BoddaH1994 Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Yesterday we had the privileged of taking a tour of Kings Island during its weekday downtime. Although guests are still only in the park on weekends for now, during the week the park is certainly still alive. Firehawk is now a complete circuit and the additional photo booths, greeter station and plaza are being constructed. Don't forget that Firehawk is scheduled to be open on Memorial Day weekend! Many of you have noticed that the Coca-Cola Cool Zone was removed from the area outside of The Beast. Don't fret, a brand NEW Coke Cool Zone is currently being built right outside of Coney Mall! Also, construction continues as the final preparations are made to the Paramount Theatre for the Endless Summer on Ice show! The frozen sand base is down and it's ready for the final thick, skate-worthy sheet of ice on top! Don't forget to check out Kings Island's new ice show featuring singing, dancing and of course skating opening June 9th in the Paramount Theatre. Click here to see photos of Firehawk, the new Coke Cool Zone, the Paramount Theatre, and more! For the latest Kings Island information make sure you check out KICentral.com, the complete guide to Kings Island! Regards, Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Firehawk is looking nice. I`m really liking the gray and red color scheme. It looks like a totally different ride than X-Flight, partly because guests will be coming to the ride from a different angle then what they did when the ride was at Geauga Lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reclaimer Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Great update, as always! You know, I saw that construction sign at the cool zone area last week and didn't have a clue what they were doing. Now I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 While the vertical construction for that might just be beginning, they had a huge hole in that area at the beginning of April to prepare for that Cool Zone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reclaimer Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 I must've missed the hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubaman Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Firehawk is looking sharp, well where the new paint has been applied anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Sweet pics, and just think KIC does it again, even when the park is open for weekends, we still get photo updates. Nice job KIC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delirium13 Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Firehawk is looking nice, except for on part. I know it's not done yet and a lot can still change, but I really do not like the station. The ride looks great, but the station looks like a storage building. Compare the old station when it was X-Flight, to Firehawk. But other than that great photos! The track portion of the ride and the surrounding area are starting to look great! Edit - I just wanted to say thanks to the whole Kings Island Central Staff and whoever else was involved in this unexpected, but appreciated update! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 It's suspose to look like a hanger, it doesn't look bad, I think it will look better once it's done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
touchdown62 Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 I agree with the people above regarding the "Please excuse our mess" signs by the VR attraction. I didn't see a thing going on last weekend. Nothing looked different to me. I'm glad to see something going on there, though, so I know that I wasn't losing my mind. A cool zone there would be really nice, especially if they do a better job of keeping it working, unlike previous owners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hauntguy Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 AWESOME!! Thanks for the update Ryan. I am loving the color shceme on FH... LOVE IT! I can't wait to go and take a gander at the new Asylum entrance!!! Am I crazy? I believe so! -Hauntguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Hmmmm....Crazy? Attracted to asylums? I see a connection here. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastfan11 Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Sweet update guys! Thank you. I too, am excited to see the Asylum entrance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JxAx Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Thanks for the update...everything is looking great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlfox_21 Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Firehawk is looking really nice. I can't wait to go back to Kings Island and ride it. It is certainly one coaster on my TO DO list this year. As for right now, I am eagerly awaiting the reopening of "SheiKra" at Busch Gardens Florida. When it reopens it will be floorless, and I will probably only have One or Two more chances to ride the coaster before I move back to Ohio. Then its all a go for Firehawk and Maverick! I can't wait to revisit Ohio's parks. m.f.21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 A brief update (no pictures, sorry) from Firehawk today. The concrete midway has been poured since the last set of pictures were taken. They still have yet to pour the concrete curbs. Work continues on the station (there were a couple of guys painting the station today). There will also likely be a sign on the Coney Mall midway advertising the ride, as there is a new concrete footing right next to the ring toss game. Also, the Coca-Cola Cool Zone structure was assembled. It appears as if there will be a row of Coke machines on the side that faces the basketball game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Sweet thanks for the update CoastersRZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corn4ahead Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Yeah i noticed that too except today it looked like they started painting the supports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 They were some supports painted last weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 They started painting the supports several weeks ago (a couple weeks before the park opened in fact). And another thing that I noticed. Adventure Express is only running two trains. The third train is on one of the storage tracks (a different track then the third train was on last Saturday). This third train is covered with train covers. I wonder how long it will be before they put the third train into service. Additionally, the Kings Island and Miami Valley Railroad was not open today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reclaimer Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Railroad is staying closed 'til Boomerang Bay opens, I've heard. It's unfortunate they've been doing it the past couple years. Why did they even bother to run the train before WaterWorks was around? Oh, that's right...The train itself is a ride, not just transportation between the two parks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corn4ahead Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 I wish the railroad was still an actual ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 At least Kings Island still HAS its train. That's more than can be said for Kings Dominion, Carowinds or many other parks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hauntguy Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 ^ Or for any other park in the country for that matter. I can only think of a handfull parks that still operates a old time train like ours. Kudos to the maintence guys and the railroad staff. -Hauntguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZosoBeast Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I uploaded a few pictures I took today of the "Coke Oasis" being built on the outskirts of Coney Mall. Check them out here. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 And hopefully, Kings Island keeps its train for many many years to come! Nice pictures Bill. I`m still not entirely sure what the center round concrete base is for, as there are no steel connectors or conduit coming up in that location. We`ll know soon enough though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RingMaster Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I noticed while both working in Rivertown and riding rides that there is a bit of indoor construction going on in a few of the RVT buildings. Particularly the Photorium building (where Antique Photos used to be) and inside Beast's queue. One of the doors to the Photorium was open right when the park opened. I took a quick glance inside and noticed a massive wooden wall being built that ran down the room and almost split it in half. If I'm not mistaken, it used to be all one big open room, didn't it? Then, while in line for The Beast, along the inside of The Beast Canyon Cold Drinks wall, there was a large opening and what appeared to be a hallway leading into the building that lie beside the second portion of Beast's queue. Both construction areas looked pretty recent, just like Panda Express inside the Festhaus. So, this gets me thinking....is there a possibility for semi-permanent locations for FearFest attractions? Portions of The Beast queue line could be used as part of a FF maze, like the regular entrance and that second part of the line (right where the line splits for the front and back of the train), and there's already plenty of space inside the Photorium. Maybe there might be some other unused locations that could use a Halloween touch-up, like the old Laser Tag building, the Back Porch Picnic Grove, and maybe the Nick Theater (although the Dora shows run until September 3rd and it's possible it might open again in October). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 They will probably be a Fearfest show in the Nick Theater like last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZosoBeast Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I`m still not entirely sure what the center round concrete base is for, as there are no steel connectors or conduit coming up in that location. We`ll know soon enough though. My GUESS is that the back row will have Coke machines and the center round base will be a barrel sprayer of some sort. Just a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 See, that`s what I thought, except there are no pipes visible near the center concrete base. RingMaster, that open "hallway" in The Beast`s queue is where they used to have pop machines. I highly doubt that they make that into a Fear Fest attraction, as last year The Beast had quite large lines during FearFest and was utilizing both of the lower queue houses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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