Looks like they took out another game. I truly hope so.
General Updates for 2026
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I assumed it was never moved after haunt and they just left it there until they need it again for 2026 haunt.
I did not get a picture, but I’m pretty sure that the flooring in Grizzly Gulch has been replaced by a dark wood vinyl that very much matches the theme of the building. It looks good!
I noticed that too! Looks great. Huge improvement over the old tile which took away from the theme.
In a small bit of good news, I'm hearing that Old Virginia's themed soundtrack has returned as of today!
It was playing on 3/30; heard Flatt & Scruggs as I was walking to Grizzly. Although I am a bit biased, I do feel that having the old bluegrass and country standards make all the difference in the thematic element of that part of the park.
I noticed they were bizarrely mixing some of the old themed soundtrack with modern country music when I visited a couple of weeks ago. Old Virginia actually has two different themed playlists - one which is strictly instrumental bluegrass and one which is vintage country songs from the 40s, 50s, and 60s (Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, etc.) - that they rotate through at different parts of the day. For some reason, it seems like for the past few weeks they were using a modern country playlist instead of the instrumental bluegrass one.
I totally agree that the background music seems like a small detail but it has such an outsized impact on the theme of an area.
I can just tell you my personal feelings:
Modern country makes it feel like it’s just old Shenandoah mountains town that’s run down.
50-70’s makes it feel like it’s an old interstate town.
Bluegrass takes me back to the early 1900’s with the feel.
I always wish they would embrace a prohibition era moonshiners town feel.
I do not have a picture unfortunately, but Windish Entertainment is teasing a bunch of new shows coming to parks through photos on their Instagram story. They all are blurry pictures with eyeballs somewhere in them (added a separate photo of Cedar Point for reference).
One picture that I no longer have access to is a blurred picture of KD’s Eiffel Tower (did not grab a screenshot before the 24 hours expired). Now it’s could be a teaser for Kings Island with the wrong Eiffel Tower… but hopefully not.
They have previously done work for KD in the past, such as casting the drummers for Grand Carnivale and Let’s Get Wild, along with casting the most recent Haunt bandstand show, Terror Rising.
One picture that I no longer have access to is a blurred picture of KD’s Eiffel Tower (did not grab a screenshot before the 24 hours expired). Now it’s could be a teaser for Kings Island with the wrong Eiffel Tower… but hopefully not.
They have previously done work for KD in the past, such as casting the drummers for Grand Carnivale and Let’s Get Wild, along with casting the most recent Haunt bandstand show, Terror Rising.
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They sent out an alert that they will be announcing summer entertainment at 4am tomorrow morning. I wouldn't expect them to reveal anything past August.
More info! As said above, looks like it’s a summer announcement of sorts. Probably a show lineup. Wonder why they’re teasing it like this? Must be big!
I'm honestly starting to think it may be something happening in the Kingswood ampitheater. Didn't they clean it up/do some TLC work on it over the offseason?
