Alfredo Sauce with Pasta? This and More Bold New Culinary Ideas at Kings Island

From Tower Topics by Tower Topics

May 22, 2026 · 35 min · Episode 432

About this episode

The episode discusses new food options at Kings Island for 2026 and various related issues affecting guest experience.

King’s Island is rolling out brand-new food options for 2026, and some of the menu changes are turning heads across the theme park community! In this episode of Tower Topics, Ryan Suhr and Don Helbig break down the park’s latest culinary additions including Alfredo pasta at Grain & Grill, smoked chicken and baby back ribs at Coney Bar-B-Que, the new pimento cheese BLT at Brewhouse, and the debut of breakfast at French Corner. They also discuss the viral rollout video mishap, food quality consistency, overflowing trash cans, staffing concerns, season dining plan impacts, and what these issues mean for the overall guest experience at Kings Island. Plus, congratulations to Orion superfan Vince Oberfield on 10,000 rides, and a conversation about missed opportunities surrounding Adventure Express’s 35th anniversary and the Grand Carousel’s 100th anniversary. If you’re a Kings Island fan, coaster enthusiast, or theme park foodie, this is an episode you don’t want to miss! Official merch store: http://store.towertopics.com Become a Tower Topics member for some great perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJRnyxCuy1KOrAp_t6mMjRw/join Check out the podcast version…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ryan Suhr, Don Helbig

Topics covered

culinary options
theme park food
Kings Island
guest experience
food quality
staffing concerns

Keywords

Alfredo pasta
smoked chicken
baby back ribs
pimento cheese BLT
breakfast
food quality
staffing concerns
Kings Island

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kings Island, Grain & Grill, Coney Bar-B-Que, Brewhouse, French Corner

Places: Kings Island