KI FANATIC 37

I must be the vast minority but Im glad they removed the station. I hate when they remove rides and keep a station for an attraction that's used for 2 months of the year (i.e. SoB). That being said, it is sad to see it go.

I have only been to KD once but I thought their Crytp was much better than KI's. Rough time to be a KD fan...they have lost a lot in the past few years (and something tells me more to come in the next few years) Lets hope that supposed wing will be a solid ride.

Its the equivalent of saying Wendy's doesn't sell bacon cheeseburgers, only Baconators.

It is/was right here. I believe it was used only if the train was going through that part of the ride at above a certain speed. I would assume Orion's will do the same. I never felt the trim on Banshee.

I always assumed it would act similar to Banshee's, but I guess we will see in a few months.

Sounds like a story of dumb and dumber. Who would have thought valuables could possibly be taken in a public area?

I think they tested Diamondback late February if I remember correctly.

Quality education right there.

I agree. I hope there is more than that. Banshee's sign is an 11/10 in my book. Hope they make it look special!

I am curious to see how you would solve the problem of coasters making noise. Seems like you would be a very rich man if this is just due to "lazy engineering". I feel bad for the neighbors who feel as if Kings Island is too loud. No one likes having loud neighbors. But when your neighbor is a 230ft B&M...I don't see an easy solution.

I actually feel the opposite. I hate how SoB station is still there. Even though Vortex has a nice building, I still think leaving a station there without a ride looks a little "ghetto".

I think it will take a bit longer than a few days. It's not as simple as bringing in a wrecking ball and going to town. They started taking down SoB sometime in August/September and I remember the lift hill didn't come down until the week of Thanksgiving.

Total guess but I would assume it would be somewhere after the speedhill and before that near miss under the first drop.

I know this has been said a lot, but I love that blue color. Looks much better than the renderings in my opinion!

Totally agree. Although they both have their perks, I prefer the 8x4 train to the 16x2 DB trains.

Wow look how much steeper Orion is than DB. That is shocking!

I like Wing coasters. We all know KD is due for a coaster. This looks ok. It is a little short in terms of height and length, but height especially. On the other hand it does pack a punch with five inversions in that time. Looking forward to see how this progresses.

To play devils advocate, I sometimes feel this gives off a "talking down to the "others"" vibe that I feel is oftentimes common on this site. I do not rate your knowledge or credibility based on an online forum about Kings Island. I do respect you and the mods, but I think that is a dangerous path to take in regards to how to deal with the credibility issues. I do not consider myself someone with "elite credibility" on this site, but I do know my post count or connections to people on this site do not adequately represent my life success and trustability when it comes to knowledge. I feel like that is a very dangerous path to go down when it comes to who needs to provide a source. I do not think mods need to provide a source, especially when it is a statement from the park, but other than that, I am weary.

I am not surprised by this. What is Orion's lift hill height? 287? That's only about 50 ft taller than DB. Orion also is on lower grounds than DB. It will not look much bigger compared to DB next year. I don't expect it to have the look that Intimidator and Fury have on the skyline of Carowinds. Driving down 71, Fury looks like a beast. On the other hand, I think it will FEEL a lot bigger than DB.

How about you take the lead and stop talking about it. I understand what you are trying to get at, but you are severely contradicting yourself by your continuous responses to this thread.

Indeed, and it looks like most/if not all of the lights for Winterfest are up too.

Who is saying they know what’s what for the park? I’m just stating the thoughts going through my head. Trust me I’m not in the fetal position refreshing the webcam. It doesn’t bother me. I just find it odd. Also not saying I know what’s best, I frequently say I don’t know much at all on topics discussed on this site. I have a life and a lot of activities in my life, but also one of my hobbies is this. So insinuating we should go outside makes you look like a fool.

I think it’s now clear why these are down. After the weather bug (or whatever the camera name on I Street) was turned off, and what six just said, I don’t think Kings Island wants pictures of Orion at the moment. I don’t understand this strategy at all. @Fishleehooker if that was the case, I don’t think a camera would be directed toward construction on the first place.

Im not throwing a fit over it, but I assumed they would be more present online. Even for their own sake, more publicity = hopefully more sales for them. And from a marketing standpoint, there is always more excitement to be built up. The whole point of Orion is to make money. I guarantee you next year Kings Island's commercials will feature Orion, and based off you statement, that wouldn't be necessary.

I clicked on this thinking it said "Great Pumpkin Coaster to give its final ride" and I was going to get mad.