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By the way, Kings Island, if you do make your 2009 coastermania video, and put it on Super-8, Betamax, or even VHS and not DVD/Blu-Ray, I will be very upset! If they did make a new one, it would be a DVD more than likely...and would feature: Diamondback, The Beast, Son of Beast, Firehawk, Vortex, Invertigo, Flight of Fear, The Racer, Flight Deck, Backlot Stunt Coaster and would throw in some non-coasters for the heck of it like Drop Tower, The Crypt, and Delirium. Mind you, this was a "thrill" video, but if it was a "Kings Island" video overall they would likely make it 1+ hour like the Disney ones and show almost everything...

Yes, I do know what Betamax is. It was a failed attempt at video recording, embarrassed by VHS, like HD-DVD was recently by Blu-Ray. So...Super-8 was really old, yet they made this tape is the early 90s or something. Wow.

I don't know what Super-8 even is. But if these came out on that then yes it does.

Another PS: If you are a true KI enthusiast, you probably have already seen these because you have it...on VHS.

I found these videos on Youtube, they are King Island's star coasters- at least they were in the late 80s and early 90s. They are in order of appearance. They were taken from a Kings Island Promo VHS dubbed "Coastermania: The Coasters of Kings Island". These POVs have music, but it is very fitting music! At least I think so... The Racer (foolishly called "Racers" here. I know Terpy will be ticked off at that!) KING COBRA (Now Defunct) Vortex The Beast Jonus04 was the one who posted these videos. Give him props. PS: Should they make a new one of these with 2009 coasters? It would promote the park to thrill seekers.

Probably "OMG HOW THE HECK IS THAT THING SO FREAKIN' HUGE!?!?" They would also probably think that of SOB...and fear it greatly, thinking it is 10x as intense as the Cyclone, though we know that is not true!

Someone who rode that back in the day would yawn on some of our modern coasters, if not most of them. PS: I would probably have still rode it, but would return...KOed.

Holy Cow! It KOed People! Not even SOB can do that!

Tis okay as long as it is okay with you...I've learned much from detours here... Terpy, who wishes some other people would contribute their five most wanted coasters to your poll...but bets they are off at either Holiday World, Kings Island, in Alexandria, or near a Point or some other great adventure... BTW, after seeing how long some of these coasters operated, I doubt any of them were the legendary "rib busters" of the 1920s. Those did not last. Most of the good ones, however, did...at least, for a while, though some do still exist today...(Coney Island Cyclone, etc).

Oh, sorry. That came up when I typed the name into youtube, and stated in the text box that the Comet was originally the Cyclone. My bad. And boy is this topic getting way off topic!

Terpy...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RteYRmG8HPI Harry Traver's Cyclone at Crystal Beach may still exist! This looks new and was uploaded in 2008. And yes, it looks awesome too! Hold on...just read more, it was changed in 1949. Bummer. But it looks awesome even in current form!

Rye Aeroplane looks fun to me. Add it to the list!

I just hope none of them were the infamous super-rough woodies of the 1920s, the ones that broke bones when working correctly and make SOB look super smooth!

BTW, if you cannot name 5, then list less than 5 and it's OK.

Hello and welcome to yet another of my crazy polls. This time, I have a interesting one- what 5 roller coasters that you have not yet ridden do you want to ride the most? They can be in any location, at any park...even defunct coasters can be listed! I have only been to KI and Indiana Beach in my life, so I have some choices. Here are 5 I would ride if I got the chance, in no order: #1-The Voyage at Holiday World It's been rated the #1 Wooden Roller Coaster in the world, and I have started to develop a "thing" for wooden roller coasters... #2-El Toro at Six Flags Great Adventure See above. El Toro is another great wooden coaster I have yet to ride. #3-Millennium Force at Cedar Point This coaster has been ranked by many as the greatest in the world and I haven't been to Cedar Point to ride it... #4-Big Dipper at Geauga Lake (Hope I Spelled That Right) Because I won't be able to ride it now. It may not have been the best coaster there, but the steel ones could all have been moved, and this one would be a wee bit harder... #5-Son of Beast at Kings Island (DA DA DUM!) Yes, I have been to Kings Island twice now, but SOB was too scary for me the first time, I was a kid, and broken down the last time. If I had a "Loop or No Loop" choice, I'd ride it with The Loop. But I don't want a 2006 Loop Ride, for obvious reasons.

OH. Thanks...I'm a bit of a "rookie" at theme park history, but I'm learning.

Thank goodness. I assume Stark Raven Mad is now Holiday World. OOPS! ME STUPID! Didn't read the entire thing, sorry.

Well, it doesn't look like a Tornado has ever hit KI...Microbursts, yes, Tornado no...I guess the park is in a good location to avoid them. That's good. And if a Tornado did ever hit The Beast/Racer...they had better fix any damage and re-build it exactly as it is! Although I'll bet there are people who want one to hit SOB...

Thanks for the update. I remember that now, that was what I meant for SOB, and now know that for the sign as well.

Just wondering, how many times has Kings Island been hit by Tornadoes? I do know that one in 2003 knocked down the original park sign, and that something of the sort hit SOB in 2000, delaying construction. But I have other questions: #1-If the Tornadoes do hit somewhat often, how are rides, especially wooden roller coasters, surviving? #2-Does Kings Island have a large storm shelter, just in case many people need to evacuate due to a Tornado/Severe Weather? If so, where is it? BTW, I DO NOT WANT TO SEE A TORNADO HIT KI! I'm just wondering what would happen or if it has happened before, and am a little worried("What if one hit The Beast!?!?" ). My concerns come because I live in Indiana, and we get Tornadoes somewhat often here. Kings Island can't be too different and should get Tornadoes. Thanks.

I know, I was thinking of other rides not a KI, like Rebel Yell at KD and such, and forgot this was just about KI...I fixed it.

It was supposedly "for safety reasons" because the coasters were not designed to go backwards. What makes it BS is that there had never been a major accident on the ride, and it was doing fine even with a backwards train. I'd still say Cedar Fair has done a great job overall, but some of their choices aren't that smart. Good Stuff Cedar Fair has done for KI: -Diamondback -Firehawk -Saving Flight of Fear (Paramount wanted to scrap/modify the ride) Bad Stuff Cedar Fair has done... -Detuning some rides (Backlot Stunt Coaster, and way de-tuning Crypt) -Turning around the Red Racer Good & Bad... -Making KI more like its original 1972 form. It could be good or bad, depending on your tastes. Yep.

I think you might be very surprised what licensing either HB or Snoopy would cost....it would be substantially more than the figure you have listed... He's also being quite generous on how much a new King Cobra would cost. More than $1 million, because the old steel has been scrapped by now. I'd say at least $5 million or so. And why re-build King Cobra when you could build a new stand-up coaster that could make KC look bad, and possibly break records, instead? (But I'd still have it green and call it King Cobra II: The Revenge or something) Oh dear, an idea just popped into my head: a B&M Stand-Up...Hypercoaster. Am I crazy?

I think you might be very surprised what licensing either HB or Snoopy would cost....it would be substantially more than the figure you have listed... He's also being quite generous on how much a new King Cobra would cost. More than $1 million, because the old steel has been scrapped by now. I'd say at least $5 million or so. And why re-build King Cobra when you could build a new stand-up coaster that could make KC look bad, and possibly break records, instead? (But I'd still have it green and call it King Cobra II: The Revenge or something)

Wait, a $100,000,000 bathroom? Wait, that's not such a bad idea...