CoastersRZ Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20120419/NEWS/304190173/Kings-Island-s-Racer-celebrates-four-decades-thrills-?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE Check out the image from 1977. Can you imagine waiting in that line to ride The Racer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 If I see a line like that for The Racer, I'm hightailing to the Fast Lane booth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoaster Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Hope this is around for many more years of enjoyment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 And this was 5 years after it opened! Wow, what a classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennett Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 The question is...did they give it the paint job it so desperately needs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatar Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 I can not imagin it because I remember it well!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLiveTheSmurfRide Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Racer is still my 3rd (sometimes 2nd) favorite coaster in the park. Here's to 40 more years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medford Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 I miss the backwards racer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsrattler Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 It is definitely one of my favorites. Nothing beats pure air time, and then pulling in and looking over to see you beat the other train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Sad thing is, last year on opening day when they only had one side of The Racer operating, the line was probably getting close to that long. Pictures like that fascinate me, as I love looking at queue lines and I love old historical pictures of KI. Thanks for the share! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthunterross Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I waited in Racer lines that long many times during my stint in the early/mid-80s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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