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That is fantastic news. I would expect more garbage cans for next year as well.

Did the lemon chill guy narrow it down a little? A few years could be 5-10 years down the road. This is also the rumor I've heard from him. Son of Beast is going to be turned in to the tallest, fastest, and only looping bathroom in the world, that way they don't have to tear it down. And,the cars will be retrofitted with toilet seats.

I don't think it is in trouble at all. It is one of the Six Flags parks that is profitable. It also fits in with Shapiro's family image.

Here is the Aqua Trax This would make sense considering that CP was talking about replacing White Water Landing with another water ride, but those plans were pushed back when they decided to install maXair.

Well, some days The Racers actually race. Some days they don't. This is not faulty operation or some kind of mechanical failure.

I would have to say that night rides on The Beast rule. It seems that it goes faster, although I can't confirm or deny this. The thing with The Beast is, it is not your average wooden coaster. There is not a lot of air time, but you can't beat the scenery, tunnels and the helix finale.

For the record, Cedar Point's shows blows Kings Island shows out of the water. KI used to have better shows back in the 80's. This is why CP won awards from the IAAPA. Apparently, Interpreter, you are in the minority when you think KI's shows are better than CP's. Why is this so hard for you to understand? Where are KI's awards for their shows? There were NONE.

Then Disney could sue them for copyright infringement.

Not saying that you are wrong, but, you are the first person I have heard mention that the roughness is caused by the structure and not the track or the train.

Why is it wrong for them to mention that Cedar Point is their flagship park? It's not like that is news or anything. After every park that has been acquired by Cedar Fair it is still mentioned that Cedar Point is the flagship park. Why would they change that now? Yeah, I know that PKI and PCW both had bigger numbers than CP, but that doesn't mean that one of them now becomes the flagship park. Honestly, did you really think that would change?

Dave is a really smart individual. They don't call him the ride man for nothing. I may be in the minority here, but I want Son of Beast to stay. Maybe Cedar Fair will either have the track retro fitted with Intamin plug and play track or maybe new Intamin custom wood coaster trains.

Sorry, I'd rather go to Cedar Point than Disney World. How much more time would be spent traveling to Florida as opposed to Ohio? That is always a consideration for me. .25 cent cotton candy is sweet too!

^It's not steel track on wood supports. It's all wood. Intamin calls it plug and play track. You can read a little explanation here. Intamin Worldwide

I wish that would happen. I heard the rumor that The Beast was going to have the swamp surround it this year. I guess that was wrong as well. It would be cool if that did happen. I heard a rumor from some smelly fat guy on the train said they were going to take out Vortex because he complained that his gf got her ears hurt so they listened and they decided to take it out of season of 2003. That was the most stupid rumor I have heard. It might seem cool to bring back the swamp under The Beast, but it really wouldn't. I don't think most people would enjoy being ate up by a bunch of mosquitos. That's what it was like and why it was removed.

Why must we keep nitpicking the reporters to death? I think the fact that it has been reported wrong by the press is an issue that we have beaten to death. It's great that a structural engineer is now on board for the inspection. Maybe this will help speed the process up a little bit. I could be wrong, though.

^That's what some people were saying over at Pointbuzz. That the footers are too low for a wing ryder type of seat.

I don't think I've seen that posted here before. Good find, tggr.

There is a new promo video for the Mystery Mine Ride. Also, there are some construction pics, for those interested. There is also a new cool animated intro for the site. Mystery Mine Ride

Are Top Gun, Vortex, or Psycho Mouse at PGA any good? They could send any one of those here. Unless there's some kind of big terrain difference.

I think some people are confusing the height check with Cedar Point. Cedar Point I know for sure has a height checker at Guest Relations and you can get the wristband there.

I get it now, Interp. I was sitting here thinking, well, it is a rarity. I guess so much of a rarity that it's the only one. Wooferbear, I was kind of thinking the same thing. I can't really tell if what she said ended at "double helix area", and the rest was the reporter saying it was some kind of corksrew element. Or, did she say the whole thing?

I'd like to hear what some people here think that Project 2007 will be? I mean, what type of coaster? The rumors I've heard. 1)500ft coaster. I really don't think this one has any merit. 2)Multi-looper. Could be, not really sure. 3)Intamin water coaster. Supports looks like this may be it. Still not sure.

^I've heard that it is pretty boring. If KI were to get something like Dominator or Kraken, then I would definitely want a floorless.

Interpreter, what is wrong with this phrase? The Son of Beast takes riders down a 214-foot hill at more than 78 mph and includes a 118-foot tall loop, a rarity for a wooden roller coaster. I'm not sure what you are getting at.

^I am a little upset over the accident myself. I have not been to Kings Island this year and I won't be able to ride Son of Beast when I do go. I know, there are lots of other things to do, but, I hate not being able to ride SOB and see(or feel) the improvements that were made over the off-season.