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  1. well now we have some sort close up picture of the turn around. Taken from the article above. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    11 points
  2. I don't think KI will get an RMC unless they can quiet down thier anti rollbacks. Imagine the noise complaints with that! Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
    4 points
  3. Probably somewhere in between due to Orion. Drink lines will move very slowly with all the vouchers to process and customer service that goes with selecting from the choices. There are a lot of passholders, this is really more like opening day. Even more so if bring-a-friend tickets are sold. I wouldn't show up at 6 and expect an Orion ride. It will be a great experience if you can get there early, enjoy the show, accept whatever snafus happen and know you will come away with a story to tell.
    4 points
  4. It turns out at NCC, it was asked why Orion was not a record breaking ride, here's Don's answer: Source: https://wgntv.com/2020/01/18/kings-island-shares-new-orion-roller-coaster-updates-and-construction-photos/
    4 points
  5. I doubt the roof is "being panted". More likely, they are installing standing seam metal roof panels, which were painted in the factory prior to arrival on site.
    3 points
  6. Tell me you have a pov.... I WANNA SEE THIS!!!!
    3 points
  7. Another support going up. They must be on a strict completion date to be working in these conditions.
    3 points
  8. It looks like they’re actually working this morning. Has to be awful conditions with the wind and rain.
    3 points
  9. I'm working on this smaller RMC as the next coaster coming to KI. I originally made it to replace Vortex but they layout probably fits better up front when our boomerang and big ole log ride get the axe. Here is a pic of the WIP:
    3 points
  10. But that in turn makes wood structures ideal for RMC revamps over steel coasters.
    3 points
  11. The 2nd hill will be interesting to see how they tackle it (literally) with its proximity to RT LaRosa's. Also, in terms of RMC not re-vamping steel coasters- I would think with steel coasters (spoilers- I'm not an engineer), their supports are more specific in handling the element they support including things like the forces. Messing with things like adding inversions and different drop angles, curve and banking angles, etc would play out so well. With wooden coasters, there are more supports to spread out the energy, thus minor-ish adjustments can be made. Steel coasters have much fewer supports to work with and drastically changing what kinds of forces they are withstanding isn't so easy as with a wooden coaster, at least I suspect. Add in things like steel fatigue with older coasters and you might as well just build a new one. Granted, much of Vortex's structure does mimic a wooden coaster's to an extent, at least on the non-inversion elements, but the fact its being torn down likely due to the steel structure fatigue doesn't bode well for an RMC revamp. Also, lest we forget, RMC does make full fledged steel coasters now.
    3 points
  12. They are still working by the looks of it. I wonder if they must be on a tight time schedule to get done. This is where the support is in relationship to the lift from past images. I took this around 430ish.
    3 points
  13. Shouldn't the belt be set to Wumbo, @King Ding Dong? Other than that, I got nothin'. Also, that turnaround is gonna be crazy!
    2 points
  14. Orion has a belt, so there must be pants that size....
    2 points
  15. Question: why not make the first drop go all the way to the ground?
    2 points
  16. Having gone to Banshee's opening day in 2014, as well as Passholder Preview in 2018 & 2019, I think I can give a decent estimate on crowd levels: -Orion will have a 4 to 5 hour wait regardless of weather, unless it is truly pouring rain all day or something (in which case it may just be closed). Flight of Fear, being right next to Orion, will also likely have a huge wait too. -The rest of the rides will depend on how the weather is, most likely. In 2014 and 2018, the weather was very nice when I was there on Banshee Opening Day and Passholder Preview and everything had pretty long lines- on Banshee opening day, I only rode 3 rides all day, though that was mainly because I actually stood in the 4 1/2 hour Banshee line. But I also had to wait 45 minutes for Backlot Stunt Coaster and about a hour for The Beast at Night. On PPN 2018, I didn't wait nearly as long for anything but that was because we rode mainly less popular rides (my first ride of the day was Adventure Express) and we bought a few spins at the "Wheel O' Fast Lane" near Diamondback and got lucky to get Diamondback and Banshee on 2 of the spins. However at PPN 2019 (and Opening Day 2019), it was cold and rainy and there were very light crowds- most rides had next to no wait, save the brand new Kings Mills Antique Autos and Beast during the T-Shirt giveaway which reached 2 hours...I waited in that line too BTW. Got my shirt. -As King Ding Dong said, people are gonna be getting their season-long drink vouchers processed, which is gonna make drink lines long. Food lines are also gonna be long, and ride operations won't be as good as later in the year for one main reason: a bunch of the employees are gonna be brand new, and this is gonna be their very first day at work. -Also: almost all the rides will be "waking up" from at least 4 months of "slumber", even moreso for the ones that didn't run during Winterfest and closed in November. There will likely be some breakdowns- even Orion will likely go down a few times, since this will be the first day it is going to have actual people on it. Banshee was shut down a few times on its opening day due to breakdowns as well as...uhh...vomit trains. Standing in a 4+ hour line and then riding a roller coaster will make some people barf.
    2 points
  17. Hoping mother nature gives us nice weather that weekend.
    2 points
  18. Roof is almost completely painted
    2 points
  19. ACE members are invited to media day! https://twitter.com/aceonlineorg/status/1218552605783339008/photo/1
    2 points
  20. A few pics of Coney from a quick trip I took in 2009, for those not familiar:
    2 points
  21. It's April. It's the Midwest. Chilly. Rainy. Snowy. Anything but sunny.
    2 points
  22. I feel like they’re getting close to a deadline, and weather this weekend is likely gonna hinder that. If you look back, both Banshee and Diamondback (Not sure about Mystic Timbers) were done with track erection the last week of January. They may be trying to get this thing complete in the next 10 days or so.
    2 points
  23. Yeah they must be working overtime bc they’re still out there with some big lights allowing them to work. I took this screenshot about 30 mins ago showing the 2 tallest helix supports. I think the helix looks a lot bigger than it did in the rendering.
    2 points
  24. Orion and Vortex will share the same opening/anniversary date! April 11 will also be Vortex’s 33rd anniversary.
    2 points
  25. The anticipation of the new season starts kicking in when Kings Island publishes their operating calendar for the year, and that time has come again! Kings Island's Opening Day for 2020 will be April 11th. With the opening of Orion, Kings Island's newest roller coaster, this season this is sure to be historic and one to not be missed. Besides Orion, what are you looking forward to the most ant Kings Island for the 2020 season? I think the changes and upgrades to Area 72 is what I am looking forward to the most this year besides riding Orion. Link to the 2020 Calendar: https://www.visitkingsisland.com/explore/calendar-and-hours
    1 point
  26. Many people join more than one coaster club. I am not in GOCC, but I know several people there and they are great folks.
    1 point
  27. That shaping on Orion's turn around kind of reminds me of one of Thunderbird's turn arounds (which have a great combination of laterals and airtime), just on steroids.
    1 point
  28. ***insert some Spongebob gif here***
    1 point
  29. Would s&s sansei possibly wanna use that new concept coaster in they just made????
    1 point
  30. I will have a POV when I finishing smoothing and finishing a couple more elements.
    1 point
  31. I don't think they make khakis in its size.
    1 point
  32. Yeah this is really a bummer for me. I picked GOCC last Feb. I feel like I joined the wrong club. I was planning on joining Ace in Feb for some fall events but had I known I would have joined last month. Good for anybody already in ACE bad for me. I have never attended any media day and would love to.
    1 point
  33. I saw that on the cam too, it’s surprising to see the current pacing of construction. That next support should be to the left of the one on my image.
    1 point
  34. I think the Skyline on international street being replaced with something like this would be nice.
    1 point
  35. I'm glad someone else is thinking the same thing as I am. For some reason I don't think we've seen the end of Vortex. I bought up the subject on KIC, the possibility that RMC could do a makeover on the Coaster, making Vortex the 1st. Ever all steel Coaster to receive such a makeover. A person who read a post from me said that's absurd. RMC wouldn't mess with an Arrow Dynamics Coaster. I came back with, no one would have thought RMC would do makeovers on Dinn Coasters or an NAD Coaster ( Colossus, SFMM ). With all the magic RMC has done with wooden Coasters, anything is possible.
    1 point
  36. Ok I want to clarify something here. I made a mistake. I tend to get my directions mixed up. He did in fact say Mystic Timbers riders were on the right side of IS. Others were on the left. I apologise for that.
    1 point
  37. It's great to see a Cedar Fair park bringing in a restaurant focused on healthier options. Hopefully it's the start of a trend. Which KI food location do you think could use a concept like this? Food at KI is already in a pretty good spot after three consecutive years of new restaurants.
    1 point
  38. I can’t believe we'll be riding this puppy in less than 3 months.
    1 point
  39. If I remember correctly, that was the Palm Sunday Outbreak. Guess April 11 has a lot of history to it.
    1 point
  40. Nice burn. I loved Vortex but that was good.
    1 point
  41. If we learned anything from Firehawk it's that this isn't a slow process. Vortex is a more substantial structure, but Firehawk went from standing to laying on the ground in a matter of a few days. I think that once any physical demolition starts it'll be very apparent from the Diamondback cam.
    1 point
  42. wow. looks like they administered some Windex to the webcam.
    1 point
  43. Going off their tweet, I really don't think anything from Vortex will be kept, which honestly kind of confuses me. For such an iconic and notable ride, why wouldn't the park want to keep something? Not even a car? It's weird.
    1 point
  44. The DB cam is crystal clear now with the rain going on in Kings Mills at the moment. No signs of demo yet.
    1 point
  45. Captain Nemo, hit it right on the head. I think the park was forced to either spend millions of dollars to fix something or retire the ride. Given the ride is so old, they likely decided that the return on investment for the fix just wasn`t there, given the rides age and marketability. I am sure that the park tracks maintenance costs per rider (obviously, that is not a public number, but an internal number for making decisions like this. Because of the apparent abrupt decision to remove the ride, that is likely why they do not have any immediate plans to replace the ride. I am sure that they will eventually replace it with something. It is a rather large plot of land, that is very visible from both the midway and Shake Rattle and Roll queue/ride area.
    1 point
  46. Y'all...the station is not historic. It was built in what, 1983? It has an appeal to us as enthusiasts, and to a lesser degree, the locals. But my house that was built in the 70s could be deemed historic if we go by how many years it's been there. That being said, I wish it would stay. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
    1 point
  47. @VortexBFForever is our winner with 14 votes with this picture. @Diane Z is our runner up with 10 votes with this picture. Thanks for all that participated there were some great pictures. We will hold more contests in the future.
    1 point
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