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I'm not familiar with ValueClick, but Google does allow you some control over which ads get displayed on your site - there's a way to block ads from competitors (or other ads that you don't want your users to see, for instance, ads for dating sites on a site that wishes to remain family-friendly), and I believe you can also set it up so you have to approve every ad that gets displayed on the site. If you don't want ads based on what you've visited, etc., you can opt out of that by clicking the "AdChoices" thing at the top of the ad.

Considering that the water park has always been included with the KI admission, I'm not sure how easily they could suddenly convert it to two separate parks, especially with the train and keeping track of which parks you paid for. Granted, CP has done this for years, but from what I can tell, CP and their Soak City aren't really as "connected" as KI and its Soak City is.

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Also mentioned on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Beach-Waterpark/293964845559 I guess they haven't gotten around to updating their site yet.

Love the outfit! I had the pleasure of seeing Al last year at PNC Pavilion at Riverbend. I'm hoping he'll make a return visit to the Cincinnati area this summer.

One thing I don't understand about those brochures. Why did they have separate toll-free numbers depending on whether or not you were calling from within Ohio?

The link I posted earlier in this topic has more information about the situation, but I don't know where they got that info.

That's a shame. I can only imagine what a full-sized one would be like at full speed.

So are there any remaining whips that run at their original speed, besides the kiddy ones?

The only one I've ever ridden is the one at Camden, and it was quite fun. It is a shame that so few of the full-sized ones still exist (the kiddy ones seem to be more common for some reason).

Thanks to Google Translate, I was able to figure out at least in part what they're talking about and dig up more info... http://rideaccidents.com/ Apparently a 14-year-old girl fell from the ride and died after her harness came unlatched.

The one thing I remember most about it is the view from the top of the hill. You could see most of the campground from there as I recall. It was a fun ride, but I don't remember much else.

It is possible they've done more in that area, as the former ball field that used to be next to that part of the lot is now part of Soak City.

Thanks for posting. I am already hoping to make it to HW this summer... Now I'll have to see if I can make the trip on that particular date :-)

Interesting indeed. I like that they addressed the "really high horse" thing as well. Should be fun to see where this goes.

Apparently Brandt-Connector Drive now has a new name:

Thanks Terpy. Somehow I missed that topic.

Glad to hear they've improved things out there. Now if they can find a way to better cool the pavilion on hot summer nights...

I was hoping for more detail than that, but I guess said detail hasn't been made public yet.

Where is Maury County in relation to Nashville? From what they said in the article about Bluegrass Boardwalk, it sounds like it's not real close. Nashville itself is only 2 1/2 hours from Louisville. Also, what exactly is Dollywood planning for that area? I haven't seen or heard anything about it until now.

That was during Nights of Fire, which was a spectacular extended fireworks show Paramount did on the 4th of July weekend. I believe that particular moment was from 2003 or 2004. That year they had them "in 3D" as well...

The biggest issue I see with Firehawk is that they don't operate it efficiently. When one train hits the back brakes, they should dispatch the one in the station. If they could speed things up a bit, the line would move faster. I have seen things done that way a few times, but often they haven't finished loading one when the other returns, and even when they have, it usually isn't dispatched until the other starts unloading.

Considering that the majority of their business comes from people renting out the park, I'm sure they make plenty of money. Otherwise they would not be able to afford to be open to the public 4 days a year with relatively cheap admission and free soft drinks. I know they used to hold those "meanest man" contests up there as well, but I have no idea if they still do (haven't seen any ads for them plastered to phone polls in several years)

While that would make sense, if you hover over the number, it says "11 Jan 2012", which is a full month before this topic was started (and almost three weeks before the topic on Soak City construction was started).

I'm looking forward to being able to get vanilla Coke, and am also curious as to what raspberry Coke would taste like.