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Maybe I'm just out of the loop on this one, but does Cedar Point have signs pointing to the nearest tornado/flood shelter? Do they even have appropriate shelter? If not, then they don't deserve to be "Storm Ready". Just because you have an anemometer (a windspeed gauge, commonly found on high roller coasters or buildings--There's even one on Kings Island's International Street to gauge the height of the water plumes in the Royal Foundtains!) and 2 radar systems, doesn't mean you are completely "Storm Ready".
EDIT: And I don't think Kings Island is Storm Ready. The Diamondback and King Cobra references were examples!
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Or maybe the webcam moved due to the high winds recently...
Not everything has to do with SOB, people.
So the webcam constantly moves, offering different views of the park because of Friday's recent storms?
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^Same here. Mine was out for about 10 hours, including the night (so in reality, it was only about 2 hours w/o power, whereas for this storm, I didn't lose power at all.
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I echo all of GYK's thoughts. But here are some individual ride reviews:
The Crypt: As you can tell by my screen name and About Me section of my profile, you can see that it's a given that you're gonna hear positive reviews about it. I must say, this is an amazing ride that packs a punch. However, if you take away the fire, water, and score (again, something I'm a fanatic about--soundtracks/scores), you just have a basic TopSpin cycle. I personally don't think it'd be worth it to ride if it has a long wait and the effects are down. Judging by GYK's excellent photo trip report, the effects now are of the hit and miss variety.
Volcano: The Blast Coaster: Honestly, I can't remember too much about this ride, except for the first launch, the fire out of the top of the volcano, and crawling around through a half-assed attempt in a volcano (within, you can clearly see the scaffolding supports--or some kind of scaffolding, and you just crawl around the room for awhile before the brakes). Seeing as how that's the only thing I remember, it doesn't seem too worthy (someone correct me if my review is terrible!)
Intimidator 305: This Intamin giga does not let down until the final brakes. During the offseason, I heard it got its trims removed, so that's always a good thing! I loved this ride from start to finish, even how fast it goes up the initial hill. Ride it at night, as I'm sure it'll be quite disorienting!
Anaconda: This Arrow looper is really fun, but I can't remember for the life of me if this was rough or not. With a loop, followed by a sidewinder, followed by 2 corkscrews and a couple helixes (helices?), you'll have FUN. As a side note, while it's shorter than Vortex, the setting almost completely over the water makes up for the loss, plus the underwater tunnel.
Grizzly: This ride was pretty fun. It starts out mirrored to The Beast (literally- you make a left turn out of the station 180*). I can remember it crawling around the turns, perhaps there's a braking mechanism there? But the end quickly picks up the pace. I feel like it was great fun.
Dominator: From start to finish, Batman's Night Flight Dominator never lets up. The cobra roll, massive loop, and intertwining corkscrews, combined with the floorless train design, makes this ride quite memorable. Plus, I always love watching the floors in the station fold up!
Beserker: Skip. I rode this and Phoenix @ Busch Gardens Africa and had the same experience at both. If it had less painful restraints, maybe ride. But when I rode, I could barely breathe, the OTSRs push down on you with so much force. Don't ride.
Ricochet: Your standard wild-mouse coaster. Go up, do some quick hairpin turns, throw in a couple drops, brakes. I had fun, quite possibly you, too.
White Water Canyon: OH MY GOD skip. If my experience isn't typical, so be it. But when I went, I didn't get A SINGLE DROP of water on me. None. Zilch. Considering that I waited about 45 minutes for this and didn't get wet, let's just say I wasn't a happy watermelon. Maybe you'll get wet, though? But I have no idea if my expirience was typical.
Don't pass up their Flying Eagles. IMO, if you pass them up, it's a waste of your day (I know, extreme, but I just absolutely loved this ride!
). I cannot say anything but positive comments on it, as it was like reliving my childhood.I last visited in 2010, so you might experience different than what I did. Also, do make sure you check out GYK's excellent PTR, if you haven't already. I feel he expressed his opinions in the park wonderfully.
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I am fortunate enough to have all of my (residential) power lines run underground, so I never lost power. The day at the park wasn't too bad, though. The only dampener on my day was that we had to leave early (right as rides were beginning to open again).
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^You've seen the house? I'd love to... Wonder if that's part of the train tour?
As to the webcam, it rotates everywhere (and offers nice views of the park. I have a few screenshots of it facing AAT and of it facing Action Zone. It's no big deal.
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I rarely ride in the front seat of coasters but occasionally I like the front of Vortex or The Beast. The front of Diamondback was quite an experience, too.
*pukes* Ugh! I hate the front seat on Diamondback! Sure, it's quite the view, but the airtime there is terrible. I much prefer the back seat.
For the front? I would say Flight of Fear LEFT SIDE ONLY (farthest from the loading gates), The Beast sometimes but not often (I much prefer the back), Mystery Mine, Thunderhead, Iron Wolf, Maverick (or like Terp said, not worth my time), Mean Streak... I could go on, but I doubt anyone cares!
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FUN, but it got boring to me at the end of the season last year. This season, so far so good (only been on it once!)
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Be prepared to wait...
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Dime?
Maybe it has something to do with how new it is (like the 9th built)...?
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Even though I was like 6 or 7 when they changed it over, I always liked Hanna Barbera best. I liked Nickelodeon when I was growing up, but for some reason I didn't like the Nick theme in Kings Island at all. Maybe it was the colors they used? I always found it kind of gloomy for some reason. I'm liking Planet Snoopy so far, it's nice to see brighter colors. But Hanna Barbera is still my favorite.
The Family Odd coaster looked super deressing.
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The one dude has "shady" written all over him.
Actually, he had "Kings Island" stitched on him.
Looks like the typical Halloween Haunt visitor. Maybe they stole the cards cause they were mad no midgets were bleeding?
You mean tased!
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Oh, sorry. I guess I shoulda thought about that more.
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It seems many older and/or taller people found Son of Beast unenjoyable. Younger and/or smaller people loved it. Correlation?
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Why did this have to be brought back to express your opinion already stated (and debunked) in a previous thread?
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Son of Beast? NO! (Re-open please?)
Adventure Express? Ehh, Nahhhh. Although it IS boring, it's for families and people who don't enjoy roller coasters AS much
Top Gun? YES!! This thing is a peice of crap. It isn't the WORST ride, but the walk to get there is longer than the ride. No one rides it.
And if you think about it, if CF decides to fix and run Son of Beast, it's going to draw a bigger line than most rides out there, especially Top Gun/Flight Deck, Adventure Express and correct me if I'm wrong, but Vortex as well.
Adventure Express is for everyone, not just people who don't enjoy coasters. I always make it a point to ride it at least twice every visit (meaning I rode it 6 times last week!). Plus, have you noticed the strong laterals and little pops of airtime? I betcha someone like TombraiderTy could say something more...
When I went last week, I once waited about 20-30 minutes to ride Flight Deck. People don't ride it and don't love it? Pshhh
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Interesting uses of spellings and suchings, Terpinator!
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1-Word posts violate the Terms of Service and do not add anything to the conversation at hand. As a side note, it just so happens that proper punctuation, capitalization, among others are part of the TOS, believe it or not.
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He/She might be thinking of Superman: Ultimate Escape, of which is Bizarro (of which I didn't have to look up).
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B&M's track appeas to be related to Arrow's track, so you nor I can say they've changed too much. Intamin just uses a different kind of track for them.
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1. You're making a lot of new topics, none of them all too useful.
2. How do you know that they are all like that? Is each picture up-to-date? Probably not.
3. *Backlot *Stunt
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No its not. It has the same design as a hyper coaster. There is a difference in track design. Giga coasters have like a triangle shaped track while hyper coasters don't. For example look at Millenium Force then Look at Leviathan.
Different manufacturers' tracks look different. Since when does Diamondback look like Magnum XL 200? I thought those were both above 200 feet, right?
And when does American Eagle clothes look like Aeropostale?
EDIT: And Maverick has triangular track, but is it a giga? Heck no.
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Why would Holiday World close just one water attraction, instead of the low capacity/unpopular water slides/attractions in Splashin' Safari? Seems almost useless to a person who doesn't know a whole lot about this subject.
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So we know that Kings Island probably won't be getting a giga any time soon, and people here say it'll look awkward in the skyline to have something taller than the Eiffel Tower. Correct? Well, how does Kings Dominion have a giga coaster, a Drop Tower, a WindSeeker, and an Eiffel Tower, without it looking odd?
In my opinion, a giga can work, so long as it does not overpower the Tower (like Intimidator 305)
Cedar Point Storm Ready
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The Diamondback and King Cobra references are only to give people a reference so as to what an anemometer is, not to specify that I think Kings Island is "Storm Ready". They were just examples.