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Correct. As of the last time I checked, the Coney Mall Subway had no microwave and no toasting oven. The Soak City Subway has both, and can therefore offer a few things like chicken that the Coney Mall stand cannot.

EDIT: I missed a whole page. Forget it.

Note that while the area marked in red is indeed owned by the Fair Board and available to Kentucky Kingdom, it is unlikely to be used for much more than backstage buildings (maintenance, landscaping, etc.). This is because that area of the property is the closest to the airport across the highway (specifically the runway 17R final approach) and therefore has a very low height restriction (75 feet, IIRC). I was told this at the March 2017 Keys to the Kingdom tour.

I currently have a Six Flags membership and (in 2013) had a Holiday World season pass.

...what the hell happened today? On second thought, don't answer that question, because doing so would probably restart the whole argument. IMHO this thread ought to be locked until we have hard evidence to base the speculation on. Otherwise, this thread appears to have exhausted all potential arguments and is now stuck in an infinite loop.

That's what I'm seeing on Facebook.

Apparently timed boarding passes are in use today: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1333028326727744/permalink/1904662766230961/

Riding coasters in the rain with exposed skin can indeed be painful. I rode Maverick in moderate rain back in 2011. The rain hitting my face felt like a thousand needles.

When the park is short-staffed, rides are the number one priority. They will move staff from other departments to rides to ensure everything can operate. For weekdays in May, you can expect to see a number of merchandise shops and food locations closed, but I would be surprised to see a ride closed due to lack of staffing.

Yep, it definitely broke.

For those not using Google Chrome, here's a direct link to a Google-Translated version: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fobrasweb.mx%2Finmobiliario%2F2018%2F04%2F26%2Fel-parque-tematico-de-vidanta-y-cirque-du-soleil-abrira-en-2020&edit-text=&act=url

In 2010, it was one hour on Saturdays and 30 minutes on Sunday through Friday. I believe 2011 was the same. People then clamored to go one hour every day, which happened in 2012, and then as @malem noted, hardly anyone showed up for that first half hour, after which we lost the full hour completely as in 2013 they went to 30 minutes every day, including Saturdays. The length of ERT hasn't changed since.

I'm not aware of any server issues, and they would have flooded my Facebook news feed if there were any, given the multiple highly active Pokémon GO groups I'm a member of. It's possible you might have been having connection or GPS issues with your phone, or even a possibility you might be temporarily shadowbanned for some weird reason. I have no idea. I figured that might be the case. At least I got a few coins out of it.

Back on opening day, @MDMC01 and I did a Charmander raid in Pokémon GO in Action Zone. One week later, I received a push notification telling me that I had been awarded my first ever EX Raid Pass for today! (For the uninitiated, an EX Raid is a special, invitation-only opportunity to battle and catch Mewtwo, one of the most powerful Pokémon in the game.) So this morning, I left home in Xenia around 9:30 AM to head to Kettering, where I was scheduled to help run a Pokémon TCG prerelease event for the new expansion that goes on sale later this week. I was done with that by 2:00 (and sold the sealed booster box I got as compensation for my time to a friend for $80 store credit ), and on my way out I got the Pokémon GO playing started early... with a shiny Magikarp!!! Awesome! After shooting the breeze with a couple friends for a while and then fighting with Waze (whose servers had just started having significant issues, according to downdetector.com), I got my navigation set up and drove straight to Kings Island. I pulled into the parking lot around 4:00 PM, got through security easily, and headed for Coney BBQ, because I hadn't eaten since breakfast. There was almost no line to be served, so I got the pulled pork (no bun, thank you) and corn on the cob, plus they gave me a free hushpuppy. As usual with food service, the backup was at the register because they were only running one. After a few minutes, a supervisor came over to resolve an issue with someone's pass, then noticed the line and opened a second register herself for those with dining/drink plans and/or credit cards only (since she didn't have a cash drawer). I jumped over there and paid with my credit card, then sat down at the front corner of the building to eat. While eating, I checked Discord to try to get a head count for the raid, but could only find one other person in the chat. Fortunately, once I moseyed over to Action Zone, everyone found everyone else, and we ended up with 11 people for the raid (good, because you need a minimum of 5 to 6 to defeat Mewtwo, which is a prerequisite to catching him), including @MDMC01. @Magenta Lizard also showed up to play cheerleader (she didn't get the special pass). With twice as many people as we needed, defeating Mewtwo was easy, and all but one of us managed to catch him! Including me! Say hello to my first Mewtwo: Afterward, us three KICers took a ride on Adventure Express, which was a walk-on. I noticed that the effects on the second lift were mostly working, save one fist which wasn't moving. After that, we walked around briefly and ended up in X-Base. @MDMC01 and @Magenta Lizard took down a Valor gym and turned it blue for Mystic, so I took it right back and turned it red again. I threw a Blissey into the gym, which lasted about 40 minutes before someone else took it down (and I got four in-game coins for the trouble). We split up at the gym, and I walked a loop of the park, catching every Magikarp and Wailmer in sight. I also soloed a Magikarp raid at WindSeeker (maybe I can get a second EX Raid Pass from that?) and hatched five or six eggs (I lost count). I didn't ride anything else before leaving. After leaving, I went to the McDonald's at Kings Mills Road and Kings Island Drive. They now have these new ordering kiosks up front where you place your order, take a table number, and your food is brought to your table. I refuse to use self-order and self-checkout machines like that, so I approached the bored cashier at the regular register and ordered my food. I told him three times that I wanted no onions of any kind on my sandwich (it came with both grilled and crispy onions). I found a table and waited, and waited, and waited... (OK, I'll admit they were SLAMMED. As is always the case at that McDonald's right after Kings Island closes, no matter what time the park closes.) Finally, my food was brought out... right as I noticed that my receipt only specified "no grilled onions". Sure enough, the sandwich had crispy onions on it. I stopped the lady who brought it out and told her about it, and she took the sandwich back, leaving me with the smoothie and fries. A full 10 minutes later (a bit ridiculous for a remake, which ought to be immediately jumped to the front of the queue), she finally brought it back out made correctly. It took 25 minutes from the time I ordered until I had a correct sandwich in front of me. I may reconsider the kiosks the next time I visit. Then, while eating it, I drained my large smoothie, and went up front to order a second. Oops. They had so many orders in front of mine that it didn't even show up right away on their screen. After a few minutes, I flagged someone down and asked about it (since the smoothie machine was sitting idle and it takes only about a minute), and they made it quickly. When I got back to the table, I realized that I had a larger cup than the first one, upon which I realized that I had been shorted the first time and given a medium instead of the large I paid for. At that point, I had been in the place for an hour and wasn't in the mood to complain any further, so I just finished up and headed home. I got home around 10:00 PM.

I, for one, would support an RMC conversion of The Racer, provided it stays a two-track racing coaster in essentially the same layout. RMC had better keep their hands far away from The Beast, though.

There's a few in the Dayton area as well.

If people want to speculate, let them. It's harmless. Mostly.

Just as a note for those who are Photoshopping (or MSPainting, I won't judge :P) screenshots of Google satellite views: If you are using Google Maps to get those views, please open the menu in the upper left and disable 3D. Leaving 3D on (the default every time you open Google Maps) gives you outdated imagery from 2012, showing things like SOB. Turning 3D off replaces that with the latest imagery, currently from April 12, 2017, showing things that didn't exist in 2012 (like Banshee and Mystic Timbers). Unfortunately there is no way to permanently set 3D off; you must manually turn it off every time you load or reload Google Maps.

I don't think even @malem is that crazy.

But the 45th isn't typically a big celebration for any park. Multiples of 10 and/or 25 are the big ones.

I swear I'm going to yell at you if you keep doing that.

Excellent goal! Needing a push from the ride op to squeeze into the seat on Drop Tower at the beginning of last year was the impetus that started me on my own weight loss. A walk of shame, or fear of one, can be a great motivation for an enthusiast to lose weight.

Congratulations, you win this thread. And you take second place.

Use of electronic devices is not allowed on any ride at Kings Island. But yes, pedometers do sometimes count steps on coasters.

Keep in mind that losing weight that fast (95 pounds in a "few months") is not healthy and usually results in the weight quickly coming back (as you said, you gained 40 over the winter). Losing weight slowly is much healthier and carries a much higher chance that the weight will stay off. The recommendation I hear most often is about one pound per week. That may seem slow, but it's much healthier and more likely to stick in the long term.