Captain Nemo
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This announcement unfortunately didn't really reveal much entertainment wise other than reiterating what we already knew. What are the new shows, what exactly is the celebration?
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I hope it smells better in there. I just couldn't see the appeal of eating food with the awful smell
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Have the shows been announced yet? It's less than 50 days till opening and I haven't heard anything.
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Let's play Wordle with some words we all love, all having something to do with Kings Island or other Cedar Fair parks. Feel free to create some yourself and let people know how well you did!
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Ugh, I wish Disney Pass Holders had their own carbon copy magic kingdom.
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Any update on the gallery integration to KIC?
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2 hours ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said:
And it would go right through the elevator shaft on the tower which would not work unfortunately.
Skyrides have an offset from 'center' so it would be on either side.
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While I love the idea of a ferris wheel I would prefer a sky ride like what we used to have.
I actually did some math through Google maps and found that if KI were to build a new entry building and place a skyride station at the top it could go over the center of the fountains, through the 50ft platform of the tower, over stunt coaster and decend right into the spot The Vortex station used to be. Now that is a view I would wait in line for everyday! Plus a great way to get to and from the front and back of the park!
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17 minutes ago, gforce1994 said:
So the park has to make alterations in their game plan because of a criminal? The park has gotten ahead of it, it’s just that you’ve lost events. One bad grape can sour the bunch.
I kind of take offense to this because back in 2006 I flew over the park a snapped the construction photos of what was to become Firehawk and posted the photos as a front page announcement of this very site. It was not formally announced until February. At that time no one knew that was happening or that we were even getting the coaster. Even more-so, the then park PR Maureen communicated to me personally they they were ok with it after the photos were posted of the constitution progress.
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1 hour ago, DoomPlague said:
Yeah, we won't see any real layout changes but tweaks to sections is fine by me if it improves the ride experience. Though honestly I wouldn't mind if they shortened the brake shed and threw in some quick element before it.
Does RMC even do topper track at all anymore? It sounds like Gravity Group's new precut/engineered track (which is hopefully what they're using) could make a big difference without compromising The Beast's claim of being a wood coaster.
Agreed. The GCI track would benefit greatly.
The areas that need it the most are the first turn out of the drop, turn into the shed, the quick dip, entry into the second lift, and most if not all of the helix
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When it comes to The Beast it is very clear KI is very nostalgic about keeping the layout the same and as close to it's original experience. That being said I am against the idea of total reprofiling with a different layout but not against a reprofile of certain segments with slight differences. For example the first drop becoming steeper and updated to have a more modern angle of drop with zero straight segments, and an extra hill at the long break shed. In addition I am pro getting new trains for the coaster nd believe it is long overdo. If The Beast can receive newer trains with help against track wear and tear (even if it means adding an I track) to remove all the trims on the ride. Personally The Beast I feel would benefit greatly by retracking one certain segments to GCI or RMCs topper track. This would extend the life of the coaster and costs, additionally it could allow for the trims to be removed all the while keeping the original ride experience the same and continue it's legacy.
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22 minutes ago, Oldschool75 said:
I would not share the photos here. That guy is illegally taking images from a drone he does not have permission to fly over the park with.
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkThis discussion has been dissected numerous times already. Let's keep the topic about Beast retracking.
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6 hours ago, beastfan11 said:
We don’t know how long or hard this took to create. I love the park, but don’t view everything through rose colored glasses. In this case, it seems like the design is “borrowed” and the Cedar Fair brand identity was incorporated for Kings Island. I don’t think it’s disrespectful to point that out. These could be directives that come from higher ups in the company for all we know.
Moving on…
This could be a fun contest like the slogan thing a little while back.
I think it’d be cool to incorporate the vintage logo like many others have suggested. Simplifying the design elements could really help it pop. Instead of using the whole tower, why not use a silhouetted, solid color image of the top 1/4 of the tower. The “50” could be incorporated in the observation deck area and use the same text style as the vintage Taft logo. The background could be similar to @KIghostguy’s awesome book, but with different, complimentary colored angled stripes to give it a celebratory feel.
I'm sure many users here could have made a great logo as well, would have been fun to see the park put out a contest for it.
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Guess I need to visit Discovery Kingdom this year while I have the chance.
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1 hour ago, Bansheelover said:
At the Cedar Fair board meeting.
CF, "Everyone cool with whats going on next year?"
CP, KI,, CW , knotts, Carowinds, "yea we're good thanks"
VF, WOF, CGA "yea thanks for including us! We will make you proud thank you so much for thinking of us."
KD, "OMG thank you so much!!! We can't believe you remembered us, and we love you!"
Dorney, "Hey wheres our new coaster!?!?!"
CF, "Meeting over, no further."
MA, "Um hey guys what about us?"
CF, "You're still here? I thought we closed you."
Intern, "Sir that was Geagua Lake.
CF, Oh f&^K.
Meanwhile Gilroy Gardens and Schlitterbahn are at home because they didn't even get invites to the meeting.
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3 minutes ago, KIghostguy said:
Looks like Cedar Fair itself has leaked Kings Dominion’s Free Spin! Still half an hour before Kings Dominion’s announcement.
This project has to be one of the most badly kept secret in CF history.
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Looks like the name, LOGO and POV was leaked a day early. While the coaster type is not necessary a 'leak' as it's been long known for a year now. I'm unsure why KD didn't go the route of, "Find out what that thing in the parking lot will look like next year"
No link provided to abide by sites TOS.
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10 hours ago, brenthodge said:
I couldn’t figure out why the other night something felt so different when walking through coney over to check out the dance party. Then I realized it was because there was a wonderful, jazzy INSTRUMENTAL track playing. No lyrics! No radio too 40. It was wonderful. I’m not saying that’s the best track for the entire park, but it felt so right for that walk. I loved that I wasn’t singing along, feeling like I was in the car.
Orchestral music goes a long way!
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The material is the voiceover... Didn't Krazeb tell you?
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Music plays such an integral importance! We have all see a scene in a movie where without the music it would not have been so good.
Imagine watching the FoF preshow video without music. ::Awk::
I do believe playing orchestral music is a much better choice than one with lyrics.
this was something I loved about walking into Paramount Kings International Street. The grand scores of pieces of their greatest movies made you take all it in and write your own personal lyrics about how it felt to you rather that telling you with lyrics. Something that made IMA score so popular with their attachments to ride soundtracks. Walking into a park with that epicness is much more intriguing.
One park that does fantastic with their area BGM is Tokyo's Disney Sea
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30 minutes ago, YuYuYuuki said:
I mean the voice that goes "So.... you believe that you stumbled across us? Then kindly explain... why YOU are the ones trapped in your seats." That's slightly different from the control voice. It's more, how should I put it, "slithering." That belongs to the alien leader. 1:59
Yes. The Control Voice is the same guy in the station (although Paramount never released the names of the actors or voice actors for the ride)
The station v/o are their for ascetics for deepen the sense of fear. The roller coaster is called Flight or Fear for a reason reason
Even some station announcements were removed when the OuterLimits IP was lost.
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Vic Perrin played the original narrator known as "Control Voice" on the original series "The Outer Limits". Kevin Conway took over as the voice in the shows revival in 1995 but Vic's voice is commonly attributed to the show intro. When the roller coaster was built in 1996 they must have gone with Jim Cummings to take the role for the attraction. As for who 'Control Voice" is and his part in the show (or ride) he is just a narrator and does not play any true role.
It is important to note that the current preshow video for FoF is the the original cut, as when Paramount lost the rights to "The Outer Limits" they removed a minute long snippet to prevent any copyright. So you no longer see the Outer Limits logo and narration. You can see this edit linked below starting at 2:52. Additionally the last line at the end of the video was edited to remove the line "The Outer Limits"
Otherwise I'm not sure what you are asking...
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Sooooooo they are building a dive coaster called cliff hanger... but not off the ACTUAL CLIFF at the park?!
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Racer Repaint Progress Update
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Dumb question but... Is one side of the queue house still unused?