silver2005

This conversation is why I define things for myself and don't let designers' product labels tell me otherwise (coughRMCcough).

If I were to go top 5, I'd go something like this- 1. Flight of Fear 2. Backlot Stunt Coaster 3. Adventure Express 4. Beast 5. Banshee

^I can second that working at Skyline. I think part of it is lack of tips working a full service restaurant which the meal plans incentivizes not leaving tips because you're not paying at the actual restaurant. I don't think a full service restaurant should be on a meal plan of any kind. Good servers make bank on tips. I've seen waitresses at Skyline pull in a few hundred dollars on busy days from tips. Why work at Kings Island when you can go down the street at Outback or Blue Ash Chili and haul in money? I don't see why a good server would work at KI given the alternatives. I bet a lot of those waitresses and waiters are doing it for the first time. Going on a tangent, for a full service restaurant, the selection is pretty limited. Sure, it's better than most of the rest of the park, but KI is a pretty low bar to get over in terms of food. Having eaten actual Montgomery Inn food at the original location and the boathouse downtown, its not quite up there, but its a closer margin of error than KI's representation of LaRosa's (which, the Reds, Coney Island, and the Cincinnati Zoo get LaRosa's much better, the Reds even offer calzones). When it was WINGS under Paramount, they got Montgomery Inn down a lot better. I don't know what in the world KI does to the LaRosa's sauce and baking, but they do it completely wrong. At least they get Skyline and Graeter's right...

Well, Intamin, B&M and Morgan have coasters they refer to as 'hyper coasters' by model name that are under 200 ft (Steel Eel @ Sea World San Antonio, Hollywood Dream: The Ride at Universal Studios Japan, Goliath at La Ronde, Goliath at Walibi Holland, Expedition Ge-Force at Holiday Park). What about those?

Wish I'd found out about this sooner. I don't have anything prepared.

1. KI isn't CP 2. KI hasn't done anything for a college alumni base in a while (they did do a UC day at KI for a few years during the Brian Kelly era)

I never understood the argument that the shuttle coasters don't count.

^Some of us have them, but there are also some of us who think (myself included) that the food quality and poor food service isn't worth that option.

I've been having issues in typing posts recently and it only happens here. The cursor randomly cuts out and I have to re-click a bunch to re-establish it.

All coasters go through clearance tests before they're opened, even if they have no tunnels, inversions or crossovers.

I agree with TombRaiderFTW that they are ridiculously cheap. One part that makes these programs work better is exclusivity. Ex.- the idea of letting only a partial train of people from the Fast Lane line in and filling the rest with regular guests. But the idea that CF doesn't limit FL like they should and the adding this relatively cheap alternative for season pass holders is opening Pandora's box. They're truly selling themselves short on this. If season pass holders have so much given to them as part of the pass (FL+, the meal programs, etc), they're going to spend less in the park. They already spend less than non-pass holders without those programs in effect by essentially getting their money up front for all these items and now turning it up to 11 with making them more affordable than they should be.

They might have to run clearance tests before finishing the tunnel.

^^For some reason, I thought there was a small amphitheater there, or at least some sort of pit that was filled in. The earliest clear memories I have of KI was after the monorail was retired. However, I do remember Rivertown, HBL and Coney Mall from back then fondly.

If the weather stays like it has been, they might be a bit ahead of schedule in opening the park. MT construction should be finishing up quickly as well.

Personally, I find the lack of a wild mouse a bigger hole in the line up than a giga.

Well, the entire ride film was lifted from the movie. Just sayin'.

There are things I want to suggest to employees- - Allow yourself to leave work and not ride things before you leave. While it is nice to have that option, it can wear you out more than you think if you make it a common practice. - don't rely too much on Oscar's (or whatever it's called now) for your food options during breaks. - keep hydrated, especially if you're working an outdoor job, pace yourself appropriately in order to be productive within your physical and mental limitations, be patient with yourself in reaching that point - this should be a no-brainer for members here, but be informed on the park and on goings (promotions, special events, etc; especially within your department), know how to give directions from any one point in the park to another - listen to guests carefully, be mindful of details and don't be afraid to go to your bosses if you can't handle a situation - be prepared for the unexpected, be observant

I'm going to have to refer to this thread when I go to KI to keep track of who among us is working where.

Photography purposes as in taking photos of the slides and wave pools for a coaster fan site I used to work at. The weird part was the feeling of being overdressed.

I hope KI's next steel coaster is anything but red. The last 3 steel coasters were some shade of red. C'mon KI, expand your color pallet.

I've gone to Soak City purely for photography purposes fully clothed. It takes some getting used to, but I got over feeling weird about it eventually, especially for good food.

Also, the big clearing created recently around Millennium Force where Rip Cord is going should be a good indicator of what CF thinks of Intamin right now.

There's 0 evidence that Intamin has really changed all that much. They've openly said that safety problems on coasters are an 'acceptable' part of the industry while B&M objectively has more consistent products in the way they handle their designing. Intamin's most dominate market right now is Asia and what they have built since the American market has all but abandoned them is all too similar to what has been built and has proven problematic in someway. When's the last time a B&M coaster has snapped a lift/launch cable? Or has had major track design overhauls? Or hasn't opened on time? On I-305 and Millennium Force vs Leviathan and Fury 325, I've heard mostly mixed reviews on the 2 Intamin rides while I've heard much more consistently good reviews of the B&M creations. Everything B&M has built along side that (the B&M hypers, Banshee) have also been wildly successful ventures for Cedar Fair. Why should they stop? Say what you want about your opinion on B&M's forcefulness or lack thereof, but the GP clamors over them. The ROI has worked in favor for CF. Also, Mack has pretty much caught up to Intamin in providing nearly every kind of coaster type Intamin offers and also has a better track record which has really boosted Mack in the European market. That's not to say Intamin isn't still selling in the Western markets (just see a few of Busch Gardens' and Sea Worlds' recent purchases), but Intamin just doesn't have the leverage it used to have. If you're really that down about Intamin not selling well in the US market, blame Intamin for not innovating or proving they can meet the standards that the B&M's and Mack's of the world have set.

I can kind of see this working out. Arizona and Phoenix is an untapped market with no real competition nearby in terms of amusement parks, though, being in the middle of a desert isn't so attractive. I am also concerned about how this will affect water consumption in the area if they're going to create a lot of green spaces.

The Skyline foot long coneys were sold at the former funnel cake stand in Rivertown which is now MT's entrance. And now I want Putz's.