MaestroFanatic

So, today on Beast, probably around 8-9, they were sending train 1 around empty for a while, occasionally slowly letting it out of the station. Any clue what that would have been?

The only thing I'll say on the Fresstyle machines is that they're great as a novelty stall with a couple locations. The issue is when they're the only open refill stations or at least the only ones nearby. The park could probably stand to open a few more drink stalls and making them higher priority in terms of staffing. That's not necessarily the best solution, but that'd be my unprofessional one.

The facades need a makeover, but the layout is fine as is, and any "entrance coaster" would almost certainly remove any charm the entrance for front of I-Street has. While they look cool at some parks, I wouldn't want one here. (Plus, we technically already have an entrance coaster in Invertigo. It's not as impressive as the others, but it's interesting and out of the way enough to not detract from the feel of the entrance.)

I believe the way that the IPs worked was that the parks still had to pay for the right to use the Paramount IPs. If that were the case, then the bigger IPs would've been more expensive and probably not worth the price.

There might be the small wrinkle that the first ground up I-box is going to Energylandia in Poland: http://coasterhub.com/archives/23520 . Would still be really cool to have a ground-up RMC (though personally I'm not sure that there'd be a difference between I-box and topper when built from scratch, does anyone else know if there is one?).

Does anyone here know if the hot beverage mugs are dishwasher safe? I'd like to think so, them being hot drink containers, but I don't want to ruin mine.

It's fantastic to hear that there's a single rider line on Mr. T. I've really missed those being a thing; regular lines can honestly suck when you're all alone at the park. I doubt anyone here's been to the other WF's this weekend, but can anyone comment on what CGA's Winterfest was like last year and how it compares to Kings Island? We'll have numerous people comparing it backwards in time, but I'm also wondering what it's like across the nation. EDIT: \/ I didn't realize Gator was in the show; which one does he play?

According to the website, passholders get a $5 discount. Sadly, I can't find anything for meal plan holders.

While I technically ended the season at Hot Blooded, my last ride was Mystic Timbers. 10/10, would ride again.

I'd honestly be willing to drop the winds if we had a dynamic band that interacted with the singers and possibly even sang themselves. Granted, this is me wanting CP's Red Garter Saloon band, but I think it could work here.

I think that's been a bit of a running gag at the park. I've heard numerous parks said at numerous rides. It's funny.

I'd like to see some more themed buildings in Rivertown. As is it feels like a bunch of disconnected buildings. With the layout being what it is, I don't know where they'd go, but I'd love to see some. I could imagine revamping the TR:TR location into something like Frontier Trail at CP, including a saloon. I'd especially love a show like Totally Live! from CP to perform there. Also a new dark ride in place of Boo Blasters (though not a Peanuts dark ride like many others want; I'd much prefer an original story).

I had it yesterday and it was amazing. It was a bittersweet moment to realize that the pork was only a special because it was one of my favorite foods at KI yet, and the fries were superb. About the special meal plan offers, I had assumed those were part of the grand opening to entice people to try everything and not just the chicken/shrimp. Once the place has been there for a bit and everyone knows what the food tastes like, normal operation would kick in again.

Does anyone know where the map PDF is on the new site? The old link takes you to the google maps page, and I don't think the PDF is anywhere on that page.

Tell that to Swan Lake and the canoes where The Beast currently sits. Rivertown seemed quite wet to me.

My issue with the bottle has been that I always bring the bottle, and therefore can never get on Banshee without using a locker (something I have no desire to do, which then prevents me from riding Banshee). A card-based system definitely has advantage in this situation. And to having both bottles and plans, I'd imagine one possible solution is to make the bottles valid refillables, but remove the barcode so you still need a plan to get the drink. It's not a perfect system, but it's functional.

The one timeline I tend to focus on starts with the success of The Bat. I'm not sure what would happen afterwards, but it would mean no Vortex.

On a positive note, less than 24 hours left! Y'know, I'm actually hoping to find out that this will be a GG, just to throw everybody (well, not everybody, but many people (well, not many, but a large amount (well, not large, but a number bigger than 12))) off. MaestroFanatic, forgetting what his name on this forum is since he changed his avatar to match that of an account on a different forum where he has a different name.

Is their YT page splash image of a coaster in the park or might it be the new ride? I feel like it might be Racer, but I can't get a good view of it. EDIT: I just saw WindSeeker in it, so it's The Racer. Nvmd.

I tried placing the coaster in the environment again, using the assumption that Zones 2 and 3 are separated by the train bridge. It appears to have DB heaving through it--the "drop" supports get right up against DB's first hill and part of Z3 runs directly parallel to DB after the MCBR-- and the brakerun is right up against the resevoir. It feels a bit too close to work, but it lines up pretty well. Plus, when I opened the pictures, I expected to need to rotate the coaster to match the bridge, but it appears that north on the layout is also north on Google Maps. That at least says that Z2 and Z3 are geographically-based, while Z1A-C appears to be more technical lift/brake sections. EDIT: Nvmd. Looking in 3D DB and the resevoir aren't cooperating.

Remember that they are probably just liking pages from a variety of people in the industry, regardless of their working relationship.

Seeing how no one has posted the layout (or even linked to it) in this thread, shall I assume that posting a picture with my thoughts on the layout and its location would also be frowned upon? If it isn't, I'll post a picture I whipped up to go with this description. Assuming that in Zone 1A is a station in the top and a brakerun in the bottom, we can tell that the coaster will run clockwise through Z1A. Z1B-C appear to host the lift and a large swooping drop. I began a rough NL2 concept of the ride, and based on how steep the lift was I'd say 80-100ft lift. I'm not sure how RMC does layouts, but looking at the simple out-and-backness of the layout, the estimated height, and the swooping drop, I'd bet for a GCI. While not being able to comment on what the rest of the layout has, I can locate it. If you place the drop where the fence is, everything falls intp place. I believe that the layout as we see it would run roughly parallel to the major path running through Rivertown. Z2 runs along the resevoir, immediately going over/under the train bridge and crossing over/under DB. Z3 goes back into the woods for the turnaround, then retraces its steps until it arrives back at the brakerun. This doesn't account for the clearing by the train station, which I would imagine is where the queue for the new ride would go, after starting from the new path for WWC. If any of what I said comes true, I'll be one happy camper.

Thought I'd add that I'm working the Teddy Bear this year. If anyone here rides, say hello. It's probably me. Also, with the shot of the dog on Tornado, it wasn't painted. When was Tornado not red and white?

That still looks like DB to me.

I thought I would share that this is available online through Google Maps. GE may have better angles, but the models are viewable online.