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Sharing this from @KingsIslandPR Instagram! The station looks great!!! Edit: the caption says "A look inside the station on Mystic Timbers" Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

^^ Pretty soon, it will say please don't disturb the operator. What's in the shed may come after you. Lol

Probably not in the shops, since they moved them into the arcade as prizes (to be purchased with tickets) the last few weekends the park was open. I assume this was to get rid of them because #WhatsInTheShed will no longer be a pertinent question in approximately a month. Chances are there will be something similar in the shops though, and probably a plethora of new shirts to choose from.

It's not the walk. Its the distance you must go with only one destination. A sentiment Thunderbird doesnt fully fit into with the food, drinks, restrooms, and one flat back there with it. Im used to the walk to The Bat but I do understand why some think the walk back isnt preferable. Thunderbird's walk is also really weird despite having other things and makes me hope they relocate hyena falls, utilize the old pilgrims plunge, and one day add more flats along that path

Yes! I hope that shirt is still around come opening weekend.

My friend Kaeli had her interview today and she got hired! She will be working in the "North Pie" of Planet Snoopy! On a side note: 6 days until my Orientation.

I LOVE that door lol. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Also, Thunderbird would like to say hi.

Indyguy4KI and I bought our tickets this weekend - 4pm Beast tour. The 2pm slot was full. I will miss part of Friday morning as I'm flying back from Florida that morning. One of my niece's is graduating high school in Florida and I can't miss it. I'm glad I was able to figure out a way to celebrate her as well as attend Coasterstock. Edited to add- I brought my 13-year-old nephew the first year for his birthday present. As much as he was used to going to the park with me, it was a long and exhausting weekend for him. We arrived for the morning ERT time and ended up not staying for all of the evening ERT time. He fell asleep during the talk in the theater and sat down and conked out during the train talk too. We even went out to the car and took an hour nap the one day. He had a blast but it was a bit exhausting for him. For people with kids, I would recommend watching for signs of them dragging. Visiting the park open to close is a bit different than Coasterstock. There is enough time in the weekend to take breaks as needed or skip out on something in order to get some rest at home/hotel/car. Making sure you (and the kids) are well rested will make for a far more enjoyable weekend!

While it may seem strange, busy days at Coney are usually the days I love most to work. The time goes by quickly, there is never a dull moment, and it is fun to see the park so full with people. Busy days sure beat slow days when the park is slow and time drags on so slowly. Just as a friendly reminder to those that have been hired on at Kings Island. Remember to be careful what you post on here. Posting of anything which you are not authorized to do, can and will result in your termination.

Think they would / could every put something else back that way? or even a few things? I like the walk, its a nice break while in the parks but maybe if there were other thing/s back that way it would attract more people to that area. Just a thought

Its all relative lol I've heard some east coasters that consider Cincinnati to be the west... Uhhhh

So for the check in on the first day do you HAVE to be there at 6:30 or can it be in-between 6:30 - 8:30 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Last year on Saturday I took the last Beast tour, and had an early lunch. This gave me a large enough gap to hop in my car and drive to my hotel and get an hour or two of sleep in a bed. The bad part is you loose your parking spot, but I feel like it was worth it and might try it again this year.

I love this idea as a whole, minus the names you came up with for Action Zone. I do everything you have said & id call that area of the park Haunted Hill.

I love how secluded the area is! You get some great photos of Banshee back there, also some nice views of Banshee from riding The Bat.

Right?! I actually kinda like the little long walk it takes to get to The Bat. It almost feels like your not in the park anymore.

As Terpy liked to say: Line length is not an indicator of popularity. To add my own two cents: Why? Assuming that each train or cycle is mostly full, there is functionally no difference in total ridership regardless of whether the ride typically has a 5-minute wait or a 45-minute wait, because the number of trains/cycles dispatched per hour is not affected by the line length. The same number of people are riding it either way; the only difference is that many people think one ride isn't worth losing more than 5 minutes in line, while many people think the other ride is worth losing 45 minutes of their day. But that too, is not an indicator of whether the ride should be removed, else all small rides would be removed and replaced with shiny new record-breaking roller coasters. Each ride fills a need in the park. The Bat, in combination with The Racer, serves as the "next step" for a 48" child after conquering Adventure Express and Backlot Stunt Coaster. Congo Falls also helps fill a hole: it and White Water Canyon are the only two rides with a 46" requirement, so it gives those who have conquered everything in Planet Snoopy (where the biggest height requirement is 44") something new to do while waiting to hit that magical height of 48". Essentially, some people here are trying to make it as simple as "this has short lines and thus isn't popular, so let's get rid of it", but that is wrong on multiple levels. There are many things to take into consideration here.

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Cedar Fair buying the Busch Parks would scare me. I don't want them getting rid of the animals in Tampa. I like competition. But Cedar Fair really would be smart to buy a park they can operate year round. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don't know when testing for MT will be, but the earliest picture I have of Banshee testing is March 15th, 2014. Sooo hopefully testing will maybe start by late next week.

You mean this? Image courtesy of CoasterNation.com

lol or ask when Vortex will be repainted and the next day they're out there painting the ride

I'd love to see Cedar Fair squire Busch Gardens Tampa. I wouldn't mind them getting rid of the animals, but that's me. That would give them a foothold in the Florida market. Plus that's on all year market. Never know with the issues that Seaworld inc is having. I wouldn't want them to get Williamsburg because KD is right beside it. But if you want a market with no competition than look no farther than Denver Colorado. Elitch Gardens or Lakeside park. No major competition in that area at all. I'm sure the citizens of Denver would love a park similar to Kings Island. Cedar Fair would have to expand these parks to make that happen, but I think it would be cool.

Q... I was showing my mom the itinerary that is on the website for Coasterstock and she asked me about FunPix. I know it's KIs photography plan but how does it tie to CS? I was just curious since she asked and I didn't know lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm all registered and signed up for the 2 pm Beast Tour!

Thanks! lol it's still just a thought as we have to wait longer till we decide with the whole work thing, but HW or not we still plan to drive up Thursday later morning and have a rest day Pre Coasterstock lol

This is just my opinion, but I would make the drive Wednesday night and just rest up on Thursday. I did Carowinds and Coastermania at CP in the same week last year and one of those days in between was being on the road several hours. The day after Coastermania, I was about ready to fall over dead. I tried to go ride a couple coasters the day after CM, but I just wasn't feeling it. I was exhausted and ready to head home. I wish I could leave earlier for CS, but the others in my group don't get out of work until 4, and we have a 4 hour drive. I hope to get down there by 10PM so I can rest up the night before.

We are debating that! we would be going to HW Wednesday, stay or diving to Cincy Wednesday night then having Thursday as a day off or a driving day to Cincy. It'll depend if my fiancé get that day off. I have Wednesday's off always so it's not issue for me. but he has to X amount of hours a week not matter what, so it's hard for him to take off to many days in a row.

Random, slightly off topic mini something... I was requesting my days off for Coasterstock and my boss is cool she's a Disney nut so she understands a theme park vacation. However, there's a girl in my office that over heard my plans and now she's driving me bonkers about it people are stupid lol she just keeps saying why do you want to go there? like every half hour... Ugh *face palm* lol

Since HW closes at 4, why not drive toward KI that night? That would be much better than leaving at 4AM to get to CS. My bad, I thought you were heading to KI the morning of CS, but you said Thursday and CS starts Friday, so that could work.

Or working at the park, going to coaster stock, then back working. I think energy drinks will be my go to for that weekend lol.

Just know that Coaster Stock more than likely will make you exhausted! It's such a great/fun event. It's a struggle getting getting rested during that weekend!

Currently working on a plan... We are thinking about drving to Holiday World early on wednesday before coasterstock. They are open 11a-4p and it's about three and a half hours from our house. Thinking about then staying the night there and driving the two and half hours over to Mason thursday morning for CS. Just a plan, still in the works but I hope it happens. it'll depend on work schedules lol

You only need to check in one time. You will get your lanyard, schedule, t-shirt, etc at that time.

Thanks! We have our vouchers on the fridge!, but you never know!

OK, we just signed up and registered for Coaster Stock! This will be our first and I am super stoked to be going. We joined ACE last week and verified our schedule. My wife has to work on the 19th, so we might not be registering until that evening. We live about 1 1/2 away, but I was considering driving separate and my son and I can come earlier, but I will probably just wait till that evening. Thanks for all the great info on this thread everyone! You helped make the purchase/registration process a lot easier.

Before HWN, there was Stark Raven Mad.

How many years old is the HWN event? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Agreed, 2014 was the 2nd best Mania Ive ever been to, they really knocked that one out with it being Blue Streak's 50th (The last 2 day event in 2011 was #1 for me for a few reasons). After Failmania 2015, Id never attend another regardless of how many people I hear say they redeemed themselves last year. As far as my event choice for the year, since Im only doing one, its HWN hands down. Edit:Given a choice between Mania and Stock..... if I were inclined to attend, I would choose Stock for the single reason of Mystic Timbers ERT simply to be able to ride it repeatedly this year without a multi-hour wait.

Good to know! I have a special "Travel" folder in my home office files where I keep all my tickets / confirmations etc. I'll slap a sticky note on it about that just in case!

Since there's a lot of time between now and the event, this is probably a good place to mention that you can re-print tickets from Kings Island's website if you misplace or destroy them. Just open the ticket store & use the menu at the top to find Order Lookup.

Just got my paycheck tonight and used half of it.... Purchased my ticket! 3 pm Beast Tour WOOOO.... This will be other than National Rollercoaster Day my first real enthusiast event... Cant wait.....! Will probably arrive on Friday afternoon afterschool for check in....

^ When you save a webpage to a file, a matching folder is created for that page's resources. This includes images, style configuration files (css), JavaScript, and more. This way, if you open the saved HTML file, those other parts of the page still show up. Saving your order configuration in this way isn't the best idea, as the dynamic order information might not load properly. I suggest printing - either to paper or to a PDF file.

Hi guys, this probably won't make any sense but.... On my computer, I used the "snipping tool" to snip my purchase orders for Coasterstock, then I saved the webpage and well, I was uploading some new photos and sorting them into the appropriate files, and I found a file in my photos called "Kings Island Coaster Stock_files" and theres alot of blank white page photos labeled things like "chart(1)" or "ki_coupon_3". I don't remember making this and it's not cause any issues with my computer, but is it stuff that I'm supposed to have and didn't download or should I just delete it and move on! I know it sound really strange, but I hope I explained it okay.

It hasn't been as extravagant after 2014. Lunch is more like burgers and chicken than prime rib and shrimp. It's still a great event, though, especially (since 2016) with limited attendance keeping ERT lines short.

Haha Coastermania. It's been changed. Mania is good but it's not amazing IMO. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Coasterstock cheaper than Coasterstock? . I know man, I loved it last year. I've wanted to do Mania the last couple years. If I was just born rich instead of so good lookin.......

Coasterstock for sure! Multiple days, more than likely cheaper than Coastermania, Mystic Timbers, Great ERT sessions, Guest Speakers, The Don Helbig, great perks/gifts AND I may have forgot, but Mystic Timbers! Need I say more?