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KICentral took to social media for suggestions as to what we should nickname the Big Noodle at Kings Island as it stays at our favorite home park for the next few months. After all suggestions were in, the KICentral Universe Voted on their favorite. The nickname bestowed on the Big Noodle at Kings Island, at least for us, shall be: #Jonathan Remember to use the hashtag #KIBigNoodle while expressing your love for Kings Island's temporary fixture. Also, don't forget to use the hashtag #KIBestDay while discussing your best day of the summer at Kings Island on social media. Favorite Big Noodle name breakdown: 1. #Jonathan 29.63% 2. John Stamos 16.67% 3. Lord Noodle 12.96% 4. El Dente 9.26% 5. Mack 7.41%

I think he deserves a great group hug!

If I had to abide by those rules, I'd rather stay home. Seriously.

Jonathan is not a big fan, from what I have read, of His Noodly Appendage, so to call it #jonathan is ironic to the circumstances.(BB1 will always know it as His Noodly Appendage) Ok, we get it, thanks.

I kinda like the idea of pronouncing it as "hashtag Jonathan" actually. Now, I will have to explain to everyone I know that the noodle was NOT, in fact, named after me...

Yay #Jonathan! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No John Stamos? You guys have disappointed me.

He absolutely does! Rumor has it Tim Burton will be directing a new movie, #Jonathan and the Giant Noodle. Love ya Jonathan! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Whether you have 10 rides or 1000 rides, the most important thing is that you are having fun. For me counting my rides just adds to the fun.

Some of us have many six rides.Terp, who just HAD to (and who enjoys riding in the night row). Yes, some say that's bizarro. Bizarro is a Trademarked name, therefore, should be accounted of as such, and be capitalized under that Trademark. BB1, who just HAD to. I would like to mention that it looks 100% better at night, than at day.

I was thinking it was left to right....

^Hey now, let's not get our hopes up.

You couldn't keep me off the rides when I became tall enough.

I'm sorry, but this is the only thing that came to mind when you posted that. (It's only FUN and games kiddos, don't get your noodles in a wad.)

It's not a freaking spaghetti noodle. Just wanted to say that the day you see me put a pound sign in front of anything is the day a Pig flies.

While I skimmed through this topic, I would like to point out that people complain about the $45 admission price, they certainly would not like the prices of the Florida parks. $90 for Busch Gardens or SeaWorld or a single park at Universal. (all 4 charge for their Q-Bots) $100 at WDW per park unless you get a Park Hopper Pass. Kings Island and Cedar Point should charge a lot more for admission than they do. Fast Lane, Fast Pass, Flash Pass, etc are optional, not a requirement to enjoy the park. There is also a lot more than just rides at the park. Just walk around and check things out. There were times I went in 2013 and didn't ride anything, but still had an absolute blast.

It suffered from being rough over its life, which led to low ridership, and thus the park decided it wasn't worth keeping. For those who don't know Dorney very well, Hydra: The Revenge, a very unique B&M floorless coaster, replaced Hercules. The name was chosen as Hydra was a multi-headed beast Hercules fought in Greek mythology.

I keep ride counts for one reason and one reason only... Any excuse to make a fancy spreadsheet is A-OK in my book!

To be fair, there's a difference between being given extra change or whatever and getting an extra item at McD's- the food has to be thrown out even if you returned it.

Some of us have many six rides. Terp, who just HAD to (and who enjoys riding in the night row). Yes, some say that's bizarro.

I voted for John Stamos. Thanks, pal.

Just take away the #, add the athan, add an h and a Stamos, there you go.

Opinions differ...! And so do ride experiences. From day to day, hour to hour, or even minute by minute if it starts hailing.

Yes, it is. The owner of the CD has the right to rip the tracks for their own personal use, and that's it. Making copies of the ripped music to share with others, or letting someone else rip their own copy off of your own CD, is theft of intellectual property, also known as copyright infringement.

The saying goes something like it only takes one person to make change happen - maybe this thread will be the one that re-aligns the moral and ethical compass of those who got out of alignment. What a great story Avatar - so many people don't realize the consequence of a simple mistake like accidentally being given back too much change. As Terp pointed out - folks are quick to make a scene and point out if McDonald's shorts them some food, but get an extra Big Mac or a $10 instead of a $1 in change and these same folks can't get out of the parking lot fast enough!

You could set the price at $0.01 and I still wouldn't pay to ride it. jcgoble3, who'd rather watch paint dry

I was only 17 years old back then and working at Kings Island as a litter getter was my very first job! On opening day, I was a member of the Kings High School Marching Band and we were one of the marching bands that marched in the grand opening parade. The Kings Island design team created the banner that we used to introduce us in front of the band. The banner read: "Kings High School Marching Band, Kings Mills, Ohio, Home of Kings Island." We used that banner in all of the parades that we marched at.

My first big job out of High School I was a bank teller. A couple months in but still under the 90 day probationary period I accidentally gave a older gentlemen an extra $100. That evening when we balanced out I of course was short. We called the operation center to see if the work we sent in had an error and there wasn't, the branch manager had to count my drawer with another teller and I knew if it was short I would be fired. As they were about half way through we heard a tap on the front door and there was the older gentleman I gave the extra money to, he explained when he got home and contend his money he knew I made a mistake and knew I was new (in the 80's everything wasn't so electronic and we seen our customers regularly) so he drove back to try to catch us before we left. The manager was very nice about it but told me I was a very lucky young man and hope I understood fully what that gentlemen did for me. I was happy to still have a job with benefits and I knew that mans honesty is what saved me. I admired him for his character and vowed that I would try to earn that kind of character for myself because I knew somebody was going to appreciate the honesty more than I could ever appreciate someone else's error. Since then I am convinced Karma has given back in a bigger way. I am glad I learned that one early in life. True Story.

Something interesting that Jason McClure just tweeted... Jason McClure ‏@JasonMcClureCP 13m With Gemini getting all the love, Frontier Trail was feeling ignored. So, there are a few changes in the works for the Trail as well.

I keep ride counts for one reason and one reason only... Any excuse to make a fancy spreadsheet is A-OK in my book! You and me both! I have Excel spreadsheets for my coaster credits, GatorGirl's coaster credits, my ride totals for every KI ride from 2008 - present, and my ride totals from all other parks from 2012 - present. My next ride on Diamondback will be my 150th, and I'd like that to be the same time as GatorGirl's first ride on it, since she finally hit 54" (as long as Mrs. Gator is willing to let her ride it, which right now she isn't).

Am I the only one underwhelmed by that Falcons Fury POV?

I tried keeping track a few years ago. Was just more work than I felt was necessary. Plus, no one else I know really cares how much I ride the things that they are terrified of. Those of you with friends that actually ride are lucky.

Goble on the other hand...

Jonathan is probably is appropriate. He was humored by his name being a # (not sure if he will admit it lol) when a picture was posted of him with a #. As far as explaining it, we love Jonathan. He's a great guy if you have not met him or do not know him. However, the group that meets up is typically the same group of people. We have seriously become more like family. So as any siblings would do we pick on each other. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don't know if they were sold there but I had both as a kid and still have them somewhere.

Yes, it is. The owner of the CD has the right to rip the tracks for their own personal use, and that's it. Making copies of the ripped music to share with others, or letting someone else rip their own copy off of your own CD, is theft of intellectual property, also known as copyright infringement. Not to mention, because people do the latter, companies have, at times, implemented Draconian copy-protection schemes that often prevent the actual owner of the material from doing the former. This is another topic entirely, though, and I won't get into it in detail. Suffice it to say that I despise DRM, as it does little to stop the wrongdoers and in many cases, dramatically worsens the experience for the paying customer. Thankfully the music industry has realized this and has largely backed off. I can only hope Hollywood follows suit, but I am not holding my breath...

The Kings Island Scrambler gave me my most interesting Scrambler ride last year. I was with a group of friends and rode with two other people, with me the smallest in the middle. On one side was a female friend, on the other was her ex. Her directions to me was to sit in between and prevent him from attempting anything. So I got squished in between them during the ride and his arm around me trying to get to her. By the end my arm was stretched across the back of the seat preventing him from touching her, however he didn't realize it and was caressing my arm. Then to make the ride weirder, the ex's current girlfriend was looking on from the planter bench across the midway. The situation became to be refereed to as awkward Scrambler stuff. So here is to the Kings Island Scrambler, giving me a ride I will never forget.

So, if they had shorted you a Fast Lane, their mistake, no big deal, right? If McDonald's shorts you food, same story? And Fast Pass is at Disney. And it doesn't cost extra. Fast Lane is at Cedar Fair. And it does.

I'm at 0......that changes on May 12th.

"Drop Tower makes me feel sick just looking at it" -Guest 2305 Action Zone

Although "ride-count" isn't the most important thing to do, I still think it's pretty fun to keep track of how many rides you have gotten on each coaster. I'm currently at 17 rides on Banshee.

You're buying a license for one person to use Fast Lane queues on one day. Transferring a wristband is like sharing one all-you-can-eat buffet meal or transferring an admission handstamp. It's fraud; there is no gray area. Committing fraud is much more serious than simply violating the terms on the ticket (eg. line jumping). The latter generally results in the ticket/pass being revoked, whereas the former can result in being banned from the premises and/or being charged criminally.

Don't you go killing my dreams.

Oo how the mighty have fallen. RIP Blockbuster.

I love that there is a mention of Blockbuster.

Falcon's Fury to Kings Island

Banshee's horn actually sounds more like a car alarm. When we heard it in line for Media Day, a person nearby yelled "someone's stealing Banshee! Stop them!" The scream may not make a good car horn, but it certainly makes a fantastic text alert noise. I love watching people jump when I get a text.

I'm glad that Fred Flintstone suit is retired. I don't know if I'd want to deal with that.

Yes this is the same as the blueberry ice cream twist that can be found around the park, but heavily dyed aka Banshee Twist that was introduced last season version. Interesting observation after returning home after enjoying a Banshee Twist. The heavy use of food coloring to get the bright colors may cause an unintended result when going to the bathroom. Lets just say I was concerned at first and thought a trip was needed to the local hospital, then it dawned on me why I was seeing purple

I'd like to try it, and perhaps a Strawberry/Banana Diamondback twist, maybe a Rocky Road/Coffee Beast twist, and who knows, a Raspberry/Orange Vortex cone might be tasty...