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Fact: This is not a movie about Terpy: Another Fact: This is not Terpy:

I always pictured Terpy as this:

Fact: This is not Terpy, either (at least I think so): Hey, 2,500 posts. Confetti! Everybody daaaaance!

Stay strong my friends. Those who cannot be there will certainly be thinking of the family & all of you.

FanofFirehawk, if you're talking about the cave and expedition ruins, they could easily slap a new story on them and reuse the props. You walk into a cave, the home of wax figurines and sideshow oddities. You look around yourself, waiting until it is your turn to see the excitement for yourself. Look around, darkness. It is apparent the cave has seen better days. Cobwebs are everywhere, strung around the now-visible support beams supporting the cracking, structurally unstable cavern ceiling. You even find broken wax moldings and torture devices scattered around the base of the walls, surrounded by rubble, lit by an eerie red glow. You enter an open area, flanked on both sides by aged, daunting wax figurines. At the head of the room, you find a partially boarded up wall, ripped open from the inside. Once past the boarded wall, you come face to face with Madame Fatale herself, welcoming you to her Cavern of Terror. She explains the backstory of how she came in to the business, and she sends you on your way. Now, that was a bit over explanitory, but my point is, with a few minor prop switchouts, you can in essence utilize the same theatrical props.

I hope that book isn't about physics or engineering. :/

Dave, I would also like to thank you for putting together your tribute, it is obvious that you had some great times with Keith.

As cliched and cheesy as it sounds, that's actually the best method of scaring people (minus simply going RAWR). The quick in-and-out is key when dealing with a haunted house, because you want to not only scare them, but scare them QUICKLY. It's also done so as to keep your audience's suspension of disbelief in check; ergo, they'll be more afraid of something they only get a glimpse of rather than an extended period of time. If there's a situation when a monster is in view of guests and stalking, it's more used as a distraction so another monster can pop in and out and catch the audience off guard. The other key aspect of haunted houses when it comes to scaring is scaring FORWARD. You need to keep guests continuously going forward so as not to cause multiple groups to crash into each other in a section. Therefore, most scares are directed at the middle or back of the group. This is why you hear so many people offer advice in the guise of being at the front of the group if they are scared. Of course, people are inclined to not be front and center when walking through a haunted house, and believe the middle to be the safest. That brings me to the final point in this mini discussion that's more out of place in the current conversation than a vampire at Olive Garden, which is that none of what I just said is laid in stone. Why? Because people are SCARED when they come through a haunted house. It's our JOB to weed out and find those in the group that are the most scared, even if that means splitting up the entire group to get to the one person, or even if it's the ENTIRE group that's scared. Happy Haunting...

Thanks Tgg. We will

well, todays the day, im not really ready for this.

Don't mention this to some people.They will still make an attempt to convince you SoB could be seen falling apart while traveling 20+ mph from a considerable distance. I wonder where those folks went? hmmmmm.....

A simple like cannot express the gratitude for putting this together, Dave. He looked so happy, jolly, and carefree in each photo, even when he was diagnosed. Thank you so much for putting this together. While we may mourn the loss (and that is quite alright!), also be glad each and every one of you got the chance to know him, whether it be through his posts or personally. He obviously touched many lives in such a positive way. As an astronomy teacher once said, "The biggest and brightest stars die the fastest."

I wonder if Sonny remembers how to do the wobble since it's been so long.

If we're talking about coasters wobbling, then let's throw this for a loop, shall we? FTW, not making a Son of Beast pun, actually. All structures do that; our perception of it just depends on what force is causing it and what its magnitude is. There are videos of tall Japanese buildings swaying widely during the earthquakes in 2011.

I don't think riding a coaster twice in a row counts as "marathoning"...

The Beast Diamondback Flight of Fear Firehawk Invertigo

^They can't clear out the tables because of Potato Works? They clear out all of Action Stunt Crew Grill for Slaughterhouse. If they wanted to close Potato Works and expand Tombstone's line, they definitely have the option.

Many unique and interesting facts can be found in KIC's history section http://www.KICentral.com/history/facts.php

Me either-but here we are

I agree with others as well. Great collections of pictures! Thanks for posting that Dave!

Its that new fangled contraption that makes movin' pictures on my magic screen-ee-mo-bob!

While looking at some other videos on the Youtube about Kings Island I have found such 1. "Are they taring it down?" on a SOB video on a day at Kings Island 1. "Where is Bubba Gumps?" 2. "What is this racket that they are playing?"

I'm doing my happy dance! DANGER, WILL ROBINSON! Terp, who always thought Lost In Space more philosophical, more deep, more instructive and more fun than Star Trek. Seriously. And Dr. Smith far more real than Dr. Spock.

Yes. No longer in violation.

My first coaster was probably The Beastie at KI. From there I worked up to the Adventure Express, then Racers, then Beast, then Vortex. I was a late bloomer when it came to coasters. I was always scared of them for some reason, but the more I rode them, the more I loved them. I'll pretty much ride anything now.

For real! If someone who was so miserably desperate as to want to end his or her life broke into the park, and was dedicated enough in their sad endeavor to get past existing barriers, they could achieve their terrible goal. I'm sad that there are human beings who come to such despair; however, I'm glad that there are other human beings standing on the line to help prevent such tragedy.

TheCrypt: It's pronounced fuh tal. With the tal rhyming with pal.

So, no small wrestlers this season?

No Rasslin' I'm a little bummed (get it....little!) I thought it was short of funny.

"When orange comes to a complete stop, I'll release your lapbars and you can exit towards The Racer. Thank you for riding Shake, Rattle & Roll and enjoy your day at Kings Island." *orange still spinning* "Any day, now, orange." .... "Orange! Stop spinning!" ... "Yes! Now that orange has stopped spinning, I can let you go."

"Hey I just met you, And this is crazy, But here's your seatbelt- It's for your safety!"

Anytime! It really is a great seat, 7-1 is also very good. In my opinion, its better.

And I'm not gonna cancel the chocolates. Someone's gotta eat 'em.

I just thought this was a clever one: Ride op on Vortex: "All clear means you guys are out of here! Sit up tall, and get ready for that fall. Here, on The Vortex!"

Ugh, guess I'll have to call the priest back and tell him the wedding's off

i did^^^ sorry

Yeah, I hate using formulas in Mrs. Rossa's class, too.

And what is Flight Deck? A scrambler?

I honestly think he meant as in an embarrassed face...maybe... Sorry...carry on...

Was this person by any chance trying to sell you Dippin' Dots?

Then there are those of us whose favorite coaster is Maverick (but only in the front seat)...what Millennium Force wants to be as it grows up and gets more sophisticated. I love the toaster elements in the Millennium Force station, I'll give it that.

Look at Terpy and Dane so far ahead of their time! B&M Hypers and Dinosaurs in 2007! That being said, I don't like the idea of removing rides from their current parks, unless that park is closing it's gates (Geauga Lake), so I would say to leave everything as is.

And just who is to pay for all that bandwidth? FaceBook is ad supported. How is its stock doing?

And anyone who believes a ride is only worth riding or considered "thrilling" if it's at a set height, speed, or style should not be allowed to consider themselves an enthusiast, either.

From the mid 1990s until the 2005 season, White Water Canyon let guests pay to shoot water cannons identical to those controlled by the operators in the towers. They took more practice than the current colored geysers, but there was a lot more soaking potential. The same guideline still holds true: never beg a tower operator or geyser-manning guest to stay dry on this ride, unless you want to be completely and utterly drenched. (Or unless someone else in your boat really wants to stay dry, and you're feeling mean.) By the way, is only one tower operating now? I only saw one operate on my only ride on WWC this season, so I can't say with any certainty.

Oddly enough, I'm getting nostalgic about the loss of Disaster Transport. (I've never seen Space Spiral open even once in the visits I've had between 2005 and 2011. I haven't made it to Cedar Point this year.) It wasn't the most thrilling ride, and I didn't love it that much. For some reason, though, rides like DT, CCMR, Magnum, Gemini, Wildcat, Iron Dragon, Corkscrew, etc. all tend(ed) to define CP for me, at least in the years I've known it. That's not to say that Millennium Force and Top Thrill Dragster aren't great rides--don't get me wrong. (Millennium's one of my favorite steel coasters, as a matter of fact.) I just think one of the things I liked the most about the place was that you have super-modern record-breaking rides like those, but then you've also got these really unique rides from the 60's-80's that are part of how Cedar Point got its current reputation. Maybe I'm the only one to whom that matters, but it's part of what I enjoy about the place. That's also not to say that I'm not excited for Gatekeeper, either. I really like the name and creative use of the ride's location. (Name haters, let's face it: the ride's an adornment for the front gate. Cedar Point's got this reputation as the coaster park in the Midwest, at least with almost anyone I've ever encountered who knows about the place. Having a coaster built into the entrance of the park is a no-brainer.) The wing coaster style is practically unheard of around here by the average park guest, and it looks like it will likely eat through lines, which is something Maverick, which seems to me to still be riding its "newest coaster in the park" popularity, is lacking. Or here's hoping Gatekeeper pulls some the lines away from that ride, anyway. I guess what I'm trying to say is that this is bittersweet for me, much like the removal of The Crypt.

(If someone wants a B and M hypercoaster, can we at least have Nitro or Goliath???)