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Thanks for the comments - I really do appreciate them Here's the final updating, showcasing some Cincinnati, Coney Island, and a couple other things. Like before, please don't post elsewhere or use publicly without my permission. So here's some buildings. If I actually spent time in Cincinnati, I could probably tell you what some of them are... Paul Brown Stadium Great American Ballpark Construction on the Banks - how far has it come in the two-and-a-half years since? Random tidbit - I got a unicycle for Christmas and one of my goals is to ride across the Purple People Bridge on it before summer ends. Just so ya know. City skyline as we flew away. Robbie, the next few photos are dedicated to you Sunlight Pool - haven't visited here in roughly a decade The Twister, the park's new-for-2009 slide. It replaced the Zoom Flume. Riverbend Bumper boats, swinging ship, and what-not Couple more flat rides, nestled in the trees We visited Cincinnati and Coney Island before Kings Island, so this shot was on the way up. I just enjoyed the repetition here. Kings Powder Company The former Jack Nicklaus Golf Center, now the Golf Center at Kings Island. Finally, the Lindner Family Tennis Center across from the park. I hope you've enjoyed the photos and I'm glad I finally had the opportunity to share them. And once again, thanks for all the comments

I honestly don't even know why those passes are even offered. Free parking alone is worth the upgrade to Gold.

I could be wrong, but I thought it was the same way last year; Gold included admission to Haunt and regular did not.

I don't understand it either. Why would you go to the water park just so you could pay to sit in the luxurious comfort of your own shaded tent?

Read closer: (emphasis added) It's included with Gold Passes, not regular passes.

Gold pass parking will be located at The Beach Waterpark in 2012

Good point. I wonder how many are assuming the same thing as myself. Not that the "special area" matters. I'll take the free parking & walk with no problem.

I like this thread. I'd say I've lost all hope of Timberliners being put on SOB at this point. Holiday World recently announced that the trains will not be on the Voyage this year either. That marks a 3 year delay from their announcement. If GG can't get the trains on a ride they built and designed, I don't have much hope that they will be on any KI coaster for a very long time.

^ Stop trying to redeem yourself. This topic has 49 pages of the same thing. Most of it useless crap, and a good chunk has my name on it (I do like to get a good laugh-or at least attempt ). Don't keep trying to figure out what the next step is, because I don't believe the execs at KI/ CF even know. Read my signature. I put it there, with a link, for a reason. Often times, there is no hidden agenda. There is no spin. It is exactly what they say it is. You are right though: it is about money, but has nothing to do with the cost of any addition or rebranding. It has to deal with reality. Up until the ride closed (the final time), smart people with smart ideas attempted to save the ride resulting in millions upon millions of dollars literally being thrown at SoB with zero results (just because it didn't work does not make them dumb- see Thomas Edison: "I have not failed, I have just found 10,000 ways that won't work"). Nobody has a greater desire to see SoB operate than CF and if there was one specific "fix" to make SoB a good ride, it would be done. But there are so many issues that need addessed, and combined with SoB's well deserved reputation, it is just not worth it to keep moving forward with fixes that may, or may not, work. As enthusiasts, all of us are better served for KI to invest money into other rides/ areas of the park. They did try on countless occaisions to "fix" a $10,000,000+ ride by investing an (almost) $20,000,000. You can polish up a piece of crap, make it nice & shiney, and you still have a piece of crap. The loop made the ride unique that beat the heck out of you. Once the loop was removed, it became just a ride that just beat the heck out of you. (I'm sure the diehards will disagree that it beats the crap out of you. They need to cut the personal feelings cord and understand that rides, even wood coasters, are not supposed to feel this way.) Although stranger things have happened, I cannot imagine KI letting SoB sit SBNO this long with the intent of it operating again. The writing is on the wall and we ALL need to take Don's (almost) year old quote to heart.

And yet your plans may change...you have options!

And Dollar beers!!

This is a tough one. I kind of agree with you, the slide is a attraction you just don't see much of anymore. I'm sure it was alot of fun. But I think I will have to go with the Zephyr, which is a pretty neat ride itself. This one was very close and was a tough choice.

zero offense taken.

i stand corrected... with photo evidence.