FUN&ONLY!

Who knows at this point? Maybe there are three separate light strips that run up the lift hill and give a meteor shower effect. The lights could possibly be programmed to sync with the train on the lift hill.

Kings Island’s social media has been very inactive the past few days. They also did not do the “4 more Saturdays until you can ride Orion” post they usually do every Saturday. I think the park is unsure if Orion and the park as a whole will actually open as scheduled on April 11.

I honestly think Vortex’s plot of land would be perfect for a massive Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster. It would be a perfect fit and look so good up along the midway like Vortex did. They can even give it a KCL light package like Hangtime to make it look even better at night. My only concern is that it would be too low capacity, but maybe they can resolve that with a dual loading station. For those who have ridden Hangtime or a similar Gerstlauer, how was it?

Adventure Express is my personal favorite Arrow Mine Train. It rides great in my opinion even though it is a little jerky.

Orion is also going to have a lighting package, so the strobe lighting is probably refereeing to the DMX lighting. The strobe lighting is probably referring to both the lighting and the camera.

What have you heard is going there? Chad Showalter said that it was going to be a new food stand in a news article.

I know this is a long shot, but I do think that Kings Island retracted the Red Racer turnaround like Don Helbig said they were going to do! The red side track just looks “fresher” if you know what I mean.

I hope this means we may see an S&S Air Launch Coaster or even an S&S Axis!

I think it is the new food stand!

It is not right to position a camera on your property to spy on private property like Kings Island. It may be on YOUR property, but it is watching another. It is the same idea if you positioned a camera in your backyard, spying on your neighbors. Not only it is denying Kings Island to its right of privacy, but it is also none of your business. We are enthusiasts who have a good relationship with the park. Let’s keep it that way and give the Kings Island some privacy!

Where did you hear this rumor?

The Beast was only 3.2 million!

Maybe after they are done filling Diamondback with sand, they will realize how badly it needs repainted!

I have also heard the same thing on Screamscape, but I think it is only a rumor. http://www.screamscape.com/html/kings_dominion.htm

To be fair, the park shared absolutely nothing when it comes to the Firehawk demolition. If I recall correctly, there was even an instance when a picture of Firehawk being demolished got leaked and the park warned people not to share it. The demolition company, O’Rourke Wreaking Company, shared updates and videos on their social media like they did when they demolished Son of Beast. In the case of Vortex, O’Rourke was probably told by the park not to share any updates.

Does anyone know if GCI is doing any more work on Racer for the 2020 season? I heard someone say that GCI was retracking the red side’s turnaround, but I don’t know if that has been confirmed. I know they were finished retracking the blue side’s turnaround early January last year, but I have not heard anything about it this year.

I know King Kobra was the first ground up standup coaster, but hadn’t there been retrofitted stand up coasters before its debut? Also, what do you mean in question 5?

Thanks for checking!

That is interesting. Whether the park does it or not, the splashdown area looks really bad in terms of its paint job and needs a touch up. The whole coaster needs a touch-up in my opinion. Here is an older picture of Diamondback compared to a more recent one.

That would be awesome! Thank you!

I second this. With the confirmed food stand among other possible X-Base changes, there likely are some new blueprints!

This is what Flight of Fear’s extended queue line should look like according to the blueprints.

I hope they are repainting it. It has looked terrible the past few years especially near the splashdown!

I thought it was already confirmed they were tearing down Top Thrill Dragster to replace it with a 500 foot B&M? LOL! In all seriousness, I hope they get something really cool for 2021!

I agree, from the Giga Speculation Thread to the Decoding 2020 Thread to the Orion Construction Thread, it has been fun to see the giga go from an idea to a reality. I can’t wait to start decoding Kings Island’s next project already!