specialk141

i kinda like it actually

forgive me if this has already been brought up, (tried a search and didnt find anything) but does anyone know if universal will be giving away chances to win free passes for 2010 during the superbowl again this year? i haven't heard anything, so i doubt it.... but i was just checking to see if perhaps i just missed it...

i voted yes for being a coaster enthusiast (73 and counting) but i would say its more of a hobby. i just enjoy going places i've never been before, and travel in general. i LOVE coasters, but i also love SPORTS. i try to go to a new stadium 2 or 3 times a year. i cant say the same about parks. if there is a coaster or park within driving distance of the place i'm heading, i'm bound to check it out... but i just enjoy following all the new development, coaster and industry news on a weekly basis. just a hobby for me.

why? go back and take a look? though screamscape is known to post just about anything, when it comes to Kings Island they seem to always be dead on. i remember them posting tomb raider about a year before it was announced. same with closing of king cobra, removal of tiques, ijst, and most recently DB! all posted weeks or even months before the information was made public. i'll put faith in screamscape and defend lance and his sources forever! they have never let me down!

47,48, and 49 tonight.... thanks for a brief, but awesome trip those of you who were around!!!!! i'll meet my goal of 50 for the season the next time i visit.... i know, not nearly as impressive as some, but for only 9 visits this season, i'll take it... one hell of a coaster!!!

facebook is hinting at a "historical documentary"..... i'm excited.

not at all what i expected. no major elements or drops with the exception of the first hill. id does look like a speed machine though, and a lot of those turns could be pretty awesome. i'm not unimpressed, but i'm not excited either. i'll take DB over it any day.... and i bet the carrowinds announcement will be just as, or more impressive.

i love the idea of a ferris wheel and a screamin swing. two great rides that would add a lot of punch and a lot of fun to our park, which imo lacks in the flat dept.

these wallenda walks have been very popular at the parks from what i have seen / read. i for one cannot wait to see him at the park. 260 ft on the Eiffel Tower has got to dominate the Cedar Point skyride, or the wire between dorney's "possessed" coaster. apparently this tour is helping him build up momentum and publicity for a walk across the grand canyon, for which he has already secured permits. no date for that has been announced yet.

i'm still betting on something like pilgrims plunge.... only bigger.

actually portable rides are inspected on a weekly basis at every location by a state certified agent. in the 6 years i worked with my company, we never had an accident. sure there are some that cut corners, but i assure you, carnival rides are safe. look into it. when was the last fatality or major injury related to a carnival in cincinnati? when was the last fatality or major injury at a park in cincinnati? i do believe that you would be shocked to find the results.

i actually work for a carnival company... or at least did, till i graduated college (still help them move rides on sunday's)...... that is actually a roll-o-plane, not a rock o plane, and honestly, that company is not exactly the best in the city. their ride selection is very slim, and the ones they do have are mostly from the 70's. they also have a reputation of having shoddy rides and poor maintenance records. still love me a ride on their roll-o-plane though! sorry you did not enjoy it!

its still going to be the same ride, its not like they are changing the elements on the coasters or anything.... sure i will miss pyro and ice, however i can olny imagine what kind of theming universal has up their sleeves for the new incarnation of the ride. i despise all things harry potter, however i am really looking forward to experiencing the new aspects of the coaster!

If you rode with her, then you must be an employee. That's because the employee rode with her. So, if your name is not Bryan Miller, then you didn't ride with her for her 500th. EDIT: And it wasn't Don, it was Scott. why is everyone here so sarcastic, literal, and outright mean? honestly, is that necessary. he could simply mean that he rode on the train with her. often times i ride behind my friends, or they sit in the front, and me in the back... i still consider it riding with them . geeze. why don't you douse that flame thrower with some ice cold water?

carrowinds is also offering a 4 pack of tickets for $99 right now. not good on saturdays though. guess the parks are really trying to bring in the guests in this struggling economy.

i miss the changing colors of the sky-flyer arch. this to me added a great deal of beauty to the parks skyline at night. its something i wish would return.

i was in 5-1 yesterday... didnt even think about reading here that it was the best seat.... after riding however, i even looked at my friend and said that "that was the best ride ever on Vortex". (maybe excluding my first ever when i was 9). seriously, i dont think i have ever gotten the feeling i got in my stomach going down the first hill.... it was awesome!

haha i wasnt saying you were teenagers... i know better than that! i was just saying that i rmember going up there in like.... 8th / 9th grade with not a care in the world, just there to enjoy ourselves in our own little world. we would sing, dance, scream random things in lines and not really care what other people thought about that! i miss those days..

chang at SFKK is the only ride i can recall ever blacking or greying out on. it was the year it opened and when it broke all of mantis's records. i do not have that problem on mantis.

you all look like you ahve such a good time. reminds me of my mid teens, when i used to go up there with no worries about what anyone around me thought. i miss those days. one of these times i'm gonna have to meet up with you guys at the park and we can all just go crazy! haha. whens the next get together?

i dunno.... i mean Drop Tower is in the center of the park, and volcano is on the left hand side of the park... not really "close" enough to "encounter" one another... okay, i apologize, that was pretty bad....

who cares? its only $10 here in cincy... i usually dont pay to park anyway. if you don't mind walking, there is always street space available!

who cares anyway?

this is going to date me.... even though i'm not really that old... its also going to embaress me. haha many years ago... very early 90's, a nickelodeon show called "the elephant show" (think the wiggles today) was having a live performance at timberwolf. i was very excited about this, because it was my favorite childhood show growing up. my family had got me tickets. the day of the show, severe storms hit the mason area, and a very weak tornado destroyed a maintnence shed somewhere behind what was then waterworks. no damage to anything major, and thankfully, the show still went on that evening... even though my older brother kept telling me that elephant was sucked up into a tornado and that i would never see him again.... haha, honestly, i'll never forget that day.... anyone remember this? or that show? haha

so i came across something on you-tube tonight that i think is awesome. memorial day last year, santa monica pier replaced their old solar powered wheel, with a new state of the art brand new pacific wheel. i watched this thing in action on the web and i must say, i would loooove to see it in person, or better yet something similar here at ki! the lighting effects on this thing are just amazing! check out the video and let me know what you all think!