KIBeast

Dick Kinzel won't be happy that this one is out of the bag.

Yes, it's true that there are not many Vekoma flyers around. However, I have been on X-Flight many times and it is a good, thrilling ride. Not uncomfortable or bumpy. That's why I want it to come to KI.

In line forever waiting on Delirium. Tomb Raider has awful capacity. About as good as Drop Zone.

Really? Is that why it seems that the line never moves? I see you love Delirium, but its' capacity is not that great. I also left out TR:TR as low capacity.

Where to begin. Oh yeah, first off, Top Gun is one of the better suspended coasters out there. I understand that only Big Bad Wolf at BGE is better. It is a nice coaster with a little height to scare the young ones but not so high that it intimidates them. The Racers also serve pretty much the same purpose. Not real high and fast, yet fun and not intimidating. Can you imagine if your first coaster was Little Bill's and then you went straight to The Beast after that? There has to be medium sized coasters in the park. IJ:ST is another one of those.

The only reason they point to MIA is people in that area are angry at CF for not building any new coaster in years. I think it's more wishful thinking on their part than any proof that it will go to MIA. You can't argue capacity either. Look at Delirium, Face/Off, and Drop Zone...capacity nightmares. I really don't think it's an issue.

Yeah, I've only had two laps on FOF where the brake was on. It ruined the whole last half of the ride.

Just want to point out that only 5 years ago in 2001 Geauga Lake had an annual attendance of 2.7 million. Considering the park now draws 700k and neither Cedar Point or Kings Island picked up those extra 2 million visits I don't think removing rides from GL will impact CP or KI unless the rides end up at one of them. Actually, Cedar Fair found out that their attendance statistics were severly inflated. It was more like 1.6 million, not 2.7. It's being discussed at Coasterbuzz. If Jeff Putz says this, then it's probably true.

Surf City Splashouse should be cool. I was at the one like it at GL and it looks like a lot of fun for the kiddies. I know one kid who was having a great time soakin me with a water gun.

There goes one of my main reasons to visit GL, other than Dominator.

The brakes in the shed do not stop The Beast any more than in the past. Instead of a gradual slow down, it now just catches it right at the end.

Reckling? You mean heckling? We harp a little on this because it's not like you're uneducated and can't spell correctly or use the right word. It is laziness that people choose to incorrectly spell or use the right word.

There is not one thing in this paragraph that convinces me we are 100% or any kind of % that we are getting X Flight. Someone who doesn't know coasters, where they are located or the simple fact it is a coaster doesn't convince me that she knows any more than ride ops. I hate to use this old phrase that has been beaten to death around here, but, Those who know, don't tell. Those who tell, don't know.

That makes sense railrider, that it was a flaw in construciton, not in the design itself.

Harvester, I was just saying that if it is a design flaw, then the designer would be the one being sued, unless someone altered those designs. It's not a matter of biting the hand that feeds.

I don't see how those people could possibly like the old water park over the new. WWK is really good. HH was, meh. Anyhoo, I could see some other coaster leaving first before X Flight or Dominator. Those are the two best steel coasters in the park.

Yeah, post it please. I am interested to see it. So, then if they don't sue Stengel, then it has to be whomever altered those designs. Would Stengel still want to take credit for a coaster whose design was altered from what he submitted? Because he is still claiming SOB on his web site.

The Beast backwards? Ehhhh, no. Doesn't sound good to me at all.

I might have to take them up on this.

If design was the problem, wouldn't they be suing Werner Stengel since it was his company that designed it? I still say design is not the problem.

^I was going to say the same thing, reclaimer. It doesn't surprise me that CF would drop Winterfest since they had to quickly get into place.

That's awesome. Did you see where KI won two awards for their entertainment at the IAAPA show? I'm just sorry I didn't catch a show this year.

I thought it was just me.

Ok, I can't tell if there's track on the lift hill or not in that photo in the link I provided. Is that wha'ts supposed to be missing?

Pointbuzz. Seems that our fearless leader, Dick Kinzel, has been inducted in to the IAAPA Hall of Fame. Also, it seems that the awards for entertainment have been released. PKI took two awards. IAAPA Awards