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And Racer has three bins per side, as either malem or jcgoble3 pointed out to me on Saturday. I don't remember which of you it was, lol. And I truly haven't the foggiest idea why, as it only needs two. Also, happy 300th post to me!

It would be pretty lame to use part of a ride that hasn't operated in years as a "near-miss" element. Oh wait...

Definitely one of the more memorable days I've had at Kings Island. I really enjoyed all of the events, but I think the best part was meeting so many cool new people. I'm definitely looking forward to the next event, whenever that may be. Also, has Don posted our Beast picture anywhere?

You know, Terp, you remind me of my favorite English teacher from my High School years.

KI only really has two "Up and Down" coasters that come to mind, namely Racer and Diamondback. And B&M has proven via Gatekeeper that they can build VERY intense rides that are anything but up and down coasters. So even if it is B&M, don't rule out other track layout philosophies, because they are more versatile than they appear. And I noticed you only have 11 posts, so welcome to KIC! Same for any other newer members who are reading this.

Previous experience would dictate that the track is painted before leaving the plant.It kind of makes you wonder if Invertigo was painted in that alternate color scheme so it would go better with these colors as seen from the KI skyline. It's a stretch, but anything's possible. I would say that it's very likely. With the removal of Son of Beast, Thunder Alley, and the Water Tower, as well as the repainting of Invertigo, I think Action Zone has a re-theming in store for the near-ish future. I would not be inclined to say there'll be a name change like in 1998, but I see the predominately red and yellow color scheme going away. Save for Delirium, it's more or less gone other than the yellow and red that is present (but not dominant) on Drop Tower.

Keep in mind, while Gas prices have gone up, so has the minimum wage. In fact, I'm currently 21 years old. The minimum wage in Ohio has risen nearly (or possibly even more than) 50% since I started High School. I remember it being somewhere in the $5.50 range around that time. Now it's practically $8. And if certain politicians have their way, it could become $10 if I'm hearing rumors with any merit.

No, this is Patrick. But in all seriousness, I once heard someone who insisted they rode the Batman ride at Kings Island that killed a bunch of people. I decided that convincing them that nobody ever died was a losing battle, so I tried to inform them that Six Flags owns the Batman license. They then insisted that Six Flags used to own Kings Island... Though there ARE six flags atop the Coney Mall arch...

If you are referring to the drawing that was in the county records, then I disagree. Official documents and a ground marker are totally different things. One you can fake, which happened, and one is official for a reason. They aren't going to fake documents filed with the county just to throw us off. If you were referring to the drawing of the little kid at coasterbuzz, then yes I do not believe that drawing. I was referring to the one from the little kid. If county records showed up, I'd have to believe those.

What if someone were to film a video, showing a newspaper dated today on the camera, and show WindSeeker running, with passengers, in the background? If cited, would this be suitable? Or if, perhaps, we could somehow get Don to confirm via the park's official Twitter that the ride is up and running?

And until it is built, I wouldn't believe that drawing for a minute. Consider this: http://www.thecoastercritic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/wpid-20110722154402.jpg which showed up at Carowinds a couple years ago. It pointed STRONGLY to a HUSS Giant Frisbee. What they got was a WindSeeker. Quite different.

I would assume that on a cell phone, it would connect you to the 911 service that would serve the area in which the tower resides. Especially on a non-smartphone that doesn't have GPS.

They also share nearly nothing in common with one another. From what I've seen, the one B&M Giga that exists kinda just looks like a B&M Hyper, only taller. *Making the faulty assumption of B&M Giga. Anything else, and it should not interfere with Diamondback's popularity at all.

Hate to bring up an old point of discussion, but I don't really think the type of ride impacts the color a great deal. Oh, wait. It's a Cedar Fair ride. So one thing's for sure. If it IS a coaster, it will most definitely be light blue. Were this being built two years ago, it would almost certainly be red. Just my $0.02 on the color debate. Now for the ride/attraction itself, we know one thing about it. Considering where it's being built, Cedar Fair wants to impress the heck out of us so we forget ol' what's-his-face that used to live there. And when they had to take out another significant failure (The Bat), they graced us with the ride that, in my humble opinion, is the finest steel coaster to have ever graced us with its presence. Others, I'm sure will disagree, but as you can safely guess by my avatar, Vortex and Flight Deck (both products that are directly related to The Bat in some way) are among my favorite coasters ever. In fact the only ride I've ever ridden that I enjoy more than Vortex is made of wood, and stands 110 feet tall and just a few dozen yards directly south of my beloved Vortex.

Actually, the last attendance figures I saw put Cedar Point and KI at around the same yearly attendance. CP runs a slightly shorter season, but not by much. Take that for whatever it's worth.

You know, the legend is that the scream of a Banshee signifies the death of a family member. Well, we recently witnessed the death of a member in the only coaster "family" at Kings Island. Furthermore, if this is a coaster, and is B&M, then it will surely have the trademark B&M "roar", as well as screaming riders. Boom. Potential Banshee name justified.

Today being a Saturday, you'll see substantially longer waits than on a weekday. Sundays are a bit better.

And Faceoff/Invertigo's original colors and are Delirium's colors, as well as being present on Drop Tower. But I suppose your "etc" probably covered that.

I rode Backlot at around 10:15 AM this morning. Definitely NOT SBNO. Or I'm just really, really special and they opened it just for me. But it's probably the former.

More embarrassing to myself than anyone else, but at one point, I was at the park alone, getting in line for 5-1 on Vortex as I often do, and so I go to put my stuff in the bin and I come back and another single rider has taken the other seat. Which I didn't mind one bit. So I realize that this lady is wearing a Linux T-shirt. Linux, for those who don't know, is a semi-obscure computer operating system that a lot of nerds (like myself) enjoy using. Oh, and did I mention that this young lady was drop-dead gorgeous and we WERE both single riders? The embarrassing thing, of course, is that I didn't seize an opportunity to talk to a pretty girl (and likely a single one too, as she was a single rider) who enjoys Linux and 5-1 on Vortex while she was literally strapped to a chair next to me. Well, that last sentence could have been worded a WHOLE lot less creepily...

Probably the exception rather than the rule, but in the two consecutive days I spent at Cedar Point, Millennium Force broke down 3 times for at least an hour each time. Two of these breakdowns occurred while I was in line for it. From talking to another KIC'er who happened to be in line in front of me, apparently Millie had valleyed above Dinosaurs Alive just the day before. Reliability indeed.

I think White Water Canyon needs paint most of all... But actually, I think Vortex's supports are fine. Her rails, however... Those could use some work. They look sunflower yellow these days, and they're supposed to be a vivid Orange.

I'm going to assume Corkscrew and Iron Dragon use the same trains as Vortex and Flight Deck, respectively? If so, no worries, I ALWAYS ride either 5-1 or 1-1 on Arrows with that style trains. Also, I'm spending two days in the park, and he is only spending one, so I have Tuesday to ride everything he can't

So on Monday, my dad is going with me to Cedar Point and from time to time his knees act up. He doesn't mind any coasters (He thought Dragster looked fun) but he doesn't want to ride any that might bother his knees. Obviously this rules out Mantis. I can't think of any others that may be hard on the knees. In fact, the only reason I can think of that a coaster would be (besides standup coasters) is that it has very small trains. Are there any rides that he should avoid (other than Mantis) in order to avoid upsetting his knees?

No way on God's green earth they will build a wooden coaster on that particular plot of land. They're trying to make us forget Son of Beast, and if they built a woodie there, the GP would confuse it for Son of Beast, declare that it killed people, got stuck in the loop and is sinking, and therefore refuse to ride it.