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  1. Perhaps not lower prices on the food, but maybe offer a smaller size also? Tanna & I aren't big eaters; one order of Potato Works between us is usually a meal! We WERE starving on Friday, so we had Chick Fil A. $5.99 for a sandwich, and it was big. I bought a King Burger from Burger King, and it was three pieces of bun, with two slider- size pieces of meat, for the same price. Haven't seen this years prices, but looking at the Reds grill menu from last year, the prices are about the same as any good (this IS NOT including said Burger King) burger restaurant around.

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  2. To me, it's an apple to oranges comparison. Modern steel coasters are like fighter planes, carving up the sky in tight smooth technical curves. (now I can't wait for the Air show!) The Beast is a juggernaut, blindly crashing through the woods, and I love it.

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  3. Thanks, Don! Was able to ride it Friday at sun was setting, and the textured lighting was just kicking in. Loved the tree sihouettes on top of the shades & the posts! (And the ride was pretty darned good, too!)

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  4. AWESOME! We were in line from 5:00 on the button, and were behind the gate at 8:15. I know Don tweeted that they were expecting to turn over 1,500 people per hour. I timed trains leaving on an average of 1 min 5 seconds. 32 people per train, that's turning around 1,900 per hour. Pretty darned good.

    Edit: forgot to say: while we were in the next to last queue line, KI started passing out cups of ice water when you hit the first line. Much appreciated!

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  5. Rode it twice so far . Blue train row 5 far right and Purple train row 8 far left . The back is definitely where it's at , good amount of force especially the second half of ride . Great experience even though my fingers are still numb from the cold. Will be much more fun when the temps warm up !

    How long was the wait, and with or without FP (is it even useable today?)

  6. After reading posts here, I suddenly feel like poor Beast must feel like Jan on the Brady Bunch. It's all about Diamondback and now Banshee. Poor Beast.

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    "Banshee, Banshee, Banshee!" (stomping foot & flipping hair)

    Rode it first time a few months after it opened; High school Spanish club made a trip. My first coaster. Been in love with it ever since.

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  7. That is too beautiful. Less than 2 weeks to go!

    (Dons Permission, copyright 2014. Any use of Dons Permission or its associated trademarks without Don's permission is subject to prosecution. Please capitalize Dons Permission unless your talking about Don's permission.)

    stinky, who just HAD to go there.

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  8. While we're on the subject, does anyone know of a good, affordable waist pack for a DSLR camera and at least one lens (possibly two)? I will have a fancy new DSLR to use this season and I want to take lots of pictures to share on my favorite Kings Island fansite, but I don't want to be renting lockers every time I go to Kings Island.

    Oh, and preferably one that will bring the risk of camera damage when riding a coaster to a minimum.

    http://domkecamerabags.org makes a shoulder bag you can run a belt through, abot $65 on Amazon. I have a photojournalist friend who swears by them. They look killer, too.

    edit: found a video so you can see the size.

    http://www.domkebags.co.uk/en/domke-bags/14-domke-f-5xb-shoulder-bag.html

  9. Only got to ride Cobra once. It was at a point where the padding on the shoulder restraints were getting hard. Tanna (wife on here) (actually, wife everywhere, goes by Tanna on here) got her head slammed to the side, and broke her nose. Luckily, she popped it back in place, only experienced some dizziness & headache afterwards.

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  10. Quick life lesson:

    The less you worry about other people's opinion of your "style", the more freedom you'll have to live your life in the style you prefer.

    SHHHHHHHHHH! Tanna wanted me to get a mullet. Don't give her ideas it's ok.

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