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  1. To people that have been to both of these parks I am curious to know what you believe the pros and cons are when comparing these 2 parks against each other. Obviously a pro to Cedar Point is its overall array or roller coasters however my opinion is that a King's Island Pro is better wooden rollercoasters. I think this would be a great topic to compare the 2 parks in many areas ( rides, games, food, accessability, employees, history, etc, etc) Here are a couple to start the discussion: Wooden Coasters- King's Island (Beast, SOB, Racer, Beastie) vs Cedar Point (Mean Streak, Blue Streak (Gemini does not count because it is truly a steel coaster IMO) PRO- King's Island Dark Rides- King's Island (Scooby Doo) vs Cedar Point (none!) PRO- King's Island have fun
  2. this is a great idea. In regards to those episodes I never got a chance to see them. Does anyone know if they are available anywhere (DVD, download etc) as I am sure their has to be some classic shots of old rides.
  3. I think history is a very important aspect for any theme park especially one with such rich history as King's Island. I would like to see PKI history be more a part of this site as I believe this is the best PKI site out their and also the most intelligent PKI forum going. Are any of this sites creators interested in expanding the site to show more aspects on the park's rich history? I would even be willing to make a donation if it would help get it going...
  4. wow the park map from 79 is cool. One of the things I found really neat was the price for admission in 1979. One day was $9.50 and a season pass was $39.95. It just shows you what a good value the current season pass deal is for $79.95.
  5. thanks for the site. I was able to find the 1979 park guide but was not able to locate a map. They only had a map from 1972 (which was cool to look at). Also on the last page of the guide they do show the College Football Hall of Fame ( I wasn't going crazy). Does anyone know what happened to the museum and was it owned/operated by King's Island?
  6. what exactly was the Smurf Ride? Was it a type of dark ride? I know of a great Cedar Point site that has a history section that shows pictures and talks of all of the non-existent rides and attractions through-out the parks history. Does anyone know if something like this exists for PKI?
  7. I have very faint memories of my first visit to King's Island in 1979 (I was 6 years old) . My family was from Cleveland and we made the roadtrip down. Some of the memories that come to my mind was my older brother riding The Beast 2 times the whole day and doing nothing else because the line was so long. He even told me about the tunnels The Beast had and that people who put their hands up were getting broken fingers and even some were getting their fingers chopped off. This scared me for at least a few years until I realized this wasn't true.. right? About the only other memory I had was leaving the park at closing time and getting a glow necklace. I thought this was the coolest thing. For some reason I remember something about a NCAA College Football Museum near the entrance. Does anyone remember this or am I just tripping. Anyways growing up in Cleveland Cedar Point was the place to be. I worked at CP for 1 summer out of high school and did not get back to King's Island until 1997 when I moved to Cincinnati. I love both parks alot but now King's Island is my home park. I was able to go this past Monday and take with me my 1 year old son. Even though we did not ride any rides while we were there it was a great time just taking in the sights. I am trying to find a copy of the 1979 park guide online or off. If anyone knows of the whereabouts of one please let me know. Also I would love to hear recollections by other people of their experience around this time frame.
  8. I already miss King Cobra. Maybe Jungle Jim will buy it so I can ride it again LOL.
  9. with all the talk of redoing parts of the park I was wondering how much property do they have that is not being used. To me it seems like they have a lot of room for expansion if they wanted to (unlike Cedar Point). I am very curious if anyone knows the answer to this.
  10. I have been searching for weeks looking for the best recreation of PKI. The best one I have found has been at coasterbuzz.com (games section) There is so much detail in it it must of took months to create. All of the shops and food places are there as well. It is amazing.
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