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With all the conspiracy theorist negativity over a simple webcam its mind blowing how anybody became an enthusiast before the advent of webcams.

Knowing that CF is a publicly traded company, the funds necessary to create a self insured OCIP for every capital project would show up on quarterly reports.

Purchasing an OCIP for Orion's construction, KI would not be considered "self insured" for the project. If the park says the issue is with internal software, we have no reason not to believe them. Conspiracy theories run rampant with everything due to social media. From 9/11, to vaccines, to fluoride in the water, the crap some come up with is quite disgusting and often take good people or businesses down. All it really comes down to is ego. Some people have this incessant need to be right that they will literally make stuff up.

KI would not insure outside contractors that are not employees of KI. Also- KI has not taken "possession" of the ride yet. "Possession" would take place after the ride has been tested & then approved by Ohio Department of Agriculture. Up until then, the ride would not fall under KI's umbrella. Now if KI was under CF's umbrella when SoB was being constructed, that may be a different story & a great question.

These polls always make me smh. KI Winterfest is 2nd in voting yet 2019 Winterfest has not started yet.

Frequently Asked Questions | Kings Island https://www.visitkingsisland.com/help/frequently-asked-questions All drones (Unmanned Aerial Systems) are prohibited at (in) all Cedar Fair parks, including Kings Island, and any unauthorized drone(s) observed over Kings Island will be reported to the FAA and local law enforcement, regardless of its point of origin or operation. Highlighted for emphasis. Aside from what is seen above, the footage does go over KI property & quite possibly over 400 ft. due to looking down at both the construction cranes & ET. That being said, splitting hairs to argue just for the sake of argument is pointless when it comes to KIC. If the park considers it wrong, then it is wrong and KIC will only be on the losing end. It's just not worth it.

There have been numerous events KIC was invited to, but as Bodda pointed out, changes in KI management have unfortunately changed. This is why continued respect for: the park, KIC admins (which are volunteers), and those with experienced first hand knowledge of the park is so critical for KIC to flourish. Management at KI definitely scroll through KIC pages. If the few KIC members that are constantly disrespecting those people/ groups, it gives the park no reason to include KIC for KI events knowing of the potential public backlash if something does not go the way of those so critical of KIC/ KI I am not suggesting you personally have done anything at all (as this really needs to be said more often than it is), but, there is a fine line between enthusiast and those who feel they are entitled because they are an enthusiast. I love living in Erie, I just don't enjoy the snowstorms that can produce 6' of snow in 36 hours........

KIC needs to keep a working relationship with the park. If there is the slightest inclination that the footage was illegally taken, it should be removed from KIC.

Too often those on social media that feel they know more than the average enthusiast only to find out they know a small amount will attempt to point out what they hope is the inadequacy of those who contribute intelligent information.

The webcams being down is incredibly frustrating because I want to see everything going on. vs. KI's incompetence is upsetting the public so much season pass sales will suffer.

I can certainly agree with bias in opinions, but he was also objective with providing facts.

Please provide evidence for this claim.

Webcam footage is not part of the cost of a season pass. If purchasing a season pass is being determined by off-season webcam accessibility, the customer is looking for a reason to be upset.

Vortex removal contractor rumor thread starting in 3.....2......1......

With that new hoop, I'll be able to make that shot all day!

Just because the company slogan is "Demolition Specialists since 1962" does not mean that is all they do as these do not fall under the "demolition" category. HISTORICAL PRESERVATION / SALVAGEENVIRONNMENTAL SERVICESWASTE MANAGEMENT / RECYCLING / LEEDEXCAVATION / SITE WORK Why didn't they take Firehawk down? I don't know if they did or not but if not, there numerous reasons with two of the top being cost & availability. Shaggy has been an incredible & reliable contributor to KIC for a many years. I have not met Shaggy personally, but have tremendous respect for him due to the accuracy & detail of his contributions.

You are correct. Take a look at the SkyHigh page under projects, they have done deconstruction on King Chaos at SFGA.

O'Rourke isn't just demolition as seen on their web page: STRUCTURAL DEMOLITION SELECTIVE DEMOLITION INTERIOR DEMOLITION IMPLOSION DECONSTRUCTION / DISMANTLEMENT INVESTMENT RECOVERY / DECOMMISSIONING HISTORICAL PRESERVATION / SALVAGE ENVIRONNMENTAL SERVICES WASTE MANAGEMENT / RECYCLING / LEED EXCAVATION / SITE WORK CONCRETE CRUSHING OTHER SITE SERVICES EMERGENCY RESPONSE Given the number of projects they support, they are able to continue a viable business.

For an enthusiast perhaps not, from a business perspective, it is completely practical. Any contractor cannot be shoe-horned into a single aspect of construction. There just is not enough business to support it.

There is a Viagra joke in here somewhere......

Vortex's removal is part of the long term plan for KI. This can be confirmed with knowing the same firm that is assembling Orion will be disassembling Vortex.

So it wasn't a great ride?

Have any examples?

Many comments surrounding DT @ CP were along the lines of: "man that ride sucks! The building is ugly too!" But when the queue line was used primarily for HH: "That is a good haunt."

If the ride is great on the inside, nobody will care what the building looks like on the outside.