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I'm having a hard time thinking of any reason why they would want to change it back to BBSS, royalties or no. Did business drop off that much last year? Will it be remodeled?

Looking forward to reading it, Giga... I'm sure it will be as energetic and enthusiastic as you are in person!

I liked it way better as Days of Thunder than SpongeBob. The James Bond version was pretty cool too. But Days of Thunder was the best. The theming was so good for Days of Thunder when it was new. Race cars and sound effects through the queue, and one of the Pettys (forget which one) on the screen talking and pumping you up before you went through the doors. Evidently, people just kind of got tired of the concept.

This is a real shame, especially if you were lucky enough to check it out when it was new with Days of Thunder.

Great pics. Thanks for sharing. Lots of awesome views of DB. Just a little off-topic: The thing that I love about this photo is what I still love about The Beast...when viewing/entering the queue, you see nothing of the ride. I can just imagine the anticipation this created when it was new (it always reminds me a bit of the early Friday the 13th movies). Not that I think that Diamondback (or other ride at KI) is any less than spectacular, though!

I have to say that the surface formerly known as blacktop actually goes pretty well with DB's theming! Looks like something out of the wild west!

Great pictures! Thanks for sharing. I'm glad the tour finally went down .

It's almost like not really being there! J/K...I didn't make it, either...hoping for some good pics.

I think the best theming would be anything related to the Myrtle Beach area. People travel to MB for the ocean. Why wouldn't you want to play up to that?

Great pics. Thanks for sharing!

I still think it would be great to take off sprinting at the drop of the rope...and loudly celebrate being part of the first cycle of the day on...Viking Fury.

Thanks a lot for posting that! 12 days after that video was shot I made my first visit to the park in 17 years with my aunt, uncle, and their two kids. I wish so much we had made it over to that side of the park that day to ride the monorail.

Since this thread is about Opening Day 2009, was anybody else on here part of this on Opening Day 2008? That was the first time I have ever visited the park on opening day. What a great day it was.

People driving too slow are annoying. However, I find people that speed even more annoying. They can inflict much more damage than the slow vehicle.

That would be easy. One is clearly more thrilling than the other.

A great new app for the iPhone would be a webcam feed from the front grille of the car.

Hopefully, this isn't a sign of getting old, but the thought of looking at the completed DB is almost as (maybe more?) exciting than the thought of riding it.

In no way do I think that KI won't be ready for opening day. But, by looking at pics like the one below, I can't help but think that they have an extraordinary amount of work to do in 8 weeks. Not just to DB, but lots of the area around it (including The Beast's entry).

I couldn't say it any better myself.

If they just keep letting Flight Deck go, its "theming" will actually match up pretty well with its queue-mate, Club Blood.

Some kind of upgrade to Wings would seem to make sense, given its proximity to Diamondback's queue. It seems logical that there would be a sizeable increase in foot traffic to that area.

For those of you that have ridden coasters similar to Diamondback, how are their "whiplash" dynamics compared to say, Vortex or Adventure Express?

Great report...its almost like I was just there...lol Thanks for taking my pic!

I'd have to say Antique Cars. I rode Enchanted Voyage and Lion Country Safari, but don't remember it...don't know if that counts as "missing".

I really appreciate your doing this presentation. I find the whole transition from Coney to KI really interesting. I'm looking forward to it!