![]() Yes there’s some competition but the competition isn’t a major threat, Kentucky Kingdom is a small independent park really only draws in the areas around Louisville. For this reason Kings Island gets investments to maintain its value and to maintain its revenue. Amusement parks lose value every single year, as rides age their value goes down. All 3 of these paramount parks are receiving similar investments (3 large steel coasters, one of which is a hyper & giga) Yes Kings Island got a wooden coaster while Carowinds got a new waterpark & Hotel. Canada’s wonderland got a few flats & a hotel.ģ- The reason Kings Island gets as much money as they do is due to the fact it brings in a lot of revenue. Still a great park but their lineup needs a lot of work.Ģ-Kings Island has received pretty much an average amount of investment when you compare it to Canada’s wonderland & Carowinds. ![]() Sure they have 3 “world class” coasters but when you look past that their lineup falls really short. ![]() They are major players in the region and to diminish HW is not a wise business strategy.ġ- Yes they bring in a decent number of people but to act like they’re a major player in the industry is a tad bit of an overreaction. HW has three world class roller coasters (Raven, Voyage, Thunderbird), three world class water rides (Wildebeest, Mammoth, and this new water coaster they are building). They have added Banshee, Mystic Timbers, Antique Cars, and this new Giga coaster in the last 6 years. If HW and KK were "small players" you wouldnt see the investment of new rides at KI. Then after they pulled in over a million visitors with their 39.99 ticket deal, Kings Island responded to that by making their own 39.99 deal with free drinks and parking. I remember people saying the same thing about Kentucky Kingdom when they opened up. LOL! A park that has brought in over 1 million people every year since 2006 is not a small park. I don’t know when we’re going to see a new large coaster considering the fact I don’t think Thunderbird did the numbers they were hoping for. As others have mentioned I’d suspect it’ll be a waterpark addition. Who exactly are they sneak attacking? It’s a small park.
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