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Oldiesmann

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  1. Snake Pit is one of the few places where the food is actually worth the price. Their footlongs are delicious, as are their frozen lemonades. I look forward to trying their cheesesteaks.
  2. I certainly don't. I'm still waiting for the "Top 5 at 5" feature to come back.
  3. It'll be odd not seeing an ice show there this year. I've always enjoyed the shows, but hopefully this one will be good as well.
  4. Wait... Year-round camping? Who in their right mind would go camping in the middle of winter in Ohio? Sounds like the campground was a magical place back then!
  5. Well, I take back my original answer. While watching assorted HB cartoon clips on YouTube, I found another dog that I somehow overlooked (possibly because he's the last one listed on that site). I'm now thinking that's likely Precious Pupp: That would also explain the "thing on his head" question. I have no idea who that other dog is.
  6. I think a wild mouse would be a great fit for KI, as it would appeal to coaster junkies and families alike
  7. Comparing that with a list of Hanna Barbera dogs I found, that appears to be "Elvis" from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids.
  8. The only Haloween-themed saxophone song I can think of is this one:
  9. Thanks for clarifying. That was one of the rides I operated when I worked at KI in 2005, but I couldn't remember where it originally was.
  10. I took three years of German in high school and wouldn't have known to pronounce it like "Hoos".
  11. If I'm remembering correctly, that ride was located approximately where the Snoopy/Woodstock bench is now. You can see the bumper cars in the background. The ride itself is still there (sans original Hampton vehicles). It got moved over on the other side of the kiddy cars for the 2006 Nick Central expansion. It's now called Peanuts Off Road Rally.
  12. I'm assuming once the move is complete they'll be changing their name to the Santa Clara 49ers. Let's just hope that they don't end up like the Angels did (I don't know why it was necessary to have "Los Angeles" in their name if they couldn't drop the "Anaheim" part for legal reasons).
  13. I could be wrong, as I haven't been there in several years either. I just remember that in 2006, when I worked at Dippin Dots, their small Dippin Dots was cheaper than the equivalent size at KI (though at the time, that was also the only size they offered - they started selling three sizes in 2007 as I recall).
  14. I vaguely remember seeing that show as a kid. Any idea when that was taken out, or where it was in relation to current rides/attractions?
  15. Apparently that happened in 1977. A Google search for more info turned up this blog post about it from 2006: http://booksteveslibrary.blogspot.com/2006/01/dinah-at-kings-island.html
  16. They're all like that. They "stand up" like that mostly when confronted.
  17. Why does it matter if you can't find it in your local area? Dixie, Goldstar and Skyline can all be ordered online and shipped straight to your door. If you're really hungry, you can also order Blue Ash Chili by the gallon or half gallon, but that's not exactly cheap, especially considering they charge you $78 for overnight shipping...
  18. King Cobra was put in before Paramount owned the park. The colors mimic those of the coaster's namesake:
  19. The Beach still seems to be doing quite well, though they don't release sales/attendance figures (at least not that I know of), so it's hard to say. I doubt CF would be interested in the park though - there's a lot more money to be made at KI, and The Beach would go broke if they tried some of the stuff CF has done (overpriced food/lockers, turning the waterpark into more of a concrete jungle, etc.). As far as adding new stuff, they just opened a new area last year where "Snake River Rapids" was (back corner of the park): http://www.fox19.com/story/14910661/new-attractions-open-wednesday-at-the-beach
  20. You two don't know what you're missing.... Dixie is best (though I haven't had Empress or Blue Ash yet, so I can't comment on those )
  21. The building in the middle on top is currently home to I-Street Larosas. That looks a lot like actress Ann B. Davis, better known as Alice from The Brady Bunch. You couldn't see it very well from the riverfront either. The smoke was hanging low over the river, so you couldn't see a whole lot. I've heard that the TV production was exceptionally bad this year (I never got around to watching it), but I do agree that there's nothing like watching it from the riverfront.
  22. I voted as well, but it's way behind. In 6th place with 115 votes. Top story has 1,029 votes.
  23. I don't understand that either Terpy. A falling camera could do far more harm than a falling pair of eyeglasses. I've always wanted to visit that park, but I'm not sure I could deal with having to take my glasses off on every ride (by comparison, the only rides at KI that I take my glasses off on are Crypt, Firehawk and the water rides).
  24. Courtesy of Jonathan Paula (of "Is It A Good Idea To Microwave This?" fame)...
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