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  1. Tchu

    Decoding 2020

    I'd be kinda surprised if they went with this color. Sky blue isn't gonna really pop against the... well... skyline. One would think part of the appeal of a massive roller coaster is seeing it stretch high into the sky. Lot harder to do when it's camouflaged. The dark blue or some sort of bold/neon green would seem to fit the suspected space theme better and would certainly be more of an eye-catcher from across the park (or from out on I-71).
  2. The life-cycle of a new roller coaster announcement is fascinating, if not, ultimately, a little aggravating. I think most people would benefit from taking a deep breath and remembering three things. 1) Kings Island has a customer base slightly larger than just you that they need to appeal to and please. 2) A person's opinion on a newly announced amusement park ride cannot be wrong. It can jaded, it can be over-the-top. It can be lacking in quality supporting information... but it can't be wrong. 3) Zero. That's the number of people who have currently ridden this roller coaster. Zero "haters". Zero "fanboys". Zero enthusiasts. Zero members of the general public. Every time a new ride is announced, someone who is unhappy and states "this is lame" is inevitably chastised by a group of individuals who shout about not knowing that it sucks when you haven't even ridden it... all the while, they themselves shouting how the coaster is "awesome". Currently, Mystic Timbers is neither lame nor awesome. It's concept art. Speaking of which, I'd caution everyone who's very excited about the concept art and the detail and theme to temper that enthusiasm a bit. A quick google search of Diamondback concept art will offer up some amazing drawings of the first ever B&M mega coaster with a splashdown finale. Compare that to the actual splashdown that sits in the middle of RT. Concept art is "concept" art for a reason. With all that said, I'll be cautiously optimistic that the theme and detail will be there for this ride. It's a really cool, and rather different, theme. Kings Island has the opportunity to do some incredible stuff with Mystic Timbers. Really looking forward to what they've done with the shed/barn/mill at the end of the ride. I don't expect a drop-track, and certainly not a launch, but there could be some really cool little tricks and some great story-telling that gives a fun and fantastic finish to the ride. Love that this thing looks like it will stay low to the ground and pack rather relentless speed. I wonder if there might be lights, sound effects etc added back in the woods. Random glows and "eyes" peering at you from the forest. Things to make it seem like the woods are alive. Should be a very nice addition to the park! Think I would have gone with something a little more intimidating for the name, though.
  3. I find it highly unlikely Mr. Helbig meant that no one has guess even the general nature of the ride correctly on in this topic. As a group, we've guessed a wooden coaster courtesy of GCI, RMC, GG, and Intamin. We've had people mention steel coasters (launch/blitz/giga) from all the major manufacturers. We've had guesses of antique cars, and a new log/flume/boat ride. I believe aquatrax or any sort of coaster/water ride combo has been mentioned. Dark rides have been pondered. More likely, Don was indicating that no one had nailed it... ie the type + manufacturer/designer + name. I think everything known to man has been talked about and guessed in this thread. Certainly we've hit on at least the type of attraction. I made my guess many pages ago. In roughly eight hours, I'll be right or wrong, but I'll be intrigued, and happy for the park, either way.
  4. By golly that is Sasquatch hair. Absolutely. Seen it many times myself. Messin with Sasquatch: The Ride. 90% Looks like Ohio Grass,man.
  5. I seem to remember a rather wise, and distinguished, member of this website bumping an old thread on the work going on inside the building that encases FoF, as well as mentioning that some might benefit from thinking inside the box. Based on the clues provided by Kings Island, the hints dropped by members of this forum who I believe to be "in-the-know" and what little I've seen of the building plans, I'm holding firm on a prediction of an RMC, possibly with a launch (lots of straight track in the coaster layout) and making some sort of use of BUB (the Big Ugly Box). Also, this topic was a lot more enjoyable a couple dozen pages ago.
  6. Putting in my official guess as an RMC, though I'm not willing to bet my launch money on it.
  7. The track certainly isn't a traditional or "true" red, but it certainly has at least a hint of the hue to it's base. I know a lot of people have expressed that they are very pleased with the color scheme. I'm personally rather conflicted. The scheme is certainly a fairly unique (sigh... something is either unique or it isn't... there is no grey area. Shame on me) one, and the colors should pop and look brilliant in the park. On the other hand, whether the track color is red or purple or magenta or burgundy... I feel it's safe to say it's in the same basic area of the color wheel as Diamondback, and it's a bit disappointing that KI will have two towering B&M coasters in the park with somewhat similarily colored tracks.
  8. I certainly would prefer The Racer to race, but can see the argument for not holding up a train if one side is ready to go well before the other. Still, it's always a treat when the trains are ready for departure at about the same time and you can race against your fellow park goers. I enjoy the rare occasion where the two trains will head up the lift hill, side by side, while guests exchange some clean, fun, good-natured trash-talking. As for specific seats on specific rides... I need to give 5-1 on Vortex a chance. Truth be told, I haven't ridden Vortex since my first visit of last season specifically because of the jarring, violent nature of the ride. Sounds like 5-1 could be a remedy. And, relating to Flight Deck, I have to agree 100% with Terpy. 1-1 is absolutely the best seat on that coaster. I was amazed how much better it was than any other seat one could choose on this hidden gem. I know a lot of people march straight for the back of the train, and to each his/her own, but I'll gladly stroll down the queue, humming songs from Top Gun, while heading right for the front row.
  9. Tchu

    Flight Deck

    Honestly, I may be alone in this, but I find Flight Deck to be a surprisingly intense and exceptional coaster. I'll take a front seat ride in Flight Deck over anything in the park with the exception of Diamondback and a park-closing night ride on The Beast. Perhaps I've been spoiled by FD's relentless nature, but I found it to be superior to BBW (which had such a wonderful setting and drop over the river, but suffered greatly from a bad case of poor-pacing), and I found it much more enjoyable than Alpengeist. As enjoyable as B&M inverts are, and as much as Kings Island could benefit from one, Flight Deck is a truly great coaster, and I'd hate to see the park lose this rare treasure. Still, with Arrow Suspended coasters becoming fewer and fewer, I fear Flight Deck may be in the danger zone, and too soon, I may no longer be able to indulge in those front seat night rides that take my breath away.
  10. On the particular Math & Science Day that I attended last year as a Platinum Pass holder, the entire park was open to the public, and I can't say I remember any major rides being closed. There were some 'minor' or smaller flats that weren't running, if I remember correctly (Shake Rattle & Roll etc), but all the major flats, coasters, food stands and whatnot were all open to any and all. Looking at the webcam, the park appears to be virtually empty. Not sure what to make of that. The Math & Science day I attended was quite busy up until I left that park around 6:00PM
  11. Friday night was excellent. I think it sprinkled twice for about 3-5 minutes each time. Walked on to everything except 1st row Diamondback and The Beast at the end of the night. Even then, each was about a five minute wait. This is the second consecutive year my wife and I have gone to the park on the first Friday of the operating season, and both times, we've had a great time with minimal waits. Saw a lot of KICers around the park. Hope everyone enjoyed the evening.
  12. The real problem is that there's simply no consistency to the pass-processing. My wife and I made the near-three hour round-trip on Saturday afternoon to renew and process our 2010 Platinum Passes so that we could avoid the typically long lines that are present early in the season. Sure enough, we were able to walk right up to the Season Pass Purchase window and purchase two 2010 renewals of our platinum passes. We were handed a receipt, and two tickets that said "Season Pass Renewal Purchase". We took these two tickets and our passes from 2009 to the processing center, and after 20 minutes of confusion and questions, finally had our passes processed. At first, the attendant thought that we were supposed to have large white forms that we had been given at purchase and filled out with our personal information. A supervisor finally cleared the issue up, saying the scan-tickets were enough since we were a renewing customer. That started the actual renewal process, which, oddly enough, got us new actual passes (even though I know other renewals kept there same card from the year before). My wife got the black and white design with all the rides on it, I got a new pass with the same design that was used last year (with the person on Delirium). And for some reason, we weren't required to take new pictures when everyone else was having their photo taken. Neither my wife and I look any different than we did when we had our photos taken last year, but the whole process seemed inconsistent. -Some people were given forms to fill out at the purchase window, others weren't -Some renewals were told to keep their old pass. Other renewals were given brand-new passes -Some people are getting version A of platinum passes. Others are getting version B -Some people are having their photo ID updated. Others are not I've kept my receipt just in case. From here, its just keeping the fingers crossed and hoping the passes work (everywhere they are intended to) on the first and all subsequent visits this summer. Certainly, Cedar Fair has some serious issues to settle in their pass processing, and it would likely help, as a starting point, to develop of specific policy and use it in the processing of all passes.
  13. As I believe was pointed out earlier in this thread, in the switch to the new website, the page listing season pass processing hours seems to have have pulled a Son of Beast-Park map and vanished. Anyone here happen to know what the pass processing hours are for tomorrow? It's quite a drive, and I'd hate to arrive before/after processing hours.
  14. There are a couple of things that need to be said here. First of all, just because the trains at Kings Dominion on opening weekend were very plain and 'unfinished' looking, doesn't mean the same will be the case at Kings Island come April 17th. We know there will be changes, but we don't know exactly what. It's possible the trains at KD will be updated. It was opening weekend... an early opening weekend compared to many other seasonal parks. My understanding is that much of Kings Dominion was looking and feeling a bit unfinished this weekend. Secondly, and perhaps most importantly, while much can be debated about whether or not the agreement with BMW should have been renewed, it needs to be pointed out that all the talk and complaints of Cedar Fair unnecessarily removing headlight decals, doors, plates etc may very well be entirely inaccurate. The Mini Cooper has a distinct look, and, given said distinct look/body design, if Kings Island were to leave headlight decals and license plates and little working doors, BMW could be well within their legal rights to seek atcion against Cedar Fair. It's not just the Mini Cooper logo that falls under legal protection. If the sum of the product is clearly meant to represent a Mini Cooper without the consent of BMW, Cedar Fair could face legal action. The removal of the doors and headlight decals may have been 100% necessary in order to distance the product enough to satisfy legal standards. At that point, as much as people may or may not like it, the park would have two options. Either remove as much as possible in the form of themed accessories to prevent the trains from looking like their original intention, or order entirely new trains in the more general or generic "car" shape so that they may be decorated with decals. The second option would be a very costly choice to make for a ride that isn't considered one of the park's premier attractions.
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