Drop Zone Is Open!

[BoddaH1994]

I just got official word from the park that Drop Zone reopened today at 1:30.

Ryan

[Cody]

Yay good, cuz i want to go ride it

[derek9312]

I'll be there tomorrow and i'll get there at 9:30 when the gates open so i can make sure when they drop the ropes at 10:00 i can get the first ride of the day. Now i wonder how this will spread all the park guests around since every ride in the park is open and how long will the lines be for DZ, SoB, and Firehawk. I'll try to see tomorrow how the lines were for all 3 rides and ill post how long they were tomorrow night.

[WooferBearATL]

Let us all hope and pray that DZ does not experience another lightning strike.

[Delirium33]

That's great news. It's been a while since I've had my last Drop Zone fix. It's one of the few rides in the park that still gets my blood pumpin'. I'll be at the water park tomorrow but now I'll have to try to make it over to AZ.

[Colonel_SoB_fan]

Great news to hear finally Cedar Fair has all the rides running

[Dvo]

Hooray Drop Zone! Definitely one of the best rides in the park

[kikevin]

I had a big smile on my face today when I didn't see the part that drops the car, at the top of the tower

[James78]

I had a big smile on my face today when I didn't see the part that drops the car, at the top of the tower

I had that same smile when I got there today. They were running empty for a while when i was in line for Son of Beast then I noticed people so my next stop was Drop Zone. I didn't realize how much I missed it untl I rode it today. Wait for it wasn't too bad only about 15 min or so.

[gnarkiller]

Sweet I can't wait till my next vist to the park.

[Pagoda Gift Shop]

So, let's see...it was down for about a month total, correct?

[The Interpreter]

Yep, Drop Zone at Kings Island closed in the evening of June 21, right after the Kentucky Kingdom incident.

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Drop Zone at Kings Island reopened yesterday, July 24...

[flightoffear1996]

I heard it was closed because it needed a new part not because of the accident.

[The Interpreter]

It was originally closed for inspection due to the incident, as were all North American INTAMIN Drop Towers. As part of that inspection, as Craig Ross has confirmed to local media, INTAMIN recommended installation of a part, which has now arrived and been installed. Strictly speaking, installation of that part was not related to the incident, but the event that caused the inspection was most certainly the incident.

Clear?

[BoddaH1994]

It was originally closed for inspection due to the incident, as were all North American INTAMIN Drop Towers. As part of that inspection, as Craig Ross has confirmed to local media, INTAMIN recommended installation of a part, which has now arrived and been installed. Strictly speaking, installation of that part was not related to the incident, but the event that caused the inspection was most certainly the incident.

Clear?

For the sake of the park, I wish they could have opened it for a few days before shutting it down for the new part. The local media didn't handle the situation well and attributed its long downtime to the SFKK incident, which isn't necessarily true.

[WooferBearATL]

It was originally closed for inspection due to the incident, as were all North American INTAMIN Drop Towers. As part of that inspection, as Craig Ross has confirmed to local media, INTAMIN recommended installation of a part, which has now arrived and been installed. Strictly speaking, installation of that part was not related to the incident, but the event that caused the inspection was most certainly the incident.

Clear?

For the sake of the park, I wish they could have opened it for a few days before shutting it down for the new part. The local media didn't handle the situation well and attributed its long downtime to the SFKK incident, which isn't necessarily true.

Thank heavens the lightning strike was not worse than it was!