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    in Coming Attractions

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    Even the ACE walkback can be attended by anyone anymore.

    Its the enthusiast walkback now.

    Correct me if I am wrong, but are you saying anyone can attend the walkback now?

    I would love to take a walkback on my trip next week, I just don't want to look like an "bottom" when I am there and they ask for an ACE membership card. Just like the ACE final ride on The Beast last November.

    I have never been carded.

    I have never been carded.

    SOB

    in Kings Island

    Posted

    Yarz that is untrue. Here it is from our good buddy shaggy

    I'll throw my two cents in here...

    King's Island was originally opened as a division of Taft Broadcasting. Cincinnati's Coney Island had been purchased a few years prior from the Wachs family. When the park closed up shop and moved to Mason, most of the managment team from Coney moved as well.

    Immediately therafter, Taft began to plot other parks and plans were laid out for King's Dominion. Plans, as early as 1973, were in the works for additional amusement centers/parks in Toronto and Chicago. Chicago never happened, but Toronto eventually premiered years later as Wonderland. Once King's Island was complete and attention moved to KD, Kings Entertainment Corporation, or KECO, was formed to help emcompass the growing amusement park division of Taft.

    Paramount always had an investment in Taft parks as a large shareholder.... hence Paramount television shows filming at KI.

    By the 1980's KECO had basically become it's own entity as Taft Broadcasting faltered. By the late 1980's the lions share of stock was purchased by Carl Linder of Procter and Gamble fame. Mr. Linder's coprporation ran the parks for a few years, and although they made huge ride investments, the parks were rapidly loosing steam and money. Paramount stepped in and opted to purchase the lions share from Mr. Linder (Who still remains a shareholder) in order to brand the former KECO parks as "Paramount Parks." This aquisition included King's Island, Carowinds, Wonderland and Kings Dominion. Great America was also purchased in this deal as well but prior had only been managed, not owned, by KECO.

    Non-the-less Paramount took owenership in late 1992.... the same year Phantom Theater premiered at KI. Arrow had already been contracted prior to the buyout to build KI's second suspended coaster... KI has always (even to this day) worked on future additions two or more years prior to the season in which they will premier. Although it has always operated as "Top Gun," the coaster originally was planned to be called "Thunder Road." Paramount continued with the deal and the coaster opened in 1993.

    If for that reason you do not count it as a Paramount addition, then Outer Limits was the first coaster that Paramount added to the park.

    Shaggy

    I know of "Thunder Run" because PKI marketing has told me that factoid. The name change came when Paramount decided to brand the Park with movie names/theming. I have heard a rumor that the old KI had also considered calling it the Raven, but I have never had that authenticated by and PKI personel.

    Taken from a post on www.coasterbuzz.com

    No coaster, then what?

    in Rumors

    Posted

    There highly un reliable and why would you take a step back in technology? We already have a Gyro drop why would we want a design that isnt that thrilling, painful and Very maitnance unfriendly?

    All new rumours!

    in Rumors

    Posted

    One of my sources in entertainment has dropped these rumours for me.

    1. No parade next year it has not gone over well.

    2. Magic of the movies will stay the same

    3. No more fear fest. its done in 2004

    4. No more horrid singing. karaoke is not returning

    5. Star Trek Earth tour!

    Also uniforms may change. Some say the new look will be more of a hollywood type with the "cast" helping out. Jeans and T-shirts to give employees a stage hand look.

    the end of "zones" is near.......

    Hollywood Blvd Here we come (hint hint)

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