BoddaH1994 Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 From the Diamondback Blog: You've got the questions, we have the answers. To send a Diamondback question, drop me an e-mail at don.Helbig@visitkingsisland.com. Please include your first and last name, city and state. A select number of questions will be answered each week. Quote
RailRider Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Thank you once again, Mr. Helbig. What an awesome feature to make this even more interactive with guests. I have sent my question and eagerly wait for a response Quote
pyrocoasterkid Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Hopefully everyone asks for a realignment of the WebCams to see the lift hill. I know that's what I asked. Quote
Reclaimer Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Wow! Kudos to Mr. Helbig for once again going above and beyond for us. I look forward to checking out the questions and his responses and look forward to future entries in the evermore active blog. Quote
tigellinus Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Am I being pessimistic that the questions answered will NOT be any of the fanboy/enthusiast variety?? I'll be interested to see what the first couple look like, but I have a feeling all these will be geared to GP'ers, and frankly anyone who visits this site, is closely following D-back's construction, or has any sort of knowledge about B&M coasters would be able to answer themselves! (Terpy, are you with me on this??) Quote
Jasper Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Wow yet another big move by Kings Island personnel and another great move to get the public more involved. Quote
DropZone99 Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Great idea Don! I sent in a question about an hour ago, i hope i get an answer soon! Quote
The Interpreter Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Am I being pessimistic that the questions answered will NOT be any of the fanboy/enthusiast variety?? I'll be interested to see what the first couple look like, but I have a feeling all these will be geared to GP'ers, and frankly anyone who visits this site, is closely following D-back's construction, or has any sort of knowledge about B&M coasters would be able to answer themselves! (Terpy, are you with me on this??) Not really. Give the nice gentleman a chance. Send in your question...and wait. Don can be surprising! Quote
Beast1979 Posted October 14, 2008 Posted October 14, 2008 I got what I wanted, they moved the webcam! Now all he has to do is explain the massive amount of yellow supports.... Quote
Rollercoast19 Posted October 14, 2008 Posted October 14, 2008 He answered my question very quickly (Thanks Mr. Helbig!) and it is a question that is the enthusiast variety. It is a question that has been debated on here for a little bit. He said he will put it up on the blog later in the week. Quote
tigellinus Posted October 14, 2008 Posted October 14, 2008 Now all he has to do is explain the massive amount of yellow supports.... ??? Quote
Beast1979 Posted October 15, 2008 Posted October 15, 2008 ^I asked him to please move the webcam and explain why there were more yellow supports then in the Concept Art, so far he has not answered.... Quote
CoastersRZ Posted October 15, 2008 Posted October 15, 2008 Well, there is a simple reason for that. Because they decided to change the color of the supports after the rendering was developed. Keep in mind that the track for Backlot Stunt Coaster was originally yellow in the original renderings, but they then decided to make the track be the same color as the supports. Sometimes they change the color just because they want to. They may not have a valid reason as to why, besides the fact that they can change the color. Quote
Gordon Bombay Posted October 15, 2008 Posted October 15, 2008 CoastersRZ brings up a great point about concepts. Besides Firehawk (which just used the recycled Stealth video), this is the first concept video for a new ride at Kings Island that we have seen so far and I think so far it's been fairly accurate. I just hope the splash down area and landscaping looks as good in real life as it does in the video, so far though it seems KI and CF are going all out on this ride and its about time Kings Island went all out on a ride. I loved a lot of things about Paramount but I noticed their concept videos were ALWAYS huge exaggerations of the finished product. Quote
DropZone99 Posted October 15, 2008 Posted October 15, 2008 I sent in my email around 3pm. yesterday and still haven't gotten a reply. I hope i do get an answer though. If not, ill just ask at Fall Freakout. Quote
BoddaH1994 Posted October 15, 2008 Author Posted October 15, 2008 Questions that are submitted to the blog will be answered in the blog, not necessarily individually. Additionally, some questions have been asked several times, so you may see the answer to your same question in the blog with someone else's name on it. Quote
Tchu Posted October 15, 2008 Posted October 15, 2008 CoastersRZ brings up a great point about concepts. Besides Firehawk (which just used the recycled Stealth video), this is the first concept video for a new ride at Kings Island that we have seen so far and I think so far it's been fairly accurate. I just hope the splash down area and landscaping looks as good in real life as it does in the video, so far though it seems KI and CF are going all out on this ride and its about time Kings Island went all out on a ride. I loved a lot of things about Paramount but I noticed their concept videos were ALWAYS huge exaggerations of the finished product. Might be a question worth asking, in regards to the splashdown area. The renderings and promotional artwork show a detailed splashdown made to look like a natural pond. Will the final result hold true to the renderings, landscaping the splashdown with large boulders around the shore and the occasional rock jutting up from the middle... or was this effect just for the artwork used to promote the ride? I'm really hoping they give special care to landscaping the splashdown area. A natural looking pond with boulders and lush foliage nearby will look a thousand times better than a swimming pool with a rather bare lawn surrounding it. Quote
BoddaH1994 Posted October 15, 2008 Author Posted October 15, 2008 CoastersRZ brings up a great point about concepts. Besides Firehawk (which just used the recycled Stealth video), this is the first concept video for a new ride at Kings Island that we have seen so far and I think so far it's been fairly accurate. I just hope the splash down area and landscaping looks as good in real life as it does in the video, so far though it seems KI and CF are going all out on this ride and its about time Kings Island went all out on a ride. I loved a lot of things about Paramount but I noticed their concept videos were ALWAYS huge exaggerations of the finished product. Might be a question worth asking, in regards to the splashdown area. The renderings and promotional artwork show a detailed splashdown made to look like a natural pond. Will the final result hold true to the renderings, landscaping the splashdown with large boulders around the shore and the occasional rock jutting up from the middle... or was this effect just for the artwork used to promote the ride? I'm really hoping they give special care to landscaping the splashdown area. A natural looking pond with boulders and lush foliage nearby will look a thousand times better than a swimming pool with a rather bare lawn surrounding it. That's certainly a question that's worth asking. I encourage you to do so. Quote
Tchu Posted October 15, 2008 Posted October 15, 2008 Question sent. Here's hoping for a response that confirms the top-notch landscaping seen in the renders! Quote
tigellinus Posted October 15, 2008 Posted October 15, 2008 ^^I'm sure KI is taking volunteers to do the yard work and landscaping!! Quote
Gordon Bombay Posted October 15, 2008 Posted October 15, 2008 ^I doubt that. Kings Island has a really good landscaping staff and it seems they have been investing more and more into them the past few years. When we did a pre opening day tour this year I think that's what I was most impressed with was how much landscaping has been improved this year. Quote
tigellinus Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 ^^Agreed, BUT...I just think the expectations may be a little overboard here!! (even for BGE! ) Quote
BavarianBeatle Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 But don't lose hope if it isn't well landscaped at the beginning of the season. Remember that landscaping is a tough job during an Ohio winter. Quote
G-Force Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 I asked my question! I asked about any gold pass benefits (speed lanes) for DB of if there was going to be a Gold Pass preview day. Quote
Beast1979 Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 But don't lose hope if it isn't well landscaped at the beginning of the season. Remember that landscaping is a tough job during an Ohio winter. Especially during the winter we're likely to get. Quote
The Interpreter Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 Wow. Are you a wooly worm now? Terpy, who wonders how you do a long term winter weather forecast Quote
Beast1979 Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 ^History tells us that weather balances it's self out throughout the year, like if it was very warm during the summer it will probably be very cold during the winter. We had an Abnormally warm and Dry Summer, so chances are we will have a cold and wet winter. Quote
The Interpreter Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 You had best go back and re-read your history. Over long periods of time, that is true. In any given year, though, there is no such correlation. Quote
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