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LOL! KICentral has now turned into Comedy Central!

^ This should answer your question. http://codes.ohio.gov/oac/901%3A9-1 Pay specific attention to 901:9-1-03 Prohibitions (F) & 901:9-1-12.

Vortex is not closing. This has been a rumor for about 20 years now.

... and another rumor smashed http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-dorney...0,4195513.story

The rumors can now be put to rest: http://www.variety.com/article/vr111796365...yid=14&cs=1

Sure, Firehawk will have long lines this year. Probably next year as well. Every new ride has long lines. SoB had long lines it's first year, until people learned about the ride. I also remember FoF which had extremely long lines it's first two years. KC and some terribly long lines it's first couple years, mainly due to the loading/ unloading. And, of course, The Beast which had lines to the Eiffel Tower it's first couple years. With Firehawk though the loading/ unloading process will initially be time comsuming; at least until both the guests & the operators learn the "tricks of the trade" so to speak. At GL, when the park was busy, the lines were long and slow. Both because it was a SF park, and because the operators never had the experiance of consecutive busy days. I'm sure at KI it will be different after some time. It seems that CF puts emphasis on load times, and the employees at KI may care about the park a little more than some at GL.

That is exactly what happened on MF some years ago. A guest was ejected on Superman at SFNE. Intamin made the suggestion that the seatbelts needed to be shortened. So that is exactly what CP did. This has caused the "guest is too big" issue at CP on MF as well as TTD. Now what would have happened if CP did not follow what Intamin told them to do, and a guest was then injured?

CP is not innocent either. Everytime I walk by those "Guess your weight/ age/ birthday" it is the same thing. Calling out people walking on the midway, trying to embaress a person in a large group etc. It is rather annoying. But I understand that is what management wants, so the employee is put into a position to do what they are told. I won't even sit down and eat near one of these "games". It is just not relaxing.

I believe that we have to only guess that eventually CF is going to rename/ retheme all of Paramount's "movie" rides at a later date. CF may be holding off repairing/ fixing the themeing until a final decision is made.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_headl...-name_page.html This would be a great concept for a park like Universal. The themeing would just be mind blowing. I just hope that it is not called 'Potterland'. That would be horrible!

OK, I'll bite. Why wouldn't F-15's fly over a Navy carrier?

Opening day is difficult at any park, aside from new ownership. Take a look back at some threads for opening day 2006 and you will see much of the same problems. Anybody who expects any park to be hitting on all cylinders is looking for perfection. The park can prepare for months in advance of opening day, but unless they are going to run the rides in "AUTO" mode for a few days prior to opening day there are going to be glitches.

I cannot imagine that the cost of insurance would be that drastically affected just because one park's height standards are different than another's. The difference to save a few bucks for having a higher height standard would have to be in the tens of thousands to actually make a difference on the books. Also, most (if not all) of the height restrictions have been handed down from the ride manufacturor themselves. And just for conversation sake: Even if CF's decisions for higher standards for height restrictions were being driven by the cost of insurance, their safety record is one of the best. Who in their right mind would argue that record? I have never heard of a park, employer, airline, etc. as being too safe just to save money on insurance. Just some info: Inverted coasters: Raptor, Alpengeist, Great Bear, WT, Volcano all have a 54" restriction Arrow loopers: The ones that I looked at are all 48" Arrow suspended: Big Bad Wolf 42", Ninja 42", TG 48", ID 46"- Why there are differences, I have no idea.

You hit the nail on the head. CF hates kids. I am now a believer.

Good luck in your future endeavors!

If the height requirment was changed from one year to another year, there is a good explanation. Chances are, there was a isolated incident on a same type ride at another park. If KI (or CF) had the same incident on the ride, and knew of the previous incident at the other park, but did nothing. It would be a rather costly lawsuit. Remember: Safety is #1.

Mod Edit: Maureen leaving Kings Island details.

It is possible that ID will have them this year. We will just have to wait till CP opens to find out.

You could also go into the park with your paper pass, enjoy part of your day, and then get your permanent pass later in the day.

Do you believe that the revenue generated from the parking fee is only for the parking lot costs & maintenance?

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...0361/1077/COL02

BaFFD is a great marketing tool for smaller parks. But for a popular, well attended park, like KI, it is chaos. Can you imagine how a family would feel if they would hit the park, on their one trip/ year, and it happens to be on BaFFD? I would be rather upset. Not to mention, unless you are a season pass holder, the general public has no idea what BaFFD is or when it happens.

Whoa! Do you have any details?

I would have to guess since we are less than a week away from opening day the park should have most of it's work force already in place. If there were not enough employees to justify the costs of the buses, CF simply cancelled it.

^^ I am not an accountant, so I am just guessing here. There is probably some tax reason where the park pays less taxes, or saves money, when their income is through different channels, so it needs to be spilt up accordingly. (gate, concessions, games, memorbilia, parking, etc.) Any accountants out there?