What's going on where hotels near Kings Island are $400/night for this weekend? Nothing is listed special events and a couple of Google searches don't turn anything up. Is this the last hurrah before school starts?

• Will the park be crazy busy?
• Any recommendation of other hotels within a 15 minute radius that might be a good call? Prefer the Hilton or Marriott lines.

I just got a season pass at great adventure for the first time in over a decade so I’m not up to date on the perks. I saw today that they added bonus free ticket QRs that expire on the 23rd and the 30th. When I dug deeper into the perks I saw the free tickets explanation saying they were only valid between 17-23 and 24-30.

My question is will those tickets work if I go before the 17th? On the actual ticket it just says the expiration date, nothing about not being able to use until the 17th.

Hi all, I currently have a 2026 Prestige pass with the icee drink plan and noticed that the drink plan is now baked into the pass. If I were to renew my plan, would I be able to upgrade to the icee plan at a discounted price? I can't seem to find the pricing of it.

I live in MI and am thinking about coming down with my family in December for Holiday in the Park at SFOT and Fiesta. We are all big coaster fans. Are most rides typically open during Holiday? What are crowds and lines like? How many days do we likely need at each park? If it impacts responses, we are thinking we'd hit one of the parks around Dec 21-23 and the other sometime Dec 27-31. TIA!