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Shawn Meyer
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I visited Dollywood for the first time in my life back at the end of May. I loved it! In fact my thought on here is I would love to see Kings Island get a topper track wooden roller coaster like Lightning rod someday. I also have some pictures to share from my experience there.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/58502725@N03/albums/72157696415013901
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^ Oh I'm sorry. I feel embarrassed now lol
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I voted Vortex for the simple reason because my friends don't like it. I could ride it by myself no problem, but even my sister thinks it's too rough and she used to ride it with me when we we're growing up. I guess things have changed over the years. If they we're to ever get rid of Vortex, I would vote for a B&M Floorless roller coaster and make the layout almost similiar to Dominator at Kings Dominion. Maybe it could even follow the same footprint of Vortex if it's not too rough.
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I have most of you beat as far as long distance is concerned. Except for that guy that said he lives in California, I don't have him beat. I live in Akron, OH; which is a 3 and a half hour drive from Kings Island. I'm more closer to Cedar Point which is an hour and a half drive. I love Kings Island more, but only get to go 3 trips a year which isn't bad considering the amount of things I have to pay for these days.
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Glad someone thought of this topic. Any chance that Kings Island could start selling those big giant fun size park maps that Cedar Point sells for $1.99? I took one of those park maps home from Kings Island after my may visit and then took it to staples. The lady behind the counter was scared that the park map was copyright and was afraid to blow it up for me because of copyright infringement. It was a miracle though because she thought I was an innocent looking guy and went ahead and did it. So my question for that is, are those park maps considered copyright material even though they're free to the public to take?
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^ Well I noticed that one side of racer was smoother than the other side so maybe they're planning on closing one side and re-tracking that side for next year to make it smoother. It's still a fun ride to ride, but yes it needs a paint job badly. Someone also mentioned Firehawk needs some love as well, so I would love to see them repaint that as well. If Kings Island took care of those two roller-coasters in the off-season, I wouldn't care if we get something new or not for 2019. I know that sounds crazy, but anybody else agree?
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I would love it if part of this proposed giga used the launch pad of flight commander. Maybe they could plant footers on that slab and the ride could weave in and out of Racer? But I'm saying that because there are a couple areas of just concrete like flight commander that could use some love. Anyone know what I mean here?
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Hello everyone. I sort of disappeared from these forums for a couple months by accident. Part of that was because I graduated from College. W00T W00T! The other part was I have become lost with Facebook and Instagram lately. Not to be off-topic, but facebook has become boring lately, just my opinion. Anyway, has there been any land clearing this year in hopes of a new coaster where Dinosaurs Alive used to be? I'm behind on this topic severely.
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Well my friends let me ride that all by myself since nobody in my gang likes Vortex. I don't know, my feeling is Adventure Express is still smoother, but Vortex is much better this year compared to other years.
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In my area of town, we have a place called Handels, Menchies, and Coldstone. I know coldstone and menchies people have heard of before, but probably not handel's.
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Hey anyone know what the name of that ice cream place on International street is called? They're famous for the black raspberry chocolate chip ice cream if that helps any. I tried them on opening weekend for the first time in my life and loved them!
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I went to Coney's bbq on opening day and loved it so much, we decided to go there for lunch and dinner. The first time I had the pulled pork sandwich with the macaroni and cheese. I loved the sandwich so much that when me and my gang went back, I decided to get the pulled pork by itself with the fries. Those fries, I forget what they are, but they were amazing too. I was thinking about getting the beans, but I didn't want to keep farting all day. Next time I go this summer, I will get the beans. Overall I'd say this is a great addition for Kings Island. Now when I go, it's a toss up for me of where I want to go for food. I love the Reds HOF grille and always thought they had decent food for the money. I don't have a favorite in there, but I love everything that I've tried so far.
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On 11/7/2016 at 8:55 PM, Tr0y said:
Why not include B&M floorless Coaster? - Angry post from B&M floorless fan.
While I'm not sure I remember If I voted in this poll or not; If I could do it again, I would say bring in a Floorless as well. Maybe they could incorporate some twists from Dominator at Kings Dominion when they do add one. However, It's probably just me and you that think this way about a Floorless. The majority vote would go to the Giga vote.
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I have no problem with the shed except that maybe they could adjust the timing so the whole train of riders can see the animation. It would be cool if they waited until the animation was almost done and then dispatch the train into the station. Also you have the tree, the snake, and the bats. It would be cool to see another animal or creature pop in at the end. Maybe you could add a bunch of sheep making it seem like they're going to charge people. I know that sounds corney but to me it sounds interesting.
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I've never had a problem with the food service at Kings Island, except for the chicken stand over by Banshee. I wasn't big on their fries. Their chicken was really good though. I'm really looking forward to this since my main place that I go to is Reds HOF grille and the fact that I never went to that place over in Soak City last year.
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I remember waiting in there last year. Me and my friends were bored out of our minds.
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On 3/3/2018 at 9:13 AM, Imperial79 said:
The second pic is some work is being done on the shed part of Mystic Timbers.
Pictures from the KI webcam site, link: https://www.visitkingsisland.com/explore/live-video
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Maybe they're making the shed better!
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I just wish they had more team prizes to win. I'd play the football game by Racer if they had an Indianapolis Colts pillow to try and win.
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^ I'm with you on that with Voyage. During Holiwood Nights a few years ago, I rode that 5 straight times and had to sit out after a while because I thought it shook my brain around and gave me a headache. My one friend rode it like 25 straight times. I don't know how he did it.
For me with The Beast, I don't mind that long straight track going into the brake tunnel or the long stretch of track before the second hill. In my opinion, it kind of prepares me for what's to come. I agree with another fan on here that it would be cool to add another hill in there for air time moments, but would they still have to add a brake somewhere along the way? That's my only question. I guess I'd have to experiment building The Beast in roller coaster tycoon to figure that out.
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I hope Kings Island never changes the Racer name because it makes sense to call it that. Plus someone mentioned a retrack might be done to Racer; could we possibly see new GCI trains go on Racer? I think that would be cool.
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When you tell your friends or co-workers to enjoy the rest of their day at work. Lol
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If Kings Island ever retired Vortex like that long rumor that's been tossed about for years, I think an Intamin blitz would be perfect in that spot. However, If they wanted to put it somewhere else, Kings Island has plenty of land to play with to squeeze one in. Cedar Fair/Kings Island need a second park with a blitz coaster like Maverick.
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^ My thought on that is maybe they want guests to feel like they're getting an early Christmas present.
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I had an idea on here. There are rumors at Cedar Point indicating that Wicked Twister might be moving to another park soon. Is it possible that land cleared could possibly be for that? Just a thought.
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Cedar Fair attendance down 3% through July 4th
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I don't remember what year this happened, but I know it was during the Kinzel era. They were trying to get more people to the park after a down year at Cedar Point and lowered the ticket prices drastically the next year. I believe the price went up to almost $60 and people were complaining left and right. Maybe that's what they need to do again for a season is lower the ticket prices a little again. Maybe that's hurting the average families budgets.