Video: Kings Island prepares the park for upcoming Winterfest

MASON, Ohio (WKRC) - Winterfest at Kings Island opens next Friday but preparations have been going on for weeks to get the park ready for the holidays.

It took workers three and a half weeks to turn the Royal Fountain into an ice skating week, according to Kings Island. It takes 30,000 gallons of water to make the icy surface that's 240 feet by 78 feet.

Other workers have been installing more than five million lights.

Entertainers are working on the 19 live shows to be performed during Winterfest.

There will also be a new Winter Wonderland parade.

Winterfest opens on November 25 and will be open select nights through December 31.

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