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Since the announcement of this series this year, free parking after 5pm has been included with the concert ticket... But yes, it hasn't been marketed a lot (even not being an A-lister, a radio station usually picks up on it and arranges an opportunity to talk to the performer, give away tickets, etc.), no discounts for passholders, no discount for the park...it is almost like they want it to not be successful and the concert series is a distraction to take the scent off of a future attraction in the area...you know put all the Timberwolf is leaving rumors to rest, yet here we are before the first concert and even the naysayers here last year saying Timberwolf would not be removed and now leaning towards its possible removal....

^+1 above!!! As I mentioned earlier in the thread, the sensors are new to The Beast and additional ones and other items were added, so yes this is "ho-hum oops stuff breaks it's all new"....and it takes awhile for everything to settle out as @Browntggrr excellently explains based on his experiences with these sensors in a manufacturing setting, which would be easier than in a setting on a roller coaster exposed to 24/7 weather and operating conditions...

Given the perfect weather forecasted, yes it will be a larger than normal crowd. Given that admission is not part of the concert series as past concerts were, I don't think the concert will have a significant impact on attendance. By last estimates, it appears it isn't even half sold.

The wheel is simply replaced. They will not try to repair the wheel. The mechanism that holds the wheels in place probably just rotated around its axis that once a new wheel is put on it is back in alignment. Or they could replace that whole assembly. They inspect the rides/trains every day, so giving them Wednesday night until this morning is more than enough time to inspect the whole ride and make any fixes necessary. It isn't like they stop working when the park closes. We have seen maintenance completely change out an entire set of wheels from park close one night to park open the next day. You can see this sometimes in the beginning and end of season when the Diamondback wheels change colors overnight based on if they need softer or stiffer wheels based on temperature... We saw seatbelts show up overnight on Diamondback one year. One year we saw cameras for user POV on the seat in front of you show up on Banshee overnight and then after a few weeks they were removed overnight. They can get a lot done overnight. Then you throw on top of it the ride not running, and they can really move. I have not confirmed it is open yet, but the park would not re-open the ride if they were not confident that the ride is safe. It just isn't worth the risk.

I said in an above post that if the damage was only confined to that one spot, it would be up and running in a couple of days.... But I think there are more issues than the pictures show and isn't open...

I do not recall seeing as many people at CP wearing their anniversary gear as here. I can hear it now "Our 50th anniversary clothing sold so well, let's do 51st anniversary next year"

John Materese did a report...I am sure someone will make the joke... https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/kings-islands-the-bat-closed-after-a-wheel-came-loose-while-in-motion-ride-formerly-known-as-top-gun

Greg Brady said he preferred groovy

The sensors were replaced on The Beast and additional programming happened. It is common for a ride to experience these "breakdowns" after that happens. They are not really breakdowns more than the sensors faulting and needing adjusted. It has been getting less and less as the season has progressed.

Looks like something I see at Kroger making it fresh for everyone

I don't think anyone here has said they think The Bat is done for the rest of this year because of this incident. Rather, they are saying they are concerned that with its age and frequent downtime and track needing to be replaced that this or next season may be its last. Unless the damage is more extensive than the one section, it will be repaired and running in a couple of days to a week. The last replaced segment earlier this month was down for two days to fix.

De-railing due to an external object is much different than failure of a component of the ride itself as it approaches its useful life timeline...granted the wheel in question is not original, but could a failure of the track caused the wheel to come off or did the wheel cause the damage.... The Bat has had several issues this year and that certainly plays into the decision. This won't be the first stretch of tube track replaced just this month...

"The rules don't apply to me. I don't care that it is posted EVERYWHERE. I am special." They probably give the police a one star review for being given a speeding ticket and not getting a warning

Availability of parts is not the issue. Steel can only go through so many stress cycles before it is to the point of reaching its design and useful life. Welds suffer from fatigue of thousands of train cycles over the years. The cost to start replacing worn out steel and fatigued welds is usually more than the cost of a new coaster. Doesn't mean a park won't go to the expense of doing extensive repairs, but most see the coaster end when that time comes. Wood coasters are constantly having maintenance done and it is a lot easier to replace wood sections than it is sections of a steel coaster. A stretch of the tubular track was replaced a couple of weeks ago. There are still replacement sections left. The damaged section of tubular track done by this can certainly be replaced, but an investigation needs to be done to see if any other damage was done other than the visible damage one can see of the track. @CorkscrewMcPuke it was a light day after the park and weather had ran people out, so there just were not a lot guests back there at the time. And if those there are not on social media, it won't get out online like it can on a busy Saturday...but I am positive it is out there if you look hard enough....

The area is now flat and gravel - could it be parking/staging area for the equipment and performers coming in to Timberwolf?

The batmobile lost a wheel...and the joker got away

Yes it is. Maybe they are adding a FastLane line to Timberwolf Or would it be FastLane PLUS lol. There is active construction within Timberwolf adding steps and walkway to the VIP area, so that is probably what @IndyGuy4KI heard.

For being a light crowd today, we had lots of inconsiderate guests. Guests vaping while on rides and in no-wait queue lines and vaping/smoking in other areas of the park. Seemed higher than normal for a light Tuesday. A guest exited the Congo boat and proceeded to walk along the concrete channel despite repeated loud announcements by the ride op to get back in the boat. Finally got back in where the fence is at going back into the station. Usually the Saturday stuff, not a random low crowd Tuesday. Fortunately no reports of Snoopy being left locked in a car in the parking lot. But yes, as others reported, most rides were fairly short waits today.

Yes she does, but so do Eli and Dewey in the segment! Maybe they are silent members here?

That video has been running since last year.

It opened around 1pm.

New track and new sensors so there are always bugs. The downtime is getting less as the season goes on. I have not felt any potholes. Are you sure it wasn't a perceived bump due to the trim brake catching harder than your previous rides? I have experienced a little "jump" based on the trims catching a little harder that are probably a result of the train hitting the track more abruptly than gliding over with less trim and letting the upstop wheels do their thing.

Diamondback operated on Sunday. It had some Father's Day activities in the morning and got a late start

^Just like the warnings to an individual guest about not recording on rides or not smoking....I cannot tell you how many repeat offenders I have seen do that. If they are not going to toss them immediately, at least take their name down and toss them when they are caught doing it again later that day. I have been walking with security before and their response has been only take a name if they get belligerent and confrontational...they are given some discretion and leeway in addressing the matter based on the circumstances. But I am sure many believe it should be a zero tolerance policy.

He does it twice in one day and only gets a warning... "Since the owner left his dog inside of the hot vehicle twice in one day, Kings Island advised the owner he would not be welcomed back in the park for the rest of the day. The officer told the dog’s owner that if he returned and found the dog left alone inside of the locked car again, the owner would be charged with cruelty to animals, according to the police report." https://www.fox19.com/2022/06/20/owner-leaves-dog-inside-115-degrees-vehicle-while-visiting-kings-island-police-report/?fbclid=IwAR233Dp5_9DYsuGkFncnmUyuVoc_ertG_QQZwaKiPixJRImMCqjKpHKTo4Y