KIfan73

Great pic! My first ride ever at KI. I've never seen that view of it before.

I don't have a problem with Fast Lane(s) itself. However, something I observed last summer did concern me. I visited in June during the week when normally the lines are pretty short, at least until early afternoon. On that trip, by 11AM, the lines were Saturday morning-esque. There were also a couple main rides down…I'm sure officially due to maintenance. I wonder, will the park purposefully create a demand for Fast Lane by manipulating ride operations to ensure long lines? This, I would have a problem with.

I would like to visit the land Kings Island sits on before it was built, be able to watch it be constructed, and visit on opening day.

40 days to go…we've got a biergarten, a restaurant like many have wanted for years, a 5k before the opening rope drops…and still that empty space of real estate to think about…whew, is it April yet??

I can't believe that, in a few days, it will be eight months since I've been to Kings Island! How about you?

I bought that episode on iTunes. While it seems like more people talk about the Bradys at Kings Island, this episode shows a lot of great views of the park and the KI resort.

...and all of that averaging must be why we have....trim brakes. KIfan73 not trying to be obtuse...and probably too ugly to be acute!

Without turning this into a full-blown Calculus lesson, I'll say that distance over time gives you average speed. If it's 240 miles to Holiday World from my house and takes me 4 hours to get there, distance over time says I'm going 60 miles per hour. Thing is, I've got to go 55 (or less) for the first eighth of the trip, then 65 for an hour, then 35 for about 15 minutes when I inevitably and consistently hit traffic trying to leave Cincinnati, and so on. I guess my best answer to your question is that you would let the train travel for a specific amount of time (e.g. 1 second.) Every second, you measure how far the train traveled in that second. The distance the train traveled divided by 1 second would approximately be the speed of the train at that point in the track. Calculate that throughout the course, and you'll roughly know the speed of the train at any given time. If you start measuring how far the train travels every 0.5 seconds, then your calculations become more accurate. Make it every 0.25 seconds, and they become even more accurate. (The idea behind derivatives in Calc is that your chosen amount of time becomes infinitely small, so you know exactly how fast something is changing or moving at any given time.) So, are you saying that there's a certain point at which a speed measurement is not an average?

Speed is calculated by dividing distance by time. A distance between any two points. Which two should be used?

I wish I knew enough about Disney World to critique their maps! (trips to DW=0)

I hadn't thought about a Red's theme, but other than that, this is exactly what I've thought Kings Island has needed for years.

Like a Nike dri-fit type material.

I'd like a "technical" shirt with the logo on it...that's all I wear in the summer!

Changing WindSeeker to ...viewseeker?

Yeah but a major renovation of something so new?

A related discussion: http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php?/topic/26882-coaster-speed-checks/?p=497976

http://www.sanduskyregister.com/gallery/3418596

If, like me, anyone was thinking about a certain definition of the word diversion…there's more than one…which can greatly change any ideas you took away from this thread: NOUN: The act or an instance of diverting or turning aside; deviation. Something that distracts the mind and relaxes or entertains. A maneuver that draws the attention of an opponent away from a planned point of action, especially as part of military strategy.

I guess it would depend on which part of the circuit you'd want it to run faster on. However, if you speed up one part it would affect many other areas which would need altered to handle the increased velocity.

One of my favorite things at Kings Island. Love that area of the park!

I've only been to one opening day (http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php?/topic/12817-photo-trip-report-sunday-42008/?p=211155). I hope to make this year my second one…starting out with running a 5k through the park!!

Basically about the same thing.

Just came across this photoshop I did awhile back. Freaky.

I'm really excited about this, and hope it works out that I can do it. I've ran many 5ks, and can't wait to run one through Kings Island. For those worried about their clothes, you get a shirt on race day. Not worried about my shoes, either, I run in these...https://www.lunasandals.com