Thrill_Biscuit

As someone who's reminded vividly of wonderful trips to Kings Island when hearing "Jive Talkin'" by the Bee Gees, "Sir Duke" by Stevie Wonder, and "Telephone Line" by Electric Light Orchestra, I'd like to say that you, my friends, have much, much more time to enjoy before feeling old! So enjoy the unfettered bliss of youth!

I'd volunteer to create a more appropriate selection of music for International Street! I'd volunteer to research and put together the songs! To me (and a growing list of others), The biggest sore thumb in the entire park is the absolute train wreck of noise that completely cancels out the visual beauty of the grand entrance. I'd also love to paint some murals on some walls (like the ones at the Gaylord Opryland Resort).

It makes me wonder: What, in the early 1970s, would inspire a band from southwest Ohio to write a song with "roller coaster" in the title. Hmmmm... Just wondering...

...if in every RCT game you play, you just have to build something that at least remotely resembles a green Eiffel Tower somewhere in your park; and, no matter what direction your monitor is facing, the front gate always feels like it's on the northeast side of the park.

Epic! A most hilarious find!!! This incorrigible little, um, beast needs a dose of coaster boot camp!

So very well said, Avatar!

Pink Floyd? Meh. But to hear Geddy Lee screaming "Finding My Way!"... now that's about as 180° from "grand entrance experience" as it can get!

Awesome PTR, Giga! I wish I could have been there and met all the KICers. Great pics, too. I notice the trees look a lot more leafier than they have on recent opening days.

From Landen Lake I could hear an occasional, faint thrill scream, but no roar. Last summer, from about mid-June on, I could hear the roar, but no screams. Sound seems to travel in a weird way.

I love the art deco design on that coaster! Ronny, once again, excellent pictures!

I'm an instant-gratification guy. I'm not one who likes to be the last to know anything. Bring on the red-eye bulletins, baby!!!

Like a "Friends of Kings Island" organization? That would be nice, in a 'perfect world'. I think that there would be too much legal and policy red tape in the way of providing even "semi-voluntary(?)" help in improving the park. It's a business, and as such it is responsible for all of its assets and liabilities. Perhaps such an organization can be a liaison between the public and the park's customer relations department (i.e., one that has the time and focus to produce more in-depth presentations of suggestions for improvement; versus the normal channel of brief customer calls & letters). I dunno. Maybe.

A most wonderful trip down memory lane. Many, many thanks!!!

It's gonna be so sunny, Ima gonna need these

Row 1. I like to drive.

As long as the licensing on the Eiffel Tower doesn't run out, I'll be fine. ...OH DARN!!

I'm thinkin' "Krusty the Clown" with that hair.

New Guy! The expression is priceless! ^^good eye, Monroe!!! LOL

I've driven by the Web a few times now. It looks impressive!

I understand that conflict, Terpy. I write and produce the presentations for my company's Junior Achievement "Job Shadow" days, where eighth graders are bussed here to spend a couple hours learning about the business world (they then go on to visit a few other companies around Cincinnati as well). The materials are heavily themed around our famous product lines, as well as highly-recognizable characters associated with our national advertising (picture a smiling, red pitcher crashing through the wall...) The trick is to make sure we're making an interactive learning experience for the kids, and not just making them sit through a 2-hour commercial for our company. The focus is on the learning, and at the end of the event, the kids share what they've just learned about our type of business. I haven't yet seen any protests or complaints, but our program seems much smaller in scale and public visibility. I think that after the Snoopy program, kids will go home and share more about what they learned about the importance of reading than they will about their knowledge of what's new at Kings Island in 2010. It would seem to me that anyone raising any kind of stink about this would probably just do so to get publicity for some safety website or something.

They should just paint everything black, put strobe lights on every exposed pole, wall or post, put in a 30,000-watt JBL system, with walls of speakers covering every inch of the midway, and crank out Slipknot, Drowning Pool, Rage Against the Machine, Dragon Force, Three Days Grace... serve nothing but Hair of the Dog and chocolate covered espresso beans... put skulls and pyrotechnics on every ride (yes, including Congo Falls)... what am I missing here??? Oh, yeah, and replace all the plantlife with catnip...

I like the idea... Pretty much because the area seems so "concrete" in contrast to the surrounding woods, etc. (Tb photoshop of original pic from Flatrides.com)

Aw! The poll was closed, with 53% to 47% in favor of.... The Beast!!!

"Shaggy's" fright-light instructions, the "Scooby" episode-intro bumper music, and the overall sound effects in the queue for SDATHC. Oh, well, we move on.

This view was my inspiration for Capt. Nemo's former avatar (albeit exaggerated in scale):