Shaggy Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 I just heard from the park. The Flying Eagles will cease operation at PKI on Sunday October 17th. Enthusiasts are invited for a final ride. Simply meet up at 9pm at the ride entrance. Marketing guru Maureen Boothe will be on hand to supervise the final ride and bestow a final tribute. **Please note... this is not an ERT session... rather a final chance to say good bye to the 70 year old ride. The ride will be dismantled, but will operate again at another park very soon. Shaggy Quote
King Bowser Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 NoOoOoOoOoOoo!!!! WHY!!!! now Iam so :censored: at PKI!!!! BAD MOVE that ride is so popular among PKI guests! Quote
AZ Kinda Guy Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 Ha ha...Like I said at that other PKI site, I think its hillairious. Quote
BoddaH1994 Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 Probably the most ridiculous thing that I've ever heard out of PKI. Shame shame shame.... 1 Quote
King Bowser Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 This is a sad day for all of us...this just proves one thing that Paramount is gonna remove rides for movie themed rides whats next to go...The Racer? Quote
Vortex Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 Well looks like Carowinds gets are Flyers. As for people running PKI what are you thinking????? You take out all of the good flats over the years and add that dumb IJSC bad move. :stupid: Quote
Dan Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 Worst...Decision...Ever! This is just plain horrible. Let's look at the Paramount way of thinking...let's take out two very classic and unique rides, and put in just one coaster, that is a clone and probably will be a scaled-down version of a Universal/Disney type ride. The theming will whither away in the first three years, and then we have a dinky rollercoaster that only goes 40 mph. Great choice!!! While we're at it, let's take out more classic rides like Kings Island did when Carl Linder was the owner and when the park was at it's worst it has ever been in. Now trust me, when I say this, if Paramount continues to do this, it will turn out to be very bad in the end for PKI. I think they just don't know what they are doing. If you slap a movie name on a ride it doesn't make it any better. 2 Quote
Captain Morgan Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 I call for us to all come together as a community and fight to keep this ride here. It is truly the best ride in the park and the park is not the true Kings Island without it. Who's up for starting a picket line??? :evil: Quote
ZosoBeast Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 (snaps fingers) darn it! And I JUST learned to snap this past Saturday! Quote
Vortex Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 I call for us to all come together as a community and fight to keep this ride here. It is truly the best ride in the park and the park is not the true Kings Island without it. Who's up for starting a picket line??? :evil: I don't think that will work. Over at Coasterbuzz they what to start save the flyers e-mail. I can see Paramount sold the Flyers to Carowinds so its not like they are coming back to Kings Island in the park. All this does it make the park look very bad and get alot of people unhappy way to go Paramounts Kings Island. Quote
Captain Morgan Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 What happened is Paramount wants to be more like Six Flags (isn't that scary) and move rides around from park to park. Paramount didn't sell the ride to Carrowinds since that is one of their parks, so it could easily stay. If you stand up for what you strongly believe in, you can truly make a difference. Quote
beastdude Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 This :censored: me off. I fianaly learn howto snap and their leaving. I think this could be one of the worsts moves pki could make. don't become a disney land/epcot ( no offence to disney land lovers). RIP FLYERS Quote
PKIDelirium Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 WHAT THE HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!? BAD BAD BAD! Italian Job is going to be great, but why don't they MOVE them tot he old Flight Commander pad??? Hopefully this is a scare tactic! Quote
Vortex Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 I don't Kings Island what to let them go some how Paramount Parks tould them to move them to Carowinds. I am not sure how to get a hold of Paramount Parks. Quote
Dane Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 Well as Shaggy said, it is official, the flyers will be leaving the park to make room for the grand entrance way to the Italian Job Stunt Track. Festivities are still being planned for the final rides but there will be a flyers going away cake. Oct 17 at 9pm. It is undertimiend where they will go at this point. More details throughout the week. Quote
Vortex Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 Well as Shaggy said, it is official, the flyers will be leaving the park to make room for the grand entrance way to the Italian Job Stunt Track. Festivities are still being planned for the final rides but THERE WILL BE A FLYERS GOING AWAY CAKE. More details throughout the week. I just hope Italian Job Stunt Track lives up to its name. In 2 years all the themeing that makes the coaters will be gone and we will have a coaster that goes 40 mph wow. Funny they are taking all of the good flats out of the park like in the 80's and they give us cake. Bad showing Kings Island and Paramount Parks. :censored: :censored: 1 Quote
standbyme Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 I remember how dissapointed I was when I heard King Cobra was being removed...but now I wouldn't trade Delirium for anything (except The Beast) Change is not always bad. I think the staff at the park are doing a great job with their choices. Quote
PKI Punk Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 (Turns his head in shame)...How can the park stoop this low? I cannot wait until IJ:ST, but why can't the flyers be moved? Quote
Knoxville Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 This really sucks, the park has gone down a few hundred points in my book. Quote
King Bowser Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 BAD PKI! BAD MOVE!WHY WOULD YOU TAKE OUT A POPULAR CLASSIC RIDE! PKI HAS PLENTY OF ROOM TO RELOCATE THE FLYERS! IAM WITH CAPTAIN MORGAN LETS SHOW PKI HOW MUCH THE FLYERS MEAN TO US!PKI IS TAKING AWAY ONE THE MAIN REASONS I GO TO PKI! I WILL ADMIT IAM LOOKING FORWARD TO IJ:ST BUT THIS IS JUST MESSED UP! FIRST PKI TAKES AWAY THE HB CHARACTERS THEN KING COBRA NOW THIS....I'M ONE P*SSED OFF GHOST! Quote
PKI_Diana Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 Hey folks remember they pulled this same ploy last year...by saying that Waterworks was gone forever....and look what happened...it's back better. I'm willing to bet they're moving them, and this is yet another marketing ploy. Ya'll need to sit in some marketing classes sometimes 1 Quote
RollerNut Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 (edited) Ok, I am a Carowinds Fan, and not to over react or anything but: So see no flat ride, kiddy ride, family ride or roller coaster is safe no matter how popular it is. Paramount Parks doesn't care. The only thing any of the parks care about is how much profit they are making. Sadly, the world doesn't go around what park regulars want to happen. It goes around, those green pieces of cloth with former presidents's faces on them. I highly doubt this is for scare. The clues are plainly visible. The PKI Eagles are on the Carowinds 2005 Flyer. If Carowinds was just getting a new one, they would have taken a picture of the PKD flyers and not the PKI Flyers. If people would pay more attention to the teasers, they would know before it happens. Trust me, I know how upset ya'll are. Carowinds removed the Carolina Sternwheeler riverboat ride for BORG Assimilator. The Sternwheeler was also a historial attraction at Carowinds. "Life is about changing, something ever stays the same."(from a song) You will just have to look at the bright side, and forget the dark side. I am thrilled about this but that is because I am on the other end this time. By the way, PKI_Diana, I doubt this is one. PKI put an ad on PKI.com that said "Goodbye WaterWorks?" or something to that effect, they never said that they were removing them completely. Edited October 8, 2004 by RollerNut Quote
King Bowser Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 Iam sure Paramount would care if they started to lose profits and money......This is a wrong move why would PKI pull a backstabbing move on there fans like this?Beware my fellow PKI fans the Dark days are back lets see if they take away The Racer...Vortex...Grand carousel...Congo Falls....Hanna-Barbera Land..PKI is getting on my nerves I'm half way temped to just go to Orlando during the summer at least I would get my money's worth than going PKI and seeing them make stupid moves like this one. :thumbsdown: Quote
soviettraitor Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 :censored: them those stinking :censored: :censored: :censored: .Danm you PKI!!!!! Quote
BoddaH1994 Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 Hey folks remember they pulled this same ploy last year...by saying that Waterworks was gone forever....and look what happened...it's back better. I'm willing to bet they're moving them, and this is yet another marketing ploy. Ya'll need to sit in some marketing classes sometimes Very true, Diana, but if you recall, last year they said: "Labor day would be the last operational day of Water Works" which it was. Shaggy clearly said that it would be relocated to another Paramount park. Than again, I do recall Shaggy telling us that he didn't see a coaster in our future for 2005. Paramount Parks corperate offices are located at or near Carowinds if you guys want to send your *****ings there. Quote
AllenAmazon Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 Odd timing that I haven't renewed my season pass yet. Then again, since PKI is my home park, I probably will eventually. I think that what is in question, though, is how often I will visit next year. Disappointing how they can't just move this popular ride to another vacant location. Quote
PKI_Diana Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 Ok, I am a Carowinds Fan, and not to over react or anything but: So see no flat ride, kiddy ride, family ride or roller coaster is safe no matter how popular it is. Paramount Parks doesn't care. The only thing any of the parks care about is how much profit they are making. Sadly, the world doesn't go around what park regulars want to happen. It goes around, those green pieces of cloth with former presidents's faces on them. I highly doubt this is for scare. The clues are plainly visible. The PKI Eagles are on the Carowinds 2005 Flyer. If Carowinds was just getting a new one, they would have taken a picture of the PKD flyers and not the PKI Flyers. If people would pay more attention to the teasers, they would know before it happens. Trust me, I know how upset ya'll are. Carowinds removed the Carolina Sternwheeler riverboat ride for BORG Assimilator. The Sternwheeler was also a historial attraction at Carowinds. "Life is about changing, something ever stays the same."(from a song) You will just have to look at the bright side, and forget the dark side. I am thrilled about this but that is because I am on the other end this time. By the way, PKI_Diana, I doubt this is one. PKI put an ad on PKI.com that said "Goodbye WaterWorks?" or something to that effect, they never said that they were removing them completely. Im still betting my breath that it's a ploy.... Quote
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