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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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Just a sad event. I hope he and the ride ops make a full recovery.
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The timing is perfect because it’s the 40th anniversary of the first major enthusiast event in park history - AcCE Spring Conference. That year heralded the opening of King Cobra:
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Just now, BeeastFarmer said:
First Aid is open until the last guest leaves the park.
Yes, but first aid has general medical supplies, not something disease or condition specific.
I ran into the issue last year, and am curious if it was fixed.
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Cost, and the fact that Son of Beast would have been the World’s Tallest, Fastest, and Longest wooden coaster.