KIfan73

I bet there's a fair number of people riding the train that think Son of Beast is STILL there.

From what I understand, it almost got a Shooting Star...origins, that's for sure!

The park has been featuring The Beast very prominently in their social media lately; over and over. I don't necessarily think it "means" anything, but it is interesting. It is a great ride, and deserves the coverage.

Just to go with all of the wild speculation...Falling Trees...Congo Falls and Timberwolf...both rides are also in close proximity...maybe the "falling trees" signs in Rivertown are just a diversion from these attractions being re/moved? On an unrelated thought, I just realized the other day...Timberwolf...and then Great Wolf Lodge opening so close to it...just a coincidence, I'm sure...Now if only wolves were a part of the cat family there could be more decoding...

Wow, watching that made me really homesick for Kings Island! I am really overdue, I think. This is my birthday month, so I need to give myself a Kings Island trip.... And, I'm in the extreme minority, but I find the train spielers really funny. I laughed the whole train ride back in April. I may be way off base, but I imagine that the girl spieler in the video probably has a wicked sense of humor.

FYI:

Really interesting Snapchat today:

More interesting Kings Island snapchats from today:

Screenshots from Kings Island's snapchat today:

I think that it's just with each successive generation, the need to feel like you need to "run through the wall" for an employer diminishes somewhat. What was expected of me when I got my first time part-time jobs 25 years ago is much different than now. And what the expectations of my parent's generation was much different than mine...and their parents' (WWII generation) was a completely different situation, as well. My grandpa quit school in the 5th grade in the 1920's to go to work to help support his eight brothers and sisters...

I read a great book about the development of WDW (I think it was called "Married to the Mouse"). Evidently, Disney World almost ended up in St. Louis. Here is an online article I found about it, as well: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/the-daily-disney/os-walt-disney-world-almost-in-st-louis-20151207-story.html

I suspect this issue is closely related to the food service issue. Kings Island must need employees a lot more than they need it. I would imagine it would be tough to manage people in that situation. The park may be happy that the employees actually show up to fill positions in the first place, and the desire to have them act a certain way probably comes in a distant second. Kings Island is not the only organization with this problem.

Just think...that clip above was made when Kings Island was under construction. Hey, maybe this new "attraction" will be themed to the early 70's - when Kings Island was built! Only music from the early 70's would be played! Maybe it will actually be called "Carpenters"...carpenters do work with wood, after all...

Distinguishing a lit match is a lot easier than a full-blown blaze...sometimes its hard to know which match will catch fire. Better safe than sorry. -KIFan73, who works in education.

That would be sort of like overhauling the entrance to Kings Island. I mean, what could go wrong??

I think this is where Jan lost the plans: I've contacted the park to find out when we're going to learn what's in those plans. No response so far. I think they're hiding something.

I have to agree. I think Kings Island has done a good job with the park over the years, overall, but it's tough to look at some of those older pics!

Wow, the comments!! Not good, at all. **edit: there are many more than what are shown in the pic above....

I think, from this angle, it's really easy to see a green/blue coaster fitting in well...even WindSeeker matches.

First, you have to be glad the kid is OK. Second, I really feel for the zoo workers on this. What a tough, but obvious, choice (a "when all else fails" plan they most likely had trained for) they had to make with an animal they have cared for for so long.

Fun in the making.

If you go to 5:10 of this great video, you can see how they originally marked trees for removal:

Here is a link ( http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php/topic/23218-ptr-10105/ ) to a post I made with pics from a trip I made in October 2005 to see what the park looked like with a mix of FearFest and Winterfest prep going on....

It has definitely gotten lost in all of the decoding and speculation, but WOW, White Water Canyon is getting a new entrance and queue! If not for getting completely lost in the midst of other developments, it's actually significant news (especially for fans of WWC).