[Coronavirus Impacting Theme Parks]

^ Yeah they forgot to throw in there. Gee, what can we shut down today? They seem to enjoy shutting things down.

[Kings Island and Cedar Point opening Mid-May]

^^

[Kings Island and Cedar Point opening Mid-May]

So Is there still a chance employees could start being trained in mid-May and open in June?

[Brighten Everyone's Day]

COVID-19 can shut everything down, but not spring!

[Area 72]

I hope they replant trees in new areas.

[Coronavirus Impacting Theme Parks]

2 hours ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said:

Well guys, Cedar Point just sent out this notice to associates. Pretty much destroys any hope of a mid May opening. 

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2937231766369909&id=349928541766924

 

I guess we're not supposed to have fun this year.

[Orion Construction Photos]

14 hours ago, LovinMeSomeBanshee said:

So when do we get the Orion cam back?  Surely they’re done with testing by now.

 

[Kings Island and Cedar Point opening Mid-May]

I wonder If Kings Island and Cedar Point will just wait until mid May like they were originally to see if anything changes before they decide to make a move similar to Knotts berry farm.

[Could KI be getting a Floorless next?]

^ Well that is a wild ride, but yeah since they just spent probably $30 million on Orion, I doubt they'll spend that much on something like that. But that ride packs a lot of punch! I love how much intensity it packs throughout the ride. Reminds me of Maverick. I also love how you picked Green!

[Kings Island Dreams]

^ I know right. They seem to be good at shutting everything down. Different topic though. The last time I dreamed about the blimp, it flew over Cedar Point. 

[Move One Ride from Anywhere in the Country to KI]

@SonofBaconator you're cool. My ideal roller coaster to take the spot of Vortex would be a Floorless. I don't know if you read my comment on another topic or not, but I mentioned how cool it would be to have a floorless similar to Dominator at Kings Dominion. It's in the topic, could KI get a Floorless topic.

[Move One Ride from Anywhere in the Country to KI]

^ I feel like Cedar Fair is trying to get rid of their stand up coasters. The only one they haven't terminated yet is Vortex at Carowinds. Just my opinion though. If they ever wanted to bring a classic roller coaster to Kings Island, I would say rebuild the classic Big Dipper(GCI style). Not sure where they would put it, but that's the only ride I can think of right now.

[Kings Island and Cedar Point opening Mid-May]

^^ Indyguy I was there last year and all I could think about was, God please stop the rain. It was an off and on rainy day last year on opening day. 

[Kings Island and Cedar Point opening Mid-May]

I don't know what the temperature is down at Kings Island, but I got that feeling in my head of how nice it would be to ride a roller coaster right now. I guess I'm using my imagination.

[Move One Ride from Anywhere in the Country to KI]

I think I speak for my friends when they say they wish The Bat/Flight Deck/Top Gun was a little closer inland compared to how it's laid out now. Now hear me out, this is for they're sake not mine. I don't mind walking that far to ride it, but I understand where they're coming from with their argument.

[Discussing Land and Space in and around Vortex]

^ Well I know about the track part. Just forgot what the abbreviation stood for.

[Viking Fury receiving a new paint job!]

On 3/30/2020 at 9:49 AM, IndyGuy4KI said:

 

Looks like the actual ship was painted too.

[Discussing Land and Space in and around Vortex]

23 hours ago, Rivertown Rider said:

B&M Dive: I'm not the world's biggest Valravn fan, but Yukon Striker was really good.  Dives are really popular with the general public.  Sure it wouldn't be a headliner addition but in a park with Orion, Beast, and Mystic it wouldn't necessarily have to.  I also don't think we can discount the closeness of CSF.  I would also be happy with a floorless.

I'm bad with abbreviations here. What is CSF?

[Orion Construction Photos]

^ Wait are they already canceling this summer?

[Could KI be getting a Floorless next?]

^ Well it was just fun speculation. Hopefully the construction workers are allowed to come back to work soon to clean up the area more so we can see how the site really looks to get a good visual.

[Orion Construction Photos]

1 hour ago, collin.klopfstein said:

And here is the name of the food stand : meteor canteen lol

Where exactly is that going to be located in area 72?

[Could KI be getting a Floorless next?]

^ Well my other guess is they left those there to tease us. Now that you put it that way, they could replace them in the same spots If indeed a new roller coaster would follow the lift hill spot of Vortex. I would still love to see a floorless roller coaster someday at Kings Island.

[Discussing Land and Space in and around Vortex]

^ Well yeah, my first choice would be an RMC ground up as well. But If Kings Island decided to put in a roller coaster that's on the level of Intermediate, a floorless would be my second choice.

[Discussing Land and Space in and around Vortex]

I know I've been discussing this in the Could Kings Island get a floorless thread, but how would everyone feel about that coming to Kings Island?

[Could KI be getting a Floorless next?]

2 hours ago, SonofBaconator said:

I think its up to the people who inspect the foundation.

Also here's a crude concept I whipped up for what I'd expect a floorless (or even just a sit down looper) to look like in that plot of land. (Yes thats Dominator)

 

Hey If they do go that route, maybe they could use the footers from Vortex for the lift hill, but then create a similar layout to Dominator. Maybe instead of having that curving drop that Dominator has, it could make the turn like Vortex did, but all the way around so it's facing the opposite side of the lift hill. Then you could practically almost do the same layout as Dominator.