homestar92

Direct your attention to this photo that was posted earlier: If we do not get a wing coaster, what do you think the odds are that these height, speed, and inversion statistics are correct for what we DO get?

Perhaps this was a means to stir the pot and AVOID a Gatekeeper-like fiasco. Let's assume, for the sake of argument, that we're getting an Invert named Banshee that follows the infamous blueprints. Maybe Don feared we had settled too comfortably on the correct (by the assumptions made in this scenario) identity of the ride, and so, to hype it up more and AVOID what CP had happen last year, he threw a curveball so that we'd be more encouraged to come to the announcement Thursday. By that logic, throwing together a logo and (very) simple dummy webpage actually seems like a VERY good use of his/someone in the PR department's time. Well played, Don. Well played indeed.

Three months ago, I would have doubted VERY much that it was a nod to us. With recent trends in Don's behavior, I'd say it's quite possible that he's trying to stir the metaphorical KICentral pot. He's probably sitting at home, popcorn in hand, refreshing this thread every couple of minutes for sheer entertainment.

I think all these DIVErsions are just more hints that we're getting a Dive Machine. Homestar92, heading for the door...

I can imagine the preparations for this announcement have made this week simultaneously one of the best and one of the worst Don has ever worked.

On the subject of similarly-named coasters being a trademark violation, explain this: http://rcdb.com/69.htm http://rcdb.com/121.htm Both are operating. I've ridden both within the last couple weeks.

I seriously doubt anyone has any serious doubt (lol) but Don has basically, through lack of words, admitted that this is a coaster. Note this conversation: https://twitter.com/KingsIslandPR/status/364491277024239616 He did not use the word "attraction" when asked about "the new coaster". I think anyone with eyes can see that it is a coaster, but does this constitute an admission?

Oh lord, I'm so far behind... But at any rate, isn't the 27th the first Sunday after the first Saturday of the season? It couldn't POSSIBLY open to the public that day, as CinFin has their buyout that day every year.

The announcement will be after close, so in Theory, nobody should be walking to any rides.

Do any B&M Inverts have a zero-car? Someone else had said it would be cool if we had themed trains like Gatekeeper, but I'm pretty sure no B&M invert that I know of has a zero-car. Perhaps there's a first time for everything. Or we could just see themed wheel guards like on Afterburn.

There are bunches! You can see many of their trademarks here: http://www.trademarkia.com/company-cedar-fair-lp-222594-page-1-2 The Fastpay one intrigues me. Could we be seeing something like Holicash at Cedar Fair parks in the future? Edit: Apparently Dorney Park is already test marketing this. Interesting. I doubt I'd use it, but more available amenities can never be bad.

OK guys, so I overlaid the blueprint on Google Earth and drew out the path with the ruler. With a totally flat path, we're looking at around 2,560 feet. So we know that this coaster is NO LESS than that. I'm going to assume about 15-20% beyond that (For my calculation, I'm using 18%) would put us in the realm of our actual length. And so, we have a ride on our hands with a length somewhere around 3,000 feet. Give or take. This is extremely non-precise speculation with a heaping helping of guesstimation. Again, this all assumes the blueprints are legit, which I personally believe they are.

On a different sort of note, just for fun, I drew a path following Vortex's track with the Google Earth ruler. it came out to 3264.21 feet (assumming a flat path with no elevation changes). Vortex's actual length is 3,800 feet. So the difference is roughly 15-16%. We could use similar numbers and the scale of the blueprint, and we could probably calculate a rough range for the coaster's length. Anyone with the proper know-how want to take a stab at it?

Because if you look approximately 400 yards to the southeast, you'll see that we already have a flyer... And we do not have a full-circuit Invert, at least not a major one outside of Planet Snoopy with high speeds and inversions.

http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3tr1ov/ Hey! Ed Alonzo is great and all. BUT CAN HE FLIP YOU UPSIDE-DOWN 6 TIMES? NO HE CAN NOT!

Hate to double-post (I'm sure somebody else will post by the time I finish typing anyway...) but the Z shapes are loops. think about how a loop would look if you were perfectly above it, and it'll start to make more sense.

As has been pointed out by YoungStud many, many times, the blueprints had a part number for an invert. If you are accepting them as valid, then you HAVE to accept that this is an invert. Only if the blueprints are fake can it be a dive coaster. Or ANYTHING that isn't a B&M Invert.

A world breaking coaster.Oh my, I knew some people didn't like Vortex, but I had no idea that it could... wow. What? Vortex was the tallest full circuit in the world and the first with 6 inversions. You may know this. Not sure what you were saying Emphasis on "World breaking" Had the word "record" been placed in between them, the meaning of the sentence would be entirely different

A world breaking coaster. Oh my, I knew some people didn't like Vortex, but I had no idea that it could... wow.

Myself included. I'm hoping nobody though I was serious. Nobody who is being serious should EVER use the conspiracy Keanu meme. But that's just my opinion.

Well, to be fair, if I'm using that cash, it means that I've just lost my debit card, and I have bigger concerns than the cleanliness of my money

I used to bring a lot, but these days, I usually bring a debit card, my phone, and a small travel-sized tube of sunscreen. These stay in velcro pockets (which don't stay shut too well, so I usually reinforce it with safety pins). I typically bring a $20 bill, which goes in my shoe, in case somehow I lose these things. Oh, and a souvenir cup as long as I don't plan on riding Firehawk that day. My car keys also come with me, attached to my belt loop with a carabiner clip.

The news has already reported it as world record breaking....not park record breaking. I'm not sure if we're on the same page. The coaster would increase some statistic for the park as a whole, and in doing so, the park would claim a world record. The record, however would be a record for "Most x in one park" rather than "Most x on one coaster", if that makes any more sense. I'm not getting at this ride having the most inverted track at KI, I'm talking more about this ride increasing the amount of inverted track among ALL KI rides to an amount that gives Kings Island the world record. If that makes more sense. Edit: Darn jcgoble3...

Take that with a grain of salt... Son of Beast IS on them after all...