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If you are at KI today, avoid Coney Mall (and reportedly Area 72); there is currently a bug infestation. It’s worse from WindSeeker to the basketball game. Coney BBQ patio is much less of a swarm, but there are a few.
EDIT: The bugs are less in AP and even less so in Action Zone
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6 hours ago, calakapepe said:
Good to know! My favorite is when you're spinning but before the arms lift you in the air. Its like gliding over water like scrambler but you have no neck strain :p
I love this part too! Have you ever ridden a Condor-type ride (they are pretty rare nowadays)? It's pretty much that, but the whole apparatus rises in the air.
https://www.hussrides.com/en/classic-rides/condor-2g2gh
According to Wikipedia, there are only 3 operating in the United States - one at Great Escape (NY), one at Six Flags Great America, and one at NJFTP (er, Six Flags Great Adventure). I rode the one at Hersheypark before it was removed.
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According to the website, it looks like there are still a lot of food places inside the park. That being said, it is a shame so many food places closed - perhaps there were too many? Glad they still have the Grilled Cheese place, though
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On 6/30/2023 at 2:32 PM, jsus said:
It's on level ground inside the Coliseum Arcade...
https://www.cedarpoint.com/rides-experiences/coliseum-arcade
Thank you for posting this link! There's also a mirror maze in one of the arcades?!?!?! Pretty cool
EDIT: I wonder if these two Arcades were redone with the Boardwalk/Wild Mouse addition. I also wonder if that mirror maze will become part of a future Halloweekends attraction...
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That looks really cool and well done. I’ll have to check out the video at some point.
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7 hours ago, DoomPlague said:
I do agree that they are not as restrictive as Drop Towers restraints but remember those restraints are so restrictive because of the CGA accident in '99 and were never replaced with improved ones.
Interesting, I did not know this was the reason. It makes sense, though.
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3 minutes ago, PKIVortex said:
All Cedar Fair Wave Pools are like that now.
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Ok. Do you know when this change to the wave pools happened?
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Went to Soak City for the first time since 2018* and had a great time. It was great coming back to old favorites; I especially enjoyed Pineapple Pipeline (fka Bonsai Pipeline) and Ultratwister (not sure what it's called now). I rode all the old (WaterWorks-era) slides minus Zoom Flume (fka Rushing River) as well as Splash River, Tropical Plunge (green drop slide) and the old wave pool (Breaker's Bay). Speaking of Breaker's, I noticed that there is now only one entrance into that wave pool, with netting around the rest of the "shore" (it used to be a free-for-all as the wave pool could be entered from anywhere). Though I understand why they are doing this (I'm assuming for safety reasons), it still took some getting used to. I did not see if the same entrance modification was made to Tidal Wave Bay.
*I've visited the waterpark since then, I just haven't ridden anything since 2018
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I'm still planning to go to Carowinds next year. Even if Fury isn't open (which would be a bummer as I've heard great things about it), there are lots of other coasters and flats I'm looking forward to riding/re-riding (I haven't been since 2003). And if it is open, I will most likely ride it, assuming all the safety issues have been worked out.
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That's pretty cool! I wonder if the seat rotation is rider-controlled or at random?
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How did that happen? Could it have been from force/pressure or weather related?
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17 hours ago, Tr0y said:
Im not wanting to beat the dead horse tho so back on the topic about TTD. I don’t know why anyone is upset with Zamperla. If there is anything to be upset about it’s the putt putt course CP just added. That’s the real tragedy.
That’s actually pretty cool, IMO. Is this putt putt course in the main park?
Also, on a larger note, I see this a Cedar Point diversifying their offerings (as in, not just huge coasters) - I feel like this started with things like Vertical Impact and Forbidden Frontier (RIP) and it’s (likely) why the new beachfront building (forgot the name) was added.
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16 minutes ago, Tr0y said:
But it did break a world record.
What world record did Maverick break? First Blitz Coaster?
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21 minutes ago, Klabergian Empire said:
EDIT: I was also curious to see if Sol Spin would de-throne Shake, Rattle & Roll as my favorite flat ride. Shake, Rattle & Roll still remains supreme.
Sol Spin is cool, but I think Cargo Loco is my new favorite flat. It’s at least one of my (new) go-to rides, anyway
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3 hours ago, Taylor.B03 said:
Sorry, but we're cashless and cannot accept anything in your wallet. Please convert it into a prepaid card.
And remember, Timberwolf is also cashless...
-MDMC, who learned the hard way
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2 hours ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said:
From what I remember it was said that last year's concert series was mainly a nostalgia thing for the 50th and they would only continue them if they were successful. From what I remember outside of Skillet and 3DD, the other concerts were barely half full. The thing is mosts artists that would fill Timberwolf these days go to Riverbend right down the road and most of these acts have contracts with Live Nation and basically with that contract they can't play at any venue that isn't a live nation partnered venue that is close by (Riverbend and Bogart's have LN contracts that I know of). Also there is the Andrew J Brady Music Center, the Newport venue, as well as Hard Rock Casino is doing concerts now so basically to most artists Timberwolf is likely low on the list of places to perform at around here.
Glad Skillet did well; that was a good show!
-MDMC, currently wearing his Skillet shirt from SpiritSong
Also, I didn't realize Three Doors Down was still popular. I remember the Berlin concert was decently packed.
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That's pretty cool that there's more official PT (and PT:E) merch.
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That would have been cool.
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So this is interesting:
Apparently, the City of Aurora plans to turn some of the old Geagua Lake/Sea World land into a public park. I think that would be really cool and I would certainly make the drive up there to visit. Thoughts?
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6 hours ago, BeeastFarmer said:
If anything is unsafe in that building, I would conjecture that it is the temporary flooring that was put over the roller coaster track in the middle of the building. That would be easily fixed by removing it and replacing it with a new subfloor material such as particle board. That is to say, if they were going to reuse the building for something else. If they wanted a more permanent fix, they would probably have to do some structural work like remove the roller coaster track, add some beams and put in more pressure treated lumber.
Does nobody go to the city of Mason anymore? I'm not sure of what local codes are, but if they were going to demolish the building, it seems like they would need a demolition permit. If they were going to make structural changes to it, seems like they would need a building permit.
If the building does get re-used for another purpose (such as a Haunt maze*), I think they need to put a bar over the back stairs (right side of SOB station); I've heard of people exiting Wolf Pack that way in the past as they've randomly shown up on The Bat's exit path (the proper exit was the actual Son of Beast exit path). Unlike Chaos (where if you go out the wrong exit, you'll easily find your way back to Area 72), one could get lost in the park's back area after descending the stairs.
EDIT: *As a note, I have no idea what's going on (This thread is the first I've heard of work being done in that area), but I'm guessing it could either be demo'd or reused for something more permanent.
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That would actually be awesome if they brought that back right after Adventure Port - it would be like when we got Invertigo/DT in '99 and Son of Beast in 2000.
-MDMC, a big fan of Adventure Port's theming
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6 minutes ago, Rivertown Rider said:
Yeah I'm thinking more the pathway is shorter similar to what they did with shortening the path to WWC with a brand new coaster's entrance closer to The Bat's entrance.
Though I’d miss the long, winding path to the rainforest, that could be cool, with some actual switchbacks put in toward the front of the entrance, not unlike Adventure Express’s expanded newly queue line.
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I think they also had this (or something like it...) at Cedar Point one year in Frontiertown and it was like I was walking through a {spooky) winter wonderland... it really freaked me out as I wasn't expecting it...
I do (barely) remember KI's version and I don't recall it having as many lights as in the above video.
EDIT: And yes, @Thrill_Biscuit was right Wonder what he's up to these days?
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2023 General Kings Island Discussion
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That is awesome! Just saw the video the GIF references and it is hilarious!
Here it is for those interested: