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Photo 71 (Notice how The Vortex postcard image is reflected.)

Exactly, I feel the same way about all my photos I've taken 06-now

Summer 1972, Much more to come. With over 1,000 photos and over 1,000 scans there's much that will be posted. Keep checking back.

Photo 72 I recommend opening each photo in a different window and switching back and forth between the two years. I took these comparisons in 2008, and there just now finally being posted....

Extremely rare footage there of Cuddle Up, one of the if not the least documented ride in Kings Island History! Post away Jessaye Thanks again for all the wonderful comments.

Timberwolf was painted June 27th 2007.

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First off Kings Island don't hate me for posting this, lol All I did was use the "burn" feature in photoshop, which darkens specific spots of a photograph.

Photo 74 (One of my favorite photos, I've found, WAH & Kentons Cove Keelboat Canal opened in 1974)

Are you sure about that?

Photo 75 (Troika and Zodiac open in 1975, notice the red white and blue color scheme)

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Good point^ I can potentially see a Vortex photo / small WindSeeker gift shop combo being built.

How can you be positive, it never ran with 4? Photo 78

Thanks for all the comments, keep em coming. Photo 79 (Carl E. the man who has rode The Beast more times then anyone, more interesting is that the train says "4", does that mean Beast "had" 4 trains on the track at once?) (If you look closely at this photo at the que lines at the top, you'll see the "old" beast que house that once stood parrel to "que house 1". Remnants of this que house is small but still behind the fence next to the current on ride photo.) (The concrete pad to my believes once extended longer then what it currently left. (The Ride opened with a helix not in-closed) (Old control panels to rides always looked so cool.)

Photo 80 (1980 "Scooby-Doo" roller coaster is renamed "Beastie")

Photo 81 (The Bat Construction, notice how it wasn't painted before hand)

Photo 82 Racer goes backwards in 1982 One of my favorite finds, a beautiful photo of winterfest.

I think you must of just went on off days, I often recall queing for Vortex. I know at Beast, the crew will open "que house #2" first (the one parallel to the ramp). Then they will open "que house #1"(The one near the on ride photo) second. And finally the station que lines third/last. In the summer the station is a lot hotter when you have people in line in the station ques, thus why it's last. Which is also why you may see the station ques used first during Halloween Haunt days. During Halloween Haunt nights the line for Beast rounded the corner and ended in front of LaRosas, and this includes all ques open. Judging from this I'm sure Vortex could greatly benefit from additional que lines. With the new addition of WindSeeker I'm sure Vortex will have more riders this season. Just a little que line tidbit

^Yeah I bet it was very annoying for the crew and those who rode Beast often those 2 years, 20min is quite short to be on loop. Photo 83

Photo 84 (King Cobra opened in 1984, photo from 1987)

In 2004 for The Beast's 25th ann. they played a 30min documentary on the "Story of The Beast 25 years". And I believe they played it in 2005. This was when beast had many Q-TV's in the line. Currently the only ones that remain are those 4 above the station ques. The 25 Years of Terror video can be seen here http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7289711399869627611# -- At 7:40 you can hear the "Wicked Twister" station music in the background 2008^ (Thriller) 2007^ (Love Shack) I'm a Beast nut, for obvious reasons

Beast is the only ride in the entire park with QTV (also DB and FOF have TV's) 3 of the 4 still work, during summer there on a sports channel or music videos and during haunt they switch to the old Halloween Haunt mesh ups with movie clips. Kings Island if you read this, please DON'T remove the qtv's from Beast