The Interpreter

Kind of like a boy named Sue?

Cedar Fair had NOTHING to do with that shirt. Cedar Fair does not own Paramount Parks as of now. The closing will not occur until some time in the third quarter (July-September). And it still needs government approval. That shirt was approved by Paramount Parks (read: CBS or its predecessor, Viacom) a long time ago. As for Fear the Four, I have a very similar shirt I bought at PKI at least five years ago....

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/allentown/...alallentown-hed

I used to think that. Then I sat in 5-1. After having been told to by Mr. Toomer himself. WOO HOO! And NO headbanging. None.

And the park went on with the second day of the event, even though they had just had a death in the park. Holiday World is a class act. A family. And they care. As far as I am concerned, Pat Koch, Will and anyone else who runs a park can pray to whomever they choose. Especially for safety. For us all.

...or, as previously mentioned...the entire thing may have been quietly sanctioned by Uni to start with.

Flight of Fear. Or Adventure Express. Depending on the day. Ever? Okay, fine. I miss Phantom Theater terribly. And the Eagles... But then, I still miss The Shooting Star.... at a little park that, in effect, built Kings Island. Coney Island of Ohio.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! I loved that! I am so glad you posted that. Cept now I want to go back to USF again.

Like they did on Hercules?

Apparently, a lawn mower overturned. In any event, it is very, very sad...

http://www.14wfie.com/Global/story.asp?S=4959627&nav=3w6o

BET=Black Entertainment Television.

Son of Beast may not open at 10am with the park, but it does almost always open. It had been closed since last fall for a rehab and is open again. I doubt it closes for an extended period of time again this year, but it is a mechanical contraption...watch this space....if it closes for an extended rehab or repair, you will read about it here. Delirium has had issues of late. The short answer is no one knows. I am sure Huss, the ride's manufacturer, wishes it knew. Welcome aboard!

This attitude, from what I believe to be a Paramount Parks employee, no less; is why PKI is NOT a destination park. People who drive from hundreds or thousands of miles do NOT expect things to be broken on a routine basis, and shouldn't have to just deal with it "That's just life." It's also just life that people have choices and they can and do take their money elsewhere. Why choose to take a chance on a park that may or may not have rides running? By the way, Six Flags was among the worst at this. It's biggest park STILL has this problem. They need to work on that and are... Cedar Fair is known for caring about having every ride open all the time. It is one of the reasons Dragster has about driven them nuts. I will be watching, with others, with great interest as they contend with Son of Beast...

It's WHAT? No, it isn't. To start with, there is Dollywood. Unfortunately, there isn't Six Flags Over Georgia any more...they unwisely and very crudely switched their steam engine to diesel--quite literally. Train fans were and are aghast.

That's too bad, Mr. Chef! I was at the dry park today and would have loved to have seen you all.... I hope things get better with little Chef and soon.

http://www.pointbuzz.com/news.htm?id=935

Well, it did NOT open with the park today, nor did it at least two of the days on opening weekend. One of the ACE walkbacks on opening weekend was to Avatar because Beast was not ready.

....which tells you something about how business WinterFest got compared to what they were expecting, IMHO. Then there was the night it was cancelled due to winter weather! I will never forget the headline in the Charlotte Observer about PCWi's WinterFest: Walking In An Empty Wonderland

Pat Koch is an ordained minister! She just went to divinity school in recent years! And she used to be a nun! They don't come much better than that woman, if they do at all!

I wish I could say I was kidding. I am not. They also had CBS cups--$8. MADE IN CHINA. If that doesn't say it all, I don't know what does. And CSI ones, too.

Both Beast and Son of Beast have three bench trains, but the wheel design is different. On either, the middle seat of a CAR will be far smoother than the front or back of that CAR (NOT train, CAR). On Beast, the front of a car is smoother than the back, and almost as smooth as the middle seat. Son of Beast is a far different story. The fronts are, in my opinion, even rougher than the back, with 4-1 (pre-train truncating), being the roughest seat of all. 6-2 used to be, by far, the smoothest seat on the train. That all being said, today I rode 6-2. I found it MUCH improved from last year, but nowhere near as smooth as when it reopened after the initial closure its first year. Not painful, mind you, but not exactly fun, either. I also rode 1-1 on The Beast, and had a delightful time there. I heard that this morning's ACE walkback was to FaceOff, as Beast was apparently not ready, as it often is not these days. Staffing issues in getting the two BIG woodies running at opening. Delirium also started running later in the day, when it had not run inthe morning or last night...

As an aside, large Charley Brown Pez dispensers were prominently on display in the fudge shop at PKI today. Knowing one of the supers there, I wonder if there was more than a little irony intended!

I think this belongs in this thread: PKI Merchandise. Today, I noticed many, many Top Gun: The Jet Coaster T-shirts....established 1999 (yep, the Jet Coaster, 1999, that's Carowinds). But the bottom line of the T Shirt said: Paramount's Kings Island. Never saw these before. Wrong coaster name, wrong established year and/or wrong park. You get to pick! They had many different designs, all with this same error.

Well, I guess I will find out in a few hours. Must get to park. Must stop posting and go ride!