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Actually I should correct myself. The Round Up was the official name for the style of ride Halleys Comet was, but I don't believe that was moved up from Coney. The star on the sign, however, was from the Shooting Star entrance. The Flying Scooter ride, when moved up from Coney Island, was renamed "Spirit of '76" before becoming the Flying Eagles, so I assume they just called it the Flying Scooters so there wouldn't be confusion. And if you look to the right on the original photo, it does appear to include the Cuddle Up.

I think the theme they were trying to go for was Coney Island, so the Flying Scooters was the name for the Eagles at Coney and Round Up was the original name for Halleys Comet.

It would be cool to see a Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster in the Congo Falls space and Congo Falls in Rivertown where the Crypt building currently is. I don't know how an Intamin blitz would fit in Oktoberfest without demolishing the Hanks/ Der Alte Deutsche Bier Garten building and patio or even Festhaus. Plus, I don't believe Cedar Fair will work with Intamin for a long time.

Kings Island Coney Island Cedar Point Holiday World (Six Flags) Kentucky Kingdom Strickers Grove Wyandot Lake/ Jungle Jack's Landing (Columbus Zoo) Dollywood Walt Disney World- Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios Universal Orlando Resort Universal Islands of Adventure Wonderpark (Forest Fair Village/ Cincinnati Mall) Americana/ LeSourdsville Lake (Abandoned) Total: 15.5

I would think the berm in the front with the park logo was removed during the 2002 - 2003 offseason when they rebuilt the fountain pool. The European style floral bushes along the fountain were probably removed in the late 90's.

With Oktoberfest they could add a Gerstlauer Skyroller and maybe a few flats themed to Germany. Maybe paint SlingShot to be black red and yellow to resemble the German flag. With the Queen City Sausage being served at the new restaurant this season, there is a chance for some sort of German fare returning in the future. But regarding a potential giga coaster, the old Dinosaurs Alive land would be the place to put it. I don't see them putting it in the Son of Beast station because The Bat and Banshee are right there and need the clearance, and X-Base would require a lot of rerouting of maintenance roads and moving those maintenance buildings. But if they're able to add a giga without putting it where Dinosaurs Alive used to be, that land could make a good second kids area, as was mentioned in these forums in the past. Since Coney Mall is meant to pay tribute to Coney Island, they could name the area "The Land of Oz."

The old berm on International Street did look nice. Kings Dominion got a similar one back in 2014 for their 40th.

It has looked like that for a while. It did when I went in 2016.

Those photos are so cool. I almost forgot about the Rivertown Mining Company building, which was torn down for Diamondback. Looking at those pictures makes me forget that those were taken at Kings Island. The old time rustic buildings in Rivertown were actually very cool.

I like the design and how they wanted to pay tribute to the early years of the park. The clock tower is a nice touch as well; reminds me of the arcade building adjacent to Moonlite Gardens at Coney Island. With the Queen City Sausage on the menu, perhaps there may be some hope of German food returning to Oktoberfest in the future.

I think he also said that steel coasters are plastic coasters in that statement as well. Not sure what he meant by that, though.

How much would it cost to build new maintenance buildings in order to expand X-Base? Where would they go on park property if they were to ever move them?

Not too sure what it will be, but I'm sure it will be interesting by the time opening day rolls around.

Very interesting information regarding the Skyride. I never knew the original Coney Island gondulas were replaced when it was moved to Kings Island. What's also interesting to point out is that the Skyride originally had three support towers at Coney, but a fourth tower, a second 96' tower, was added at Kings Island to span the length of the park.

I voted wooden coaster. Although the trains run on a steel box, the box is on top of a stack of wood.

Those lights have been there for a while. The Eiffel Tower at Kings Dominion has a similar light package on its cupola. I also noticed that the pulley systems used to hold the stars in place at the top during Winterfest are still there. I wonder if they're going to leave them for quick installation each winter.

The station has an open platform and riders enter through the same queue entrance. Even with one side open I've seen long lines for the ride.

The park counts it as one coaster.

Is that the full speed? Wow that looks fast!

Plus, The Racer still brings in over 1 million riders each season, giving more rides each season than The Beast according to the numbers the park publishes.

The 1971 pictures were very cool, but actually also pretty sad to flip through. Just knowing that it would close a few days later. But of course it never completely died. It was also cool seeing that picture of the carousel. Hard to imagine it without the Wurlitzer 157.

The Racer needs a paint job, but I must say it looks good compared to other wooden coasters. A bright red white and blue color scheme would look amazing on the coaster again. Edit: Forgot the t in paint.

I wouldn't take a Chance on that. Blondy, using his words carefully.

Kings Island was for a while, but I thought I remember reading on here that Carowinds eventually became the flagship park shortly before the Cedar Fair acquisition.

If it's given a Coney Island theme to match the area, they could name it "Wildcat," named after the PTC woodie which operated at Coney from 1925 to 1964. Since it would be built in the woods, the Wildcat theme would go well with a prowling forest creature.