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Last Saturday, while running the Ferris Wheel at Coney, I stopped the ride and kicked off a kid after I saw him lean forward and spit. He was probably 14, and was trying to hit his friend who was riding in another car. When his friends who were on the other site of the ride asked him why he was off the ride, he responded with "I was spitting and got caught." Those same kids later got yelled at by the rides manager after they cussed out one of the workers at the bumper boats. Some times, there are just obnoxious and bratty kids that come to amusement parks, and do not have any consideration of other people around them.

Yes, it is an AWESOME picture! But hey, me being in it is part of why I think it is so awesome. That was a fun, fun day at the park, and a long day for me, as I also worked four hours at Coney in the afternoon!

He wasn`t moderating perse, just offering some wise words of wisdom that should be embraced. Why go to a messenger when you can ask the person that sent the messenger? I mean, it is an employment related question, so naturally, one should be asking their supervisor not a forum on a fan site.

Nice PTR! I am exhausted! I also spent four hours of the day working at Coney running perhaps the fastest Ferris Wheel in the state of Ohio for four hours! All in all, I got sixteen rides in on Diamondback. I will not be up at the park later today for day two (due to thesis commitments). In fact, I may not be able to get back to KI until AFTER May 28th!! That is my final thesis design presentation.

For one of my classes back in the fall, I had a guest lecturer from Jack Rouse Associates (now that was a fun two and a half hour long Monday evening night class!). They spent two hours detailing some of the ride and concepts for the park. That park is a REALLY expensive project. Most of the building, with the exception of the roller coasters and drop ride are all located indoors because of the climate. There will be some unique and interesting dark rides incorporated into the park. The building, as can be seen in some of those construction pictures, is a really unique and expensive design. Definitely a fun and unique project. Hopefully, it is successful. The Ferrari brand has a very specific target market.

I know that this weekend is Ride Warrior Coaster Weekend. However, some of you may want to take a break from Kings Island during the middle of the day and head by Coney Island to partake in the Appalachian Festival. In addition to the half off discount on Friday, you can find buy one get one half off admission coupons. Visit area Kroger stores or the Weekly Shopping News to pick up the discount tickets.

Another picture update has been posted to Coney Island`s Facebook page. See the pictures here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/photo.ph...0525&ref=nf

And most of all, don`t forget Danny Phantom Flyers!!! That ride still is a fun ride that packs a punch, even if it is no longer located in Ohio!

Thread bump. For those looking for something to do on Friday, you can get a KIC discount. However, note that Coney`s rides will NOT be open on Friday. They will, however, be open on Saturday 12-8 and on Sunday 12-6.

I hear you with the sinus thing! From Wednesday through yesterday, my allergies/sinuses were causing me fits. I could barely hear out of my right ear! Yesterday, when I was at Coney for some training, it started to clear up and I could hear normally out of my ear again. Although, I`m still sneezing quite often. Darn allergies.

Yeah. I had a green collared shirt on with glasses. Can`t say that I remember seeing you though.

I got nine rides in on Diamondback today, including the second to last ride on Diamondback before they shut it down seven minutes early due to rain. Diamondback can be rather painful in the rain!! I`m up to 31 rides on DBack on the season. As a side note, the park has installed a Haystack Dryer next to the entrance to White Water Canyon. The cost is $5, although I`m sure there will be many people utilizing that after soaking rides on WWC or after encountering the elephant on Wild Thornberrys.

If the park is expecting rain, they often open the 265 deck, since it has a roof over it (the floor of the 275' platform), which shields guests from some of the rain.

I only posted the article (I knew there had been a previous story about it), because it was a headline on Cincinnati.com home page this afternoon.

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090501/NEWS01/905020325 Wake Nation set to open at 10am on Sunday in Joyce Park.

As a ride operator at Coney, empty days are always some what nice. Things can be a little bit more relaxed when there aren`t large crowds in the park. And guests are generally a more happy too, since they haven`t had to wait dozens of minutes or even hours to ride the rides.

From Cincinnati.com: http://communitypress.cincinnati.com/artic.../NEWS/905010310 River Downs is located immediately to the east of Coney Island and Riverbend Music Center. River Downs` history actually begins with Coney Island back in 1925. Rud Hynicka and George Schott of Coney Island, along with other investors and the Exhibitors and Breeders Association (Incorporated) built the Coney Island Race Course. The facility opened on July 6th, 1925. Problems arose with gambling accusations and the facility was shuttered on August 7th, 1926. Ownership was reorganized and George Schott was no longer involved with the facility. Instead, Realty Holding, Inc. became the new owners, and they reopened the track in 1933. It would be a shame to see the facility close due to lack of visitors. It will be interesting to see what the future unfolds for this facility. The track itself is located in Anderson Township, and just north of the Ohio River, so like Coney, flooding is an issue.

And part of the late debut of that feature may in fact be due to the chance for late April frosts that could harm those plants. As a side note, last year there was a slight change to the floral calendar. Up through 2007, it had the original Kings Island logo in it. Last year, there was no Kings Island lettering or logo in the floral calendar.

Actually, the changing spot lights that currently illuminate the tower at night were installed for Winterfest in 2005. An there are more than just one spot light. There are three on the ground (one on each leg and one next to the International Street Bandstand. There are several more lights directly on the tower itself.

Please use the search feature on the forums. Most of you questions can be answered in other areas without creating brand new topics. Topic closed.

From KI`s gold pass page here: http://www.visitkingsisland.com/events/events.cfm?ec_id=27. It doesn`t say what the actual deal is though. In the past, it has been four drinks, four salads and a pizza.

But Cedar Point has something that Kings Island does not currently have: on site hotels. CP produces a lot of out of park revenue that helps add to the bottom line. Currently, all of the money generated at Kings Island is within the confines of the park itself. Could we see a hotel built on some of KI`s excess land in the future as a way to generate additional revenue? Sure. Do I see it happening any time soon? No. Not given Cedar Fair`s debt levels and their recent push to pay down some of their debt.

The flooring that is used in the Action Zone, on the Diamondback trains, and even on The Crypt`s ride platform are all the same material. It is a rubber flooring material. Check out this manufacturer`s website: http://www.norarubber.com/Products/Design/....cfm?pfamnr=110. Look familiar? I`m not sure if that is the same manufacturer that made the flooring for the rides listed above, but it is a similar product.

A full queue on Diamondback is about forty five minutes. Which is not a bad wait for the ride, and the shade is fairly decent in the first part of the queue. One suggestion is to NOT ride it first thing in the day. There is a mad rush to ride it then. If you wait a couple of hours, the wait time will be less.

I actually had to wait about five minutes for more single rider cards on Sunday around 11:45.