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FOFirehawkFAN

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  1. No it's just going to be $3 for the boat ride instead of $1 as I understand it
  2. Yeah the San Diego Zoo is awesome no doubt, but you go with a family of 5, after parking admission, snacks/food and drinks and you are well over a few hundred dollars. Im pretty sure its around $10 to $15 admission and only $7 for parking at the columbus zoo, also they have their own waterpark Zoombezi Bay which is quickly becoming one of the most popular waterparks in the country (#19 nationally by attendance)
  3. That would sure take a bite out of the columbus zoo's new dinosaur boat ride
  4. So, are they closing off Australia and the Islands and making it a $3.00 upcharge with Dinosaurs? That's what it sounds like to me... I sure hope I'm wrong. The way it seems to me is that just the boat ride will be an up-charge, and there will probably be an area open to everyone with a gift shop and dig site. I can't imagine them closing off the whole Australia and the Islands... sure hope i'm not wrong because I love doing the Kangaroo walkabout and wouldn't want to pay extra to do it
  5. The ironic part is it's in the Australia area of the park which is actually known worldwide as one of the least likely places to find dinosaur bones.
  6. Thanks for finding that article and posting it I did notice there is mention of a boat ride "Although some of the dinosaurs will be visible to all zoo visitors, the exhibit, within the Australia and Islands portion of the zoo, will cost an additional $3 to enter. Inside, visitors will be able to get close to the dinosaurs, dig in an archaeological pit, take a BOAT RIDE and visit a gift shop. Photos with dinosaurs also will be available." I know there is currently a boat ride that just goes through the Australia exhibit, they are probably modifying that ride and raising the price on the ride from $1 to $3
  7. Seems like the dino attractions are a big thing everywhere now and everyone is trying to compete for that audience. Im from central ohio and I know COSI has done a dinosaur exhibit shortly after Cedar Fair came out with Dinosaurs Alive, and this year The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is actually creating a animatronic dinosaur boat ride, http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2013/02/14/dinos-at-zoo.html Im pretty sure KI's Dinosaurs Alive is already the biggest of any Cedar Fair park so a large expansion like the one depicted just seems unnecesary.
  8. This used to be one of my all time favorite rides the first few seasons it was opened. I remember waiting in line with others who had no idea what kind of ride they were even getting on. Does anyone have a video of the old intro room show?
  9. Hey everyone I have heard rumors that The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium will be adding a new Dinosaur attraction to open May 2013. This attraction as I hear will be similar to Dinosaurs Alive at KI and CP but will be incorporated into a boat ride instead of a walk through attraction.
  10. Maybe thats why all the trees are gone from the map? They chopped them all down to make the new maps
  11. So since Dinosaurs Alive is not actually on the map does that mean it is not a permanent attraction?
  12. So does anyone know, or have any ideas, what will be there in 2010??
  13. What about something like renegade with a loop
  14. This would be very exciting, and a fairly low cost attraction to add during a year when we may be losing some beloved attractions.
  15. Well they just spent a bunch of money to repaint the tracks, so I don't see why its days would be numbered.
  16. Was KI the only park that had Nick Universe? And all the others had Nick Central?
  17. Speaking of remembering the good old days with SOB here is a video i found taken on opening day 2000.
  18. Sorry if this has been talked about, I couldnt find it, but what is the deal with the chevy logo on the trains in the animation, is the ride sponsored?
  19. Im really curious how KI is going to entice people to buy a season pass this year. This kind of reminds me a lot of Geauga Lake (not that I think KI is going anywhere). But before GL opened for its last season they lost 2 rides and all they did was add Lego Racers 4-D and renovate a food stand, but by the creative way the press release was written you woulda thought some exciting things were happening at GL. I hope KI is savy enough to spin this in a good light, but I am very worried.
  20. No it is classified as an Intamin Bobsled Coaster For anyone who is curious about what it looked like before it was closed and put indoors. And I have never seen anyone wearing the 3D glasses, there wasn't even someone selling them last time I was there. But also last time I was there, there was no lighting or effects or anything on the ride, it was just a pitch black bobsled ride.
  21. I wanna see X-Base turn into its own area. Maybe X-Base will finally get its own bathroom!!!!!!
  22. Actual inverted (rigidly connected to the track, see Invertigo), or floorless suspended (like the ones wee have now, just floorless and from Vekoma)? The latter was done at Chessington World of Adventures on Vampire. Not sure if it has been done on anything else. Yes that is what I was referring too, I apologize for the wrong terminology I tried to think for a minute before I submitted that post but I still got it wrong lol. Theres a pic if anyone else is curious what it looks like.
  23. Honestly the one thing I would LOVE to see happen is a re-theming of 1/2 of Action Zone. IF sob gets taken down eventually I think a really nice expansion down that way would be awesome. Open up the area more so the q-line to Flight Deck is not a hike and maybe add a flat or 2 to that area. And of course my dream would always be to re-theme FD and maybe replace the trains with inverted trains (it has been done before).
  24. To answer the question the best place I know to get discount tickets is www.visitkingsisland.com At least thats where I always bought tickets before I started getting season passes.
  25. See I didn't even know that, maybe cause the threads were deleted?
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