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Words cannot express the nightmare all involved are going through.

^ I personally believe TTD has given it's last ride. There are no trains on the track for testing. There are no signs of the cars anywhere on park property. If there are design changes to the brake run, I would have expected some type of work and testing to be going on. I would also have expected the redesign to include the queue line & barrier on brake run. Or CF is just taking the high road & waiting till 2023 for the dust to settle as well as what I would assume is a civil lawsuit from the victim to also be settled. Reports on her well being have been incredibly quiet. I hope she is recovering or has recovered.

Due to limited spaces for material handling on the peninsula, this area next to the Express Hotel could be used for a couple things: - staging area for construction materials for boardwalk project (due to supply chain issues, I can understand why the park would want to control their own destiny and have the materials stored on their property). - staging area for new ride parts - staging area for ride parts that may be removed and/ or equipment for removing those parts (possible TTD removal?). - all the above or non of the above.... One thing is certain, that large of fenced in area with covering is going to be used for something big & numerous.

Like DB's visual box of phones that are considered experienced riding phones, parks need to start showing video of actual guests being escorted out for breaking park rules on every park monitor. The days of giving guests with entitlement issues a 2nd chance need to be over.

Being in CA, it's not only about available land at a "decent" price (which is unheard of in CA) but new structures being in line with new engineering for earthquakes. Combine both those & I would venture to guess the price tag would easily more than double the income made selling the current park land.

The building of Levi stadium & sharing the parking lot was the beginning of the end for the park. The park was not open during 49er home games which are at least 9 to 12 games per year depending on the preseason schedule & possible playoff games. This makes me wonder if the park was closed during other events: college football, soccer, concerts etc. High operating expenses, landlocked, uneven operating schedule for typical high volume days plus a generous offer for the land? A smart business decision was made for the majority of stockholders that will benefit the company as a whole in future years.

It should also be noted that rides are being stopped for guests having their phone out and could easily be misinterpreted as a breakdown.

I believe many of the breakdown of rides (not just at KI) are due to numerous safety measures being put into place. The more sensors/ prox switches, the more opportunity for rides to go down. We use many sensors & prox switches in manufacturing and it does take a good while for things to "hum" consistently. To have a ride get to the point that all the sesnors/ prox switches are humming together seems like it wouldn't be difficult but with: weather changes, constant vibrations & "fixing" vs. "replacing" due to lack of resources (manpower OR equipment) some patience may be needed on our part.

That project is going to require lots of glue & duct tape.

It's bad that an accident of this magnitude happened. Park & guests are lucky that it was not worse. I wonder if the recent track replacement have anything to do with the wheel failure (possible alignment issues??) or was it failed tubular track that caused the accident? Failed tubular track on older Arrows is not exactly uncommon- Magnum had a decent amount of track replaced in-season recently. Vortex reached end of service life- track fatigue likely played a large factor into that decision. When BBW was closed the reasons were very similar to that of Vortex.

On CP FB fan pages there has been more acknowledgement & pics of guests being escorted from the park for having their phones out on rides. Some of those who have been booted have given a 1 star google review to voice their displeasure of not being granted a warning. EDIT:

"My dog can't go into a kennel for a day, he has PTSD and it is too traumatic to be around other dogs." ......leaves dog in hot car to die....... Can't fix stupid.

Why would new/ refreshed entrance require a larger footprint than it already is? I believe the current entrance area is bigger than necessary. The original design was for trams to be used to bring guests to their cars.

If there was a real clearing of trees/ brush etc. for some type of project I would have expected the entire area to be cleared by now.

It's a Sunday in June-expect the worst. Take a vacation day & go on a Tuesday or Wednesday. You will all be significantly happier.

I believe there is more than just a building going in. According to some hints dropped: the area will have something for everyone.

Two big differences that I can see: 2 across seating vs. 4 across- the outside seats will have more pressure on the rider due to what I'm guessing is centerline over the rails not being in line with the heartline like the inside riders. Launch vs. lift hill- the bottom of the initial drop on Mantis was one one the worst spots for myself if my legs were not bent just the right way. The launch will put more stress on your body being pushed back into the restraints as opposed to being pushed down. Here is an article from 2020 on the B&M standup redesign & Seaworld: https://www.coaster101.com/2020/09/28/bolliger-mabillard-files-patent-for-stand-up-coaster-restraint/

2 across seating standing is interesting. I wonder if that has to do with lighter trains that will put less forces on the riders. The forces on the riders/ rider's legs on KC was not uncomfortable compared to Mantis.

Those Canadian geese make for some great jerky- which is about all they are good for.

This is one case I stand behind CF 100%. All businesses suffered during the pandemic & had to make difficult decisions to try and keep customers and investors both happy and stay in business while not slitting their throats by giving too much away. It was a tremendously slippery slope. For CF to extend season passes for an entire year is really going above & beyond what should be expected and any passholder should know that true value.

Are there red/ blue/ yellow/ orange/ green spray paint markings on the ground outside of the fence? That is typically a dead-giveaway that something is happening in the area. Each color signifies something underground: utilities/ sewer etc. These markings are needed before any digging is done.

Having been around KIC for almost 19 years I have seen a bunch of stuff here & throughout many sites. KIC It really is an extremely pleasant & knowledgeable fan base. Members like: Shaggy, Terpy (his posts still make us smarter even today), BoddaH1994, Silver2005, flightoffear1996 and numerous others that I can't think of right now have contributed much in the past & some still contribute today. Yes, there are differing opinions but if everyone thought the same way it would be boring (there is another site that is like this that anyone can Review). As disco2000 mentioned, enthusiast sites on FB are incredibly annoying: "Is the park busy?" "What is the weather like in July?" "Will this ride be running next month?" "Why isn't this ride running?" "Why is traffic backed up on the causeway?" ...the nauseating list goes on AND there are multiple questions DAILY for each. I think sites like KIC are currently viewed less due to not being as easily accessible on a phone as FB, Twitter etc. Probably an app thing. It's not a knock on KIC at all, it just is what it is. KIC is a fantastic free site that will get more traction moving forward as FB gets clogged with useless crap. Now if a new coaster starts to get hinted, watch the traffic go up! BTW- any truth to DB getting struck by lightning Saturday?? It was rumored on FB.....

You & I both know that there is much more to marketing than answering, or not answering, a media request.

The best thing about free press? You don't have to say anything which only leads to more talk & the press is still free.

Some data I was able to find. Probably not perfect, but likely close. (63) log flume rides were made 1963-1985, about half are currently operating. Of those at CF parks: (5) are operating (10) have been removed, not necessarily by CF Another Intamin failure...*SHOCKER*