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THE CLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWW (Aliens from Toy Story voice) Image can be found on Greg Scheid's Twitter Page

From Greg's Twitter account here: https://twitter.com/KIGMGREG/status/452546835744165890

Totally off topic but I feel the need to say this. Keep Brad (IndyGuy4KI) in your thoughts and prayers. He is in the ER after having another seizure... 2nd one in 6 weeks. Those who don't know him personally should bc he is really nice and cool... The Earth is the proper name of a planet, and thus should always be capitalized.

That new sign is amazing, and this whole structure of coaster, sign, station and theming is a work of art. Many, many props to everyone who had anything to do with this ride coming together. I have only been to 3 Cedar Fair Parks but I think this has to be the best looking ride in any of their parks. I hope that this kind of detail is brought to every project that is put together in the future of Cedar Fair.

Well I am finally about to take off on my 3 week amusement park trek on the way to Kings Island. Goin 400 miles out of the way first..but I just cant not go to Magic Mountain....then its towards Six Flags Texas and so on until I reach my ultimate goal of Kings Island for the 17th. See you all there....

@KIGMGREG: Walkway into the queue being poured this morning. No sign of Eve (our Banshee) yet. #KIBanshee http://t.co/JUVkCxgBQr Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk

Indeed. Be Banshee wonderful or blah in your opinion, posting that here before Media Day may end any association with Cedar Fair. Posting the latter could end it any day of the season.

It's usually at the discretion of the employee to tell but usually before the season starts, especially on a season when a major new ride is coming in, it's best to keep quiet until the season starts. Last season I got a friendly reminder from a fellow employee and a KICer after I said something really dumb about the construction fence I saw on training day to not discuss park matters before the park opened. Just be smart about what you say on here and you should be golden. On the same note. For those KI employees going to test ride Banshee over the next 2 weekends. Just don't discuss it on here or on other social media before the ride opens to the public. Some want the surprise come the 17/18th and the park wants the same too.

My wife was a week or two pregnant with our son when we were at Universal. She obviously did not know that at the time. But my son has already rode the following: Hulk, Spiderman, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, the dueling dragon fight ride, and a host of others.....

In the world is going on here?

Kings Island calls it the "driver/drive box," and CP calls it "controls." Get over it.

Maybe they're performing a secret ritual... And the mysteries continue.

This looks simply amazing! I can't wait to see this in person. Great job Kings Island looks like we have got a real winner.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlt2tI4V3BA razmataz, who just had to.

That's good. Most food surprises aren't good ones. Terp, who still hasn't quite recovered from his school's Turkey Fat Soup Surprise.

Well, back in 1976 I begged my father to take me to Magic Mountain for the opening of the Revolution roller coaster that was making huge worldwide news as being the first modern day vertical loop coaster....and of course the park was the busiest I have ever seen ......even to this day and I go to lots of parks....anyways.....my father despised crowds like that and waiting in line......so we got there and he knew how much I wanted to go on this its all I talked about the whole year....so, we walked up to as far to the front of the line as we could get...and he just shouted out......"Ive got $200 bucks here for any 2 people willing to give up their spot for my son and I". In 1976, $200 was quite a bit more then it is today.....and a LOT of hands went up for the offer and we of course took the closest to the front......It was awesome......probably the most memorable thing my Dad did for me....out of everything....To bad he isn't still around to go on Banshee with me...but he will be with me spirtitually I guess. So, its up to you....if you want to shell out a FEW hundred dollars....im sure it will work...no guarantees though.... Good luck. "

^ Action Zone definitely needed the shade.

Whaddya know... It does say "Haunted Hill". Fooled me! Also, the new front gates look nice.

^ He may not be allowed to share that information yet.

It depends on if I'm getting Blueberry Ice Cream or Larosa's Pizza that day...LOL

^That's not where the cookie man is.

Ah Saturdays.... those nice days when I don't have to work and can stare at the webcam any time I want, including just in time to see this: Image captured from Kings Island's live Banshee webcam, which can be found here

He's on to us, boys. Time to lay low for a while.

Perhaps they are in cahoots with the locker rental peeps.

A user on the Carowinds Connection has just posted that as of today, Intimidator is Seatbelt free! http://carowindsconnection.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3925&start=930#wrap However, I will not discourage Rollernut from visiting one of Cedar Fair's finest properties for us!

Wow! What a work of art! I feel like the installation of the ID sign almost marks the end of a very long, very harsh off season. The construction crews braved below zero temperatures, snow storm after snow storm, among many other elements. It's gotta be a great feeling to see Banshee turn out so beautifully after working so hard on it. Kings Island really crossed their T's and dotted their I's on this one!

^ nope. I'm not that bothered. I think the sign looks awesome and I love the size of it. It's enormous and looks fantastic.

A few things I noticed while there. - Banshee obviously looks and sounds amazing. - handicap parking has been black topped. Every space is lined in blue and they were in the process of painting the handicap signs. -To all the Sprint customers, 4G has arrived at Kings Island. At least in the parking lot and at processing. I also snagged a park map.

The amount of detail they are putting into theming this ride is incredible. It is going to look really awesome! The Earth is the proper name of a planet, and thus should always be capitalized.

I'm taking the kids up today to get our passes processed. Would be awesome if she is testing while we're there.

When you've been to the park the past 3 weeks (4 tomorrow) for job interviews, processing, orientation, and training sessions. It literally seems like a ghost town during the offseason. On another note, I went to the park today with my sister for her job interview and I saw Diamondback testing! Just thought I'd share that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If I would live stream the media presentation, would anybody watch it?

Banshee's sign looks amazing! I love the giant claw and the name Eve! 13 more days until Banshee is unleashed to the public!

Look Ma, She's flyin! .....right now.... Testing again.

Glad that I got to renew my pass online. Major PITA to drive all the way over to KI just to get my pass processed from Indy. Things are really starting to come together though. It's the little details that make a coaster IMO. Getting pretty excited to ride it, is it media day yet?

Past by Kings Island on Monday morning and Thursday night going to and from D.C(Which BTW was awesome I will post a Trip Report about it later) and Banshee really dominates the skyline. Also passing by it on Thursday night they made some very welcome changes to the Kings Island sign so it is now colored!It still has the same design as it used to be except for the new screen You can see it from far away! It was showing stuff like The Beast 35th Anniversary and Social Media stuff. I'm glad to be back!

I think he meant to say Eve, as in evil.

I have been very busy lately and haven't had time to stay up to date with this thread, so I have enjoyed spending my evening reading through all the new pages of this thread. Now that I'm all caught up, I have several thoughts: 1) Regarding the shades over the queue, they look great and I love that the park went with a color that compliments the ride itself. Seeing these shades makes me wish that Cedar Point will install more shades over Gatekeeper's queue. Last year it only had shades along the few rows of queue parallel to the beach, which wouldn't always be used. I thought it made no sense how the busiest part of the queue and where there were almost always people waiting had NO shade whatsoever. Just a random, sort of off topic thought but I really want this area of GK's queue to get these shades or some some of coverings. Last summer it was brutal waiting there with the hot sun beating down. 2) I'm predicting that the structure previously pointed out across from Banshee's entrance will indeed be where the lockers will be. (Not the area of the former Action Zone target, but the white structure recently in discussion.) It may look small, but keep in mind the perspective we all are getting of it right now if from a webcam on a structure far away and very high. It will look small from that vantage point, even if it is in fact a decent sized structure, which I think it is. I believe that the structure is definitely large enough for lockers, and I think it looks to be about the same same as Gatekeeper's. Plus I noticed some people saying how that structure doesn't look permanent enough. Well, look at any locker bay structure like Gatekeeper's. It looks very similar to this "mystery" structure by Banshee. 3)I believe the queue is also larger than some of you think it is. Keep in mind the perspective and vantage point of the camera that you are basing your assumptions on like I previously mentioned. Something that high up and that far away will make the queue area look smaller than it really is. And remember the picture taken of Banshee's queue a while back, the one that faced back to the valley? According to that picture alone, it looks as if that will be a pretty large area for a queue. Will Banshee's line stretch out into Action Zone? I believe this will be likely to happen especially on opening day and during Haunt, but I feel like the existing queue is very suitable to fit the crowds of normal park operation. Also keep in mind how quickly Cedar Fair's latest B&M, Gatekeeper's, line flies by. I am sure that Banshee will be just as good of a people eater as GK and that the line will be moving along very well. 4) For those of you going to Media Day, I would love it if you would be able to provide us with updates throughout the day such as ride reviews, pictures, and any other experiences or descriptions. All of us who aren't going I'm sure will greatly appreciate anything you tell us and show us! 5) Banshee is turning out to be an incredible addition, between its theming, exciting layout, and even aesthetics. Kings Island was already a great park before this addition, and now and into the future it will only be an even better family fun and thrill destination.

There is no way to reasonably forecast the specific weather for April 18 this far out. Fret not.

If The Beast would leave behind footprints, The Bat would leave behind... Oh dear. That's an awkward thing to paint.

Guano? Bunch of white random splotches :-)

^This past week marks the 1 year anniversary from my very first Disney World and Universal trip. One year ago today I was at the Magic Kingdom and had the great honor of marching in the Main Street Electrical Parade with my marching band. That was one of the best experiences of my life and I will never forget it.

High fashion: http://www.louisvuitton.com/front/#/eng_US/Collections/Men/Mens-Bags/products/Bum-Bag-Brooklyn-DAMIER-EBENE-N41101

You know off-season is drawing to a close when... Several rides are lit up at CP. Edit: fixed

Fanny packs don't matter. You get the ladies with your coaster counts anyway ...

Say what?!? What the spellcheck... I just looked up brioche. It's... Bread.

First post...long-time stalker. Speaking of the Golden Ticket Awards, where do you predict Banshee will land in the 2014 top 50 steel, compared to other inverts? The 2013 GT Awards had: #18 - Montu #20 - Nemesis #25 - Alpengeist #30 - Raptor #34 - Black Mamba #35 - Afterburn #39 - Volcano, The Blast Coaster BTW, I'm not a huge fan of the GT awards. I think they are skewed in their awards, but they are the staple in the amusement industry.

I think about the "Beast-prints" every single time I walk past (or into) The Beast's entrance.

I took this on the last day in 2008...