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Just bring back 5@5.... Topic now over.

I receive the newsletter but found out about this via Facebook and registered using a link provided there. I hope this doesn't ruin my chances -- I really want to go!

Essentially, the land that Riverbend sits on used to belong to Coney (and Taft Broadcasting). The land was donated (Riverbend is actually owned by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra) to the symphony for the original Riverbend music center. Other than the RSVIP/accessible parking, there is no parking lot on Riverbend property. As such, it was only right that Coney, which had the parking infrastructure in place, handle the parking. Coney does get revenue from the parking for concerts (every concert at Riverbend has a "facility use" fee, part of which goes to pay for the parking. When you go to a concert at Riverbend, no parking money is collected when you park in the Coney lots for this reason. Additionally, all the concession stands at Riverbend are actually operated by Coney. And in turn Coney gets money from this. These arrangements were part of the deal for Coney donating the land to Riverbend. And when the smaller PNC Pavilion was built several years back, Coney donated some more land to Riverbend. The new racino indeed has impacted how Coney does business and its future plans. Which will only become more evident as the months go by. Being careful not to say too much.

I would ask Don if he would put a word in about bringing a Pinks hotdogs to KI, Ever since i had my first one at CP hotdogs have never been the same!

I've had a really strong interest lately in the Silverwoodies, all coasters at both Busch Gardens, Georgia Scorcher, Georgia Cyclone, Renegade, Prowler, New Mexico Rattler, Silver Comet, Talon, Ravine Flyer II, Predator, Incredible Hulk, and either of the American Revenges of the Mummy.

VERY cool (No pun intended) of the park to do this! Good luck to everyone here.

- What parts make sense to you and why? + There's a difference between what might happen and what you want to happen. - A new B&M coaster by 2015 is an absurd stretch. + Again, that may be what Hart wants or says he's going to do, but is it realistic? First off: No. A coaster of that size and from that manufacturer would require planning years in advance. I highly doubt that Ed Hart would've flown B&M in and paid them a ton of money to start designing something or even have them consult and estimate a new attraction at a park that he doesn't even technically have the legal ability to operate amusement rides in, especially one where the future is questionable. Diamondback opened at Kings Island in 2009. Evidence of construction was first seen in 2008. You know for sure that planning for such a ride would've occurred well before 2008. So, seriously here, do you really think Ed Hart has paid B&M to design any kind of ride so far in advance (when he's not even guaranteed to be operating the park) that it could be constructed and operating by 2015? We'll be lucky if this park is even opening or still standing by 2015. I think you are way off. Money talks. If a company says it will cost this amount to build this ride with this much lead time. Most companies say, how much will it cost to be done by this time, and the manufacturer or builder prices it out. Money is what drives everything. If somebody wants a coaster in a shortened amount of time, I am sure money can make that happen. How much planning is really involved in a ride a manufacturer already has stored on a computer system somewhere? I'm sure they don't leave engineers sitting around an office, bored when they aren't any active projects underway. I am sure there is a fair amount of sandboxing that goes on in trying new things. How else would you come up with new coaster designs and technology? It wouldn't surprise me if the designs drove the cosater tech, instead of the other way around. Trying things on a computer to start with, is probably how a lot of newer coaster elements come into existence.

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Star Wars is Disney now. hehe Yeah, don't mind me. Just HAD to... XD

I'm not going to win any photography awards with this picture: Hard: Whole Giant Top Spin, with lights on. Easy: The Beast's sign.

It's been comfrimed via KI's Facebook page, that Thunder Alley has been retired. I'm sure it's all for the future expansion of the SOB land. Everything has a long term plan. I'm thinking that where we will see a new roller coaster station pop up. I can at least dream, and hope it comes true.

Couldn't resist: (yes, it is my own picture) OK, current Viking Fury: Easy: Snoopy Boutique Hard: Interior of a Woodstock Whirlybird

Nonsense!

Not sure this is the right place, so please forgive me if that's the case, but vote now! There's no denying that for coasters, CP is ahead of us. But we're sooooo spoiled with the short wait times almost any day we attend, as well as the compact layout of the park that allows us to change our minds without killing our legs! http://behindthethrills.com/2012/12/thrill-weekly-poll-park-of-the-year-2012-region-three/

I would ask Don what his favorite color is SOB tries to keep his questions simple...

I have quite a few - and counting! -Viper, X2, and Green Lantern: First Flight @ Six Flags Magic Mountain -Tennessee Tornado @ Dollywood -Fantasia Special @ Tongdo Fantasia -Disneyland and Disney World -Canyon Blaster @ Adventuredome -At least one of the remaining Arrow Launched Loop coasters (Diamond Back @ Frontier City; Sidewinder @ Elitch Gardens; and/or Irn-Bru Revolution @ Pleasure Beach) -Big One, Revolution (mentioned earlier), and Steeplechase @ Pleasure Beach, Blackpool -Corkscrew @ Silverwood

Can we get some family dark rides? A phantom theatre, style and a nice long boat ride . With animatronic characters:

I already asked him your question,you wont like the answer.

^^ You know it!

Make a Youtube video if you do!

Sorry, effects on this one too. http://www.flickr.com/photos/original2/7934067106/'> Easy- DeliriumHard- A Beast Souvenir cup.

I entered for some reason...knowing that I never, ever win these things.

If you read the PDF, then you didn't read all of it. Pages 25 & 26 address both the items you mentioned. First T2 - Two new trains at a cost of 2.2 million, and Thunder Run, rehab of current trains, costing 30k. http://www.kentuckykingdom.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/KKRC_ResponseOct2012w.pdf Thank you for the link, I apparently missed that. However, is this the same PDF we were talking about originally? I seem to remember one that was much longer and had a list laid out of all the estimation costs and where these estimates were sourced from - i.e. what vendor estimated the price? I'm seeing a vendor for the wave pool and water ride, but is there one for the rest of the rides? Also, does it state anywhere that these vendors specifically visited the site to make their estimations? It doesn't say that in there, but why would you submit a bid without doing the full legwork for the ride? It is easier to call the manufacturers of the original ride, and ask what replacement parts will cost as opposed to guessing. Most companies can email back these figures within a few days. I imagine refurbishing this for 30k (if that's accurate) is cheaper than buying a new train: One other thing, if anyone can answer it, Hart previously claimed in his last attempt that he had financing in place which would allow him to pay the lease rent and fund the park's operation, but wanted money from the Commonwealth to fund improvements and repairs. His original estimation was $50 Million then he dropped it to $20 Million. Now he claims he needs no taxpayer incentives, so who are these new investors? As I understand it, these are the additional business people that Ed Hart brought into his company. The Al J. Schneider Company, who originally said they would guarantee a loan of 20m for Ed Hart to use. He also brought in a Partner with a major Law Firm, another with a Capital Ownings company. He is bringing in private loans to people with deep pockets. This isn't hard to figure out. These companies if they loaned him the money, would be first in line for jobs and services provided as KK needed those services, while also getting back money they loaned. Personally I think Hart's numbers should have an asterisk by them. They're not necessarily lies, but you have to look at the full story: "KKRC will accept essentially the same lease terms that the state previously approved for the Holiday World investors. Including the jobs it will stimulate in the hospitality industry and construction trades, Kentucky Kingdom will produce, on average, 2,150 full-time jobs annually." Please be aware, that doesn't mean 2,150 full time positions at that small park. I seem to remember for a proposal for an American oil pipeline that considered the increased hours of a local burger king near where construction would be taking place as "full time jobs." True that they try to reflect on positives with other nearby industries. Most employers equate those job numbers to FTEs or Full Time Equivalents. So while it would only be that many FTEs, it could benefit twice as many people, if some of those are part time jobs. I suspect the park will have to maintain about 100 full time positions throughout the year to make everything work right in the off season. I'm actually surprised a newspaper printed press release bullet points word for word without any kind of comment. I'm curious as to why Bashear is now "excited," when previously he seemed mum on Hart's proposal. I think this is game playing at its finest. What better Holiday gift to present other than a deal with a group to reopen a shuttered amusement park? Give the fans what they want, and the people something to look forward to as well. Even so, let's say Hart does get a lease with the state, there's still the question of where his financing will come from, although he did have investors last time. I bet he'd pull a Holiday World - "well, yeah, we're gonna just do the water park at first." Keep in mind, his bullet points are referenced for being the ENTIRE park opening. The last operators to have a look, who have much more experience in the industry than Hart, jumped ship without even trying. Also, I don't remember the Koch's ever touting economic benefit numbers like this. I honestly wish the state would just sell off this land. This whole process is awful and it speaks volumes that there's only ONE guy interested in it The state is never going to sell that land. If they ever wanted to use it for something else, they could. There are still several undeveloped plots the state still owns for park expansion. They could always consider using parts of the parking lots for expansion as well. Why would anyone other than one guy be interested in it? He was the same ONE guy that brought the park back the first time it failed and did a great job building it up.

^ You had me at disturbing.

Hard: Vortex first drop from Beast Easy: Hanks Burrito Shack

Hopefully in a positive way! Parking no doubt will be one of the biggest problems especially for sold out concerts or those busy days at Coney. Makes you wonder what kind of solutions can they make being land locked like that, parking garage maybe who knows!

Or a one inch fall. Especially if you trip. As many did.

I once broke my ankle when my foot twisted after stepping down from a curb going into a shopping mall. You can fall and injure yourself on a 7 inch curb.

There are other measures also employed. The trees are part of that. They were saplings when they were planted. International Street also used to have curbs. They were removed to reduce falls. The trees provide shade for sitting patrons, including those of the various food stands.

I actually like the trees there better.

There were issues with some members of the public deciding to enter the fountain, among other things. Safety is paramount.

Someone really needs to explain stocks to me sometime. My years of a teen are flying by fast and I still have no clue what stocks are besides the fact that they're not doing so well nowadays. That's an exaggeration but really, I don't know much.

^ Check your sig. I believe its violating the T.O.S.

Easy: Viking Fury Hard: White Water Canyon drained...during the summer.

The back half of Coney counts, right? Easy: the Kings Island sign in front of the fountains Hard: the Action Zone water tower

Easy: Invertigo (blue paint) Hard: Overlook of Coney Mall from Eiffel Tower

Easy: Anything pertinent to Adventure Express Hard: Backlot Stunt Coaster's fire effect

Easy: Kings Island sign Hard: White Water Canyon queue

Hard: Monster at Night Easy: Drop Tower looking up from the base

Here's a little somethin somethin I threw together the other day. Just uploaded it today I love to see how much KI has changed since it opened! Also I thought the mister bean squidward vid was pretty funny sonofbaconador (but then again, im a teenage boy)

There is no RCCA existing, I woodn't worry about that.

Soon, they will have a big blue B&M. Terp, just sayin'

Don told us on closing day that they have a special tool that can simply grip the exposed portion of the footing, twist it, and yank it right out. So, they have dentists on site now?

71' Vega

I'm sitting back watching with amazement that anyone cares what the result of this very unscientific Internet poll is. Beats the Golden Ticket, I suppose....

I thought jerkiness still worked at Carowinds. So far. Then over at BGW there's Loch Ness, but that's a different monster!