Cedar Fair Goes Vekoma! What Kings Island’s New Roller Coaster Means for the Future
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- Опубліковано 8 сер 2024
- Kings Island just surprised everyone with the addition of a Vekoma Family Boomerang for the 2024 season, which marks the first time we're seeing a Cedar Fair park jump on the 'new' Vekoma train. We'll talk about what this means for the company and where other similar rides would fit!
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lol it sounds like you guys both took hits of helium between each clip.
Yea I was wondering why your voices were higher pitched than usual
8:20 I haven't rode a modern Vekoma. They're really the smoothest in the biz in your opinion? That's so interesting going from last to first. Great progression. I'd assume it would have been B&M.
No, your on camera videos all sound super amateur.
The majority of people seemed convinced that Kings Island’s next roller coaster was going to be a multilaunch in the Vortex plot, probably from Mack Rides. I really think we need to consider now that this could also come from Vekoma. I don’t think this resets the coaster clock either. I think 2025 is still possible for a KI thrill coaster
I agree. I think they’re taking a page out of Cedar Point’s book by doing Snoopy’s Soap Box Racers next year and the Vortex replacement in 2025, kinda like how CP got Wild Mouse and Top Thrill 2 in consecutive years.
I agree, but it would be nice if King's Island were to make an Intamin multilaunch in the Vortex plot.
i think it be cool if it was a package deal they got the boomerang 2024 and a more intense vekoma ride next year
They can get a more intense coaster in 2025 0r 2026 because this family boomerang is not that expensive.
bro can the other kings park get something😢
Hopefully that "two for cheaper" deal comes to Kings Island with a big badass coaster on the Vortex plot.
I honestly think it is a vekoma flyer that will go to Kings Dominion
Whatever it is we need something with inversions
What kind would be a good fit... I am not as familiar w/the new breed of adult Vekoma's... thanks in advance!! 🎢😍
@@TheRealPSKilla502... Can we beat Smiler's record please?? 😁 (and thank you)
@@jay-dubb.dubb.68that’s what I’m saying!
All im hoping for is another vekoma flying coaster, cos FLY is perfect 😅
10 years ago, you wouldn't see anyone asking for a vekoma flying coaster, but now 👌
Vekoma will definitely be a leading manufacturer in the US by the next few years. They got so many coaster types that fit a lot of these US parks so I can not wait to see what they do!
Vekoma has literally everything except for wooden coasters
In a sense, they never left--so many of their old janky rides are still around, sometimes getting makeovers to improve them with Vekoma's assistance, and Disney never stopped working with them.
Valley Fair’s getting a Vekoma! That’s why our coaster was put behind WOF and Dorney. They wanted to test one out first before hitting us with a major one with INVERSIONS.
(sigh) Inversions…
As you guys said, hopefully we see more/bigger vekoma products here in the US from cedar fair! A tilt or firestorm would be insane
That would be great Veokoma tends to make things cheaper and they really improved their reputation. It would be nice to see some of their thrill coasters in the United States of America.
Um Cedar fair only has four parks that they give a crap about. I'm officially done with kings dominion....they may as well CGA or GL the place. Let's face it cedar fair ONLY wanted KI but had to take ALL five parks in a package deal or n othing at all.
Looks like BGW gets my money from now on that is until they too suffer the same fate as SFA and KD since have as the two former parks in the region should just be scrapped.
@@michaezell4607 u ok dude?
@@michaezell4607least deranged thoosie
Awesome camera! The focus is great and the video looks a lot more professional.
With kings island being my home park, im very excited to see this new age vekoma come to a cedar fair park for the first time
I think this coaster is gonna be a really good fit for KI. And I am so impressed with the reimagining of Planet Snoopy in this area!! The color schemes, the landscaping...the look of it all is very appealing. And being near the log flume ride, it just seems like it is all going to blend in really well and be very aesthetically pleasing.
I'm glad Holiday World and Kings Island are getting a Family Boomerang in 2024. I live in Kentucky and Holiday World is only 1 hour 30 minutes away and Kings Island is only 2 hours away. Hopefully I'll get to experience both in 2024 along with Top Thrill 2 at Cedar Point.
1:21 Accelerator at Drayton is not the Rebound model, it's the smaller 185m model.
I think they were just saying how is a standard/clone layout, not that it's the same
Ok their voices being all high pitched is kind of funny and it’s hard for me to take it seriously, reminds me of Taylor’s videos in 2015
For the parks with higher attendance, racing family boomerangs are always an option, similar to what Movie World in Australia is installing in their Wizard of Oz land. Arguably Movie World didn't need the racing version, but it's not a bad thing they're doing it. Gives it more visual impact too
True, that could be an option for a park like Carowinds.
Everyone forgets that Six Flags St Louis is still getting a Vekoma this year too.
BOTH big chains in the US have at least one coaster ordered from Vekoma.
very true!
Great video! I think its great!
I am liking how Verkoma are starting to build in USA again
Great fit for Kings Island!
I WAS SO EXCITED. but i want a new thrill coaster. love your vids!
Spoiled
A Vekoma Tilt coaster would look realllllly nice in the Vortex plot of land.
But this is really exciting, the possibilities between the two companies are truly endless and I truly do hope it’s only the beginning.
So glad to see the US get more and more modern Vekomas!
Vekoma family boomerangs is the very good kind of coaster. There is a coaster in Vietnam that about 10 years old and the only thing happening to it is they move it to the new park next to it. It still so smooth and enjoyable 😅
I was thinking the same thing earlier. Yay Cedar Fair and Vekoma relationship!
Glad that you guys over in teh states are starting to get these coasters. I took my 3yr old on Velociraptor at Paultons Park and he loved it! Made me take him on like 6 times in a row XD
Interesting to see what this obvious Vekoma / Cedar Fair relationship is gonna bring in the future!
This quality look so good in your office area
Can we acknowledge the fact that kings island has to be the only park in the US (cough cough energylandia) with two Vekoma boomerangs? What an obscure pair.
I littleraly said same thing..this is a test.. finally we get our invert..I sooo wanted a stc..stc for vf!!! 26'.lets gooo 💯💯😁😁😁
I think a lot of KD fans would feel very jipped if our next addition was a family boomerang. Considering we still have not gotten the replacement for Volcano, and that leaves a glaring hole in the parks line-up atm.
Them working with new vekoma opens up a very real possibility that we could get a flyer in 2025 for our 50th anniversary. It would be launched and be inversion focused while having a unconventional ride car that allows for something unique compared to BGW.
I was thinking the same thing
Unless it's for next year, that would be a surprise at least.
@thefrenchcommander5770 I would love to see a new age vekoma flyer. Being launched would fill a niche because all we really have is flight of fear. And inversion focused would be a plus. It would also fill the inverted, hanging coaster that the park is sorely lacking.
I would rather them build a flier where anaconda is over the water
I love that mr. Vekoma refference in the end.
Love the T - Shirt Taylor, CA Great America is my Home Park an I hope our park doesn't close an stays open for every season to come. Love to see a hyper an RMC Grizzly one day.
Considering Knott’s just removed their kids coaster in their Camp Snoopy, along with removing additional adjacent attractions, there’s a fairly sizable space just sitting there. I have to think it’s another coaster of some type coming as I don’t believe they would take out a kiddie coaster for just more flat rides.
And when it comes to KBF’s Camp Snoopy, capacity is never much of a consideration as the area is compact and is pretty much nothing but low capacity attractions. Red Barron. A Frog Hopper. Huff N Puff, a notoriously slow loading Ferris wheel..it seems capacity is not a factor at all really. 😂
Can you provide a link to this information? Can’t find it.
I'm hoping for the RMC wild moose at Knott's...They announced the new style last week and Knott's will be announcing the new attraction in October....
@@firebirdlover4460 unfortunately not likely. They don’t have a kids coaster and need to fill the gap. 50 foot RMC isn’t exactly kid friendly lol. Might be a premiere rides kids coaster
I really just want something new for Michigan's Adventure haha
Lol the maintenance thing being that I’m from Colorado with Elitch gardens has poor maintenance but the boomerang is still running smooth all seems to be the only one I see open all day on my now one a summer trip
This really came out of nowhere! I hope it doesn’t reset the clock on getting the multiple inversion launched coaster to replace vortex
KI is my local park (I'm 10-minutes away), as someone with small kids (36"), this is a wonderful addition. Planet Snoopy is severely lacking (most of the stuff has been there since I was a kid 30 years ago), and in need of refreshment. In regards to the kids coasters, you have The Great Pumpkin (36"), Woodstock Express (40"), Surf Dog (42") and Flying Ace (44"). I'm hoping the 38" requirement is correct, and if so this will fill that void. I do kind of wish they went more Big Bear Mountain type (longer ride). This seems like quiet a short ride, and I'm REALLY hoping it's a switch-track because if it's just one train the wait times are going to be plain stupid. I can't wait to ride this with my kids next year.
I mean honestly, you two have amazing chemistry, you are easy to listem to, and interesting. I am saying with 100% certainty that you guys have a successful future ahead of you.
Why does this video sound pitched up?
Yeah it’s a little distracting
It sounds fine to me, not sure what you are referring to
@@CoasterStudiosit sounds like you guys inhaled helium lol
If KD doesn't get a vekoma flyer we riot
I had the same exact thoughts when Kings Island announced the coaster this morning. This is definitely a test for Vekoma from Cedar Fair to see just how well this coaster performs overall. And, like you guys mentioned, this could be a two-for-one deal from the company.
I do agree though that this likely means a Vortex replacement is further down the line than originally anticipated.
These family boomerangs are popping up all over the place, even in our own little Emerald Park in 2024. It will fill a huge gap in the lineup there too!
Tilt to knotts or carowinds, KI or KD 2025 or 2026. Great to see CF working with vekoma
Definitely not a tilt to Knotts. They already have a gerstlauer infinity coaster.
Mr Vekoma shoutout made the video for me 🤣
It reminds me of Cedar Point testing out Zamperla for the Wild Mouse before confirming them for the Top Thrill 2 gig. Hopefully it will mean for some Vekoma thrill coasters in the future
This is a stepping stone for Vekoma. No doubt we will see a larger scale sooner than later. Who knows. That larger scale could be Vortex's replacement.
And given how quickly CF moved from Wild Mouse to TT2 with Zamperla, it doesn't seem they need a super long runway to give someone new a big opportunity.
I just saw that Santa's Village up in northern NH is going to be replacing their old Zierer Tivoli, Rudy's Rapid Transit (similar to Catwoman's Whip at SFNE) with a Vekoma family coaster called Midnight Flyer. Seems like neo-Vekoma is making its big entrance into American parks with a lot of these family rides.
I like this Coaster for KI as they thrive to continue to be one of the best Kids Parks which keeps the rest of the Park's lines down some for the older thrill seekers. Just anxious to see what goes in that former Vortex area!!!
This actually looks fun! I’m a big Peanuts Fan
Six Flags has already decided to work with Vekoma. Rookie Racer going to Six Flags St Louis
I live by Dorney Park and it severely needs this. Hersheypark and Great Adventure have their own line up of family coasters and Dorney just has 1. Also, we need Dorney to finally reach 10 coasters again. Outside of the dive coaster, Dorney Park needs a modern wooden coaster, a family coaster, and another type of launch coaster.
I would love to see new gen Vekoma at a lot of places… maybe a STC at valley fair… a multi launch in the volcano plot at KD… anything at six flags America. If big bear mountain is any indication, Vekoma is capable of world class attractions. I am excited.
They've been putting out major coasters for Disney ever since the 1990s, and these are good rides. Disney Imagineering gets a lot of the credit, but the coasters themselves are decent rides and often incorporated innovative elements.
Hopefully on top of repainting it, Kings Island decides to replace the train on Flying Ace Aerial Chase with the newer family suspended train Vekoma has been using on their newer models
I think that with iron menace going to dorney the chances of a dive coaster at KI are lower and we could definitely see a new gen vekoma coaster in the vortex plot or something similar.
With alll the hype and mystery surrounding Top Thrill 2 at Cedar Point and Iron Menace at Dorney Park, it would be fair to say that not a single one of us saw this coming.
I almost had a heart attack when i saw fonix in the thumbnail
🎢Nice little addition to my home park! BTW: I still call Flying Ace Aerial Chase - Rugrats Runaway Reptar👍
The voices lol definitely sped up but very nice video and a great announcement from KI
not sped up
This could be huge for Valleyfair and Michigan’s Adventure. Valleyfair could get the family boomerang and stc combo that Tripsdrill got. That would add a junior/family coaster that they don’t have much of and would add a modern inverting coaster. Michigan’s adventure could add something like lech coaster that would also be a modern looping coaster and some steel airtime.
Vekoma was my prediction about a year ago to become Michigan Adventures next big coaster, because like you said one like lech overseas would be perfect for the park. So now I'm giving a 75% chance its actually there next major coaster. And the cost was like 12 million when it was built. When we got thunderhawk it cost the park 10 million, which makes it's possible. This is my home park and if something was built similar to lech it would boost attendance like crazy. History does show every year at Michigan Adventures opened something major, the park had record attendance!
I wonder if Knotts berry farm will get one. About a month ago they removed their kiddy coaster in Camp Snoopy called Timberline Twister along with a flat ride right next to it with absolutely no warning. The empty plot right now could fit a family boomerang. I thought this would happen even before i heard about Kings Islands new addition, so now im fairly convinced this is what will be added.
Does Taylor sound different or am I tripping?
The whole video sounds like its at a higher pitch.
Definitely assumed KI would be getting an addition to the Snoopy area this year since they usually don't add a new coaster at CP and KI in the same year, and TT2 is at CP. But the Vekoma angle was interesting and opens up some new options, particularly for that old Vortex plot.
I really hope the next coaster is a sit-down looping coaster with a lift hill in Vortexs spot, I know that sounds oddly specific but anything else would just make the collection weirder.
Not upset about it, but they already have so many family coasters
-beastie
-flying ace aerial chase
-(the other small coaster in the kids area)
-adventure express
-racer (kinda a family coaster)
Interesting pick
The great pumpkin coaster?
They changed shirts! It’s almost like it’s a different day
haha
I was expecting a family coaster within the next 5 years at KI, not next year. But, that is great. They did for a long time have the Best Kids Area award. Maybe they will get that back in the near future. It looks like a major thrill ride in the Vortex plot may be 2 or more years away. Like you guys said, they like to build up hype for a year for a major attraction. So many options for the next big coaster. Fans want a ground up RMC SOB2, or a revisited Vortex that could be from many different manufacturers.
Here's a crazy new-age vekoma: Sterilizer at Canada's Wonderland (first beyond-vertical tilt track)
Imagine the thoosies when Kings Dominion puts a family boomerang on the Volcano plot. 😂
this would be a perfect addition to CGA since there's a sizable vacant plot right next to planet snoopy haha
Yep, with Knott's, Rewind Racers at Adventure City is literally down the street (still off Beach Blvd!) in Anaheim. If they get a family-ish coaster, a smaller version of Big Bear Mountain replacing Jaguar! would be *perfect* there. (Just with a theme that's not too similar to Disney). As for CGA, if they strike a deal to spin off part of the dry park (including GoldStriker) as a FEC, then I could see Cedar Fair add a Vekoma SFC as a condition of that deal. Especially if they close Grizzly & Demon a few years before the rest of the park.
Also: with both Holiday World and Kings Island getting Family Boomerangs next year, Kentucky Kingdom better be eyeing a Vekoma Space Warp to replace T3.
Idc who ultimately is the manufacturer of our next big ride. Will it be the ELITE TIER rides that KI absolutely NEEDS? Like I appreciate our lineup so much but we need a high-octane ride so badly. Something like Velocicoaster or Steel Vengeance.
Knott’s could add something similar to Fonix which would be a great fit in the park
Since the opening of Fœnix at farrup i had this thought that new gen vekoma would have their sucess and that it would only be a matter of time. Think about how many medium sized parks would benefit from either a new gen looper or a family coaster.
Didn’t see that coming. But what parks outside it CF or Six flags could u see get one
You talked about the double discount. What happens if this is the first of two. Maybe we get a vekoma for the replacement of vortex and maybe just maybe it is also going to replace Firehawk as well.
I have a feeling KI is getting gonna get a second Vekoma thats gonna be a thrill coaster in the Vortex plot. I think this is a two for a percentage off deal....I feel like Cedar Fair is trying out other manufacturers to save money ie (Cedar Point) going with Zamperla for the Wild Mouse and then for The Top Thrill upgrade....I won't be surprised if a Vekoma Multi launch goes next to fill in the Vortex space!
Either that or a Mack multi launch, ala Copperhead Strike
I want a wing one like gatekeeper 😢 or something crazy like X2 for the vortex I miss that coaster so much it was my favorite all cause it looped so much
Another vekoma boomerang, yay
Valleyfair would respond well to a Boomerang. It’s been talked about for a while now as it would make for a roller coaster that parents would be able to ride with their kids which is a big issue at Valleyfair as even High Roller, which is in Planet Snoopy, doesn’t give a family-friendly ride experience for kids and parents. It would help greatly! And it’s a new coaster so…
I'm happy as I just don't want to see anymore boring b&m rides at cedar Fair. And this brings hope that maybe a version of f.l.y. can come to the US too
A Vekoma flyer to Kings Dominion to replace volcano makes so much sense
Really hoping Canada’s Wonderland gets a new Intense Vekoma launch coaster!
hope to see great escape get something in the alpine bobsled plot
The great American Vekoma revolution has began.
Now we need some Vekoma thrill coaster announcements for the USA.
I am very surprised that kings island went with a coaster in 2024 and everyone suspects that 2025 or 2026 for the big launch coaster so could they get them in back to back years or 2 in 3 years?
Maybe that will be for 2025. Either that or a new waterpark attraction for Soak City because they just took out Pipeline Paradise last season and haven't added anything new since 2016 with Tropical Plunge.
I am sure cedar fair already signed a multicoaster deal. I would suspect it to be 3 to 5 for a decent discount. It can be over multiple years parks and models. Hoping for a large multilaunch in vortex plot
I would love to see one of their modern flyers (like F L Y) come to Cedar Point. They have many good options now. I wouldn't be mad at another thrill model. Unfortunately with TT2 and Wildmouse opening in back to back years I don't think well see anything else new until at least 2027.
@6:40 That kid on the right is having Vietnam war flashbacks 😂
If an American Park has the balls to build the Hyper Vekoma that Energylandia regret getting (Hyperion is a maintenance nightmare according to Energylandia's CEO), I would love to see one opening. I mean -1.10 G's in the Vekoma layout on the airtime hills....
I did not see them adding this😱
I’m really hoping the Volcano replacement for Kd is a new gen vekoma flying coaster. It would definitely fit the park well while also being a worthy replacement for volcano.
That’d be awesome!
I don't necessarily think that a family boomerang would necessarily reset a park's coaster clock, so it would leave Kings Island open to getting a Vortex replacement sooner rather than later.
Honestly I think knotts would be perfect for one to take the place of timberline twister
Re: Valley Fair getting a family coaster for its first new coaster in 15+ years: Six Flags St. Louis here is getting a family coaster for its first new coaster since 2008 :/ it's such a weird feeling to be like "yay finally a new coaster...and that's it oh boy" :(
I would kill for a modern vekoma, like fonix in any of my home parks. I think dorney or Hershey could use it most, but considering sfgadv is rumored to have a super boomerang I'm fine with that
8:31 Speaking of…. Are parodies coming back anytime soon?
Unrelated, but I won't be surprised if Galaxyland eventually replaces Mindbender with a Vekoma Rebound
if this goes well I think we will see a vekoma go to canada's wonderland. they could really use some smaller thrilling rides and because the canadian dollar is weaker a vekoma launch coaster makes more sense financially than a mack or intamin one.
To be fair, Phantasialand doesn't get that much fewer annual guests than Cedar Point (and has a lot lass acreage to spread them out over), yet Raik seems to have worked out fine
In my opinion, anything Snoopy/Peanuts themed has the best theme. 😊
What a perfect way to hide the fact that they're building 2 roller coasters at the same time during the off season? Do a quick announcement with no build up for the kiddie ride. No one questions the materials being hauled to King's Island. Then as they approach April opening they start putting out cryptic advertisements. 🎉 Everybody's mind just blown 🤯
At least Mr Vekoma doesn't hate you anymore