Diamondback_Is_King

Kinda forgot about that!

They should add a drink station like in Rivertown right there in Area 72. There's virtually no shade in that area, and it can get really hot after waiting in line for Orion or waiting outside for party members to get off. You can get drinks there, but I feel a designated spot for drinks would be good for that area.

According to Disney, you can repaint it or add some theming changes and you could call it a new ride!

Interesting. I know Rapterra came out with a 48' height requirement, which was unusual because of the original 52' height requirement for all coasters with Vest Restraints. Holiday World was then notified by B&M that they could lower the height requirement from 52' to 48'. I'll be curious to see if any other Vest Restraint coasters get lowered (Banshee, Valravn, GateKeeper, etc.) Here's the Screamscape article: https://screamscape.com/html/holiday_world.htm

Yeah that's just the thing: I don't know when I'll go. I'm very grateful that I was able experience Cosmic Rewind on opening day, and that ride completely blew me away with no spoilers. But, it was the opening day, and there were no spoilers out. I ended up watching the Ministry queue, which was really cool! I heard that people are saying Battle at the Ministry is better than Monsters Unchained, which was highly praised (It is now open. Still, no on ride photos are allowed on any rides, yet some still risk their jobs and video the ride ). Regardless of when I visit Epic, at least I still have a Kings Island pass and I'm able to visit this amazing park whenever I want!

Well, I knew this day would be coming soon...Epic Universe videos are out. Universal has now allowed select people to take videos, but still no on rides. Not sure if all of these videos were allowed by Universal, so some may be taken of of YT soon. WARNING! THERE ARE SPOILERS AHEAD! Above are some videos of the park, specifically Dark Universe and Battle at the Ministry. Included in this "spoiler box" is the queue of Battle at the Ministry video, Monsters Unchained pre-show, and even a Monsters Unchained pov of the ride. I still haven't decided if I want to see the videos or not, but I included them below in case some of you guys wanted to see it. I want to see them SO BAD, but also want it to be a surprise when I go.

You could do a multi launch coaster that has two launches. The first part is orange, and the second launch is green. Have there be some top hat like Storm Runner at Hersheypark and the second launch start at the front gate. Think of that view at the parking lot and just seeing it zoom by during the second launch. Not only would it look cool from the front gate, but it would get the guests hyped up for a really fun day when seeing this cool fast launching coaster! This would kinda be like Velocicoaster's slow turnaround before hitting the second launch.

who "had" too much Skyline this morning Anyway, loved your joke

Another Siren's Curse update! That building next to the exit is a retail location, which was confirmed in the video.

It's always got to be Diamondback. Always has been, always will. Back row-right sight is preferred

This wording reminds me of Carowinds: "where the Carolinas come together" I wouldn't be surprised if they just cropped out the words "the Carolinas" and replaced it with "Ohio"

It all depends on who's working on the ride at a specific time. The crew last year did a decent job, but there were some times when it definitely lagged in operations. I've always said that Banshee is/should be a line eater as well as Diamondback and Orion. For those unfamiliar with the term, a "line eater" is defined as thus: Line Eater-A roller coaster or attraction that is able to "eat" a line and decrease the wait time due to high rider capacity. Examples could be Diamondback, Orion, or literally any B&M! A "line holder" is similar to a "line eater", but slightly different: Line Holder-A roller coaster or attraction that holds many people in line and is sometimes a very popular ride. It doesn't have a high capacity compared to other rides. This line sometimes takes away from the other lines, making them shorter. Examples could be Flight of Fear, Top Thrill Dragster/TT2, any type of shuttle coaster, Steel Vengeance with one or two trains, and probably Siren's Curse when it opens (these are just a few) All that said, hopefully Banshee can still be a line eater. I remember during the Haunt last year when the lines are already insane and Banshee was running one train. It was disastrous. I don't think people mind waiting in the brake run for a minute or less, but if something is wrong, those Vest Restraints make it really hard to breath and it starts getting really hot (I don't know why they used Vest Restraints on Banshee. I'd rather have the regular Over the Head). I'd prefer them to run 3 trains, but if they have to, I can live with 2.

I think on a non-crazy busy day, you don't even need a whole day at Studios. You could even split it Volcano Bay/Studios or Studios/Islands that 5th day if you wanted to save money. But, most people making a once-in-a-lifetime trip down to Florida want to experience everything and go several days without worrying about money as much as the annual visitor.

I believe Railblazer is not welded together, rather held together by bolts. I watched a POV of the ride and it has these sections of like 2 sections of 8 bolts every 20 feet or so like Stunt Pilot has. I also think that Railblazer is a prototype ride, as it was the first RMC raptor.

I heard that team member previews got extended through April 16. I also have heard that there is supposed to be a walking path from Stella Nova (it was purposefully supposed to be there), and a way to get to the walking path from Stella Nova (which was unintentional I think). If you're wanting to not park in the parking lot, I think Helios is your best bet. Thanks so much for answering my questions @jzarley!!!

I've actually never parked in The Beast parking lot area before. I always seem to end up in Racer, Banshee, Drop Tower (on VERY busy days), and Diamondback (for water park).

A few questions if you don't mind (feel free to only answer a few if you want): How long did you wait for the rides you did experience? Of what you did see of Monsters Unchained (very unfortunate you couldn't ride it) was the queue cool? How large were the queue lines? How long would you wait for each ride? Were there any blow-away moments for you? How did it feel entering the worlds? Were you able to go into the Battle at the Ministry queue? Was the Floo Network effect working? (if so, how was it?) Do you think you would need 2 days to do all of Epic? (wands, food, rides, shows, etc.) How's the parking situation? Was it easily accessible? (unlike Magic Kingdom) Sorry for the many questions, I'm just so curious!

When I saw the title I was like "YESSS!" and then I read the post. You got my hopes up!

Yeah it's hard with the way it's designed because people exiting the park will either have to cross over the people entering to exit through the purple box or they will have to cross the crowd going towards the ticket center area (not that there are many people that actually go here, but the line can fill up during the summer).

I can see some potential problems with this. Until this whole entry area is redesigned, it will continue to have bottlenecks during popular events like the Haunt.The green arrows represent guests leaving the park and the pathway that they should take to leave. The blue arrows represent guests entering the park, and the dotted blue arrows are for the very few people who use paper tickets. Finally, the gray represents walls/queue line dividers to get rid of overcrowding before entering and allows for less cutting in line.

So how is this any different than what they had at the end of last year?

Currently, some of the water slide pieces are just sitting in the parking lot. They've been there for a little while.

Six Axes strikes again!!!

You'll have to let us know how it goes! Wishing you a fun filled day at Epic! I have heard that Minecart Madness goes down a lot, so if you get a chance to ride it, definitely do it then if you want to ride it. I guess Monsters Unchained goes down frequently too. There are some amazing reviews of it online (here are some on a Universal forum page: https://forums.insideuniversal.net/forums/epic-universe-reviews.257/) I did see about Express coming out the other day. As expected, they are SUPER expensive. But, if you think about it, it could be worth it to some people. 11 rides, $20 per ride per person, is it worth it for me? That's the question I would ask myself if I were buying Express passes. I can't wait for Epic to open, but I think that it might be smart to wait a year before going. Sure, if you watch POV's then it spoils a little bit of the ride and you lose the effect of "how did that happen???" but the magic of the park is always on the inside. This park is really going to be Epic.

If they do close, where will all the rides go? Demoed, relocated, sold? Railblazer is fairly new...who would like to see an RMC raptor at KI?