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It seems Funtime is working on Drier Looping. My question is, when they get to 2022, will they go with the Psyke Underground treatment since they’re adding the shuttle loop on the strip of land beside Drier Looping and Steel Hawg?
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Looks like the park is adding a third ride as well! This is insane how fast they’re expanding.
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4 minutes ago, DownInRivertown said:
I am a huge fan of the grand carousel. As a lifetime KI gold pass member, I have many fond childhood memories on it. However, my favorite memory has to be spending my days nannying three kids who also happen to have KI passes (best gig ever), and our tradition was to start every day with them taking a carousel ride as I drank my morning coffee from the starbucks on IS (I was in charge of three children who weren't mine; I needed it). Today I really love seeing the carousel lit up at night, especially during Winterfest. Something that ha always interested me however was the paintings of landscapes on the carosel, anyone know anything about them? TIA
They were painted by Carole Lanter. The fascinating thing is that KI’s carousel is not the first or oldest carousel in Cincy’s history. The oldest carousel can be found in Seattle.
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The Carousel WAS opened on May 29th, as the piece says. The different operation of parks was the primary reason for the date of opening.
Regarding the Twister, @TombraiderTy can attest to this, there are some photos in private hands that show the numerous stages of construction for the ride.
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6 minutes ago, KIghostguy said:
Super amazing. Rick Bastrup (President of R&R Designs) told me that the model was “lost somewhere along the road,” so it’s nice to see that it has survived somewhere after all these years! A real shame that it’s being sold and will never be seen by the public instead of donated to a museum, though.
It’s the person’s own property. If they obtained it legally, they can do whatever they want with it.
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16 minutes ago, DiamondbackFan said:
Looking at the supports, it is clear that Kings Dominion is not getting the Six Flags model. The four \|/ shaped supports that get bolted to the foundation are not there. We don't know if this coaster is the same model as Adventureland Park or not.
https://twitter.com/KDFansOnline/status/1335308941694291968
Six Flags model:
Dragon Slayer at Adventureland Park:
It’s not any one of those. The track transitions are shallower, with the track pieces of the Adventureland model, so it’ll be similar to the one at World Fairytale Land.
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The Free Spin is going to be a custom model, not the model found at SF or Adventureland parks.
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2 hours ago, Shawn Meyer said:
^Son of Beast was a beautiful wooden roller coaster, but it was a chiropractor nightmare as far as what the human body can withstand. If they ever decide to build something on that scale, I hope Cedar Fair considers Gravity Group or GCI to come in and build it. Heck, I would be cool with them going with RMC topper track to make it look like an all out wooden roller coaster.
It was going to be a much smoother ride, although last minute changes with the swapping out of the steel with composite tyre with a normal tyre caused massive issues in the end.
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21 hours ago, tuxedoman52 said:
What a statement! Glad we already know what we're getting in the future. So, magic 8 ball, when is this Dive Coaster arriving?
Out of the entire park, the park is likely wanting to fill in the former Vortex site. Given what I said about the benefits of the site, there are reasons to indicate a dive coaster would be built there.
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Knott’s Taste of Merry Farm is ending tomorrow due to the Governor’s new stay at home orders.
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They’ll be getting a floorless dive machine. The park needs to fill in The Vortex spot. The site of Vortex is an area where the soil strength is much larger than that of Action Zone and Planet Snoopy. The only reason why rides like Banshee and Drop Tower could be installed was due to extensive foundation and work with concrete piers. It’s an engineering marvel.
I think the park will invest in what is the largest possible ride that could be installed in that area. The stronger soil would significantly cut down the work needed for the ride’s piers and therefore reduce the overall cost. Furthermore, with the B&M track being manufactured close to the park, it would cut down a cost that would be larger if it was another park. Considering Valravn and Yukon were both built on land that interacted with water, KI could add a record breaking coaster with a lower price tag.
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It looks like the markers are for the new campgrounds rather than on Columbia road by the park. The water lines appear to go from GWL, by the high school, down to the campgrounds. That begs the question, what were the markers in the front of the park for?
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The Sun-Sentinel piece on DeSantos is a bit troubling for the Orlando parks. The paper’s article stated that DeSantos’ government cherry-picked data to ensure money would flow back to the state.
With misleading statements, the state has been lying about the spread of the Virus. This may bite Disney and Universal, as they were lauded and touted as safe by DeSantos. Now, with the credibility issue, I wonder how many people will want to travel to Florida.
I feel that Cedar Fair did an excellent job in dealing with the pandemic during the summer of 2020.
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I have a huge concern with the purchase of Quimera. It was different than the Mindbender accident where a car axle detached due to maintenance and engineering oversights. The reason why Mindbender was reopened was that there was nothing wrong with the physical structure and track.
However, with Quimera, investigators ruled that the ride was riled with defects. There has been numerous reports of track and supports having severe structural issues, and the loop appears to have significant structural issues (check out the deflection between 2010 and 2019). It looks like whatever refurbishment will be needed will likely cost more than the current value of the ride.
The final concern I have is that the ride can not run with any condensation on the track. The ride was removed from Flamingoland for this exact reason. Furthermore, it being built by the lake may result in the ride being closed more than it is open.
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Interesting the ride’s are so close together. It’s almost like a small coaster could fit in this area.
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On 10/27/2020 at 9:37 AM, TOPGUN1993 said:
Can't wait to check out these easter eggs.
Anyone find any other neato ones?
The Bat’s original layout was cool.
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I’d like a return to Adventure Village, and theme the area to a village on the Black Sea.
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On 9/3/2020 at 8:35 PM, IndyGuy4KI said:
No, they are not associated with KIC in any way. We want to coexist and respect other coaster sites and are fine with information and articles being shared on KIC.
Well, I would say there isn’t much respect being shown on this site. It’s a shame that people and sites are being called liars and frauds over accurate reporting.
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7 hours ago, brenthodge said:
I wish they would actually repair the physical structure of the final lift. Major sections of “rock” are missing, and as much as I love physical effects, they could do wonders with some relatively inexpensive projection mapping in the final (and actually all) tunnels that would be easier to maintain. The fist two tunnels need at least a little light to see what’s going on in them.
They have been reinforcing the main support structure for the first lift.
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3 minutes ago, BeeastFarmer said:
Hmmm. that's interesting because a moderator said in this thread that sources are part of the TOS you seem very fond of (when you think it's in your favor).
The original article that was with this video included the source. Unfortunately, the mods only allowed the video, removing the background context.
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33 minutes ago, BeeastFarmer said:
First and recent example: "Adventure Express got retracked!" "Adventure Express had at least 6 sections of track replaced!" Ultimately, as confirmed by several others--track work was one or two spots and no more than 15' in each spot.
Regarding the original The Bat--you could have just said from the beginning: "If you go thru the Fast Lane queue for Orion, pay attention. It looks like there is a blueprint for the original The Bat! Based off that, I did a recreation in NoLimits and included the inversions. What do you think?"
Of course you are going to get called out or have things thrown back if you don't do what is asked from everyone else--cite your source. Be believable. Don't act like a child throwing a temper tantrum when someone asks you to back up your information.
And as far as people leaving sites like this, in my anecdotal observation, when people leave in a huff they usually come back and feel like they should be treated well because they came back to give it another chance. It's usually better to leave quietly and then slide back in when your anger has dissolved than to storm off only to rise again.
Actually I talked to the mods before posting it. They told me to post video only, with no article attached that referenced the Orion line. If you doubt it, contact them.
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45 minutes ago, Gordon Bombay said:
I’m not sure you grasp the concept of irony. And if you’re going to reference @Shaggy, I’d sincerely recommend a deep look at the way he authors, references, and discusses things. Quite a few things you could learn.
First off, respect is a part of the TOS. Second off, I was not mentioning Shaggy just to reference him. I brought up his name since he has also posted a lot about park history. Third, it is hard to discuss stuff on this site because everything I say gets thrown back at me.
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17 minutes ago, Gordon Bombay said:
We get it, bro.
No need to be rude. @Oldschool75 is an expert in KI history as well as @Shaggy.
It’s ironic that you make claims about my articles being wild claims as you commit the same act you accuse me of.
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They would be working on it since they are the legacy supplier for Schwarzkopf.