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I also love Flight of Fear. The very back seat would be my favorite. The only part of that ride I don't like is the "foot crushing" experience that riding in the front row of the car on the load side. I realize this is due to the restraints having changed, but it's still not fun having your foot painfully wedged under the restraint, especially with a zip tie digging into your foot the entire way.

I think I saw that too. Ewww One time my sister and I saw a large woman walking around in those ultra-tight cotton shorts. As if that weren't enough, the shorts had "BOOTYLICIOUS" plastered across the backside, complete with a fake "kiss mark" in the middle...

I've only been to a Waffle House once so I wouldn't know

Fortunately, Steak 'n' Shake and Johnny Rockets both offer the true Cherry Coke - not the pre-flavored variety that you get at many other restaurants.

I think this sums up why the 49ers want to move... From the article that Terpy linked to above.

I've been hearing about this on the radio lately but keep forgetting to post about it. More details available at http://www.akidagain.org/site/PageServer?pagename=kings_island_splash_10 Suggested donations are $75 to sponsor a child or $300 to sponsor an entire family, but any donation is welcome.

I entered the contest yesterday prior to the 4:30 Rock Band Live show, but apparently didn't win anything. I got a message about 4 hours later thanking me for entering and saying that I could reply with "KIPROMO" to receive updates and promotions via text (which I did, since I have unlimited messaging).

When I worked at KI back in 2005, a family of skunks took up residence underneath what is now Peanuts 500, in a hole near where the kids get on and off the ride. One night they decided to come out of their hole - while the ride was still in operation. Fortunately nobody got sprayed, but it was still funny to see a family of skunks in that area. A few weeks later, a trapper caught them and released them in the woods somewhere outside of the park.

I think it's just a marketing ploy to further remind guests that they can refill souvenir cups for $1.99 (thus encouraging more guests to purchase them). I saw those signs at several stands in the park yesterday.

Nice to know someone's making a fortune... I say they reduce those salaries by about 75% and put the money saved towards the dividend that unitholders are asking for. That would be great for the company's image.

You're quite welcome Terpy

It's too early to say what will happen to KK in the future. Also, for future reference, if you post a link with a comma in it, you need to put "url" tags around it like this: [url]link goes here[/url] Otherwise the link gets cut off and you have to quote the message to get the entire link...

If you're going to mention a park, at least get the name right... They list KI as "Paramount's King's Island". It has not been owned by Paramount for several years, and it's "Kings", not "King's"...

Especially with the considerable amount of dust that now adorns said mirror...

That would explain why there are seat belts on Woodstock Express...

So that's done due to state regulations and not the park trying to be overly cautious?

When were the orange lap bars and seat belts added on to The Beast? I saw a video of it from 1985 earlier, and it had different entrance gates at the station, black buzz bars (similar to those on Tornado at Stricker's Grove) and no seat belts. I don't remember much about my first ride on The Beast, but I think I may have ridden it before the current modifications were in place.

I'm partial to 3-2 on Adventure Express. It's literally smack in the middle of the train and offers a nice smooth ride.

I'm with you on that one Terpy. I absolutely hate it when the restraints click down another notch on Delirium once they release the floor (not sure why that is).

How I wish we could still have a Beast with buzz bars and no seatbelts...

Great to hear! If I'm not working that night I'll definitely try to make it up there. Two fireworks shows at two different parks in one weekend should be fun (I'm planning to hit Balloon Glow on the 3rd)

How did this one make the list? 85 feet tall and 1:40 ride length. RCDB says top speed is 48mph. Doesn't seem special to me. And how can they say it has an "old-time wooden frame" when it opened in 1996?

I think KI could use a Tip Top as well. That ride is so much fun (not to mention extremely dizzying).

As much as I love the "Nights of Fire" thing that we had during the Paramount era, Cedar Fair likely doesn't have the budget for such extravagant events... For those who aren't familiar or don't remember, here's a taste of what we got 5 years ago... <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>It's a shame that the park isn't doing the 5@5 thing on Facebook anymore. This would be a great question to ask there.

Note that the price increase only applies to regular adult tickets. Junior/Senior, group and season pass tickets remain the same price regardless of when you purchase them.