Gordon Bombay

Cyclones are back this year too, so atleast theres some hokcy around here although its not at the gardens....

Anyone know what this thing at the bottom of the picture is?

Something I just noticed: If you look at King Maple's second anbd first picture (or any picture of the SOB trains for that matter) you notice that the first car has a slightly different paint scheme with yellow on the front, instead of it being all red as opposed to the other cars. Sob's last car also had this paint scheme except the yellow was on the back end of the car. Now, if you look at King Maple's second picture youll notice that the last car (presumable car number 5) has that yellow tail paint scheme, meaing that it is actrualyl car #6. Obviously the cars have been moved around to keep the paint scheme together, both train cars number 5 would have had to be taken off then had car 6 attached, does this mean that the change (for now atleast) is really taken effect? Just something interesting I noticed.

Don Helbig is a fantastic man, he is always friendly when you meet him and jsut an all around good guy. I've met and spoke with him at hockey games and at KI.

Great pics as always AZkindaguy, how is skyhawk compared to maXair adn duhlee, I heard a lot of people complaining because they though this ride would be too much like the frisbees.

station ques and the 2nd que house were open from about 2 - close

I cant wait till im up there in June to ride it.

Are you so sure that its track under those tarps? Theres no real definite picture.

As a personal aquaintence of King Maple I can assure you that he most likely knows way more about the amusent park industry than you or some former ride op do especially at Kings Island. Your word is no good without proof, if we have PKD's trains proivde a better source or some legitimate speck of evidence or else no one on here will take it seriously.

so is this open yet? and if so how is it?

Top Gun the jet coaster, carowinds. Best coaster hands down!

it was located behind timberwolf wasnt it?

FOF originally had 4 trains with OTSR's but I think wehn Premeire made the new trains, they only made 3.

I was unlucky enough to go to Animal Kingdom the year before Expediition Everest open. I could see it under construction. Animal Kingdom absolutely sucks except for Everest.

Actually there is a reason for it being that loud. The anti rollbacks on that ride have to be a lot stronger than any other at KI because of the weight of those trains. Also since the lift is probably the smoothest part of that ride I'd say that is the least of their concerns right now. It's easily fixable, and the trains don't weigh that much since they are smaller than Little Bill's Coaster. Id like to know where you got that knowledge. Great pictures King Maple!

^Why did he bring in a hand gun? What an idiot.

OMG! secret nazi huss ride

^The 7 year old got out of the boat, the ride didnt force him out nor instruct him to get out.

Its that womans fault for letting her son ride and not informing or looking to see what type of ride it was, its her sons fault for getting out. The stupidity of people amaze me.

hahah the viking fury as the titanic,

^But still up unitll alst year was stilla t a steady increase while Cedar Point over the past few years has had a steady decrease, if you read what I said I wasnt just basing it off last year and didnt we beat CP in attendance last year still?

THe point has also been estimated to have had attendance drops in recent years while KI has had attendance raises in the recent years. It will be interesting to see if this strategy works out for CP and keep in mind Paramount parks are being sold and want to make their bottom line look better so theyre trying to generate more money.

^It said the travel company would refund their money then pay for the next trip.

^That would be quite the gimic if they opened it back up on that day and their efforts paid off and its like a whole new ride.

I cant wait to find out who it is and whats to come.