Sorry again for the delay in blogs friends. I'm wrapping up my senior year of college so you can imagine it's a busy time of the year for me.
You know who else is busy? Kings Island. Kings Island recently released via their social media including www.visitkingsisland.com (after a bit of teasing) that we will be getting a walk through Dinosaur Adventure to open up on May 26th for an upcharge of $5. Work has started already for that! KI has also tweeted that the Crypt is getting some ride enhancments as well during the offseason.
So here's what you want to know about WindSeeker as of today. This is what park PR Manager, Don Helbig has told me.
Vertical Construction has been completed on the tower. The ride aparatus will take a week to ten days to be completely built (already underway). The LED lighting package for WindSeeker will be similar to Snoopy's Starlight Spectacular. Coney Mall will be completely done mid-April. With WindSeeker taking center stage near Action Theater, guests will enter Action Theater to the right of WindSeeker near the exit of the ride. The queue line for WindSeeker will be to the left of the ride. I had asked Don if the former Flight Commanders ride pad was considered for WindSeeker. Don stated, "We wanted the attraction in Coney Mall and the spot where it is was determined to be the best spot for a variety of reasons. Balances the skyline of the park from that location."
Other questions were submitted from other fans through me to Don. As for plans to repaint the Racer the original scheme Don said, "No plans for this year to paint the Racer. When the time comes to repaint the ride, the original colors would be great. But it doesn't stay looking like that for long which was the primary reason the track was painted black in 1991."
Another fan asked what all can we expect from Coney Mall besides WindSeeker, new curbing and pavers. Don replied to the question with, "A fresh new look for the entire area. Buildings will be painted, some additional seating areas, addition of Dinosaurs Alive!"
Here is a time lapse from Youtube of the veritcal construction!
This is going to be a beautiful ride.
