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Creed Bratton

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  1. 3 minutes ago, sixohdieselrage said:

    I may have posted this before, but here is a picture I took Preview Night looking down at the Royal Fountain. You can get an idea of the color matching with this, and the picture Brad posted earlier. 

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    I have almost the same picture, I meant I want to see it with my eyes in person :)

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  2. 9 minutes ago, IndyGuy4KI said:

    The umbrellas were pointed out to me by Chad when we went into the IR. They are to color coordinate with the colors of the building they are in front of.  

    I honestly didn't realize that...when I was on top of the Eiffel Tower I just noticed that they kinda flowed from one color to the next...I'll have to look again to see it.

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  3. 4 minutes ago, standbyme said:

    The irony factor was too great for me to ignore....maybe you need to get your s**t together while you are composing a post!

    (No hard feelings...just giving you a hard time. ) :)

    I'd rather not...too busy thinking about that Vekoma Mad House coming.

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  4. 26 minutes ago, Ben43065 said:

    Yea true but if you’re employees are actively trash talking their customers, especially their loyal fan base there’d most likely be repercussions for that. If you don’t like the customers I don’t think the amusement park industry is for you to be honest.

    Let's be real here...we have had people claim that this type of ride is coming or that type of ride is coming....people who have been kicked off of KIC for trespassing into the park.......etc. We have had people complaining over the past few years about how the park should have done this or that differently.....once prominent members no longer visit due to the attitude and general feel of the forums being negative and nothing but drama....etc.

    How do you know it's been an active thing? Is it really trash talking when it's pretty much true? Are most KIC members truly loyal? Maybe this a call for get your s**t together KIC and change the feel of the forums (not on the admin/mods account because they are doing all they can to help that) are, if you ever want to be included on anything again (remember we used to have off season events, meetups with the park during the season, etc.)...and want to be prominent again.

  5. 12 minutes ago, Phantom Theater said:

    It’s like “no not like that” because people didn’t expect them to change the fountains like they did. Maybe we do know that there is more to the fountains BUT you can get a pretty good idea of what they’re like and capable of at this point. So yes, I am disappointed. Life goes on. I will continue to visit the park regularly, it’s water. 

    Here's the thing, the park didn't have to do anything...they could have kept I-Street the way it was...the fountains could have remained the same...never changing, but I seem to remember back in 2013/4 when Matt Ouimet said that the Kings Parks would all be receiving an upgrade, most were disappointed when it didn't come as soon as they thought it was. Everyone seemed to be talking about how they wanted I-Street to be more international...they finally listened to that as well as the upgrades to the fountain. 

    They don't make any additional monies on these upgrades...but thinking of it from the park perspective...with the people being extremely vocal about how they dislike it, are they going to think it was worth listening to what people wanted? Will they continue to do so from here on out? 

    I don't know why the pedestals were removed...but they apparently were removed for a reason or two...but come on...it's a fountain.

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  6. 15 minutes ago, IndyGuy4KI said:

    Please know that sharing your opinion is fine where it be you love it or your disappointment. I for one do miss the pedestals, but I think there is potential with the new system that we have not seen yet. I have verified with the park that they are still working on it, whatever changes/improvements from this past weekend that may be.

    The part that I do no think is fair, is after hearing that it is still a work in progress, and still call it a fail. Then to ask to not display it until completely ready. To me that is not being a reasonable fan of the park. 

    Absolutely! It’s no a fair assessment when you don’t have all the information. 

    13 minutes ago, Shaggy said:

    I have never once heard anyone in Admin at "the park" call KIC "complainers."  Actually, I think they probably monitor the boards for unsolicited feedback - good and bad.

    ...and trust me, the people running the park have opinions just like anyone else - and are just as impassioned.

     

    @IndyGuy4KI was witness to it this weekend. 

     

    It just cracks me up with how people were so excited when this was announced, but now it’s like “no not like that.”

  7. 28 minutes ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said:

     I will say that several probably will be with the hype around Firehawk's departure as well as those no limits 2020 giga concepts that circulated the web.

    That's on those people....it's like the people who were absolutely certain that SOB was returning....they only believe that there was hype because they got it in their head that the park was teasing it.

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  8. 1 hour ago, Gordon Bombay said:

    Variable chain lifts? 

    Yes....KD recently updated the lifts/programming to ensure that the trains actually race. So if one dispatches about 10 seconds after the first, the lift will speed up on the delayed dispatch  side to bring the train to match the location of the first dispatched train. From what I understand it does this up to a certain point.

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  9. 9 hours ago, fyrfyter said:

     


    I thought they just used a forklift and pulled them off the end of the maintenance track?

    I figured it had something to do with aging trains and original designs not holding the sides completely tight, so this keep them from blowing out.

     

    Dunno...was just making a guess.

  10. Alright here is my list for 2019

    I will add more as time goes on.

    • Ride Congo Falls
    • Ride Race For Your Life Charlie Brown
    • Ride White Water Canyon
    • Play at least one midway game
    • Ride Slingshot
    • Ride Xtreme Skyflyer
    • See Totally 80s 
    • Watch the fireworks from the Eiffel Tower
    • Watch the fireworks and light show from International Street
    • Have a fireworks ride on WindSeeker (Had one at the first Coasterstock and it was a blast!) 
    • See Space Beagle
    • Ride Woodstock Whirlybirds (because why not?)
    • Eat at the new Miami River Brewhouse
    • Partake in the Grand Carnivale activities at least once
    • Sample all of the fudge flavors at Sweet Spot --- partially completed!
    • Split a big funnel cake with toppings with friends
    • Eat Graeters Ice Cream in the park! 
    • Get a picture with each of the Peanuts costumed characters (those of you on here who are character escorts, make this happen please )
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