I love Vortex. I rode it my first time at Kings Island in the dark during the fireworks and it wasn't rough at all. Of course, my home park growing up was Six Flags St. Louis and anything is smooth compared to Ninja.
My prediction:
Paul Revere's Midnight Ride will be back and placed in the Halloween section where the high dive show is with a name like Monster or Spider. The high dive show will be moved to Splashin' Safari with a new stadium and the Timberliners and Mammoth rafts will be ready.
Six Flags announced Kentucky Kingdom's closing two weeks after I moved to Louisville. I pass by the park every day and have never been able to go. Needless to say, I am very excited to see this moving forward. Plus, I love the new name.