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    Which name do you like the most for The Bat?

    in Kings Island

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    I still call the other two Paramount franchise rides in AZ FACE/OFF and Drop Zone. FACE/OFF could work if the slash was removed (there's currently a reality TV show on Syfy called Face Off) and Drop Zone really could have been left alone. There's other rides with the name Drop Zone (such as Alabama Splash Adventure's new tower ride). Both of these rides had very minor ties to their namesakes and very little actually had to be done to remove any movie references. I don't know if there was themeing around FACE/OFF at the time, but I'm pretty sure Drop Zone: Stunt Tower had nothing to do with the movie, aside from a loose movie studio stunt theme. CF was also very unoriginal when choosing the names Invertigo and Drop Tower: Scream Zone. One is the manufacturer's name for the ride and the other is literally what the ride is and is rearranged (with a word changed but same initial) from the original ride's name. Plus, people don't really remember either of these movies. I didn't know they were movies until after the name changes, and I was born 2 years after the Drop Zone movie and one before the Face/Off movie!

     

    Also, both ride names make complete sense on their own. FACE/OFF because you face other riders when riding, and Drop Zone because... well, you drop.

     

    Now, IJST, Top Gun, and Tomb Raider (and to a lesser extent, The Outer Limits: Flight of Fear)? All those are clearly franchises. IJST doesn't make any sense on its own. Neither does Top Gun. You could make a case for Tomb Raider, but it's still a very well-known franchise. In any case, IJST and Tomb Raider were heavily themed to their namesakes unlike the other licensed rides. Flight of Fear got lucky as Paramount made an original story that is loosely based on The Outer Limits. When the license expired (or when Paramount decided to pull the licensed name for whatever reason), the only major change was the restraint system. The storyline stayed the same and the video played in the queue remains to this day and was even remastered for new LCD TVs.

     

    Getting back to the real topic, I think I liked it best as Top Gun, but I'll take The Bat any day over Flight Deck. I'd take Afterburn over Flight Deck.

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    Thedailywoo visits KI

    in Kings Island

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    And more illegal filming on rides. Smh

    Sent from my iOS 10 device

    true, though he states that he asked if he could wear his Gopro on each ride since it was on his wrist and that some of them told him it was ok in fact one part u see the ride op talking to his camera

     

    However, many rides at KI state that cameras are strictly prohibited.

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    What Mean Streak means

    in Rumors

    Posted

    Stay tuned tomorrow for another thread by this gentlemen, somehow equating Big Dipper at Geauga Lake being SBNO as a way of saying that Racer will eventually be SBNO as well.

    CF closed Geauga Lake a few years after buying it. That means they're going to do the same to KI.

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    The Beast needs to be updated

    in Kings Island

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    I think new, more comfortable trains might do well. There would be initial backlash but as long as the ride can run the new trains without significant modifications it should be fine.

     

    KI just shouldn't sell off their old trains before the new trains have proven themselves.

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    Christmas In July 2016

    in Kings Island

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    Of course, it's the week my parents and I are planning to go to KI. My parents won't be too happy about this :P

     

    I guess as long as there isn't Christmas music throughout the park it would be fine. I could see it just being in Planet Snoopy.

     

    Hopefully the announcement is announced soon so we can plan our trip around it!

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    The Beast needs to be updated

    in Kings Island

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    There's already a trim on the first drop and you want to make the ride taller so it will go faster?

     

    Also regarding ACE Coaster Classic status, The Beast is already ineligible for it due to having headrests, seat dividers, and no buzz bars. New trains (besides ones meeting those specifications, which will NEVER happen) wouldn't make a difference.

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