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I can't imagine how you'd do that piece with only two musicians. I'll have to check that out when I get a chance...

As of May he was "90% back on the job": http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/05/06/subway-fred-deluca-fast-food-restaurants/8690843/

If they invite coaster clubs I'll definitely try to make it out there for media day, since it's on a Thursday and I'm off on Wednesdays and Thursdays right now. That could change by April of course, especially once baseball season starts again, but we'll see how things go...

It's really not a bad park. Kentucky Rumbler, a wild mouse, a haunted house ride, antique cars, some dizzying flat rides (Tornado, a Power Surge, Scat II)... It's far more than just a couple coasters and fair-style flat rides.

It will be a V-shaped bridge based on a rendering on the aquarium's website: http://www.newportaquarium.com/What-to-do-in-cincinnati/New-Exhibits-Coming-in-2015.aspx

Just found out about this although it was announced about a month ago... http://beechbend.com/AmusementPictures2015/Press%20Release%20Update%2012-6-14.pdf Pictures available in the PR linked to above. I'm now thinking I might have to squeeze a "Kentucky Parks" trip into my plans this summer at some point (take a weekend to visit both Beech Bend and Kentucky Kingdom).

Try not to be nervous about the interview, and just answer the questions as honestly as you can. They're not looking for expert answers - they just want to make sure you're serious about the position and will be a good employee. I'm sure they'll take the fact that this will be your first job into account as well. What department(s) did you apply for?

Whoever is in charge of marketing at the aquarium always has something planned to keep people coming back it seems Once again they're doing "winter family days" (2 kids get in free with every paying adult), and that conveniently runs through March 1st, at which point their giant Galapagos tortoise will be leaving - just in time for the otter exhibit to open. New otter exhibit in March. Bridge over the shark tank with new sharks in April. By the time the busy summer season hits, those will have gotten plenty of press, reviews, etc. Also, the website says the Weeki Wachee Mermaids will be back in the fall.

I will probably be there at least part of the time on opening day, depending in part on when the passholder preview night is. If I end up taking a day off work for the preview night I'll probably go in on that Saturday. I'm trying to avoid taking a lot of time off until after May due to having two enthusiast events in the course of three weeks in May (Coasterstock and Holiwood Nights).

Also face-palming at "Raging Rapids River Ride". They seriously couldn't come up with a better name for it than that? And people complained about generic ride names at Kings Island...

Here's the banner they had at the GOCC holiday party, if it helps at all.

They typically stay open til midnight on Saturdays in July, and this is at least the 2nd year that they've included the last Saturday in June in that as well. I also find it interesting that they're open from 4 til 10 on April 24th.

So you're very distant cousins (1st cousins 3 times removed according to Wolfram Alpha). Fun!

I'm wondering what exactly this "independent study" will be looking at.

Most likely the same company that always rents the park out on the first Sunday of the operating season...

I'd imagine it could be done on a case-by-case basis depending on where in the park they want to put something and what flight patterns are like in that area.

Hence why I plan on trying to make it there this year. I haven't been in about 20 years and don't remember much about that trip.

In 2005 I remember the park had to close the Sunday of opening weekend due to snow. That was when they opened in late March or early April.

You've made lodging arrangements for an enthusiast event 5 months in advance.

I may be adding a stop at The Kingdom to my Holiwood Nights trip this year, depending on whether I decide to spend Sunday at HW and also how tired I am that day.

As I pointed out, before that post was lost, the property in question is in Deerfield Township, while the park is in Mason (the park itself was in Deerfield Township originally, but Mason annexed it in the 90s). Unfortunately this makes things a bit more complicated. I'm guessing that Mason and KI can appeal to the county if they don't like the way things are going. Also, I wonder if developers realize that KI Drive could see a lot more vehicular traffic once the rebuild of the Western Row interchange is finished in a few years (see http://www.imaginewesternrow.com if you're not familiar with that).

That doesn't sound very good. You're required to make $15 million in improvements, and now you want the state to repay you for $3.5 million in sales tax to offset those costs? Why on earth did Ed get involved in this in the first place? Just to make a name for himself again? He clearly doesn't like the idea of spending his own money on this...

At some point that will likely happen though, unless a new topic is started for discussing the 2015 operating calendar.

https://twitter.com/kingsislandpr/status/554761655826284544 Hard to believe we've only got 3 months (give or take a week or two) until the park opens again for the season!

Such great journalism there too... No info on where this memo came from. No info on what part of that memo indicates that this supposed $15 million dive coaster is intended for Cedar Point...