July 17, 2026

Worlds of Fun - Park Update

 

New themed Coke signs have been installed at two locations around the park.
This is the Refresh Station in East Asia

Another sign on the Moroccan Merchant store in Africa

Another new sign - The Oasis Patio now has a permanent sign

Work continues to bring Bicentennial Square back to life

Looks like the Liberty Bell could use a haircut

A new stockade prop has appeared near the Timber Wolf exit

If you need a shaded and quiet place to relax, this might be your place

They are continuing to paint the facades in the area

Next we will focus on closed rides.
RipCord still does not have any cables.  We feel this confirms the rumors that it will be removed this off-season

SteelHawk is still closed - BUT was seen cycling today.

They have signage saying that they're getting closer to having it ready to open

The Brigade ride in Planet Snoopy looks very life-less.  The ride vehicles are currently in the former ball pit building.  There was no movement here making us wonder what's really going on

Apparently this remodel is taking longer than expected

A new store (L'atelier du Magicien) has opened in Europa

It appears to specialize in selling local art

Here you can see different trinkets for sale

There's also a couple of walls of art to purchase and they have a few prints of art behind the checkout counter

New fountain in Europa is operational

A new office scene has been added to the queue for Cyclone Sam's

A new Single Riders line has been added to Detonator in the place of the former Fast Lane entrance

Plaza Gifts has been reorganized and the checkout counters are consolidated into one location in the middle of the store

Finally, there's a FIFA viewing area next to Sand Dune Diner.

Worlds of Fun - Cosmic Coaster (Wacky Worm)

 

Cosmic Coaster (Wacky Worm) was quietly removed from the park the week before the 4th of July

There was no warning or "send off" - it was just quickly removed without fanfare.

Parts from the ride can be seen sitting near Timber Wolf.
The park has not commented or even acknowledged that the ride is gone


July 15, 2026

Oasis - Construction Update

 

The final track piece has been put into place and Dragon Run is now a complete circuit

With this installation, both rollercoasters are now in place at Oasis with several additional rides (including the ferris wheel) still to be installed.


June 30, 2026

Oasis - Construction Update

 

The larger of the two coasters has gone vertical.  This is Dragon Run.
The coaster gets its name for the Lake's "Missouri Dragon" nickname.

The coaster is a Vekoma Family Suspended 453m model.  This will be the 14th version of this particular layout, but only the 2nd in the States (with Dragonflier at Dollywood being the other)

The installation will feature a single train that features 10 rows of 2 across seating.  The max height is 63.3 feet with a top speed of 41.6 mph.  Dragon Run will feature a sub-terrain tunnel (with a walkway over), a helix, a station flyover and a then final larger bunny hop helix into the brakes.


June 27, 2026

Kings Island

 


Welcome to Kings Island

We were excited to tryout the new Phantom Theater

The additions of No-Legs Larry

and The Maestro to the queue area are great additions that really add to the storyline

You board your Opera Box and use flashlights to catch "ghost notes" to score points

The ride is fantastic

We're proud to report that Swoosh was able to max out his flashlight on our second ride through

While our other crew member made Head Usher status, Swoosh is apparently a Theater Owner

Diamondback - our favorite ride in the park

Mystic Timbers - don't go in the shed

Soap Box Racers

Air Rail

Woodstock's Express

The Beast - Row 17 for the win

Queen City Stunt Coaster - the mid course show scene is pointless now

Shake Rattle and Roll

WindSeeker

Zephyr

The Racer - apparently the Blue side wins all the time now

The Monster - somehow it is back against all odds

Flight of Fear - Swoosh still has to ride in the even rows because he's so tall.

Orion - it's starting to grow on us, but still not better than Diamondback

Sol Spin

This is probably the best looking area in the park other than the main fountain area

Adventure Express beat us up today.  The grouper forced us in the back seat of our cart.  Never again

Cargo Loco - why don't more parks have this ride?

The Bat - boy was this crew not in any hurry today

Congo Falls - surprise it still works

Invertigo - how is this still here?

Delirium

Banshee

Drop Zone

We were serenaded while we ate our pizza in Festahaus

The floral calendar looked amazing

When at Kings Island you have to go up in the Eiffel Tower



One last thing before we depart - Happy Century Birthday to the Grand Carousel