jcold1 Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 Name: Ocean Monster Type: Rollar Coaster M.P.H: >95 Loops: 2 Corkscrews: 4 Hills: 1 (start) Color of Track: Blue Color of Trains: Black with Yellow Letters Length of Track: 4,520 ft Time of Ride:2 Min. 45 Sec. Size of 1st Hill: 295 feet Location: Top Gun's Spot (tear it down) Tunnels: 3 (2 long and 1 short) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 From a marketing standpoint, that would be kind of a bad decision. The ride looks wonderful, but you have 6 inversions in there, and typically if you have inversions it influences half of your ridership (mainly not to ride). I think the days of the monsters are unfortunately over... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deb Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 Location: Top Gun's Spot (tear it down) OMG NO! I'd never go back!!! Top Gun is my favorite. can't tear it down! deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 TOPGUN is one great ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcold1 Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share Posted June 14, 2007 Top gun is old. It is no longer one of the main attrations in the park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby_Doo Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 ^ Err yeah it is that ride is always packed with people! besides I see a name change for Top Gun in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor66 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Top Gun is fun. Short and sweet. If they did anything to it they should get Vekoma to lengthen it. take out the turn at the top of the lift hill and make a new drop leading into the expansion. Then there should be a second lift hill leading into the old first drop. This should definitely increase ridership. Many other Arrow suspendeds have two lift hills. They could even replace the trains with Vekoma's floorless suspended swinging trains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcold1 Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share Posted June 14, 2007 ^^^ ya that would increse it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deb Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 The Beast is old. There are days you can walk-on. The Racers are old. It's ALWAYS walk-on.. at least from the days I've been there. I have never walked-on Top Gun. EVER. Sure, some paint and theming would do wonders. But as it's one of a few of that type of coaster, I doubt it'd go anywhere. deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropZone99 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Top Gun should be re-themed, and get alot of track added and maybe get inverted trains so it could have an inversion [barrel roll]. Now back to the topic... Name: Grizzely Wolfe Ride: Hyper Twister Roller Coaster Speed: 94mph. Inversions: 1 [immelman] Height: 325ft. Lift Hills: 1 Color of Track: A rusty red with silver supports. Color of Trains: Rusty colors, wide cars [4 abreast] Height of 1st Drop: 300ft. tall Location: Rivertown Tunnels: 2 Special Features: Fog and special lighting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubaman Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Top gun is old. It is no longer one of the main attrations in the park. Top Gun is in no need to be torn down. If memory serves me correctly as well, the area it's in isn't the ideal place to build something new. Top Gun still draws crowds, and still pleases riders. It's a great ride for kids who aren't quite ready for something larger. It is still a very important ride to the park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firehawk Freak Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Name: Dragon Ride: Hyper Twister Roller Coaster Speed: 100mph. Inversions: 3 [barrel rolls] Height: 312. Lift Hills: 2 Color of Track: A metallic forest green with silver supports Color of Trains: Purple and green Height of 1st Drop: 298ft tall Location: Rivertown where the Lake is dry up the lake Tunnels: 6 Special Features: Fire, Strobe Lights, and special Oriental theming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RingMaster Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Name: Maniac Mansion Type: Indoor/Outdoor Roller Coaster/Dark Ride Style: Eurofighter (Gerstlauer) Speed: 49.62 mph (guestimate) Max. Height: 105 ft. Length of Track: 5,368 ft (guestimate) Length of Ride: 3 min 43 sec (guestimate) Location: Italian Job: Stunt Track/Swan Lake Area Slogan: Ready To Go Crazy? Description: Once a grand and beautiful Scandinavian mansion, and once the site of the popular children's show, Woody's Maniac Mansion, the show is now cancelled, the home now a dilapidated mess, and it now comes complete with a curse of an unusual sort, and is populated by creatures of a quite....different nature. Take a not-so-whimsical tour of the mansion now run by an owner of a completely different color-Woody the Pseudo-Homicidal Maniac-passing through one meaninglessly macabre room after another. It's a classic dark ride with a modern twist (several twists, to be exact!), and is something no person can pass up. Just like Woody says.....Ready To Go Crazy? Ride Storyboard: Coming soon .....I'm just really, really bored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firehawk Freak Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Maybe shorten the walk and line to TopGun I have seen people not ride it because they did not wnat to walk that far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firehawk Freak Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Name: Maniac Mansion Type: Indoor/Outdoor Roller Coaster/Dark Ride Style: Eurofighter (Gerstlauer) Speed: 49.62 mph (guestimate) Max. Height: 105 ft. Length of Track: 5,368 ft (guestimate) Length of Ride: 3 min 43 sec (guestimate) Location: Italian Job: Stunt Track/Swan Lake Area Slogan: Ready To Go Crazy? Description: Once a grand and beautiful Scandinavian mansion, and once the site of the popular children's show, Woody's Maniac Mansion, the show is now cancelled, the home now a dilapidated mess, and it now comes complete with a curse of an unusual sort, and is populated by creatures of a quite....different nature. Take a not-so-whimsical tour of the mansion now run by an owner of a completely different color-Woody the Pseudo-Homicidal Maniac-passing through one meaninglessly macabre room after another. It's a classic dark ride with a modern twist (several twists, to be exact!), and is something no person can pass up. Just the Woody says.....Ready To Go Crazy? Ride Storyboard: Coming soon .....I'm just really, really bored. Sounds like Flight of Fear w/ a little theming Ki needs a big steel crowd drawing coaster not another gimic like Firehawk, Italian Job, and Tomb Raidr. Now whos favorite ride is Tomb Raider I love Firehawk though but Ki needs a big steel MONSTER!!!!! maybe a voyage or thunderhead The only other gimic coaster O would like to see is amulti Dimesional like X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Name: Maniac Mansion Type: Indoor/Outdoor Roller Coaster/Dark Ride Style: Eurofighter (Gerstlauer) Speed: 49.62 mph (guestimate) Max. Height: 105 ft. Length of Track: 5,368 ft (guestimate) Length of Ride: 3 min 43 sec (guestimate) Location: Italian Job: Stunt Track/Swan Lake Area Slogan: Ready To Go Crazy? Description: Once a grand and beautiful Scandinavian mansion, and once the site of the popular children's show, Woody's Maniac Mansion, the show is now cancelled, the home now a dilapidated mess, and it now comes complete with a curse of an unusual sort, and is populated by creatures of a quite....different nature. Take a not-so-whimsical tour of the mansion now run by an owner of a completely different color-Woody the Pseudo-Homicidal Maniac-passing through one meaninglessly macabre room after another. It's a classic dark ride with a modern twist (several twists, to be exact!), and is something no person can pass up. Just the Woody says.....Ready To Go Crazy? Ride Storyboard: Coming soon .....I'm just really, really bored. Sounds like Flight of Fear w/ a little theming Ki needs a big steel crowd drawing coaster not another gimic like Firehawk, Italian Job, and Tomb Raidr. Now whos favorite ride is Tomb Raider I love Firehawk though but Ki needs a big steel MONSTER!!!!! maybe a voyage or thunderhead The only other gimic coaster O would like to see is amulti Dimesional like X. Seeing as how Kings Island is more directed towards family, whereas Cedar Point is a coaster park, Kings Island doesn't need a big monster. Now, I wouldn't complain if we did get one, but Kings Island doesn't need a monster coaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast08 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Top gun is old. It is no longer one of the main attrations in the park. Top Gun is in no need to be torn down. If memory serves me correctly as well, the area it's in isn't the ideal place to build something new. Top Gun still draws crowds, and still pleases riders. It's a great ride for kids who aren't quite ready for something larger. It is still a very important ride to the park. What riders are still pleased by Top Gun? Not me get rid of Top Gun Build a new 500ft coaster in it's place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcold1 Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 Top gun is old. It is no longer one of the main attrations in the park. Top Gun is in no need to be torn down. If memory serves me correctly as well, the area it's in isn't the ideal place to build something new. Top Gun still draws crowds, and still pleases riders. It's a great ride for kids who aren't quite ready for something larger. It is still a very important ride to the park. What riders are still pleased by Top Gun? Not me get rid of Top Gun Build a new 500ft coaster in it's place Somone agree's with me. Top Gun is past it's prime and when ever i go it's a walk on for every ride (but the font and back have 1-2 people) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Top gun is old. It is no longer one of the main attrations in the park. Top Gun is in no need to be torn down. If memory serves me correctly as well, the area it's in isn't the ideal place to build something new. Top Gun still draws crowds, and still pleases riders. It's a great ride for kids who aren't quite ready for something larger. It is still a very important ride to the park. What riders are still pleased by Top Gun? Not me get rid of Top Gun Build a new 500ft coaster in it's place Somone agree's with me. Top Gun is past it's prime and when ever i go it's a walk on for every ride (but the font and back have 1-2 people) Top Gun Pleases tons of riders. It's never a walk on when I go and I go alot. I haven't gone much this year, but last year it was always a 45 minute to an hour wait. And to the guy who said we need a 500 ft coaster... you're an idiot. Click the x on the browser and never come back to the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reon Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Name: Diamondback Type: Intamin Accelorator (Rocket) Location: Rivertown/lake area. Features: A 90 degree turn over the lake, a 100' verticle top hat, a large overbank turn that dives under the tophat. Layout shape: L-shaped out and back. Hills: 2 (tophat, and airtime hill before brakes.) Theme: Snakes, old west Colors: Green, brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor66 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Top gun is old. It is no longer one of the main attrations in the park. Top Gun is in no need to be torn down. If memory serves me correctly as well, the area it's in isn't the ideal place to build something new. Top Gun still draws crowds, and still pleases riders. It's a great ride for kids who aren't quite ready for something larger. It is still a very important ride to the park. What riders are still pleased by Top Gun? Not me get rid of Top Gun Build a new 500ft coaster in it's place I love top gun. Never get rid of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubaman Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 I would say all the smiling faces and people with wind-swept hair coming off of TG are pleased riders. It's a good thing for families to ride, with kids in the transitional phases of roller coaster riding from kiddy rides, to bigger coasters. On top of that, it's a fun ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 14 years isn't very old for a roller coaster. I'd say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welchce Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 14 years isn't very old for a roller coaster. I'd say And KI does have some unused land. So why take out a favorite if not 100% necessary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welchce Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 Name: Banshee Type: B&M Dive Machine Location: Rivertown/lake area. Features: A 90 drop into the lake to a tunnel below, inversion or two, and maybe a water brake like Griffon and SheiKra, and some good airtime in the woods behind the lake Highest Drop: 200 ft (lift hill doesn't have to be that high if it dives below the ground) Theme: Keep as many trees as possible/add more Colors: dark green, black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King's Island Addict Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 The Beast is old. There are days you can walk-on. The Best is a great ride, and I've only walked on once. The Racers are old. It's ALWAYS walk-on.. at least from the days I've been there. I've only walked on mabye 1 or 2 times I have never walked-on Top Gun. EVER Really? I've only had to wait longer than mabye 5 minutes once... I'm not saying it isn't a fun ride though This year my friend and I rode Delerium and walked to, and rode, Spongebob 3D, while waiting for the parents to get off Top Gun, they called once we got out and the had just gotten off, and that was after about and hour and a half! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 I've rode TOPGUN about 6 times in a row (3 of those times was front seat....Same train the whole time) I've walked on actualy all the rides there at one time or another, except I'd say IJST and that line just started at the bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firehawk Freak Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 Top gun is old. It is no longer one of the main attrations in the park. Top Gun is in no need to be torn down. If memory serves me correctly as well, the area it's in isn't the ideal place to build something new. Top Gun still draws crowds, and still pleases riders. It's a great ride for kids who aren't quite ready for something larger. It is still a very important ride to the park. What riders are still pleased by Top Gun? Not me get rid of Top Gun Build a new 500ft coaster in it's place I agree with both of you just put one big one in and expand no need to tear down KI has plenty of land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firehawk Freak Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 Name: Mama Beast Ride: Giga Roller Coaster Speed: 133mph. Inversions: 0 Height: 460 ft. Lift Hills: 1 Color of Track: A Brown track with Dark Brown Supports Color of Trains: Brown and Pink Height of 1st Drop: 440 ft tall Location: X base (next to Firehawk) Tunnels: 5 Special Features: Tunnelised Rose Bowl, 90 degree turnsm, Over Banked Curves, Tunnels with Strobe lights and on-ride video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browntggrr Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Location: Top Gun's Spot (tear it down) Is there some sort of fuzzy math that the schools are teaching today? ADDITION BY SUBTRACTION IS NOT ALWAYS A SOLUTION! (whew! ) I will never say that it won't happen, but the chances are of TG being torn down are very slim. Why? Well, it is a great starter coaster for the families that KI has been targeting for years now. Those kids who have graduated from Nick Universe need to ride something before Beast, Vortex, and FoF. When the park is understaffed and the ride does not open frequently, then the rumors can fly, but for what some people consider to be low ridership is not a reason. Welche: CF will not put in any ride called Banshee. That was to be to name for what is now called Mantis and was changed due to not being politically correct in CF's eyes. http://www.rcdb.com/id7.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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