IceePirate
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I'm thinking of coming by the park around 5, do you all think the line for Orion will have dissipated some by then?
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14 minutes ago, Driver8rws said:
Just thought people would want to know what to expect.
Not ripping anyone. Just giving updates.
Thought people wanted that?
A couple updates are fine, but it's feeling a little spammy.
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1 minute ago, Driver8rws said:
1:40 cycle time on last one! Getting better!
That sounds like about what it should be. From my experience, Orion can be a little touchy, so just some hiccups that will be smoothed over as the day goes on.
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I'm curious, is Orion running 3 train ops today? Or is it just 2?
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It's only the first day, the friends and family days were a lot better because the people actually respected policies for the most part. Give the park a little to figure out enforcement since this is only the first day
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11 minutes ago, FOFirehawkFAN said:
I'll be there as well, but I'm not as interested in being like the first one through there.
I'll try to get as early as I can to make sure the lines for rides are shorter. Gotta get as much of a marathon on SteVe and Maverick as I can!
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I kinda wonder what Cedar Point is going to be like. I have a reservation for 30mins after the earliest reservation, but due to how long I'll have to spend driving to get there, I'll likely show up in the first wave.
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Just now, FOFirehawkFAN said:
I'm in it lol it's just now reached Kings Island drive
Oh ok, so they opened the gate to soak up some traffic, gotcha. Still though, It might reach to the dropoff point by 1030
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Slightly tempted to drive up to KI at 10:15 to see how long the car line is
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I'm looking forward to helping you all experience it myself. That being said, here's my analysis from last week. Sideways airtime hill is fairly weak, but is probably good with a full train. The turnaround provides a lot more intensity than you would think. You get a bit of ejector on the speed hill, and flojector on the airtime hill. The helix is probably the biggest underdog of the ride, was fast, and provided a lot of good forces. The last 2 hills are nothing to scoff at either as they provide some quick floater to finish the ride. I was smiling hands up throughout the ride, and I do think that this is now my #1 at KI.
Also, I was riding front row, and the air blowing past you was pretty loud, that stayed pretty consistent until the helix, which shows the ride keeps it's speed for a lot of it. The lift is really quick too, but it's long, so it takes a good 30sec to climb. Some great views of the park and the surrounding area though, so you won't want to miss it on the way up the lift.
As with all B&Ms, the transitions were graceful, no rapid changes.
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2 hours ago, Fishely said:
Found a tease to Magnum XL - 200 lol
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkThis is what I meant when I said this is my favorite Easter egg. Almost stokes the fire of the people who call this a tall hyper lol. They could've easily named it MF-2000 but they chose not to lol
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5 hours ago, tuxedoman52 said:
There are many people on this forum who have.
Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk
I think I'm the only person on this forum to have ridden it before today. Besides the higher ups who don't talk much. Restraints are the same clamshell type found on Diamondback, taking 3 clicks at minimum to lock. If you can fit on DB, you'll fit on Orion.
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42 minutes ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said:
While working tower today, some guest told me that they had A72 blocked off and I believe he said that he saw some news stories being filmed. Idk if this is true or if he thinks the decoration vans were actual news vans.
That's probably just the theming, I wouldn't put too much stock in that.
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Orion is #1 at KI in my opinion. It's not that often a coaster blows me away anymore
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22 minutes ago, Waltny said:
It will have a tough time making through all those thick trees back there
There's a pretty clear shot of the turnaround from the area I'm talking about, no trees to block the view.
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10 hours ago, FUN&ONLY! said:
My only concern is riding The Beast at night with that huge turnaround lit up, but it is still worth the trade off in my opinion!
You only see the turnaround for a couple seconds right as you're entering the straight track. After that, it's regular ol' beast
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1 minute ago, FUN&ONLY! said:
That makes sense, and I get why the park wants to maximize capacity on Orion. Do you know if all these rides are going to be running at the highest possible capacity with all three trains or are they going to limit the amount of trains and possibly the amount of ride operators?
They were only running 2 trains today on most things (Orion wasn't open both to keep things leak free and for the first rider event). Likely just for capacity since the covid measures add a little bit of time to loading and unloading. Beast was running all 3 though. I don't have any knowledge of what the park is planning on doing, nor do I think I could say if I knew. I can only comment on what I saw happening at the park today.
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1 minute ago, FUN&ONLY! said:
I kind of like the idea of staggered seating on Orion. That means that the capacity should be relatively close to 16 riders each cycle. On Diamondback, since there is already staggered seating, I could see it running at more than 50% capacity.
Diamondback, mystic, and beast are row skipping, That photo you saw earlier is a good example of how its gonna work for Orion
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9 minutes ago, chibul said:
Is there a way to tell what each place will have as an option for the meal plan, in terms of the app or whatever?
No kids, so that's not too much of a big deal for us. The other things seem like technicalities. We're really only considering it because of 2021 being included as well (we planned to hit 4 different parks this year, but obviously that's going to be pushed off to 2021 now).
Check the FAQ of the dining plan, that should list the options
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The rattle was kinda bad today. It doesn't feel super uncomfortable, but it does give you a headache if you ride it a few times.
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5 hours ago, disco2000 said:
But yeah, it will be extremely slow and I wouldn't be surprised if they cut the line off early well before 7pm...
IF they are able to not have to check the skipped rows every train because they are locked down, that would actually speed up the process compared to a slow day now when they would have to check each seat. If they can skip those rows, they may be able to push slightly over 700 per hour through.
I'm scheduled until midnight on Saturday, you should be good to get in line until 10pm or whenever the park closes. They're expecting to spend a few hours feeding guests through the line after close.
The trains won't have skipped rows as far as I know, but it is half capacity, It's actually quite the good solution IMO. The way the park is doing it on Orion allows for single riders to fairly easily fit on the train without messing things up. Restraints come up on each row regardless, so they need to be checked each time even if nobody is in the seat.
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4 minutes ago, FreedomPenguin said:
The mask still covers my face and nose. Just less layers.
no different than a single cloth people are wearing over their nose and mouth
The extra layers are more of a filter for the virus, by removing more layers, you're making it easier to expel droplets into the air. Think of it as putting 2 wire meshes on top of each other slightly offset, it's a lot better at filtering things out than just 1 would be
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1 minute ago, Joshua said:
When it first opened, your "destination" on Adventure Express was to be Outpost 5. Later, when Son of Beast was built, it was themed to Outpost 5. It could be a reference to that.
Probably just a reference to the year
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41 minutes ago, FUN&ONLY! said:
I have heard there are a lot of Kings Island and Cedar Fair easter eggs scattered around Area 72 which is very exciting! I guess this can be expected with all of the easter eggs on the antique cars, but I can’t wait to check them out!
That's true, there are quite a lot of easter eggs sprinkled into the area. My favorite one would have to be the barrel lol. You'll see what I mean
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Kings Island 2020 Finally Open Thread
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Oh cool, maybe I'll be able to get a ride in when I swing by.