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@tcraig88 what @McSalsa said, except I don't think KD's version would feature the final corkscrew

It seems like KD is in the market for clones. First there was speculation that they were getting a modified "clone" of Heaven's Wing. Now they're rumored to get a Joker clone in the form 4D Freespin. Do you all think Cedar Fair will add clones to their lower tier parks? Clones do save money but it doesn't seem like Cedar Fair to use cloned rides?

He finally did one for KI. I also make my own art from time to time that I can print out should I get my own place in the future

This is the only Mack coaster I'd want to replace Vortex. I don't even care about making up the height of Vortex as much as I do making up for the loss of inversions

It could go outside the building if need be

Call me the minority but I would have loved to see it look different. I made a concept a while ago where it was repainted to reflect colors I thought best represented Action Zone: Black, Dark Blue, Purple, and a little bit of orange at the top

I'm trying to figure out if the red car on the left is Red Race's or The Beast's. I'd like to think it's The Beast because that's too much of an important coaster to leave out

As long as no one calls out Chad on his tweet, I as a KIC member, don't care how Chad decides to conduct his work. Its inappropriate to call out park staff on how they chose to post. That's stuff a certain banned member used to do. Fake news has moved beyond one political party. Its used a lot in tons of different situations that aren't even political.

@Benjamin22 @bjcolglazier I think because since a certain political leader coinded the term "fake news", @King Ding Dong thinks Chad is showing a certain type of political loyalty. Not everything is political. I don't see it that way. The #fakenews hashtag was used to explain that: fake news. I see Facebook advertisements that specifically say "fake news", in them If I'm working for a company in the PR department and there's false information, I'm going to say it.

So someone is probably gonna lose their job

A few theories I have. 1.) Maybe BGW isn't planning any new coasters in the next 5 years so maybe they're trying to pack them in. 2.)@SOBwasaSOB made a good point. Maybe Intamin's trying to get back into the US market on a larger scale like in the past so doing two installations might make them relevant again for the Sea World chain, (perhaps other North American chains as well.) The last US install they did was a family type launch coaster for Sea World San Antonio. 3.)They might be trying to bury Kings Dominion. If this coaster is added in 2021, it will have been the 5th coaster the park has added in under under 10 years since 2012. KD on the other hand, has only gotten two new coasters since 2010. Also KD has lost a ton of rides in that amount of time so it could be possible that BGW is taking advantage of that. 4.) They could be just following tbe company's new business plan which is focusing more on rides rather than animal attractions. BGW, however, has the least amount of animals of all the Sea World parks (besides Sesame Place) so I don't really see them needing to compensate for animals.

I searched here and found nothing so I decided to share this. Here's the link from BGW fans. If this is true, it would mean BGW will have added its 4th launch coaster in under 10 years by the year 2021. Also if this is true, it would make KD less appealing to Virginians as well as people in the eastern region of the country.

You can see the track move to the weight of the train @0:07

Also remember its not just affecting Kings Island, its having an inpact on the whole industry. I don't know if it'll necessarily push back future projects but its possible.

I think they should invest in a raptor clone and an S&S 4d freespin since there aren't any of those anywhere close to Louisville. Anything to give them a more unique edge over KI.

I think Orion's que is going to be pretty spectacular, going off the concept from the drone and coaster promos. Mystic Timbers was a nice change and added some good theming and provided a backdrop for the story and I'm sure Orion's will do the same. Also its highly rumored that FoF's show building will be altered to reflect on the Orion story. If there's one que I'd want them to work on/ add to it would be Adventure Express'. Adding some posters along the walk would be nice as well as some appropriate music and maybe audio similar to Mystic Timbers.

Here's some artwork I found that I wanna buy https://www.redbubble.com/people/coastermerch/works/43086188-kings-island-coaster-cars-design?finish=semi_gloss&p=poster&size=small&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=g.pla+notset&country_code=US

We don't need a Mack though. You can get the same number of inversions, if not more, by shopping locally. I don't want a Mack unless we get something unique like a spinner or a 3rd launch which we don't really need at the moment

Macks have to be manufactured overseas so if you want something 6 inversions or more, be ready to pay a TON of money. RMC is pretty cheap for what they produce

Double post. I still think we still might get a B&M. The only other manufacturers I can really see are RMC and maybe S&S

I still think we have a ways. Cedar Point is still #1 with coasters like Steel Vengeance and Maverick. I highly doubt Cedar Fair will ever try to out-build Cedar Point with KI anytime soon. I'm honestly happy being the #2 park, that's where I rank us anyway. Carowinds and Canada's Wonderland have a long way to go to hit the #2 spot.

The inevitable virus has arrived in the tri-state https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2020/03/13/coronavirus-west-chester-hospital-butler-county/5042403002/

Ohio is #1 trending on twitter right now

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Here's something that confused me. On this chart, it said that total confirmed cased were over 100,000. Now its saying it dropped to 91,773. The deaths also dropped around 4,500+ to around 3,300. I've been observing this chart everyday so I know the original numbers were accurate. Anyone speculate why this number seemed to drop overnight? https://www.foxnews.com/health/coronavirus-everything-you-need-to-know?fbclid=IwAR3z2DQzSNAUXSmJngoxffUkKtWO_4xUVX0k-sNCuZxwzWruAz43ryMyNRc