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The Ivy Tunnel. Biggest coaster when I first started attending was Racer. First looping I rode was the Screamin' Demon (and first backwards). We always took a break in the late afternoon to catch a show.

The Bat has one? Don't ever remember that coaster having an on ride photo...

Or how about a Haunted House in West Virginia that should by all means be considered a coaster?

And I don't think that KI will invest in this ride any longer. I'm calling it...this ride gets replaced for 2016. Not sure if they will replace it with another themed shoot 'em up or not, but I feel like something is going in there for 2016. Don't have any insider information, just an educated guess.

Good article. Sums up The Beast nicely. Sorry, but in my heart it will always be the best.

My first memories that stand out were how everything was so large, how you could see the Eiffel Tower first coming in. Towards the end of our 3 hour trek to KI, all three of us kids would begn looking for the Eiffel Tower because we knew we had finally arrived. Then, we would get through the front gate, and I would just admire how nice the fountains were as we made our way to LaRosa's for lunch before we started our day.

Well, the skid brakes on The Beast had to be replaced after the collision in the station. Paramount should've never messed with The Racer

Terp, we must be getting a mustang ride by your comments. However, I would like to see a new ride go into the old Phantom Theatre building and take out Boo Blasters.

I love that I get to share these rides with my son now and honestly, I forgot how fun the old flat rides can be. We went to Camden Park and I just love the Whip, the Tilt-A-Whirl, the Scrambler, The Paratrooper, The Little Dipper, The Big Dipper, and The Camden Princess. I showed him how to get the cars spinning on the Tilt-A-Whirl faster. We had a fun round of miniature golf as well. We ate pizza, had a frozen lemonade, and I took him to the Sugar Shop. I was totally surprised that he only wanted to buy one thing in there. I figured I would go broke there.

Wow, that ride looks crazy good! KI needs one of these for sure.

I agree with some sentiments expressed here. I've been on other message boards with people complaining about Millennium Force being boring. I still like it and if they find it boring, hopefully they won't be in line, making it shorter for me. I say do what you like because life is too short to worry about what others think. Kinda like movies. I don't pay any attention to reviews. If I think it will be interesting, I'll go find out for myself.

By far BSLC is not my favorite coaster, but it does serve a niche at Kings Island. I think you need some intermediate ones like The Racer, BSLC for the kids who aren't quite ready for the larger, more intimidating coasters. I like the direction that CF has taken with the chain as a whole, overall.

The only SLC I rode was Thunderhawk at Geauga Lake and later relocated to MiA. I never thought it was a rough or uncomfortable ride.

Most coasters I find that I enjoy the back seat most. Sometimes, I do enjoy a front row seat. Inverted coasters, front row for sure.

Well, not surprising considering that the management is a mess

I thought Camden had a winged coaster...oh never mind, they just had one that flew off the track! Just joking

Not sure what you could replace it with either. That space is very limited. I want to see Racer stay as it was the one that terrified me to the point that my mother had to bribe me to ride it.

I agree with the other people here. Do yourself a favor and keep it to yourself. Be the better man. We all know what a piece of work that guy is. There are many times in life when I wanted to get back at others. There are times that I have and nothing good or positive ever came of it. I can tell you that now, the life that I am trying to live as a good Christian man, I take the high road way more often than not. It pays off in that I have far less drama in my life.

To answer your question Shark, yes. Ed Hart is that unscrupulous.

I like your ideas. In thinking about the condition of Boo Blasters, it makes me wonder when the next dark ride experience will replace it. Personally, I'm an old school kind of guy and I would like to see a boat ride come back to that location. My favorite was Enchanted Voyage. It was a great ride to slow down the pace of your day and enjoy some air conditioning.

It's cool man. No apology necessary. Just to see KI Super 8 footage took me back in time. Where's Marty McFly when I need him.

Sweet footage! A bit hard to watch, but cool none the less

New for 2015, jump element added to Millie! Where's Lance when you need him?

I'll disagree here. I believe that the Burger King King should be roaming the Island. Maybe around Halloween since creepy is in at that time of year.

I would agree with that sentiment. Coasters are not what brings the families in. It's rides that everyone can do together. Never been on a dive coaster. Not interested either. I would think that one, one trick pony coaster at CP would be enough.