TheCrypt

What's so awesome about Millennium Force? Drop, overbank, hill, overbank, overbank, hill, overbank, brakes.

Animatronics last however long they're maintained. The dinosaurs have been kept up very well.

I done goofed. Double post.

Glad you and I can agree on one thing. Hands up is the only way to ride Drop Tower.

1. Kings Island was NOT the flagship park of Paramount Parks. 2. What's innovative about Backlot Stunt Coaster, Invertigo, and Scooby Doo and the Haunted Castle? 3. Paramount did not do most of what you said, such as installing "cookie cutter rides." It is more VIACOM to blame. 4. The 2009 incident was far from a joke. It was reported the woman was in intensive care during that time period from her ride to the report. Kings Island did the correct thing by closing down the ride, evaluating ALL possibilities, and finally deciding to remove the ride from the park. Cedar Fair does not want to throw away a multi-million dollar attraction without finding a solution. 5. Just because there is a difference between manufacturers' ride experience does not make one superior to the other. Every manufacturer brings a different thing to the table. Intamin provides more out of control rides, but their reliability greatly suffers from it. B&M is safe and reliable but brings slightly less intense--but still extremely fun and thrilling--rides to the table.

I don't recall a hyper ever existing at Geauga Lake.

It was still a death on an Intamin ride, on a Cedar Fair property. I doubt you'll be seeing much of Intamin soon.

I'd probably run it into the ground.

I seem to be in the minority here, but what many of you say is somewhat hypocritical. So many of you want theming out the wazoo, but what does it stand for without the appropriate music selection? Imagine what guests would have thought of Tomb Raider if it blared Thriller over the speakers instead of the ride's beautiful score. Guests wouldn't have taken the ride nearly as seriously and it might have left them with a sour note. Theming starts with music and that's why I suggest, if a queue / station soundtrack is selected, the park goes with something a little more orchestral and a little less Top 40. The park already owns rights to various Batman, Transformers, Independence Day, Lost, and Inception tracks, so why not use them? Even if they looped the Haunt soundtrack through the speakers, it would set the ambiance perfectly. There is so much potential for this ride. I don't want Lana del Ray, Madonna, and Maroon 5 blasting through the speakers when I know the park can do better.

It seems I have been mistaken. Magnum appears to be pieced together without the help of welding.

What year did Double Loop open? RCDB says it was in 1977, but I read Magnum was welded together during construction. This would mean Double Loop was not the last Arrow to be assembled via welding.I'm so confused.

No, I think he's referring to the nonsense played in Splash Mountain.

I don't understand the Tapatalk draw. The mobile site works fine. The "Sent from my..." tags are pretty obnoxious, too.

Boy, guess there's no danger of falling out on Sheikra or Griffon, ESPECIALLY at the holding brake.

It seems the restraint issue is isolated to Gatekeeper. I'm sure there won't be an issue with Banshee.

I will be SO sad if Adventure Express leaves.

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't all roller coasters have a brake run?

...no, you didn't. You posted a POV. That's it. For future reference, it's be a lot more helpful to members (or at least to me) to post a single sentence saying "This is what I would like to see at KI." instead of a POV and nothing more. Anything less, and people can get confused and get "lost in the sauce."

What are you trying to prove?

And I'm glad the invert won't have the impact a strata would. I don't want people to remember Kings Island for a Top Thrill Dragster replica. I want them to know about Kings Island for their fun coasters, great shows, awesome kids area, and an overall unique experience--one you can't get up north.

I've never been on it as I don't like water parks. It's actually the only slide in Soak City I've never been on.

No, it's a GREEN Intamin giga.

Just because it wouldn't sell tickets doesn't mean it won't sell merchandise or give it an increased ridership.