standbyme
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I plan on buying these early on once I arrive at the park...I don’t want to risk that they sell out, but I don’t want to carry them around all evening. Does the park have a system where they will hold things?
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8 hours ago, Winterfestguy said:
...with only 1 very limited 2019 ornament.
What would that one be?
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@IndyGuy4KI Thanks for the reply...and that is a great photo! I love Snoopy in his Santa outfit...but i am disappointed that it is not Charlie Brown and Linus. The website specifically states: “Join Charlie Brown and Linus at the end of the maze for a photo opportunity with the special tree. “
I hope that they are there sometimes...otherwise the park should drop the description. (And if anyone from the park is reading this, my family will be making our one and only trek to the park for Winterfest this Saturday. (Wink wink)
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Question...last year my family went to Winterfest twice. On neither night could we find either Charlie Brown or Linus in the tree lot for a photo op like the website promotes. On the second night I even asked a nearby employee what time was the best time to catch them...he didn’t have a clue what I was talking about.
My question is, has anyone seen them this year...and are they dressed like the website shows?
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48 minutes ago, flightoffear1996 said:
I personally would go but since it's cold and rainy the kids and wife out voted me.
You need to play the husband/father “this ain’t no democracy” card!
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38 minutes ago, BeeastFarmer said:
Hey you stole my nickname for the Junkyard Coaster! If they wanted to retheme it to that, all they have to do is put a new sign up!
Amen! That’s what I was thinking...where’s the retheme?!
Personally I wish they would strip all the theming away and just landscape around it with trees and bushes. (I really wouldn’t care if they just removed it...none of my family usually bothers to ride it...but I never wish death on a ride just because I don’t care about it.)
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14 minutes ago, calakapepe said:
Citizen Kane?
Considered by many to be the greatest film of all time...so I’m assuming Ryan thought highly of the original Tinker show and is comparing it to that.
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29 minutes ago, Kodistict said:
I still cant believe that three hills on Orion manage to be taller than all of Kings Islands coasters (excluding Diamondback).
That statement reminds me of someone I work with...they always sum up their day’s performance like this...”I got EVERYTHING done...except for...!
(No offense intended.)
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1 hour ago, KIghostguy said:
Practical, engineering aspects come before theming. The theming was done around the completed design of the ride.
I agree that this is likely the case most of the time...but I picture the late Walt Disney working in reverse, I picture him coming up with an idea for an attraction...then telling his imagineers to “make it happen”.
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I love seeing all of this old stuff in one thread.
Here are a couple of my own photo trip reports from back in the day. (I can’t believe that the photos are still being hosted somewhere after all these years.)
On another recent thread, @BeastForever was wondering why some people would throw around things like “this site ain’t what it used to be”...I think some of the above things, and these trip reports are an example of why some of us miss the “good old days”.
I would count KIC Day as one of the best days of my (arguably pathetic) life...I made some friendships that day that have lasted all these years.
KIC Day Photo Trip Report (2008)
Then, with the relationship still going strong between the park, and this site we were given an off season event!
standbyme’s Blues Party PTR (2009)And here is @Gordon Bombay’s excellent trip report for the same event...I wish the photos were still visible...hint hint!)
Battling the Off Season Blues - The Day in Photos
Good times! I miss a lot of our past members.
For the record, I am not saying that we all got along back then...just like every “family”, people argued...but it did seem like we were at least more of a cohesive unit than we are now.
And also for the record, I appreciate quite a bit of you “newer posters” that have tried to keep this spirit alive over the past few years. (I gave up for a few years and just lurked because I didn’t think it was worth trying to keep a presence going on here.) I am glad that your passion for the park has kept this site going... I really need my daily Kings Island fix!It would be nice if everyone could meet face to face again like this again..I think it’s a lot harder to be mean/disrespectful to someone once you can put a face to the name and know what they are actually like.
One last “shout out”... I think Brad @IndyGuy4KI & @malem are doing an excellent job at moderating! It’s got to be a nightmare of a job trying to please both us and the park...I know most of us appreciate it. (At least the ones of us who aren’t jerks do...just kidding, just kidding.
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1 hour ago, Browntggrr said:
With all the conspiracy theorist negativity over a simple webcam its mind blowing how anybody became an enthusiast before the advent of webcams.
(In an old man’s voice) Well I remember showing up at the park for my first visit of the year Back in the day only to find that Kenton’s Cove Keelboat Canal had been removed... I had no idea it was happening.
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3 hours ago, IndyGuy4KI said:
They thank you for your continued patience.
At least we know that somebody at the park has a sarcastic sense of humor!
(I approve.
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1 hour ago, mikejenkins1 said:
Really hoping they do some older rides (not to mention Firehawk and Vortex).
I think the pins are some of the better souvenirs that the park offers...I love that they are digging up older rides!
As a side note, there has already been a Vortex one...but maybe they’ll do a different one now that the ride has been retired.
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Congratulations TOPGUN1993, a very cool picture!
I think this contest was proof positive of just how picturesque Vortex is/was that it could inspire the incredible variety of shots that everyone came up with. I enjoyed seeing all of them and thank everyone for sharing them.
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26 minutes ago, KI FANATIC 37 said:
I do not consider myself someone with "elite credibility" on this site...
Normally I would dispute this...but after researching your posting history I guess I have no choice but to believe you.
(Sorry IndyGuy, I couldn’t resist.)
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4 hours ago, Tr0y said:
Where online did you find this magazine?
I scanned the article from an actual physical magazine that I own.
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2 hours ago, Imperial79 said:
RIP Vortex, say hi to Firehawk, SoB, etc.
I doubt Vortex will be able to say hi to SoB...it’s probably in a whole different (lower) place.
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Just saw a picture of the line over on Facebook...it looks insane...but fun!
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1 hour ago, BeastForever said:
As far I'm concerned, the "what has happened to KIC?" narrative has become the equivalent of older people claiming they "used to be able to leave their doors unlocked".
I agree with the spirit of your post...but took a little offense to this part...us older people are not just claiming that we used to leave their doors unlocked, it’s a fact. When I was a kid getting home from school I didn’t have to worry about being locked out if no one was home, the door was just always unlocked...sure we locked the doors at night, but during the day we never felt the need...same way with our cars, unlocked with the keys thrown under the front seat!
It all seems like science fiction now, even to me...but it is really true. It’s too bad those days are gone.
I have been a member here since the very beginning. In my humble opinion, things around here do not have the “one big happy family” feel that they once had... but that has been an eternity ago, and even then, that didn’t last more than about 5 or so years. I miss that.
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20 hours ago, KIghostguy said:
The real reason will be included in my book, which is coming out May of next year. The reason is not as dramatic as many of you think.
That is until your publisher tells you that you need to “spice It up” a bit to sell more copies....then the reason will read something like: “The engineers had known for years, Vortex was a death-trap on wheels...”.
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Good for it! I’ve had some great memories on it...starting back when it was Top Cat’s Taxi Jam.
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2 hours ago, SnakePlissken said:
There is still one more weekend to ride it. I don't know why people think this is the last weekend.
I will give you that I should of said that it was last weekend, not is last weekend when I described my photo...sorry for the confusion.
(And thanks to @King Ding Dong for coming to my defense.)
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On 9/28/2019 at 1:34 AM, SnakePlissken said:
Almost to the bottom of the stairs. Probably the longest it's been since Coasterstock day 2.
Now, for Vortex, the bottom of the stairs would seem like nothing!
(This is last weekend, I bet it’s worse today.)
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2 hours ago, LuckyluvsKI said:
ok she technically can do shake rattle and roll and monster but not alone and neither of us adults care for those types anymore
Yeah, we have the same situation! I still ride (and love) Shake, Rattle & Roll, Monster & Scrambler, but I am the only adult in our party that does.
I feel sorry for the people where the spirit is still willing, but the body doesn’t agree.
I dread the day that it will eventually happen to me.
New Coasterdynamix: Vortex and Son of Beast
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Let me guess, you work for the park.