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Purple train hasn't been on all season. Only teal and blue has been in the track.
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KI doesn't and their PTCs out for rehab, KI does it themselves, CP on the other hand does, one of the reasons for the delayed opening of Blue Streak.I would imagine it would cost substantially less to bring an engineer or two out to KI to consult vs. the roundtrip freight cost on a roller coaster train. PTC is in reasonable enough driving distance that KI and CP can send trains there on trucks for rehab, but Switzerland is a bit far.
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I complained about this last Sunday, I do not agree with letting everyone off Orion bat the same time. I had to stop at the exit cause of the bottle neck, sorry that's not social distancing.They seem to be sacrificing their own rules and health practices for capacity sake. When everyone scrambles off at once there is almost no way to stay six feet away from another guest. This is made very clear when all the other rides in the park abide by the rules but the newest latest and greatest chooses to ignore them. Uncomfortable.
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You can definitely use it on Race for your Life, and the cars I've done it this year. And not sure why Boo was chained off, my guess is they forgot to open it.FYI Boo Blasters had the FL chained off when we went Saturday but was allowing regular line, and Race For Your Life Charlie Brown & Antique Autos isn't showing as accepting FL on the new map? Bit confusing
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I have 10:30 reservation for tomorrow. 10:30 was probably gone when you reserved.Awesome find!
Now, wonder how far they'll let cars line up out on the road? LOL! All the way back to I-71? I remember the mad house of opening day for Banshee... But should only be 1700 people tomorrow!!
Funny that it says the first reservation time is 10:30 when my reservation specifically says 11am...
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Wonder which train is on the track this year? The original (blue) or Stingers (green).
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I can assure you no cars where missing from the train last season.
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I got 2 spots for 1030 on July 2nd.
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New Year's Eve 2019.
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Bye Vortex.
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New year's Eve 2019.
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Final sunset of last day of operation.
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April 12th is Easter when the park has been open in the past on Easter the park was a ghost town. The park probably figures it's better to stay closed. April 19th is probably the park buy out that usually happens in April each year.As a paying season passholder, yes, I do not like the April schedule at all. There are several Sundays they should be open. 5 days is ridiculous for the entire month. I will not be visiting because I know the hell those days will be. If they had more Sundays it would get spread out. Instead, we'll get lucky if 3 of those 5 days in April are ok weather-wise, which makes going to the park not at all worth it. Might as well park on I-71.
May weekdays is iffy because they have schools visiting for math/science days.
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Diamondback had never been on Plus, now Banshee was for a few years.The KI page that shows Fastlane on sale soon shows Diamondback demoted, and no Vortex.
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You can buy bring a friend tickets at the ticket booth for $24.99 we did it last weekend.
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I honestly still can't admit to myself I'll never ride Vortex again. It's going to missed so much.
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They were a piece of track that lead into the storage shed that was removable so it was easier for them to remove the trains. You can tell this piece of track wasn't traveled on much as they are no marks left from the wheels.Then I wonder where that piece of track they took off came from.
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Looks like the transfer track is just completely moved over, that's what they do when they remove the trains.It appears that the track leading into the station is gone.
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It doesn't have to stop in the midcourse if they are still a train unloading. They are a set of brakes outside of the unload station that will stop a train if it's unloading. Flight of Fear was designed to run 4 trains that's the only reason it even has a midcourse in the first place.It vibrates a lot, but I wouldn't call it rough. And there's not much you can do about the MCBR. The way it works, it has to stay there until the train in the unload station is clear, so if you have a slow unload like it tends to do, its likely to stop there, which is awkward in the first 2 cars.
Other than that, I enjoy it a bunch still.
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Yes meal and all season drinks work for Winterfest.i got 2 questions first this will be my first time going so here are my questions 1 can i use my 2019 refill cup and seccond does anyone know if i can use my 2019 meal plan.
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Vortex was also my first looping coaster way back in 1987. I have no idea how many times I've rode it, but it has to have been thousands of times. I'll have so many memories that I'll cherish for the rest if my life. I'll miss it.
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One final sun set shot before my final ride.
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Taken during Winterfest in 2018.
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It was last Completely repainted in 2001, I got to see it happen as I worked on ride crew that year, they painted it early season when the park was only weekends. It did get the rails repainted in 09.
I think the rails were painted in 2009. I am not sure about the rest though.
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Banshee trouble?
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