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I must admit that their videos have gotten much better over the years. This one is particularly fun. From twitter.com/kingsislandjob

So we could hear more Kenny Loggins on the long walk? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Could we hold a candlelight vigil at closing time on the 13th? We need to give our noodly pal #jonathan a sendoff so grand, even Goble will crack a smile.

Big Noodle-fans should get their photos in while they can. The last chance to snap a photo of, or with, the Big Noodle at Kings Island is Sunday, July 13. The Big Noodle, emblazoned with the Kraft macaroni and cheese slogan, "You know you love it," is made of fiberglass and measures an incredible 20 feet long, nine feet high and weighs more than 2,000 pounds. Literally thousands of park goers have had their photo taken with the Big Noodle since its installation in May. It is not immediately known what may replace the Big Noodle on International Street.

RIP #Jonathan

Without the long walk to the ride, the "Highway to the Danger Zone" would only be a side street to the Danger Zone.

" I said we can ride Banshee, won't you come and work along with me". I love that line! Kings Island is a fun place to work, I put in three seasons at Kings Island under Paramount Parks, it's not as easy as some think but I have some great memories working at Kings Island.

Oh, it's a FUN video, alright.

I would scrap the whole "Los Angeles Freeway" theme with something more "local..." "Cincinnati Skyliner" More trees... fewer "cargo containers;" More grass... less concrete... Lighted "skyline" facade... Straight circuit... no pause... Etc...

I hope that our old Wheel of Fortune is well-kept at its new home. I'd hate to think of its future being in Jeopardy! Perhaps one day, it will change hands again if The Price is Right. I wouldn't Press Your Luck with a park in Santa Claus, Indiana, though. I hear they have a bit of a Family Feud going on, To Tell the Truth. I have no idea why, but I couldn't resist the urge to make that post.

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Maybe pour out some Easy Mac in his honor. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Or Chereos in a sandwich bag.

"Recent String of Ride Related Malfunctions at Kings Island not stopping customers" http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/warren-county/mason/kings-island-recent-string-of-ride-related-malfunctions-at-kings-island-not-stopping-customers Am I alone in imagining that this guy: Looks like this:

^Lol, stand up.

The return of Kenton's Cove Keelboat Canal??? Sent from a signal coming out of the Vega system.

Aww, you mean I can't get my picture taken with it July 14th, my thirty-*mumble*th birthday? I'm heartbroken. Ok, not that I would. I went from being completely stymied by the existence of the noodle to feeling sad it is leaving. Weird, huh?

I bet that was FUN.

I watched it SIX times.

There are certain "fortunes of war" associated with being a hard working KI employee...

It kinda irritates me that Six Flags is retiring true classic wooden coasters. If they turn them in to the RMC branded coasters, I'm just ugh. I have not been on one, but it irritates me that they then stay "wooden" roller coasters.

I think Six Flags has declared a war on their wooden coasters...

Maybe they are building a giant wall to block our view from The Crypt building just for us KICers.

OK, here's a pic of the work: You can see the arc at one end (and the path to where they were putting all the displaced earth, outside the marked boundaries) and he was completing carving out the rectangle when I took the picture.

As I often say, KI was there first. People who bought a house around the park knew it was there when purchasing their home; and have no room to complain about noise.

I must ask Don, are you counted in the thousands of park goers that may have taken part of the #selfie fad with The Big Noodle?

But but but.... I thought it was there until July 31st...

Nah. It was planned during the Carl Lindner days, perhaps the only CEO ever to micromanage far more than Dick Kinzel ever dreamed of. The imperious Lindner would not allow employee input into such a thing, with or without darts.

I caught a ride-op drinking out of mine on BLSC and I took it and my receipt and got a new one.

Because they want to try and keep the customer that paid for the souvenir cup happy. (And to keep them buying those refills all season and visiting the park often and spending money in the park). They do have to pay off a shiny new ride that the park this year, and the customers are what lets the park be able to do that.

This, I like.

So this is going to be one of the shortest trip reports (not the report--the trip). Today is my husband and my 30th Wedding Anniversary. We started out the evening with dinner at McCormick' & Schmicks' at the Greene near Beavercreek, Ohio. We had casually discussed previously going to KI before the end of June some evening to ride Banshee in the dark. Just before we left for dinner a severe thunderstorm was issued for our area. By the time we arrived at the Greene, it was not raining. However, by dessert (my favorite, Crème brûlée) a line of several severe storms were in the area. We looked at the weather radar for Kings Island, and it looked iffy. The rain let up enough to dash for our car and we decided to give it a try (8:39 p.m.). Rain accompanied our drive all the way from Beavercreek, through Xenia and down Route 42. We turned off the windshield wipers when we got on I-71. We arrived at KI around 9:30 p.m. There was a slight drizzle, but we could see some rides were operating. We made it into the gate, went straight to Banshee and practically walked on. We waited about 2-3 train cycles for a ride in the front--our first. Some of the people in line probably wondered why we were a bit over-dressed for an outing at the amusement park. We purchased the picture since it was our anniversary. It took 3-4 tries to get the picture loaded on a jump drive which probably took another 10 minutes. We left the park at 10:08. Sadly, we missed out on fireworks, due to the weather. That would have been a nice finish to our evening. Driving back home, the Banshee fog seemed to follow us with light ground level fog most of the way. We listened to the Reds on the way home and got in the house just in time to see them pull out a win, including a grand slam home run. Pretty good evening all in all.

I love this!

..and here we go again. Let's just hope people will not show signs of low IQ with this project. No trespassing! Sent from a signal coming out of the Vega system.

Wildcat had other reasons for its removal. Terp, who has now said all he will about that.

Great to see that an actual schedule is out now! I love watching bands like this perform in different locations throughout the park. Don't get me wrong though, I enjoy the shows in the Theater and the Festhaus, but I REALLY like to watch bands like this perform throughout the park. I''ll probably stop in and see one of their performances during the 3:30 time slot in Rivertown sometime this week.

Kudos to Don for having to deal with the media this last month with the two smoke related incidents and the power outage. I'm not counting the Banshee incident because that should never been a news story. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What if they are just figuring out where they will plant trees? ThatGuy, who just had to go be that guy.

Hmm... Maybe I'm thinking too big here, but one of my favorite of Universal's Halloween Horror Nights events was in 2002, when the event took over Universal's Islands of Adventure. Basically, as night fell, each Island became a "twisted" version of its daytime self. They embraced the park's daytime theme and flipped it. In Marvel Super Hero Island, dead heroes lay in the streets and the Marvel villains had won. In Jurassic Park, the dinosaurs were loose. In Toon Lagoon, the characters had been frightened away by "Treaks and Foons" who were disfigured, playful cartoon characters, etc. It would be kind of cool if each park's Halloween Haunt took advantage of the park's theming and stories. I mean, we've got a roller coaster called The Beast. Couldn't hurt to expand on that mythology and create a haunted house for it (though, at least PART of that haunted house would need to be in the woods, where you could hear the coaster roaring by...). It would be cool to have The Worksite back around Backlot with the police lights and traffic cones and cars, an Irish cemetery maze near / around Banshee, a dinosaur maze through part of Dinosaurs Alive, an "Adventure Express" style ancient tribal house in Oktoberfest, etc. In other words, embrace what the park already has an expand on it. Makes more sense than creating these unrelated haunted houses from scratch, right? Don't be surprised if I get myself hooked on this idea and start a new thread about it.

Indeed, Wheel of Fortune made it's way to the Keystone State. It now operates as Casino at DelGrosso's Park.

Pricing and availability at Kroger varies by region. Stores in Louisville and Indianapolis have cheaper tickets than those in Cincinnati or Columbus. Call your store to check.

I really want to ride Volcano at KD...I'm guessing that won't happen next week when I go. I'm also guessing it will be close but no cigar. Wish me luck! (I hate most Intamin restraints.)

I must say I have been a Beast fan since I was a little kid. I love the thing. However, after riding The Voyage then riding The Beast a few days later I was bored on the The Beast. It made me sad.

Only you can prevent electrical fires

Awesome, you guys go to your rows and I'll go wherever the ride op sends me.

Try the front. It's a totally different and in my opinion even more superb ride in the front.

The camping lantern was likely a teaser for the dino event that was recently announced. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S3 using Tapatalk

I used to absolutely despise watching Matlock with my mother. Worse, she loved it. Television dramas do not generally accurately depict real life. Nor does so-called reality television. Oddly, among the best at it, of all things, are soap operas. The author herein is not engaged in the private practice of law, the art of being a television critic, nor does he currently write screenplays for a remuneration. More interestingly, he does not own a television nor pay a cable bill. Nor do his comments apply to Perry Mason, which was far more realistic than most, and may well have contributed to the overabundance of attorneys in this Nation. Carefully written disclaimers (or company taglines in press releases) can reveal much, but only to the careful reader. This is a disclaimer.

...and the hand rails, vending machines, fences, etc. And, most of all, the gas pumps outside the park. Oh, the horrors! (giggle) Terp, who rode the Metro at least 350 times in the past year. He lived. At least so far.