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I don't know anything about Lost Island's financials but, like, truthfully, some of the worry is warranted, right? I'm not saying people should bring it up at every turn, but I also don't think it's fair to condemn people for their doubts.
Plus, in the context of Reddit specifically, there's a good chance the people making the comments at issue just haven't thought about Lost Island in a long time and posted what came to mind when seeing something about the park. They see the name Lost Island and think "Oh, that's that theme park that opened in the middle of nowhere that no one goes to." I certainly don't want that to be the first thought that comes to thoosie's minds when they see Lost Island content so I get the frustration when that's always a narrative that surfaces. To be completely fair though, that sentiment also isn't really totally wrong, right?
I loved the park when I visited in 2023, Volkanu is probably my favorite non-Disney/Universal darkride ever, I think Matugani is criminally underrated (especially post-TTD/Ka), and multiple pieces of Lost Island merch are some of my absolute favorite bits of park merch I own. All that being said, yeah, I do worry about the park a lot. There was a firefighter event at the park the day I visited and there was still no one there. I think it's unfortunately clear that it's struggling.
The best argument for it not being on the verge of closure is probably that if profit motive were the driving factor behind the park, it never would have existed anyway, right? Hopefully that creative drive and passion that has gotten the park this far does, eventually, result in more financial success. In the meantime, I do hope everyone with the ability makes a trip out to Waterloo though. Even if you don't care about all the theming and deep lore that the Lost Island team so painstakingly produced for the park, Matugani, Volkanu, and now an RMC Raptor are totally worth the trip by themselves. Pair it with Adventureland and Fong's—Iowa is a surprisingly strong pizza and thoosie destination right now.
But really, literally every turnstile click matters for Lost Island right now and I've already been considering a return trip... to both the absolutely stunning Lost Island and the truly life-altering Fong's. Adventureland is priority #3.
Plus, in the context of Reddit specifically, there's a good chance the people making the comments at issue just haven't thought about Lost Island in a long time and posted what came to mind when seeing something about the park. They see the name Lost Island and think "Oh, that's that theme park that opened in the middle of nowhere that no one goes to." I certainly don't want that to be the first thought that comes to thoosie's minds when they see Lost Island content so I get the frustration when that's always a narrative that surfaces. To be completely fair though, that sentiment also isn't really totally wrong, right?
I loved the park when I visited in 2023, Volkanu is probably my favorite non-Disney/Universal darkride ever, I think Matugani is criminally underrated (especially post-TTD/Ka), and multiple pieces of Lost Island merch are some of my absolute favorite bits of park merch I own. All that being said, yeah, I do worry about the park a lot. There was a firefighter event at the park the day I visited and there was still no one there. I think it's unfortunately clear that it's struggling.
The best argument for it not being on the verge of closure is probably that if profit motive were the driving factor behind the park, it never would have existed anyway, right? Hopefully that creative drive and passion that has gotten the park this far does, eventually, result in more financial success. In the meantime, I do hope everyone with the ability makes a trip out to Waterloo though. Even if you don't care about all the theming and deep lore that the Lost Island team so painstakingly produced for the park, Matugani, Volkanu, and now an RMC Raptor are totally worth the trip by themselves. Pair it with Adventureland and Fong's—Iowa is a surprisingly strong pizza and thoosie destination right now.
But really, literally every turnstile click matters for Lost Island right now and I've already been considering a return trip... to both the absolutely stunning Lost Island and the truly life-altering Fong's. Adventureland is priority #3.
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Attendance did improve in 2024: With new roller coaster, Lost Island Themepark on track for a thrilling 2025 season
46,000 season pass holders or 46,000 clicks at the entrance over the entire year?
If total visits, Kings Dominion gets darn close to that on just a single October weekend. Sheesh.
If total visits, Kings Dominion gets darn close to that on just a single October weekend. Sheesh.
Any news on potential opening date? I'm probably going to miss it with my trip but still curious.
I'm so glad to see that Lost Island isn't abandoning its focus on theming!
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Make sure to look at the second photo to see how the overbank interacts with the roof line. That will be a super cool moment!
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Make sure to look at the second photo to see how the overbank interacts with the roof line. That will be a super cool moment!
Iowa is becoming a very appealing coaster trip the more Lost Island develops. Could even tack on Valleyfair or Missouri if you did a full week of theme parks and coasters. Now if they could just build a large airport within 15 minutes of Silver Dollar City with direct flights from RIC, that would be great.
My group is currently doing in a week sdc, st louis, worlds of fun, adventureland, lost island, and great america. Definitely a worth trip
I did a three-day trip just like that last year, Chicago to Lost Island to Adventureland to Valleyfair, would highly recommend it, quite a nice Midwestern loop. You can easily tack on Nickelodeon Universe at Mall of America and Mount Olympus at Wisconsin Dells too, and Six Flags Great America for those who aren't local. Might have to do that again when Fire Runner is ready.
This box has been checked and will not be revisited unless they build an RMC which part of me hopes never happens. Mt Olympus is certainly............a place.
The Dells also just got a new mountain coaster if any of you all care about them (like me)
Yeah that looks so great for them. I was there in early June and was bummed to miss out on it. The presence this thing has in the park is truly great, that track color POPS. Visually stunning ride. I'm sure the longer 12 car train also creates some wild moments as well.
Rode this yesterday and it was oddly rough for being a brand new coaster. I'd ridden Wonder Woman at Fiesta Texas and Wonder Woman at Magic Mountain previously. WW at FT was rough but I chalked that up to age, loved the custom layout at Magic Mounain. Fire Runner was just a bit of a let down considering how new it is.
One of my best friends moved to Milwaukee last year and we’re tentatively planning a lot of park trips. Between Lost Island, SFGAm, Mt. Olympus, Little Amerricka, Indiana Beach (which never worked out when we lived in Indianapolis), and maybe Valleyfair/MoA, we’ve got our work cut out for us when I make it out there. Lost Island is high on the priority list, probably just below SFGAm and Mt. Olympus.
They didn't finish it in time for the debut, Euro park style, this is what it looked like during the summer;
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I really hope that this park has a long bright future ahead of them