Cory Butcher

I believe we are saying that Cedar Point actually cycles MaxAir more than KI cycles Delirium...

You are right..."indoor waterpark" worked out decent enough for GWL. We all just think the "indoor themepark" branding is...misleading if you will! KI didnt kill Americana, Americana killed itself! They generated enough revenue in 2002 to go on, the world had other plans...If you wanna find a murder weapon and the perpetrator look no further than the Pughes!

Tom, there is only one thing you left out that other people have talked about...and that is a KIC day at KI...hmm, devil's in the details...

Family Entertainment Center...see Interpreter's post!

As other's have said...I have never really believed in that whole "indoor themepark" branding. They are always so much more an FEC or Glorified Arcade than anything actually thematic, and dont seem to be a "park" for that matter.

Ok some words on my behalf... Like KI man, I usually lean into the turns as well...has that racing in a stock car feeling to it! Also, once you are leaned into the turn, your body wants to move less than had you just been the opposite way, your body still keeps being forced to the opposite side of the car. If you start to bob side to side in this position there is a very real chance you will slam into the side of the car causing numerous problems which could result in injury. So I have found that leaning into the turns..."going with the track" has benefits. Now...on the topic of tensing up or "defensive riding"...tensing up, and defensive riding are never ideal, however...some rollercoasters will require something akin to this "defensive riding". Take any uber rough ride of your choice, and that is one where something like defensive riding could make the ride not so rough and allow you to enjoy your experience. I am not suggesting defensive riding, but something somewhat like it... The one thing that I see rookie coaster riders do the most, and subsequently complain about is sit in a coaster car like they are in a car ride, or at their desk chair and get beat all to hell on-ride. Now, depending upon how painful you like your ride, or if you are more like the interpreter, who enjoys a good woodie that takes charge (see Georgia Cyclone) you can benefit from something I will simply refer to as "rider anticipation". In any good relationship on earth there has to be give and take, from any marriage of man and wife to coaster and rider. You can choose to sit down and relax like you can do on Millenium Force, or hold your head up, keep your body loose but responsive and anticipate what maneuvers of a ride will come next. This is nearly required on Maverick...if you dont anticipate to which side you will be rolling next, you will plant the side of your face (or neck) in the OTSR. Having said this, it would be great if one didnt have to anticipate their surroundings on all coasters, but that simply isnt the case if you would like to have a decent ride on many of them. Remember to keep a strong neck, and loose but responsive upperbody when riding coasters, and treat many of them like The Beasts they are and you will have much more comfortable rides. Once again you dont need to tense up or be defensive, but just be proactive during your ride to minimize the pain that some of them put forth. Just my 2 cents!

5'6 280 could have a tough time on IJ...but if you let us get you in...we can get you in!

OK, nostradamus, you may just be nostradamus! LOL 8-4-07...something seems to say...very special date in history, KIC members...haha. This should be good..

Time for some rookie hazing... YOU LIKED MEAN STREAK?!?!?! Are you nuts??? haha im jk man, to each their own. I actually dont mind the ride that much!

I have one simple solution for you! Take trashbag, or old poncho, or even Krogers bags and wrap the material of your choosing over the cast from about 2-3 inches above the cast on the arm down and around the fingers...you can choose to just wrap the material around the exposed cast on your palm or put a latex doctors glove over your hand so that you can use your fingers. Use tape of your choosing and wrap that around the material every 2-4 inches to make sure that it stays in place! When I broke my arm, I did not have a waterproof cast 8 years ago, instead just used the aforementioned method, and was able to swim as well as do anything else that had water! Also, I have seen many walking around the park with this! Hope that helps! You should then beable to have a fairly care free day at the park!

Yeah, I was just giving ya a hard time Brad! Sounds like a lawsuit just waiting to happen though for the park.

Hmm, I saw some on-ride video, you could have killed someone!!

Tomb Raider...never have liked it, thought it was cool the first time, cant stand it now!

I was just thinking that if FOF was removed, none of us would be wondering where the next themed land would go, I think that would have been a given. Now we are all sorta scratching our heads! lol

Really nice TR!! And, I will take some heat for this, but, I actually really like the coloring of that Blue train and how it looks on the track with the logo. I personally believe that it looks VERY sharp, and wouldn't mind the other train being that blue as well!

This is what prevents me from wanting a job at KI. I think some of the magic of the park would be lost by seeing behind the scenes. You need not worry about that aspect! My working at the park has only made the magic even greater, as I can now see first hand all of the hard work that goes into making all my previous visits so great and all those visits of other guests great as well! And of course you do get to see the internal workings of a theme park, which is actually really cool stuff!

Disney world is correct! BTW, Raptor, you are still confusing a 'water' ride with a leisurely boat ride. WTRA is not just a 'water' ride but a fastpaced FLUME i.e. YOU WILL GET WET!

I am glad that ours is in a building, the ride just looks ugly without it, least thats my take!

If rides that have a launch do not achieve a proper minimum speed mandated by the manufacturer to complete the course, then they will Area stop themselves on the launch LIMs.

We are in complete agreement on Days of Thunder, it was by far the best! Firehawk is the first Cedar Fair attraction to come to KI so it would make sense that you could forsee a DJ booth going in somewhere. I have a feeling though, that any newer rides we start to get will be equipped with DJ booths, as they will be the only rides to have long Q's. As that is in the future, none of us know what will happen, but I see that as a possibility myself.

I just hope that it opens this year with no problems and isn't a bad ride, all this shoulda coulda woulda stuff is giving me more of a headache then sonny ever did! And, remember, it was said at one point in time that the G-trains may not be the end-all, but could make the ride experience formidable while a new train maker could be sought. So, I think KI has 4 choices, tear it down, new set of trains (if these don't work all that great), pre-fab track, or some Gemini steel track. I hope these Gerstlauers we have will take care of the issue, but it seems to be a little too rough for track just to be the issue.

I'm not completely sure about that. I do not think that there is a segment where you legitimately get hosed. Im thinking of the story line in my head and the scenery, and the last segment is everyone on the riverboat (one of the largest single animated attractions in the world) singing zippadee do dah. I still for the life of me, cant remember getting hosed anywhere even near there.

People that thing Gemini is a wooden coaster........gezz Cory I thought you'd know better Haha, I was hoping someone would catch that eventually! That was an allusion to all the misinformation in this thread, and all the talk that there are no smooth woodies, haha, I figured other people can use some misinformation...why not me? haha, a little humor never hurt anyone. Figured I'd see who would bite!

^ditto what Ryan said! Sounds like you all had a great birthday party there at the Island! Hopefully this will just be the start of his thrill seeking career!

I have never eaten in a Golden Corral where the food wasnt cooked-to-order perfect for breakfast or lunch/dinner, nor have I ever eaten in a Old Country Buffet that didnt have some amazing breakfast. Partially the reason why I love those places! Now Ryan's on the other hand was good, but not as good!