You'll find many, many, many of the "naive" posters on Facebook willing to blindly get behind this cause because they want their big, tall, coaster back. Most of the members here are at least somewhat literate in terms of industry players, cost vs. benefit analyses, etc. People here don't just say, "YEAH MAN SAVE SOB SAVE SOB."
It's not that we know everything (because God knows we don't) but we do recognize that there's more to it than just putting the loop back and opening it. There's tens of millions of dollars worth of decisions to make on a ride that's already cost tens of millions of dollars. Then there's opinions of those in charge, the marketability of the ride even after a re-build, the safety of the ride, insurance rates, demolition vs. reconstruction, estimates from manufacturers... Even when we're not privy to the exact information, we're aware that those variables exist and thus look at it much more realistically than just "OMG BEST RIDE EVER OMGOMG YEAH MAN OPEN IT AGAIN."
An actual post from the "Save Son of Beast" Facebook page linked to earlier:
So now, Cedar Fair's official Facebook page had a status asking for people to comment on "their favorite ride that [someone had been] hurt or killed on." And when this poster said "Son of Beast," Cedar Fair replied that it may return in 2014...
Is there a quadruple facepalm I can borrow?
This is also why I have often rallied for people here to just stay away from Kings Island's Facebook. It's much, much, much simpler that way. Let them believe what they need to. No reason for us to get bent out of shape trying to fight that. Also, someone suggested that Bluegrass Boardwalk might be in talks to buy Son of Beast from Kings Island. Over and out, guys...