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i cannot tell from the webcams, did they remove the seats/arms on WindSeeker for the offseason rehab?
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^how do you know that works if mammoth isn't open yet? haha
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it looks to be the station that was in oktoberfest, but still the pictures are great. one minor mistake isn't something to be disappointed about.
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oh, wow! i hadn't seen the brochure thread.
once again standbyme, these are great!
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they needed someone to tie the tight rope to it...
oh, and standbyme, i feel like you're spoiling us this off-season. it has only been a little over two and a half weeks and you've already given us two great threads.
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^if that's the way those people would have perished, could you imagine what the general public's stories would be?
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In 2007, Kentucky Kingdom's Hellivator recieved a brand new coat a paint, a new sign, new theme, and new marketing. In 2008, it was dismantled separately from the park's 2009 closure... Things happen. Like, inferior steel beginning to show it's age, or unbanked turns making a very popular ride too logistically expensive to run with new tires needed every other week, or a ride losing the licensing that made it worthwhile, or a sudden lack of popularity for any number of reasons.
i think* understand the point you're making, but i don't think this is the best example...
wasn't one of the major reasons this ride was removed due to the snapping cable incident?
*where you trying to make a point like how king cobra was painted not long before its removal to make it more marketable to possible buyers?
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i guess this is what i get for mainly knowing the 60's/70's via austin powers, but outfits like that are what i think of when i imagine that era. haha
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this is an awesome idea, i think my favorite part about these two are that you can see how much the trees have grown in around the train.
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^could it be possible that gravity group is eating the cost of the ptc train, somewhat, since it's due to their trains not being ready on time?
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^funny part, you cannot go down slides with flip-flops on.
therefore if you wore them, you'd have to remove them at the slide's entrance. 16gwoods suggested that they add a more safe way to store shoes at a slide's entrance, or make it easier to walk barefooted.
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It wouldn't be as bad if it was outside...the fact that they try and make it creepy, dark, and intense is what makes the ride terrible.....
if it were outside, it would be worse. the crypt wasn't designed to run outdoors and isn't weather-proof, this is why the water elements were removed from the ride.
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truly, if peta is out to get anyone regarding seaworld, it needs to be osha.
osha is the one preventing the trainers from having full contact with the orcas (something they had up until february 2010).
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http://www.wesh.com/...826/detail.html
http://www.thenewame...g-killer-whales
i had no idea that letting an animal willingly perform, with no repercussions if they choose not to, was slavery.
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the cross-ties (or whatever the technical term is for them) have always looked like they've shifted around, here's a picture of them from 2007 (KICentral photo gallery):
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this reminded me, was one of the half pint brawlers in holiday horror, dressed as a leprechaun?
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^they use the same stamp for a season passholder as they do for a person with a general admission ticket. to make it where you could tell the difference seems like more work than it would be worth.
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1) I wonder how much the typical passholder spends during the season, or at each visit?
2) I wonder how many passes are sold in a season?
3) If the goal is to get people to visit multiple times, maybe they should give you a pass after your third paid admission in a season?
/disclosure - Oh heck, I bought a shirt or two. But I'm still cheap.
1) my family spends anywhere from $100-250 per visit (all in park). that usually covers a larger meal, a snack a piece, multiple drinks, and possibly a souvenir a piece.
2) not sure, my family usually accounts for four.
3) i don't see them doing it, first off it would be impractical for the park to keep a tally on every single person who visits the park to see if they've visited three times or not. also, there will always be those who visit more than three times, and are willing to pay for more than three admission tickets. why would Kings Island purposely miss out on making money?
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Edit: coaster_junky beat me to it!
now it's awkward.
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actually, he was. even though it had nothing to do with the topic at hand.
ON TOPIC: if the display actually has a meaning behind it, i think it's hinting at a Son of Beast rebirth. if it doesn't have a meaning, other than to be a creative halloween display, i wouldn't think much into it, but hey, it's fun to create conspiracies. haha
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favorite haunt night ride, The Beast.
favorite night ride in general, Son of Beast.
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last friday i finally got to ride it for the first time. so only once for me, but it was a great ride i loved the views of the park, filled with fog, at night.
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i love that song, except for the fact that it has been stuck in my head ever since friday night!
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Extremely bad news for any hope of reopening Kentucky Kingdom came out over the weekend. According to the local news, the Kentucky State Fair Board has decided to end all talks with Ed Hart and his efforts to reopen the park. According to the fair board president himself, Ed Hart is “out of the picture as a potential Kentucky Kingdom operator.”
As Ed Hart was really the only person who has had experience with not only successfully running Kentucky Kingdom in the past, but also reviving the park and building it up into a well known attraction once before, I’m shocked they would blow him off now after everyone has worked so hard over the past year to revive the park.
http://screamscape.com/html/kentucky_kingdom.htm
Meanwhile the state has thrown money at the crazy Noah’s Ark park project concept, but they’re willing to let a fully built park like Kentucky Kingdom just wither and die. They seem to think they’er going to find another qualified operator to take the problem off their hands, but I don’t think it’s going to be quite that easy, as most companies out there really are not going to want to even touch any kind of deal like this where they have to deal with the greedy Fair Board… who in the end was really to blame for Six Flags bailing out on the park as well.With all this in mind I’ve got to say that unless they can get someone else on board before the end of the year, you might as well stick a fork in Kentucky Kingdom, because it’s done.
i'm sorry, but what is so difficult in seeing that the state has NOT 'thrown money' at ark encounter?
Cedar Fair Is Not Disney--Motley Fool
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this could be used as proof to show how creditable the golden ticket awards actually are- Cedar Point and the disney properties are both great, but you really cannot compare the two.