Captain Nemo

Whoever is chosen, I hope you have an amazing journey doing what Dane, Ryan, and past mod members Bill, Ronny, and I did to create the best park forum on the Net! It is an amazing experience and so much more than just 'Moderating' a forum.

Honestly the rivertown name should be dropped. Since Cedar Fair the charm of that area has completely changed. Don't get me wrong Dback is a great ride, but it could have been built without disrupting the lake or the removal of so many trees. Since CF took over they have removed the lake, trees, Mining company, Beast entrance, old time photos, area music. Instead they built loud coasters over paths, genaric theme, SPORTS BARS! And now another original park structure is gone God God hopes not a pay per play soccer game. I'm honestly so over some of these decisions. Should we remove the Coney Arch? SURE who needs it How about a sports bar in rivertown? Why not!!!

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Considering that everything at Disney it top of the line equipment, top notch employee trained individuals, experiences based of off each guest with activities for everyone I'm not surprised the tickets are the price they are. I just spend $155 on a park hopper ticket at Disneyland resort and felt it was fully justifiable.

I will never forget that flight. It was a last minute "what the heck lets go on a quick flight" kind of day. So imagine my surprise when I got to the park and saw the work at the now Firehawk site! I knew this was big because at the time I took these photos no word from the park on any new attraction had been made and these photos basically were a goldmine! That day I shared this information with Ryan and Dane (the KIC admins), and we had a long discussion on what the hell we do with these photos. This site has a strong relationship with the park and we did not want to tarnish that and post unreleased information. We ended up speaking with Maureen (the PR for the park at that time) and she was very generous to allow us to post the photos, but of course we had to be extremely careful with how we published the photos, thus the "Action at Fort Cooper" was coined. The team here at (PKIC) were happy with the amount of attention the news got and It honestly worked out very well for the park and the site. Enjoy.

Added photos from the earliest known flight I took over the park. back in 2003! Album includes Boomerang Bay construction, Antique Cars, Flying Eagles, Lazer Tag, and Son of Beast. Enjoy! http://www.KICentral.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=361

Hello fellow KIC members, I'd like to re-introduce myself to all the new members that may not know me and my story here on KIC. Back in the year 2005 I joined this site as its aerial photographer and moved on to become Moderator and later on general park photographer. I joined the admins on various trips, flights, tours, and other adventures and was honestly the best moments of my life. The past few years my appearance on this site has become more rare and that is due to a number of things but mostly because I have been very busy traveling with my current job. I still from time to time (unknowingly to the mods) continue to update/organize the sites photo gallery. I invite you to once again take a look at a wonderful feature of the site which has since been in the shadows and almost forgotten about. In the photo gallery some of my photos are watermarked as 'Gabriel' so you know which are mine. That being said, I have horded a large number of aerial photos and felt it is only right to upload the complete collection of them. All the photos that I have uploaded have never been seen here on KIC before so consider this an exclusive . This newest update for you includes Various construction photos of Firehawk, IJST, The rework of SOB loop, Great Wolf Lodge, and winter off season work. Nearing almost 300 photos!!! This site has and continues to have a very loyal fan base and you all deserve to see these photos as there is no reason to keep them all to myself. So I hope all of you enjoy and have a wonderful Holiday Season and New Year. The complete collection can be seen here... http://KICentral.com/photos/index.php?cat=25 PS: Expect additional photos in the future to appear in the gallery (including Boomerang Bay construction photos).

I was half expecting the video at one point to say, "A heavily themed, totally immersive, dark ride adventure."

While the park does look at this website, this is not the parks guest services. My recommendation for everyone is to let your opinion be heard about your feelings of this practice at the parks guest services. As a former worker of Beast in 2008 and Diamondback in 2009, I will admit our crew did partake in 'Power Hour'. The thing was my supervisors then always pushed on us that Power hour was not just about capacity, but to go up and beyond our regular just checking of restraints. Some of you may remember "Cowboy Wednesdays" on The Beast in '08. This is just an example of how we did power hours. In 2005 when I worked Tomb Raider, our power hour included what we called tomb raider trivia in which we asked park based questions and gave out prizes for correct answers. I will say that as a worker of both paramount and Cedar Fair I must admit that Cedar Fair pushes more of the crew to hit high capacity numbers, even on the Diamonback crew in 2009 they had us (batteling) the behemoth crew to have better numbers. The managers also would promise us things like free snacks and pizza parties if we hit high numbers. I am all for high capacity numbers but as I have grown I have also grown a deep understanding for safety, something I when I was 17-21 working at the park did not completely understand. This goes for many young park workers, it takes a wise man to understand the concept that they are not working just a coaster but a machine that can potentially harm and hurt someone if mishandled. Thats my two cents of the subject, had to tell my story.

I hope KI takes this opportunity to also upgrade their parking lot during the same time. Love this plan though.

They park is in desperate need of a flat thrill ride. This is where the park lacks. There's not much 'in-between' rides (other than Delirium). Tomb Raider: The Ride was a great addition and really did help fill that void. For me, TRTR was a 'goto' ride, meaning, it was a ride I would not skip as a pass holder. Like Banshee, DB, and Beast, it was a ride I never passed by. Even when it was the crypt (first version), it got rave reviews and the general public seemed to absolutely love it. I think it is because it was an experience that no other ride in the park could replicate and it appealed to the masses because it was a ride that was in-between a small less thrilling ride and a large roller coaster. Also, it was hidden away inside a building which made it mysterious. Most people tend to enjoy the idea of not having any idea of what they are getting themselves into. Personally when KI decided to take out the vertical door to the ride area showed lack of responsibility to upkeep the most simple of things like a rising door. Same when they made the choice to stop using the antichamber door in 2006. As a former TRTR worker, let me say that room was very much needed to help in separating guests. in 2006, only having one associate to separate over 50 people into 3 rows and have them stay in that row, make the 1 minutes announcement, collect large items, and still start the preshow video on time, and return large items at the rendezvous point while still having to load in the next guests into preshow... well, it was exhausting and almost impossible if you were not an expert. Yikes, there I go again on a tangent. Sorry, I just really miss this ride and everything about it.

I actually have that video on my HD. It is an amazing ride experience and one I believe KI really needs to bring back. Both KI and KD version were very different from one another and comparing them is like apples and oranges, they just can't. I'm happy KD still has theirs but still very unhappy about the turnout with ours.

I would greatly renovate the Oktoberfest area and add three small family/thrill rides, bring back the bridge over the lake, vastly makeover the AE Entry plaza area, add a new sit down restaurant, refurbish the Festhaus, add new paths to connect areas, and lastly bring back the skyride (building it in the current AE entry area). I made a map below to further explain my idea. Makeover would likely cost upwards of 15 million and almost double the size of Oktoberfest. -Ride area 1 would help fill in the ugly side view of Festhaus and bring new life to the already great corner connecting AZ and OF. -Ride area 2 would finally use the unused outdoor area in front of the Festhaus which currently is only used for patio seating and an old claw game. Plus allow the paths from that area to behind Fury to be connected, all while building a new entry for Fury on this new path. -Ride Area 3 would make use for a great overhaul of the AE entry plaza. Allowing for a new entry way to AE, and new flat ride, and for a skyride station to be built and once again connect two parts of the park and bring back a nostalgic ride. -Festhaus would receive a long overdue restoration, and the ice skating rink would return with a show and free skate. -On the other side of Fury, a massive new Lakeview restaurant serving renaissance food. -Tower Gardens would mostly stay the same as a nice rest area but would be expanded upon with jumping fountains, beer and beverage spots that would change throughout the season, and other things to expand upon. -A new sign arch to the area when entering from International Street. -Lastly bring back the bridge, nuff said http://www.scribblemaps.com/maps/view/dxijYMa5Sq/ I guess I redesigned an area than a ride... oh well this is what I want.

Whoops, I guess I was thinking of the Disney Sea ride at the time.

Adventure Land opened up their mini WindSeeker today called "Storm Rider" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzBrtgDiJj0

Delirium... which is not a choice

I just hope that the Oktoberfest lake is here to stay, as it is the LAST lake to still be in the park. I'm still pretty broken up over swan lake

It may not be the best, or smoothest, or most thrilling, but it still stands as one of my favorite rides in the park. I ride it almost every time I am at the park.

I'm fine with the no loose article policy; however, something needs to be done about all the flip flops being stored on the unload side of the station. Like some have said in this topic, there's a lot of space to build some sort of storage bin for flip flops and keep it all organized.

Quick, monetize it!

I have always thought of it as a werewolf... A very large werewolf.

I enjoyed the show emmesnly, it really is something different for the park and the crowd (and myself) were eating it up. I think they could have used a few more tech rehearsals to prepare for opening day but that's just my technical side coming out. The show it self was great, had a few awkward (nothing is happening) moments but overall I left the show happy and wanting to see it again. I personally hope that this and last years magic show is a sign of things to come for the entertainment department!

They did flatten the land and add markerswhen I last rode Beast, sounds legit to me. Even if they are not adding a haunt attraction it is apparent something is happening.

Before they do any of that, they need to put some air wicks in the building to get rid of the awful smell.

This guy stole my F5 logo, what a loser!