Finally saw Cirque Imagine this year. My initial impression is that I think the show itself is slightly better than in 2015.
The bit with the guy who climbs a metal tower and does handstands is gone. In its place is a BMX biker who hops on and off the stage, and eventually climbs up the big set in the back without leaving his bike. There is also a new chase sequence with the clowns, as the biker terrorizes the clowns while they try to run away from him. I thought this scene was much better paced than the metal tower hand-stand scene, which dragged on and on.
The "hoop" scene has also been removed, and replaced with a contortionist guy who balances himself on a small platform made of wooden pegs. I thought the hoop scene was a little more exciting, but this one added some more variety to the show's roster.
Both of the new scenes retain the same soundtrack of the scene they replaced, by the way.
One criticism I have is that the "rope" girl was not as graceful as the girl from 2015. I'm sure the rope act is very difficult, and I could never do it without falling on my face, but for a professional, I thought this year's performer was too "clunky" with her movements. I would recommend that she try to smooth her movements out a little bit.
Also, the clowns were hilarious as ever (the addition of a female clown added to the dynamic, in my opinion), but the juggling scene was very sloppy. Whereas I never saw more than one or two bowling pins dropped last year, there were easily five or six drops in the show I saw alone, which was disappointing. Mostly, I'm disappointed for the performers, who I'm sure are terribly embarrassed when they drop a pin. I don't blame the performers, because they still are excellent jugglers who pull off some great tricks, but it does detract from the "awe" of the scene when there are so many mistakes.
Other than that, the show is more or less the same as last year, which is to say, I thought it was really good. Cirque Imagine remains the best show at Kings Dominion, and the best show they've had in a very long time.