Bdd127
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It's gonna be so weird without Vortex on the Skyline. That part of the park was like going through a time machine back to the 80s. It's always been Beast, Racer and Vortex front and center since before I was even born. It's not gonna look right without that pretty arrow.
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17 minutes ago, PilotDude said:
Not trying to discourage you, but it is very rare for these positions to go to outside folks. Typically when they have a job opening with a full time job, not a seasonal(a couple weeks before opening to last operating day) or 10 month, they already know who is going to transfer into the position before it is even posted. The best way to get in to one of these positions is to start at the bottom as a ride operator or something of the like and work your way up.
I've applied to the seasonal ones too, regardless if I don't find a good job by April/may, I was considering being a ride op seasonally I'm just not too sure which Cedar Fair park to choose.
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43 minutes ago, teenageninja said:
Oh don't worry I've applied already, it's just getting in. With an associates in engineering and years experience fixing cars I'm hopeful but who knows. I would have loved to have been able to work on Vortex, but I think it might be a tad late for that now.
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Ah off season maintenance. That must be such a cool job. I wish I knew how to get in as a coaster mechanic.
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7 hours ago, SnakePlissken said:
I think the Bats insanely long que was a response to Vortex's que being too small when it opened and people standing halfway across the park to ride it
They still haven't found a nice middle ground though. If you are standing at the very end of Vortex's que it's only a 30 minute wait. If I had to stand all the way at the end of The Bat's... Well that's a scary thought.
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6 minutes ago, Maverick44 said:
How about this goose who is interested in Orion and Vortex as well!
As long as he doesn't poop on the camera he is welcome.
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15 minutes ago, Vortex1987 said:
Is there anything us at KICentral can do to get a peice of Vortex? Im sorry its just that i would love a small peice of my favorite ride of all time. Vortex holds a special place in my heart. And it really brings tears to my eyes to see her go. I want a peice of Vortex. And so do we all. Can we all get together to try and get the park to sell peices even if its just a small peice? Im sorry its just that this is really personal to me, and I absolutely hate seeing Vortex go down.
Trust me if we had a legal way of getting a piece we all would. Vortex has been my #1 since I was just a kid. I hit many milestones on it. I was there for the end. If the opportunity arises you'll hear it first here.
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Man, this makes me sad
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Please God let them sell pieces, I need one!!!
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7 minutes ago, Klabergian Empire said:
I personally don't want to see Congo Falls go since its one of three water rides at Kings Island (excluding Soak City).
But I will say that speculation of this kind is dangerous. If we just talk about how much we don't like The Bat, chances are it may go. Look at what happened to Vortex. I think another part of why Vortex is being removed is because it was having bad publicity as a ride. I won't go into much further details than this, but I really do believe that speculation of this kind is really dangerous.
Going along with what @Oldschool75 and @IndyGuy4KI said, we should be focusing on what we have now and saying goodbye to what is leaving than just discussing what is going to be removed next.
I don't think it's really about the publicity. I think it's more Ridership vs maintenance cost. If you look closely at recent pictures of Vortex you can see it was welded up literally everywhere. The steel clearly wasn't in the best shape. The upkeep cost most likely just became too much to justify vs the ridership. I'm sure the park would have loved to keep a classic, but money is the real factor here.
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I never even realized there was a gift shop at the end of King Cobra. Seems ahead of its time. I wonder if any pictures of it still exist
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2 hours ago, Shaggy said:
I agree.
While it remains to be seen what will happen to the site, something WILL happen. And although there may not be an actual firm "plan", there's likely at least ideas being tossed around.
As a former (P)KI official once told me "Areas of a park are viewed in terms of real estate. If a parcel of land has a low-producing or aging attraction, we begin mulling the viability of using that land for a future installation - and then may choose to ready the site for a new attraction."
Fiscal planning and guest satisfaction surveys will likely help determine how quickly it happens.... but I guarantee you there's already an intent to use the space for something else they can market in the future.
BTW, before "The Bat" was ever demolished, the park began looking at other options for the land. At the time it was demolished, the park then sent David Focke on a trial expedition overseas to solicit and test new coaster possibilities. Remember - this was happening at the very same time King Cobra was being added. (KC opened in 1984 - that following November the park announced demolition of "The Bat". Vortex opened in spring 1987.) The park already knew they wanted a high-thrill coaster to take The Bat's place before they even began looking at specific manufacturers and types. There were at least 3 different manufacturer proposals for the site - and ultimately KI chose to work with Arrow again in order to design and develop Vortex.
I'm excited to see what the eventual outcome of Vortex's removal will be... but for now I'm more excited to take rides on Orion.
In these insane social media days of "I want to be the first to know" or "I want to be the first to tell" the park isn't about to breathe a word of future intentions to anyone not directly involved.
Whatever comes of The Vortex land vacancy, I selfishly don't want to hear about it via "leaked" blueprints. That just spoils the fun and speculation for me - and just isn't a nice thing to do to the park.
Shaggy
I'd love to know what the other 2 original proposals for Vortex's site were. I find that stuff very interesting. Just like how there were multiple proposals from different manufacturers to build magnum.
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27 minutes ago, Enchanted Voyage Lover said:
1. It's a joke.
2. I live 2 1/2 hours away, so no I can't.
I wish they would do something like they did for Firehawk with the demolition updates. It can't be that hard to do. This is the most secretive demolition I've seen in a long time.
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27 minutes ago, Enchanted Voyage Lover said:
Don put in a special order last night.
At this point this is just aggravating. Like come on you can drive by the park and get the same view.
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27 minutes ago, Enchanted Voyage Lover said:
Don put in a special order last night.
At this point this is just aggravating. Like come on you can drive by the park and get the same view.
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23 minutes ago, tuxedoman52 said:
For those of us too young to even remember KC (I was born in 2000), what was the whole experience like? How would you compare a TOGO stand-up to a B&M? Was KC smooth? Also, I'm not quite sure where the entrance was. Was it right where Delirium's entrance is now? From early trip reports on Coasterbuzz I've seen that the lines for KC even during it's last few years were quite long. Was it actually popular or more a result of capacity issues?
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Speaking in terms of Shockwave, since I didn't get to ride KC. The ride was completely different from a B&M. First off there was actual sustained airtime which is really weird to experience on a stand up, but it was so fun. Especially in the back row. Don't get me wrong the ride was a bit rough, but it was fun and the what I'd want in a stand up. It wasn't to forceful to hurt your legs like the B&M's. It was the perfect length for a stand up. Provided a good mixture of positive and negative g-force and was a unique experience. Again I can't speak for cobra, but Shockwave seemed to have pretty short lines at the end of its life. It still seemed reliable though
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Unfortunately I never got to ride King Cobra considering I was 4 when it closed, but I will say I grew up riding Shockwave at Kings Dominion and I went into it knowing the bad reputation the Togo stand ups had and came off pleasantly surprised. The airtime was awesome. Like standing airtime? It was so fun and I'd take the little Togo stand ups to the B&M's any day. I truly miss them. They weren't perfect by any means, but they were unique.
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The half painted Vortex pictures are pretty cool to look at. It looks so weird like that.
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1 hour ago, KIghostguy said:
I can confirm that what @Bdd127 said is accurate—Jeff Gramke told me almost the exact same thing. There is an interesting tidbit about trying to sell it that I’m saving for my book.
I imagine it kinda like an old car, it might be crappy and not worth much, but they want to recoup their loses. Still it does seem a bit odd that they wouldn't just scrap a ride that was clearly past its expiration.
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19 minutes ago, hotrodyoda said:
KC WAS a classic; an amazing stand up. Fantastic airtime, great intensity, and tons of "holy sh!t" moments. It was a much better ride than Delirium & SlingShot combined. But, sadly, "end of service life....."
When speaking with Jeff Gramke years ago, according to him around 2000 the ability to test metal fatigue accurately was just coming around and the metal on King Cobra was terrible to begin with so it had reached a point where it couldn't really withstand running year round anymore. Hence why the other two togo's lasted so much longer. The park wanted to get more years out of it, it just wasn't feasible and was somewhat a shock at how far gone it was.
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I just hope the quantities aren't super limited again if they do it. I have one of the SOB plaques and I believe it was 1 of 250, but Vortex is way more important to me.
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40 minutes ago, disco2000 said:
They better change the artwork as Vortex is operational in it
Nah don't worry the demolition is just a prank.
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The batwing is now gone
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Left side of the batwing is gone
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Vortex question
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Hey if anyone is able to get me one and ship it to me I'd gladly be willing to pay them 100 bucks on top of the cost to do so, I live 9 hours away and I've been waiting for this for a good long time. I don't want to risk the online thing.