westcoaster Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 From todays Cincinnati paper, memories, pictures, and even a quiz got 9 out of 10 myself. Hope everybody travels down memory road. http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20120422/NEWS/304220032 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
standbyme Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Thanks for posting the link! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLiveTheSmurfRide Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Good looking out for this article. Missed the question about how many trucks Robbie jumped over. Wasn't sure about the SOB question since it hasn't been the fastest anything in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIfan73 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Fastest to SBNO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioChris Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Fastest to SBNO? That probably was The Bat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Great article, those photos really brought back some memories of what I remembered about the park when I was younger. Thanks for sharing, great article and great info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdawg1998 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Great article, but I wish Cincinnati.com would get rid of those ads. Every time I clicked for the next question on the quiz, there was a pop-up ad. That's very irritating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Even though it was not "purchased" from Coney Island, I do hope the article is correct that the carousel features the grand Wurlitzer organ. That would be a fantastic opening day surprise. Perhaps the organ has returned from its sabbatical. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 That picture of Flight Commander is not the actually Flight Commander that was at KI. Now the one that they show them doing the investagion on after the lady fell out was the Flight Commander at KI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Anyone else catch the error that you can take a right at the end of I-Street with the kids and go towards Little Bill's Giggle Coaster? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oysterman Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 wow! really cool stuff coming from a younger KI fan who grew up in the 90s so some of that stuff is crazy to see. the chairlift over the park seems like it would have been cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Anyone else catch the error that you can take a right at the end of I-Street with the kids and go towards Little Bill's Giggle Coaster? It's the Enquirer. You're lucky, that's actually one of their better articles. There weren't any misspellings in it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoaster Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 Correct me that is not true that the Carousel was bought from Coney, and the organ is back? That would be great. While were on Carousels if you had a chance to read on the Clevelands new Carousel looks incredible, cannot find the link, I'll look, its an oldy and will even have a recreated entrance to a old amusement park. Over all the article was great , that was in the paper, but the test quiz I missed the movies filmed at KI got the rest correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Look at the sources for the photographs. Some are "provided." Some are Paramount Parks (which should say Cedar Fair, since it bought that intellectual property). One is "Don Helbig." I get the feeling Gannett has no one versed in the rules of intellectual property at the Enquirer. Then again, the thing is printed, or soon will be, in Columbus. Amazing. Westcoaster, the paper was doubtless told the carousel was bRought from Coney. Not bought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 ^I saw them all listed as "Enquirer Archives." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Look at the article about some things you may not have known about Kings Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markr Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 You will notice on the quiz that they ask a question about Son of Beast in the present tense, ie, is ( then gives you your choice of tallest, fastest, both, or neither.). I guess technically, even thought its not operating, it still holds the record since they didn't phrase the question as "Son of Best is the ________operating coaster in the world. However, if you distinguish it this way, it still doesn't make sense to me how you can say a coaster is the fastest in the world when it is not even operating-I would assume that you would have to have some operation to have any speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark6495 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 This article was a nice read, but the Cincinnati "paper" has seen a steady decline. Is this because of a major corporation running them? Cost cutting choices of less editors, less fact checkers, and the cheapest staff? Moving the paper to be printed in Cbus? All of the above? Possibly. Gone are the days you could read a newspaper a believe everything it said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 There never was such a time. Fact checking is far easier now. Editing is rapidly becoming a lost art. See also: yellow journalism, William Randolph Hearst, H. L. Mencken, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markr Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 You could always count on Jim Knippenberg, may he rest in piece, to write great, informative articles for The Enquirer about both KI and CP. I remember receiving a really nice e-mail back from him after I had e-mailed him about how much I enjoyed his articles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 That Cincinnati Reds Dugout Shop in the photos seems odd. That's strange to have a team shop 23 miles away from the team headquarters. Oh well, I love the photos. Whatever happened to the College Football Hall of Fame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markr Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 That Cincinnati Reds Dugout Shop in the photos seems odd. That's strange to have a team shop 23 miles away from the team headquarters. Oh well, I love the photos. Whatever happened to the College Football Hall of Fame? Torn down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Anyone else catch the error that you can take a right at the end of I-Street with the kids and go towards Little Bill's Giggle Coaster? It's the Enquirer. You're lucky, that's actually one of their better articles. There weren't any misspellings in it. After taking a social media class and publishing class I no doubt see why they make so many errors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XGatorHead 8904 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Even though it was not "purchased" from Coney Island, I do hope the article is correct that the carousel features the grand Wurlitzer organ. That would be a fantastic opening day surprise. Perhaps the organ has returned from its sabbatical. Unfortunately I think there's a greater chance of mis-reporting by The Enquirer than there is of the organ returning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outdoor Man Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 image 12... I always wondered what happened to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outdoor Man Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 was up in Put-in-Bay last summer and a random merry-go-round with about 2-3 riders per hour had a full-functioning organ/band playing. If this random location has one operating, surely a well-funded park can get theirs running... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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