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Few people walked around the brake run and the car parked by On Location, left the area, now some more transfer table movement.. I feel like a total creeper Actually more like:

Only those with current memberships to the approved coaster clubs are allowed to attend. So basically.....no guest unless they have a current membership. Everyone will have had to have RSVP'd and present a valid membership card at check-in for access into the park on media day. No exceptions will be made for those without a valid membership card.

I think it is a really nice touch that they are using decorative black iron fencing, reminiscent of a graveyard, as opposed to the traditional chain linked fencing for the bottom of the loops. Detail considerations like this are fantastic! And it is appreciated since chain link fencing is less expensive.

RSVP for media day ended so we deleted it to avoid confusion.

I'm kinda excited to see if it tests soon, but I want it to be past the 15th..Have a bet with this kid that's just stupid..so if it's past the 15th I can neener neener neener

You said first week of April back in February, Mr. Ride Op Expert Guy.

Many Intamins have trim brakes..and the ones without actually wish they did too..see Millie for example. This trim really just prevents an overspeed that's all it's for. Ride uses the safety system to judge the speed, determines if it needs to trim the speed so it doesn't go through the course quicker to cause issues or speed through a block. If it's slower, you don't get trimmed. Why are y'all so freakied out over something to remove a chance of overspeed..see Maverick, Montu, Magnum, Beast, etc.. Sigh..enjoy the ride, the park is spending 30mil plus on us to have fun..

They need those iron fences instead of hand rails in the queue so people can't climb on them. Children are the worst! They climb, swing, flip, balance beam, etc up and down those rails and the parents do absolutely NOTHING to keep them from doing it. Make them extra pointy too!

On the construction site, there continued to be more and more footers. They kept on coming, and the speculation continued. (Photos taken by me) Just 37 days left until Banshee Media Day and Scream for A Kid Again, and 38 more days until Opening Day 2014!

Diamondback trains are back on the tracks in Rivertown! So excited!!

The main marquee is looking a little bare. Stay tuned! http://t.co/UqKGJowLRl — Greg Scheid (@KIGMGREG) https://twitter.com/KIGMGREG

Well look at ya now... causing confusion anyways.

Well to be brutally honest, I highly dought it will look like this And seriously, lets not freak out about something that isnt even built/completed yet. Yeesh....

B&M trim installed after the fact? On the drop, no less? Mantis. Just sayin'

They may test at night so we can't see it though..but I doubt it because first cycle they're ganna want to watch the ride go through lol

I still can't tell what they are doing with that circle, but they are making quite a bit of progress!!! Image courtesy of Kings Island Banshee online webcam

Fixed issue. Thanks guys. That object is going to be replaced out with HTML5 shortly anyway.

I'm just excited concrete is being poured..no ugly black color that holds heat

Grave'ity boooo.

Only because Mr. Johnson of Apple fame was fired.

That is so odd to see the site like that again

I'm watching the cam from DavidW's captures which are usually one minute apart, the whole cycle isn't a minute I would have caught it by now. Looked to be they were moving the train back and forth on the transfer table, maybe even advancing to the station or moving it from the transfer table to the brake right before it. Can't verify but that's the only area of movement I could see

Mr. Putz once worked for, I believe, the Gates organization. That splains a lot.

I believe I saw a train transferring out of the storage shed to the station! It's a bit hard to see though and it was for only one refresh of the cam.

Agreed, the weather here in Indy is amazing! Hopefully it will stay like this for awhile. I'm tired of shoveling snow.

I don't use this site that often so if people don't normally ask questions like this here, I apologize. Anyway, I am going to be driving to Kings Island for my first time on media day. I'm a new driver (just got my license in October) and I'm not sure I'm ready to make a highway drive through Dayton to KI. Does anybody have any tips in terms of shortcuts that don't use the highways? Also, which motels are an easy drive to the park? Sorry, this is my first time doing a media day like this. I'm really excited, though! I love Skyflyer's new paint job, wonder if they'll do any placemaking around the Skyflyer/Banshee/Bat area other than the retheme.

Thank you Dane, this site gets alot of good quick maintance..No Putzing around..Still after four years, no mobile pointbuzz.

I hope not. Locker areas aren't pretty. They should tucked along the wall or off the the side.

So important it requires an underline I think they will have some theming, keyword, some. However I don't expect anything extra special.

There's some activity at the Banshee site this morning......At the back half of the ride..... This image was captured from Kings Island's Banshee Construction Cam which can be found below: Kings Island's Banshee Construction Cam

Is anyone else hoping the queue gets really close to those gates, right up close to the track?

You will know testing is close, when something in this picture disappears.

There will be a brake following the zero g roll. It will automatically adjust based on the speed of the train, weather, temp, etc. Essentially, the train will go the same speed no matter what after the brake run. It's not necessarily a trim brake per se.

Better than some dumb target.

I wouldn't mind wine-ing in the shade of Action Zone.

No you don't. Concrete and steel do. TRFTW, running for the door.

Okay Mr Architect Fancypants. You just volunteered yourself to look up the law and translate it for everyone else in the class.

https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=AwrB8p6lDh9TyRsA4uKJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTI0Nzk1ZWw5BHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZANlOGViNjE3OTFiMzY4YjY4ZDJkZTY0MTA5MDY2Zjk0YwRncG9zAzEwNgRpdANiaW5n?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dthe%2Bbeast%2Bkings%2Bisland%2Bstand%2Bup%26n%3D60%26ei%3Dutf-8%26fr%3Dsfp-img%26fr2%3Dsb-top%26spos%3D12%26nost%3D1%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D106&w=1024&h=696&imgurl=img40.imageshack.us%2Fimg40%2F9826%2Fnpnkibeast38.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.KICentral.com%2Fforums%2Findex.php%2Ftopic%2F24872-flashback-till-opening-day-2012%2Fpage-2&size=139.6KB&name=Delirium13+%2C+Oldiesmann+%2C+luff+and+4+others+like+this&p=the+beast+kings+island+stand+up&oid=e8eb61791b368b68d2de64109066f94c&fr2=sb-top&fr=sfp-img&tt=Delirium13+%2C+Oldiesmann+%2C+luff+and+4+others+like+this&b=61&ni=128&no=106&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=12st7veav&sigb=14k54kka1&sigi=11fgomj6p&.crumb=kDb/ILK7Ih5&fr=sfp-img I dont know if anybody has seen this picture of The Beast at Kings Island, but I thought it was pretty hilarious. Its a little hard to see, but I think you will see it clear enough to understand why it is funny.

Be surprised come Media/ Opening Day. What Don doesn't Tweet about are sometimes the best things.

I gotta feeling today might be the day.

The Beast roller coaster celebrates 35 years of terror at Kings Island. The news release / article : https://www.visitkingsisland.com/article/media-center/Beast-roller-coaster-celebrates-35-years-of-terror

They have non-scary mazes. There's a hay bale maze and a nursery rhyme themed maze over in Soak City for your enjoyment! Just givin' you a hard time! Oh, that's ok. Kings Island also has roller coasters, and I like roller coasters. So I can ride those.

Not to mention it's a horrid name for that park. At least they didn't call it FootChopper. Sigh.

Unless they came out and put holes in the track to place the trim there isn't one there. Photo Credit to Kings Island's Facebook Page. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152469311548368&set=pb.155893938367.-2207520000.1394482099.&type=3&theater

On June 9th, 2013, Kings Island and all Cedar Fair parks held Coasting for Kids, and event where riders donate to Give Kids The World, and marathon roller coasters. This is my trip report from last years event. http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php/topic/27578-coasting-for-kids-2013-at-kings-island-ptr-6-9-13/ You can also now register for this years event on June 8th. http://support.gktw.org/site/PageNavigator/coastingforkids.html Just 38 more days until Banshee Media Day and Scream for A Kid Again and 39 more days until Opening Day 2014!

Well I hope not. They'd need a pretty big 3D printer for that.

The Yuengling they serve I agree..their original lager is..meh. They have a black & tan though, spot on for a dark lager. But honestly if I could choose..Great Lakes..support the local stuff guys! Besides could you imagine going through Haunt or the Oktoberfest-ish area with an Octoberfest drink..The seasonals could be fantastic

Then why the footings? Terp, who likes to ask questions.