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@Joshua I'd try to buy from this guy, he's sorta like the Charley Harper of roller coaster art. https://www.redbubble.com/people/coastermerch/works/35830355-bolliger-and-mabillard-bandm-rollercoaster-range-design

Going back to the subject of height... I'd rather have the world's tallest hyper as opposed to the world's shortest giga. We'll still be getting a 300ft decent so I'll be satisfied I'll be over with @DiamondBanshee ready to be stoned

I'm a bit disappointed there's no hype from the park. Banshee had legit signs and props outside the fence to get people excited for what's to come that kept people guessing.

The more I think of this, the more I could see this becoming a thing... Tallest hyper coaster Only hyper with a 300+ foot drop

You're all going to hate me. The world's tallest hyper coaster title doesn't sound so bad....

Firehawk was leaving anyway, this coaster is basically the scapegoat

I wonder how they'll pay homage to Firehawk

I think it would be a cool concept to have a basement based off of Banshee's giftshop/arcade https://behindthethrills.com/2014/04/record-breaking-new-coaster-Banshee-screams-to-life-at-kings-island/

@BSBMX I haven't gone on a night ride in a while but I don't recall seeing any lights until you hit the second lift hill.

I like the idea, heck they could re-use some Top Gun props. The only problem is that it seems like a "hand-me-down" name as it was created back in 2014 and has been sitting dormant all these years. Orion, to me has more, personality to it.

I hope this doesn't affect the quality of The Beast's night ride...

Call me obsessed but when I get my 1st house I'm planning on dedicating a room to KI, like maybe an office or mancave, with some custom decor and such. I have a few ideas but I thought it would be neat to share on here!

A T-Rex would be optimal. Our park is too big for a Raptor from a capacity standpoint.

I wonder if anything added the Crypt building will be the next "in between" coaster, similar to how WMG was built between Leviathan and Yukon Striker.

Was decoding always this easy? I was here for decoding 2014 and there were huge debates about what the ride was going to be up to the announcement date. I was also around here for Decoding 2017 and there were still giant debates on elements and such up until the actual announcement of the ride. Have we just gotten better decoding things?

After looking at all the ride pdf files and blueprints I have one major question. What DON'T we know? I know its a dumb question but it seems like we've found out a lot in these past few weeks. We don't know the final info like official height, speed, name, colors, etc but what other factors of this ride can be out of our reach as of now?

Heres an updated/ more realistic list Its been discussed on here that CF has a 5 year plan for its parks which obviously includes KI. Assuming one starts after 2020- what do you think would be the park's 5 year plan? Here's mine 2021: Planet Snoopy additions (interchangeable with 2023) 2022: 50th Anniversary celebration 2023: Waterpark additions (interchangeable with 2021) 2024: Possible flat ride and coaster construction 2025: Next coaster Some of these could be combined or multiple things could occur at in one season.

Using the height in the name is an easy marketing technique. Carowinds wanted people to know how tall Fury was so they put 325 in the name. On the other hand Kings Dominion called their coaster Intimidator 305 to distance it from Intimidator from Carowinds.

Orion 285- to remind the enthusiasts how tall the coaster is

Magic Mountain has entered the chat

I talked to CF executives during my internship at CP during a panel about the likeness of a resort or hotel at KI. They said KI was more of a regional park. I wonder if they're shooting themselves in the foot after learning about this new campground or not.

I would love more off year improvements. 2019 is a perfect example of it- International Street got upgraded, the Glockenspiel returned, we got a new restaurant, as well as a bunch of other cool things. Id be happy if the part made small, non expensive changes and upgrades each season. My priority list for small scale upgrades: Bringing back some Adventure Express theming and adding more to Oktoberfest.

On a similar note, the old photo booth building will be utilized for the new coaster. Do you think this ride will follow a story like MT and have different parts/scenes through the different buildings

Could you imagine that for a second? A Dive coaster with the layout of a hyper. Expensive but still cool!