Ive heard a lot from this ride but i dont know if its tru

ARE THEY GOING TO TEAR OUT CONGO FALLS whats your oppinion

Did you create this just because I wrote in the other thread that I thought Congo and Timberwolf would make a good space for a new AZ ride?

I would venture that Timberwolf's future is sketchy. Congo and Timberwolf could provide space for a good park addition.

Especially since I posted that about 5 Minutes ago.

It gave me an idea but ive been hearing this for years

Congo is a blast. I hope they don't tear it out. I hate to sound like an old-timer, but they just don't build 'em like that anymore. It has more 'theming' than any new ride they put in. Its almost like going back in time on it, but its in great shape, too!

^ are you talking about the Congo Falls ride at Kings Island in Mason Ohio???

It gave me an idea but ive been hearing this for years

years meaning minutes right?

Where exactly have you heard this if not from nickroedl.com?

I can see his point... when riding Congo, I feel like I'm back in the '80s.

Wait. If you've been hearing that they are going to tear out Congo for years, wouldn't it have already been done?

Wait. If you've been hearing that they are going to tear out Congo for years, wouldn't it have already been done?

No, because I've heard for years that Vortex was being removed.

Still there.

Will still be there next time I hear it, for certain.

Yes, thats the one!

^ are you talking about the Congo Falls ride at Kings Island in Mason Ohio???

Congo better stay, its a easy way to cool off. Ether riding it or standing up on the bridge.

Think in these terms:

KI only has 3 water rides in the hardpark. Two are located on the Southern edge of the park. One, Congo Falls, is located in its busiest area, has a great capacity, and little downtime.

So why would you remove it?

I think Congo Falls will be removed sometime in the next 50 years, but no time in the next 5.

Maybe replaced with a larger version.

They should relocate it, to the waterpark.

They should relocate it, to the waterpark.

heck no! its there so you can cool off without walking all the way over to the waterpark. plus its my favorite ride in that it never closes, and it never has a line. its the only ride where i have never ahd to wait one minute besides for the boat to come up and load us. even on really busy days. plus this ride is a legend, and a ride that everyone enjoys...

Your the first one I've heard to say Congo Falls is there favorite ride.

Maybe a replacement... a KI "Perilous Plunge" (Knott's)... that'd be cool. -Hauntguy

^Heck yes, PP looks like an amazing ride....though the new boats SUCK!

lol i said its my favorie in that it always reliable, i like SOB, and it would be my favorite if it wasnt closeed or running a one train operation all the time. congo falls has never failed me, and is a chance to cool off on a hot summer day (or to dare each other to ride it when its cold, or rainy out). but its not my favorite ride, nor most anyones prolly, but the park wouldnt be the same without it.

do you have a pic of the new boats

lol i didnt notice any new boats, they are the same ones ive seen since ive been going to the park around 1999.

although, i do notice from the pictures from the offseason when congo falls was not operating, the ride is severely rusting. i wonder if they will replace that hill if need be. it looked pretty bad and kinda worries me a little when i ride it now, even though i know nothing will happen, or it wouldnt be operating.

Congo Falls needs a new station roof though bad. It looks really bad espailly during the last 2 seasons. Other then that, it's the only ride in the park, you don't have a restraint, you get massive amounts of airtime on that drop.

But I would never say never, KD did get rid of Diamond Falls ride, which was the same ride as Congo Falls.

Congo Falls was a classic episode from the 80's where KI did a TERRIBLE job of theming. CF could do some real minor modifications, enclose it and place some "features" in it, al la Jurassic Park. I know that's a REAL stretch, but the ride is nothing more than a cooling station.

Congo has short lines and few customers. The Timberwolf plays like two shows a year. Yet I don't see why they would take them down. KI still has another 300 achers of land to use!

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...much of which is subject to land restrictions, is wetlands, is difficult terrain to build on or is buffer to neighboring uses.

Congo Falls was a classic episode from the 80's where KI did a TERRIBLE job of theming. CF could do some real minor modifications, enclose it and place some "features" in it, al la Jurassic Park. I know that's a REAL stretch, but the ride is nothing more than a cooling station.

Was not the point of the ride to be overly themed. It fit in perfect with WAH and has always been popular the way it was.

I never would have pegged the ride to have been a success. When it was being built I remember thinking that it was a really poor decisions to put it in.

In turn, it worked out to be one of the best additions to the park.

...and the one at Kings Dominion is sadly missed. Nothing is forever. Literally nothing.

one of the best additions to the park?

I don't know if I would go that far.

one of the best additions to the park?

I don't know if I would go that far.

As said before.... Dependable, very little labor involved in daily operation and popular.

Granted, the ride really does nothing for me, but if it were just about me we'd still have The Bat and SOB would have been abandoned hundred's of thousands of dollars ago.