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Not necessarily a say, but a do... While I was driving Vortex during the last hour of operation today, I saw a puff of smoke (or vape?) come up from a train I was bringing in. For the first time ever, I spieled "Just a friendly reminder that smoking is not allowed on any ride here at Kings Island...yep, I saw that!" The culprit had an "oops, you caught me" look as he exited. At least he was a good sport about it.

Here you go! Today's concept replaces Congo Falls and Timberwolf and goes over Bat and goes back behind Banshee. I give you SplinterCat

Wow, I've neglected my list. I can cross a few things off... and add one more. -Ride Woodstock Express -Ride Xtreme Skyflyer with another human (not solo) A big thanks to @Magenta Lizard and @jcgoble3 for flying with me!-Have something at the Smoothie Shack near Diamondback-Buy a unique souvenir(s)-See the Ultimate Dog Show at least once-Marathon water ride day (ride each one at least once in the same day)-Old West Photo with KIC friends-Watch fireworks on International Street sitting beside the fountains while indulging in a delicious treat I had a turtle caramel apple the night I was at the park with @jtro223-See the Ultmate Stunt Show- Complete every Haunt Maze-Don Helbig selfie I opted for a photo instead of a selfie. We will take a better one when the weather is better! -Ride The Beast in the back row What was I thinking? Yeah, that's not happening again.-Work on a TBA creative project -Interpret the National Anthem (in ASL) as it plays at park opening Did this at Coasterstock near the KI Theatre. Ask @Mrs. No Chickens. She saw! -Perform one of the Greatest Showman songs at the end of the night on International Street with another KICer *cough* @chugh43 -Ride Vortex with @VortexBFForever

For anyone who has yet to purchase their ticket, this Sunday is the deadline to register online and avoid the procrastination tax! It looks like we'll have quite a large turnout from KIC. Anyone interested in meeting for a group photo, perhaps at dinner on Saturday?

My concept today moves the grand carousel over to where the old green theater is. Removing BLSC and usin that space for 1 small flat in the entrance area of form coaster BLSC. I give you the " Skylab 2.0 " in honor of the old Huss enterprise. ITs a 435 foot strata coaster that goes in a full body coaster around the tower. Enjoy!

More likely it’s Stockholm Syndrome.

As first reported by @KICentral, Kings Island has installed a video board on the International Bandstand. How cool is that??

^ I would recommend that. You can't hear the music or anything, but I viewed the fireworks from the Eiffel Tower on preview night and they were great IMO.

I don't know that I have a list per se, but I would like to see this new and improved Fireworks show from the Eiffel Tower 'cause I think that would be cool. I'm also curious to see if the Fireworks show changes for the 4th (as I'll be off from work and I'll likely be at the park that day) Also, although I don't have a list, I've really wanted to meet Chef Major and I finally did so two Saturdays ago; he's a really nice guy!

Sounds good to me! Maybe we can try to take over a coaster train or two as well. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

I crossed off Diamondback night ride earlier this year, and Banshee night ride last Haunt. I guess should be the year I finally ride Invertigo.

I don't even ride Flight of Fear anymore due to the small size of the cars, it's not the I'm big but they are just plain uncomfortable and don't want to feel like I'm stapled in there.

I heard a guest say Vortex was the smoothest Coaster at the park. Maybe he was talking about Carowinds or CW?

See also: Cool Yule Christmas Plus who knows what else? The possibilities are endless.

I am just thinking how they can really kick up the Blood Drums show

Have your people talk to my people. I’m sure we can work something out! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Whoosh, it happens.

This is about digging holes, not coaster manufacturers.

It’ll be raised. Thats the riser for the band.

Removing Congo falls is a sin

new names are not new credits in my book

Today's giga concept. Steel Beast.

Same here. I wonder if the Dino’s set up were the same (other than the waterproofing and wiring).

I think it was mentioned that they redid some of the footers, however, I highly doubt they are totally new. Also, please don't correct me and say it's supposed to be called a footing.

I went when they came to the Museum Center several years ago. I remember that you had to press a button to start movement of the dinosaurs’s mouth, then press another button for its tail, etc., instead of pressing a button and the whole thing moving.

Oh. That wouldn't be anything new. Except for the year or two they had Holiday Horror back in the Peanuts Playhouse (which has been a while), Planet Snoopy has always been closed off during Haunt evenings. I'd be more surprised to see them NOT close off Planet Snoopy during Haunt.

If you could change one part of a coaster, what would it be? You be creative as you want but it shouldn't be over the top. It can be any coaster from any park. Examples: I would add functional headlights on Mystic Timbers. I would have made the track on Banshee between inversions 6 and 7 longer to interact with The Bat.

At KI now, but SOB had that title before it was removed.

How about Firehawk not having the loudest lift hill on earth

Agree - I love Vortex but don't love the headaches. My 36 year old neck and head cannot take it. lol

I agree about Vortex’s transitions. Since they are quite snappy, they are also the culprit of most headaches. If I could, and if there was a way, I would modify its transitions to be more head-friendly.

That weird jerky part of Vortex before the two loops where it banks then straightens then banks again.

I've heard about this rumor before- I would expect it was probably gonna happen, but around this time, Dinn Corporation fell apart and closed before the ride was built. Due to this, Kings Island shelved the wooden coaster idea, and went to Arrow instead to take a 2nd swing at the Suspended Coaster. Rumored names I have heard from this before Paramount bought the park and re-named and re-themed it TOP GUN include Thunder Run and Swoop. If you look close at what is now Bat's lift and first drop, you will notice right after it ends, there is a huge valley. If the woodie was supposed to be built here, I think the first drop would have been into that Valley, which would have given them the ability to have a huge 150+ foot drop with only say a 100-foot tall lift hill, much like the defunct Hercules at Dorney Park. I am not sure if a coaster like that would have stayed great for very long, given what has become of most of the other large Dinn woodies, including Hercules, but if it had made it to at least 2013'ish it probably would have made a great RMC candidate. The Aeroplane Coaster rumor is also a interesting one, but if Dinn had built it, I do not think it would be around today as it would have opened. The Aeroplane Coaster from Rye Playland had tons of sharp twists, turns, and curves and I don't think a coaster using PTC trains would have aged well with those elements. It probably would have been amazing its first few seasons but after a decade, it probably would need lots of maintenance every single off season. GCI is probably the best company out there right now if someone is serious about rebuilding this coaster, as their Millennium Flyer trains would handle it much better. However, this would probably have at least lasted to the era when RMC showed up, and RMC seems to be great at re-making twister coasters like this. A RMC'd Aeroplane would be very interesting and probably a incredible ride. I also don't think of this coaster as if it "never came", because IMO, it did. It was shelved for a few years while Paramount worked on other projects like Flight of Fear, but when Kentucky Kingdom began to threaten Kings Island with the addition of Chang in 1997, it came off the shelf (as well as the shelved Drop Tower idea Paramount had looked at around 1995'ish) for the new Action Zone area. However, by this point, Paramount had decided they wanted a looping woodie, which caused CCI (then the leader in wooden coasters) to turn down the project. GCI was not yet a big name (Lightning Racer in 2000 is when they got more popular) and probably would have turned the project down as well. Intamin's pre-fabricated track, which would have made such a large wooden coaster smooth and feasible, was still in the works for another season. So Paramount hired RCCA, who suggested they also break the 200-foot barrier, which Paramount agreed to do...and Son of Beast was born. And we know how that ended up. Six Flags bought Kentucky Kingdom, ruined their pants when they saw Kings Island add Action Zone (they could not match it due to the lease with the fair board being restrictive), and decided to add tons of stuff to Geauga Lake instead (compete with Cedar Point), which ended up killing that park eventually from over-expansion. If Kings Island got its Dinn woodie in 1991-1993, who knows how much of this would have changed.

No. Parental Unit did not ignore the sign. They told the kid they were not tall enough, but parents are always wrong so kid insisted he try anyway. Insisted. You made them cry by turning them away, the little darling cries twice as loud if anyone in the party does get to ride making sure everyone is miserable. Exasperated parent is in for huge bucks already so caves and buys an an ice cream 4X the size the kid can possibly eat without total brain freeze. I was that kid.

But they are not wrong, it is YOU that made them cry. Own it. I would totally suck at that job.