PKIVortex

Last year. I don't think it was a whole new chain, just a link.

Iron Dragon ran all 3 trains this past season at CP. I think the reason why they don't run 3 trains per side on Gemini anymore is cause they don't need 3 trains as the ride isn't as popular as it was in the 70's and 80's and early 90's. Corkscrew usually rotates trains every year. They do they same thing on AE at KI, one of the trains goes thru rehab during the summer month's, so they only have to rehab one of the trains during the winter. As with Vortex being the 4th most popular ride in the park, I don't see Vortex going anywhere anytime soon. Vortex also seemed to operate really well this year, and it was running really well during the Fall.

Thunder Alley was not open to my knownledge after Labor Day. I know that was a first, I would say it's GONE!

They always start taking the trains/ride vehicles to matinance the day after the park closes. They have a lot of work ahead them to get to ready again for 2013.

I figured they would keep the station for either a new coaster, or just to keep wolf pack.

The second half of the ride is still in tact, remember they are parts of the ride you can't see even from the tower becasue it's blocked by the lift. The second helix till the break run are still in tact.

I'm sure today it was closed for Wind? I'm not 100 precent sure on that, but just what I guess.

I never got an e-mail to take the survery either.

Kings Island Platinum Passes do work. I have a KI Platinum Pass and never had any problem with it and FUN Perks. As well as Plantium Passes from other Parks. My Friend's Cedar Point Platinum Pass worked with Fun Perks.

The sound of Vortex running it's course. I like to call it the Arrow Roar. LOL

Nope mine was free, as it was giving to employees of the park in 2000.

I actually have one of those SOB polo shirts as I worked for the park in 2000.

I think you mean Route 63 not 62. We always take 75 to 63 to 741.

When I used to live a little closer to Dayton it was about 45 minutes to an hour, now it takes a hour and 45 minutes to two hours.

Cedar Fair actually adopted quite a few things from Paramount Parks that they still use today.

If it was raining I could see it being PAINFUL! Been there done that.

Well ya, but I'm just saying. These Halloween Events bring in Large crowds.

And when is a Saturday in October not crazy busy?

10 out of 10. Vortex was the coaster that started it all for me back in 1987.

This could be because it was the first weekend, but I felt the park didn't have as much haunt stuff set up this year. The Coney Maul sign wasn't even up this year. But I'm wondering if they are going to add more stuff this and next week, before the first weekend of October?

They must be working on WindSeeker at KI or looking at it, as on the webcam on visitkingsisland.com the gondola is at the top of the tower.

This kinda makes me think about other rides at the parks. Are they being maintained properly?

I figured Cedar Fair would close all of the WindSeekers as a precaution. I do think these rides are flawed in some way, I also find it interesting that when these things have stalled that are not many riders on board. The ride can hold 64 riders at a time, but when the stalls have happened at either parks, they are lesst then half the max riders on the ride. I wonder if this has soemthing to do with it?

Are the other WindSeekers affected by this or just the one at Knotts?

Nope It was FoF, it was already shut down in 2006, and it only reopened after Cedar Fair took over.