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This forum reminds me of something.

Yes someone is.

I can't wait for middle schools to start opening again. This thread will go back to being a normal amount of crazy.

^So you do care some?

I should have picked a better night to join KIC...don't lump me in with that crowd, my spelling and grammar is considerably better. And I'll form coherent thoughts that don't sound like the ramblings of an immigrant

Please pass the whiskey. I'm old enough, and I think I need a drink.

I can't interpret that one. It's beyond me.

Don "Tweeted", people got their impatient little knickers in a knot and jumped to conclusions and assumed things. Now they are dissapointed and hopes are dashed and they didn't find out a secret. Any surprise?

I can just imagine you all running around the park all day looking for something that isn't there. I'd just sit back and laugh.

yet that wheel will just keep on rolling while that motor is being repaired

Intamin Technology: b&m technology:

Bzzzzt... not always. I can name coasters that displayed trains to the public at the announcement prior to the coaster being constructed. Off the top of my head - Drachen Fire, The Bat, Legend & more. Often, trains are also displayed at IAAPA well prior to coaster construction. besides legend, it must be a arrow thing. ...and Gerstlauer, and B&M, and GCI. But if you are speaking about your beloved Intamin... then you're right - they typically don't have them ready for announcements. ;-)

30 pages of stuffed nothingness...

In true KIC "decoding" fashion, post #9,000 was off-topic. On to 10,000!

A what? Terp, who doesn't like coasters that break.

I think its awesome that Don put that tweet up about apples, something that the general public would take as a marketing tweet, something that KICentral would take as a shout out letting us know that he's following along. Well played Don, well played. He is in Ohio's playground afterall.

Latest Tweet from @KingsIslandPR "Apples, other fruits and salads are available at the KI Marketplace at the entrance to Coney Mall."

I just got home from work. It took a whole pack of Marlboro's and 3 shots of whiskey to read what I missed. Anyways.... I saw bats at work last night. Lots of them! Maybe I was just dreaming but I could of sworn they were screeching like Banshees as they flew off into the cornfield.

I know I skipped a lot but I just have to respond to this. Sir, please learn to spell and write. You obviously have not been reading this thread. Do you think we don't know about the signs? Trademark name? Screamscape as stated before gets most of its information right here and if you actually paid any attention to anything you would know that the CEO of Cedar Fair has clearly stated that no park will be getting a wing coaster anytime soon. I am sorry but you have utterly made me ****ed. It is as if you think you know more and you tell us we are wrong even though we have been on this case for quite sometime now. Please read before you post foolish things, and again learn to spell and write. You sound very uneducated. Calm down. He/she makes posts while on a bumpy road.

Intamin Coaster: (from cedarpoint.com)

Is Kings Island hyping it up or are we? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I547 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

Yep, that's all the proof I need to know that Don is having a good time with us, ha!

I don't understand how people think that every darn tweet by Don has something to do with project 2014....who knows, this won't be his last tweet today. Seriously people, if Don tweeted I like apples, do you? You all would be " OMG the new coaster is about apples, omg, then 50 posts about darn apples" My god, do you guys not read the rules. I mean I understand I cursed a bit but I am making a point. Also for those wondering I've been on this site since 05 under a different name so don't think that I am one of those new members ranting.

Apparently still on a bumpy road. Am I being confused with Vortex lover? D: Oh dear...

I'll bet @coasterrummors is a French Model

It hurts my head.

Mr. Putz would never put up with a magnum lover on a bumpy road.

I desperately want to think this is a joke

I believe it was the survivor stories he tweeted about. The apple post was a clear nod to the insanity of this board.

Don't brag about your spelling and grammar just yet. You missed some punctuation in your posts, and used the word "to" incorrectly. I noticed the "to" and "too" error shortly after I posted, but was too tired to change it. I suppose I will settle for somewhere between perfect grammar and "Vortex Lover" grammar

Bzzzzt... not always. I can name coasters that displayed trains to the public at the announcement prior to the coaster being constructed. Off the top of my head - Drachen Fire, The Bat, Legend & more. Often, trains are also displayed at IAAPA well prior to coaster construction.

I suppose that asking you to try to follow the agreed upon TOS would be an appropriate response here? A little punctuation as well? Would that be asking too much? Thank you. We welcome with open arms new posters, provided they add something relevant to the mix...

I've been lurking here for quite some time, and tonight decided to join just so I could prove that not all new members will immediately begin posting the exact same ideas debunked 65 pages ago. That being said.... This exact topic was discussed dozens of pages ago, the IP address was traced to Washington (Seattle, i believe) and it was decided this was simply a URL bought by an unnamed person (to protect his privacy as I remember) and not in any way associated with the park or Cedar Fair.

Trying to figure out what this attraction is, is like trying to find a Honey Boo Boo episode with no subtitles. Effing impossible.

Welcome to KIC! Leave. Leave while you can. Just kidding...welcome.

Apparently still on a bumpy road. Am I being confused with Vortex lover? D: Oh dear... Well shut my mouth. Ooooops.....sorry. That's okay, I only cried a little.

You're so cute it's unbearable.

It's going to be a long, bumpy road around here for a while...

I hope something shows up, I just read the last 3 pages of crap, and I did not even contribute any of it.

I'm putting links, rather than embeds, so that those on limited bandwidth aren't too bombarded. I've been going to a lot of parks this year, and I decided I needed to go to Kennywood. So I called up Kevin, my college roommate, who is working on-campus this summer, to see if he wanted to go to Kennywood (his home park) on a Saturday. We chose a day, and so after work on Friday, I made the drive from Loveland all the way to New Concord, Ohio. While on the beautiful campus of Muskingum University, I had to stop and get my beloved Wally's Pizza (If you're ever in the Cambridge, OH area, I really can't recommend Wally's enough). I met up with Kevin around 8:00, and we hopped into his car to head for Pittsburgh. His brother lives in Pittsburgh, has two extra bedrooms, and needed a housesitter for a weekend, which worked out really nicely. He also talked to a friend who works at Kennywood and got us vouchers for $16 entry. Free lodging and $16 entry is not too shabby at all. Almost makes me forget the $80 in gas that we combined to spend driving there... At any rate, we crashed at his place Friday night and headed to Kennywood on Saturday morning, arriving just in time to be greeted by rain. https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1072622_638554932828824_460078012_o.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1077015_638555102828807_443463627_o.jpg At the beginning of the day, the rain was light enough to not be terrible, but crowds were light. First stop was the Grandprix (Kennywood's bumer cars). I like these cars because the arena is totally open, not a circle like KI or a square with a barricade in the middle like Coney. Total chaos . We WERE heading straight for Exterminator after this, as it is low capacity and lines get pretty long, but we noticed that Phantom's Revenge was a walk-on, so we made a slight detour and rode it first. https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1077317_638555332828784_1096828241_o.jpg I have to say, as much as it breaks my heart to see an Arrow looper destroyed, Revenge is a great coaster. Though I don't like the lap bars much. They leave a lot of wiggle room for a skinny guy like me, and there are a couple of pretty crazy airtime hills on this thing. But it barely edged out Maggie as my favorite hypercoaster. All-in-all, it is the most enjoyable b******ization of an Arrow Dynamics coaster I've ever experienced. I'm sure you know which word was used there After getting off Phantom, we then headed back to Exterminator. Again, we walked on. Twice. Coincidentally, this was coaster number 50 for me, which is kind of a big deal. https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1073174_638558209495163_142515312_o.jpg After the obligatory Dalek impersonations on Exterminator, we decided to ride the Whip. I'd only ever ridden the kiddie one at Stricker's (which, coincidentally was the exact moment when I lost my last shred of dignity, as I was 21 at the time) and I decided that a full-size one would be cool. https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1085049_638557212828596_1778880194_o.jpg Alas, the platform was too wet, and despite the operator's best efforts, it just wouldn't go. Not to worry, though, as it opened later for our riding enjoyment. Around this time, the rain had really started to pick up, so we found a bench that was under a roof and waited out the storm. I stopped by the Potato Patch to kill the time, and let me tell you, those were good fries. Are they as good as Rivertown Potato Works... Not sure I can give an unbiased opinion there. But they are VERY good. Being that we were already soaked, we figured it was as good a time as any to ride the Raging Rapids. We were paired with a very nice family who rode at the request of their Young'uns. They very clearly did not want to get wet. It gruntled me to no end when their side of the boat went directly under the waterfall. After we got off, I changed my socks and took this priceless gem of a picture: https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/1077055_638556106162040_591350915_o.jpg Being wet, the best way to dry off is a coaster, of course. So we headed for The Racer, one of only three Möbius Loop coasters remaining in the world. For those who don't know, a Möbius loop is a seemingly twin-tracked coaster, but is actually one really long, continuous track. On this one, if you board on the left, you return to the station on the right, and vice-versa. THis pic is from later in the day, but it is a nice one, and it really shows off the great look of this classic coaster. https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/1094682_638559179495066_1012552946_o.jpg This beat out Blue Streak at Cedar Point for the title of oldest coaster I'd ever ridden, as it opened in 1927. This title wasn't going to last long, though, as next stop was the Jack Rabbit (which opened in 1920 or 1921. I don't remember the exact year). https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1079100_638555409495443_1714847727_o.jpg The Jack Rabbit is a true terrain coaster. It follows the hillside nearly perfectly and has some great airtime. It also has bench seats, no seatbelt, and a literal one-position lapbar. As in, the bar doesn't move. It is locked in the "down" position, and you have to maneuver yourself in. It leaves lots of room for people to stand up and become victims of Natural Selection. And in my book, that is A-OK (but only if they bring it upon themselves by acting stupidly). Sadly, I lack train pictures Next stop was Thunderbolt, and boy, what a crazy coaster. It has literally THE BEST lateral G's of any coaster I've ever been on. In fact, due to the extreme lateral forces, single riders are not permitted, and the larger person in the party is required to board first and sit on the right. https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/965172_638556082828709_1724337501_o.jpg We had to leave at two to return to Kevin's brother's place and let his dog out. Small price to pay for free lodging, though. But on the way, we hit up the Sky Rocket, which was a blast (pun not intended). I don't think the ride itself is as good as Maverick, but I like the experience better, as the restraints are not Chinese Torture devices. https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/1077017_638556796161971_1533809662_o.jpg Upon returning to the park, we decided to ride some flats, having already hit the coasters. My personal favorite was the Noah's Ark walk-through attraction. It is basically like a ride meets a carnival funhouse. It is very classic, VERY unique, and highly recommended. Alas, I have no pictures of it The rest of the day was all flats and re-rides of coasters, so I'll spare the details for the most part. I did enjoy a ride on the Kangaroo, the very last surviving Flying Coaster (which is a flat ride, not a roller coaster) in the whole world. And it's a shame there aren't more, because it's great fun. https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/1074650_638559166161734_97884274_o.jpg And my favorite highlights came from their two dark rides. While boarding Ghostwood Estate (A shooting dark ride a la Boo Blasters), a fellow in line yelled up at us up top, "Have fun in Escalator Land!" I of course replied, asking "when do we get to the ride?" As expected, his reply was, "This IS the ride!" We both cheered, and he became my favorite random line stranger ever. I'm sure he didn't expect someone to catch his admittedly esoteric reference, though it would have been more appropriate on a Fairly Odd sort of ride rather than a standard dark ride. Finally, we rode Garfield's Nightmare. What a disappointment. I don't even think a young child could find ANY appeal to it, unless they REALLY like the Garfield comics. But it did give me an opportunity to snap this picture. I will preface this picture with a story. It's called, "The Boring Ride." Once upon a time, there was a boring ride. It was SO BORING that everybody died... The end. https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1072654_638046909546293_1695481722_o.jpg I'm in the back, by the way, in my snazzy Cedar Point T-Shirt. And that was the whole day. I really enjoyed the park and will DEFINITELY go back at some point. I'm going to link the rest of my pictures here that I didn't feel like explaining in the story. https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/1074848_638558489495135_1652683082_o.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/1075529_638558992828418_521766484_o.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/1077699_638559486161702_1743908191_o.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/1072571_638558406161810_504262637_o.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/1079096_638558189495165_703461974_o.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1072086_638558232828494_1736179907_o.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/1094070_638558472828470_2021930858_o.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1091208_638557259495258_1775390078_o.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/1072540_638556956161955_473655894_o.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/1073091_638557042828613_1385315631_o.jpg

Iron Maiden would be a good name for a coaster. Now don't get Twisted, Sister.

Wait, so now MTV has a show about stalks of corn going to parties and getting drunk and pregnant?

I've never laughed as hard as when jdawg put that picture of Patrick on here.

I think this needs some decoding as well.

Is this even in English?

Please don't remind me.

I find screamscape as a credible place to get my hopes up.