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Watch for live media coverage though. Both 12 and 19 have news at 10:00. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S3 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

Wednesday was a great day for rides. At the end of the night it was so dead that I got two straight 5-1 rides on Vortex without having to get off. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S3 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

Check out my pics from Wendesday here: http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php?/topic/27275-Starting-to-Decode-2014#entry538361 Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S3 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

SoB's failure was not really due to the push for world records. It was due to a series of bad management decisions and poor construction. A state inspector in 2009 placed the blame on park management (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/200911/1529/). This old article from The Enquirer also shows how bad things were handled: http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2000/11/23/loc_kings_island_sues.html (that was published just 7 months after the coaster opened).

I had one on Wednesday. Not bad, but not as good as Great Steak (or Penn Station for that matter).

At this point I'm just hoping we still have a Slingshot next season...

I'm not entirely sure yet. It looks like they might be preparing to do some work back by the graveyard, but it's hard to tell. Most of the work is still focused on the area where all the footers are right now.

Latest construction photos from the 31st... Non-Flash Version / Mobile Version

They wouldn't be sending out a message to their text subscribers if you had to pay to see it and/or it wasn't open to the public.

When FoF first opened, word was that the government was looking into using LIM technology for launching fighter jets. Whether or not that was true, I have no idea, but LIM was pretty state-of-the-art at the time.

Glad to see KIC on Tapatalk now :-D I'll have to remember to turn off my Tapatalk signature when posting here though. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S3 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

I agree with you about the Tilt-a-Whirl ride op. She seemed to be having a blast.

I can definitely imagine why that would cause problems. That could be why they have sensors on them to prevent them from colliding (the white "fin" below the rear of each helicopter plays a role in this as I recall).

The pedals on the helicopters don't actually do anything. When I worked at that ride in 2005, I was told that the pedals originally provided the power to move the helicopters, but they changed things because people weren't pedaling. Whether or not that's true, I don't know.

Huck's Hot Rods is still there - it's called Peanuts Off-Road Rally now. It's just in a different location and has different vehicles than the Huck version did (when it was Huck-themed, it was closer to the helicopter ride and kiddy bumper cars. It was moved to its current location with the current vehicles during the renovation/expansion of that area in the 2005-2006 off-season).

Here are pictures I took this past Wednesday. KI Construction 7/17 (Mobile-friendly Version)

I agree that the special things like behind-the-scenes tours are much more enjoyable than specialty ERT. Earlier this month, I went to the event hosted by CoasterCrew, and the best part of it for me was getting an extensive behind-the-scenes tour of Beast (we walked back to the 2nd lift hill, got to see the motor shed for that hill and chatted with a maintenance guy [the same one that you chatted with during the KIC event]) and getting to see the international restaurant, still sporting 1970s-style furniture.

I'll plan on being there, though if I come, it won't be until afternoon as I have church in the morning.

I never have figured out why it has a Butler County postal code when it's in Hamilton County. I guess Hamilton is the nearest incorporated town, though you'd think Fairfield would be closer.

Rivertown period was like a step back in time then - swan lake, the stage, the great music (my favorite was "Out Behind the Barn" by Little Jimmy Dickens)...

There are only 4 for me - Linus' Launcher, Sally's Seaplane, Woodstock's Whirlybirds and Xtreme Skyflyer. Linus' Launcher is fun, but it's a bit painful on the knees and hard to get in/out of. Seaplane and Whirlybirds are rather boring (though probably not if you have a kid with you). Never really liked Skyflyer - initial drop is fun but I got bored after that.

Flying Eagles, 'Tiques, Sonny with a loop, the Nick parade... Those were fun times

That's nothing. When my sister and I both worked at KI in 2005, she ended up getting sent to the funnel cake stand on I-Street one night, and we didn't get out of there until 2am - and then only because she told them she had to go because her ride was waiting. Being on I-Street, that stand is one of the last to close, and apparently takes a really long time to clean up (why it takes so long is beyond me - surely it doesn't take more than an hour or two to clean the machines, sweep, mop, etc.) Nope. There's a reason you don't see them much during the hotter months.

Non-mobile version: http://www.herald-dispatch.com/features/x1489433553/Camden-Park-to-feature-Hot-Summer-Nights It's a shame Camden is 3 1/2 hours from here. It sounds like those concerts would be a lot of fun.

Holiday World will be hosting their 2nd annual Rock The World Christian Music Festival on August 24th. Headlining the event this year will be Switchfoot. Kutless, Audio Adrenaline (new lineup with Kevin Max) and Adam Cappa are also playing, along with some local/regional bands. See http://www.holidayworld.com/RocktheWorld for more info and to buy tickets. I'm hoping I can make it to the show this year. I wanted to go last year as well, but ended up not having the finances to do it.