Exciting changes at kings island for 2024

By: Felicia Jordan , John Matarese MASON, Ohio — The gates of Kings Island will open on Saturday to welcome riders for a new season — the first since a few changes have been announced for the park. The park officially opens for the 2024 season on April 20. It’s the first season since Cedar Fair, Kings Islands’ parent company, announced it would merge with Six Flags. Cedar Fair and Six Flags Entertainment Corporation announced in November they would enter into a definitive merger agreement; the combined company will be valued at roughly $8 billion, based on both companies’ debt and equity values as of Oct. 31, according to Cedar Fair. Despite this, no changes as a result of the merger are expected to be apparent for the 2024 season — although the merger opened the doors for new intellectual properties to possibly appear at Cedar Fair parks. Those include Looney Tunes and DC Comics alongside Cedar Fair’s existing access to Peanuts imagery. Still, that doesn’t mean Kings Island isn’t still planning new things. New to the park this year, Kings Island enthusiasts will be able to enjoy the park’s expanded Planet Snoopy area, which will include a new Camp...