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No, the first year, and Pirate Jack, were both from Sudden Impact! and Lynton Harris. The Oak Island guys were around during the Sleepy Hallow maze (in the tent where the old dolphin show was), and also the Haunt in the old mining company building, which I can't remember the name of.

I think the company you are speaking of is Oak Island Productions. They aren't involved in Haunt at Kings Island, nor have been in a while....

Thanks for the memories. My first job at the park!

If I thought a show was so bad the first 3 times, I wouldn't go back, let alone 2 more times. Why waste 50 minutes of your time In the park if it is that bad? What is so bad? I saw it. The girls costumes are no worse then old KI shows in the 80's and 90's. His magic aren't thembiggest of tricks, but I thought! With the exception of the balloon trick, that it was fine. Maybe I just have a bit more tolerance.

I have had little problems with my Verizon iPhone. I have heard lots of complaints about AT&T in the park. I heard over the weekend that they have added a temporary tower in the maintenance area by the picnic grove, but not sure who's network that is.

CoastersRZ, what is going on with the water slide that was SBNO last season? Has it been closed because of the success of the Twister slides?

Look Familiar? This was added this week to the exterior of EnterTRAINment Junction. http://imgur.com/CIrP8

The thing that I think could help Kings Island and all the parks would be to start some type of Haunt Attraction Rotation. The problem that I have with most of Haunt is the attractions that have basically been the same for a long period of time. Some of these attractions could be shipped to another park, refurbished, and put out as a new product. Yes, the maze will have to be altered for building size/layout, but could be done very easily. In fact , I think a good suggestion would be for Knott's to build a building to start a new "traveling" maze each year. The host it the first year, and then the second year another park builds the same size/layout building and Knotts ships it to them. This could continue down the chain and make for some very interesting products. Just my 2 cents

They also have a nice Halloween maze and a fun Halloween thing for the kids......They do some neat events.

The Freezer....first year, under the tower. It was a real maze. I followed a group in there lost for 35 minutes one night.....

^They haven't done the tower for a few years now. You are probably looking at a 13-17 minute show at the park is my guess. This is typical of what has been done the past couple of years. Still should be a good show, BUT nothing like the Nights of Fire days.

It has been years since I last was at Coney Island. My years of working at Kings Island made it difficult to visit, even though it is less than 5 miles from my house. Last year my wife, daughter, and mom bought season passes to enjoy Sunlite Pool. They begged and begged me to get one, now that I have a much more "normal" work schedule. While I didn't accept last year, this year I decided it was time to try it. Fast forward to today, our first visit of the year. We left home with just enough time to arrive, park, and walk into Sunlite pool as it opened. We found a nice sunny spot with some reclining chairs, and my 4-year old made a straightline to the pool. While the water was a bit cold for me, I got in and spent some time with her, with water ONLY up to my knees....(too cold to go any higher then!) The pool was quite empty at that time and Grandma took at turn watching the little one while we checked on signing her up for swimming lessons. I personally belive this is a great service and great value the park offers! For 12 classes it is $60! What a deal! At this point, my wife and I decided to try the new slides before the lines became too long. We did one body slide and one tube slide. I enjoyed the tube slide the best. It had good speed, didn't seem as short as I thought it would, and was really enjoyable. I don't really enjoy body slides as much, but it was still fun. We waited less than 5 mintes both times. At this point, I got back in and enjoyed working on swimming with my daughter. We had a good time swimming all around the more shallow end of the pool. While the water was still chilly, I had becomed a bit more used to it. After 454 minutes of this, it was time for me to get out and just chill at the pool for a bit, so I returned to my chair. I started to try to read my book, but my mind kept wondering to people watching. It was about this time that I noticed the Lifeguards. What I noticed was a very young girl who was standing on her post, so focused on her job, I couldn't stop watching. She was physically moving her head in a very destinct pattern to show she was scanning her section of the pool. I was VERY impressed. Then I took a look around, every lifeguard there was doing the same type of thing. This may be a common thing at pools and waterparks, but it was the first time I have EVER noticed it, and it really helped me feel safer, and that my family was in good hands. EXCELLENT JOB!!!! A while later, the pool area was starting to get a bit more crowded, and we were also feeling a bit hungry so we decided to find food. We kinda split up, my wife had LaRosas, my mom and my daughter got a hot dog meal and chicken finger meals, and I bought a chicken wrap. The employee's working the stands were all very friendly, however the service was a bit slow (one of only 3 SMALL complaints on the day), but the meals were good sized, and food quality much better than Kings Island. The second of my complaints on the day is the LaRosas stand in Sunlite Pool.....they don't make the pizza there. They make it at another stand at the park and cart it over, so the run out quite often and you wind up standing there waiting for your food. While my wife was waiting, we had almost all finished our meals. Seems kinda silly to run it like that. BUT, the four of us all at for a grand total of less than $26.00! This includes drinks too! Many nickles saved compared to KI! By the way, I HIGHLY recommend the chicken wrap. A person next to us bought a walking taco from the stand that looked great. I asked her about it, and she did nothing but rave...she buys it everytime there. Mental note....try the walking taco next time (and it seemed like one of the most popular items) After lunch it was back to the pool for a bit. After being sunburned and worn out from the water, we decided to take my daughter to the rides side because she wanted to ride a few rides. She rode most of the kids rides and had a great time. This is where small complaint #3 comes into play. It didn't seem like any ride operators where checking wrist bands or season passes. Doesn't seem like a big thing, expect how do they know people have actually paid to ride. Small thing, I know..... No rides for me this time.....but I can't wait to ride a few old classic rides that I haven't ridden in years! I have to admit that my first trip back to Coney was more than I expected. We had a great time, and didn't break the bank doing it. Most employees seem very friendly and work hard. The grounds are kept very clean (though the restrooms could use some updating/work), and they have a nice selection of older rides. I can't wait for my next trip. The girls will hit the pool 3-4 days a week. I will have to wait for an evening or the weekend...maybe I will check out the fireworks next Saturday!

^That's funny, because I was also at the park that day with my younger brother for the Sharon, Lois, and Bram concert at T-Wolf. We were in the Paramount Theatre(? Or was it the American Heritage then, anyways....) when the weather hit and actually knocked out power in the theatre for a few seconds. After a quick phone call they went on with the show, but it was eerie when we went outside and nothing was running yet. I thought I remember hearing on the news that night, that there was a very weak tornado that hit near the park, but I wasn't sure, and since I couldn't find any more information about it, I thought I would shy away from posting it....but I was there that day as well! And just for the fun of it for people who don't know who the group was......and boy is this embarssing to know that I went to this concert (even though it was for my younger brother!)

But what about someone who bought a general admission ticket? What happens when theirs washes off? If they are worried about fraud with season pass holders, you have to assume they are with GP as well. EDIT: Sorry....this question was posted by someone else while I was writing....

What is the normal turnaround to get something back from Coney? We sent a check in and a form for renewal back in December and haven't heard a peep! But this is our first time renewing our passes, so I'm not sure on the process.

I agree. I'm not against it. I was just pointing out that the cancellation of SPPD has NOTHING to do with money or they wouldn't be entertaining the idea of ERT every day. Sorry for any confusion

Honestly, if they were only in it to save money, why would they have ERT every day? It is going to cost a lot more for even a 1/2 hour ERT every day than a 4 hour or even 8 hour SPPD. Plus it is Diamondback and another ride ERT.....so almost double the cost.

Relatively easy installation and essentially not a lot in the electrical cost when you consider it as advertising and community good will. However, they don't own the pieces to it anymore. They were sold. And I would agree on the easy installation except for the "new" star they bought for it!

Relatively easy installation and essentially not a lot in the electrical cost when you consider it as advertising and community good will. Sorry for the double post

Never said it wasn't required.....just not always the most important thing, especially starting out as a entry level technician! But yes, some knowledge is necessary!

Experience isn't always the most important thing. Availability, the will to want to learn, and an extremely good work ethic are more important. Plus, wanting to get into the field also helps. Just know that you will start at the bottom, and will need to work your way up (just like anywhere else). It is important to know that there is a lot more to be a tech than just running 4-5 shows a day. There are always opportunities for more experience like concerts, special events, 4th of July, Haunt, etc.

If you are interested, I would call the entertainment office and see if they are going to be looking for live musicians. It has been on their poster for years, including this past year, and they hired none this year.

And how do you get that out of anything that has been said?

They have always done auditions in early Novemeber for the next season. Then they usually follow up with a second round in late February, early March.

I feel more sorry for the folks who took a chance and moved there to persue a Full Time Job at the park. I know more than one who left Kings Island, good people, who thought they were making a good career move. I for one, am thankful that I didn't try to follow suit, even though I thought about it long and hard. Interesting times.