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Firehawk for Volcano

Has anyone else had problems with the KIC front page? Whether I'm on PC or Mac, using various browsers, there is "code" above each news topic, and above the list of latest forum posts. Just wanted to point that out.

Hmmm. Levy Restaurants. Lone Star Steak House. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cedar-fair-names-craig-grimes-corporate-vice-president-food-service-2012-03-26 I think I will cite without further comment.

Looks like the new Haunt experience will be themed after one of Dick Kinzel's nightmares

Seems like they did look at my post on here, haha. Now it's the 40th person that wins!

Your collection of historical pictures continues to amaze me, Paul. I love them.

Having ridden Wild Eagle, let me say that the ride's getting a little underestimated here. I do my best to not fall into the typical over-praising that most coasters, particularly B&M's, get just after opening. To be quite frank, I tend to be underwhelmed by B&M's, especially those where I can see der Point (to paraphrase the Interpreter.) The only ones, prior to last weekend, that I was genuinely excited by were Dominator at Kings Dominion and Great Bear at Hersheypark, and I've ridden at least three others that come to mind at the moment. (I realize that's not exactly a diverse sample, but it does include a mix of several models, for what that's worth. In general, I find them unpleasantly slow-paced, and the older ones aren't very nice to your head.) Wild Eagle is very forceful. I'm not saying it has the mythical ejector airtime that newly opened B&M's tend to have attributed to them by enthusiasts on their opening days and forgotten immediately afterward. The minimal airtime it has is the same light floater you'd find on Diamondback. It's when you're coming back up from a drop that the thing pulls serious G's. The signs advertise 4.5 G's, and I'd believe it. What surprises me--and I'm very curious to see how the ride wears over the course of this season because of it--is the lack of vibration in the outside seats. The zero-G roll following the loop spreads its rotation over the whole element, but you're sitting so far away from the track that the seat kinda drops out from under you before you yourself actually start rotating. Combined with the fact that the pacing is greatly improved (it seriously flies through the elements unlike any other B&M I've been on, save for the second half of Great Bear), it's awesome. So, in other words... If any park around here, especially KI, is up for a B&M Wing Rider, I'm all for it!

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Good post McSalsa. Of course i would just be speculating as well but I would pretty much rule out KI in that mix as it seems the park is focusing on a whole family experience for now and I see that trend continuing for a couple years. So I figure KI will get more flat rides and other type rides families can do together.

It closed in July 1998 and started coming down in Fall 2001. In the meantime, the park all but denied its existence and, if pressed, claimed that no decision had been made concerning the ride.

To me it's even more painful if you try and put your hands up

Sue them? Isn't that kinda like trying to get water from a dry well? I can't help but laugh at all the people on their Facebook telling others to contact their local media outlets. Bad press for a closed waterpark? Gee, I hope that doesn't hurt their attendance any.

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.

^ How was that relevant?

^How was that "back on topic?" If you don't have anything relevant or intelligent to add, then stop filling this thread with even more crap.

Park Services is an underappreciated department. The sweeps are, in my opinion, among the most important staff in ensuring a good experience at the park, as there's nothing as bad as walking around in a dirty place IMO. And I am thankful for them that real life isn't like RollerCoaster Tycoon, where every other guest pukes after getting off the kiddie rides. I don't usually have sympathy for fictional characters, but man those RCT handymen have it rough.

Wow this is the worst photo yet. I pick 1974, unbelievable, indeed. Not good at all. This is not how a park should look now.

What went wrong? The park has been acquired by companies that have cared far more about upcharge attractions, 3-point challenges, and price increases than about the overall guest experience.

I'm with you. Great landscaping turned into a stupid box thingy.