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And TA is gone!!! **EDIT** Sorry, came of KI's Facebook page.

Photo #2 - Flight Commander 1990-1995

I rode FOF the first year it opened when it had the over-the-shoulder restraints with the padding that was at ear level. My experience in one word: Painful. My ears felt like they had been boxed in. They had signs that recommended anyone wearing earrings should remove them. After that I rarely rode it until I found out during one off season that they had replaced the old restraints with the lap restraints they now have. Now it doesn't seem as bad although one ride per visit is usually enough for me.

Why cant we life in a world were their is apropriate speling and gramar used?

Indeed. Elaborate signs imply that closures happen so often that the park went to a great deal of trouble and expense to prepare ornate customized closure signs.

The only thing I remember from my first ride was...well, I don't really remember it. My last right was a wet one. Early in the season, when I rode it, the attendants wouldn't take my water bottle, so I just wedged it behind me in my seat. I never had ANY problems with this until the last time I rode for this season. During take off, the lid loosened and, well, the rest is self explanatory.

The irony....

IT'S NOT THE SAME!

Photo #1 - Coney Mall 1974

Looks so weird not seeing SOB!

I agree. The music volume needs to be increased inside the bowl. You can really only clearly hear it at the MCBR and brake run. That music deserves to be heard. As far as the video goes, I don't really think it's that our of date. The only part of it I can see needing a change is the clothing everyone wears. As far as on ride experiences, it varies in each seat I sit in. When I'm in the front, I get to see the track and get more of a "view" (although there's not much to see besides glimpses of track). The hang time is pretty good in the corkscrew. When I'm in the back, I get inundated with crazy positives in the inversions. EDIT: I had breaks in the writing, but the site's formatting must have screwed up. EDIT2: Nevermind

^I hit the like button, but where is the THANK GOD ITS GONE button when I need it?

I, too, rode the Flight of Fear during it's opening summer (possibly even the opening weekend). I remember how bad it hurt because of the over the shoulder restraints. I remember having such a headache after I got off. I was there with a group of friends and we all got our head banged around so badly that we left the park after riding that ride. I remember seeing the queue line video for the first time and thinking that it was pretty cheesy then! I do agree that it needs to be re-shot and updated a bit. "What the blazes was that?" I do enjoy the ride now though. I love the new lap restraints because it eliminates much of the pain experienced in it's early years! However, there is no cure for the dizziness that I always experience lol. That is just part of the ride though! I can definitely say it's one of the most thrilling rides that I ride at the park!

I knew absolutely nothing about it before I rode it for the first time. I think I was startled by the launch (upon entering the station) and by realizing (on the ride) that I was going upside down. I used to avoid things with inversions. I'm pretty sure I was expecting something more similar to Disaster Transport. I think I had a headache afterwards; I definitely didn't ride it multiple times! I probably missed the printed instruction to have my head flat against the headrest during the launch. It did get me to (finally) ride Vortex, however.

The first time I rode it, it took my breath away. Literally. It was my first launched coaster besides BLSC and I wasn't expecting it to be as fast as it was. Once I got off, I was really dizzy. Even though it scared the living out of me, I rode it multiple times afterwards. I love the effects, but I wish they would reshoot the movie they play in the queue, because it's getting outdaded (if not already). I also wish they would increase the volume inside the building because the only time you can really hear the music is on the brake run.

^ Or a car, so you can drive to Carowinds.

Kings Island will open its gates for its 42nd season in 2013. He did say he was posting this at 4am....

Kings Island will open its gates for its 42nd season in 2013.

What is your experience on Flight of Fear at Kings Island? How was your first ever ride on FoF? How does it compare to the last ride you've taken on it? Do you like the effects or could they be improved? Share YOUR overall ride expirience and what ideas you may have on improving it in the future.

Trash cans at queue entrances can make it confusing from a distance as to whether a ride is open or closed. Using them for purposes other than the collection of trash (i.e. to close a ride or as theming) is tacky. Any sort of sign indicating that the attraction is temporarily is better. Ride closure signs should be seen rarely by guests, so elaborate designs based on the specific ride/area are overkill. Unless the ride is a WindSeeker.

Someone has a lot of time on their hands.

I think he means to clean it, not put stuff in it.

California law is not normally very persuasive in Ohio. Terp, just notin'.

Well, when I first done rode it, it very much took me to the Outer Limits (even though the Limit does not exist) However, soon after it was only Flighty and Fearful so... yeah I guess it lives up to it's name(s).

Looking forward to this thread progressing. Thanks Paul for bringing this back!

It's 2013 and just under four more months until Kings Island opens its gates. For the 3rd year, each day I will try my best to post a "vintage" Kings Island photo from my massive collection of photos I've saved and came across over the years. Most of the photo's I will be posting are not my personal photos and I do not claim them to be mine. If anyone has a problem with a certain photo they wish not to be posted or anything else feel free to "Personal Message" me on KIC rather then posting in the topic. If you have photos of your own you'd like to contribute feel free to "Personal Message" me or simply add to the topic discussion. And try not to quote photo's that are directly above your post, its annoying. Past Topics: Flashback Till Opening Day 2012 http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php?/topic/24872-flashback-till-opening-day/?p=448460 Flashback Till Opening Day 2011 http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php?/topic/23316-flashback-till-opening/?p=414128 Photo #1 will be posted later "today" its 4am lol

Should KI change the way they show a ride is closed? I've never been a big fan of trashcan sitting in front of line queue. I think each ride should get a sign (placed in front of line queue entrance) that has the rides name on it and the sign/lettering is themed to the area. Examples, Drop Tower would have a metal sign with Action Zone colors for background and mixed with the Drop Tower bullseye (bulls eye is painted/added over top of background paint but goes on before the lettering). Flight Deck would have same metal sign and same AZ background except it will have fighter jets instead of bulls eye. The Beast would have a wooden sign because of river town and no paint needed for sign and the wood would have slash marks though it (but not were it renders text unreadable). The Racer would get a rugged not cleaned up looking wooden sign (but smoothed jagged edges to decrease chances of getting splitter) the sign wood be painted half red and half blue and or white, it could be either a Yin and yang symbol (with The blue and red) or american flag with the red white and blue. Flight of Fear could have a hard plastic core with a silicon outside that glows in the dark (green). Kid rides could have a hard plastic snoopy with on his belly having the ride closed info on it. AZ: metal sign with AZ color on it painted over top with each ride "feel"/"theme". Coney Mall: a rough jagged looking sign (not really jagged to the touch)with a color painted on sign that best suits each ride. River Town: smooth wooden sign with paint/design on each sign that fits each ride. Planet Snoopy: a big plastic snoopy that is chained (from the back of Snoopy not front) to the line queue with his belly having the closed info wrote on it. X-Base: a hard plastic center with a rubber like outside that glows and the letters are stenciled into the rubber. All signs will say something like sorry for the inconvenience but (insert name) is closed and will possibly reopen in (insert time), the name of the ride. The estimated time can be sometime today, a more exact time of like 15min, tommorrw, or unknown. Please tell me what you think!

I see your point but I would like to see something a little more than just a trash can. Also something that can be noticed from afar. At times what looks like a closed ride isn't because of close by trash can. Possibly a sign that is metal for AZ, wooden for Coney Mall and River Town. Then something peanut themed for Planet Snoopy.

As of labor day weekend; nobody. (insert rimshot)

"Plllleeeeaaasseee call me Dick" I rode FOF the last weekend of this past season and it looked great.

It would be great that they did this with the time left on a attraction would be closed. This was an incredible plan:

^wow jcgoble3, you out did yourself

OK, here's an updated list of unanswered challenges. Instead of a huge wall of text this time, I put everything into a Google Drive spreadsheet. The link is here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuPkaMcZP5OodC1UNUViVnhBOWY1eU0yXzl5elc5QVE Only I can edit the spreadsheet. The rows are sorted by category first, then by general subject within each category, and then by difficulty. This way you can more easily find a particular challenge, or all of the challenges for a certain subject. I'll update it periodically. Enjoy!

..Or spat from the Zephyr, BB1 who likes water, not spit.

IT'S NOT THE SAME! Correct. The year before the move, a new motor was obtained. A slightly less powerful one. Still the best set of Flying Scooters in the country, in my opinion. And yes, I've been to Knoebel's Grove Amusement Resort.

I'm really hoping that was done on purpose...

These are always a treat. Thanks for doing this again.

Nick who? Terp, being snoopy.

From http://www.visitkingsisland.com/guest-services/guest-services'>the official website, under "Attire" (emphasis added): If you've seen other people walking around without shoes, then they're breaking the rules.

I'll count it as answered on my list of unanswered challenges (which I need to post an update of). Speaking of answering challenges, I'm going to answer three at once, TheCrypt's "hard" challenge and two of KIfan73's in no particular order: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcgoble3/6976888276/'> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcgoble3/6976996510/'> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcgoble3/6976882392/'> The last one (actually, all of them) were taken on Opening Day 2012 when RJ was under construction. Easy: Racer queue (KIfan73) Hard: Coke Freestyle machine (jcgoble3 ×3) Expert: Trash can blocking entrance to closed ride (new challenge) I encourage you to try to answer two or even all three at once!

Easy: Rivertown Junction Hard: a set of lockers, anywhere in the park Expert: a pic of you playing one of the games in Coney Mall **Edit** yes, now that I have made my post, I realize my pic doesn't show the building, but just the queue…so feel free to override my post, or not…sorry for the mix-up! Too many pics!

Nice cat lol Easy: Any Basket Ball Game Hard: Zephyr with Tower in background Expert: Flight of Fear "security camera" at door entrance.

Alright, SonofBaconador, I admit it. I cheated. I bought the cat from Cedar Point.

Easy: The Racer Hard: Linus' Beetle Bugs Expert: Adventure Express brake run

You need to be more restrained in public. Not only could you provoke a less than friendly or gentle reaction in some, it is possible, be it unlikely at Kings Island, there could be other unpleasant repercussions from such actions. I can only imagine what may very well happen if you did this at Magic Mountain, Great Adventure or Six Flags Over Georgia.

Looks like we got a bad butt over here.

Sometimes I drive the other way on Dodgems.

I sit on the handrails sometimes.

Just found this post someone made that one of my friends liked. I thought it was pretty obvious. Also, RIP 9/11 victims.

Bumped to make a point. Got a fast pass for Snowwoman and I Saturday. We were celebrating her Birthday. This is what she wanted as her present. $110 for 2 passes allowed us 12 hours of unlimited riding of our favorite rides, which I assure you we got the most out of down to the line jump for the front seat of The Beast at 9:40pm(we waited until after the fireworks to ride). Without going into excessive details, we had a magical day and a birthday memory we'll carry with us forever. KI made an additional $110 plus meals off us (funperks bumped me to 3 stars for this day). Soon we'll be back in the long lines watching the fast passers marathon DB and other rides. Instead of being frustrated about waiting, we will only hope they are making memories that are half as wonderful as the ones we made during our fast pass day. Point: Before you hate on people that could be having the best day of their year (or lives for that matter), find a webcam, and think about how many people are watching you, wishing they could just be able to get through the front gates of KI and get in line to ride like your doing.