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As the original poster (or OP) of this topic, I said nothing about the mobile site. I was just trying to spread the word that Haunt had been cancelled that night. It wasn't until Reclaimer posted that the mobile site was brought up in the conversation. Thanks, and my apologies..... i fixed my mistake

i have noticed that going up the hill the restraints do go up a bit but i have never had an issue with the restraints after cresting the first hill.... no more movement.....

I agree and disagree at the same time. I agree that the park should update their mobile site, but I disagree on the fact that it cant be a final say on emergency scenarios. I worked in radio and tv and dabbled slightly with the web at both jobs (mainly during emergency storm situations) and I can tell you, this depends on the software they use, that it would not be difficult to post something on their mobile and land websites. I get the whole idea of this thread was started because KI failed to update their mobile site, and this is a very valid if not prominent complaint. RECLAIMER correctly stated that if the park is to "use" the social networking and mobile sites then they should use them all the time correctly. If they can make phone calls to the individual park managers why couldnt the IT or the web guy get a phone call that says "send out a message haunt closed for the night due to weather" it could be sent to twitter, facebook, and the mobile site. iPhone or any other phone that accesses the internet could have seen this update very quickly. Yes the OP could have made a quick phone call to the park at any point during his drive, but it raises another question: Are the new social networking accounts and mobile sites put in place to advise the public about the park or is it just a way to funnel money into Ceder Fair's bank account? Honestly it can be both, but it would take just an ounce of effort from the park to do such a thing..... Edit for content

well up here in columbus its wet on the ground and just cold..... as of right now....

reclaimer I agree with you that the park could update their mobile site more often, but with that being said you said you pulled over to check the web site. If the web site says one thing, and the weather is showing another why didnt you just make a 3 min quick phone call. Not attacking just offering up an idea for next time if there is one.... How did we ever survive with out cell phones and the internet?

great video... but the lil girl did not clear that ride requirement lol

If the park saw a huge amount of money not coming in, then they may decide to change the ink and the stamps, but in Mason people may have more morals about paying for the park. Or people who visit KI never think about cheating to get into the park. Time will tell eventually if the park will need to change their re-entry stamps....

Not sure if it belongs here or in the off topic segment and I am sure if I posted it in the wrong area it will get moved..... Now here is my ultimate question I want to know if I have in fact line jumped, or been jumped in line.... There have been many times when I have gone to ride Face Off (Invertigo) and they have the whole que line open, yet no one is in line. I sometimes walk the whole line and look up to see a group of people duck under the empty ques and walk to the last spot in line, and I too have done this also. Does this constitute "official" line jumping? I let the people who have walked all the way around to go in front of me unless the ride is a walk on ride, so dont harass me as I do let the people who walk the whole empty que line to get in front of me. So the question I am asking you KICers, do I demand my rightful spot in line or let it go for the one spot........

a one time only would then turn into a bunch of people who missed out then would get mad at the park for not extending it. then the useless conversation about why does The Beast not run with out trims all the time.... then heaven forbid what would happen if there was a massive accident when the train was running with out trims.... can of worms.... back to SOB..... it is its own can of worms right now........

TERP, are you writing your own eulogy? But don't worry as we all age and mature we realize that somethings we fought hard for or believe will change.... or at least thats the hope....

well technically then it ran w/o trims.... man terpy you grade my posts harder than my Neuro professor... lol

dont get drawn into arguing with him terpy. He believes The Beast ran w/o trims for a while......

They could make some money, i woud pay extra for a piece of furnurture made from sob wood arnt you afraid that if its a rocking chair it may send you to the hospital?

Actually testing would be a way to fix it. You see you cant just fix a ride until you know for sure what is wrong with the ride. It could be that park of the ride has setteled more than the rest causing un-needed stress on the ride= more rough rides. It could be the trains are not great. All good things take time my friends, sit back relax and enjoy the show....

Well someone did die as a result of the injuries suffered while riding SOB..... so technically someone did die because of the ride, pre-existing injuries or not.... I'm fully aware of that.. thus why I said on Son of Beast.. and so did the kid. To most people, general public, to die because of a ride is closely regarded as dieing on the ride. I made this argument before that if you suffer from severe injuries in a car accident and die at the hospital you are dead because of the accident and some will assume you died in the accident..... I guess the difference is that in one case you are DOA (dead on arrival) and DAS (Dead at Scene)..... Hey I am just doing my best to help keep everyone on the up and up Meh, its all semantics. It doesn't change the fact that he said more than 20 people died on it. lol very true..... lol

Well someone did die as a result of the injuries suffered while riding SOB..... so technically someone did die because of the ride, pre-existing injuries or not.... I'm fully aware of that.. thus why I said on Son of Beast.. and so did the kid. To most people, general public, to die because of a ride is closely regarded as dieing on the ride. I made this argument before that if you suffer from severe injuries in a car accident and die at the hospital you are dead because of the accident and some will assume you died in the accident..... I guess the difference is that in one case you are DOA (dead on arrival) and DAS (Dead at Scene)..... Hey I am just doing my best to help keep everyone on the up and up

Well someone did die as a result of the injuries suffered while riding SOB..... so technically someone did die because of the ride, pre-existing injuries or not....

when I was younger I always thought The Beast was an average coaster and Racer was a little/family coaster. As I have gotten older and matured I have come to terms that Beast was and is bigger than most. So now when I think of the average coaster, the one that gets me pumped for summer would be The Racer, or any woodie. Love the sound, the feel, the bumps, and the nostalgia of the ride..... give me an old fashioned woodie about 100-150 ft high

Take it easy on him? Who called who the jerk? Everyone was being nice until the jerk comment came out. There is enough bashing on here. next time I need to find a "Plant tongue in cheek" button.... (doesnt work but it its the best I can do...)

hey take it easy on the WSYX guy... I know a few people who work there and he may be one of my friends........ plus he works in columbus..... so thats a fun media market to be in

You sure about that? I have friends who have ridden it and want it reopen, and friends who haven't ridden it and are pretty bummed they might not get to, stories and all... A case study isn't going to prove a single point here. We need actual statistical information from a large pool of people. And unfortunately, we aren't going to get it. Ever. Several websites were pointed out that rated it (based on rider comments) around a 7 / 10. Obviously, the people who hate it will disagree with that and point out all the flaws of the census. If we found one that put Son of Beast at around a 2 / 10, the people who liked it would disagree with that and point out all of that poll's flaws. ...... We'll just have to see what's decided. I was pointing out the flaws of the poll not the results of the poll.... Just like I would if there was a poll of 100 people who rated SOB a 2/10...... I do not hate SOB but I recognize that in its current state (when it was running) the ride is more likely to garner negative news than positive.....

I can see where one would think that Scooby has a more suspenseful theme than Charlie, due to the nature of the cartoons. So in very few words Scooby Doo cartoons are scarier than Charlie Brown cartoons, I guess..... To be honest has anyone watched a Charlie Brown cartoon (besides the holiday episodes?) and where I could watch them online? Just figure I should learn more about these characters before they invade our park......

I have said that before that (way back on page like 35 or so) that SOB will be our generation's version of The Bat...... Buckeye Brad, first I have to say O-H, and now that is out of the way you would be very weary of a ride re-design of, using your numbers, 11 million dollars because if the re-design does not work your company is out of that money also. It must be tough to be a park exec because they must balance the check books with peoples perspective of your park...... "I'm not riding Son of Beast. It's not safe". wink.gif (RollerCoaster Tycoon joke) When did rollercoaster tycoon start quoting park guests (I kid, I kid)

Shaggy you are right, its hard to erase many people notions of how safe a ride or a park is in general. Heck people have a hard enough time to return to a restaurant if their food was slightly cold and the service was bad, imagine thinking they may die on a ride; that sort of negative reputation is very hard to overcome....

McSalsa thanks for looking up the polls online but as a person who has had to dissect many, many, many polls over the last few years you should take the polls with about as much believability as people saying "I heard a guy get off the ride saying how rough it is." The reason being, is the entire general population does not go home and find a website to vote on their favorite roller coasters. The same issue one made about the fact that only "enthusiasts" are on here, I would argue the same about the polls you used. To use the first poll, the ride is still described as with loop, and the reviewer last reviewed the ride in 2002, prior to many changes SOB would have happen to it over the years. Only 322 people have used this website to review the ride, which takes into account other parts of the ride, including que lines and landscaping. A larger population used on this review would make it more reliable. 322 people over 9 years means they polled 35 people per year (if only 35 people went all year, I feel more people voted in the earlier years) which is less than 1 hour of operation for that ride. Now the themeparkcritic website to have a more true to sense of what the GP thinks it shows a more recent review of the ride, but with that being said only 100 people have reviewed SOB. Again I would feel these reviews would be more "true to the GP" if it was reviewed by a few thousand people. Again though McSalsa great job of taking the time and energy to fine the review web sites.......