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Remember, that Coney officially opens for the season next weekend. I`m so excited for this season to being. It feels good to be back down at Coney working. Hard to believe its my eleventh season there. It will certainly be interesting to see what develops from these rumors...

Rumors will spread when there is a more solid footing to stand on. Right now, we are still busy preparing for the upcoming season. We are still working on finishing up the new rides office, and the park is still putting the finishing touches on new paint jobs for Tilt A Whirl, Tempest, Dodgems and Flying Bobs. Other new changes that are happening at Coney this year is a "classic" floral clock, signifiying Coney as turning back the clock on the traditional amusement park (the clock hands move backwards in time). Also, the park has added video price screens to the rides ticket booth and the guest relations booth. Exciting things maybe in store for 2013 though. I can`t wait to see if the plans come to fruition. I have hear some pretty awesome things, but unfortunately, cannot share them here at the present time...

The original link worked for me when I registered my pass.

Riverbend Music Center sits on land that once held the turnaround for the Shooting Star. Coney never technically closed either. Sunlite pool was open in 1972. Coney is gearing up for its 126th year of operation. This year, the park has put a big focus on landscaping, and it is looking wonderful!

I can attest to the fact that Voyage is running incrediblly smooth. I was there this past Saturday for opening day, and the ride was absolutely amazing. My girlfriend called it her favorite coaster, hands down. It was much improved over last year, thats for sure.

Crowds today were light on opening day today. The off season work on Voyage has it running great.

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Generally mega coaster refers to any steel coaster that mimics a wooden coaster, tall lift, and lots of air time hills following that. A hyper coaster refers to a ride that has a lift height of at least 200 feet. Sometimes hyper coasters can be referred to as mega coasters (B&M calls their hyper coasters mega coasters, for instance.) A giga coaster is a roller coaster that breaks the 300 coaster.

Now why would Coney need a Caterpillar ride anyway?

Yep. Timberwolf is pretty antiquated. (The Paladium at Carowinds is a lot nicer venue (at least from what I`ve seen when visiting Carowinds). Riverbend Music Center, and the adjacent PNC Pavilion are nice venues. Jimmy Buffett used to go to Timberwolf back in the days before Riverbend (the term parrothead was actually coined at a concert at Kings Island). But nowadays, those acts go to the much larger Riverbend Music Center. A little known fact is that Riverbend Music Center is actually owned by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. And most concert goers actually park in Coney Island parking lots. And Riverbend concession stand workers are actually Coney Island employees.

Those new handrails, and ramps, are a result of the latest ADA (American`s with Disabilities Act). The Department of Justice updated the original ADA with a set of standards in 2010. These new standards went into effect officially on March 15th, 2012. In one of the conference calls, it was mentioned that the Cedar Fair parks as a whole would be spending some money to upgrade the accessibility of the parks. Another change which you may not notice on Beast and Racer`s exit, in addition to the new handrails, are pieces of wood places along the bottom edge of the ramps where the railing used to stop. This to is a result of the ADA changes. Additionally, there is a new family, ADA compliant restroom located at the restrooms next to WindSeeker.

No, the ride did not look like it was quite ready for the season.

Somebody knows... They just aren`t talking...

I`ve heard some rumors, but nothing concrete that I care to share about right now. As the full timer posted, it will be very exciting indeed. I can`t wait to see it for myself! You`ll just have to wait until the cat gets let out of the bag!

This image was just posted to Coney Island`s Facebook page by one of the full timers. Along with the image he stated "Not to let the cat out of the bag but somethings coming in 2013. Very exciting. Well, to me anyway."

I am fascinated by all of this stuff. Are there more images? Please share them if there are more of them!

Ah, good old Nickelodeon Splat City. I remember back in 1994 when I got to go to the park in early September, they had barricades up around broken pavement with green slime bubbling out to promote the new area. Any one else remember this? The area has been revitalized many times since then, most notably in 2001 when the log flume was renovated and the Vekoma coaster (now Flying Ace Aerial Chase) opened.

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20120419/NEWS/304190173/Kings-Island-s-Racer-celebrates-four-decades-thrills-?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE Check out the image from 1977. Can you imagine waiting in that line to ride The Racer?

Excellent post. I can`t wait to see the rest of the article! Thanks for sharing!

While I often saw the Zoom Flume at Coney, I never once rode it. In fact, I still have not been on Pipeline Plunge or even the "new" Twister slide at Coney. And this is its fourth season.

I wonder what cut Dippin Dots got from every item sold in the parks/venues. They always seem to do good business. And $12.7 million seems relatively cheap, considering that the company owed about that much. Hopefully, the new owners can make the company profitable and turn things around.

Whenever I think of Zoom Flume, I think of the now defunct water slide that used to reside at Coney Island. It was replaced by the Twister in 2009. The Zoom Flume opened at Coney in 1977. They are also all about the alliteration too! Rendezvous Run, Tropical Twister, etc.

I thought I`d bump this thread, seeing as Ryan and Ronny`s second episode of their radio show airs in just over 35 minutes. I enjoyed it last week. Do be warned though, that some sections of the show may not be appropriate for younger ears (some language is used). But I thoroughly enjoyed the show last week. Well worth your time. Keep up the great work guys!

Yes, the topic certainly makes one think to a time when jingle bells, snow and a big man dressed in red are prominent. I for one am glad that amusement parks are beginning to open again. Too bad we have to wait so long for Kings Island to open this year. I miss the days when they would be open in mid-April. This end of April opening is no fun at all.

The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) has released their April edition of FunWorld Magazine, their trade magazine. The feature story is an interview with Cedar Fair CEO Matt Ouimet. Definitely worth a read. http://www.iaapa.org/industry/funworld/2012/apr/features/RightTime/index.asp