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I really think they need to add something that is going to have some "people drawing" power for next season. I don't dislike the Starlight Experience, WindSeeker, or the Peanuts' retheme, but none of those things are major draws for people in my opinion. I'm not saying it has to be a coaster. Delirium and Tomb Raider were great when they debuted because they were unique attractions. A Screamin' Swing could work, but they need to do more than just slap down a standard installation like at other parks. Otherwise... Person A: "It's Kings Island's 40th anniversary this year!" Person B: "Yeah and they haven't done anything noteworthy since Diamondback in 2009."

Hehe, probably someone who really had to pee while waiting for Firehawk.

Wildebeest at Holiday World uses LIMs. Mamooth will next year as well.

I wonder if this guy is going to write a CP speculation article every week.

Oh yeah, I forgot about the Flight of Fear darkness groping. I wonder what year that happened? It must have happened a few times for them to decide to shut that part off.

Did anybody else know that RaptorGuy was associated with ACE?

Huh? Bracing your feet helps your head?

What a bogus article. He doesn't even have any sources. He just surfed around the web and then wrote an article on what he found. Anyone could do that.

Absolutely. I am not a fan of assigned seating. I am a huge fan of station flood control. However, you usually don't see it because it requires an extra worker to sit in the queue.

I would be shocked. I don't think KI would invest that much money into a single slide. Especially since they haven't spent much of anything on BB since 2004.

Well, it is progress. It should open within another week I would say.

I kinda read into it the other way. That is to say, that the announcement will not be about SOB because he specifically says that its status is unknown. Personally, I think they are still waiting to see about the success and longevity of both the Timberliner trains and the Iron Horse treatment of Texas Giant.

Yeah, even if they did announce today that it was going to reopen, it would likely take more time than is left in the season just to get it ready.

If you have ridden a lot of B&M coasters, you might notice that they do tend to develop a few rough spots in areas over time. However, this really is not significant in making the ride "rough", it just seems a bit more rough than you might remember when it opened. Also, the current state of wheels can make a big difference. If you happen to ride just before they change some wheels, you might have a much rougher than normal ride.

Can't we just get a brown B&M invert and call it Son of Beast? (goes to email Lance)

400 FastLane people? That's $20K! I would think the percentage would be a bit lower. I guess we will see by monitoring how many people we see running around with wristbands.

All Huss Giant Frisbee's are down for one month per season. It's pretty much standard operation for those rides.

They already do. It's called a VIP tour and it costs $250 per person. But that is far too pricey for the average person, which is why they now have a $50 version for certain rides at certain times. I really don't think that it will be a significant impact on the current wait times. Remember that most coasters handle between 16-32 people per train. How many FastLane people do you really think there will be per hour? Maybe you'll have to wait 1-3 extra cycles?

A good point goodyellowkorn182. I think Invertigo missing surprises me more than Vortex, since it is a shuttle and has less capacity. But it may be because there is no place to put a merge point in the small queue area it has.

I would be very surprised if anything was implemented this year. These things take planning and equipment and such. Unless they have been doing all that behind closed dors. But it would seem to me that it would be simpler to just have things ready to go at the start of a new year.

Heh. When I look at the skyline, I see Diamondback and think, "That's the ride they should have built in 2000."

Having the lift hill second totally kills the pacing of the ride. It would be better if it were the other way around.

I think a lift chain breaking every year is not common. I mean, if Vortex's chain had broken in the last couple years, we would have known about it.

Maybe they should just hang a silvery curtain.

I translate the quote to mean: "Whoever built this thing was out of their mind."