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At least that one should run on most modern computers. I may have to check that out at some point since I don't see myself being able to play Planet Coaster anytime soon (I can't justify spending that kind of money on a new computer just to play one particular game when my laptop works fine for all my computing needs at the moment).

You're going to need a pretty beefy laptop for Planet Coaster... https://www.reddit.com/r/PlanetCoaster/comments/52v6yu/minimum_and_recommended_system_requirements_for/ Minimum: Intel i5-2300 / AMD FX-4300 processor, 8GB of RAM, 2GB graphics card (nVidia GTX560 / AMD Radeon 7850) Recommended: Intel i7-4770 / AMD FX-8350, 16GB of RAM, 4GB graphics card (nVidia GTX980 / AMD R9 380) It's definitely possible to play it on a laptop, but make sure you're aware of the requirements/recommendations before buying one so you're not disappointed.

I'm seeing video on Facebook that the Chalet Village area is completely engulfed at this point (search for Michael Luciano if you're interested - the videos contain adult language so I don't want to link to them here). Nothing has been posted officially from them at this time.

Pray for everyone involved. This is seriously scary... http://www.wbir.com/news/local/gatlinburg-neighborhood-voluntarily-evacuating-due-to-fire/357115866

Definitely going to try to make it out there next year. I got busy and didn't get a chance to this year. Sent from my LG G5 using Tapatalk

I think we need to have a KIC meetup at CoastersRZ's house Sent from my LG G5 using Tapatalk

There's a deal available on Groupon at the moment. $13 for one person, $25 for two people or $47 for four people. Snow Tubing for One, Two, or Four at Beach Mountain (Up to 41% Off) https://www.groupon.com/deals/2590-water-park-drive-llc-the-beach-mountain Sent from my LG G5 using Tapatalk

Trains have been revealed... https://www.facebook.com/BuschGardensVA/videos/10154223896308315/

Thunder River Rapids to be demolished: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-37916546

I rode it a few times. It wasn't very forgiving to adult males...

Looks like it should be a great display, but the price will turn a lot of people away unfortunately. Get three or more people over the age of 3 in a car and it's cheaper to go to Sharon Woods.

Not a lot of updates on this at the moment (which is understandable given the seriousness of this situation). According to various sources, the park had planned to hold a memorial service for the victims last week and reopen this past weekend, but those have been put on hold until the investigation is complete. The park is currently closed until further notice according to their website. A CNN article from Wednesday said the park was supposed to release a statement on the rescheduled memorial service and when they planned to reopen today, but that didn't happen (it's currently 2am Tuesday morning there).

That's what I get for posting when I'm half asleep. Fixed. Thanks for pointing that out

More details have been posted (see link in first post above). The event will run from dusk to 10pm every day from November 11th through January 1st. A portion of the proceeds will benefit charity (the Salvation Army and the Ruth Lyons Children's Fund). The one thing that baffles me though is the pricing structure: $6 per person, with children 3 and under getting in free. Per person. For a drive-through display. I commented on the post on their FB page asking why it's per person for a drive-through display, and several others have complained about the price as well. Hopefully they'll change their mind prior to the opening, or this could end up being the only year due to "lack of interest" (since it's cheaper with 3+ people age 4 and over to just go to Sharon Woods where it's $13 per carload for normal vehicles).

That link doesn't work because someone tried to embed the tweet rather than just link to it. Here are the links to both the Twitter and Facebook videos of the top-off. Take your pick Twitter: https://twitter.com/KingsIslandPR/status/789890514095050756 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/visitkingsisland/videos/10155268891653368/

Glad to know that's how it works. I logged into the payment portal tonight and went to print my Fast Lane ticket only to be presented with a message saying that the order didn't have any tickets to print (then why did it give me that option?). I plan to use mine tomorrow. I'm thinking the park might be busy due to the nice weather and I might as well use it since it didn't cost me anything.

You can see the latching seatbelts in the ride video on KI's website (weird how they can get a video of it but not a picture of the actual rafts used on the ride). https://www.visitkingsisland.com/rides/Family-Rides/White-Water-Canyon-2

The park's website and Facebook page now display the following message: According to an article from news.com.au (which has compiled information from several sources), this happened near the end of the ride when one raft hit an empty raft and flipped over. The article also says that the ride uses velcro straps to secure riders, rather than the latching seatbelts seen on Whitewater Canyon. http://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/at-least-four-people-injured-after-serious-dreamworld-incident/news-story/ab194466f5fd49e1e1c17e5468bbbd47

I don't know how many Banshee rides I'm at. I try to keep track of rides during the season, but that's about it. I'm nowhere near 3000 rides on anything at KI though to my knowledge.

An evacuation using that "yellow thing" would take a ridiculous amount of time since it can only accommodate four riders at a time.

The News Harold is now reporting that four people have died

The Herald-Sun article (second link above) has been updated with further details. Of particular note: According to timeanddate.com, Gold Coast is 14 hours ahead of us, so that would have been just after midnight Eastern time.

Stumbled across this while looking for info on a completely unrelated subject. One site reports that three have been injured and another person has died: http://www.9news.com.au/National/2016/10/25/15/48/Reports-of-at-least-one-dead-in-serious-Dreamworld-ride-accident Another site says that four have been injured, one seriously, but the death has not been confirmed yet: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/incident-at-dreamworld-on-gold-coast-injures-1-several-people-trapped/news-story/c9215c32c484c2a740af4fa7e16df102 According to Wikipedia, Dreamworld is the largest theme park in Australia, located in Gold Coast, a city on the east central coast in the southern part of the state of Queensland. The park's website is currently offline, though you can view a snapshot of it due to fancy web technology: http://www.dreamworld.com.au

"I can't afford to go anymore! How dare you!"

https://www.facebook.com/BuschGardensVA/posts/10154134276123315 Grab some popcorn and have fun reading the comments. While I feel bad for people who are affected by this, some of the comments are ridiculous - particularly the passholders complaining that they're not open during the week this time of year...