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Designing a coaster... brb

I'm not sure which part they replaced. The word on the street was that it was part of the motor, but it's also apparent that the cables were installed yesterday too. Regardless, I'm sure that they either used Intamin parts, or parts that Intamin recommended. You have to remember that there are dozens, if not hundreds, of parts to each ride that were not manufactured by the ride maker. They replaced the cables. I have a picture of it with cables on one side and no cables on the other. You can kinda see it in my video as well. I asked the source and he said that they ordered new cables and they were all ready for opening day, but they didnt like the cables, so they ordered new ones from a different company.

^Its going to drop RIGHT NOW!

Heres a video i made with Drop Tower being fixed in it!

JUNE 8 2014 the D R O P T O W E R Report. Only ended up actually riding Banshee, The Bat, and Diamondback.

I compliment Drop Tower for opening.

Someone post pictures plz!

Pictures, anyone?

Kings Island needs a live video webcam like Cedar Point has!

What is this random information?

So a "Ride Associate" ( the source didnt want me to tell who he/she was) told me that before opening day, they had ordered cables for Drop Tower, but right before opening day, they had decided that they didnt like the cables. So, they decided to order new ones from a different company. So that took a long time. But yesterday, they had already replaced two out of the four cables. AND i figured out what the big whatevers did. They were the steel couplers or whatever you call them that held the cables to the catch car. (Shocks?) They were not the shocks under the gondola. But there were only two whatevers on the ground and two of them were holding cables! :) But of course, now its running, so i am a bit late on posting this.

Usually the best seat on a ride is the second to back seat. For instance, Diamondback would be 8-1 or 8-2. 8-3/8-4 rattle too much because there are wheels under them. Beast would be 8-3/8-4. Same with racer. Vortex on the other hand is not articulated the same way as the rest of the coasters, so it has a zero car on the back instead of the front, so for Vortex id say 7-3/7-4. You can usually figure it out by seeing where the wheel is.

I asked a maintenance guy who was walking around Drop Tower about it yesterday, and he said it would probably be fixed by today. And i saw someone in the ride area on the webcam just now.

^^All the ride ops from last time i was there were there and they all said the same things when i asked. Edit: And i love how the media went from 0 to 60 and then back down to 2. -Flight of Fear roller coaster is on FIRE -Flight of Fear roller coaster MIGHT BE ON FIRE -Flight of Fear roller coaster is NOT on fire but is SMOKING A LOT -Flight of Fear roller coaster had a motor that OVERHEATED and was SMOKING A LOT! -Flight of Fear roller coaster had a motor that overheated and is smoking a little. Riders were treated on scene, but nobody was hurt. Ugh. Media. But wouldn't this be a good time to replace ALL of the LIMs? If one failed, they might all be that old and need replacing. 0_o

Rode it yesterday. Smelled like smoke. Ride ops dont want you to know that there was an emergency... (me:" Wasnt there a smoking motor yesterday?" Op:" What are you talking about? Youre completly safe.")

Well at least nobody is hurt. I was hoping to take my friend on it for her first time tomorrow. But i guess it wont be open. Sigh.

Well, its June 1st and nothing is happening. Sigh.

Friday May 30 2014 So I got off the metro at the park and ride area, and walked to the Soak City entrance. In Soak City, I went and changed into swim trunks and put my stuff on a beach chair. Then, i went and hung out in Breakers Bay for a while. Then, i went and stood in line for Mondo Monsoon for about 30 minutes. It was below my expectations. But it would have been more fun if they made the platform higher and made the tubes go all the way around the top of the funnel. So then i headed over to Graeters and got a black raspberry chip ice cream. (my favorite) and went to Tidal Wave bay. TWB was more fun than Breakers Bay. So i stayed there for about 20 minutes and then went back and changed back into my clothes and headed to the train. I got on the train, and set down my bag and my souvenir cup. Then, someone heavy got on, and it rocked the car just enough to tip my souvenir cup over and it fell into the bushes on the other side of the train. Then, i had to wait for the train to leave so that an employee could go over to the other side to get it. Then, i went and got a drink. (Mello Yellow) After that i walked back past the picnic grove and through Planet Snoopy to Diamondback. Diamondback was down, so i waited in the line that was forming outside the queue. So then Diamondback went back up as soon as i got in line, and i waited about 25 minutes to ride in 8-1-2. Then i walked over to the Jukebox Diner and got a Sprite peach. (My favorite soda!) After that i rode WindSeeker, and then walked through the Arcade on my way to Banshee. In the arcade, ohiocolts ran up and grabbed me from behind and scared me. I almost dropped my Sprite! Then I looked back and the rest of the KIC group was there. (malem, ohiocolts, jcgolbe3, and someone who i cant remember his name right now) So with the group, we went and rode Racer. (10 minute wait) Then Adventure Express. (5 minute wait) Then The Bat (3 minute wait) Then of course, Banshee. (20 minute wait) After Banshee, the guy who i cant remember his name had to leave right then so i had to run to the lockers by AE and get his cup and my bag out. Then, we got a fireworks ride on Adventure Express, and then the group split up and I left.

Whatever they put in, i just hope its not an intafail. *cough* Falcons Fury * cough*

5/28/14 So... where to begin.... hmmmmm.... So my friend Colin and I walked into the front gate. (ill try to keep this one short) It was the best day ever. The end. Haha not. So we walked to the front gate and went to Banshee's lockers. I put in my stuff. Then we rode Banshee and Delirium and Adventure Express and Colin rode Flight of Fear and i rode Vortex and WindSeeker and then we met up and went and rode Backlot Stunt Coaster and then Diamondback and then he rode Boo Blasters on Boo Hill while I went to Banshee's Lockers and on my way, in Lotsapalooza, i found this: A shirt that says that Mean Streak is actually The Beast. Good grief! So then we found out that lockers dont unlock when you run out of time and you have to give them more money. We felt sorry for all of thoes people that leave all their money inside the locker XD. So then, we went and rode Banshee a couple more times. Then we went up Coney Mall and hit Racer and all the flat rides. We also rode FOF, and it literally felt like a wheel came off the ride while we were on it. Car 1. So after the flats and FOF, we went through Dinosaurs Alive. It was fun. It was also my first time. It really dosent feel like youre in an amusement park back there. So then we rode WindSeeker and then Vortex, and then The Beast, and then went back to Action Zone to watch Cirque Imagine. It was GREAT! Then, we rode Banshee a few more times and then went home. I will post my video about it later after I upload it. The real end.

3 Hours 17 minutes and 28 seconds for my second ride on Banshee opening day. My first ride was 6 hours 11 minutes and 45 seconds. (Including waiting outside the gate, which was 6 hours and 4 minutes)

The woodchuck that hangs around in the grassy area near the footer with the cables by the station.

I thought The Voyage got Timberliner trains! EDIT: Nevermind. Just read that Holiday World decided not to use them.