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^Can an idea be blown out of the water if it never existed in the first place?

If it were going to Italy, would it have an Italian Job number? sorry - just had to!

Good news for fans of The Beach... http://www.fox19.com/story/19111547/company-to-lease-the-beach-in-2013 A bit more info is at the link above. Will be interesting to see where things go from here.

Mantis > Millennium Force

So you are saying the park's PR rep isn't accurate? How many times must he repeat himself?

May I have your attention please! This thread is now closed. Please use the already started topic here: http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php?/topic/25396-action-zone-makeover-2013/page__hl__%2Baction+%2Bzone+%2B2013__fromsearch__1 Thank you to LongLiveKingCobra and remember that search is your friend!

He has been for one thing since 2009.

He has been for one thing since 2009.

Are you expected to write purely technically, or are you allowed to be creative? If the latter is true, then you might be able to use sentences like, "To help its towering, steel lift hill remain suspended high above the wafts of deep-fried potatoes and funnel cakes, massive, tubular columns of tempered metal rise 230 feet above the teeming crowds at precise angles, distributing the load evenly as each precision-designed train plummets its screaming riders along its precarious drop." See if you can add the color of your experiences in the park with the technical aspects of it.

Official press release from The Beach's website:

I hope they can use the ride chamber to build a Universal Horror nights quality haunt. The sound stage haunts are awesome compared to walking into a giant tent or barn that may have a facade on. They could have a 2nd huge haunt if they used just 1 more level it could get 3-5 more scenes in the building. The current one spans the 2 it wouldn't be that hard to build a platform to level out between the rows.

This is now my favorite OF ALL TIME:

Some stunt that was.

It is. Totally.

geez guys the don has spoken leave it be

"When I'm about to do something I ask, 'would an idiot do this?'- and if they would, I do not do that thing." -Dwight K. Schrute

As we've previously stated, the Crypt building will be used for a new Haunt experience for this year and beyond.

All FUN Perks questions should be directed to the park through the Contact Us form on the FUN Perks website at www.funperks.com.

Yes Yeah - it seems lately that some posters are trying to create a broad thread for wide ranging topics. It was done by Gordon (and rightly so in my opinion) for SoB because that SBNO coaster has a history on his website of generating many overlapping and hard to moderate discussions. Since then, we've seen it proposed for Soak City, Rumors, Down Rides, and a couple of individual rides. This, unfortunately reminds me of the TPR super topic approach (where all KI is in one thread) - not the path I'd like to see KIC take. With a touch or irony, I'd suggest that those of us who aren't moderators (and/or acting in that capacity with the support of the moderators like Gordon) should probably just focus on adding to existing topics or creating a new one if we have a unique enough topic to start and a search doesn't show the same topic already being discussed. Finally, I couldn't agree more. I've only been on here a year and a half and it seems this forum has spiraled out of control. Veteran members have left, and expert, all-knowing theme park engineers have came in. They seem to know all the rumors, everything the parks are getting next year and so much more. Most of the threads are not thread-worthy. I love new members joining, don't get me wrong, but they need to learn how to navigate the forum before making new threads that are either reposts or generic blubber.

There are a lot of people who would spend less in the park if they knew how much they've spent there this season.

Ah, thank you. Sounds to me like the guest needs a remedial course in Common Sense 101.

Well, if he wasn't dead before, he is now.

I'll gladly help if I can (as structural mechanics are some of my favorite things I've studied in school), but I'm a little confused about what you're writing about. Like, are you just describing the visual differences in various KI support structures, and then trying to relate those differences to the purposes of the structures? That's the impression I'm getting from what you're saying, but I want to be sure. An example of what I'm saying: you observe that Diamondback has thick, cylindrical steel supports, but Adventure Express (or Beast, Racer, etc.) has rows and rows of rectangular wooden beams that are assembled into certain wide shapes. You then try to describe why Adventure Express would have wide supports made of a weak material compared to Diamondback's supports? Or maybe it's something like: you observe that the Eiffel Tower gets wider at the base, but the Festhaus (or Drop Tower) stays the same dimensions on all sides. You then try to describe why the Eiffel Tower needs wide supports at the bottom, but the Festhaus doesn't, despite the fact that it's a physically wider and longer building? Just trying to get a better idea of what you're looking for. EDIT: WHOAAAAAA MAN. Post 1000. I just hit post 1000. Definitely never thought I'd see this day.

No. Grizzly is based on the Coney Island Wildcat. Loosely. Very loosely.

I prefer the one with the Brady Bunch, Partridge Family, Fresh Horses, Evil Knievel, Robbie Knievel, Paul Revere, Wallenda, Dick Van Dyke, Carmen Electra legacies, which happen to be in my beloved hometown. But that's just one biscuit's opinion.

Terrain is a big deal at KI. The Beast, SOB, Flight Deck, AE, Whitewater Canyon - all take advantage of the acreage's terrain. Maybe this could be a better focus for you.

I like in silence..... (Still the KIC fanbase has not found my whereabouts on facebook ) Its great to hear other people talking about a topic i like, it brings back good memories.

I think the point was, in 2012, I'm going back to Fear Fest times. Then I'll go back to the Future, only to find out that my arch enemy is now the rich owner of a huge casino and hotel, so I'll have to go back to the past and save the future...

Where is BB1? I found the best post for him on there...perhaps this IS him?!?! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=454968894523195&set=o.155893938367&type=1

Indiana didn't set clocks ahead for daylight saving time until several years ago so Indianapolis used to be an hour behind in the summer.

You could talk about the supports for different rides and the other rides around the world that the manufacturers made, take Vekoma for example,you would talk about how Invertigo's supports are different from an SLC's or a Flying Dutchman's.

The website likes Ohiocolts better?

^ The kind of money necessary to "fix" KK is not even close to the money needed to open The Beach.

USA Tour: A section with rides from different states.

I'm 20 and I have old PC games in my closet that are on 5 1/4" floppies. The computer I'm typing this on has a combo drive with slots for both sizes of floppy. And this computer has a 3.0 GHz Dual-Core and 4 gigs of Ram. In short, this computer is not ancient, I chose to have those drives. I guess some people might call me a nerd, but nerds make all the money and get jobs right now, so I guess it's all good.

I actually thought about this for a topic! Great minds think alike! Even though I dont go to X- base as much... They really need somthing more back there.

Since when do race cars create huge waves of water? Even Formula One will stop the race if there's that much water on the track.

Yes. The park knows you were in the park. You can keep the wrist band forever and ever, if you choose. If you want to redeem it, you probably had better do so this season. You used to work in the park. In admissions, no less. As you have been told here again and again, ask the park questions like this. Only their answers are official. I could have just as easily told you the answers were 64 and a pooty tat. And someone else might.

#1. We don't know if its a floorless. #2. Kings Dominion got Dominator from another park, they didn't manufacture it. #3. How do we know its going to a Cedar Fair park. Think before ya speculate ladies and gents.

the Lien style restaurant does not sound like too much fun... Lien: the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation. You walk in, sign some papers, get high interest rates and your burger is foreclosed on before you leave...

I heard a rumor that this topic will soon be closed for that very reason.

Please post next time your going to KI. I have been over 20 visits and havent had your luck yet!

No matter how many people may complain that the dry park hasn't gotten a HUGE MONDO THRILL MACHINE!!!!!!, Soak City is really due for a new water slide. When was the last time they got a slide, 2004? When was the last time we got an attraction in the dry park? 2011? 1 year versus 8 years [for a waterslide]. I'd be happy to see Soak City get a couple more water slides in the coming years. Let's hope it's that.

I hate how people post their own rendom pictures on KI's wall that have nothing to do with the park.

It would? Don't tell Holiday World!

Which does NOT mean he was not disabled. My mother died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She could walk...about 15 feet. After which she was completely exhausted and out of breath. Assuming someone is as able as most of the rest of us based on appearances is at best ignorant (which means not knowing) and at worst a sign of arrogance. Not all disabilities can be seen. Perhaps the man in question WAS a faker, but there is a very good chance he was not.

This wasn't actually on the ride, but when we were next to get on Flight of Fear a couple weeks back, my buddy yelled at the person (a complete stranger) in the train that was about to blast off. He was like, "Hey! Before you go, I have to tell you something important about the..." and then they shot off. I was cracking up. They'll never know the important news. Reminded me a bit of Back to the Future when Marty tries to tell Doc about the future.

Hmmm. Who would go to Kings Island wearing a suit and tie and carrying a clip board? Perhaps the same guy?

I have a PS3 and can remolty turn it on and off. I have the PC and PS3 networked to share vidoes. So I can remotely turn the PS3 on via the PSP and with a function called remote play watch videos from it.