BavarianBeatle

Bavarian Beetle closed in 1979, not 1977.

Diamond back rough? Are you kidding? If you're not, thay have a kids area, you know........

A1971 Vega station wagon...... I was 3 years old and my parents liked amusement parks. I loved it!

Please name one coaster at KI that is head-to-head better than any coaster at Holiday World. KI's coasters are, in comparison, trim braked, forceless kiddie rides that don't even leave you sore the next day!

I adore Holiday World! To be perfectly honest, it reminds in many ways of how KI used to be back when I was a kid in the 70s. And IMO, Holiday World's three wooden coasters are all better than any coaster at KI.

One thing? Son of Beast.... They need to bite the bullet and make a decision, whatever that might be!

Lets not! How about showing him the potential Kings Island has and letting him know there is a large season pass base who would love to have more reasons to visit more often. In the end, the thing that will be best for the park is if this man sees both the good and the bad! And when it comes to the bad, if you get his ear, provide constructive criticism, not just "this sucks, get rid of it."

Rumors! Barney the Dinosaur and B oring & M edicre! If anything, CP needs to be looking to remove one or both of the two B&M pieces of crap that they have and replacing then with something good! I find Craptor and Trim Brake: The Ride to be two of the four most worthless coasters at CP (Iron Drag and Mean Streak being the third and fourth). But I love CP. I would hate to see it install either another B&M or road side gyp joint style fake dinosaurs, both of which are far beneath a park of CP's stature!

I would also love to travel back to a day at KI in 1972! Enchanted Voyage, Antique Cars, Tumblebug, Swan Lake, Scooby Doo, and air time on The Racer....... Oh, yes, and constitutional money!!!!

Glad you enjoyed yourself, although it sounds like the park was really! packed. An hour for Raptor and 15 min for Wicked Twister?!?! Wow! No wonder I avoid weekends like the plague! Hope you got a ride on Mean Streak without the trims!

Yes, Kennywood's is turtle themed for a reason! But their Bayern Kurve makes it forgivable!

Yes Dorney Park. To be placed on the former site of Laser. --Beatle, who loves Dorney Park!

IMO, Mantis is a trim-braked, worthless waste of space! As many of you know, I generally find B & M coasters to be ungodly boring to begin with, but Mantis is near the bottom of my list! The only ones worse are Superman: Ultimate Blight at Great Adventure, Vortex at Carowinds. and Intrimabore at the same park. However, Afterburn is one of the two B&M's that I actually like (Nitro being the other). But , back on topic, I have always enjoyed Vortex, and miss riding it. That "THUNK" as you enter the corkscrews is always a wonderful experience!

My thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the victim. I also feel sorry for the poor kid who let him on the ride and who now has to live with the guilt as a result of that mistake.

I'd rather there be nothing there than have to fill that spot with Mantis. You said it! I couldn't agree more!

Bring the airtime back to The Racer! I still almost want to cry every time I ride it!

Wow, really? I would love (and I imagine some others on here, too) to hear more about that day! I know that episode contributed to me being such a KI fan. We were on the midway, and my sister and I wanted to ride Haley's Comet, the Giant Slide, and The Racer. It took us twice to get across the midway, because some guy kept stopping us and telling us to go back. It's not so much we wanted to be in the show, it's that we wanted to be on our precious rides. I guess being Catholic School kids we did what the grown up told us, we went back across the street, only to try to cross again. The directions were to not look at the camera, and not get in the kids' way. So we didn't. The second time he stopped us, we thought, next time, let's just ignore him and book it. After the two kids ran by, and starting talking to Peter and Greg, we made our way to The Racer. I was just tall enough that year, my parents were on the bumper car side of the midway, we made 'begging hands' gestures and pointed at The Racer. My dad nodded, so we went on. He still makes fun of me for storming the set. It really wasn't that much of a hassle, it didn't seem like they took over the whole park, just small sections at a time. Sometimes rides weren't open, for filming, and then an hour later, they would be. Funny that Bavarian Beatle was there, too. Back on topic, I love that The Beast is rough. It's like Lesourdsville rough, but at least with The Beast I have a higher chance of survival. I think it's supposed to feel a little dangerous. Going into the bridge, it almost feels as if the train is going to shoot right off the tracks. I'm in agreement with McSalsa, I don't recall the ride ever having that lateral force before. My last trip to Lesourdsville, I made the mistake of riding the roller coaster, only to see on the turn, a mere two by four nailed up as a rail. My mind raced, trying to recall any accidents. I was as white as a sheet when we pulled into the station. This was the only time a ride attendant looked at me and asked me if I was going to be alright. The Bradys may not have been there that day. I suspect my parents of telling me and my sister that to make our day more fun!

The smoking areas are nice, too, and there's plenty of them, in easily accessible areas. There's no need to smoke outside of those areas. I like them, I use them. They are a pleasant surprise. I smoke too. And always in the designated areas.. It isn't rocket science!

The PTC train at Holiday World are quit nice, only on Raven and Legend though. I will absolutely not ride Voyage unless it's in the front row. If you can't handle Beast how the heck can you handle Voyage? I disagree. The Voyage must be ridden in the back to be appreciated! Getting whipped through the triple drop in the back seat is about the closest thing to the original Racer that I have experienced in recent years.

Let me rephrase...I expect nothing thrilling. WindSeeker is a nice relaxing sightseeing ride, there is nothing wrong with Planet Snoopy, and kids like dinosaurs. But, as a thrillseeker, I expect nothing that will appeal to my taste.

I was recently the victim of a theft by an idiot/idiots who stole $15 fishing poles from my garage and left the $500 Dale Earnhardt lithograph hanging next to them!

At Cedar Point, they do direct smokers to the nearest smoking area!

In all seriousness, what has Cedar Fail given us? Firehawk, which is so slow you can time it with a sun dial; A rethemed kiddie area; A B&M snoozer; and, Barney the dinosaur! In 2012, they cannot dissappoint me, because I expect nothing!

And who do you blame for that? Don't take it out on the low level personnel, take it to the top. Exactly! Its Cedar Fail! Not the individual worker.