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silver2005

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  1. I was just past the park earlier. The top layer of the whole lot appears to be scuffed. So I would say the whole lot will be paved. Why would they put a nice new roll up with just a short section of new blacktop. You know the 45th is next year. Sure they want to make it pretty. Sent from a signal coming out of the Vega system.
  2. Could weather have something to do with it? Spring is kind of unpredictable in SW Ohio, especially between March and mid-April. Any of you guys who went to Banshee's media day should know that pretty well.
  3. ^It's not just local schools. Colleges and technical schools start even earlier than them, including the likes of activities like band camps (a lot of KI employees are in bands I would imagine), orientation, moving in, etc. Also, why staff longer days on ones you know will be less crowded? That 2nd week of August is usually pretty dead.
  4. Going to be anxiously awaiting a phone call for the next 2 months.
  5. Flight of Fear turning 20 is kind of a remarkable milestone, especially when you think of how cutting edge that ride was in 1996 (I have the Enquirer article about it, the US Navy and NASA were looking in on it) and what has come in the industry since then.
  6. ^Either that or have everyone pay cash. That's what I plan on doing when I go.
  7. I probably won't be visiting Kings Island until later in the season when I get a 2017 Platinum Pass. That is, unless I get the band gig, but even then I don't plan to go to enjoy the park much. I am planning trips to Holiday World (hopefully for Holiwood Nights) and Kentucky Kingdom (day trip) in 2016, possibly The Beach as well.
  8. When it gets dark outside much too early and it feels like 10 pm at 7 pm.
  9. ^^Gravity Group has added an inversion on a coaster that originally didn't have one- Hades 360. Its not that foreign of an idea. Before After
  10. I honestly don't understand the point of Kings Island/Cedar Fair attempting that when there are very nice shopping and dining outlets already nearby in Mason/Deerfield Township along Mason Montgomery Road, and Kennwood Towne Centre isn't that far either, not to mention a booming West Chester and Liberty Township with their new Liberty Center. Sounds like a losing battle for Kings Island.
  11. Call me crazy, but I just had a radical theory. GCI is currently working on a CCI designed coaster out west in GhostRider, including adding Millennium Flyers. Maybe something similar here? Perhaps slap in a 90 degree banked turn or 2 in there (which could be done on Legend on some parts)? I don't know how Holiday World's relationship with Gravity Group is going currently, but that also might be the point.
  12. I hope they offer the option not to wear them. While it might help the parks rekindle old attractions, the technology is up to par now-a-days, and some people may clamor for it, I for one go to amusement parks to get outside, away from electronics and such. I could see it working on indoor rides, such as a certain theater with moving seats between The Racer turnarounds... Why wasn't this around when Tomb Raider needed re-theming?
  13. Renovate all the restrooms and improve the food service. Also add some shade to the sea of concrete that is Soak City.
  14. Not everyone does the behind the scenes tours and such as well, nor does everyone know what goes on in the off-season.
  15. ^Its especially important on the Red side, where it comes super close to the WindSeeker queue.
  16. That skyline always brings a smile to my face when I'm driving up the peninsula.
  17. Did Kings Island say whether or not they're repaving the parking lot or is there any evidence of such going on? I mean, it's going to be straight up gravel in a few years the way its deteriorating.
  18. Because Timberliners are working soooo well for Hades 360... (Looks at most recent Mitch Hawker poll) Oops.
  19. I hope those lights come in red, as I think a certain hyper coaster in Rivertown could use such lights.
  20. I'll put this another way- With the park's ineptitude at PR, do you really expect any of them would be any good at designing stuff on No Limits?
  21. I rather liked the DJ's Cedar Point utilized back in the late 90's. They were engaging with guests and made for a positive line experience if ever there was one.
  22. I doubt Kingda Ka would be open at those temperatures, but imagine the wind chill at 128+ mph.
  23. Though, if you're sitting in the last car and get a gust of wind in the right direction...
  24. I hear a lot of people that say they avoid Diamondback to avoid getting wet.
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