Anyone else wanting the cold days to come back? Well, we've got quite a while before the snow falls again, but we can always jumpstart speculation on what to expect at KD WinterFest this season!
Usually when I jumpstart my extremely early holiday event threads, I recap the past year and then speculate on what I want to see. There's WAY too much to cover in the "new for 2018" department since last year was the event's first year, but I will say that every single bit of the event was something to behold. Whether you liked the shows, the characters, or the lights, there was an obvious overload of holiday cheer no matter where you went. My favorite part was definitely the characters... there was always something different going on each night, and it was always fun to play and joke around with them! Even some of the attraction elves were full of cheer! Some would even say that Kings Dominion did in one year what Busch Gardens couldn't do in ten! Oh, I also have to mention that I enjoyed WinterFest better than I had enjoyed any year of Halloween Haunt ever... and y'all probably know that I LOOOOVE Haunt!
I highly doubt that anything will be cut; honestly, I don't think we'll see anything cut for a few years. I expect WinterFest to continuously build upon itself over the next few years and become a behemoth of a holiday event. I know I'm dreaming a bit, but I would love for Kings Dominion's WinterFest to become THE WinterFest event of the Cedar Fair chain, sort of like Knott's Scary Farm is THE Haunt event of the chain.
I'm actually beginning to wonder if 2019 will be a reverse of 2018, meaning that Haunt will get a ton of attention this year and WinterFest will have a couple of small things added. I have a feeling that we'll be getting at least one new show this season; "What the Dickens?" was notably missing from the extensive show list, so I wouldn't be surprised if we see it billed as a new show in 2019! I also want to see Safari Village lit up this season even if none of the rides are operating. The dark area beside Four Drummers Drumming was probably the saddest part of WinterFest last year. I would say that throwing up a ton of lights on the Volcano would work... but that's not an option anymore. Anyway, I also hope to see some new Midway Merriment characters! Yes, there were a ton last year, but the more the MERRY-er (pun intended)! What characters would you like to see added?
What was your favorite part of WinterFest last year? What would you like to see this season? Write your WinterFest wish list below! I (and Santa) will be watching!
Usually when I jumpstart my extremely early holiday event threads, I recap the past year and then speculate on what I want to see. There's WAY too much to cover in the "new for 2018" department since last year was the event's first year, but I will say that every single bit of the event was something to behold. Whether you liked the shows, the characters, or the lights, there was an obvious overload of holiday cheer no matter where you went. My favorite part was definitely the characters... there was always something different going on each night, and it was always fun to play and joke around with them! Even some of the attraction elves were full of cheer! Some would even say that Kings Dominion did in one year what Busch Gardens couldn't do in ten! Oh, I also have to mention that I enjoyed WinterFest better than I had enjoyed any year of Halloween Haunt ever... and y'all probably know that I LOOOOVE Haunt!
I highly doubt that anything will be cut; honestly, I don't think we'll see anything cut for a few years. I expect WinterFest to continuously build upon itself over the next few years and become a behemoth of a holiday event. I know I'm dreaming a bit, but I would love for Kings Dominion's WinterFest to become THE WinterFest event of the Cedar Fair chain, sort of like Knott's Scary Farm is THE Haunt event of the chain.
I'm actually beginning to wonder if 2019 will be a reverse of 2018, meaning that Haunt will get a ton of attention this year and WinterFest will have a couple of small things added. I have a feeling that we'll be getting at least one new show this season; "What the Dickens?" was notably missing from the extensive show list, so I wouldn't be surprised if we see it billed as a new show in 2019! I also want to see Safari Village lit up this season even if none of the rides are operating. The dark area beside Four Drummers Drumming was probably the saddest part of WinterFest last year. I would say that throwing up a ton of lights on the Volcano would work... but that's not an option anymore. Anyway, I also hope to see some new Midway Merriment characters! Yes, there were a ton last year, but the more the MERRY-er (pun intended)! What characters would you like to see added?
What was your favorite part of WinterFest last year? What would you like to see this season? Write your WinterFest wish list below! I (and Santa) will be watching!