Outdoor Man

well... on a completely selfish note.... this doesn't bode well for the prospects of a future WinterFest- if they are emptying the shelves, so-to-speak.

Good Q about XLR.... it's probbaly a bit too old to relocate for anything. Speaking of Six flags... what about the 5 or so collecting dust in New Orleans... are they ever going to do anything with them as it is suspiciously apparent that that park will never re-open. I agree about KI's Top Gun, but wow... are they ever going to do asthetic maintenance to it? I could understand from two years ago when it was under review for removal with the GW construction- but apparently is not going anywhere. Maybe they're waiting on rust to give it a new theme.

one has to wonder what exactly CF is doing with GL. They are removing some pretty significant pieces- with no plans on the table to replace them. I doub t that SV would be making the journey south to Mason... that would be treading water too close to Cedar Points coveted claim of being America's Roller Coast. We all know, or at least should... that as Cedar Point runs out of space to put coasters- sooner or later KI is going to hit a ceiling of sorts. Maybe a thread should be going taking wagers of which KI coaster will be the first to be transplanted elsewhere. I'll place a shiny penny on Face Off. or maybe a dime on Top Gun.

You know, sooner or later they're going to start plucking them out of the park here and shipping them elsewhere too. Anyone else think that FOF was headed that way last year? Stuff started disappearing early in the season (picture spots, etc....)- then about August re-appeared...

You are never quite as clean as you think you are....

Yea, thankfully Lindner didn't directly manage the park. They may have ended up getting into a deal that would "trade" The Beast to Americana for "the Serpent," "Screechin' Eagle," the Sky Ride and a coaster to be named later. The serpent would have rusted through in the first year. Eagle would have set the precidence for wood-splitting years before SOB would have. Sky Ride would have failed to work at all- and the player (I mean coaster) to be named later would turn out to be the best in the trade- but they'd fail to keep it long term and lose it the following year. No, just joking. The contributions that the Lindner family (namely Carl) has made to the Greater Cincinnati area far exceeds the contributions and goodwill that probably all members of this site combined could do.

Never been "out of date" before. BTW, when is IJST opening? Thanks for the corporate update.

I'm probably WAY-OFF... but didn't Disney and Pixar part ways?

Congrats on being listed on an article in the online edition of the Enquirer. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...WS01/301240036/

sorry for the double post, this was supposed to go on this thread. ohhhhhhhhhh.... not to beat a dead horse, but http://www.rcdb.com/id3793.htm

ohhhhhhhhhh.... not to beat a dead horse, but http://www.rcdb.com/id3793.htm

eventually they will obtain it for a reasonable price, either by buying or litigation. Many on here won't recall, much less care- but as a jr. executive with a local airline years ago, we subsisted with the website of www.delta-air.com (which still re-directs to the main site). A legitmate owner of Delta (faucets) owned the site and held out for a large sum because they knew we wanted it. After a few years of futile negotiations on their part and actually having to place a re-direct link to our site, they sold the rites to the site for pennies compared to what they originally wanted. the kingsisland.com owners don't have such legitimacy. They'll fold.

nothing new, but..... http://www.daytondailynews.com/ http://www.daytondailynews.com/hp/content/...2307pkiweb.html Notice the part of the story that talks about managers wearing "ties...."

have carowinds.com and kingsdominion.com always mirrored the Paramount site? It appears that some dufus owns the kingsisland.com probably hoping to grab a buck if/when Kings Island wants it. Probably wants thousands for the URL.... why didn't I think of that? I know that Paramount in some ways is a 4-letter word on this site, but I have to say I MUCH RATHER like their websites as opposed to the Cedar Fair park sites. Cedar Point is the only one that looks half-decent. Granted, the Paramount Park sites were cookie cutter, but their at least had a intriguing design.

fight, fight, fight, fight, fight.........

I agree... they are dismantling the coaster to delicately clean it, piece by piece. That is the kind of attention to detail that the Geauga folks do. The park is usually so packed that they get a chance to do that to all the rides between patrons.

you'd almost think it is a slow news day in Cincinnati. Did anyone notice that the Bengals now have more arrests than wins for the 2006 season?

well, and with all due respect, KI is not Six Flags (thankfully). Didn't they have all of the Opryland "relics" in a lot for the supposed Six Flags Indiana for a few years until the announced that it was never going to happen.... and all the coasters went King Cobra on them from exposure? Ronny... I have no idea if that's your name- I know that you're trying to keep the rumor-mill from running rampant... moreso than it already has- and that you are probably one of those "in the know" folks that don't "react" when a mysterious piece of track ventures down the road. Know that my pokes are all in good humor.

oh... not testy. just imagine Elmer grabbing the shotgun going after the rabbit. Just kidding, all in good humor.

you're kidding me. there are five eye-sight-witensses saying there is track. The track is THERE. It doesn't matter if the park announces or not... there is track on the lot, track on (1) truck and a skid-loader in the Gold Pass parking area. It's not top secret or they would have deposited it somewhere out of view of 10,000 cars an hour on I-71. Radio a trucker going by... they'll confirm. Say "it's neon green.... can you confirm this sighting?????"

yo, Combat... there "IS" track there. 5 of us confirming the same sight. bright green track.

kind of fishy, eh??? yea the neon green did kind of look like fish water. good read. No, seriously, it's there.

just drove by and I can confirm that X-Flight has apparently upgraded to the Cedar Fair MAXX Pass to move between parks with the $35 parking upgrade as there is neon green coaster track sitting in the Gold Parking area. Congrats on your MAXX Pass status, X-Flight. Welcome to Cincinnati: Home of the Reds, Bengals, and to a lesser extent the Mason Comets!

hava a 3:30 at Great Wolf... cubbie reporter to report.

a couple of the posts bring up an interesting question. surely if the area now boasts two major attractions, there would certainly be "supporting" locations to compliment; ie- new eateries, shops, games, etc... Which leads one to wonder what flavor this "new" area is going to take on.