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I have a few nitpicks and they're all very similar in style...
-The Beast's queue line has been in such disarray for a few years now, and with Mystic Timbers opening next door-- I think it's become underwhelming. Last year, I saw some of the signs falling down in the queue for The Beast, I could spy Haunt junk in the little storage room on the bottom half of the queue, and it just feels kind of dark and dry rotted. Why can't this get some sort of spruce up? I mean, this is the world's longest wooden roller coaster and it's held onto that record for decades! Park guests should feel that they're about to board a legendary coaster and get hyped for that in the line, but you just don't.
-I have a love hate relationship with the leftover Top Gun theming in The Bat queue line. The stars and American flag are so stinkin' obvious. Just paint over them. Make them spooky. I don't know. I can't even call them an Easter egg because truthfully they just look lazy.
-The brake runs on Racer are disgusting. The walls are covered in dirty hand prints and some occasional vomit stains. Again, Racer is pretty historic to Kings Island and coaster history. Take care of it.
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I don't care if nothing is added but I want to see the theming of the current attractions to be fixed. I feel like there's a lot of lazy fixes but nothing really to make guests fall in love with the attractions again.
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I've had two trains both times I've been this season.
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BLSC and The Bat are more appropriate for families than Vortex. I'd hope The Bat went first though for that stupid queue line length!
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Thats probably it but I just thought it was interesting. I always have theories about Congo Falls!
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Anyone else noticed that the main Kings Island pages are posting a looooot about Congo Falls on social media?
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7 minutes ago, kirbias1 said:
Bringing back The Beast's watermill for the 50th would be amazing. That was such a beautiful gem the park had. You couldn't really appreciate it unless you saw it. Absolutely perfect for Rivertown.
Actually @Shaggy posted a great picture of the watermill today on Sit On It's facebook page! It was gorgeous and SERIOUSLY would be amazing. I don't ever expect to see it return though.
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On 6/2/2017 at 3:26 PM, Captain Nemo said:
'Easter egg'
As Defined by Websters Dictionary
: a hidden feature in a commercially released product
If you have ever been to Disney you know they scatter loads of company related content across their parks and attractions, sometimes hidden so well only true fans and enthusiasts find them and understand their meaning. These examples include hidden Mickeys & cross-attraction theming (Matterhorn yeti in Guardians queue). Finding these can be quite the treat! so as you can imagine during my recent trip to Kings Island, I was quite taken back and excited to find these kinds of easter eggs at my former park! I'd like to share these findings with you; however, if you would like to find these yourselves I have put spoiler tags of all the findings. What I will leave unspoiled is the location and the amount of easter eggs found there. Enjoy!
Adventure Express
1 Easter Egg
Location: Station
Content: TRTR Drumbeat played as BGM in the station. A Throwback to Tomb Raider: The Ride that once stood in Rivertown.
Racer
1 Easter Egg (with multiple within)
Location: Station
Content: Racer Radio, a 4+ hour loop in the station of music popular from the 70s (when racer opened) with dozens of easter eggs spoken of when the radio announcer speaks between songs. Some of these include trivial facts about The Racer, Some witty comments, The Brady Bunch song that played during the Kings Island episode and my personal favorite... a moment where the radio is interrupted by static frequencies with snippets of Flight of Fears pre-show audio with the radio announcer apologizing blaming the interruption on the strange hanger next door. Next time while in line for racer, stand back and take a listen when you can!
Flight of Fear
7 Easter Eggs
Location: Hanger
Content 1: In the hanger on the right side of the ship below the TV you will find a book behind some test tubes. The book is titled "The Khmers of Cambodia" and spraypainted onto the book is 'TRTR'. A throwback to Tomb Raider: The Ride
Content 2: In the Hanger on the right side of the ship on a white metal desk is a book with the numbers 7359, on the bind of the book if you look hard you will see the name of the book is, "Beast"
Content 3: On either side of the entrance to the spacecraft are billboards with a plethora of easter eggs. Photos from the announcement and media day of Outer Limits: Flight of Fear can be seen, The quarantine logo for Son of Beast, construction photos of the coaster, and dates that correspond to the opening day of the ride back in 1996
Content 4: A grey crate on the left hand side of the ship has the SOB quarantine logo.
Content 5: A clipboard on the wire fence on the left hand side of the ship states a simple janitorial concern, it is signed 'V. Oban'. Voban is the chemical used to clean up protein spills.
Content 6: On a metal trey located under the craft is a binder with the Son of Beast quarantine logo.
Content 7: On the far far left hand wall in the queue against the wall in the hanger just where Fast Pass enters is a clipboard hanging with a comical 'bring your daughter to work day' comments.
Beast
1 Easter Egg
Location: Queue
Between queue house 1 & 2 is a small square area with a crate and chain. Does that Chain look familiar? It originally came from the Preshow of Tomb Raider: The Ride at the base of what was where the goddess Shiva sat upon!
Mystic Timbers
3 Easter Eggs
Locations: Entry Plaza, Shed
Content 1: The crashed truck plays radio snippits of old Kings Island ads such as 'The Beast' and 'Flight of Fear', even mentioning alien contact in Virginia. Alluding to Flight of Fear at Kings Dominion!
Content 2: The security office located at the greeter stand had a pin board with a few names, do you recognize any of them? A few are from the design team for Mystic Timbers! Also on the board is a business card for Holovis, the creative team behind the shed.
Content 3: Inside the shed as you pass by the transfer before the show on the far left wall and behind the transfer controls on the far wall are the Son of Beast Quarantine logos.
Banshee
1 Easter Egg
Location: Queue
Train
1 Easter Egg
Location: Ride
Vortex
1 Easter Egg
Location: Queue
Blackout (Haunt Maze)
1 Easter Egg
Location: Building
These are but a small number of fun things found around the park, I'm sure more are out there! Post here if you have found another!
This is a great post with a few that I hadn't heard of before! Thanks!
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On 6/13/2017 at 7:32 AM, IndyGuy4KI said:
@KatieF What would you spruce up?
Some of the wood in the old mining fountain thing is just falling apart, the warning signs fell when I was in line the last time (which was at the beginning of the season). This is a legendary roller coaster and the queue line needs to show it. You should know that you're about to experience something special.
If I was the queen of everything, here's what I would change:
-Either remove the little storage room in the corner of the canopied area of the queue or utilize it better. Like it's fine if it's there but take out the random Halloween prop that looks like it got tossed in there by itself. Maybe hang some of the warning signs of The Beast in this area. Make claw marks on the wall. A random body from Haunt was visible when I was there in May and I just have a huge pet peeve that I can see crap for their Haunt event all throughout the park. Like there's literally a maze or whatever directly next to The Beast queue line, just throw that sucker in there.
-Replace the wood in the old water fixture. I don't ever expect it to run again, and don't want to see that piece go because I think that's just a part of the ride experience, but letting it fall into shambles just looks bad and isn't preserving the fixture at all.
-What's the theme of the coaster? Is it an abandoned mine? Like I liked that MT had the backpacks and walkie talkies in the queue line to help tell the story. What could be done in the queue line to show more that it's a mine? Really I see a lot of random barrels leftover from Phantom Theater and maybe some wood crates or a pallet, but a TNT barrel doesn't really make me think of a mine. There's also like a weird mine cart thing off to the side of the exit if I remember correctly. That could be more prominent!
-Remove the random vending machines at the beginning of the line. I really hate vending machines in queue lines. The queue line is already hard enough to see the actual length without a few random guests trying to buy a pack of M&M's right there. It just really sticks out like a sore thumb.
-A soundtrack playing in the queue line is a simple thing that really could add to the mood. It could be a soundtrack of woods sound effects with an occasional roar or rustle in the bushes. It could be kind of folky music similar to Big Thunder Mountain in WDW. One of the things about MT that I loved was the soundtrack that eerie and the heart thumping sound was so crazy intimidating.
-Speaking of the haunt behind The Beast's queue line, why not grow some trees or bushes to kind of hide that? I think it'd be way spookier and easier to theme when it's finally time for that event, and I just hate seeing it. That's my biggest pet peeve with Kings Island. I know it's a big deal with the park, but the majority of the season--that building isn't being used. Take the sign down, hide the building some from the queue line. Seeing these autumn attractions really catches my eye when I'm in a park at the end of April, and not in a good way. It makes me go "oh, they haven't cleaned up from Halloween yet". I know I'm in the minority but boy do I hate it. I'm also looking at you, The Bat.
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I wondered if they'd do something like bring back the backwards car on The Racer or spruce something up on The Beast. I wouldn't mind seeing the themes get spruced up on the queue line of The Beast. If you're just getting off of Mystic Timbers which looks fantastic, The Beast looks a little rough.
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On 6/2/2017 at 8:16 AM, YOULLBEBACK said:
Is it just me, or does KI seem to draw more trashy / disrespectful people in recent years? Maybe they just stand out more when line jumping, cursing, smoking, etc., occur. Maybe it's just 2017 culture as a whole. Maybe I'm just growing into a grouchy old man.
You're not alone. I'm a millennial and can hardly tolerate the park on certain days. The teenagers can be incredibly disrespectful, I have a pixie haircut and I got a few rude comments insinuating my sexual orientation or if I was transgender. Then the parents who let their children do whatever get to me the most. I can blow off a nasty comment, but I watched an adult let probably a 10-12 year old girl, turned around in line so when the line moved she didn't see it because she was too busy talking, lick the colorful coating off of Skittles and then spit them out throughout the queue line of Adventure Express. She'd spit them just to the side towards the Fast Lane line, she'd spit them through the little openings in the tunneled part of the line. For some reason, even though I know it's a child, that grated on my nerves more than anything.
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I'd like to see themes match the designated lands and rides more. It doesn't really flow well. Like I can't tell where Action Zone ends and Oktoberfest begins. I get that KI isn't really a vacation destination set for many families like Disney or Universal, but why couldn't it be? I don't expect Disney quality, but I expect stuff like making sure the rides have a fresh coat of paint when the new season begins and for locations to not just sit empty for years and years, for example, the old TR building. Quality of the attractions that have been there for decades should not be sacrificed just because they're building a new coaster. I think keeping consistent upkeep on themes and attractions could really make Kings Island stand out as a theme park, and make it a destination for more families.
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On 6/6/2017 at 11:05 AM, TheRickster said:
They go back and fourth through there typically when leaving for lunch. The train engineers are actually also the mechanics so while you see the ones operating the train, others are also in the train shed working on things.
Walking along those tracks is the quickest way to get to the break rooms and to the front station if they need to.
A lot of people don't realize it, but those guys are almost all retired engineers who just really like trains and work there to stay busy in retirement.
Are the break rooms and things near Rivertown? I think it'd be fun to take a backstage tour of KI because they're really good at hiding some of that stuff. Except for leftover Haunt decorations. They don't hide that well.
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17 hours ago, Rainstormdx said:
I was looking at images on the official KI website when I noticed something a little.. Strange on the image used for Backlot Stunt Coaster.
Look closely at the front of the carts in the image below.
That's right. The logo on the cart clearly reads "Kings Dominion", and you can definitely see the logo for another KD ride in the background.
Don't believe me? See for yourself!: https://www.visitkingsisland.com/play/rides/backlot-stunt-coaster
Looks like an admin for the site must've gotten the images for KI and KD mixed up. Oh well, they are very similar!
I actually noticed that the BLSC sign is just in better shape than KI too. That's what gave it away to me.
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I had never caught that! What a cool homage to the old ride!
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On 5/23/2017 at 9:37 AM, DMann1979 said:
Sweet, I was there that same day. Looks like you had a real good time. I'd agree with your boyfriend and friends about Vortex. I rode it around 3 in the afternoon and it felt really good. It's been years since I last rode it but it didn't feel too rough for me.
As for Flight of Fear, I love that ride. But I must confess when I rode it last Friday it seemed more rough then I remembered. That could have just been from having not rode it in many years though. But I still enjoyed it.
Is it disorienting? I think I have this fear that I will get sick. When I rode Vortex 10 years ago or however long it's been, I remember the corkscrews made me feel dizzy and kind of nauseous. I think that is stuck in my brain!
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I'm super late on this trip report--
But anyways, on 5/6, we decided the best way to celebrate the Kentucky Derby was go to Kings Island! We got there around 11 or 12 and had to go catch a few rides in Planet Snoopy first. Truthfully, I always start in Planet Snoopy because I'm a big chicken and have to get warmed up. Luckily the rest of my group feels the same way! I was a little bummed that Surf Dog was down this day, because truthfully that's one of my favorite rides in the park. It's simple and pretty fun for all ages. I did get to catch a ride on Aerial Aces (I can't ever remember the full name of this coaster...it's the yellow one!) which is always a little taller than I remember, but fun. I remember that day was a really slow moving queue, which is probably better than getting rushed on-- but it was just kind of slow. Positive note: Boo Blasters was in the best working order than I've ever seen. Nearly every target worked, all of the animatronics worked, sound effects were perfect-- other than the line being so long. My boyfriend and I rode in one car, and my friend and his boyfriend were right behind us. Somehow several cars were left empty between us-- but the line was insanely long. I'm not sure why but it seemed like a waste.
What I was most excited about was riding Mystic Timbers again. We headed there next and I was super tickled that the line was fairly short and moving quickly. They kept announcing that they were trying to hit a capacity record for the day, and I hope they hit their goal. That ride really is fabulous. Sometimes it's so fast feeling that I can't take in some of the scenery, but I also wouldn't change that. My boyfriend and my friends were kind of iffy about the Shed, but I kept saying-- what did you expect, honestly? Even if they had a guy in there with a chainsaw-- how would that work with kids coming through and the amount of trains rolling through as well? I'm still so pleased with this coaster.
We headed to The Beast next, and I hope the queue line gets some TLC in a future season. The ride itself is wonderful, and after seeing where Magenta Lizard's hand touched the tunnel-- I've never been able to keep my hands up again in that last helix. I also got a nasty bruise from The Beast this time where my arm fat got pinched in the seat. I went around the rest of the day saying the blue line on my arm was the mark of The Beast. I thought I was funny, haha. This ride is always so important to me! It was my first big roller coaster, so it's one I always have to hit.
I don't really do upside down coasters so I don't ride Vortex, but my friends and boyfriend said this was the best ride they've ever had on it. Whatever they did to the track is perfect! My b/f said it was much smoother and enjoyable than in the past! We spent a lot of time around Planet Snoopy this day, which was a great place to relax. It was fairly quiet, cool, and they have some great concession stands! My boyfriend and I got a burrito and some chips and queso from Hanks. It was absolutely delicious and worth the money, but my goodness is the wait time slow and fairly confusing. I couldn't tell where or how to purchase a drink and the actual line of workers seemed kind of disjointed. I highly recommend everyone ride the train just to see some of the views of Mystic Timbers. That first hill is beautiful!
There was a giant choir festival or something there that day, and there was about 10,000 (or at least what it felt like) middle schoolers everywhere. Overall everyone was incredibly well behaved, but some of these twerps annoyed me to tears or worried me. Trying to touch the sides of The Beast track, spitting candy out and throwing it while in line for Adventure Express, recording rides after ride ops have repeatedly asked them to put the phone up.... I know I need to be a nice adult and be understanding that they're on a field trip but some of them made it very hard.
This was the first trip where I got fairly close to Flight of Fear. As a teenager, I had a really bad experience with my sister in this line and it's been bugging me that I love roller coasters but am afraid to ride this stupid thing. I used to be afraid of going upside down, but now I'm just afraid of getting on it. I think I would be fine if I could just hop on and not have to wait and anticipate, but it nearly brings me to tears. Is there any other chickens in this group? I'm afraid I'll get disoriented and sick on Flight of Fear like I did on Vortex 10 years ago. Is this ride rough? I feel like if I can get past this hurdle, I can move on to Banshee and Diamondback and some of the others I've been too afraid of. I know FoF takes off like Backlot Stunt Coaster, which I enjoy although sometimes it hurts my neck. Help!
Anyways, overall it was a great day to be at Kings Island! I wish they'd strap me onto The Beast or Mystic Timbers and let me stay on all day! The Racer was also an incredibly great ride this time. It gave me some of the best airtime in the park!
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Vortex does look nice and sounds good as well. It's nice to see them do some work for it's 30th anniversary. The new Vortex sign looks great as well.
I agree! It really made it look fresh!
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I'm with Ken. Personally I think it's ticketed as one coaster, so I count it as one credit.
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I think Saturday's may be the best! Everyone thought that I was going to be miserable last week because of the weather and it ended up being perfect!
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I was actually super impressed with the shed, but I knew what was going to be in it before I rode it. I had a little trouble seeing the first screen of you're towards the back of the car, so I truthfully can't tell you what was on it.
I think the shed is cool because you can play with it over the years. If the screens start to get the Boocifer effect and not work, I think some old parlor tricks of something moving by itself or other ghostly activity would be super neat and would add to the creepy sawmill vibe. It wouldn't be monster themed, but it'd be neat.
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I heard it as the park was closing, and occasionally thrown in at Planet Snoopy.
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14 minutes ago, Oldiesmann said:
The engineers wear typical train engineer outfits - overalls and matching caps.
Sounds silly but I wasn't expecting to see him walking around the track by MT and it spooked me. The theming had me anxious!
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When I went to the park last Saturday, I was amazed at the difference of entering the park with the music change! Like I thought everyone was just exaggerating at how much better it is.
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Totally random under rated things in the park
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Adventure Express and Surf Dog!