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Us in slawter hous are 1 crazie family we r the rowdyst buncha peple at haunt we likes 2 takes da peple on a tor of da hous n sum of dem dont make it out cos we keep dem 4 food sos we dont go hungrie mama likes 2 keep us wel fed its alot of fun wurking ther welcom 2 da family!!!! Sam EDIT: I am so sorry for this post. Somehow Sam hacked into my account. I probably left it open on this topic and he felt the need to respond to a new family member. Please forgive him, because reading and writing are not necessarily skills that Mama felt were important for her boys to learn, so he doesn't understand the need for proper grammar and abiding by the TOS. For those of you that need a translation of what he wanted to say: Once again, please accept my apologies. I will try to insure that this doesn't happen again, but you never know when Sam might appear again. He's just getting very excited that he gets to come out and play next weekend! - XGatorHead

"How strange! I'm getting rained on, and there are no clouds to be seen..." - Knott's Maintenance Staff

^THANK YOU SNOWMAN^ JohnnyRingo- We like new members, and try to help each other out. And we would appriciate if you dont hurt all of the KIC family's feelings. People won't want to leave feedback, or help you out as much when we are offended by your avatar. Most people use your avatar to visualize you, and what kind of person you are. And it's not giving a good impression on yourself. I suggest you change it A.S.A.P for the good of yourself, and the KIC family.

I hope nobody was like: "Wow, only 15 people, this should be a walk on... I'll just take care of this nature call AFTER this ride"...

Yeah, Hard to give a thoughtful reply to an avatar flipping me off. I've never worked there. Want to hear from visitors? Change your Avatar. Also, "Haz" is not a word I'm familiar with.

Probably not smart to flip off everyone with your avatar. That said, I have heard it is exhausting. I've been told it's some of the most fun you can have working. Many are encouraged to come up with their own scare tactics. Some use noise makers and other things that startle guests. Be creative. Be creepy. Always be in character. Have fun!

The Dippin' Dots guy and Never to forget the Flight Deck man.

Act that way in the park and see how long you last. And know the way you act here does reflect on the park. Edit: I see you have now changed your avatar. Smart. Now be more tactful.

See also Beast?

Pretty non-existent at this point.

Being stuck on a ride for three hours is pretty unusual and I would say that warrants the event being newsworthy.

I find it comical that the public's response to Dinosaurs Alive! on Valleyfair's facebook page is identical to the response on Kings Island's, Cedar Point's, etc. - "you guys are making a mistake", "this is dumb", "you should invest in a roller coaster instead", etc. Yet the dinosaurs are obviously profitable, or else they wouldn't continually be added to the parks.

I think these awards have about the same level of credibility as a Soviet election.

Coney Island will be hosting an international Fireworks competition on Saturday, September 22nd. Teams from the US, Canada and Mexico will be competing in the competition. The competitiors in the competition will be Alonzo Fireworks (Albany, New York, USA), Sirius Pyrotechnics (Montreal, Canada), and Lux Pirotecnia (Mexico City, Mexico). After those three compete (at 9:00pm, 9:20pm and 9:40pm), Rozzi`s Famous Fireworks will provide the grand finale at 10pm. Plus, enjoy Coney`s classic rides all night long. The gates open at 5pm. There will also be a Yuengling Party in the pool. Sunlite Pool will be EMPTY so you can party IN THE POOL and enjoy... ‘Sunburners' Steel Drum Party Band 5:00-9:00 Craft Beer Tasting from 5:00-7:00 Incendium Arts Fire Troupe - World-Class Fire Spinning Dancing - on Sunlite Pool Island at 7:45 & 8:45 The event is sponsored by Dr. Pepper. Pricing is $20 per car load, and includes admission to Coney`s classic rides. Coney Island season pass holders can get admission for $15 per car. No coolers or picnic baskets are permitted for this event, and pricing applied to normal passenger vehicles only. (Excludes RVs, buses, and large capacity vans). I look forward to seeing some of you there that night! I will be working that day, likely as a rides manager, but maybe jumping in to help run rides as staffing levels dictate. See you at Coney on September 22nd for Fire Up the Night

If you ask me, that is indeed a problem. Just of a different nature... And on a Friday evening...

Much appriciated johnnyRingo. Lets all celebrate with a photo! Haha Pictures2 655 by KIC-Original, on Flickr Original, always trying to fit in a photo in some way.

I was so confused about Gator's post...I think I get it now...

According to Jeff from PointBuzz, it is scheduled to come down tomorrow.

The Beast being ranked seventh is very generous. If it were up to me, it wouldn't even be in the top 10. The Beast is nothing more than a really long Adventure Express with a good ending.

Even though Sam doesn't remember your real fear face specifically, as he's done the same thing to quite a few others besides yourself, he appreciates that you remember!

Dr. Spock was real. Mr. Spock, however, is a fictional creation of Gene Roddenberry. Unless, of course, you are extremely philosophically opposed with Dr. Spock's views on parenting. Then you may continue to believe in his nonexistence.

Kudos to KI for knowing you can't do the same thing every year for entertainment. 2011 they make such a fantastic move to entertain people that in 2012 people complain when it is no longer offered. Woulda thunk it?

Yep. And, apparently in 2012 KI agrees.

Not just to wrestle. To watch them bleed!

Ringmaster has a point when he talks about finding the scaredy cat. Their fear can reverberate down the hall. Whenever I see a person riding the Monster with an expression as if they were reading the New York Times, I laugh. Who goes onto rides to diss them? Or keep themselves as cool and reserved as possible? Riding an amusement as if it were a bore? Hardly anyone. That's why they stand out so much when they do ride as if it were a mere distraction in their busy day of lurching. (When I see an expressionless person on a ride ( and they are usually alone, for a reason), I think of Lurch from the Addams Family.) But when it comes to Haunted Houses, the patrons sometimes begrudge themselves the party they paid for. They go through the maze yawning, bragging that they are not frightened, etc.. It's a bore. I hate to be with those sort of people in my group. They spoil the fun that I bought a ticket to have. I try to winnow that type away from me. If only there were a way for the Gatekeeper of the houses to lead that sort into a different door, that led into an empty alley. They would get what they wanted, a completely scare free experience, and the patrons that want to join in the fun can have the scares that they want. Sometimes I scream because I'm with someone who's easily scared, and it's fun to watch their faces. A monster scares me, I scream, my scaredy cat friend screams, and it's fun. I'm a patron scaring a fellow patron, imagine the fun of being paid to do the same thing? One has to accept the mindset that the world has been taken over by these monstrous things, and allow themselves some fun.

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

This is how a rumor starts : Dude, Top Thrill Dragster is being moved from Cedar Point to Kings Island in 2014. There, I just started a rumor.

agreed. I finally made my first trip to Cedar Point this year and I absolutely loved Dragster.

A good start is to search "perks" or "Funperks" on here. I searched the former for you. This is probably the most helpful topic. Lots of discussion on there as people earned points and levels.

You mean to tell me Express doesn't have a great ending?

Bribery?

Other than the first drop what does Millennium Force really have. It has some nice positive G's but little to no airtime and long drawn out turns.

You shall.

I don't have a problem with most of the selections personally. There were four things that caught my attention this year: (1) El Toro overtaking Voyage for best wood. I would agree that El Toro is giving better rides than The Voyage this year. I think the top 10 wood rankings (outside of The Beast selection at 7) are all fair. (2) I'm a little surprised about the best new ride category. I thought Wild Eagle would finish second or third but it won. I thought Skyrush hardly registering on the best new ride radar was a bit surprising as the layout is awesome. Perhaps the restraints and capacity issues weighed more heavily than I thought they might. (3) Every North American B&M hyper placed in the top 25. Outside of the Raging Bull selection at 19 I'd agree that they are all top 25 rides (though in full disclosure I haven't ridden Goliath at La Ronde). I still think the best of the bunch is Goliath at SFOG, however. (4) Intimidator 305 is one of the few really big coasters that opinions tend to sway all over the place. It's a coaster you either really like or isn't really your cup of tea with very little middle ground. I've had the pleasure of riding with three close friends of mine since it opened and they've all said it's good but not great and didn't have any real interest in immediately re-riding. Some people have it as their #1. Some people don't have it in their top 25. I agree with the ranking at 12 but realize that everyones opinion will vary here.

The question I've had, and haven't seen answered other than my own observation, is how popular is DA in 2012 @ Kings Island? Its always struck me as a "see it once, no need to see it again" type attraction. If it paid itself off in the 1st year, well that's great b/c my regular mid week trips in the evening never saw much activity in the DA area or gift shop. Granted, an evening Mid-week might not be the best example, so if saturday afternoons DA is as hoping this season as it was last year, I'd love to see it. If it can pay itself off in 1 year, then provide a small profit in year 2, 3, etc... until their lease is up, then its a win/win for the park. It doesn't take a ton of development, they'll get a decent splash for families w/ young children and then turn it around for something else. And that may well indeed be the exact idea they're aiming for. A new B&M coaster is suppossed to last the park 20+ years, so the payback can be longer. Perhaps the DA are truely only meant to last until the lease expires (2018 is what I heard, don't know if that's true) then allow them to make a different bang in same area w/ minimal amount of deconstruction costs.

Don't you think those are things you should ask your employer

I expect something Illuminating Kings Island in 2013.

If Dinosaurs Alive wasn't profitable, it wouldn't spread from park to park. If B&M coasters didn't pay for themselves and generate profits, parks wouldn't keep buying them.

And Mr.Ouimet would be asking us how was are day.

That's what I was thinking too, but we were going to get fast passes because of the crowds and if were only going to be there for 6 hours I didn't want to spend the $45. But if there aren't that many people we might not even need them. And Thanks for the help!

These dinosaurs are haunting me, I CANT GET AWAY FROM THEM.

Best Amusement Park: Hersheypark Best Theme Park: Of the ones I've been to, Kings Dominion or Six Flags Great Adventure. I'm inclined to believe that the Disney or Universal parks are more deserving of this title, but I was in a stroller when I last visited the Magic Kingdom and can only recall being terrified of the Jaws ride at Universal when I was in elementary school. Best Value Park: Holiday World Best Wood Coasters: The Voyage (HW) and El Toro (SFGAdv) Best Steel Coaster: Intimidator 305, Kings Dominion Best Flatride: Noah's Ark, Kennywood Best "New" Ride: El Toro, Great Adventure Best New Ride: From looks, Leviathan. I've only ridden Wild Eagle in the 2012 coasters, and as much as I like it, I imagine the B&M giga is better. Best Park Food: DOLLYWOOD. Oh my goodness. Most Beautiful Park: Dollywood or Kennywood Best Water Ride: Wildebeest, Holiday World Best Waterpark: Splashin' Safari Best Park Staff: Dollywood Best Kids Area: Of the parks I've been to, I'll honestly say that I liked Kings Island's the best. I'm willing to bet there are other parks I've not been to that have better ones, but KI does the best, in my experience. Best Park Show: ...I've just realized how long it's been since I've actually watched a show at an amusement park. Uhh... the first five minutes of British Invasion were decent? Cleanest Park: Holiday World or Dollywood Best Halloween Event: I've still only been to KI's Halloween Haunt, but I'm more and more inclined to believe the Universal parks throw the best Halloween event. I'll have to check out Halloween Horror Nights one of these days.

I always took these awards with a grain of salt.

With all due respect... are you serious??? Come on, if the park offered 50% off every time the rides closed for a lightning event (they close for lightning within X miles, NOT just rain) Cedar Fair would be broke. The coasters were closed for a total of 15 minutes.. no more, no less.... and did so only ONCE during the event. I was there.

So what was the park supposed to do when a storm was approaching? Safety is paramount. It makes no difference whether the park is open to the public or has been bought out for a private event. The park, and not the private group, will decide when rides are safe to operate.

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.

I think you are right because I got to level 3 last sunday and I only spent $10 in the park, but I am somehow at 50.00% exactly moving towards a 4 star. So I do think the program starts you out at 50% starting at level 3 (atleast that had been my experience so far) to give you the perceived notion that you are closer to the tagert than you really are. Thus making you spend more in the park... CF and those sneaky tricks... tisk tisk

Maybe the record for most launched coasters in a park(building a launched coaster). They got it in 2005 with the italian job(BLSC) but lost it by the removal of Hypersonic XLC. Let the speculation begin!

Scooby Doo&The Haunted Castle! i have almost everything of Scooby I would love to own that ride!