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Some of my earliest memories of riding coasters were on this one. I remember thinking even as a youngin' how it was pretty gimmiky.

This. It's not just the spieling. It's the same fact speil all year. And the same songs all year. I treat the train as a nice little break from the walking and coaster riding and would love to have been a bit less frantic and loud.

Double Helix > Anything on any other coaster. Ever.

Thanks for the help! My oldest kid looks really different from when we took this photo 3 years ago, so I'll be updating that before the season to avoid any issues at the front gate. Is it April yet?

Sorry to ask such a potentially obvious question, but I renewed for the 3rd season in a row. Can I renew at the park and get new cards at certain times in the offseason? I know it says we can just use the old ones but might like a nice new one (and my kids look a lot older now). KI's site was not very clear on this topic. Thanks!

I have no issues with The Beast and still LOVE to ride this. Every time I ride I think how historic and important of a ride it is and head up that lift hill with a feeling of reverence. Not unlike The Racer, but Racer on the other hand, IMHO, has gotten really bad. It beats me up badly and even my kids don't like riding it. I wonder if the same level of maintenance and care is put into it as The Beast? Not to get off topic, just wondering...

Great podcast! Looking forward to hearing more. Thanks for doing it! My only comments / critique would be less talk on food...that seemed to get of time. I'd love to hear more in-depth talk on rides, shows, events, etc. and I look forward to hearing more!

The Racer needs some paint. Maybe some re-track...getting rough. It's a piece of history and deserves it. Make smoking areas less in "wide open" spaces. Enforce the rule more. Convert the gardens to a "history of KI" walk through. Cheap, easy and gives old farts like me another thing to do. Also, nowhere in life should you expect to wait over 10 minutes for fast food. KI should not be an exception. Get more help with food already...no excuses! Spend more $ on food help = make more $ in food sales.

This! Leaving the phone, the "outside world" for a few hours to run around a be a kid...you can't beat that. More shade. More theme (cheap way to improve a ride). Less FunTV. More "no smoking" enforcement.

Yes! I always referred to this guy as Pauly Shore...haha... Thanks for uploading that! That was a real treat to watch, really brings back some memories. When I first signed up for KIC I was going to use an obscure name from that video but decided not to.

Surprised to not be able to find a full copy on youtube, does anyone know if this is online anywhere? I love this ride and this cheesy video. I really dig this ride! The fact that it is still playing 21 years later makes me smile. Reminds me of a bad X-Files episode. I wonder if those actors realized they are still being watched by hundreds of thousand of viewers each year, lol.

When you realize you'll be in Mason for non-KI related reasons and your first thought is "COOL I CAN GO TO...oh wait it's February..."

Awesome!

I get that. My thoughts were more of a large amusement park handling a bunch of exotic animals. The time and effort to properly train employees, in a much more hyper sensitive environment that we live in, where a lot of animal rights activists would find reason to complain. Even in monorails, crazy kids might try to break in, etc.

Not a big thrill ride fan but likes the little rides...not a height issue. Maybe I'll go again with her and change the expectations a bit (just hit shows and do little rides, etc). Antique cars would be a perfect example of a type of ride for this age.

The park really does nothing for my 9 year old. Too old for Planet Snoopy, too young for coasters. The park is lacking in small to mid size flat rides for this demographic.

Could you imagine the liability of an attraction like this nowadays? What a different world just a couple decades ago!

If anything it would further show the "we take safety very seriously" message even more by showing people the rebuilding of the trains, etc. I love seeing those occasional pics during the off season.

Capacity is a huge thing for me. I'm not waiting 20+ minutes for an average coaster...so...Invertigo was my pick. Although BLSC has the same issue and I'm not a huge fan.

It won't happen, as I know it's a business and all that...but I'd love to see 2018 bring considerably less "bring a friend" days. It creates such a packed park and really lessens the overall experience. And a lot of times they pop up a few days prior...so if you've made plans to go a specific day and see that, you know you're in for a busy day.

FOF had ERT in 2016 but not 2017. I had 3 straight zen rides front seat on a random weekday morning. It was awesome!

This would be great! There really isn't a lot of KI-specific content podcast wise. I love listening to info about the park, history, reviews, etc.

I'd love to see a comprehensive history of this ride, so very interesting. Rode it front seat in 2000 with who would eventually be my wife 2 years later. She doesn't ride coasters that much anymore. Coincidence? Watching that announcement video is cringe worthy and awkward. Montel Williams? Everyone involved seems to have no idea what is going on.

Obvious answer being the antique cars, but man, this park needs some more dark rides. Action Theater all the way! More traffic in a slower area of the park, fills the need for another dark ride, assuming it would be good capacity-wise, and the facility is still there. Bring it back!

Goo to hear my prescription sunglasses I lost on The Beast last year went to a good cause!