Outdoor Man

no the park wouldn't have been at fault, but I'd bet a dollar to a donut that they would be the ones to get sued... and in 2013 new seat belts and lap restraints would be installed on the train with air bags and side impact protection.

sounds pretty "routine" to me.

After riding it last night, I can say there was definently no "pot hole" or whatever you felt on the lift hill. Vortex was riding as smooth and fast as the last time I rode it (maybe 3-5 years ago) It may be a specific train issue & not a track issue. Issues like this should be mentioned to ride ops. If there are enough "complaints" it will help maintenance with troubleshooting. or perhaps the lift chain motor had a "hiccup"

agreed. teachers tend to be pack-rats. My wife still has a "R2D2 Robot" that her mother (who was a teacher) used that pre-dates her birth by a decade. My wife hasn't taught in 6 years.. but we still have the lousy space eater. I'm guessing your pogs are right where they've been since that day.

maybe I'm the Neanderthal of the group- but when deciding to go to KI- I don't check anything but my wallet to make sure I have our passes prior to going. If it's september I'll check the schedule- but outside of that, nothing. To my original point, they seem to be having an "off" year.

I'd like to take a flash pole of how many people check the facebook page before going. Besides there was one mention of it on Saturday- and I had to page down three times to find it. STILL, point being- they've had a rather unusual time this year with reliability issues.

Its really unfortunate; but I was a Season pass holder every year from 1989-1999, and now from 2006-2012. Not trying to knock them, but the park really seems to be having an "off" year. I am not sure I can recall a time where they've had this much trouble keeping marquee attractions open. I am a pass holder that will get more than my money's worth throughout the operating season- spent mostly in the kids area, so I'm not too bad off. BUT- thinking of the non-cincinnati park goer- who doesn't event know what KI Central is- I would be pretty upset if I dropped $75+ for a day at the park and had soooo many of their flagship attractions closed. People have said in the thread that "its common knowledge here that DB was closed"--- how many members are on here? maybe 5000? active, maybe 1000? how many attend KI on an average day? So a VERY small percentage of the daily attendance is in the "know" that is on here.

I personally like the LIfeGuard's making the list- because above all you want the lowest paid person in the room responsible for resuscitating you back to life if you almost drown.

and this could be a PERFECT opportunity for Kings Island to roll out their new "Museum of Idle'd Attractions" exhibit for the 2012 operating season...

I personally don't understand all of the "routine" maintenance issues... the sales man at Sears said it should have worked just fine... So, is this where the "Diamondback is sinking" rumors start? Haven't seen in the posts, but does the breakdown of CP's WindSeeker mean that KI's will be down also?

No lines, and a bug-free guarantee! Win-win!

this new style consists of metal gates (of the temporary nature) tables and a few guards. Went last night and it was hard to tell if this was intended to be permanent or temporary.

return of the tables probably means some lone idiot was caught with a foul object inside.

That'd be a pretty cool PR stunt. I'll never forget the implosion of Riverfront Stadium. ... only if it can be for a "Paramount Movie"

This is the second report on these forums of suits discussing SOB in public. I'm encouraged by the fact that the tight lips we've see the past couple of season have, if these reports are to be believed, loosened and that visible (or at least audible) progress is being made toward a decision. Based on Dwight_Schrute's post, I would expect an announcement in August or September. I don't think anything else can be drawn from those snippets of conversation. to be fair. they were walking away from SOB when I heard that and though I was curious as ... was trying not to be obvious. they weren't being quiet or secretive, so anyone around them would have easily heard the conversation(s)- likely all of it.

was in the vicinity of some management-types at the park looking in the general direction of SOB. They didn't look like park patrons or a dippin dots guy (unless they upgraded the dress code for "Smitty"- assumed Dippin Dots guy name- to wearing jackets and ties). I didn't try to be in an area where I could hear what they were saying, but while they were walking back through AZ, I overheard several distinct phrases: "that will take almost a year" "there's still several months before that announcement is made" ... "effect on the foundation of existing structures" so, in closing- that can mean anything.

and that's what my original post to the topic was about. Not trying to be naive, but to the average person it seems that they had 6 months to do this- and now they're 6 weeks into the operating season with a year old ride that hasn't taken a rider up yet. I know there's more to it than this simple explanation.

I think that the "unicorn" option was probably code for the "I have no idea" crowd.

Was there Sunday... it was wall-to-wall people with just pass holders. This weekend should be, in a word, chaos! Park looked GREAT too! can't wait for the trees to grow/mature and provide more shade.

So, if Diamondback goes down- the DL Roster consists of: 1) Diamondback 2) WindSeeker 3) Drop Tower 4) SOB (60-day disabled list) 5) Crypt (designated for assignment) numbers 1-3 are pretty significant for a "thrill-seeker" spending in excess of $40 to enter. I understand storms/lightning, etc... In the instance of WindSeeker- I may be naive, but didn't they have an entire off-season to get this thing in running condition for the season. It seems like a month since opening day should have had this thing running.

First off, I have never seen a ghost or experienced one... that I know of. That being said, I know some people who have. Short story: my family lived in a farm back a lane in a very rural area 2 hours north of Cincy... before I came along. It was a house rumored to be frequented by Annie Oakley while she was traveling in the Buffalo Bill show (late 1800's???). My family and i were doing a "tour" of our old living areas a few years ago and visited the house (which is still occupied by a family we have known since before I was born.... A little history of the area: Greenville, Ohio has a festival every summer called the "Annie Oakley Days"- basically its a 3-day flea market with some wild-west theming thrown in. OK- go back to the house. We drove back and were talking to a father, whose daughter was probably late teens. Having known nothing about the history of the house- he starts talking about how busy things are with his family coming up to the Annie Oakley Days approaching, his daughter was "Miss Annie Oakley," and how they could not possibly be more involved in the event. My mother said, "well, did you know that she used to stay in this house when she came in to town?" His face turned pale white and the hair on his arm stood straight up. Nothing menacing ever happened, but apparently his daughter would wake up and talk about a "woman in western clothes" being in her bedroom at night. NOW, I personally have never experienced anything remotely close to resembling ghost-activity and have doubts as to my overall "belief" in them... HOWEVER- I've got absolutely NO explanation on that one.

I'll put my money on a new coaster in 2013 for CP as it would likely be a left over Kinzel project (he had an affinity for coasters).

OK- Now, while there on Saturday I asked the elevator attendant at the Eiffel Tower why it hasn't opened yet (this may be a position the Dippin Dots guy gets promoted to... but the explanation sounded plausible). They said that the KI WindSeeker wouldn't open until outfitted with the updates given to the new one opening at Carowinds (i think that's where they said)... and assured that all of them were operating properly.

As for whats next and the post tallies... I haven't read all 58 pages but am I first to say... TIMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9am shade for Action Zone on sunny mornings.