KIfan73

Maybe a makeover of FD could be a lower-cost way of bringing a new experience to the park in a year or so.

I remember working my nerve up and riding Vortex back in '92 or '93. To me, at the time, riding Vortex was probably the craziest thing I'd ever done. It seemed so completely massive. Overwhelming. However, I'd never noticed pain on it until the last couple years, even in the seats that aren't supposed to be painful. However, when I get there this season, I'm sure I'll try it out...

Great TR! HW might be my first "new" amusement park trip this summer. You are just as enthusiastic in your TRs as you are in person!

I haven't ridden Invertigo for awhile for that exact reason. Also, for reasons very much like what you've stated, I've really started to enjoy WWC, Wild Thornsberries, Viking Fury, Congo, etc. I still enjoy Kings Island as much as ever, but anymore I don't spend hour after hour getting my neck snapped around.

Maybe, in light of what has been stated many times in these forums, some management types got together and instituted some policy.

Viking Fury! There'll never be another one like it!

There is something about SOB's queue that makes you feel isolated, like if something did go down, there's really no one around. The "queueing" experience for that ride has always stood out as being not good in my experiences.

It looked like a fabulous park, even from a distance. And I'm sure the views of a PGA tour quality golf course from the park isn't bad, either. I'll add it to my list of "places I'd like to go"... On a side note, I can tell I haven't been to KI yet this year, just seeing those rides on TV had me excited!

There's a PGA Tour golf event on right now, a tournamanet in Texas. There's some really good shots of what I think is a Six Flags park in the background. Every once in awhile they have some close ups of the park. Looks neat, anybody ever been there?

Possible? Sure, given enough money almost anything mechanical is possible. Economical, wise or prudent? Probably not. I wonder how the cost of doing that ^ compares with a new flat ride installation.

^How neat would it be now to have a buildingless Crypt...with Diamondback zooming around it.

BMX+skateboarding+Kings Island? What a great event for KI. I only wish I was 14 again, I'd really be strung out over this...

I think this was a really fun thing to participate in, and congrats to LMHConcepts! I think having a shirt is a great idea. The KIC members that I have met in the past are great people to talk to, and with the shirt, we can find each other when we're at the park this season.

I am really excited about this one.

From what I've gathered, the queue for The Crypt was re-worked because of DB. For anyone that went to the park yesterday, was this re-work elaborate enough that it looks like it'll be there for awhile, or possibly just good enough to just last a season or so?

Your best bet would be to call Kings Island directly.

This is a very good/unique angle. Have a good time on opening day! If this picture makes you excited and causes your heart rate to speed up, then you might be KI addict!

From looking at the webcam, I think that sign is a lot bigger than those photos might lead you to believe. I think it looks great. I love the rustic look.

...and it makes the cost (or lack thereof?) for those lucky enough to attend a KIC event really amazing, as I don't see whole lot of differences between the experiences.

Did KI decide that the KIC events were too good to ignore? http://www.visitkingsisland.com/news/detail.cfm?item_id=849

I bet you can't resit watching the video atleast once. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> I hope that on your first trip to KI, this song is playing as you enter the park

More than once during the season last year, I was behind guests that had multiple 20 ounce bottles of pop. Not once did security tell them to not bring them in.

^You bring up a good point. The food at KI is definitely expensive, but there's not really anything REALLY good at the park to eat, for any price. Just one place in the park with something really high quality would be nice.

If not Cedar Fair, who?

I just can't believe what I just watched. Thanks for posting that! I really don't know if I've ever seen anything that made me this speechless.