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Since @MDMC01 and I posted at the same time, I’ve deleted my first post and added my votes here. Millennium Force (1) vs. Maverick (4)Top Thrill Dragster (2) vs. Banshee (3)Steel Vengeance (2) vs. Magnum XL-200 (3)Diamondback (3) vs. The Beast (2)

Millennium Force (10) vs. Adventure Express (4)Top Thrill Dragster (10) vs. Blue Streak (5)Steel Vengeance (10) vs. Flight of Fear (1)Diamondback (10) vs. The Racer (4)The Beast (9) vs. Mystic Timbers (9)Magnum XL-200 (10) vs. Rougarou (3)Banshee (10) vs. Raptor (1)Vortex (4) vs. Maverick (10)

Here are some photos I just took. Looks like the formwork for the station is going up, and the grading for the paths and ponds is getting done.

Millennium Force (3) vs. Adventure Express (2)Top Thrill Dragster (3) vs. Blue Streak (2)Steel Vengeance (5) vs. Flight of Fear (0)Diamondback (3) vs. The Racer (2)The Beast (3) vs. Mystic Timbers (2)Magnum XL-200 (4) vs. Rougarou (1)Banshee (5) vs. Raptor (0)Vortex (1) vs. Maverick (4)

Millennium Force (6) vs. Great Pumpkin Coaster (2)Top Thrill Dragster (7) vs. Wilderness Run (1)Steel Vengeance (7) vs. Flying Ace Aerial Chase (1)Diamondback (8) vs. Woodstock Express CP (0)The Beast (6) vs. Woodstock Express KI (2)Magnum XL-200 (6) vs. Backlot Stunt Coaster (2)Banshee (6) vs. Cedar Creek Mine Ride (2)Valravn (4) vs. Adventure Express (4)GateKeeper (3) vs. Blue Streak (5)Vortex (6) vs. Iron Dragon (2)Maverick (7) vs. The Bat (1)Raptor (5) vs. Invertigo (3)Rougarou (4) vs. Corkscrew (4)Gemini (4) vs. Flight of Fear (4)Wicked Twister (2) vs. The Racer (6)Firehawk (2) vs. Mystic Timbers (6)

Seems to me that this is more in line with what Gravity Group is already doing with the Timberliner trains. Tighter turns and the ability to invert are a key part of their current advantage. RMC will always be able to do more with a steel track than is possible with a wood track. While we don’t see as many GG coasters as we do GCI in the US, the ones we do see seem to be pushing the envelope of what we would think a traditional wooden track can do. With GCI’s greater market cap, maybe we will see more rides similar to Mine Blower start to pop up with these new trains. I’m interested to see if the Infinity flyer trains are more comfortable than the Timberliners are. Those lap bars are hard to beat.

Anybody else notice that they added anti-rollback teeth to the last hill of Mystic? I can’t remember if they did that last year after the valley or if that is new for Winterfest this year.

Yep! Can’t remember the gentleman’s name right now, but I believe he was a project manager. EDIT: @BoddaH1994 was right, he was the president. I must have just seen manager on his card and not the president part.

That photo is probably from the 2015 show, there is a different dive coaster car here this year.

They will be the gas models, powered by the 9hp Honda engine. There is a lot of extra upkeep and maintainence with the electric models, so most parks are still opting for the gas engines. These cars are also engineered much better than the original Arrow design.

Just found out from the fine folks at Gould Manufacturing that we will be receiving 20 cars for KMAA next year, which are being manufactured as we speak.

Hello all! I will be heading down to the IAAPA expo next week and wanted to create a place where we can discuss any major news/developments. If anyone else here is going, I'd love to meet up as well! If anyone has any questions they want me to try to ask a manufacturer, let me know and I will try to get an answer.

You are likely seeing the clearing for the new dorms. There is a thread on that here.

Something tells me it would always be closed...

First post, here goes- I did a little digging into the Notice of Commencement that was filed with Warren County for the "2018, 2019, and 2020 Additions and Modifications for Kings Island Park". I compared this document with the one that was filed for the 2016-2017 modifications, which included GCI for Mystic Timbers. I noted if the company was present in the 2016 document, their field of work, and notable things they've done in the park if I could find them. Company Area of Work 2016-2017? Notable Work? EXHIBIT 3 FABRICATIONS LLC Signage Y Haunt Sign, Reds Grille Sign PLAS PLUMBING Plumbing Y Paramount's KI Site Utilities PATRIOT INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTING SERVICES INC Rigging/Moving Y Winterfest Eiffel Tower Lighting Rigging QUEEN CITY AWNING Awnings Y KINGDOM PRODUCTION INC Theming/Signage Y BAYNUM PAINTING Ride Painting Y Firehawk (2007) Vortex (2008), The Bat (2015) PAINTING CONTRACTOR LLC Interior Painting Y DALLAS FLOORING Interior Flooring Y MODERN DAY CONCRETE CONST Concrete Y ASHLEE FENCE ENTERPRISES Fencing Y OHIO HYDRAULICS INC Hydraulic Hoses/Fittings Y HICON INC Stone Paving/Masonry Y CARDINAL LANDSCAPE Landscaping Y DENIER ELECTRIC COMPANY HV Electrical Y Drop Zone, Diamondback T S GARNETT CONST INC Excavation Y BREHOB ENGINE & COMPRESSOR CO Air Compressors Y Most rides in 2018 KONE INC Elevators Y JOHN R JURGENSEN COMPANY Paving/Aggregates Y BEACON ELECTRIC INC HV Electrical Y Banshee (2014) SCHMIDT PROGRESSIVE LLC Fiberglass display fixtures Y REFLECT SYSTEMS INC Digital Signage Y Entrance Turnstile Displays TRUE EDGE INC Metal Fabrication Y R E MIDDLETON CONST Concrete Y WindSeeker Foundations PERKINS/CARMACK CONST General Contracting Y Mystic Timbers Entrance/Photo, Funnel Cake Building QUEEN CITY BLACKTOP Paving Y CAMPEON ROOFING INC Roofing Y FENTON RIGGING CO Ride Erection/Rigging NO TRIDENT ENGINEERING INC Pumps/Water Ride Install NO Diamondback Splashdown, Tasmanian Typhoon BOLLINGER & MABILLARD Coaster Design/Engineering NO Diamondback, Banshee You can see that we have B&M listed, but note the other two additions- Fenton Rigging and Trident Engineering. Fenton did ride erection back in the Paramount days, though I'm not sure on which rides specifically. Trident Engineering does water pump engineering, most recently at KI the splashdown at the end of Diamondback. There is another rigging company listed, but they seemed to have only been used for hanging the Eiffel Tower lights for Winterfest. In 2014, the Adena Corporation out of Mansfield, OH was the steel erector and general contractor for Banshee, a B&M project. Since then, they have also installed Diamondback, Intimidator 305, Maverick, GateKeeper and Valravn. We don't see Adena Corp listed on the Notice of Commencement, but it is possible that they are contracted by B&M directly, not through the park. This leads me to believe that Fenton may be the contractor which will be removing whichever coaster it turns out to be. If that were the case, it is unlikely that it would be scrapped, otherwise a demolition company would be listed instead, like it was in 2014 when O'Rourke Wrecking was contracted to demolish Son of Beast. TLDR: No demolition/scrapping company was listed on the Notice Of Commencement, which could mean a relocation instead of demolition.