Cory Butcher

This just keeps making me even more, sick, to read about. A couple of feet away from the E-stop?!? Are you serious? That is ARM length! How did she get so far from it. And, what really gets me, is what did the other ride associate on the ride at the time hear? Did he/she not hear the snap? Its just an odd story as these depositions come about. The activities described should NEVER occur. They arent even worst case scenarios, they just should not happen. Its kind of like basic Military decision making, you don't think, you act according to protocol. In this case that would constitute probably hitting the E-stop for such an awkward sound, immediately. And of course positioning yourself close enough to the panel for all scenarios. Note: No disrespect meant for anyone here currently in the military. I do recognize that certain situations when in the military demand a more subjective approach!

Very nice! love the picture above the clouds, looks like you deffinately had fun!

Could not reach the E-stop?? That doesn't sound kosher. How do you not reach the big red button on the panel?

Something similar happened while I was at the Columbus Zoo in 6th grade for a Boy scout overnight at the zoo. It was about midnight, and we were getting ready to do a nature walk to some of the conservation offices on the other side of the zoo, and we recieved word that we could not go out yet, due to a snow leopard climbing out and over its fencing. They contained the snow leopard, put it back in its enclosure, and we were able to go about the rest of our business. The issue has since been rectified.

Ah, but once you returned to the country, and had access to the forum to post, you did have access to the search feature! (I had to )

Thats pretty much it, its a little out of the way of the main midway. Naturally you are going to have a long line. I know I always liked walking back there to look at the airplane models along the walkway.

I do not think so, Our kids area is absolutely inundated with fun rides for kids as well as the whole family. I think we could lose the great Nick theming replaced with something which may be slightly less known (which is up for debate) and still be ok, due to the sheer size of our kids area!

Attendance was up, greatly, as was per capita spending. http://www.cedarfair.com/ir/press_releases...mp;story_id=145

I like the new sign a lot. It certainly turned out better than I hoped.

So Tuskin, you would prefer natural colors? I too feel that would be the best way to go in Rivertown. Keep it rustic, keep it low key.

Most of us want to get rid of the big box that encloses Tomb Raider, you want to make another one? For Italian Job? Right behind the Eiffel Tower?

BrownTggr, have you picked a new quote for your sig yet? ROTFLOL

Every comment made by a moderator has been a last effort attempt to refine the activity of a forum member or member(s) in your case since you have joined his ranks. You are the only person on here, I'm sure, who disagreed with the way the situation was handled, and you yourself have proven to have extremely poor judgement in your forum activity, so Im not sure anyone looks towards your comments with anything more than a grain of salt and a bitten tongue. Also, the fun involved? You have single handedly removed the fun in multiple threads by bringing us off topic on your own personal rants, where you seem to endlessly enjoy watching yourself type. Also, there are thousands of members on this forum which embrace the fun involved and continue to fund the fun through their intricate, well thought out and amusing posts. Thankfully, most of which have not been destroyed with your useless banter, which in so many cases has nothing to do with the topic at hand; where the fun of it all, or information of certain topics is being discussed and being trampled by your mindless attempts to exert your uninformed expertise on other members. Please stop your entirely useless banter, and many members will cease to curb the right for you to have "fun". As you must understand, members and moderators of this forum are trying to keep all parties productive, informed, and happy.

The moderators on this site are friendlier to its members than many many other forums out there. Our moderators have bent over backwards for us to get this site so closely linked to the park. You should appreciate that. Also, the moderator's jobs are to moderate senseless comments like those that YOU continue to make!

He has gone further back pedaling than he ever did going forward with his nonsensical ideas.

From what I have seen, and I am young, fourth quarter reports are generally lame in the industry. This one certainly seems as a nice report for the company, so hopefully they can turn things around.

I agree, I would even say that the colors of Powder Keg at Silver Dollar City would look nice in Rivertown,It is kind of a rustic orange and creme (although in the photo it looks like navajo white, what you think? Note: I did not take this photo, photo credit to Jan Olejnik at RCDB.

Thanks Browntggrr, It brings back a memory for me as well. Now, he is the one wanting to move on. Just funny, at least!

Without getting into details, I must state that alcohol use at Kings Island has made for some laughs, confusion and some behavioral issues among some patrons. The issue is not overwhelmingly dissatisfactory and incidents is a strong un-detailed word, but when working and visiting I have seen a few. Now mark that I have not seen any drawn out fisticuffs, I have seen no man so intoxicated to get into a brawl. It certainly is an interesting situation though. I as much as I do not agree with alcohol use, do not believe that it is a bad thing at parks. It is controlled well at KI, and Im sure would be at these other places. Also for many people coming to the park after a bad day at work, I'm sure alcohol and rides becomes their muse, which is certainly better than two people going at it because they have had bad days. The one component of alcohol seems to be obscenities, I have seen some ranting drunks at BGA.

First off, this doesnt suprise me. I have been to every Dixie Stampede in the USA many of them twice or more. It is a family tradition to go during every vacation to the DS in the area. Having said that, The Orlando location is a great location for an attraction or other facility in the area so it would seem to reason thata nice price was paid for the area. I also want people to know that my family having visited all of the stampedes, thought that Orlando's was the least favorable of them all. And, we had the least trouble of all the stampedes trying to secure tickets, take that for what its worth or figure out where I am coming from. I deffinately think that the Stampede will be relocated to another area in Florida as it is a prime area for that sort of attraction. I just hope the new location provides a little better experience than the current one.

See here is the thing though, Screechin' Eagle ran with trains comprised of three cars per train while Racer ran with 5 per train. That lends itself to less maintenance issues. Also as anyone who went to LL in 2002 will tell you, SE ran with seemingly far less than preferred liveliness. Also though some will say SE was a very brilliant air-time inducing creation, many will tell you the ride still was relatively tame in its golden years compared to Racer in its golden years, which again, means less maintenance, and in some cases as obvious was the case with SE whether cost prohibitive or other a lack of need for trims compared with Racer, the highly esteemed coaster that started the second golden age of coastering! Though I don't agree with how much the ride has been chopped and reprofiled over the years, the trims and reprofiling were done to keep her alive, long past the SE!

No, not entirely. You have OVERLY CAPITALIZED things that do not need CAPITALIZATION! And smoothness not being an issue? I dont even want to know where you pulled that thought from. The smoothness of a coaster, which is in many cases related to the maintenance of a ride, is a direct reason for the adding of trims, to take some strain off maintenance, and yes provide for a smoother ride. Whether you agree with that or not, that is one of the many reasons that trims are used!

Hahaha, hes talking about "normal caliber wooden coasters". Wish I would have known that it all makes sense now! Pfft, I guess there are more "normal" wooden coasters than Voyage. Some people will never listen to others insights. I for one appreciated your post Robbie! And not just that Dare-to-fly, but every angle under the moon as well! Especially if the angle is of importance to the discussion at hand! Whether I particularly agree with that opinion or not! P.S. The Screechin' eagle hasn't neccesarily been the smoothest ride ever created, nor had the park ever really had the kind of money it would take to chop a hill and create a trim. Trims are put on coasters for reasons, and if you can't understand the park reasons behind that, perhaps you should leave those trimmed rides to those of us who enjoy them!

Dare to Fly, you are missing the largest point of all, let me CAPITALIZE it for you since YOU feel the need to do so ALL THROUGHOUT your post! Here is the point, try and UNDERSTAND it: If there were NO trims than you would have NO coaster. You don't seem to realize that the trims are necessary for the rides to not basically tear themselves up anymore than they already do. Once Again, if you didnt' have these trims you DON'T have a ride. Also BTW, without those trims their are much HIGHER maintenance costs, maintenance costs that MANY parks could not afford to fund, in other words not only would you not have the coaster, you would not have the park!

I attended LL many times during the 90's it was such a great park. My last memory there involves myself getting an Icee and then walking back out onto the midway to see the Electric Rainbow all lit up against the night sky, midcycle. The park was a very nice place, I remember the old train that was set up in the AK Steel building many years ago, and always wanting to build one in my basement. The place was surely more than an amusement park, but now it must be only a memory. I miss her dearly!