opened.
I agree the operations at Kings Island are always top notch. One of the other things I loved was when I visited the park this summer during a thunderstorm. The rides were closed for 2-3 hours at the end of the day until the last 15 minutes when Kings Island reopened them. That was great customer service for those who stuck around.
Kings island has been my home park since i was a child. i love KI! cedar point is awesome too but i only live 30 minutes from kings island.
Loved your video and I think all the points you made about Kings Island are well taken, I personally haven't been to Cedar Point or Kings Island but both are on my list to visit, I definitely think that Kings Island should build an RMC similar to Steel Vengeance maybe even taller and I would love to see them get a remodeled entrance (which I don't understand why they didn't do that when they added Orion) but maybe in the future they will consider remodeling the entrance, I'm also interested to see what replaces Vortex great video once again!!!
Is it Kennywood because they have Lil Phantom?
😂🤣
Oh yeah of course.....not
I have been to Kings Island ever since I was a kid and seeing Vortex gone just changes the way I see that area of the park.
At this rate Chris be like
2021: SLC new favorite and elite v h gardens new favorite park
Great video like always and I could see why it would be a favorite
At this point I shouldn't be surprised
My home park is Cedar Point, but my favorite amusement park is Kings Island. just came back from a two-day trip there: Orion was great, and my row requests were satisfied! Can't get enough of it.
As someone who worked food service at KI for a short time, I can confirm there is a restaurant and a *massive* kitchen up there that actually supplies a lot of food to other restaurants in the park. So it would be pretty difficult to renovate…
**Chris uploads video while being held at gunpoint by a KI fanboy**
Thanks for showing the world what a great home park we have!
Video idea: top ten best hang time moments
Thats definitely on the list
I had a ton of cool conversations with employees at King’s Island this year. Great video!
Cedar Point: Quantity over quality
Kings Island: Quantity and quality
nooooo! i’ve never been to kings island but i feel like even if i did kings island would be #2 if you see that cedar point has steve, millie, maverick, TTD, and valravn. cedar point may not have the beast or banshee but cedar point has a great inverted coaster, the only thing we need is a amazing wooden coaster. cedar point has been my home park my whole life with it being less than 45 minutes away, and i really think cedar point would be the better outta the two. i mean next cedar point it’s probably going to get a amazing coaster with a story (if the coasters at kings island have a great story i’m assuming that cedar point will start to catch on) but everyone can have opinions so i can accept yours! keep up the AMAZING videos can’t wait for more!!!!!!
Did anyone else expect SDC?
Yeah lmao
Yup. Refer to my comment lol
I expected either that or hershey, I forgot he went to KI this year
Yes. SDC, Carowinds, or SFMM
He already hinted at SDC being better than CP. I also expected that. I also would put SDC and Dollywood over CP. I don't think I'd put KI over CP but it's a very solid park.
I CALLED IT!!!! I'm glad that Kings Idland is now your favorite park, it's my home park so I'm really glad that someone like you who has been to a bunch of park choose my home park as your favorite
Sincerely
~Kings Island Fanboy
Woah, this is going to be interesting. Before watching: let me guess, SDC?
Edit: Nevermind haha
Just watched part of it and I’m surprised that it’s Kings Island
@@nickbowers501 Same here!
I was thinking the same
@@nickbowers501 I mean, it's not a bad park at all, it's great, but just wasn't expecting it
What park is sdc?? Ohh silver dollar cityy
Spot on Chris! My family has visited both parks multiple times in the past month and the atmosphere and overall park experience at Kings Island is just better.
WAIT WHAT?
What a twist 😂
The operations have been outstanding all season! Racer was down for some retracking when you were there, Chris. Happy to have it as a home park!
I haven't been to KI in many years, but you're absolutely right, there was always something about the vibe and the nestled-in-the-forest setting that just felt good. Plus, of course, The Beast and the mine train Adventure Express which I remember enjoying WAY too much. I hope the nighttime ride on that one is still the blast that it used to be.
Just did a KI/CP trip in August, 100% agree literally my favorite park ever the staff was awesome, the coasters are top tier, the park is gorgeous, and the guests are all having a good time. Certainly the best I've been to.
I can remember in the mid 90s when they started converting the Hanna Barbara land to a Nickelodeon theme. This was during Nickelodeon's peak and as a kid it was absolute magic. It will be interesting to go back now and see how rides like Top Gun and Face Off have been rethemed post-Paramount.
Same rides, some paint changes and re-themed to avoid paramount law suits. All renamed. Still Excellent to ride!! New additions are great too! Come visit!
He’s out and proud! It’s a minority identity, but I have known some people who passionately prefer your new favorite (no spoiler) over CP. Good for you for bucking the trend!
Yeah, good for him! But it’s so hard for me to see his perspective
I can agree!!! I went to cedar point and kings island for the first time in July and I was impressed with both! A lot of times I was struggling to choose which park I liked better!
A new RMC with “some kind of Son of Beast theme”? Nephew of Beast?
"Second cousin, twice removed of Beast"
Todd Oddity That does have a better ring to it.
"Distant Relative of Beast"
HEIR of Beast
She-Beast
Just went to KI today for the first time since july 2000. Hit a few other parks this trip and settled on KI being the most improved. They always let us wait for the front seat! They never stapled me! Multi-train ops everywhere!! Had a blast.
Banshee with its giant inversions and that amazingly intense first drop might be favorite in the park right now, but i can see it changing. The empty trains kind of cripple some rides while others seem unaffected, like Banshee and maybe The Beast. Diamondback and Mystic Timbers were fantastic in the front, not so much in the back. I probably had my weakest ride of the day in the back of Mystic, but it was also a cold day. My night ride in the front seat was incredible, so maybe it had finally warmed up. Orions first drop is incredible no matter where you sit , but the back is especially fun. I got to sit in the front right seat twice and that is easily my favorite seat. You really benefit in the first wave turn and that last wave turn. Orion definitely has ejector. Finally got to ride Top Gun aka The Bat! It was closed when i was there 20 years ago, amd I've now been on all of the American installations of the Supended Coaster except Astroworld's XLR-8. Hard to pick between Big Bad Wolf and The Bat but The Bat is def the best still standing! Feel like weve been a wee shortchanged with Ninja all these years (at least its better than Iron Dragon). Terrific lineup. Miss Son of Beast, Vortex and King Cobra. KI needs more loops, how about a Mack Hyper to continue building up that skyline?
IMPOSIBL... oh wait this is my 1st bucket list park to visit. WEEEEEEEL
I live two hours between both Kings Island and Cedar Point, and I honestly love everything about Kings Island. I think with KI’s room to expand, it may dethrone CP for even more people.
2:04 uh I do!
This park was my local theme park growing up. I grew up with the original Kings Island under KECO, then when it became Paramount’s Kings Island, I loved it. I haven’t been in 16 years due to age and weight, but I truly want to make it back for one last ride. My favorite coaster is Flight of Fear and I loved Vortex. I also love The Beast and I must ride that one again. Plus I have never ridden Banshee, Diamondback, or Orion and I am apt to try them out. I fully agree, in terms of coasters, Cedar Point (which I also have been to) is the superior park. But Kings Island will always hold a special place in my heart, and I look forward to the day when I can go for one last ride.
KI is leaps and bounds better now than 16 years ago, so if you can make it back, please do!
That kid who was crying bc he was to small to go on Orion 😂😂
Shame on you for not mentioning the blue ice cream!!
When you've been to Cedar Point but you haven't been to Chris' favorite park.
I have never had a bad trip to Kings Island. Also every visit I have made the entire coaster lineup was running. I agree Kings Island is very well run and a trip to both these parks is typically the highlight of my summer!!
Nope, disagree. Sorry Chris, it’s a good park but not even close to Silver Dollar City or Cedar Point.
Theyre all top 3 for me. But i have SDC as a more distant 3rd with these being kind of 1a and 1b
Bro?
First of all, silver dollar city doesn’t make you pay sliver money 💵 💰From a city 🌃!
Kings Island has a lot of potential for growth, literally and figuratively. They are not even using half their land yet, and it is wedged between Ohio's 2 largest metros (and generally centrally located nationally). If Cedar Fair allows it, it could easily top Cedar Point's attendance numbers.
Kings Island has been under terrible ownership since before I was born, but was still a successful park. Cedar Fair are actually good park owners, so KI could really grow.
I think the best thing would to focus it as the more family friendly sister park to Cedar Point. Not as many thrill rides, but close. But, having a lot of children and family/all ages attractions for everyone on top of its thrill attractions. So everyone can have fun there.
So, say add 2 more adult focused coasters (an RMC and a launch coaster akin Maverick would balance out its current lineup well), then focus on upping the family attractions (water park, dark rides, etc.).
CP fanboys:
“That’s not true! That’s impossible!”
KI is my home park so glad that you liked it!
Chris is so desperate for a home park, he moved to Oklahoma to find one! (This is a joke btw)
I work here, and I'm so glad to hear that you had a great time!
Theme Park Worldwide probably wouldn’t agree on the park pride opinion lmao.
Hmmm not such a great experience there?
@@AirtimeThrills they closed the park early for him and there were lots of issues he had
Shawn was just pissed he missed out on his Beast night ride. Threw a tantrum
@@user-pl5ds8iz6q He must have been quite the unlucky guy.
@@JamesTaylorMain yeah it rained around sunset I believe and they never opened Beast back up and closed the park early. Shawn was understandably disappointed however I think the park apologised and compensated him with some cedar fast lanes or something