Oldiesmann

Sigh... Once again, please cite the source for any photos you post which are not yours.

When you consider that midway rides are at least $20 (depending on whether you purchase tickets or a wristband, and what day you go), it makes sense that the "only at Kroger" restriction may have been a last-minute decision, and the "you can still get the discount while the fair is going" thing would be a compromise. If you were running the midway rides, how would you like it if the group responsible for hiring you was allowing someone to directly compete for your business, but at half the price? It will be very interesting to see how this works out. I feel sorry for the folks who will have to deal with angry guests who don't want to pay $20 to get in when it was originally advertised at $10.

Impressive. It's great to see them putting so much emphasis on families of all ages, rather than the typical "put in a new family coaster" type thinking that so many parks are doing these days.

That makes more sense. I still haven't made it up to CP yet, so I assumed it was like KI where the merge point is actually in the station.

I'm also a bit skeptical at the whole "limiting how many FL passes are sold" thing they mentioned doing. One recent Saturday (I think it was last weekend), I heard that there was an hour's wait for MF at CP with Fast Lane (compared to 3 hours in the regular line). Considering that a regular FL gets you skip-the-main-line access on 23 rides at CP, something just doesn't add up here.

More info here... http://www.meadvilletribune.com/local/x197385225/County-moves-park-from-tax-sale-to-sheriffs-sale

Should be interesting to see how this works, but as it stands right now, the prices are quite steep compared to the area's other popular snow-tubing place (Perfect North Slopes in Lawrenceburg, Indiana): Non-Holiday/Non-Weekends: $25 per person unlimited tubing ($20 for groups of 15-99, $15 for groups of 100+) Holidays/Weekends: $25 for 2 hours ($20 for groups) $30 for 3 hours ($25 for groups) Also note that for the holiday/weekend prices, you can add additional hours for $5 per hour at time of purchase or $10 per hour after session ends.

There was definitely a lot of technical jargon in there, but considering it's an industry magazine, that didn't really surprise me, and Google's always good at giving you info on what all that means. Probably made more sense to someone like you though

Same here. If it were permanently closed they'd likely just block off the entrance with a chain or garbage can instead of having a "temporarily closed" sign.

I'm more impressed with the fact that they've actually kept track for 42 years considering they didn't have computers and spreadsheets to remember all that info for them when the park opened in 1972

On top of that, there are far fewer people living in that area. According to Wikipedia (based on 2010 census data), there are more people living in Mason alone than there are in all of Spencer County, Indiana.

There is however an "upstairs" on the west side of the riverboat entrance (note to anyone who's wondering: I got this photo by sticking my camera through the gate and pointing it straight up. No rules were broken and no trespassing was done).

Despite its current state, nothing seems to point towards removal right now. It wouldn't make sense for them to suddenly remove it mid-season. There was evidence of work being done shortly after it went down in early June. They wouldn't just take the cars off and leave the arms propped up for weeks before dismantling more of it. They wouldn't leave parts of the ride sitting around in full public view if they planned to remove it. They wouldn't continue telling the general public that the ride was "temporarily closed" (at least not current KI/CF - not with a CEO who emphasizes giving guests the "best day" in the park) I'd be much more concerned if a certain nickle-hoarder were still in charge.

The ironic thing is the Flying Eagles actually were located fairly close to where SRR is. Based on a 1989 map of the park, I'd estimate they were located somewhere near where the basketball game and/or entrance to BLSC are today.

It amazes me at just how much basic stuff is being missed. Ed Hart has had experience running this very park in the past. He should know better. Yes, many things have changed since then, but even so, it's getting ridiculous. The PR guy they've got certainly isn't helping matters either.

I'm sure the removal of the cars was done simply to give maintenance easier access to the inner parts of the ride. It's much easier to do what they need to do when they don't have to duck under bars and such. It could also be that they're trying to lessen the strain on the arms while they're waiting for parts.

Having worked in a customer service position for years now, I've come to learn that people in general don't read signs these days, then come up with any excuse they can when they're inconvenienced by their failure to read - my favorite being "I'm not from here" or "I've never been here before". Who goes to an unfamiliar place without reading informational signs?

Glad it's finally back. Hopefully the general public will notice and appreciate the hard work that went into this.

I have no clue what you just said. "Rockstar Punched" is a flavor of Rockstar brand energy drinks. I have no idea what pre workout or flat back are.

Considering that CP is beating two Universal parks and a Disney park by a wide margin, I doubt KI even stands a chance here, but voted anyway.

I haven't gotten it to my knowledge, though I've visited the park twice recently so it's possible they are recognizing that I've been active.

I noticed that when I tried to walk back to my seat after getting of Tilt-a-Whirl. There were so many people packed along the stretch of park between the mining town and the Eurobungy that I quickly gave up trying to squeeze through.

The ship's auto-spiel bugs me because the guy sounds like he was bored as could be while recording it. I'd rather have an auto-spiel that sounds somewhat enthusiastic.

I was there for a while last night as well (got there around 7 and stayed until just before they closed). I was wearing a Beast 35th Anniversary shirt, and when I went to buy my rides wristband, the lady working there asked if I was a coaster enthusiast and where I lived. When I told her I was from Cincinnati she said "Oh, so I guess you've been here before". Also, thanks to Google, I discovered it's possible to get from my house to Stricker's in only 25 minutes by taking back roads

One thing to note about HUSS. The current HUSS is not the same company as the one that built SRR and similar rides back in the 70s and 80s. (See Wikipedia for a general idea of what happened with that as it's a bit complicated). It's my understanding that the original HUSS rides are much more reliable than current ones. This is the first time I can recall ever seeing SRR down for major maintenance like this - Delirium was down for a while only 2 years after it was put in. SRR has been at KI since 1975 according to Wikipedia.