Last season was the exact opposite, the forwards side had the turnaround brake turned on while backwards did not

i took all that was needed for myself and that would be 1

I thought the Red Racer was great, it was extremely smooth and does have a nice view of Coney since you dont have to turn your neck anymore. I thought the park did an excellent job with turning the train around and with all of the track work. The only problem i will have will be getting used to that side being forwards since it has ran backwards my whole life.

Opening day was pretty good even though i got there at 6PM because i was in Indiana. I personally thought some of the ride ops were running slower than they should and there were a couple of things that they could have done better but it was opening day and that is something you have to be ready for. A couple things i noticed that some people have said already.

1st: Flight of Fear is back to on ride photos, the videos are completely gone

2nd: On the wooden coasters they are now checking seatbelts and to make it easier the seatbelts now have straps that will come up in the middle of your restraint and that is what the checkers pull on to make sure they are locked, I also noticed these straps on Invertigo and Drop Tower and my guess will notice it on a lot more rides next weekend when i try to ride all of them

That was the first thing i noticed when i got in line for the front seat. I saw a flash down the launch tunnel which i thought was strange but sure enough when the next train pulled into the station the on ride video cameras were no longer there.

On a side note i saw you at the park yesterday Ryan, it was in a strange area of the park, you were coming out of the restroom at the Coney entrance and i was going in, next time i see you or anybody from the site at the park i will make sure i introduce myself

Aw, You went to beast before I was there. Glad you had a great day Chef!

I was there at the end of the day, i was actually the one who told the guy on the other side what time it was.

I will go to Firehawk first and if i get there before they drop the ropes i will try to be the first person to ride it for the season. After that will probably be Flight of Fear

July 8th 2007, its been awesome to be a member of the site

I'm really excited about cinnabon... lol...

Ill third that

Im going to Flight of Fear first then hit Firehawk

Im excited also about Cinnabon but I will flip flop Tuskin by going to Firehawk first then FoF. Like Ryan i am going to try to get there early and im going to try to be the first rider of the season on Firehawk.

How do you know? (not saying your wrong.)

It was said by Don Helbig at ACE Winter SOAR that recaR would run backwards

recaR at this point will not be turned forward

They could always move the ropes up towards the tower and then block off the entrance to Coney and open all of the shops up then it would accommodate both the park as they get a head start on the business and also the guests as all of the shops on I-Street would be open and they would have something to do for the 30 minutes before the park opens

I believe it is on the south side of the fountains in the old keyhole photo next to starbucks

The local news is saying anywhere from 10-15 inches. Chef i say either tonight or tomorrow if possible call whoever you need to to know if you still need to drive to the area especially since its so bad the Weather Service put us under a Blizzard Warning until 4PM tomorrow.

Welcome to KIC in the off-season donniejb, A LOT of stuff you read on here during the off-season is rumors which will include screamscape and a lot of it

I can understand why you hated reading this if you havnt been looking around on the forums but...click here

A Screamscape source has been at it again by taking a peek at what could very well be the 2008 park map. Two things the report mentions is that Congo Falls will go back to its original name Amazon Falls and that the entertainment lineup will include Endless Summer on Ice in the International Showplace and that for the first time in over a decade the Festhaus will offer two new shows for the season. For more information click here

I did notice a lot when i was at the park after they opened it back up that it was getting stuck at the top more than normal which i think was the reason for the downtime that it had especially toward the end of the season. I remember in September and October combined i counted about 6 or 7 times it was down because it got stuck at the top which i didnt think was normal.

I dont remember exactly why it wasnt spinning but i do remember hearing that the spinning will be back this season

It got stuck at the top with people on it?

Yes and i couldnt figure out why but im glad i wasnt on any of those cycles, i would have been scared to death

They have a whole "Spirit Song Festival" that time of year. I guess that's one of the dates for it. Very popular event.

Are they doing Spirit song this year? I had heard a rumor they weren't

As far as i know they will be doing Spirit Song again this year. I dont know why they wouldnt, that festival is one of the BIGGEST money makers for the park and its one of the busiest times of the year (not to scare anybody away from the park at that time) so not only does the park make money from tickets to the concerts, but it makes a substantial amount of money in food, games, etc.

I did notice a lot when i was at the park after they opened it back up that it was getting stuck at the top more than normal which i think was the reason for the downtime that it had especially toward the end of the season. I remember in September and October combined i counted about 6 or 7 times it was down because it got stuck at the top which i didnt think was normal.

I dont remember exactly why it wasnt spinning but i do remember hearing that the spinning will be back this season

-Gordon Bombay, who just saw the Giant's miss ANOTHER field goal and will respond to PM's, IM's, and email after the Giants (hopefully) win in over time. Even though it doesn't matter cause the pats will crush whoever wins this game.

GO GIANTS!!! I am surprised they won but IMO Eli Manning deserves to be in the superbowl the way he has played the past couple of weeks

the scrolling signs at the entrance have been kept on i believe because i remember going by a couple of weeks ago to see if the new sign was up and i saw that they were on so who knows what the deal is with the signs being on.

My favorite pic i cant put on here because its on my phone but this is another one of my favorite pics from '07 from KIC Day. It was my first time going on those kind of tours and i had a great time. Im hoping we do it again next year

April 19th will be opening day, the 23rd is a Wednesday and the park probably would never open on a Wednesday.

food service no doubt