Thrill_Biscuit

Vortex, because you can look down at The Beast from the lift hill, and because of the good speed of getting through the lines.

"Kings Island, Where Else? What? Cedar Point? Well, Okay then."

I gotta think that Kings Island is a brand new experience to at least a couple thousand people each year; people who are visiting a theme park probably for the first time in their lives. Even without new atttractions, the legendary ones instill awe to new visitors every year. I think that many regional folks don't know much about other parks and their rides, so attractions like "Beast", "Firehawk" and "The Vortex" become "first impressions" of world-class coasters to them (they probably don't care about how common, or how 'used' they are). It never gets old to hear first-timers' reactions to riding these classic (and sometimes newer) giants.

I agree, Raptor. The closest things Ki has these days is Scrambler, Zephyr, Viking Fury and the Eiffel Tower. Pretty mild compared to the bigger, star attractions.

More rumors: "The train used to feature audioanimatronic characters playing pioneers and Native Americans." (False: They were real people.) "The Eiffel Tower is really a water tower/unfinished restaurant/tv antenna." (False: the interior contains elevator equipment, and the tower itself isn't an antenna, although there are some weather and communications devices up there.) "The 'Banana Splits' was filmed at Kings Island." (False: Portions were filmed at Coney Island, not Kings Island). "Evel Knievel jumped the KI fountains." (False: He jumped 14 buses at KI; the fountains he jumped were at Caesar's Palace in Paradise, Nevada).

To quote Mr. Krabs..."More!" Kings Island: Get All Loopy! Kings Island: A Very Brady Experience Kings Island: We've Got Blue Ice Cream! Kings Island: No Monorails! Kings Island: Come See Our Amazing Goose Exhibit! Kings Island: Ahhhhhhh Kings Island: Our Castle's a Green Tower! Kings Island: Come See Our Amazing Bumblebee Exhibit!

[[Mimics Casey Kasem as "Shaggy"]] - "Like, zoinks, Scoob! This place sure has gotten weird over the last 20 years! Talking sponges? Like, babies flying around on green dinosaurs? A giant, bald skateboarder?! We'd better stay inside!"

Not before I add another post to my count! Great info! Can't wait to see it.

^^That's scary. Now I'm reeaally interested in who's driving the key performance indicators! [EDIT] Whew...just read up on equity offerings...maybe not as scary as I thought, but very interesting none the less.

"Juke Box Diner?" Man, that's Rich... I mean Fonz....I mean Potsie....oh dang!

I wonder what those expectations were. Transitional revenue growth is very difficult to extrapolate, even when using generous linear regression against known values. The disclaimer at the end of the release affords consideration for economic and environmental factors that are impossible to predict accurately (like Cincinnati weather ). I imagine that even when reasonable margins for 'comfort' are set in place, anything can affect revenue/volume targets in a given reporting period: severe drought, disasters, lawsuits, gas prices... anything that is 'unexpected'.

I wonder which parks drove share in '07, both in-portfolio and vs. comp. market.

That's cool! There's another picture of it here: Rocket Ship Car That's a cool and interesting way to keep alive the memory of Euclid Beach Park. I wonder what they could do with King Cobra?

Insane! Oooh, ooh, I wanna floorless dive coaster!

There's a man with a big dream! Epitot, eh? Hmm. Sounds a lot like Epcot, so there might be a challenge there. If Oprah designed part of his dream park, perhaps the games would have the coolest prizes ever! Donald Trump...really, really huge rides. I wish that guy well. We never know what could happen when someone puts his or her heart into it.

Wow there are more people from that part of Ohio than I realized. Yes, but it's not as cool as Funky Town.

Well, I was just a kid in Miamisburg (small world) at the time it happened, and where I lived, a lot of gruesome rumors came out about the 'details' of that night. I understand the PG nature of the History page, and will respect the decency of this site in my posts going forward.

It's all good That one about AE is pretty funny!

Um, actually, it was the counterweight that got him. The injuries sustained were due to the counterweight... So, I had that one backwards? The 'fall' was the rumor, and the counterweight is the true story? I got the following from the History section of the site: 1983 – "On May 13 - A teenager was killed after falling from the Eiffel Tower. He was in a restricted area when he fell." (obtained from www.KICentral.com/history/timeline.php, paragraph 12 ("1983") on Tuesday, 2-5-08). I don't mean to be incorrect.

With all the KI Story ideas, I think statues of Yogi Bear and Fred Flintstone would make it kinda nostalgic. (Or, better yet, Betty Rubble!) It would fit as sort of an homage (sp?) to the old HBL for us KI geezers to share with our families.

Most of the rumors I've heard through the years have been either hilarious, or down-right ridiculous: The Eiffel Tower was going to be painted blue in 2005 (it was repainted "Eiffel Tower Green"); The Mini Coopers on BLST were going to be replaced with Volkswagens (or mini-Hummers, or mini-Scions, etc., etc...); The microwave transmitter atop the Eiffel Tower is an alarm bell to warn everyone to board the elevator during bad weather; Tom Hanks appeared on channel 12 to announce "Bubba Gump Shrimp Shack" (it was another actor dressed up like 'Forrest Gump' in 2003); a tornado knocked down the original sign (it was another weather phenomenon called 'straight line winds'); some guy/girl got knocked out by a shoe flung from Delirium (no such thing has ever been reported); a teenager was decapitated by the counterweight on the Eiffel Tower in 1983 (he wasn't; he died from injuries sustained in a tragic fall within the structure); and my all-time favorite, from a ride long gone from KI: "you can unscrew the canopies from the Zodiac by spinning the wheel too quickly."

^^LOL [EDIT] I went over the top. Sorry.

Some more ideas...(categorized this time) Imaginative: "Kings Island: Dream Here!" Fifth Grade: "Kings Island: Come Have Fun!" Eastern Philosophical: "Kings Island: Harmoniously Enjoy Super Happy Land!" Cliché or Bad Pun: "Kings Island: Fun from Coaster to Coaster!" Classic MTV: Kings Island: "Tweedle Deedle Dee, Wubba, Wubba, Wubba"

As an avid rider, I find The Beast to be a thoroughly enjoyable experience throughout. I'm no ride engineer, but I can say that someone has applied very balanced science to the entire braking system (even more impressive to me, given that Beast was designed and built without the benefit of today's computer technology). In my own opinion, the brakes on roller coasters add a certain sense of excitement - like you're being slowed down because of what's coming up next. Maybe I'm just used to it, but Beast's braking system seems to be just right.

Hmmm, Isn't that Delirium? Or are you looking at something different than I am? You're right, Smitty! I couldn't find my glasses yesterday. Now, I see that it is indeed Delerium (all the cool sparkles added a little more difficulty). It really looked like an AJ to me, but now I see it. Thanks! A Vekoma Air Jumper