MIcoasterguy

I am kinda still on the fence about if we are getting a "big coaster" or not, I still believe the construction taking place could be just preemptive upgrades to the parks infrastructure to make a substantial upgrade to the Rivertown area for 2018. The clearing of trees in paths make the coaster junkie inside myself say coaster, but what if the clearing could become a route for the train? Just speculation...

Isn't that how Holiday World built Thunderbird??? With their Intamin Credits from Pilgrim's Plunge/Giraffica lmao!!!

Even with a "credit" for Shoot the Rapids, I doubt Cedar Fair would be interested in building a new install from Intamin. Even if they built KI a $20 million coaster for free, history has proven that many Intamin installs have had to have expensive modifications made, prior to opening (Maverick), after being opened (Wicked Twister, I305, STR) and let's not get into downtime...

I literally laughed out loud when I read this!!!

They can build less thrilling coasters, but they shouldn't add low capacity coasters. I agree 100%!!! I like some of the newer coaster concepts like the 4D Coasters from S&S and the Sky Loop from Premier but the capacity for those rides are very low compared to the likes of Banshee and Diamondback.

I thought it was a little rough at the bottom of the 1st drop and the drop coming out of the hammerhead turnaround sitting in the last row. But the rest of the ride is smoth as butter =) I've ridden Diamondback 18 times this season (54 total) and it has aged a little since 2009 but it is still one of (if not the) smoothest coaster in Ohio.