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They did. It was called Salt Water Circus. There are even pictures of it on some sites. It was behind the Eiffel Tower, I think where Internatational Showplace is now. I know this post is from over a month ago, but small correction: Salt Water Circus wasn't where International Showplace was, but instead behind it. They both co-existed for ~20 years.

The Outer Limits: Flight of Fear was shortened to just Flight of Fear in 2001. However, one could argue that one of the "new" attractions that year (Wild Thornberry's River Adventure) was also renamed (having been Kings Mill Log Flume up until it last operated in 1999). Personally, I prefer to think of KMLF and WTRA as two separate rides, as the attraction was almost entirely rebuilt. And for anybody not getting what homestar92 was referring to, Xtreme Skyflyer opened in 1995 as "Drop Zone". It was renamed to its current name the following season, most likely to allow for a new ride named Drop Zone to open in Coney Mall in 1997 (there was even a teaser sign that said "Future Site of New Attraction Dropping in Next Summer!"). The attraction was postponed and instead opened in 1999 as part of the new Paramount's Action Zone.

In the last picture, are those giant pallets stacked with pavers? That's what it kinda looks like.

Not to be greedy, but while the park is fixing this up if they could give Festhaus' glockenspiel clock some TLC, that would be all kinds of wonderful

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that the 1918 band organ that sits in the center of the ride? The one that's sat unused for years now, while a digital loop of fairground music played over the speakers? Cause if so, this is big and exciting news.

I'd rather the park simply replace the gates with smaller ones, similar to Stinger at Dorney Park: They're the exact same ride, but Dorney's version looks far less cluttered and much, much nicer. Not that it'd add much, but I also wouldn't mind our ride being renamed Stinger as well.

Backlot Stunt Coaster may not be the most intense or exciting ride for thrill seekers, but it's adored by smaller riders. My little brother could ride that and Adventure Express all day, while he's not quite up for The Beast or Vortex just yet. I know he, and many other younger park guests, would be sad if it was to be removed. I'm honestly surprised there is only one Three-Point Challenge at Kings Island - Cedar Point has three. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised to see one tucked somewhere into Action Zone for next year.

It'd be one thing if the Festhaus clock had been quietly shut off and the animated figurines were hidden behind closed doors. But it's an embarrassment for the park that the thing hasn't worked since at least 2009, with one of the doors ajar with a little chef figurine stuck halfway inside, halfway outside.

Typically the space underneath a station is used for a PLC room, storage, mechanical shenanigans, etc. I'd be surprised to see a merchandise location underneath Banshee's station.

^Another play on words? Where are there already examples of play on words?

Not to derail this topic, but the story of the woman suing McDonald's for the hot coffee is not as bizarre or outrageous as you've probably been led to believe. The incident occurred in 1992 and severely burned a 79-year-old woman. The coffee was at a ridiculously hot temperature compared to other establishments, and McDonald's had already dealt with over 700 similar reports of coffee burning customers without adjusting the beverage's temperature. The woman spent eight days hospitalized because of the burns the coffee caused, and initially sought to settle with McDonald's for only $20,000 (a very realistic amount considering her medical bills and loss of income), but the company was only willing to pay $800. Also, do a Google image search for "Liebeck burns" (mildly NSFW, I may add) to see just how bad the burns was.

^And you're still missing the whole point of renaming Flight Deck to The Bat.

Yeah, good thing they got rid of the old email. Way too much spam getting sent there. In all seriousness, I doubt they'll do much to the queue. Even without the part from under the station, it's still one of (if not the) longest queues in the park. Even with Banshee next door, I'll be surprised to see that thing reach the midway.

^An inverted roller coaster's trains are inverted below the track and are fixed in place, preventing any swinging motion on turns (reference Flying Ace Areial Chase, Invertigo, and Banshee). A suspended roller coaster is similar, except the trains are not fixed in place and therefore have the capability of swinging on turns. A suspended roller coaster could have inversions and still be a suspended roller coaster, there just haven't been any that do.

I honestly do not ever recall all of them working at any one time. I know that it seems like more worked this year than last year, but lights were out in the eyes on many and the lights that are shining on them. They had their ups-and-downs through-out the season, but there were definitely points where all of them operated properly.

Amusement Dark makes me think of a nighttime event deal, similar to Cedar Point's Luminosity or Six Flags' iLuminate or igNIGHT. Music, dancing, lights, all that jazz, strictly present to encourage guests to spend longer in the park and spend more on food, merchandise, etc.

Punctuation is your friend. And Boomerang Bay's Guest Services was a temporary trailer. The park built a new, permanent one for Soak City. And the park is somewhat limited in where they can use a Mystery Machine, even if it is repainted (as it indeed was for Slaughterhouse) Yep, behind Stunt Crew Grille. It was filled with all sorts of blood and gore for Slaughterhouse. I believe it was originally a photo booth for Scooby-Doo (and later Beastie).

From the first post... I don't see any corkscrews in that concept art - I think the two spirals are just basic helices (as clearly seen in the ride overview here). I'm sure Arrow Dynamics had wanted to incorporate inversions into the ride, but by the time it was announced to the public (and that little piece of concept art was drawn), the idea had been quietly abandoned.

But Vortex and King Cobra are drastically different coasters, ditto with Backlot Stunt Coaster and Screamin' Demon. Bat and Flight Deck, however, are both suspended roller coasters. Therefore, the renaming works in the nod-to-history sense. It also works in the "spooky" sense, as The Bat will neighbor Banshee. Renaming Vortex to King Cobra and Backlot Stunt Coaster to Screamin' Demon would make little sense, while renaming Flight Deck to The Bat is a clever idea that will give an old attraction new life, as well as tie the ride into the area better and probably give a small boost to merchandise sales.

As a couple others mentioned, it's Rotor. Relocated from Coney Island, it stayed in that spot until 1974, when it was transported to the other side of Bavarian Beetle to make way for the Lion Country Safari entrance. Most online sources claim it was removed 1979 alongside Bavarian Beetle and Sky Ride. From left to right, you have an old security booth, Italian Job's photo booth (later reused as a standard souvenir booth, right outside Zephyr), Boomerang Bay's guest services, and the Mystery Machine from Scooby-Doo (aka Beastie), later repainted and reused for Slaughterhouse.

And it's unlikely we'll get another $24-million attraction for a few years, but that doesn't mean we can't get a coaster of some sort in that time period. Like many of the coasters I listed, they don't have to have a big price tag.

That's what I initially anticipated happening, but that set of stairs has now been demolished. I'd now be surprised if Fast Lane was added to the ride, as it'd require a whole new bridge of sorts from the ground to the station. A little. Why spend money on removing the queue for no reason other than to get rid of it? What profit could that bring the park? Maybe they're actually saving money by removing the queue. Like if they were planning to paint the whole thing a brand new set of colors, it'd be cheaper to remove the unused bottom queue than it would be to paint it matching colors. But if you think about it, there would be no reason to remove FD right now. We won't be getting a new coaster after Banshee for a few years so there's no reason to make more room. It's unlikely we'll get a new coaster for a few years? Kings Island added a coaster every year between 1991 and 1993 (Adventure Express, Scooby Zoom, Top Gun), and again between 1998 and 2001 (Scooby's Ghoster Coaster, Face/Off, Son of Beast, Rugrat's Runaway Reptar), and once again between 2005 and 2007 (Italian Job: Stunt Track, Avatar: The Last Airbender (which the park counts as a coaster), Firehawk). The park may have been managed by different companies during those times, but that doesn't mean a similar trend cannot occur.

thedevariouseffect and jcgoble3, don't be so quick to assume - a woman did indeed die after riding Top Gun in 2003. It was a 34-year-old mother and she passed due to pre-existing conditions. http://coasterbuzz.com/Forums/Topic/woman-dies-of-heart-attack-on-pkis-top-gun

It's now been thirty years since The Bat was removed though. If Flight Deck was renamed, I don't think most guests would realize that it's simply a recycled name used for a defunct coaster. Instead, it'd be a new name and a new theme that would tie the coaster into the "spooky" theme being presented with Banshee. If the park really wanted, they could sanction off the end of Action Zone into its own section, similar to what was done with X-Base and Coney Mall.

The theater opened with Phantom Theater in 1992. It was listed on the park map until 2005, although I think its last show ("Scooby-Doo and the Ghost in the Attic") was in 2002.