Diamondbacker

Construction has really slowed down lately. It seems like the workers were in a big rush to get the lift hill done, but now they're just taking their time.

You'd think that Fox News would know the right terms by now... Kings* Island Howl-O-Palooza*

^^NoChickens, any ideas on a name for that? Cause that is golden. How about Shock Tower? Also, for Invertigo, what about To Hell and Back?

If there is a new "spooky" theme for AZ, what would we call Drop Tower? Delirium? Invertigo? Or would we just put Banshee and Flight Deck/The Bat into a new sub section named Spooky Hollow? Lots of questions to be answered.

Woah, really? That is strange, it's been there since the first days of the ride.

Maybe not a coaster car, but the old go-karts from Days of Thunder. I can't think of any recent coaster other than FoF with a grey car and orange restraints.

So, the loop from that infamous coaster. Wouldn't it be cool to find out where it actually ended up?

Just imagine how that loop will look from the midway.

I love how the Haunt greeter is running the competition. He's my favorite thing about Halloween Haunt.

Sure, that website was fake, but I loved that new logo. Maybe they were just tired of having the planes sitting there. Is that one fighter jet model right next to the staircase still there?

Can we count DB's splashdown as remnants of Swan Lake? The lift hill chain mechanism for SOB is still behind the station. Also, Phantom Theater's "porch" for Maestro is still there, but now a large animatronic ghost pops out from behind it.

Aha! Good one, sir. But I beg to differ. Although Banshee will be an ultra-popular ride, most won't want to wait in line for three hours, and because of Vortex's large capacity its popularity will not be drained too much.

^ I'd think that they wouldn't need to store shipments in the parking lot because the only time they're working is during the week when construction is going on, and then they could just bring the trucks into the park. Of course, I've never built a roller coaster, and seeing how past roller coasters have been built, you're probably right.

I'm still waiting for a picture from I-71. I would love to see how our beloved Banshee looks from out there.

Can he just be shunned?

I'd love to see how far they get by the end of Haunt. Any predictions?

It would be fitting if a woman would be the one to ride Banshee the most.

^It's a good business idea as well. Bring in more people on Sunday at discounted price, and you're making more than you would on a fall Sunday at regular price.

Does anyone have a picture of Banshee either from the midway or I-71?

I said this in the ouimet thread, but I wish DB wasn't in Rivertown. Maybe in AZ would have been a better fit. I loved how pretty Swan Lake was.

So are they done for the day or will they keep building?

Good question. I think that SOB would not have lasted long after the 2006 accident. Maybe DB would have taken its place, because it would have fit in Action Zone during that time period with the color scheme. Geauga Lake would have stayed open, and maybe if we were still to get Banshee it would be in Firehawk's place. It would be neat to have Swan Lake still. I still think that we would have Peanuts, but Hanna Barbera might have stayed. Ouimet seems like a guy who likes tradition. Also, I think the Crypt would have been replaced earlier by a new family dark ride.

I'm thinking of something to go where the Tower Gardens sit. Maybe like an Electric Rainbow or something. Sure, it's a little bit amateur, but it's fun.

It's going quickly! I think that's the last piece for the lift hill, then it starts down the hill!

I like that the metal detectors and wands are out for Halloween Haunt. If they can stop the "Haunt hooligans" that seem to come every year, I'm totally okay with it. I just wish that anyone under 13 would be turned away at the gate for Haunt. I understand the money and other things involved with letting them in, but Haunt is not really appropriate for them. Plus, when kids get scared, they have the loudest screams. I like myself a scream, but not every three seconds right in front of me in a maze, showing me where the scares are.