Maglados Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 What? I find this to good to be true. I hope I'm wrong, but I don't believe were getting a Wing coaster. If what was "accidentally" put on the main website real then we maybe getting a winger if no they're messing with out minds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zayzayd13 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Going to take the whole capacity down a notch I see. Wild Eagle has 2 trains, but only enough room to put 1 train in the train barn. Gatekeeper has enough space for 3 trains, but only has 2 bays. KI2014 footers suggest there is room for 3 inverted or other trains in the maintenance shed, HOWEVER, 3 wing trains will not fit in that space. I do believe that 3 or 4 mini dive trains (Krake) would fit in there. I am still not convinced. I did point out the wide vertical loop which would be room for a dive machine or a wing coaster train. I still want a dive machine. LOVE hanging over the edge right before the drop! Let's face it, Ohio has just about every style of coaster EXCEPT a dive machine. floorless coaster too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordSkippy Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Whatever they're doing, they certainly are messing with our minds. Just a day ago, there was very little doubt the ride would be a non-Wing Coaster called Banshee. Now, that's another story. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnofthedead Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 What was put on the web wasnt an accident. IMO 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 OOH I just thought of something!!! In one of the pics I took at CSF yesterday someone on here pointed out a black track piece in the back! Well The Bat was shown to have black track!!! Something to think about could mean nothing, could mean something. Lemme get online and I will post the pic again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantisMan Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Tweeted.... Kings Island @KingsIslandPR1m Not sure if I will write down some notes or wing it Thursday night when we announce our new world record-breaking attraction. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertrooper Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I feel like I lose brain cells every time I look at this thread. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackparanoia Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Don is loving this right now. Nothings better than celebrating a successful promotion than by having a little fun just before it. He throws out the bait, and everyone keeps biting. I haven't seen anything promoted so successfully. Good job Don! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoeter Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 For those going to the KIC Bash on September 8th, we all need to shake Don's hand, for he's done a valiant job throwing everyone off. You sir, are a scholar and a gentleman... 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbias1 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Tweeted.... Kings Island @KingsIslandPR1m Not sure if I will write down some notes or wing it Thursday night when we announce our new world record-breaking attraction. Another diversion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustbucket Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Don is truly a master. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordSkippy Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Well played, Don. Well played.If I had a hat on, I'd take it off to you. Fans of any other amusement park should be jealous. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom497 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 OOH I just thought of something!!! In one of the pics I took at CSF yesterday someone on here pointed out a black track piece in the back! Well The Bat was shown to have black track!!! Something to think about could mean nothing, could mean something. Lemme get online and I will post the pic again Wouldn't surprise me if the 2014 website was put together today and the black track was a result of the picture of black track posted here. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Tweeted.... Kings Island @KingsIslandPR1m Not sure if I will write down some notes or wing it Thursday night when we announce our new world record-breaking attraction. Ohh man, if this isn't a Wing Coaster, I will forever be in awe of Don's trickery 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbias1 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I think Don and Cedar Fair are some of the best things to happen to Kings Island. This has truly been a lot of FUN! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Behind the rust colored shelter on the left side is a black colored track piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium310 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I'm still putting my money on a giga, sort of... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I think Don and Cedar Fair are some of the best things to happen to Kings Island. This has truly been a lot of FUN! Is he new like Matt Ouimett and Raffi @ Knott's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool75 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 This is one of the most clever diversions I've ever seen! Although there was this "leak" I am still convinced this is an Invert. My proof is the blueprints which I still believe are legit. Now, I have a few reasons. 1. The supports found on site have the same code as on the plans. You can see this in the first two pictures. 2. The footers in the drawing match the ones that are already built. 3. The station and transfer have two parallel rows of supports like any Invert. Wing Riders have supports directly under the track, unlike this whole coaster. You can see this in the last picture You might want to look at Gatekeeper a little closer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I can imagine the preparations for this announcement have made this week simultaneously one of the best and one of the worst Don has ever worked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbias1 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 ^^^ I'm not sure how long Don has been employed by KI. I remember him when Diamondback was announced, but it seems he and Cedar Fair have really gone above and beyond to make the teasers and diversions more fun this time around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I think all these DIVErsions are just more hints that we're getting a Dive Machine. Homestar92, heading for the door... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyroKinesis Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 So is "wing it" a reference to us, or is it a real hint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 You might want to look at Gatekeeper a little closer For what? EDIT: The supports on Gatekeeper are single supports directly under the track, UNLIKE what is being built at KI. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustbucket Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 So is "wing it" a reference to us, or is it a real hint? Yes, it is. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 So is "wing it" a reference to us, or is it a real hint? Three months ago, I would have doubted VERY much that it was a nod to us. With recent trends in Don's behavior, I'd say it's quite possible that he's trying to stir the metaphorical KICentral pot. He's probably sitting at home, popcorn in hand, refreshing this thread every couple of minutes for sheer entertainment. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Wait, are we ignoring The Bat thing? Looks like a professional logo to me... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OpSonofBeast Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Who remembers The Bat? Wish I could ride The Bat again. The Bat was so much fun!</p>— Kings Island (@KingsIslandPR) <a href="https://twitter.com/KingsIslandPR/statuses/361536368184279041">July 28, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> And now the "fake/not fake" tease of The Bat rides again and "wing it" on Thursday.....they really put some thought into this diversion....or has to much been said....find out Thursday.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom497 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 EDIT: Never mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTurb0 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Long time reader, first time poster. I've been reading this thread for days.... Last year on pointbuzz, during the height of the speculation, less than 3 days before the 2013 CP announcement, I and others found a similar page on CP's website showing Gatekeeper with similar FPO, latin words, etc. -- I, as well as others posted a screenshot and the secret was out.There was so much speculation about why CP would put so much effort into the Gatekeeper pages, everyone including myself, believed there was no other option for it to be true. (Which it obviously turned out to be) To be honest, it kind of ruined the fun. So much so, that I was at the park the day of the announcement and didn't even attend. Fast forward to 2014 and the whole Bat vs Banshee debate. My hat is off to whoever thought up the idea to put the pages with The Bat out there. In this case, the enthusiast community had largely settled on an Invert called Banshee, so what better way to throw them off than to have two competing clues that both seem extremely likely to be true. Don deserves a raise if he is behind this Banshee / Bat thing. This year, I won't be blowing off the announcement. Well Done. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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