BoddaH1994

I was at the park today and we had one of those hour long voilent storms that seem to be so common these days. After it passed and normal ride operation resumed, I went to The Beast only to find it shut down. The worker there told me that the first lift hill had been struck by lightning. He said that it damaged the towing motor and the PA system and that he doubted the ride would be open the rest of the day. I know rides being struck by lighting isn't anything new, but I just think it's funny how it struck a hill made of wood as opposed to The Vortex's hill, which is taller, made of straight steel, and not 100 yards away. Anyway, they managed to get the ride in operation by the end of the day, so hats off to the mechanical staff. --Ryan

Yeah, quit posting on this topic. He's just some stupid kid who's not fooling anyone. If you give him any ideas, he just going to keep on talking. This is a PKI board, and we're not going to help out possible competition. Thanks, Ryan

Does anyone know which venue it will be in? -Ryan

Well, for those of you who don't know, which seems like it's just one of you. Last year, there was some sort of miscommunication between the maintenance staff and the ride operators. The ride operator did not know that one of the maintenance staff's trucks were parked way too close to track and during a test run, the train collided with the truck. Both were badly damaged. Top Gun opened a few days later using only the undamaged train. Good story, isn't it? -Ryan

It's not bad for a preteen oriented book. If you haven't read it, I think you would find it interesting enough to be worth your time seeing as to how it's about PKI. Just don't listen to the historical stuff in it, it's all made up garbage. What's the 2nd one about? I haven't read it. --Ryan

lol...you people crack me up! Granted, the story is probably not true, but why are you guys trying to look at a story about the paranormal logically? It's funny how you guys are willing to accept that there's a guy who fell off the Eiffel Tower God knows how many years ago, but refuse to accept the idea that there was a bloody hat near The Beast. The hat doesn't necessarily have to have blood on it from the day of the incident, which I doubt anyone died in anyway. The whole point of ghost stories, accounts of the paranormal, or whatever are supposed to defy logic. Perhaps the bloody hat was supposed to be a mirage or a freak incident. Nonetheless, whoever posted the story, quit lying! Everyone else, take these stories for what they're worth, don't invest that much thought into them. -Ryan

For a good listing of of supposed hauntings at PKI, copy this URL: Hauntings at Paramount's Kings Island Also, I noticed that it mentioned the cemetery between the campgrounds and the park. I remember seeing that about 14 years ago, but haven't seen it since. I was wondering if it was still in existance, if if so, where it is. An experience that's not on that page was told to me by an old friend of mine who worked there about fifteen years ago. Even back then, ghost stories circulated like crazy. Apparently, the Paramount Theatre is built almost exactly where the old farm house was before PKI was built. (Oh yeah, and the park that used to be there according to RL Stein's book is a lie) Anyway, they used to go in there after hours and play with a Ouija Board on the stage. One time, the pointer shot out of their hands. Now, you need to take this for what it's worth, but he is a grown man now and he really isn't one to lie or exaggerate. -Ryan

I'm sure TR:TR will be open for at least most of those three days. Your best bet is to just start early. Thursdays generally aren't that bad of course your Spirit Song thing might boost attendance. I usually go on Fridays, and lines aren't bad at all until about 5:00 or so. I'm not sure about Saturdays, but I'm sure the park is relatively busy all day. The usual trend is for the park to get progressively more crowded throughout the day. -Ryan

anyone who would take out FoF is crazy!

He's right, Shaggy. Premier is in Millersville, Maryland. Now, the Rollercoaster Corperation of Texas/TOGO International is located in Cincinnati. Here's the problem: according to my listings, they have two web pages, togorides.com and rcca.com. Now, togorides.com apparently no longer exists, but if you go to rcca.com, it will bring you to a web page about the company and it seems like they are more concerned with building and revamping wooden rollercoasters, so I doubt it has anything to do with the TOGO that built KC. -Ryan

ummm...has anyone thought to ask the construction workers what they're building?

I know I may be going off onto a tangent here, but since we're talking about the stunt show, does anyone know which venue the Tomb Raider stunt show will be in? -Ryan

Nights of Fire will be from the Eiffel Tower, though.

Raising the price at all for admission is a bad idea. I didn't have a pass last year, and paid 32.00 to get in. If I were a tourist, it would have been fine, but since I usually go there 20-30 times per season, I was a little ****ed. Every park has pay per rides. In fact, a lot of parks have pay per every ride. You need to be appreciateive that they're not charging $5 every time you ride The Beast. Personally, I don't have a problem with pay per rides. I mean, the park is giving you individual attention so you can ride a ride that seats 2 or 3 people. On the other hand, I truely believe that they should lower the prices greatly. Xtreme Skyflyer is cheaper than it has ever been and it seems like the business reflects that. I'm sure that they're going to make more money off of it this season than any other season since it's been opened. I think the Xtreme Skyflyer is at a good price sitting at $10. It really is one of the more thrilling things that someone will do at a thrill park. Sling Shot, on the other hand is really just a glorified carnival ride. Don't get me wrong, the ride is amazing, but I still think that it should sit between $5 and $10. Thanks, Ryan

Hey, I noticed that an employee made a comment about where we parked. I parked on the left side of the fence if you were standing at Security Post 3 looking toward the parking lot. Whose parking lot is that? I doubt it's for the general public, and I'm pretty sure that I wasn't in a handicap spot. Thanks, Ryan

For those of you who did not get the opportunity to take part in the Discovery Channel filming last Friday, this is basically my experience. We had to be at the park no later than 7am which is really no fun when you're from northern Kentucky and it's nearly an hour drive to the park. Anyway, I arrived there around 6:45 or so to join the crowd of about 50 and growing at Security Post 3. Just before 7:00, they let us into the park (and yes, even that early you have to go through those stupid metal detectors). Afterwards, they took your releases, and took your picture to go with it. While waiting to have my picture taken, I heard a guy talking about a book he had written about the park. Of course, it was none other than our very own Italian Chef! After a long delay, they split us up into two groups: the Delirium group and the Tomb Raider: The Ride group. Delirium entered the park immediately, while TR: TR had to wait for another 10 mins or so. They eventually let us into the back entrance behind The Beastie and we worked our way toward TR: TR. They had a small, but generous continental breakfast waiting for us under the shelter to the right of the ride. There, we had to decide who was going to do ride commentary for the filming. It came down to two ladies. One of which was a young teen girl, while the other was an older lady. Both of which would have been good for the part, but after a slight amount of trivia about different things, and an infamous game of "Choose a number between 1 and 100" the older lady came on top. While experience yet another of the many delays of the day, the Italian Chef introduced me to Jeff Seibert, who was an extremely nice and enthusiastic guy. Eventually, we were split into two groups. I was fortunate enough to be the very last in the group that got to go first. They had us enter the ride through the exit and ran several cycles of the ride with long delays in between. We were belted in the whole time, so it got to be unbelievably uncomfortable. Eventually, they had us go into the room in which you watch the video. We were told that the other group was filming on the ride, and there would be a long delay. (Side note: We were really worried at this point, we were told that there was going to be a short delay before we go to ride the ride the first time, and we waited nearly an hour and a half, we feared what a long delay might entail.) It turned out to be only an hour or so being crammed in that chamber when the door opened and the other group came in to join us. At this point, they filmed us entering the ride 3 or 4 times trying to get several angles. They then filmed us getting into our seats 2 times, and then filmed the employees checking our harnesses 2 times. Finally, after four and a half hours, the filming was completed. It was scheduled to end at 10:00 when the park opens, but actually ended at almost 11:30. We were given any information they had about the airing of the show, which is basically none (sometime this fall) and they released us. If you did the Delirium filming, post a message on here. I'm curious as to how it went! Things I noticed while I was there: 1. The park staff was very courteous and extremely appreciative that we took part in the filming. 2. Italian Chef could write a second edition to his guidebook entitled "Unofficial Guidebook to the Restrooms at Paramount's King's Island" (if you know him personally, you'll know what I'm talking about) 3. Filming is a long, tedious process. If I wasn't so committed to the park, I don't know if I would want to do it again. 4. If you watch the TR:TR video more than once, it gets really old, really quickly! 5. If you get there at 7:00am, you get killer parking spots! Oh yeah, and if you did the Delirium filming, post on here and tell us how it went! Regards, Ryan