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Do we have an approximate date on when this will be released?

Don't ask me. I have no idea what anyone is talking about.

Pretty cool looking pics.

That Bat head looks kinda evil doesn't it. But cool looking.

Hmmm Alien Seed took it down. He had a link to the full ride audio.

Yeah the Skyrider at PCW is a great ride. I loved it when I rode it. It reminded me so much of our beloved King Cobra.

I didn't have any problems with it. Could be alot of us are just trying to listen to it right now.

Awesome, Thanks for sharing that.

Same here, I always go thru the main page. I think a change would be nice to the main page.

Yeah April 21st that seems kinda late. But it's only a week and 1 day later then the park opened this year. The park opened April 14th this year. Cedar Point is also opening a weekend later in '07 could that be a trend?

Wish I could be there guys. But I'm working this evening. Maybe next year?

I could see Son of Beast reopening next season. But the ridership is what will be the final decision on if Son of Beast will stay or go. They may give it a few years, to see if ridership returns.

A national safety organization says it warned Kings Island about injuries on the Son of Beast roller coaster months before a major accident shut down the ride. The organization's president claims more than 20 people filed filed complaints about Son of Beast in 2005. He says that's a problem and when he took it to Kings Island management he says his concerns were ignored. The Son of Beast has sat at a standstill since the July 9 accident, an accident that doesn't surprise the people who monitor this website where people log roller coaster complaints. They say after more than 20 complaints on Son of Beast in 2005 they notified Kings Island. "20 times or more and there's a trend there. anything less than that we're not so concerned about until there are 20," said Jason Herrera of the Amusement Safety Organization. "All we wanted from them is what is being done so we can inform the pubic and they couldn't even give us that courtesy." So he went to the State Department of Agriculture, which regulates roller coasters to point out the situation. "Patrons experiencing back pain during certain parts of the ride, aches, a couple of people walking off the ride vomiting." He says vision problems after riding were reported too. Concerned that problems plaguing the coaster over the last two years will continue when it reopens next season, Herrera met again on Friday with the people in charge of roller coaster safety at the Ohio Department of Agriculture in Columbus. "It's very subjective," said Fred Dailey with the Ohio Department of Agriculture. "There are some people who will ride a rough ride and enjoy and others will feel very uncomfortable with a ride like that." Dailey has confidence in Kings Island to remedy any problems the ride may have. "My perception is that regardless of the ownership, Kings Island has had a strong commitment to safety," Dailey said. "They put safety first and I regard them as a very responsible park." A Kings Island spokeswoman says the park would never skimp on safety. She says all complaints are passed on to the maintenance safety team and hopes the ride will be ready to run again in the spring. -Source WCPO.com

Thats not a surprise. I'm surprised they are opening at all this evening, I bet hardly anyone will show up.

Wait a second? They knew you needed the day off? You had the day off? And they fired you because you came to the park. What kind of crap is that? Or am I missing something? I could understand if you called off for your shift then showed up to the park, that's totally different. When I worked at the park, I would request a Saturday off in the Post Season so I could come to the park with my family as a Guest. Managers and my Supervisor saw me and didn't say anything to me, other then the usual hi and stuff.

I got some good laughs outta this.

Oh yeah I forgot about Face/Off I guess it does have 2 lifts. Racer probably doesn't really count, as it's 2 different tracks.

Aventure Express had two lift hills. Also The Bat had two lift hills. Other then those no.

-From weather.com Friday - High of 52 Low of 42 with an 80% chance of rain. Saturday - High of 53 Low of 37, with wind and a 30 % chance of rain. Sunday - High of 57 Low of 42, Sunny with a 10 % chance of rain. Looks like Sunday is going to turn out to be pretty good closing day weather wise for KI.

I would HOPE someone at Cedar Fair knows. Seriously, there ARE people who know, but there isn't anyone dumb enough to be talking about it prematurely. And none of those who know currently work in the Dip N Dots stand nor do they operate rides seasonally. . . Also, TopThrill, how can you both say no one knows AND that some ride names will be changed? The two statements contradict themselves. I didn't mean it that way, I'm sure Cedar Fair Folks knows what is in store of '07. I'm just saying we don't know of any changes as of yet for the '07 season.

To answer your question No! No one knows what changes are going to be coming to Kings Island in '07. We will just have to wait and see what '07 brings.

This sounds really cool. I can't wait to see the finished product.

Looks like Kings Island is not going to have a very good closing weekend, weather wise. I can't wait to return in Spring of '07.

I got my 4 rides this season on it. I will definity give it a go next season if it does in fact reopen.

Kings Island should announce when they will hold auditions. I beleive they will them In January or February. I'm not sure how it actually works though, but best of luck to you.