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Photo #28 - Action Zone Debut 1999

Wow, you are in 6th grade? There are a lot of members on this site that are super young, and surprise me with how decent their posts are. I don't want to think what my posts would have been like at 6th grade.

I believe the park is removing the water tower to make way for something to return....something that hasn't been seen since the offseason that Diamondback was constructed....the Trailer Tower of KIC

At my old school, we NEVER took trips to Cedar Point

A picture posted on FB an hour or so ago by "Save Son of Beast" of the Action Zone water tower getting shipped to Jungle Jims.....

And some parents will tell their kids they rode Beast back when it had a loop.

My sixth grade class visited the municipal waterworks. That was it.

Weekend Beast Bonus Photos*** - Beast Lake One of my favorite photos^

Samuel of course.

I remember very clearly in 5th grade, my dad let me skip school on my birthday, and he took me to Kings Island. I rode Vortex over and over and through the corkscrews, I would scream "this is way better than school!!"

We had our fifth grade trip to Kings Island cut. I was looking forward to that since first grade. At least our district will still allow the three middle schools' eighth graders to go to Kings Island on the last day, which I appreciate. Kind of a "going away gift" so to speak.

Maybe we will all show up for opening day and there will be a Flying Eagles ride as a surprise. Edit: I spell like I talk.

Love old threads...highlights for me:

Photo #27 - America's Longest Coaster - The Beast Notice the 4 row cars thus the capacity would be 40 riders per train. vs the now 3 row cars with 36 riders per train

I was homeschooled during middle school, so I had yearly school trips (involving all the school staff, no less--my parents went, too. ) There was some sort of deal our family would get on day-specific one-day tickets annually, so that's when we would go.

I'm glad someone appreciates that. Mrs. Diamondbill and I were in the Diamondback station and they were playing KI trivia for stuffed animals. It must of been newb day because we were answering all the questions and had the ride operators give the prizes to kids in the parent swap area. We gave 5 or 6 away with not one thank you. By the way that wasn't me at the 3 point challenge.

Anyone else feel like we're going to show up at the park in April and something besides Thunder Alley and Son of Beast will be missing? That's all the more sense I can make of this diversion stuff.

I Always like what Cedar Fair did when they renamed it Outer Hanks. Kinda like blowing a raspberry to Paramount. Everyone knows Tom "HANKS" was the star of Forrest Gump which the Bubba Gump shrimp company was named after. So they changed the name Because Hanks was Out? get it? Outer Hanks.......No....(Crickets Chirping)....G'nite everyone..

Okay. An old thread. Well worth reading. From post one. Especially NOW. Hmmm. Must choose words (and paths) carefully. An interesting....diversion. Even some....cross threading. For every post like this, there is a reason. A lot can be learned from careful reading of this old thread, and not just by coaster and park fans. Especially now. Two paths lie ahead. Only one will be chosen. And that will make all the difference for years ahead. Which way? One way chosen. One not. A diversion. Yes, a diversion. And how. Well underway. A work...in progress. The best in fun, now playing....out, over time.

My girlfriend took me to Holiday World for my first time last May for my birthday. I said hello to Pat as we walked in and she was very friendly. Later in the day, my girlfriend and I were getting our free drinks when Pat came up to us and just struck up conversation like we were old friends of hers. She asked us how long we had been together and if we had ever visited before. My favorite part of our conversation was when she asked where we were from. When I told her Lima was about five hours away she actually got emotional. She thanked us for traveling such a far distance to visit their "little family park," and was thankful for fans of the park like us. You could tell how proud Pat was of their park. What a great person. I'm sad she has to go through this.

Field trips got cut a long time ago where I attend, and eventually a trip to Kings Island for school isn't so important as I often go to the park with those I would spend the day with anyway. Now if our school cut a trip to Cedar Point, that'd be unfortunate!

My class went to Kings Island in 5th and 8th grade (last time I rode Son of Beast with the loop actually), and Cedar Point in 12th.

My school is too poor to go anywhere.

Who would believe that? Dolly would.

I didn't say anything about getting Kroger or Lori getting control of the park. I was talking about the money and only the money because I don't know any of the other details that would allow her to gain her position in the park. She is rightfully allowed that money. All I know is that she was supposed to get the money and she got what was lawfully hers. Just like i got my money back. Now as you mentioned we have only seen one side of the story. I don't know all the details to this story and this is speculation but maybe Dan was the one who prevented Lori from getting her money and now that is the reason why he is fired. Who knows? That's why I let the courts decide and not people like me! :-)

Claims made in a lawsuit tell only one side of a story. No bashing, but if Lori is due 5.5 million, or whatever amount, then why isn't that the remedy? What rule of law says that if Kroger overcharges you, you get the entire store rather than just what you are due? The contract required she be paid for her interest. If the amount is insufficient, why does she get to KEEP that interest instead of selling it as the contract required? I'll not be surprised if this unusual decision is reversed on appeal.

The lease is all well and good...here are the nuts and bolts of it, and, why it is not time to get excited just yet. 10. Lease may be terminated by either party within 90 days after execution if the financing package is not acceptable to either Kentucky Kingdom or KSFB. Finance and Administration Cabinet and KSFB will be involved in negotiations with bank to ensure that the financing details are known to them during the financing acquisition phase. 11 After lease is signed, if park requires major unforeseen work not covered by Kentucky Kingdom’s projections, it may terminate lease within 90 days of execution of lease. Either party can comfortably blow this whole deal up...

You can also find me watching the 3 point challenge for atleast a half hour during each visit,dont ask me why? A very nice young man gave my 4 year old daughter a stuffed animal he won once,a father never forgets moments like that.

I prefer the Walter and Claude 'version, but would the Record Racer Rider Really Render such a Remarkably Resolvable Riddle? I choose to remain oblivious until we really know the plan, Stan.

I am The Interpreter. I interpret. I intuit. I advise. I am frequently right. Sometimes I am very wrong. Sometimes I am right at the time, but things change. This was a diversion. Time for thoughts. The signs are there, we must read them and discern what we can. Some ignore the signs, some see them early, others not at all. And that's that. For now.

^Who are you? What do you know? Why do you know it? Have you just pulled the thread bump of the millennium...and why? (I think I'm channeling Hunter S.)

You know how when you clean your house, you tend to keep it that way for as long as you can because it is easy to keep it that way? When you have guests over they also tend to be more cautious about keeping their mess to a minimum and cleaning up after themselves. I believe the same goes for Amusement Parks. Parks that are organized, and continuously keep their establishment clean I have found to have less litter from guests. Disney always has a very polished look and is extremely clean and I found myself holding on to my trash until I found a bin to toss it. Kings Island (unfortunately) even with its trillions of trash cans cant get that same result. I don't think the amount of trash cans one park helps it become cleaner, if anything it makes the park look worse and dirtier. It comes down to if the guests feel uncomfortable littering because of the parks current state. It takes extra money to keep a park as big as KI clean, but its results can have a huge impact on yearly attendance.

^I didn't know Honey Boo Boo posted on KI's facebook.

The KI Carousel is in need of a restore. - The lights along the red spokes haven't worked for a couple seasons now, notice how some are missing even.

Photo #26 - Action FX Theater - 2006

I was there this morning, they put on a pretty good show. Not alot of details given but I am sure we will know more by nights end. $5 says that half of the theming wont work in 2 years! I wanna ride it NOW!!! Bill

I'm not going to name any names, but when my brother's class had their 8th grade trip to KI, one kid's parents were so strict, they wouldn't allow him to go, because school was for studying, not trips and fun. We all liked him, he was a great person, and the smartest kid in school. The eighth grade homeroom teacher took him anyway, he went to the park still in his school uniform, and at three o'clock, the teacher and he left in time for him to be back at the school for his parents to pick up. From what I understood, the parents never found out. I learned something important from him that day. The other kids were staying til the fireworks, but he had to leave early. They asked if that bothered him. He said it didn't, that you enjoy things more when you know you have a limited amount of time. I live by that credo.

My old school had an official trip to Cedar Point but then they canceled it.

Kings Island is getting an Adams Family themed ride!?!?!

For your listening pleasure, I have uploaded some videos that I made with the music from a vinyl record featuring Kings Island's very own Wurlitzer #157 Carousel Organ. You may recognize this as the organ that currently sits (but does not operate) upon the Grand Carousel near the Eiffel Tower. As of writing this, the videos are not quite uploaded yet, so you may have to wait 15-20 minutes before they will become available. But at any rate, you may find the videos here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qkj4F8fnLE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGO7D9rNPcc

^ ...Cried the binomial multiplication. (I'm sorry. I have a thing with math jokes. I'll stop.) As always, I love the photos, TOPGUN. I wonder if the park's ever considered restoring the flume/trough/gutter/whatever system with a small water system that would be contained just to that area. No ponds or anything; just have the water at the bottom run into a pump that would push the water back to the top. The pump could be disguised with a bucket, etc. to blend in.

I would predict a lot of wooden fences for AZ this coming season. :}

I'm pretty sure the Drum show was in the way more than the water tower.

To best hide a secret, display it, in plane site.

The last place you looked...

i was just looking through the desktops on PKI's website and the one where they're waiting to launch (2nd launch where the helicopter is) has a wall that says "siebert shipping" on it. and "JST-C5" underneath which might possibly stand for jeff siebert something or other..lol just wanted to point out that siebert will probably be in this ride let's hope they stick to the concept art though.. i'm sure we can all remember how TR:TR's concept art looks nothing like the ride we have today. o well

I woould hate it if the park decided to not relocate the Flying Eagles! Anyone else with me on that one???? I think a good spot for them would be where the Eurobungee was at. Just as long as that ride returns to the park, in its current location or another one, I will be happy. It will be a sade day when the Eagles disappear from PKI.

/\ haha yea seriously!!! well in the vid i noticed on the right that they had racer's lift hill (or what appeared to be it) in the way that this ride would be from where tiques are. so i'm gonna put my money on the tiques section. the ride didn't look too big so i'm guessin there's enough room. hopefully the clock won't go anywhere.. the flyers can always be relocated.

The stair case part looks interesting. Will the car do that or is the track really bumpy?

well maybe some of the people on the board will find out and tell use. The old cars area looks to small for this ride unless its a very small coaster Does anyone else thing this looks like more of a Action Zone Ride?