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I didn't even know Intamun made wooden coasters...

Vortex is indeed 48", so he can ride it.

What's worse is trying to explain it to the parents... 2005 was not a fun year for ride ops at Beastie either...

Exactly what I was thinking. I wish we'd at least gotten an explanation as to why it stopped.

Interesting find. That shirt couldn't have been around more than a season or two with both Flight of Fear and King Cobra listed. For some reason I thought KC was closed before FoF was put in.

During my visits to KI this year, I've seen a sign on a gate by Timberwolf mentioning a "Beast Challenge"and saying something about looking for a drawing of The Beast under one of the seats. It also has a "Clue" section that has been erased (it's a dry-erase board). For whatever reason, I didn't think much of it. However, I noticed another such sign at Vortes, saying to ride Vortex and get your on-ride photo as proof. The clue basically said to play the Peach Baskets game (though not directly). Does anyone here know anything else about this? I searched this site and Google but couldn't find anything.

It is a season pass perk on Sundays for Skyflyer for 5 bucks all day. Show your Gold or Plat pass at the time of sale Thanks for the info. I'll keep that in mind next time I'm at KI on a Sunday.

I rode it once and that was enough for me. The initial drop is a bit thrilling, but after that you're just swinging through the air for a bit. I'd much rather spend my 100 nickels on Slingshot, which offers a unique view of the park.

I doubt CF would ever convert Boomerang Bay to its own park with separate admission, not only because it would be difficult to do (with the train and walking path), but also because they'd never be able to compete with The Beach at that point - The Beach is larger, has more attractions and a lot less concrete, among other things.

According to RCDB, Iron Wolf is still operating, and it is a B&M stand-up. I'm not sure why you'd need two of them in the same park either.

Yes they are. You can find them at the KI Pretzel Stand on I-Street near Festhaus.

According to Wikipedia, it's 4 business days... I know we can't trust everything on that site, but in most cases I find them to be fairly reliable.

Unfortunately if she can't be there I don't think you have an option. I remember reading somewhere that the passholder and the guest must purchase the ticket on the "bring a friend free" day.

The park really should get in touch with the National Carousel Organization as well... They have a preservation fund which is used for "grants for the preservation and restoration of operating carousels and for related projects". I have no idea what needs to be done to get access to those grants, but I'm sure they'd be willing to help. When I get a chance I'll email Don and see if they have any more info on the organ yet. I've been meaning to email him about why the 5@5 was abruptly stopped anyway...

It's not showing up there for me either. Looks like it's something Ryan or Dane will have to handle.

As per the Gold Pass VIP Benefits page on the KI website: Sunday-Friday: 1/2-hour ERT on DB and Beast Monday: 1/2-hour ERT in Planet Snoopy Wednesday: 1/2-hour ERT in Boomerang Bay Saturday: 1-hour ERT on DB and Beast I believe that the Planet Snoopy ERT also includes Boo Blasters (despite the park's insistence that it is not part of Planet Snoopy).

And for those who have no clue what "touchdown Jesus" has to do with this: http://www.journal-news.com/news/crime/jesus-statue-catches-fire-in-storm-762245.html

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).