silver2005

EDIT- Original comment deleted for being a bad take.

^No, I mean actual bakeries, not chain stores.

That sounds right. I'd also take those bakeries that used to be on I-Street back in a heartbeat. I-Street used to smell AMAZING.

I feel you on the lack of KI trips. For one, I'm only off on Sundays and Mondays, and Sundays are a coin flip. With the lack of 10 pm closes until July, I was hard pressed to try and go. Then life just got in the way in July (sans the NC/TN vacation I had) and I think I've only been twice this season. I plan on going at least once for Haunt (probably armed with a Fast Lane + to make up my lack of riding this season). I hope to make it up next season though. Good report! Glad you got to go.

^I guessed pretty well.

A GCI to me makes sense on another level as well. The whole chain took a huge hit from the lack of a season last year, so going for a cheaper wooden coaster that you can get just a big a bang for what they'll pay for it makes sense. Also, a boardwalk GCI sounds awesome. Maybe they can get it to interact with GateKeeper somehow as well. I am also hearing early, albeit unsubstantiated, rumors of MaXair's removal, which would be another real shame.

Not enough facepalm for this.

^I remember they did a lot of retracking around the time Diamondback first opened and that turned out pretty good. They also did it in segments. Also, a Beast RMC job would probably rival Orion on costs.

^Not even close. Remember Wicked Twister still holds the speed and height records for inverted coasters in the world. Combine that with Banshee holding the length and in a multi-way tie for the inverted inversion record and we'd have all the good inverted coaster records.

Beast is honestly due for a re-tracking. I mean, look how Racer turned out.

MIA or bust.

The fact that Intamin had to redesign the supports for the spikes after it was built doesn't bode well for relocation unfortunately. Also sucks I can't make it up to ride it one last time.

Well crap baskets.

^You can always add stuff on. Heck, you need a mount for it to even be functional, might as well splurge.

The DB seat would make a good gaming or sports watching seat.

You know, as much as people harp on Skyline, they do have a few dozen restaurants in several states including Florida, so they're doing something right.

From old photos I'm finding online, the building with Skyline and the patio in Coney Mall is there in '72, but I can't see the signage on it. It also appears it once had serving windows on both sides.

I think it was All Star Grill/Sports Cafe or something in the 90s. I highly doubt Skyline was there originally the park. They were still relatively small in the early 70s (founded in 1949 but it took them a long time to get multiple locations). I'd guess late 70s or 80s. I know for sure it was there in the 90s as I've always remembered the Coney Mall and Rivertown locations (I'm a 90s kid, the funnel cake stand where Timbers is now used to sell footlong coneys). The CI Skyline patio is one of my favorite places to eat in the park.

Most of the big Cincinnati brands are pretty friendly with each other. There's things they all do together like gift baskets and such (Skyline, LaRosa's, Graeter's, Montgomery Inn, Gliers, etc). They also sponsor a lot of the same things.

LaRosa's and Skyline do not share owners.

^Skyline has Greek wraps and salads. You say Skyline and LaRosa's don't count in the same breath you say that each park should have things unique to the area? Skyline is as Cincinnatian as it gets. Also, to me, LaRosa's is too much of a staple of the park as well for locals. Plus you got Graeter's to round it out. They got the local fare down pat.

One thing you have to remember with wooden coasters is that they vary drastically with the weather since its a more natural/living substance that steel. I'm of the belief that they ride better when its cooler/damper. They can get pretty gnarly in the heat, even the good ones. On my trip to Dollywood last month, I noticed even Thunderhead had a bit more of a jackhammer in spots during the day (90 degrees for the high) and ran perfectly later in the evening into the night. And, to me, steel coasters are the opposite. silver2005, who's best Racer ride was on a wheel seat pre-re-tracking.

I'd like to see another good place to get a burger. Wraps, a better deli/sub place than Subway and a simpler BLT than the Brewhouse has would be nice, too.

If Invertigo had restraints like what Vekoma has done with their standard Boomerangs like at HP and Carowinds, I'd potentially say tie, but I prefer Wicked Twister between as they are now, especially riding WT in the back (going up the backwards spike in the back when the launch is maxed out is awesome).