mikejenkins1
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I so wish they would build a 'Lost Coney or Lost Kings Island' area like Kennywood. You could fill it with old flats from the past. Tumblebug, Eagles, Whip, ....)
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Nobody honored that great man more than I, but they couldn't really do that show forever...^That was pretty good..
My biggest thing about Alonzo's show leaving..Something needs to meet or exceed the show IMO to be put in there. If it's anything less than what I got out of Alonzo, I'm going to be disappointed. Something with the same wow and interesting factor that had enough to pull me out of the lines and midways to watch a show other than to escape into shade/AC, it has to be good. If it's not I'll wait for another ride.
Vegas does....or so it doth seem.
Vegas also doesn't offer season passes....or so it doth seem.
I've heard of people getting a "pass" to go to Vegas; never heard of anyone getting a "season pass" to go to Vegas.
As far as replacing Ed Alonzo's show, I think it would be pretty awesome if they could do something like the ShadowBox Caberet in there. For those that haven't been (I'm not even sure if it still exists in Northern Kentucky and Columbus or not) it was a mix of live, part improve part sketched comedy mixed in with live music/singing. The people doing the improve were also the same people playing/singing the music. They'd have to tone it down a bit to make it more family friendly for KI, but I wouldn't imagine that would be too tough. Something like that would be awesome.
Personally, if they could find a way to run the Blue Racer backwords again, might be more thrilled about that than the installation of Banshee. It ran that way for what, 20 seasons (guess)? so it obviously works, even if they had to modify the trains. Of course getting new trains or modifying the existing ones to get PTC to sign off may not be a cheap endevour, but I adored the Backwards Racer.
Well they started going backwards during The Bat (original) final days of operation. I was at the park daily with my friend and we could catch a Bat ride when they would open it. Knew it was on its last trips as they got wilder and faster. I thought it was a PR thing to have people forget about The Bat and its issues. Yes we all agree in our family that backwards Racer is the way to go.
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Curious, does anyone have a number of hours that they must test before they can open it?
I know they have multiple phases of testing but just curious a possible number of hours and conditions they must test.
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Big Dipper would be close to 100...Built 1925, but again has been SBNO since 07..
I miss that ride, such a beautiful simple coaster.
Second that motion. Rode it 10x in a row the last year in operation with my oldest son. Great ride!
Yeah, rode it lots in Geauga Lake days and rode 10x in a row the final year as well. Wish that ride or a rebuild would come to KI.
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Saw bright lights on early and thought it was around Banshee but it is over by Delirium. What is up there?
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Well you miss a day you miss a lot. I am guessing the fencing on low areas went up fri/sat?
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As for KI getting the Flying Eagles back anytime soon, I asked this question to Don at the ACE December meeting at KI. His answer was nope. So I trust that answer and was very sad to hear it. It is a ride many miss and it does get a line (not huge but I usually had to wait several cylcles to ride).
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I remember my first ride on The Beast the year it opened. It was back in the days of the Running of the Bulls. I was with my family and freinds and met up with this guy who said he rode it lots and to ride with him. We waited for the front seat and I remember looking down the first hill and seeing that small opening way down there......It was a fantastic ride and still is today. I remember they were still building the helix cover and you would have wood slats sticking up as you flew past them. Oh yeah, the guy's name was Carl Eichelman, who held the most rides record on The Beast.
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They are graveling quite a few places under the track now.
It looks like they have a dump pile up by the entrance.
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what is going on via the Banshee cam2 in the back section?
Are they digging in the ground or is that something else?
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Big Dipper would be close to 100...Built 1925, but again has been SBNO since 07..
I miss that ride, such a beautiful simple coaster.
Second that motion. Rode it 10x in a row the last year in operation with my oldest son. Great ride!
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The current view from the Banshee cam of the ride from the tower looks like a Van Gogh painting of the ride.
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That would be a JoJo Roll.
I want to see a camera in the midst of an inversion. Though mounting that may present a challenge.
If I remember correctly Hydra the Revenge at Dorney Park has a camera for the barrel roll out of the station.
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So what happened to the video of the ride cars.?
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Yeah, I have cam page saved just before the covering. Looks like a next support is coming.
Kinda funny they have to go to the camera cover , uncover, cover.....
Understand possible reasons but wonder what is so special about the next lift or two.
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Anyone have the direct link to the new cam? We have the one for the other but just wondered.
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Clifford Jr. in half today so no steel work going to happen. Cant blame them, it is bitter cold out and that would be rough!
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well the next track piece is attached to crane but wonder if they will wait till tomorrow to hang due to cold/wind?
As for tours, there have been quite a few and Don must do those in his sleep. I really appreciated his tour for the
ACE conference winter party. Not sure how much more they will do of tours.
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Happy New Year!
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So clifford jr is moving more towards end of ride and last part of batwing unfinished. Will they finish the batwing first or the rest of the ride?
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wondering if they are doing second half of batwing now. Looks like supports that could be used for it.
That way they work towards themselves and clifford jr. does not have to lift over exisitng track so much.
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Yeah there is definite work from Cifford Jr. Steel construction is back in action!
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So where in the video is the digging and what area? I see lots of activity at the station.
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So it has been very quiet on the Banshee construction for a while.
Figure that they have off till end of year? Seems odd but possible.
It's far from quiet around the Banshee construction site. Not all the work being done is visible from the webcam.
Don, I did not mean there was nothing going on. I am aware there is lots including station work and more.
That post was just in the continued construction of track phase.
So when the first half was built, the track lay all over the site and worked well to construct.
Why now for the second half is there a staging area up the hill instead of where the track is being built?
Something new besides Banshee for 2014?
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Replace the seats on WindSeeker with Eagles........and crank'r up