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From reading and looking at videos, it was a "Marmalizer"; a 'machine' that was invented to disorient and confuse it's victims that they were happy and not complaining and would accept things as they were. I suspect the designer wanted it to be like a government plot.The roller coaster was built around something that looked like a spider, that had effects on each arm to make it more frightening, barrels of toxic 'smile' gas, and signs. Then there was a creepy laughing Willy Wonka-sequel theme song. I got this from the net- there's and actual architectural out there about what spider arm went where and what it did. To be blunt: I wouldn't enjoy being the ride operator. As to the article about the empty park and the suspicious photos, I've been noticing that many modern reporters write what they wish to have happen, not the facts as they happen. I conspiratorially think they are part of the Marmelization process. Edit: after posting this, I realized my avatar doesn't seem immune to the process.

Poor panda. I recall Knute the polar bear was rejected by his mother, and a trainer stepped in and took over.

Haha. I saw the post that thought "Do it! It would be Grand to reply to this post!"

Do it! It would be grand!

I suspect I'm not this young man's age, yet.

Yah- I was thinking of an easily hosed off cement platform.

Racer is always second on my list after Banshee. The steady flow of riders should signal to the park its popularity.

What a smart artistic use of a character that fits the shape and utility of the ride. How cute!

I'm not a Soaker, myself, but am quite happy to see the new Tropical Punch. Sometimes in driving by, I can see the long hot lines on the attractions, this wil spread people out a bit. That many slides will surely have a high capacity. And the new parking entrance will save me from shouting "They are trying to KILL US ALL!" Every time Itry to pull into the parking lot.

Just because it's ok by law still doesn't mean it's ethically right. Sure let's put kids at the bar where me and a few friends decide to throw back a few Pale Ales and enjoy the evening hours of the park. Kids have no place there, its where alcohol is consumed, it looks trashy.Needless to say after 15 minutes of no greeting, water, menus, or even acknowledgement of my presence, we decided to leave. Especially after seeing more terrible beer pours. I'm not asking for IPAs in Tulip glasses. Just pour my draft so I can actually enjoy the glass and not four fingers of wasted foam. I took my money and business to Panda Express. Let a third party that generally has done things well all year have my money. I clearly can't let the park competently serve me at this point. I'd never thought of it that way before. I'd been going to bars with family as long as I could remember, especially bars that also served food. I suspect that some were restaurants or grilles that also served beer. Maybe they were Irish or Irish American, and that was just, as my mother would put it, "Their way."

Regardless of his intentions or knowledge of the impending announcement, I find his choice of words (particularly those highlighted in red) interesting. I imagine they were chosen with care. A number of things come to mind, so I will share some links, one of which is the CF Capital Investment Strategy from the Cedar Point Analyst Day (as posted earlier by Oldschool75). Note that at least one interactive dark ride/digital experience and at least one coaster rework are on tap for 2016. http://www.wlwt.com/news/cedar-fair-to-test-virtual-reality-on-roller-coaster/34548762 http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/18/93c170c8d8cd81aabdfd7565c0757636.jpg This ride is where I proposed to that man I married. I was afraid of dropping the ring on any other ride.

This .... Group... Is not the most mechanically inclined people, are they?

Thanks! I always have to look up these weirdly named rides. Existential, we were little monsters back then, I don't know how we survived. We bounced back quick.

That's the one I recall! My dad loved that one, so did I! I would prefer them not to so anything to the biergarten. That's a good place for families that have a traditional sit down dinner. And you can leave gramps there when he gets tired.

That's why I was so pleased to hear about scouts looking for vintage rides. Trying to describe the rides from my childhood to younger guests just wrinkles their brows, and they don't know the fun of those rides.

This reminds me of "178 seconds to live", an explanation of what can happen if a pilot has little or no flight instrument training.

Kids openly embrace the snapping. It's the parents who are overprotective that complain. And that's why they are called "Whipper Snappers". I've never met a kid yet who didn't want to snap once they saw it, and never met a parent who didn't act like Miz Drysdale meeting hillbillies when the kids succeeded.

Standing in the line for Banshee, I wouldn't jump the fence for a million bucks. The ride is somewhat built around you when you stand in line, and that thing zooms and roars. Being in the safe zone, you can see how dangerous it would be to venture past the fence.

It took a while, but my comment finally got posted. One point I wish I had made was that he can't expect Kings Island to acquiesce in the removal of a prescribed medical device in order to ride one of their rides. The converse of that is "Kings Island made me take off my medical device to ride their ride." If something went wrong that argument would be used against Kings Island by both the injured person and Kings Island's insurer, and it would likely prevail. I am disappointed that the Huffington Post lets this guy use their website to vent his personal issues. The article is anything but objective. He is writing about a bad experience he had personally and not something that affects the disabled community at large. Moreover, he makes no attempt to understand the reason why Kings Island has the policies that effected him. For some reason, your particular post reminded me of when I was young and had a broken arm, and how different people view KI employees. I was in Hannah Barbera Land at the time, so that tells you my age. I was hit by a car that summer, and broke my right arm. Big old plaster cast. As as anyone can see by reading my posts, nothing stops me. I was clamoring onto the log flume ride with my sister, when the ride operator offered me a plastic Kings Island shopping bag to wrap my cast in. This is the 70's, This was way before crying over every little thing and suing people for a sideways glance. I was so grateful for the free bag, Today, with the potential of my not being able to hold the bar of the rollercoaster correctly, or possibly wrenching my elbow or knocking the cast and rebreaking my arm, I doubt I'd be able to ride anything in the park due to the arm cast. But I can see the reasoning. Every person that walks in the gates is a potential lawsuit if their drink isn't cold enough, or their fries not hot enough. Cedar Faire has to think two steps ahead of every little contingency.

I agree with you Candyman, but in honesty, my first thought on reading the headline was " Clod!" I forget that most of the people that go to amusement parks are not aware of this happening before.

I think that was my problem, too; the tone. I looked at the header and he's a kingpin for some "Open Door". Hazarding a guess, it's a disabilities group, which is why it's on a well known site. I have nothing against the disabled, but not too many disabilities fit into a cookie cutter mold. Disabled people have died on rides due to their disabilities. I think what bothered me most was the conspiratorial "spread the word" at the end, hoping to bungle KI's business. If I don't getbwhatever I want, nobody gets anything. I'm tired of that reasoning.

I couldn't tell what he was doing. His face was filling the screen 90% of the time- but I suspect, that's what he wanted.

I'm sorry, but I'm going to be honest: if they did what he wished, and said, "Hey- we don't think it's safe for you to ride this ride." I sense there would have been a big argument that his rights were being violated- or something was being violate, he'd have to pull that rabbit out of the hat depending on which way the argument went. On a side note, in the first few paragraphs, he notes that he's been stared at, jeered at, and comments made. Is there something strange about Ohio that we don't jeer and comment on disabilities? Because I've never seen that done around here, or anywhere, from what I recall. I don't know about the staring, but I've definitely been remiss on the jeers and the comments. He seems to have more than half a wish for Kings Island to go under financially. Over not being able to ride one ride.

Plus, in recalling the dropping floor- it was alright when it dropped, but sometimes it was shin stunning when it popped back up at the end. It didn't spring up, as I recall, but I do remember it hitting the soles of one's feet pretty solidly. Also, the Rotor always attracted guys that would try to maneuver themselves into an awkward position on the wall, like upside down. I'm sure the floor coming up to meet their brain pan at the end of the ride didn't feel great.

Oh! I'd love some vintage rides in the park! I loved Tumble Bug, but thought they took it out because it was too much like a nickel ride in a paddy wagon.