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Totally forgot about that. What cool times. Thanks for sharing!

I’m going to ride the Grand Carousel even harder this year.

Definitely going to check it out!

Ah, been looking to try that place. How is it? My off-season activities this year included a drip to Disney World. Just got back a few days ago, so my “itch” has been scratched a bit. I also typically dive into some RCT2 projects.

No reason to feel dumb for asking a legitimate question.

Good grief.

What kind of hats, though? Like a fez or little boulder hat?

Do you really have nothing better to do with your time than reply to every post I make in this thread? Seriously. If you have such an issue with this thread, myself, the park, and those who care to save it, then why not just stay off of this part of the forums? No one is forcing you to respond. Some people actually care and are enthusiasts of history, parks, the industry, and all that’s involved. If that’s not you, that’s fine. It costs you absolutely nothing to abstain from this conversation. We get it. You don’t care. Please stop and let the people who do want to do something have an opportunity to share their thoughts.

Former ownership are cowards. They won’t say anything because their incompetence has been on full display for years. One embarrassing scenario after another. I wouldn’t expect them to say anything because they might be too stupid to know what to say. MEMI definitely deserves some blame. They’ve handled this horrendously. The extent of their communication since the purchase of the park has basically been, “change is hard, move on” which is a terrible way to treat your potential customers. Which is now having a trickle down effect on other organizations, like the CSO, who now stand to lose support. Which is tragic. But former Coney ownership are crooks. Selling 2024 season passes literally weeks leading up to the sale and then pulling the rug out from everyone. And now… silence. Again, cowards. Stupid situation that’s been years in the works. Totally avoidable. Who knows what will happen. Bricks are being torn up around the pool and then being returned to people, then they start replanting/maintains/regrowing the green space around the pool. Summerfair is forced to move and then… they’re allowed to host it at the newly renamed and unannounced “Riverbend Park.” And then, after backlash, “Riverbend Park” disappears and is replaced with “Coney Island.” To be honest, I believe we know just as much (or just as little) about the future of the site as MEMI does. They did not expect this type of negative attention and resistance from people. Their lack of communication displays that. I hope they make the right decision, but have little faith they will. Imagine announcing the largest expansion of your already-too-large collection of monopolizing music venues, only to have 23,000+ sign a petition telling you how much they hate that idea. Petitions don’t do anything, but the fact it’s been heavily promoted across social media, and circulated across online, print, and TV journalism. That’s a bad look.

From Cincinnati.com: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/contributors/2024/01/26/its-time-to-boycott-memi-cso-to-save-coney-island/72317212007/?fbclid=IwAR1vsKlHh5At0S785Hffc4LBARxhWfGOMVgWhnLQhCVl3kPk0Fr5ecVkL-s_aem_AW4M5Er3yaJ0Ufe4oP1oUTm3EJHf-EHY4dfOeLnk0RTX0paZNYU0McNO-N59yDHqvOU#lrv5eim9jwmj0a60ix

“Charlie Brown’s Rushing River Log Ride” sounds like a bathroom joke.

Early 2000’s. I’m going to say around 2003/2004.

Though previously announced to be moved to another venue, Summerfair will return to Coney Isl… er, Riverbend Park. Edit: Riverbend Park has now been changed to Coney Island per Summerfair and MEMI. Not sure if any of that is significant, but an update nonetheless:

There was also, for a short time, and Indiana Jones knock off. “Secrets of the Lost Temple.” I enjoyed that one quite a bit. Wish that space was in use still. We need more dark ride/indoor attractions!

They’re gonna cut an extra 50 feet from the first Orion drop to reclassify it as a hyper.

As far as reaching the infamous end of service life, I’d say Invertigo. As far as new ride replacements, I feel like something has to becoming to the Boo Blasters space sooner than later.

Ah, somethings happening at Fort Cooper! Haha. Good times. Hard to believe how long ago that was. Firehawk was never the best, but definitely holds a special place in my heart as it was the first big installment of my enthusiast “career” and as a member of KIC. Great episode!

No wonder they have a waiting list for potential employees! They value their associates in a way that could never be expressed financially! Unbelievable!

Anyone in the marketing industry who is familiar with the content they have recently produced would have no desire to apply for the position. Like the Camp Snoopy construction update “video” from the last day or so. Ha. If you have a lackluster dinner at a restaurant and you have legitimate complaints about the experience, should we expect you to apply to be the new head chef? Such a tremendously flawed argument that’s thrown around too much.

Noasterstock 2024! So, who actually thinks the event will happen in 2025? The park doesn’t owe anyone anything, but this comes across as a slap in the face to many. It could’ve been a perfect opportunity to make a kind gesture to the enthusiast community that could’ve done wonders to repair the strained relationship between this/other communities. Event aside, I’m just knocked out by the complete display of incompetence from Cha… er, The “Kings Island Team.” I work in a similar role/field and the type content and actions displayed would probably get me fired. Just a bad look, dude. KI has the ability to do much better. And I know they will. I love the place and hate to be so aggressively negative especially after they’ve done so much, so well the last few seasons. Pretty disappointing.

Save AE at all costs. That’s all that really matters.

I’ll second this!

Absolutely wonderful. Love that dedication. The work is fascinating. The KI&MVRR is the crown jewel of the park, in my opinion.

I’m sold, honestly. I just want that’s section of the park to get its overdo overhaul. This could be really cool and exciting if done right.

Man, I think I’ve got whatever cold you have. *cough* PT *cough*