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20 hours ago, Tr0y said:
I attended Coasterstock for the first time this past weekend.
Day 1: The day started out with bad weather, moderate rainfall and cold. Entered the park and was greeted by from KD’s digital marketing person. Which was odd, considering we have PR people in our park? Which they would end up showing up later during the tours. Even with the weather to the parks credit they had their coasters opened and operating.
I was pleasantly surprised by the donuts being served. They weren’t the generic Kroger kind but instead were Holtman’s donuts. Chef Perez was on site as well serving donuts to attendees, he did this both days. Chef Perez is always a familiar face to see in the park. Obviously passionate for what he does. The only complaint I would have about the morning donuts was because of its location. Due to the rain there was a lot of people crammed in the Diamondback Trading Post. I think given the weather, having one side of the brewhouse open would have been better suited for the occasion.
I got to ride of bunch of rides as well as finally get a glimpse of the KIMVRR roundhouse. This proceeded with lunch at Picnic grove. The food provided was so-so. If it wasn’t for eating with a friend who didn’t have a dining plan. I would have ate elsewhere, the chips were the star of the picnic. Koontz also missed this which he apologized for later. But given the rumors surrounded his retirement and likely bombardment of questions from thoosies. I cant say I don’t blame him. Lol
There were a few surprises throughout the day. One being an exclusive preview to the bubbles show for Coasterstock attendees. They also had a Graeters truck hidden behind Slaughterhouse where we were given Beast Ice cream. I prefer soft serve but it was good nontheless.
Best part of the first day in my opinion was the guest speakers. It was during this time that Mike announced his retirement. PTC gifted us lanyards and gave us their story with the park. Mike surprised us all by having the mastermind behind Kings Island Gary Wachs make an appearance to speak. I was impressed for the amount of respect the park had shown, Gary. There were a lot of gold tags in the seating area for this event, as well as the new park manager. Very classy by everyone involved.
Finished the day by closing out the bar at Brewhouse then getting plenty of ERT rides in. 12am in the morning and Kyle from KD is serving soft drinks to Coasterstock attendees and asking us how everything has been so far for the event. Which was nice. It was apparent that he cared that this event went well.
Day 2 (Mike Koontz Day): There was a banner hanging from the tower marking the day as Mike Koontz day, being that it was his last day with the park. I proceeded to walk to Scream Zone for Holtman’s donuts, no complaints. I got in some morning ERT rides followed by tours sprinkled throughout the day. Lunch at picnic grove for the second day was an improvement from the first. Closed out the day at Brewhouse again. Watched the nighttime firework / drone show which was dedicated to Mike Koontz. Kyle again, was present for the late night ERT. However this time, joining attendees on the nighttime rides.
Overall, for being my first Coasterstock, I had a great time and would attend again.
How was the tab?
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8 hours ago, IndyGuy4KI said:
Going to restore it or leave it as is?
or “restore it”?
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32 minutes ago, BeeastFarmer said:
That looks much better than the built version. Lots of overbanking. Do you know why they modified from this design, @gforce1994?
Cost, and the fact that Son of Beast would have been the World’s Tallest, Fastest, and Longest wooden coaster.
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Here’s a recreation of the original design of the Son of Beast based on an architecture model that was recently sold at auction.
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1 hour ago, BeeastFarmer said:
As an engineer, what is your opinion of the work so far? Given that it is apples to oranges, so not an ideal comparison, but compared to Orion and Soapbox Racers, would you say it's behind, ahead or about the same? (Remembering that since the waterpark opens an out 5 weeks after the dry park, the "opening day" deadline is in a different timeframe).
They’re on schedule from what it appears. The fortunate thing about the new RiverRacers is that it’s compact, and thus rides and slides like that tend to go up quickly. As soon as Snoopy’s SoapBox Racers footings were set, the ride was built quickly.
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2 hours ago, BeeastFarmer said:
Besides the pieces that have been in the parking lot, what else have they done? Difficult to tell from your video.
They arranged footings and poured them. As soon as they’re cured, vertical construction will begin.
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They’re really moving quickly with the project! Excited to try out this new record breaker in a few months!
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57 minutes ago, BeeastFarmer said:
What records is this attraction breaking?
To start off, it’s one of the fastest water coaster in the world and has one of the largest drops. It has the largest windowed launch riser of any launch coaster.
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I am so excited and can’t wait for the record breaking RiverRacers attraction! Only a few months away!
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What do you think of Winnerden Flats?
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One photo is worth a thousand words.
EDIT: The meal was delicious, as I was trying to imply.
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2 hours ago, DonHelbig said:
The 1980 USA Olympic men's hockey team didn't win the Gold Medal because they had the best players. They won because they had the right players. Same thing applies here. For the restructuring to work, the regional PR and social media teams are going to need the right people involved. If they build the regional teams that way, it will lead to the improvements park fans want to see.
It was scripted that way. Otherwise a lot of people would have hated the Miracle film for being inaccurate.
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I don’t like to complain but there was something that I discovered. If you take your Lantern into Madame Fatale’s during haunt you’ll get yelled at, even though there’s a sign indicating one can use the lantern.
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Here’s a look at the lantern attraction. Overall it’s highly worth it.
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32 minutes ago, Tr0y said:
Yes.
Spoiler
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1 minute ago, Tr0y said:
**Update** The wheelchair honks and then it plays the radio.
How much did the lamp cost?
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What is the Air-Speed Velocity of an Unladen Swallow?
All jokes aside, what was the most difficult ride to market?
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Just throwing this out, KI’s model is modified layout to allow the rafts to cross the finish line besides each other. The second launch was replaced with a high speed turn and airtime drop.
It’s cool to note that from all the published information, this water coaster appears to be the steepest, fastest, and have the largest drop.
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On 7/23/2024 at 5:58 PM, disco2000 said:
If only there were trash cans close by
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2 hours ago, BoddaH1994 said:
Now that is a good question.
They have the list published on the KIC website.
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34 minutes ago, Orion-XL200 said:
Saw the video and totally cringed. Mostly because a company such as Kings Island/Cedar Six Flags is going to rely on guests to be charitable to an organization instead of just donating to the organization.
It's the whole "we're going to charge you $26.99 for a t-shirt, $7.99 for a vinyl sticker, so would you like to round your total up for charity?" mindset. Sure donating to ___ and ____ charities are great, but why doesn't the park (or any other parks) just donate a portion of proceeds on a given day and/or month instead of trying to pressure guests to donate?
To be fair, this isn't just Kings Island, Cedar Point, etc.....it's a lot of big corporations, but it's still gross. Almost as bad as the tipping culture of America.Tipping is a good way to help support workers salaries while keeping food prices low. It’s been that way for awhile. There has been numerous studies on how tipping ensures that prices remain low, and people are paid.
Look at restaurants that don’t provide tips. Notice how the price of McDonalds, Skyline, and Five Guys have skyrocketed like crazy.
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3 minutes ago, Orion-XL200 said:
Welcome back @gforce1994 did Mr. Showalter ask you to post this?
To be fair, @brenthodge said "If only Kings Island put this much thought into promoting their product..."
While yes, there was coverage, that doesn't mean the park really promoted it. OOO yay, people talked about it at Coastermania? You mean enthusiasts talking about things happening at the park, not passive people who would want/need a reason to visit the park. And Columbus region? Don't say that so fast. I live in the region, never saw it on the news, a quick google search under "news" nothing on the first 6 pages from a Columbus news affiliate.
Has anything news worthy (aside from the Banshee incident), about the park made it outside of Ohio on a news site?
Here’s one of many articles outside the Cincinnati market that mentioned it.
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Additionally, there was coverage of it in Dayton, Columbus, and was talked about by attendees of Coastermania. Everyone knew the event was going on.
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