Jump to content
Reviews of Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare

IndyGuy4KI

Admin
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    10,623

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    423

 Content Type 

Posts posted by IndyGuy4KI

    2009 Opening Day Member Roll Call;

    in Kings Island

    Posted

    1) Avatar

    2) TG93

    3) VortexJunkie

    4) Diamondback FOF

    5) Goofywdw (I will be working out at parking tolls 11:30 - 6:30 then I can ride!)

    6) Ki4life08

    7) Beast1979 (With the famous Trooper Mom)

    8) dare-to-fly

    9) The Beast Rider

    10) coasterguy15

    11) Raptor

    12)markhudson17

    13)need_for_speed

    14)wide_load

    15) Bravo4460

    16) AgentSoB (at about 5:00 have to freakin work mad.gif )

    17) Amber ( and family )

    18)angrybeaver

    19)indianapolisman(no comment)

    20) SOBFOF

    21) HTCO(with friends)

    22)Phantom Theater! (With a friend)

    23) CedarPointer

    24)G-Force (In the morning and the evening)

    25)Skywriter-Family

    26)Justin M17

    27) FFEKUdawg4life, i have all day

    28)catzdrummer09

    29) Andrew

    30)rotag1299

    31) derek9312 (With girlfriend and maybe family)

    32) Pkiruler ( by himself but be there about 6 or 7 p.m to closing.) maybe

    33)Phantomtheater (the one who wears shorts in a snowstorm)

    34) BoddaH1994

    35)Ashers (Ashley)

    36)kjkjkj(Kyle, Ashley's brother!)

    37)RWildman424 (Starting work around 3:30ish)

    38) Beast Man

    39) tigellinus (w/ non-enthusiast g/f)

    40) markalan (and friends)

    41) Ogrmac (and friend)

    42) Braves0511...all alone

    43) violakat03 (wearing a KIC shirt)

    44) gigacoaster2k (Angie)

    45) gameGhost (Mark)

    46) Kawana with Elina

    47) Tuskin

    48) Unrealsk8er (With fam and gf)

    49) Zosobeast (w/ Kittenpooh as his guest)

    50) Captain Picard

    51) Mr. & Mrs. Thrill_Biscuit

    52) Dvo (with uncle)

    53) LongLiveTheSmurfRide (w/ fiance and friend)

    54) XGatorHead with special guests Mrs. Gator and GatorGirl

    55) Jamesv7 + cat13 Vortexfan92 & jessy8

    56) CoastersRZ (Robbie)

    57) TeenageNinja (working 12:30-Close)

    58) paperg

    59)Atomheartmother616

    60) Longlivekingscobra (We'll see!)

    61)KingsIslandMaster(I'll Be There At 8:00AM

    62) CoasterFreak45

    63) Popwar + ToastNJelly

    64) iChase + Ksings

    65)Kittenpooh (steph)

    66) Tom76257 (wearing a custom white iron-on t-shirt saying "KingsIslandCentral" and "TOM76257" on both sides)

    67) Jess (+ with #58- paperg)

    68) IndyGuy4KI and wife (With my custom KIC Logo shirt that violakat03 created)

    KICentral Mobile Group Survey

    in KI Polls

    Posted

    Maybe you can create groups that we can sign up for daily updates, and then a group for major/important updates that you have been sending?

    Time of day is not important in my opinion. If you signed up for the service you should expect to get a text at any time, and silence your phone when appropriate.

    Construction Pics

    in Kings Island

    Posted

    For now.

    For all we know, at some time in the future, probably the distant future if at all, the loop could make a re-appearance...perhaps after technology has changed in some unpredictable fashion. I, myself, would ask what's the point? I know, I know...a park on Lake Erie.

    New for 2025 Son of Beast gets a loop.

    New for 2026 The Racer get a backwards train.

    Wait a minute......

    Regarding Loose Articles

    in Kings Island

    Posted

    And yes, I can attest to that as well. I had to remove my glasses on that ride, even though I had them secured with an athletic strap. I hate taking my glasses off because my vision is not great without glasses!

    I always leave my glasses in the car. I am okay without them until it comes to going to a food joint and trying to read the menu. A lot of squinting and funny looks to see what I want to eat... :wacko:

    Construction Pics

    in Kings Island

    Posted

    Whoa those are cool!

    The Son of Beast construction pics made me sad and make me miss the loop even more. :(

    Very nice find. I agree, that is what made Son of Beast special. Some things are just not meant to be I guess.

    Run Kings Island

    in Kings Island

    Posted

    Wow, I SO read that wrong. I was thinking "Run KI for a day? They are letting some random person take over the park for a day?" My mind isn't right today.. but then again, when is it? :lol:

    I thought the same thing Giga... I only run, (walk quickly) to get on the next coaster in the park. B)

    Son of Beast's Loop

    in Rumors

    Posted

    There was no physical reason that Son of Beast's original trains had to be as heavy as they were in order to negotiate loops. Mindbender at SFOG, anyone? Shockwave at Six Flags Over Texas, anyone? Or the old Flip-Flaps? How heavy were the trains on those?

    The simple fact is this. The trains that were available in 2000 to circumnavigate loops on wooden coasters were heavy. Other trains, that were not, were not. In 2006, that aspect had not changed. The trains that were available if the loop was present were deemed too heavy. In order to use lighter trains, the loop had to go.

    The new cars are shorter than the old ones, so I am wondering if they could have removed a car or 2 off the old trans and been ok as far as weight and making the loop? I am guessing not since they spent the money replacing them, but just a thought!

    Diamondback Construction Thread (Updated 3-19-09)

    in Kings Island

    Posted

    The writer did write a lot more on the Indiana parks than SFKK and KI's portion. I realize this is the INDY Star not ACE writing the article. I would say the introduction of Diamondback is a lot more news worthy that IB's free park admission this year, but I might be partial to KI.

    I will say though, IB is where I rode my first coaster (Galaxy) after being drug up to it by my parents with me crying and screaming. I got off and rode it again. I still really enjoy the park.

    Diamondback Construction Thread (Updated 3-19-09)

    in Kings Island

    Posted

    Was just looking at photo of queue area. Considering the demand for this ride, I am not sure it is big enough to prevent conjestion on the midway. The Raptor and MF queue areas look like they are 3-4 times the size. Also the more the line snakes back on the midway, the greater the chance of line cutting.

    I also worry about that as well, but do keep in mind that the hourly capacity is 1,620. If you have been able to see it testing, it appears the second train starts to move into the station before the first train is completely on the lift. Also, with no seat belts to check, that ought to help as well. Let's keep our fingers crossed.

    park games

    in KI Polls

    Posted

    I like the hammer-of-strength (not sure what its real name is) game, just because of the bright, flashy lights and "theramin"-sounding sound effects. It's just neato.

    Have you ever seen anyone win that game? We passed by on numerous occasions and even some of the most muscular people couldn't win! The average score seemed to be between 70-80 points no matter who played.

    My father-in-law has won it before. He is not a muscle man either, he just stated you have to hit it in the right spot? I have no experience for I have expressed my feelings on the games before and will leave it at that. :)

×
×
  • Create New...