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CP being open in November is nothing new. They did the same thing a few years ago. And given how popular Halloweekends are, it is a no-brainer from a business standpoint.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...7120400424.html Even in the first blog post, the writer acknowledges that ride accidents are rare. Yet the headline would give a different opinion. Articles like this make me sick...

As sad as this story is, it is encouraging that she is well enough to start moving on, even if it is with a prostetic leg. Kudos to her and her family. I cannot even begin to imagine what they have gone through.

What did you expect with a free jacket? And it was never advertised as a "Kings Island" jacket. So why would "Kings Island" appear on the jacket? Some people are just never happy....

I never said DT was not a coaster. Where did you get that from? I am just not sure if in this case discussing a removal of a steel coaster if DT can be catagorized the same way as Gemini, Corkscrew, MF, etc. DT does run on a steel surface, but not on steel rails like the other coasters mentioned. Even RCDB has it listed as steel/ bobsled. It is certainly a gray area as far as it's class.

Another one of those: "Well, ok. I'll believe it when I see it." Now if this were even remotely true, I'd go with DT, even though I'm not sure it can be classified as a steel coaster. With DD being up for sale for a a while now (obviously not in CP's long term plans), the additional space that DT would leave would be large footprint possibly for the wood coaster CP is lacking. But even at that, I still find it difficult to believe that news of this magnatiude would have been leaked.

Call it what you want, but smaller ice caps certainly paint a different picture. http://www.i-sis.org.uk/GlobalWarming2.php http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0811-06.htm

The thing is, even if you live a close distance to KI, gas prices still affect your trip. Only because everything is more expensive due to higher gas prices. Food, building supplies, metal, and actually any type of commodity is affected by gas prices. So even though the high gas price may not affect your actual gas tank, it is affected in other ways. Perhaps you decide not to get that one extra Coney Dog, or bottle of Aquafina, so that there is extra change in your pocket, it is still affected by gas prices. Or in my case, I plan longer trips where my family will do many things (as a result use more vacation time) instead of taking short trips (i.e.: Single trip to DollyWood, HolidayWorld, KI and CP and then back home. As well as Hershey, Dorney, KD and BGW in one trip.) When a few years ago we would just do a quick weekend to Hershey and back home.

What is your point?

http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/arc...rry-potter.aspx

Then please explain what relation you see between the two. I honestly want to see your point of view.

Believe me, I am not agreeing with you. If you are going to quote me, quote the whole thing, and on top of that READ THE POST. Your example of the high school/ middle school scenario could have been VERY related to each other because both dealt with potential terrorism. But in the Disney case, an employee fell on a ride while working and passed on; while a guest collapsed outside a restaurant and passed on. How are those even close to being related?

You should have kissed Paramount goodbye back in July of '06.

No they did not happen on the same day. The Disney employee died on 11/29/07, five days after she fell while working. The Disney guest passed on 11/30/07 after collapsing outside a restaurant the day before. But now you are just splitting hairs. You first mentioned that if it dealt with the same company (your reference to CF with SC and CP), it should be mentioned. Now you are saying that since the parks are next to each other, or in this case 7 miles apart it is also fine to be mentioned. Exactly what should the proper distance between attractions before it is not appropriate to be mentioned? And in reference to the Generic school thing, yeah both should be mentioned in the same article due to the high chance that both are related to each other; which is obviously not the case when it comes down to the Disney situation.

^^ I work for GE Transportation. So that means if there would happen to be a horrible accident at my facility, and then a accident at IoA, both accidents it should be mentioned in the same article since both are owned by GE? Perhaps, if both accidents were ride related safety issues then it could be mentioned, but that is a stretch as well.

5.5 hours or about 360 miles from KI. 2.5 to 3 hours or about 180 miles from CP.

Video: http://216.128.12.36/sites/waldameer/index.htm Just try to ignore the annoying voice-over.

^ But they are distorting the actual facts, one incident had nothing to do with the other. Yet they way it is written, or just even mentioning another incident, gives the impression that both incidents are somehow connected. It is just irritating.

http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/.../03/story6.html

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/cu...story?track=rss

Does anyone understand why the media always brings up other completely unrelated incidents in sensitive articles. Why mention that someone died at AK in an article about how a guest passed on after a collapse at MK. The media can be rather irritating.

There is no doubt that the ride has to go. I just question the timing and the reasons it has to go after February 1st, 2008. I also have a difficult time believing that if the ride would be standing for 2008 that it would have a negative effect on SFKK's gate. What are people going to do, drive into the parking lot, see that the ride is still there, get a bad feeling, and drive back out? That is a stretch. Being a guest at the park, I would personally feel better knowing that the ride was SBNO only due to a complete and thorough investigation. Not that they are not doing that now, but, how can two parties not agree on a cable inspector in over 6 months? Litigation is always slow, but c'mon, wouldn't SF want to know the exact reasons why this accident happened for other like rides to possibly prevent the same thing in the future? Or are they hiding something?

I really wonder what the hold-up has been in choosing a company to examine the cable. Additionally, why would a judge order a ride to be dismantled before the investigation is completed? This is rather strange....

Marineland is worth one trip. One. Like every 10 years. DM is a decent ride. And from what I have heard, they are starting to finish off the themeing for the volcano. Not too bad for a ride that has been around for over 20 years. My last visit was back in 2006, and even 2 years after Sky Screamer opened, the top of the mountain/ hill it was on was not completed. Putting it simply, SS is on a 150' hill that will take you about 10 minutes to get up. Once up there, you have a Port-a-John to use. No kidding. Then again, that was in '06. The rest of the park has a couple nice things, but for the price, it really is very expensive. The animals seem to be underfed, and the rest of the park has various areas that seem unfinished. Along with that, you will probably do more walking from ride to ride (or attraction) and see nothing more than any other park in the World. I really am not exaggerating. The park is so spread out there really are no words that can explain it. Marineland always has BIG plans that never, not even close, get finished on time. One plus would be that my family went on a Saturday afternoon, and the waits were virtual walk-ons.