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That is not a "ditch." That is just mud from tire tracks from equipment moving back and forth. The snow and ice in that area has been removed/mixed in with the mud from the construction traffic.

All I can say, if this event is anything like Coastermania at Cedar Point, it will be an awesome event! And its two days. That is pretty awesome! And I would imagine there will be some opportunities to experience Diamondback!

Guy1115, did you ever call up Coney to get a response to your inquiry? Additionally, I bumped this thread for anyone that might be interested in buying a Coney Island season pass. Today is the last day to purchase a pass before the prices go up! Coney Island Season Passes

One thing is for sure, it will be one of the earliest enthusiast events of the season! Coastermania at Cedar Point is an entire month later.

I have witness line jumping at Coney first hand when I have been working. The Rock O Planes don`t really have a defined queue line perse. And that ride is a low capacity ride because we can only load one car at a time. I was checking heights and moving the ride while the person I was working with was loading and unloading the cars. Well, several times in one day, when I was scanning the line to see who I needed to height check with the stick, I was people come up from by the Python and just cut in line, skipping a dozen and a half of people, or about two ride cycles worth of people. When I questioned them why they just cut in line, they tried to act innocent like they hadn`t done it, when I watched them cut right in front of all the people! They wanted to give me an attitude as I told them to proceed to the rear of the line if they wanted to ride. They left the line and didn`t walked away. Presumably a ten minute line was too much for them to handle!

Not to mention that Swan Lake was home to a synchronized light show for WinterFest in December of 2005. And the barge that held many of the Christmas trees remained in the back corner of the lake through the 2006 season and part of the 2007 season before being removed. The lake was not drained until after the 2007 season had concluded.

Yep. And until something else is released, either by the court, or other interested parties, we likely won`t know how things are progressing with the Chapter 7 proceedings.

Back at the end of 2005, and in early 2006, Kings Island was selling a board game called Kings Island-opoly. It was a take off of the hit Monopoly game. The game had Paramount`s and various Paramount names on it. I don`t know how well those sold, but I believe that they eventually became part of the Paramount merchandise clearance sales. Here are some photos of the game in our photo gallery. I don`t know if you could anticipate it making a return. I`m not even sure if they sold any in 2007 or if they had cleared all of them out by the end of 2006.

Well, since I have never purchased a season pass from Coney before (with my seven years working there, I have been able to use my ID to get in). My suggestion would be to give Coney a call. I`m sure someone would be able to answer your question. The general information number for Coney is 513-232-8230. Granted, if you call tomorrow, you might not get a response, due to the current weather situation!

Well, the horses are made out of wood. And they are painted, so the paint provides some protection from the elements. Additionally, the Carousel building provides some protection to the actual carousel from the elements.

And, keep in mind that Ohio`s minimum wage this year is $7.30. And if you depending on the department, you could be able to work double shifts (so you`d be there all day) as opposed to working just one shift at a time. That way you could maximize your trips to the park.

Yes, it is quite an honor to be mentioned both in the KI newsletter and the Diamondback blog. As others have stated, this is in part a community run site with the extensive forums. Kudos to everyone for helping make such a vibrant and dynamic community. And personally, I am honored that my name was in both the blog and the email. For those of you attending, I sincerely hope that you like my presentation and that it gives you a new perspective and understanding of the history of the amusement park in the Cincinnati area. Not many amusement parks close because of their success and are rebuilt twenty miles away, where the new venue continues to thrill visitors 37 years after first opening. And the park that was "closed" when the new park was built has not died either and is still thriving today in its own right. But I don`t want to spill too many beans before Saturday!

I attended CoasterMania back in 2007, with my Cedar Fair Maxx Pass. The event is certainly a fun event. And who can go wrong with 7am rides on Millennium Force? Yes, it was a Saturday, but lines were really not that bad. The longest line was for Maverick, and that was only an hour. Most rides were near walk on. Millennium Force`s line got to about thirty minutes in mid afternoon, but still not bad by any stretch of the imagination. I would HIGHLY recommend the event to those who haven`t gone to it in the past.

Remember, for anyone interested in buying a Coney Island season pass, that prices will go up after Friday!

Yes it was. But a distant time ago it was not.

What do you mean once upon a time? Even as recently as this past season said moderator still had an effigy of him hanging in the Action Zone.

Backlot? I think I went up in the Eiffel Tower and rode the train more times this year than I ever have before. Of course, don`t forget that I was up on the top of the Eiffel Tower for TWO hours to get the four seconds of footage of the actual jump from the tower!

Well, those outside interferences could be snow and winter weather. We already have a "Winter Storm Alert" for a potential winter storm that is expected to come through Monday night, and leave Wednesday morning. Of course, that doesn`t necessarily mean anything either. The last time the National Weather Service issued a winter weather bulletin for Cincinnati warning about a couple of inches of snow, we got nothing! But freezing rain and snow could put the skids on placing the final pieces of track on Tuesday.

Well based on last year`s early ride times, I would say the gates will open at 9:30am, and the early ride times will commence at that time. And no, Diamondback will not be a "rite" of passage, right?

Yep, at one point in time River Downs was part of Coney Island. In fact, it was originally named the "Coney Island Race Course." It opened in 1925. In 1926, ownership of the race course was reorganized, as Mr. George Schott, who was involved with Coney Island, severed all ties with the race course. In August of that same year, legal issues over peri-mutuel betting at the race course caused the closure of the race course. It would remain closed until 1933.

Your wish is granted. Sounds like you have a very exciting summer ahead of you! Good luck on the service trip!

So I take it that Knott`s did not receive the new ticketing system that Cedar Point got for this past season? I know that Cedar Point got the same type of ticketing system that Kings Island got, in part so that Platinum passes could be scanned right at the gate, without having to go to guest relations to get a comp ticket.

That is because a lot of the maintenance jobs are full time positions. Some of the seasonal maintenance jobs might already be filled. As far as rewarding experiences, I know I`ve shared some of my ride op experiences from Coney Island on these boards before. Back when in my second or third year of working at Coney, we stayed open after a big storm rolled through around 4 in the afternoon. We stayed open because several kids from Big Brother and Big Sisters were coming to the park. I was operating the Spin a Ree (which is now in storage at the park). Once the children started showing up, one of the kids face lit up when I let him into the ride area. He turned to me as he entered and said "I remember you from last year. You were that nice guy running the helicopter ride!" As he walked in to grab a seat in a tub, he had a big grin on his face. That right there is what makes being a ride operator so much fun to me, even if the pay is not the greatest. If I`m having a bad day, all I have to do is think about the fact that the people that are visiting the park may only get to visit once a year. I need to be friendly and courteous to them, because they are here to have fun and hopefully make wonderful memories. Hopefully, some of my enthusiasm for my job shines through and they can share some of the same fondness to the subject that I have. Even though I`ve never officially worked at Kings Island (I have volunteered in the volunteer program in foods and games on numerous occasions), I can say the job can be very rewarding, although stressful at times. I speak with the experience of seven years at Coney under my belt.

Yes. I agree that this ride is looking more and more awesome. I think that many of us here will have a new favorite ride come this spring!

The webcam view shows that they are getting ready to put the final support for Diamondback into place! They might be close to completing all the track work today, or by early early next week!