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Actually the museum at CP is on the map. Museum #30. But yes that would be cool.

I've ridden Iron Dragon, and, as a result, I will NEVER complain about Flight Deck again...... I totally agree with you on that. Iron Dragon < Flight Deck. FD is way more intense.

Will do. I'll be the tall fellow with longish hair, goatee, and I'm not really that skinny.

Perhaps I'll see you there Beatle. I'll be there with my girlfriend. I'm amazed at how fast this season has gone. Time flies when you're having fun, no?

Terpy, As far as I know, Dan Snyder still owns the Redskins.

New paint solves the shortness of the ride how? Come on, that's why it's a walk-on. To compensate for the shortness. It's not always a walk-on. Like PKIVortex said, it does have a decent line on some days. I went on a Wednesday and the line was out of the station and down the stairs. I hardly think that KI "makes the ride a walk on to compensate for the length of the ride."

To answer your question...Yes they are apparently booking. Hell yea. Beast you are a beast for thinking of that. The only thing will be that the line will be out the anus long. ^^^^^?????????

True but I did see an hour wait for Corkscrew, so I passed that up. Maybe the signs for the lesser visited attractions, but MF, Maverick, TTD etc were pretty spot on, if not lower than the posted time.

It seems to me that it wouldn't take very much to do something like that in that area of the park, if not for the entire park in general. You could probably control the signs straight from the operator booth if need be. That would be very nifty. That's one of the things I loved about CP, the signs out front. No need to waste your time if you didn't want to.

Sweet. My girlfriend and I are going this Sunday, so maybe we'll be able to crush rides like that too.

Great TR, Ronny. Too bad I was up at the Point that day, I would have loved to get my hands on one of those signs.

Too right. I was up at the Point over the weekend and while riding Iron Dragon, I just kept thinking, FlightDeck is way more intense than this. New paint solves the shortness of the ride how?

And we're off!!! I can't wait to ride this bad boy.

Epic Lets see, my job is to please the custumers, to make sandwiches with hamburgers on them, the hamburger is not an option; it's a main piece of the product. Can I do a basic task? NO. The restraunt was not busy, no excuse! Pay attention to detail! I totally agree with hamoperator. It's not as if the hamburger is an afterthought on a HAMBURGER!! I've never been asked if I wanted meat with my sandwich. I don't think it's even detail , it's a necessary component of the item. However, the situation was corrected and that would have satisfied me.

Well, considering that I waited for 3 hrs for Firehawk last year, I'll not touch anything like that again. It was only that long due to a mechanical problem. My limit is close to 1.5 hrs. Any more and I'm likely to get irate.

I totally agree here. If the line hits the switchback queues, save it for later in the day, but if it's only at the turn towards the bridge, go for it!!

Great TR. It brings a smile to my face to know that people love KI as much as I do. I was at CP over the weekend and the whole time, while it was a blast, I just kept thinking, "I wish I was at KI." Thanks for the pictures as well. Sonny is very photogenic.

Thanks for the TR. I wish I could've been there, but maybe I'll get another chance. I'm glad you and everyone else had a good time.

Nice to meet you as well. It's good to put a face to the name.

^^^^ Semi Hot? That's nice. What's the difference between semi hot and just hot?

If I hadn't been told about it, I wouldn't have noitced either. I was talking to the Coaster Dynamix crew and they made it a point to tell me that the helix had to be made that way, in order for the model to be portable. They also said the model should have gone out after the second hill even more, but that too, had to be modified in order to move the model.

Nice to meet you the other day as well TG93.

The feeling is mutual Gordon. I always enjoy talking to you. That trip was just awesome. Thanks for letting me "fit in." I still have a lot to learn about photography, but I'm getting there. Nothing like your shot of TTD. It looks like you're hanging from the support, it's that close. The PR guys had to be baking in those get-ups, because I was sweating like a hog.

Hello all. Here goes. This was quite the day for me as I'd been waiting for this annoucement for quite a while, even taking the day off of work for the sole purpose of being at the park for the reveal. I stopped on the way and picked up the new Trapt CD, which is awesome, and I arrived at about 11:00. I didn't really have any plans until the announcement at 2 so I headed to the Tower to get some photos. Upon my glorious ascent to the top platform, I see this at the construction site. "Interesting", I think to myself, "those are clearly supports, but are they all going to be yellow?" Needless to say, I get my answer in about two hours. Killing time, I linger up on the Tower and talk to the employees. Big ups to Ariana for taking the time to talk with me, not just about KI, but other things too. Photos from the tower (sorry, but I'm no pro) Vortex Invertigo Firehawk They were actually racing By now it was about 1, so I decided to head down and get ready for the announcement. Arriving in Rivertown, I see Nemo, PKIboy, and others. Soon, Boddah, Dane, ZosoBeast, Gordon Bombay and CoastersRZ are all there, and it's almost time. These guys were there too. The "stage" was very cool with the rocks and dirt and cacti, making it very appropriate. After some words about Knievel and wallenda, and what's on the agenda in the near future, the time had come. Diamondback! What a logo, with the track acting as a tongue. There was a video screen right next to the "stage" but you couldn't see what was on the screen to save your life. (I couldn't anyway.) I did, however get interviewed by WDTN from Dayton, and WLWT from Cincy. All I can remember saying is that "It's going to be amazing, fantastic, air time, etc..." My head was pretty fried by that point. Then I moved on to check out the model. Great job by the CoasterDynamix crew as they only had about two weeks to put it together. I did talk to one of the CD guys, and he said that the last turn isn't accurate on the model, but nevertheless, Kudos to them for a great model. Now it's about 2:45 and I'm just about dying in the sun. I head out to my car and spot this on the way. Another shot of Vortex After just abusing two bottles of water in about 3 minutes, I contact my people and advise that I may be on the news. Then I head back into the park to actually ride some stuff. Order is as follows with interesting tidbits. Invertigo SoB-It seems that every time I ride solo, I always end up riding with a first timer, and this time was no different. The guy was about to sit solo in the seat behind me, and I say "You know, you could have just sat up here with me." This was a front seat ride and neither of us was disappointed. Adventure Express Firehawk-Just as I'm about to board, I see a KI "blue shirt" with a guest. Said guest walks up the exit stairs and boards the car behind me. "Who is that?", I ask the op. "That's Brandon Phillips, he's always up here, he loves this place" he says. It must be nice to have an escort up the exit of each ride you want to ride, but he does have to deal with the "Can I get a picture?" crap so it seems to be an even trade. Vortex BLSC Around this time I headed back over to the model to check it out again, and I run into the KIC crew. After talking for a while, they graciously allow me to tag along for the remainder of the night. We head over to the Crypt, which had just opened back up from some delay, so that was a walk on. I'll never forget the time that I was "RickRolled" by the KIC crew along with the rest of the gondola. What a ride. Last up was The Beast, and after a slight seatbelt delay, Boddah and I were on. Great ride as always. I had a long enough day, and Boddah was leaving so we headed out together. I had a great day and I really enjoyed meeting the crew that I didn't already know. Thanks for reading.

Just a suggestion. Maybe chill out on the "retarded" comments. Some may find that offensive. Thanks for the photos.