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guess even "the happiest place on earth" cant lift some peoples spirits.... okay, sorry that was in bad taste, but i had to do it..... tragic story.... i'm just glad his family was not with him on the trip.

i was kinda thinkin it was supposed to be Firehawk? sorta some of the elements from that ride are visible.... not sure though.

i joined oct. 03, i believe i was member 58? and was around for pkiguide, pkiu, the merger and all that jazz. at first i was posting all the time, but now i only tend to post when i have something valuable (not spam) to add to the conversation, or a question about something.

thanks for all the input guys!

hello everyone, i am currently in the process of trying to plan a trip to dollywood i was shocked to find out that a one day ticket is over 50 dollars. is this worth it? has anyone ever been? i guess my question is dollywood a one day or two day park? a one day pass sis $50.20, but a season pas is only $73? when compared to a place like Cedar Point (42.95 one day) or even Kings Island (29.99) one day.... is dollywood really worth the gas, food, and lodging? i had no idea it was going to be that expensive to even get into the park.... thanks for any help!

i seem to remember some years ago....1999, when Face/OFF / Invertigo opened, the very first night was the season pass preview on a friday evening. the temperature outside was hovering right around 32 degrees and fell throughout the night. There was a good deal of snow falling, as well as sleet / freezing rain. We did not stay long, however being the teenagers we were, and freshmen in high school, my friends and i took advantage of a nearly empty park and managed to get a few rides on Face/off, beast, Vortex, outer limits and a couple flats. Perhaps this is when he is referring to riding The Beast in the snow?

anyone think the new pavillion is gonna cause a "bottleneck" at riverbend? if you've ever been to a sold out concert, or warped tour you know what i mean. its hard enough to move... now with limited space on the blacktop outside the lawn and concessions area... we could be looking at some major congestion! i sure hope not! great pics... i cant wait to head back to coney this summer

they got new cars for phantom? i thought that they just painted them to look like mystery machine??? why get new cars that look like the old ones instead of gettin new nifty little Mystery machine shaped ones?

http://www.cedarfair.com/ir/press_releases/index.cfm today Cedar Fair announced capital expenditures for 2008 at all of their parks. no mention of Kings Island. major improvements include: Dominator at KD Behemoth at CW BB expansion for Carrowinds Family area for Cedar Point Family coaster for knotts berry farm no mention anywhere of Kings Island. are we being left out? or will we see some old geauga lake rides? willl we maybe see the return of the campground? all these rumors i have heard for 08 are not panning out. how do we feel about this?

i like TR:TR. i may be one of the few, but if ind it enjoyable. its a shame the theming has gone to crap.... here is an idea... paint the interior of the building black. put in all sorts of lighting effects, ultraviolet paint on the walls, blacklight on the ceiling and paint the ride some flourecent color. put it in overdrive and call it something like rave.... wouldn't be expensive, we'd still have the ride, and there would be no more naming issues with the ride. anybody like the idea?

oh man... when the rock-o-plane gets off balance... sometimes is a real pain in the but to get people off... or down from the top... haha i hate it. my first time running it, i had a lot of mad people. lol, took me about twenty minutes to get the darn thing balanced again!

i work for a local amusement company and have also had the pleasure of running our rock-o-plane. tricky to operate, but a heck of a good time riding. my personal record for flips is 85 in a two minute cycle. could have been more but it gets exhausting pushing weight back and forth. haha anyway, ireccomend a ride on the rock for anyone and everyone that enjoys having their stomache turned inside out! p.s. ik now that many of coney's rides are portable (single and double trailers) and not ground mounted rides. i was just curious as to wether or not they dismantle these rides over the winter for indoor storage?

“We advise before you come through the gates, no one, no thing is off limits.” no one... does this mean actors will be able to interact and physically touch guests? i hope so. i love hants where people grab me from behind... little extra scare. i doubt very much because of insurance liabilities that this will be possible.... but i guess we can hope!

do we think tomb raider is on the way out? i've been to the park 6 times this summer, the latest being two weeks ago. i have yet to see tomb raider run this season, and i noticed last visit while riding The Beast that there was some of the scenery just sitting out back of the building. discounting the jacket now? isnt getting rid of merchandise usually a sign? any thoughts? am i crazy?

i think he is referring to the fact that Kings Island is closed all but like 5 days in the month of september. hes saying the weather would be beautiful for a visit, but its hard to schedule with all the private events....

haha "new attraction will change face of thrill ride history" haha must admit... there was... key word being was... some great theming to tomb raider, but it brings up the age old question that we have debated for years... couldnt they have come up with something a little better than a top spin in a box? seriously!

looks like coaster footers to me.... http://www.cwmania.com/photos/displayimage...=124&pos=36

for those who havent heard, yesterday thur 6/21 around 1:30 pm, SOB was testing. i was in the Firehawk line. only saw two full cycles, (one each train, and they looked good from a distance) but its good to see it movin!

i believe gas prices being high may actually help Kings Island. with the prices so high, people from the cincinnati, dayton and Indianapolis markets are much less likely to drive all over hte country on summer vacations, i think we will see less tourists, and more and more regional guests this summer. what do you all think?

i believe gas prices being high may actually help Kings Island. with the prices so high, people from the cincinnati, dayton and Indianapolis markets are much less likely to drive all over hte country on summer vacations, i think we will see less tourists, and more and more regional guests this summer. what do you all think?

http://www.KICentral.com/photos/displayimage.php?pos=-4699 anyone notice the same balck fence that we see EVERYWHERE at Cedar Point.... MF, Wicket Twister and TTD all use that same style. you'd think there might be a little bit of variety at some time... haha... a sign of repetitiveness to come?

i too was at the park yetserday worked the larosas stand in the festhaus for work.... since i'm a larosas employee and htey were short handed, they send us up there a few days during th beginning of the season as soon as my shift was over, i headed over to Delirium. did anyone else notice the ride seems longer this year? more full swings?? seemed like it to me! it was awesome. unfortunately i then had to leave the park and head to my other job... haha but a great day none the less.

3 hours for top gun, opening weekend 4.5 for fof opening day 3 hours each for drop zone and face/off in 99.... that was a crummy night.... it was seriously sleeting in our faces on faceoff... haha... 6.5 hours for TTD in 03. opening day.... went for that reason only... was it worth it? one word..... rollback..... seriously.... the long wait made it that much better....

i have an unprocessed 2006 gold pass. worked so much i didnt have a chance to make it up at all last season anyway, just wonderin if anyone knows if i can upgrade that to a pass for this year, and how much that would cost... or if i should just trash it because its no good. any help is appreciated. thanks, kevin

think about it in money terms too.... adding seatbelts probably , and i say probably becuase i really have no idea, but it probably reduces their insurence premium for said rides quite a bit.