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Why yes it would. Are you a fellow Muskie?

Haven't been yet, but has Fort Kinzel been renamed? Or did that happen long ago and I'm not observant at all?

I probably should have specified, Sunday is an impossibility, at least this weekend. But, I do appreciate the advice. And yes, Fairfield is a lot closer than Atlanta. My only issue is that I work minumum wage and drive an SUV, and will be temporarily jobless Tuesday. (Wow, this makes it seem like I have no priorities at all... I live with my parents and got a full scholarship to school, that's why being jobless isn't a big deal for me) But I can probably get my parents to cover the gas for me, as they always have as long as I'm in school, haha.

I know it's difficult, if not impossible, to predict crowds, but I'm going to ask anyway. Historically speaking, assumming no rain and normal ride operation, etc, how does the second weekend of the season typically end up crowd-wise compared to opening day? I know opening day is usually incredibly crowded, so I typically avoid it (also because I'm in college up by Zanesville). I will likely be headed over for my first trip of 2012 this Saturday, and I want to know if I should wait for weekday operation. (I'm a guy who hates waiting in long lines). I know that in May, as a rule of thumb, crowds tend to be lighter, but my main question is, based on experiences from past years, would it be worth driving to KI from Fairfield for someone who doesn't really like lines but needs his adrenaline fix?

The lady that does my haircuts was talking to me about the time The Bat derailed. "Just smile and wave, boys"

Funny, I have a Windows computer that never crashes, glitches or gets viruses. And all the maintenece I do is Windows updates and keep my antivirus going

I'm sad that my prediction was off... I thought for sure Tazmanian Typhoon would become "Hurricane Funnel"

The pictures that they take when you enter the gate (despite your protests) do go online, and the piece of paper they give you tells you how to view them. I don't think they do that for ride photos though. But I've been wrong before.

I was just wondering if anyone had photos of some of the rides that were moved over from Coney, from when they were at Coney. I have a friend who is interested in finding some photos of our Scrambler from when it sat at Coney Island. Can anyone provide such photos? I checked Coney Island Central and found some, but unfortunately, none of Scrambler. Thanks!

My plans consist of course of a trip or two or twelve to Kings Island, and also a trip to Carowinds, my first non-KI park. Naturally, I look forward to that.

Taco Bell will continue to do well among park-goers even with Chipotle there. I mean, if I wanted to pay 7 bucks to eat, I'd just stay at the park. Plus, I don't keep a bottle of Chipotlaway with me, so Chipotle and roller coasters wouldn't do well for me.

I love every coaster at Kings Island. All of them. But if I had to choose, I would trade Diamondback for something, anything at all, with a unique and creative layout. I'm in a very small minority, but I see engineering as an art, and Diamondback is just... for lack of a better word, boring to me.

I don't see how it could ever be claimed to have been fatal. I mean technically, I have ridden every coaster at KI (minus SoB) and one day I guess I will die, having previously ridden them so... Then again, I've heard people claim that rides were fatal when they absolutely were not. For example, my girlfriend's dad swears not only that The Bat derailed once, but that he had ridden it earlier that day. And a good friend of my mom's once tried to claim that "The batman coaster" formerly at KI was closed because it cut a girl's legs off, and refused to believe when I said that it was the SUPERMAN ride, which was a Drop Tower at KENTUCKY KINGDOM.

At first, I thought this seemed high for parking. Until I realized that at the $12 tag it has now, it's encroaching on two hour's minimum wage. O_o

Someone last year tried to tell me that 2011 was Vortex's last year. And when I kindly informed them that they had heard from an unreliable source and that it simply is not the case, they proceeded to yell at me that I'm wrong. I was never aware it was a touchy subject :/ But I guess by one definition, 2011 was its last year, while 2012 is its current year

And if you REALLY want to eat cheap, my usual restaurant of choice is the nearby Taco Bell. There is also a new Chipotle, but that's not much cheaper than eating in the park, if at all.

That is correct. I go with 2, making a group of 3.

I often go with 3 people, but only if the odd man out doesn't mind riding alone. I don't mind it too much, so if I'm in an odd-numbered group, I will sit alone if nobody else wants to. It's all a matter of preference. Some people don't mind it. Some do. The only thing that irritates me is when my group insists on sitting in front for EVERYTHING. I like the front seat on almost every ride. But when they separate me from my beloved 5-1, I get very upset.

You might say, it was never quite in the loop.

25 years later, it's still the classiest ride in the park, just barely edging out Adventure Express. Not to mention those curves... Sorry, Arrow fanboy moment.

I think everyone has already stated the meat and potatoes of my argument. I've been to Disneyworld once. I loved the experience. I rode Space Mountain, my first ever roller coaster there. But If I'm choosing where I want to go, with only my own interests in mind, I would choose KI over Disney World any time. They offer 100% different experiences, and for me, Kings Island is a much more fun park.

It's called Google, and it took less than 15 seconds. http://www.google.co...iw=1536&bih=718 While it's true that WE know how to find its status, what about someone who is not from the area, not an enthusiast, and has not been to the park recently, if ever? They may see some rides on the website that they want to ride, but when they get there, either A) Son of Beast will be unfamiliar to them, prompting them to (presumably) annoy staff by asking about it or they could do what one family that I talked to did and miss out on The Beast all day because they only saw one brown wooden coaster on the website, saw that the obnoxiously omnipresent brown wooden coaster is closed, and skipped out on it entirely. We would never make these mistakes, but think about it - we know Kings Island better than even most locals. Granted, I will say that this family didn't seem... all there, nor did they seem able to read a map (We were in line for WindSeeker and they asked how to find Racer) but if you think about it, The Beast is literally at a dead end of the park that has little else in it. If you thought, for whatever reason, that it was closed, it would be unlikely that you find your way back to that area to see for yourself.

Though I agree that people should raise a mental red flag when they see no mention of the ride on the website when they do their research, I think there would be somewhat less confusion if the website noted in any way, shape, or form, that yes, the ride exists, and no, it will not be operating. But maybe that would raise peoples' hopes too much.

Inside the park, I like Rivertown Potato works, as well as Rivertown LaRosa's (I like the atmosphere better than Festhaus or Int'l Street). But I typically go to Taco Bell for some Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes, and next season, some Doritos Locos Tacos. Yum

And all this time I thought the KD Flying Eagles were ours. I'll definitely have to give it a go then. Also, could someone explain the "snapping" Phenomenon that seems to be all the rage in these parts? I've never ridden a flying eagles, so I'm not sure what you mean by that.