Captain Nemo

Gemini is actually older than Beast. If they were going to talk about old rides they should have gone with Racer which opened with the park in 1972. Like TopGun1993 posted, It really does not matter! 1979 is in fact a long time ago, next year The Beast will be 30 years old. Not only that but it has continued to be ranked very high among coaster enthusiasts despite its age.

Thats right. I am so happy I bought this picture!

I've been on the Internet Channel of my Wii and keep it on the webcam page. Walk into my room and BAM I can see the construction progress. I think they are continuing to work on the area near the station before expanding. Again it seems they are working on catwalks.

One thing I hope they add in the station and queue... MIST FANS!!!

I feel you on that one. The thing is, no one from abroad would visit HW if they were to just add a simple water ride. They needed something to put them back on the map. Remember, HW is literally in the middle of nowhere and really rely on out of town visitors.

Oh how I love Holiday World. I am a sucker for water rides. I can't wait to see/ride this in 09. Only thing I am worried about is the lift breaking down. I LOVE that the ride has a duel entry from the waterpark and the main park! They should do this for White Water Canyon!

I first went to Kings Island back in 1997. I was 8 years old. My mother found this photo a few days ago of my first real roller coaster ride...

standbyme KIfan73 Avatar cat13 Vortexfan92 jessie8 jamesv7 taynes and daughter BavarianBeatle dare-to-fly touchdown62 (and friends, don't know screen names yet) Cory Butcher KIcook304 Gordon Bombay Ogrmac (and friend) derek9312 (and dad) timw725 (and GF) iChase (and camera) Beast Man Captain Nemo Looking forward to meeting you all.

Wonderful Photos you got there! I'm marking my calender for April already!

In all Honesty... Mystery Mine blew my mind! I have never been so terrified on a roller coaster before. The adrenalin pumping in me was off the charts. I guess it was due to the fact that I had no idea what happened on this ride (other than the outdoor layout). It was kind of like Tomb Raider in 2002. I'm going to keep this short and sweet but the fact was that I have never been on a ride quite like this in my life. We (a good friend of mine and I) arrived at Dollywood at 9:00 on Aug 5th. First was Thunderhead, again ranked highly on my list. Mystery Mine was what I was truly looking forward to. The ride just dominates the area with it's large building, which btw is a true architectural masterpiece!! The experience begins just by walking up this this ride as you see the small Euro-Fighter Gerstlauer trains whip into the heart line roll and roll over loop! As I approached the Mine (appropriately named Mine #13) I was already as excited as I was when going down the first drop of Maverick. The line is well put together with themeing. Mine decor is placed everywhere. The line moved fairly slow but I did not care I was taking in all the surroundings. This is the last thing you can look at before entering the station. It is like they are teasing you, I swear!!! Once entering the station I think it dawned on me... If I see a canary in the mine, bad luck will soon follow. OK, before I go any further I would like to show you what really flipped me out as we entered the station. DO NOT VIEW THIS PHOTO IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN ON THIS RIDE, I MEAN IT!!! DO NOT CLICK. YOU CAN WAIT TILL YOU ACTUALLY RIDE MYSTERY MINE YOURSELF! So I began thinking to myself. If that is just the start, what does the rest of the ride hold in store? Well here we are just before riding. You can just see the excitement! So here is the ride- Again, please, do not read if you have not been on Mystery Mine. Honestly just spoiling this ride will just make you feel bad after reading and make you wish you just rode the ride without the spoilers! Anyway, here we go. \/SPOILERS\/ The 95 degree drop is out of this world. Much more intense than Mavericks. The trains are so small and just drop so quickly you lose your breath for a second. Infact, it would be just as accurate to say that I found MM to be a much better ride than Maverick! This ride was everything plus more than what I expected. Great investment on the part of Dollywood! -Nemo ("Don't whistle in the Mystery Mine, Thats a canary's job") For those of you that have been on MM, what did you think of it?

Admit it Ryan, the name gives you the jibblies! I love snakes, almost got me a corn snake when I was 15 years old. I still plan on getting one someday. I think the name is cool; however, is not unique like Maverick or Behemoth. Still is a cool name though.

Thus proving Ryan did indeed have more exciting things hidden under the black hat!

Thats the site. I just was about the post it when I saw you found it.

Just like last year it was great to put user names to faces. What I loved even more was that people who are not even users of the site came to the event. It was for everyone. It is going to be wonderful to have this get together again. Remember, friends and family's are encouraged to come as everyone is welcome. I'm sure your non amusement park fan family member will still have a blast at all the events.

How about, "My family went to Kings Island and rode The Beast, and all they got me was this lousy 'GrandSon of Beast' shirt"

Professor whose 'last lecture became a sensation dies. If you have not watched the video I really recommend watching it as the message has something we can all relate to.

And that's the que, lets talk about this in the mother topic.

FLY SALLY FLY! New Aerials of the Mystery Construction are now online. Get a glimpse of the park from a different perspective. The sky is the limit as this amazing update includes: -Images of the Rivertown Mystery Construction -Images of the Ravine Construction -Images of the 'recent happenings' at the Batavia Plant You can view these by clicking here. It's Coming!!! 08.06.08 Flying, My anti-drug. Gabriel (Captain Nemo) Z.

It was funny because I was just on the home page and that was not there 10 minutes ago.

Either that or Superman, and something tells me it is not going to be Superman.

The ticket for the second coming KIC event is a fixed price. $29.99 gets you all the great activities such as the SOB Tour, Q&A with Flashback, and the ERT on Invertigo and Racer! Oh, Don't forget the unlimited soft drink wristband!

-From Ryans Sig Words could not be any better.

Yeah, I want an explanation now... oh, nevermind.

Wonderful photos Welchce. It was a great day to visit the park. Lines were just right and temperature was not to humid thankfully.

http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11233 Already being discussed.