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  1. 24 minutes ago, CoasterJack said:

    The only arcade I tend to wander into is the main one in Coney Mall. Most recent being Winterfest last year. I mainly only venture in there when the lines are too insane to bear. To be honest, most of the games were well kept and there were some pretty modern games, and decent prizes, which honestly surprised me. Has the arcade in the building next to Beast been open this year, I haven't looked yet. Sorry if we're getting a little off topic, but the small stuff like this always intrigues me. You can have the greatest coasters and rides, but I always try to pay attention to the infrastructure and you can always tell a park cares and has self pride when everything is managed down to the smallest little thing.

    It has been open this year.

    It’s also interesting to note a few more markers were observed heading away from the building. Similar markers were seen prior to Woodstock Gliders and the Coney BarBQue projects.

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  2. 6 hours ago, IndyGuy4KI said:

    I am not holding my breath this means anything significant. Although, a flat for family members waiting on Orion and FOF riders would be a nice addition.

    However, the presence of markers are rather interesting. It is interesting that markers are being placed around a  building people have considered out of place.

  3. 6 minutes ago, Benjamin22 said:

    While another flat in coney mall would be nice I really think Rivertown or Oktoberfest could use a new flat more.

    I absolutely agree.90141AA5-8B46-43DB-948D-5EF1A5D49EB7.jpeg

    Here’s another idea, the spot could be used for Shake Rattle and Roll- allowing for more open land on the old Vortex site.

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  4. Just now, Rivertown Rider said:

    ^ Who knows if that even means anything but that would be a great spot for a flat.  That spot is tailor made for a Musik Express.

    Absolutely. There are numerous rides that could fit in the spot. Didn’t Carowinds get a Musik Express?

  5. 49 minutes ago, disco2000 said:

    ^Since in all likelihood it would be a scaled back version of what they offered at Winterfest, I could see them simply call the event something else so that people recognize it is not the Winterfest experience, similar to how KI and CP are not doing Haunt, but instead doing Fall Fest... 

    Absolutely. Furthermore we’ve seen Knott’s do food festivals, and be successful at pulling them off.

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  6. Here’s a look at a nearly completed Coney Mall and semi completed Oktoberfest section.16E19182-1A55-49D3-8C8B-530266AF3A48.png

    The interesting thing about the early visualizations is the fact that the park would have had a pathway between Coney and Rivertown at the back and middle of the park.

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  7. 2 hours ago, DeltaFlyer said:

    I don't think the engineering was primarily to blame- Stengel (and company) went on to design the Intamin pre-fab wooden coasters. Seems like it was really just RCCA's horrendous accuracy and material quality that made it so rough.

    You can see pretty clearly in that POV (For example, 0:18) where the track just doesn't look quite... right; like they didn't have the best handle on how to fluidly fabricate curves.

    The engineering of it was a nightmare from the initial conception of the ride. SOB was originally pitched by RCCA to a SF park (they went with and SLC), and that when dropped, Paramount picked it up. 

    The cars were designed with a rubber ring in between the steel halves of the wheel. The rubber was supposed to be a dampening agent, and it was supposed to be a critical part of ensuring the ride ran smoothly. It seems that this design was dropped in late design which is extremely fascinating.

    You have a ride that doesn’t have the proper wheels that were designed for it, you have wood superstructure collapse during construction (progressive collapse), and you have a wood structure where the members are slightly weakened.

    Speaking of the POV is not an HD POV, it is a video that has been enhanced through AI algorithms. Furthermore, it was likely shot at 30 FPS, and the computer generated a new frame between every other frame to produce a 60 FPS footage. The person did an amazing job with the upscale though.

    The footage was indeed shot as part of Discovery’s Top Ten Coasters 2002 special. While shot in high quality, the original footage has been upgraded to 4K quality by computer algorithms. 
     

    Edit: Furthermore, the first commercial 4K camera came out in 2003, a year after this was filmed.

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  8. 7 minutes ago, DonHelbig said:

    It was tweeted asking a simple question: wood or steel. Which kind of coaster do you prefer? Nothing more, nothing less.

    Generally steel, but I thoroughly enjoy a great wooden coaster!

  9. I rode it at 4:02 and got stuck on it for a bit. It was an interesting experience. The ride would raise vertically, and rotate normally, but when it came time to descend, it just stopped rotating on cue.    Everyone on the ride thought KI’s staff did an exceptional job dealing with the situation.

    In all, the ride is built to deal with these situations, so there’s nothing to be concerned about.

  10. 1 hour ago, Maddog said:

    IDK, because concept != reality ?

    Personally, I've never seen any concept art ever fully match the final end product.  Usually because the concept includes all sorts of items to "sell" the project; but once approved various cost cutting measures come into play to keep within budget as it nears completion.

    Also a picture here would have been useful.  Something, something, a thousand words...

    True, I know early concepts don’t look like the final projects.

    There are numerous differences such  as the lake in front of the park entrance, a bridge over the main fountain, the kid coaster being relocated to the south end of the park, and other differences. I just found the Fort Washington theming interesting because it was a nice tie to Cincy History, and it seemed like a mix of time periods -1790, 1849, and 1890.

  11. I was looking at some old concept art, and in the location of the canoe ride, there was an island with a prop Fort Washington model on the island. Why was the prop and theming never set up when the attraction was actually built?

    Was Rivertown really going to be themed to the Cincinnati of the early 1800s as well?

  12. 48 minutes ago, IceePirate said:

    Anyone else not a fan of the new pass perks? I feel like the way they did it last year was much better as while it might not be stuff I use, it's still related to the park. With this new system it just feels like I'm getting spam email. It it was offers for free things, that'd be one thing, but 25% off, free things after you buy x amount, just doesn't sit right with me really.

    If I'm getting a % off perk, make it 5% off merch or 20% off a candy apple. I get that some people might appreciate these, but when it's sent to me in an email, it feels like unsolicited advertising. If the park were actually getting money from these *ads* then it would be unsolicited advertising, which they might very well be doing. I'm also not saying that I think that the idea is a bad one entirely, just poor execution. I feel a better way to do this would be launch a website with "exclusive limited time offers" to passholders, and then send out an email once a month/quarter to tell people what's new with the park and offers. That way people get to take advantage of the offers if they want, not needlessly spam people who might not want it, and give the park another reason to add to the list of why people should get/renew their pass.

    What are your thoughts?

    It’s a business. I see no problem with it.

    Its like airlines who say if you fly x miles to join medallion. There are benefits for joining medallion. You’re trying to say that the system is wrong and everyone should get the benefits, but that is how many industries work.

  13. As originally proposed and visualized, Coney Mall was a two midway area. The first midway ran in a North South orientation from The Racer to the Sid and Marty Kroft theatre and featured Haley's Comet, Racer, Ferris Wheel, Dodgems, Whip, and the Giant Slide. The second midway ran in an east west orientation from the Sid and Marty Kroft theatre to the Antiques. The second midway had Tumble Bug, Haley's Comet, the theatre and the Antiques.

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    There are no flying scooters in the early visualization.

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