BeeastFarmer

^being a unit holder (not for money because I don't enough to make money), i think the parks see the value for making wise investments for making money. As for other corporations making money, my Roth IRAs, 403(b) and what not want all the companies to show great profits so my later years will be stress free as they can be without relying soley on Social Security.

^Something many of us have asked for and waited for years and this deserves a "whoops?"

^I hope we get a parade for Winterfest. I think they want to rest of the success of Halloween Haunt this year before they start beefing up the Winterfest campaign.

Was hoping the new owner was going to strike the right balance to keep this park alive and thriving, but the CLP as I knew it from 2017 appears to be gone. I wish Gene Staple had won the auction. The Blue Streak was one of the most terrifying but fun coasters I have ever been on. And the Devil's Den was great.

So, if I have a platinum pass, am I going to have to pay and admit and parking tax? Cedar Point, city strike $100M deal | Sandusky Register It involves building new causeway, rec center without raising local taxes

I think an entry plaza update will happen eventually, but I hope it stays unique to KI. Keep the turnstyle building as-is structurally, replace the banners and roof. Add the flags back. Put the classic logo back on the berm. Since passes can now be processed at the turnstyle, replace it with something smaller. Just don't mirror CP like Carowinds did. Our entry plaza needs to stay in KI style. While i like your first rendering, I think it's too much for the space as you alluded to. Maybe relocate the parking behind the berm and move the berm back? Your second rendering is much more doable....good work!

I thought the story of recaR was settled in the book: Kings Island: A Ride Through Time by @KIghostguy.

What I found interesting in the teaser was the 2018 master plan blue prints. Why would they include that? Are they gearing up to release plans for the parks next largest investment ever? Trolling? Or just something they had lying around and used it to cover a blemish on the desk?

I don't know what park will get a coaster like ths, but I voted for a park that I want to get it. MA needs a new coaster, and I hate spinning coasters. I could go to MA and skip it and not feel like I missed anything. LOL

Wish The Undertaker was back! Does anyone here know if the creepy "Have you seen my Dolly" push button is back this year? I think it was in the former Salt Water Circus area.

I think we (or I) are conflating two distinct issues: 1. The newspaper and it's quest for information. Not being learned in this and just going from a common sense perspective, I personally don't think CP is in the wrong generally. They tweeted almost immediately after the accident a very straight forward description. The SR wants more details, but the investigation is ongoing--so when is the appropriate time to release it? And why is it so important to release the victim's name? That should be up to her and or her family. 2. The relationship between CF and the city of Sandusky. It seems lots of corporate folks to Charlotte, which only makes sense--centralized airport, more attractive climate etc. Sandusky is concerned. The SR just seems to stir the pot, which may be harmful to the relationship with the city even though the city has no control over the newspaper. In my opinion, just because something is legal does not make it right. A student newspaper took on a crusade with a University about a faculty member who did some bad things. The paper made FOIA requests that were denied as the investigation was ongoing. The University did finally release redacted documents with names of victims shaded out. Paper pitched a fit and sued and a few years later. But what good is it to publish the victim's names during the investigation or years later when they did not come forward after the paper pleaded them to? I think their right to privacy over rides the paper's right to their name. But again, I am in no way knowlegeable. I just have my views of right and wrong. Had I been a victim, I would not want my name published.

^I understand the tension here, but I don't think the company owes a newspaper anything other that what public record requires. The SR, in my opinion, is making things worse for the city by engaging in this fight. Right or wrong, why would a company keep a HQ in a hostile environment? The company and city should have their discussion(s) and if it is subject to public records request, then the SR should request it through channels. I the the SR is actually hurting themselves and the community by "picking this fight."

^I am not versed in law about police agencies releasing information to the press--I mean what benefit is there to revealing an accident victim's name to the public--but CP Police seem to be in the wrong if the court said so even if they were morally correct. I did not see the quoted text in the editorial, but I would agree that any amusement park is capable of performing basic first aid rather than advance medical care. Sort of like a hospital patient in acute care that needs advanced care--they are transferred to ICU. In my experience, emergency services will take a person to the closest hospital for first line care and then choppered to a level one trauma center. Sometimes the chopper is sent to the scene, but this is rare because of landing conditions. This would have been very challenging at CP with little open space and tall rides everywhere.

<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/sBl8Fowq0ErFC" width="480" height="360" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/reaction-sBl8Fowq0ErFC">via GIPHY</a></p> I think we got the better coaster, as much as I like Avalanche.

Wow...Kings Island might not be the place for you, Eeyore.

Favorite: The Beast. I am biased, but the view, the sounds, the smell of grease and feeling like a kid again each time I ride. Alternates: Skyrush--quick and a great view of what you are facing. Lightning Run--loud, good view, slow start and then the speed kicks in. Twisted Colussus--when it actually duals, it is Racer-esque. Magnum XL-200--the view is great, it is a long ascent, and you get the classic Arrow clanks.

It still amazes me that they can release chainwide numbers two days after the fact, but it takes 5 minutes to transact a Blue Ice Cream cone

Taft: Best is Opening the park. Worst is backing down from resort destination to regional park. KECO: Best-growing the park and the company. Worst: Selling to Parmount. Paramount: This is difficult because it was Paramount/VIacom/CBS. Started good but went bad. Best was early days-bringing in movie IP while respecting KI tradition. Worst: The Junkyard coaster placement or the SOB fiasco. Cedar Fair: Best-thier coaster selection and a focus on nostalgia. Worst: Taking KI from a movie park to a generic park in the early years. I understand IP issues, but as they took out Paramount, the history of KI was ripped out too. Glad the current owners are restoring.

The windows and such are at a smaller scale than normal for forced perspective. I think it was Bruce Bushman who designed IS using the principle that was used at Disney--it makes the buildings look bigger. I'll have to go back and read @KIghostguy's book to be sure of names and concepts. The majority of the 2nd floors are probably just facades. If you look from the ET, you can see most of the buildings have flat roofs.

^Charlotte is calling you, Cedar Fair!

Whatever the outcome for this ride, the story will continue on for years. I love this ride and have hope that it will be improved. But if this is an indication that TTD has reached the end of service life, so be it. I got several rides on it (never a roll back though). It would open prime real estate and things never stay the same forever. If you say that about The Beast, I will fight you. I said what I said.

Well, she seems to have trouble with reality. Remember, she claimed she was covered in the patient's blood while posting a picture of her exhausted full frontal self, wearing a white t-shirt.

Which contained graphic details of an injury to a human being. This incident report likely (I am conjecturing here, not stating a fact) will likely be part of the patient's medical record. That is a clear cut case there if this is the case. If not...her social media posting gives graphic details of a injury to a human being. Once the identity of this human being is made known and she is not "woman at CP hit by piece of metal from TTD" the dots are connected. What she did is reprehensible. Staff have been terminated for sharing a picture on social media that a family member posted online with the patient and nurse--that the patient requested. A medical student was dismissed from school and reported the the board for discussing on social media details of an operation that was participated in and the family saw it and deduced who it was. A nurses aid was dismissed, had her certification removed and was reported for violating HIPAA for commenting on a post that a coworker had posted about not liking to give baths. Something to the effect of "yeah it sucks that we had to bathe that cow who wont even scratch her face and that brown hair falls out whenever you comb it." I think our conversation is derailing this thread and is kind of stoic with both of us convinced the other is wrong. I'd be happy to continue in a PM if you want to, but I feel everything that has been said has been said. I don't say this in a negative way, I just dont want to have this dominate the discussion further.

She absolutely did violate privacy. She posted her incident report online. While the patient's name, DOB etc is not mentioned, it will eventually come to light when she or her family will file a lawsuit. The incident, which she has since deleted, will be available online in perpetuity. If she gave the report at a medical facility in the park, it is even more darning. That report likely is part of the patients medical record that goes to the hospital. If she filled it out at the security office, a copy may still goes to the medical record. The law is very clear--any identifying information is a violation. If, for instance, I had a patient who is a music star and I post online that I took care of a patient who was diagnosed with a meningioma and is very famous, the dots can be connected and I have violated the law. And its clear from the video that there was an issue before the video that prompted the strong reaction of "I don't want her here." If she was concerned about a cover up, the appropriate course of action was to fill out the incident report and then write details down or dictate to her phone to transcribe later. Put this in a safe place and submit as evidence when an investigation begins. Don't blast it online and further claim that you are covered in the victim's blood.--that is attention seeking behavior. As far as searching for the part--yes it could have been smuggled away by CP maintenance, but I doubt that was their priority at the time. They were probably in shock and disbelief. This happens when emergencies occur and sometimes a concious paralysis happens. They may have a policy that says to leave pieces in place so an report can be generated without a reconstruction--typical for police investigations. I would not want to grab a bloody piece of metal. But then again, maybe there is an attempt to cover up. We wont know until the report is released. It's any info that can ID a patient. She may not ID the patient but graphic info about the patient was shared, and once her condition and fate is made known, it will be connected to her report. What she did is illegal, immoral and unethical.

The lady in the white shirt is the one who violated the patient's privacy by posting the incident report online. It has been taken down and her Facebook feed scrubbed, When EMS arrives, the person helping the victim steps aside. She did not want to do this. This is the same person who is a nurse practicioner at a family business that does esthitician care. I am told she put up a Facebook video going into graphic detail and stating she was covered in blood--which obviously is not the case because her white t-shirt certainly does not show it. With these theatrics, I can see why she was not wanted at the scene.