BeeastFarmer

The only issues I had at CP was with the seatbelts on Mean Streak and Blue Streak. I just couldn't get them buckled even though there was plenty of length. MF and TTD--I'm 6'2" and 240lbs. I got these without issues, but the seatbelts are very short. I've only had to do the walk of shame on Drop Zone. And that doesn't happen if I am in one of the middle seats facing the parking lot/Motel 8.

i have only been there one time (last week) but here is what I observed: I-Street/Entry Plaza: Instrumental/movie scores/"European" music. This extended down the long pathway behind the tower. However, once the sun set, the light show started and this area was immersed in techno/dance club music. Old Virginia: Country-ish music--guitars and banjos. Candy Apple Grove-50's/60's and 80's-00's pop music. Safari Village-Congo-type music, but at times it sounded Haunt music as noted in my previous post. Walkway to Dominator-pop music. All of the music was upbeat, but just themed to its' area. Also, most of the speakers I saw were ground level and blended into the landscape. The volume was set so it enhanced the experience rather than drown out the experience. KD was a very nice park. Besides being a mirror image of KI, and the associated moments of confusion, it reminded me of the KI I remember as a youth. If you can take the time, go.

Are these slides causing skin breaks? If so, the park should be notified because blood in water, even in small amounts, is not a good thing.

Kings Dominion has appropriate music for its' themed areas. (However, some of the music in Safari Village almost sounds like Haunt music!) Carowinds has wonderful instrumental music playing in the plaza outside the front gate. Cedar Point has appropriate music for its' Rivertown/Western area (sorry, I can't remember the name of this area.) As much as I like the 80's music that plays at KI, it would be nice to have thematic music on I-Street and Rivertown again...and not turned up so loud! It's hard to hear the ones you are there with.

Had a great time at the Storm the Kingdom event yesterday. Got to ride all the coasters and flats even though the wet and dry side were insanely busy. Storm Chaser has gone through four sets of wheels so far, so they had to temporarily use nylon wheels, which give your rear end a weird vibrating feeling (when it is in the seat). It also makes the coaster loud, and seems slower to me than the other time I had been to the park this season.

Magenta Lizard, this is for you! I saw Cirque Imagine at Kings Dominion on Tuesday and Carowinds on Thursday. At KD, the emcee pronounced the title "EEEMAHJEAN" This KD show was really good; the bike guy was the same one from KI last year. The bike guy at Cwinds was good, but seemed unsure of himself at times. The performers at Cwinds, I recognized from KI were two of the "clowns"-they guy who gets the girl, and the tall one. The other "clown" was a female. (KD had a female clown too). The black and white performers, I recognized most of them too. KD had the act with the red bowling pin juggle, Cwinds had the ring. Both locations had some added acts that were great. Cwinds theater is smaller with a lower ceiling, so instead of the clowns coming from the ceiling, they had a metal track that went from the back of the theater, from the ceiling, almost like a zipline. Both parks were not crowded (coaster waits were almost like ERT at Coasterstock, for example, I was able to ride Fury 325 4 times in 29 minutes!) but at KD, there were only maybe 75 members of the audience, and they were not very active. Cwinds, on the other hand, had a packed audience, and they were most certainly into it! Clapping, oohing and awing. I even saw some people crying at points.

Sorry, I should have clarified. 71 to 264. That will save you the headache of driving through downtown Louisville and the construction zone.

You will hit alot of construction if you stay on the 71 freeway. I come in on 64 and take 264. By the way, I still owe you for the RHOFG from last summer. If you let me know what day you will be at KK, and if I am not working, I'd be happy to meet you to pay you back!

On my LOOONG drive to Kings Dominion today, this thought entered my head: Former Coasters at KI and new coasters since Cedar Fair now owns the company that owns Kings Island: Former Coaster: King Cobra. CF Coaster: Diamondback. Both snakes. Former Coaster: Screamin' Demon. CF Coaster: Banshee. According to the FUN TV trivia, Banshee comes from an Irish folklore tale, and she is SCREAMIN' right before someone dies. I can't, however, tie Firehawk to Galaxie.

I'm at Kings Dominion, and rode Grizzly tonight. It had autospiel. Terrible! ALL of the ride operators looked bored out of their mind and were talking over the autospiel. Things like: "I done told you the train be locked!" while the autospiel is spouting off about securing loose articles.

This governor certainly is tearing things up from the root--of long established party politics. It will be interesting to see when/how/if this plays out at Kentucky Kingdom. I still don't think he would do something that would cause the closure, but stranger things have happened!

Drunk posting again? Or is Rovertown going to the dogs? Terp -- kiddin'. Tapatalk--such a great invention. Maybe he should go to the hospiral! jtro223, crossthreading.

KI FANATIC 37, check your inbox. I'd like to have a private conversation about diabetes management and park visits.

Thanks, shark6495!

From what I have seen, and I admit that I am not even remotely an expert, the person in the control booth is responsible for dispatching the trains. This is after the ride operators have checked the restraints and riders. The ops check, scan and then clear. The one of the operators gives the spiel as the train is being dispatched. If you do the same job over and over, even being rotated positions, the spiel doesn't take away from your thought train. I can administer medications after performing all my checks while talking to the patient about her sunflowers.

Tamaytoe-tahmahtoe...if everyone had the same thoughts and opinions, the world would be a very boring place.

I find pre-recorded spiels boring, with no personality. I think the ops on The Beast do their spiels the best.

I am hoping that the train gets a new lease on life. The ride itself is fun, but the experience is but a shadow of the former self it had.

Has anyone seen the sweep (litter gitter) who dances as he sweeps? I haven't seen him perform at the park this year.

Be that as it may, Cedar Fair would be wise not to ignore competition, no matter the size. I would conjecture that the bean counters have noticed some lost revenue from HW, KK and probably even DW. On another note, specifically RMC--I had read an interview with Mr. Ouimet where he stated he would be open to working with this company. Regardless, I am looking forward to Project 2017, whatever it ends up being.

Hmmm...interesting to note that several folks have mentioned Kentucky Kingdom on this thread, yet on that park's thread, it was suggested that Kings Island barely recognizes the park exists...

I'm glad there were level headed folks to help this child. I hope the child got excellent care at the hospiral!

I wonder if this is a version of Jeff Gramke's wooden coaster that was originally slated for the Diamondback area back in the Paramount era? Wait, he said those plans would never see the light of day, if memory serves me well.

The only part that I didn't like was when my nine year old niece asked me if the slack rope performer was a boy or a girl. I replied that I didn't know. After the show, she told me he was a boy. I asked how she knew and she replied she could see his (insert nine year old term for male anatomy) in his tight pants. I never noticed it, but I have noticed that the costumes are quite tight!

Coasterbob62 did a great job as usual. Check out 12:10 on this video. I did not hear this at the time! source: youtube.com