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Warren County Commencement prior to addition of Mystic Timbers. Notice the word "Real Estate" and "Project" repeated in the 2018-2020 commencement.

@beastfan11 @Maverick44 if you read the commencement, you'll see that B&M is in fact contracted to work from 2019/2020 with the possibility of them having already started work in late 2018.

Green Intamin track... Reminds me of the summer of 2013

That's how The Beast is in a way, it blends in with the terrain around it. I'm thinking a brighter green that reflects well in the sun will look great at the park.

I'm still on the green bandwagon Out of all the coasters I can recal, only a few are green: Riddler's Revenge, Green Lanterns, Raptor, and Hulk are the major ones that come to mind.

@MonteCristo also keep in mind that the Fast Lane and Fast Lane plus don't go into effect until a park is open for all guests. The only time that I ever would want to get a Fast Lane plus pass would be to ride Steel Vengeance and Maverick continuously just because they're such good rides

I can think of a few Cedar Fair parks that could get a Dive before us: Worlds of Fun, Great America, and possibly Dorney to name a few.

I strongly believe that some of the old Firehawk land is used for expansion. If a giga is the coaster coming to the park then they'll need all the room for foot traffic that they can get.

I guess they don't own the old wave pool anymore

X-Base is going to be barren this season. I'm still curious if anything will become of that land between Racer and Flight of Fear

Sea World San Diego announced that they'll receive a B&M Dive Machine in 2020 named "Mako" along with other additions. https://behindthethrills.com/2019/01/seaworld-san-diego-announces-new-coaster-and-plans-for-2020-and-beyond/ I like how Sea World themes their rides to animals but Mako? I get that trademarks aren't cheap but it seems kinda lazy to name the ride after the hyper in Orlando. I think the name "Hammerhead" would have been a better choice but that's just me. All in all it looks like a cool addition to the park. Too bad they have a height guideline to follow

I personally think it'll be a haunt attraction just because its too perfect of a building to pass up. Plus I don't know if B&M has ever used an old station for one of their coasters.

@MonteCristo if you're going to Cedar Point be cautious before buying a FL or FLP pass. During my internship this past summer there were days where I rode Top Thrill Dragster 4 times in under 15 minutes and Millennium Force had no wait; granted Steel Vengeance had insane wait times which thinned out the rest of the lines. If you're staying with a Cedar Point Resort like Breakers or Lighthouse Point you get early access into the park so you can knock out a lot of coasters like Steel Vengeance, Maverick, Millennium Force, Valravn and GateKeeper before the park even opens to the GP. I always told hotel guests to do this first before considering purchasing a FL or FLP.

@McSalsa I think the coaster wars of the 80s had a huge influence on the types of coasters Cedar Point churned out over the years. You'd never see a cloned coaster at that park like you see at Six Flags or even at some lower tier CF park. Millennium Force didn't put CP on the map but it certainly kept it a relevant park in the tourism industry and even more so with TTD and many other coasters that came after.

If that's the case then why didn't they just tear it down in 2013 with the rest of the ride?

This makes me happy as an enthusiast, especially since its GCI working on it

Been super busy but willing to knock out some chapters, anyone have any suggestions or requests?

From a feasibility standpoint, Congo Falls would be the best ride to relocate because it doesn't really fit in Action Zone anymore. It also might get more ridership if its near other water rides like WWC and RFYLCB where people who are already wet can go from one water ride to another.

The Cincinnati Zoo was also jyst ranked best zoo lights in America. Who would think that the Greater Cincinnati area would have some of the best holiday lights displays in the country?

Flight of Fear

That's something I didn't consider. Could it be possible to add 6 more cars to make it 18? I'm no physicist it roller coaster engineer so the feasibility of this ever happening is hypothetical.

The only thing I want done with The Beast in terms of a remodel would be Millennium Flyer trains. I'm a huge fan of how much room you have when riding Mystic Timbers where I feel kinda cramped when I ride The Beast. The Beast isn't a horrible because of this, I'll still continue ride it for as long as I live, but new trains would make the experience more enjoyable-same goes for Vortex.

I'm more excited about whats to come in 2020 with Gwazi. Its highly rumored to get the RMC treatment which would be an improvement over its current status as a SBNO coaster. I'm thinking of a true RMC dueling coaster like Twisted Colossus on a smaller scale.

@BeastForever I agree that a B&M giga will give Kings Island a definitive top 5. We're fortunate enough that we only have few cloned rides that are still unique in their own right. Paramount plagued Canada's Wonderland with some of the worse cloned coasters ever made that are comparable to something a Six Flags park would have. @canobie#1 I was a part of the CP internship program this past summer and I couldn't believe the amount of respect individuals had for KI.

I prefer the green because it's the less cosmetically touched of the two locomotives. The blue one just seems to "colorful" for me. I like the way it used to look back in the 70s when it was originally built with blue domes and a larger smoke stack. The straight stack it currently has isn't completely accurate to the look of an 1800s locomotive. The train resembles more of a coal-burning locomotive as they had straight smoke stacks whereas wood-burning locomotives had bigger smokestacks from the ash cumulated by the wood. I've been told they modified the blue engine to give it a little more personality and individuality from the green engine but I still prefer its old look.