SonofBaconator Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Thunder Alley is not listed within the link you provided, nor is it in the thrill rides section. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB1 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I wonder, what is the ultimate KIC 2012 ride counts? If someone counts them, please make a topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXDrummerKiDXx Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I rode Thunder Alley once, a waste of my 6 dollars. It wasn't as bad as I thought. But I think a funnel cake would have been better. Out of like the 23 times I went to KI, I rarely saw them going and when I did, it was only 2-4 cars going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 ^On the August KIC Day, a Saturday, I saw ten cars on the track and an empty pit lane the one time I looked at it. So it would seem that it got plenty of business on Saturdays. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Yeah, it's gone. Rider Height Requirements doesn't have Thunder Alley anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rcfreak339 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 I totally believe it, having been to the park 20 plus times this year and seeing the lines; I call conspiracy and im contacting Jesse Ventura. Racer is almost always a walk-on, but yet delivered over 1,300,000 rides. Firehawk has an hour plus wait every single day, but has given only 650,000 rides. Wait lines don't tally the number of actual riders. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopan Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 It may not have done enough rides to warrant keeping it around. Also they might wana use the space for a future ride, it would be a great spot for a station on a new coaster or what not since they want to keep using sob's station for wolf haunt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopan Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 I totally believe it, having been to the park 20 plus times this year and seeing the lines; I call conspiracy and im contacting Jesse Ventura. Racer is almost always a walk-on, but yet delivered over 1,300,000 rides. Firehawk has an hour plus wait every single day, but has given only 650,000 rides. Wait lines don't tally the number of actual riders. not to mention FH has a poor rider capacity thats why lines are long 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Thunder Alley is not listed within the link you provided, nor is it in the thrill rides section. It needs to be more dramatic, like the ending of "MacArthur Park" : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Did someone leave the cake out in the rain? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Considering Thunder Alley closed after Labor day, and it's now removed from the website, I would bet it don't return in 2013. I bet it gets ripped apart with the rest of SOB. I wonder if we will see visible work being done by opening day 2013? I hope the rumors are true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Yeah, it's gone. Rider Height Requirements doesn't have Thunder Alley anymore. I'll take credit for that one, guys. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malem Posted November 20, 2012 Author Share Posted November 20, 2012 Total: 23,056,160 From Kings Island's website: Kings Island’s attractions provided 25,681,759 rides in 2011. Are excessive WindSeeker downtime, the absence of The Crypt, a lost week of Diamondback, and perhaps more accurate counting enough to explain the 10% (2.6M rides) drop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stashua123 Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 and not to mention Deliriums 3 4 month downtime just cause of a stupid part! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 and not to mention Deliriums 3 4 month downtime just cause of a stupid part! As opposed to a smart part? Terp, who likes to ask questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 and not to mention Deliriums 3 4 month downtime just cause of a stupid part! As opposed to a smart part? Terp, who likes to ask questions. Smart, or stupid, I'm glad we got it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kblanken Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Total: 23,056,160 From Kings Island's website: Kings Island’s attractions provided 25,681,759 rides in 2011. Are excessive WindSeeker downtime, the absence of The Crypt, a lost week of Diamondback, and perhaps more accurate counting enough to explain the 10% (2.6M rides) drop? http://www.visitkingsisland.com/blog-article/online-fun/The-Ride-Record-Book "The rides and attractions at Kings Island combined to give 25,371,572 rides during the park's 40th anniversary season in 2012" Kings Island claims a number that is only about 300,000 lower than 2011. Also from the page, "Two attractions gave a record number of rides this year: Firehawk (610,749) and WindSeeker (517,736)." WindSeeker gave more rides than it did in 2011, so that can't be part of the drop reason. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malem Posted November 20, 2012 Author Share Posted November 20, 2012 "The rides and attractions at Kings Island combined to give 25,371,572 rides during the park's 40th anniversary season in 2012" Kings Island claims a number that is only about 300,000 lower than 2011. Ah, I didn't notice the 2012 total there, thanks. It seems I was comparing incomparable numbers rather than noticing any drop in the rider count. My guess is that Soak City rides are included in the grand total but aren't broken out on the page. Maybe Dinosaurs Alive and Haunt walk-throughs as well - Snoopy's Splash Dance is listed as a "ride". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kblanken Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 I started looking at the numbers a little more, and Diamondback was only about 40,000 short of the 2009 record year. (1,852,831-1,812,411) The Crypt's absence is probably the largest reason for a deduction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungStud Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Interesting numbers...here's some stuff I've thought of: #1-Diamondback could have had a record year this season for itself, had it not broken down for a week... #2-Vortex was within striking distance of Beast. If Vortex is "unpopular" enough to be removed, than so is Beast! (I wonder what Big Bad Wolf's 2008, it's last full season, ridership total was...) #3-I can see Flight Deck beating BLSC. BLSC is a capacity nightmare with its pewny trains, and Flight Deck is actually good with capacity, thanks in part to its 7-car trains and short ride time. #4-Viking Fury whoops all other "traditional" flat rides, including the giant ones like Delirium, WindSeeker and Drop Tower! (Granted, all 3 of those had serious downtime in 2012, but still...) Well, that is all from me. Why was Diamondback down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungStud Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I didn't have to look for it, it was linked in a recent thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malem Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 Why was Diamondback down? It was down for maintenance, as discussed in this thread: http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php?/topic/25671-Diamondback-down-for-week-of-june-4th/ (which you don't need to bump, by the way) As for why it took an entire week, I believe a footing was being replaced. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I didn't have to look for it, it was linked in a recent thread. I know; I saw the link. I just thought it an appropriate occasion, especially given the fast-approaching Haunt season, to post that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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