Aaron Posted March 23, 2003 Posted March 23, 2003 (edited) Here's a summary of the information we learned this evening from Jeff Siebert: -Oktoberfest Gardens is being rethemed around Forrest Gump and will have a bar in the back. I think Oktoberfest has had some improvements as well. He said there will be two more new restaurants at PKI (my guesses are the rumored Chinese restaurant replacing All-Star Cafe and a Subway restaurant coming). -PKI has completely redone the first major turn after the drop on The Beast in order to handle high speeds better and the ride has been retracked. -Son of Beast has received new restraints which will hopefully be much more comfortable. It should be open opening day and it doesn't have new tunnels this season... -The Beast and SOB clearing Jeff was talking about at the end of last season was him just messing around. They simply just cleared some brush. -Scooby looks very nice so far and Jeff says the ride itself is incredible and is set to open with the park. Check out the photos here -Delirium (Huss Giant Frisbee) and SpongeBob 3-D (F/X Theatre film) are the two other new for 2003 rides, which most of us know about. SpongeBob will not open until May, but Delirium is set to open with the park. -The Action Zone pathway has been widened and the entrance to Delirium is location on the direct right side of the path and the queue will go around back of the ride. I think it will be a covered queue. -Top Gun will be back to two train operation. -The new PKI book will be available at the park for the 2003 season, they will be selling for about $12, and they are expecting another book to come in 2004. -There was mention of a "focus" on theming for TRTR, FOF, and Adventure Express, they are trying to start improving the theming on their older rides, like for this year, they have made some aesthetic improvements on AE. -Marquee/message board PKI sign in the front of the park, the fountains, and other things around the park have been rehabbed/overhauled or have aesthetic improvements. The PKI logo on the sign hasn't been changed. -The PKI.com Webcam should be up as soon as they can. Currently the PKI.com webmaster is trying to get several park webcams placed throughout the park for the website. That's about it! I would like to thank Jeff for being so cooperative this evening, and we're looking forward to chatting with him again! Edited January 1, 1970 by Aaron Quote
Koaster King Posted March 23, 2003 Posted March 23, 2003 You're welcome Aaron! It was a great chat and I can't wait to do it again! Thank you so much Aaron and Jeff for allowing it to happen! -Danny Quote
fyrfyter Posted March 23, 2003 Posted March 23, 2003 Ditto! Thanks a lot Aaron & Jeff for answering miscellaneous questions about the park for the rest of us. Quote
Scooby_Doo Posted March 23, 2003 Posted March 23, 2003 Thanks for the Pictures oh my gosh...those PICTURES rule scooby looks like a one of a kind ride! the castle itself looks Awsome! i love the dark purple there painting it! Quote
Aaron Posted March 23, 2003 Author Posted March 23, 2003 I believe that dark purple is a primer coat. If you look in the first photo, on the right side of the caste you can see there is a blueish paint on the building along with some grey. That's probably what the whole "castle" will look like... and Aaron LIKE A LOT! Quote
WildCat Posted March 23, 2003 Posted March 23, 2003 Why does PKI have to play with The Beast frist the new brakes now this? PKI has completely redone the first major turn after the drop on The Beast in order to handle high speeds better and the ride has been retracked. Is there more going on with The Beast than the public knows about? I just hate to see a classic ride get ripped up. The Beast has been up and running for 24 seasons my question is why now fix the frist major turn after the drop to handle high speeds? You would think they would have done this in 1980s or 1990s not know. Does anyone know? Quote
Aaron Posted March 23, 2003 Author Posted March 23, 2003 PKI is in no way making The Beast slower, or worse, they are improving the ride quality. The first curve out of the tunnel was simply not adequately designed when The Beast first opened, and over the years, it has been showing excessive wear and tear. Because of the new brakes that they introduces last year, the ride is running faster than it has been running in 20 years, and they thought it would be best to re-engineer the first curve to handle these increased forces. By retracking the ride, that makes the ride smoother and more enjoyable. All wooden coasters that are properly maintained are retracked every few years... Son of Beast is basically retracked every offseason because of the extreme wear and tear there is. You are getting everything all wrong WildCat, everything PKI is doing is for the good of the ride, and to make it better. Quote
aero11 Posted March 23, 2003 Posted March 23, 2003 I had the same problem on the first chat that Jeff had today. The pop up window where you click YES never came up and I could not get on, so now when there is a chat I have to go to my girlfriends house and use her computer. Does anyone know why this is happening? Quote
Scooby_Doo Posted March 23, 2003 Posted March 23, 2003 O yeah i see the blueish paint now man i love how the castle turned out thanks Aaron! Quote
Aaron Posted March 23, 2003 Author Posted March 23, 2003 I am trying my best to solve the problem... sometimes the JAVA on people's computers just isn't working right. But I believe Jeff's problem was that the PKI network would not let his computer access the chat due to a firewall that may be on their local area network. Hopefully we'll have everything sorted out by the next chat! Quote
RiSK Posted March 23, 2003 Posted March 23, 2003 I reccomend just getting an IRC client.. hop over to http://www.mirc.com and get version 6.03. Its free, and you dont have to worry about the java applet messing up, because you have your own program to take care of it Quote
Aaron Posted March 23, 2003 Author Posted March 23, 2003 Yes, I would recommend people to use an IRC client such as mIRC, but to many people it is very confusing how to connect to the chat, so it is easiest to just use a Java Applet. Quote
StXBomber Posted March 23, 2003 Posted March 23, 2003 thanks for the summary! Any details on the retheming of FoF, AE, and TRTR? Quote
Dane Posted March 23, 2003 Posted March 23, 2003 (edited) Well as the people that actually made it into the chat. I didn't make it. Not even on my new computer. Well... I'm cool with just the summary. And remember the Chat is available to you thanks to the eSHOP. Edited January 1, 1970 by Aaron Quote
Koaster King Posted March 23, 2003 Posted March 23, 2003 (edited) Thanks eSHOP! I think PKI_BOT needs to visit the forums, but I'm not sure if he corrects spelling and grammar, lol. "This chat is brought to you by all of the fine people that bought PKIU Thongs!" -Danny Edited January 1, 1970 by Koaster King Quote
lisacor Posted March 23, 2003 Posted March 23, 2003 Make sure you are running the newest Java client. It fixes many errors. It is very simple to d/l. Go to www.java.com and click on download, its free. That is all there is to it. Quote
PKIFAnatics Posted March 24, 2003 Posted March 24, 2003 Hopefully that new ride is as fun as it looks Quote
FOF Posted March 24, 2003 Posted March 24, 2003 Also Mr. Siebert said that PKI will be auctioning the first seats on Scooby Doo soon if your interested. Quote
teenageninja Posted March 24, 2003 Posted March 24, 2003 I think I'll just wait for Scooby, I find it a waste to buy seats on a ride. Quote
AZ Kinda Guy Posted March 24, 2003 Posted March 24, 2003 I'f I'm not mistaken, the proceeds go to a charity. Quote
teenageninja Posted March 24, 2003 Posted March 24, 2003 oh ya forgot about that. Than I might bid for it. I'm not willing to pay a whole lot. Quote
Scooby_Doo Posted March 24, 2003 Posted March 24, 2003 Also Mr. Siebert said that PKI will be auctioning the first seats on Scooby Doo soon if your interested. Wha....how can you do this....when is it gonna happen???????? Quote
teenageninja Posted March 24, 2003 Posted March 24, 2003 I assume it will be within the next few days, although I would rather buy the first seats on Delirium. Quote
FOF Posted March 24, 2003 Posted March 24, 2003 Last year when they actioned off seats for TR:TR, the proceeds went to charity. I dont think that the bids are too much for someone without a pass, because it includes park admission for the day. Quote
Inraider Posted March 24, 2003 Posted March 24, 2003 Bids for that reached up to 250 dollars!!! a seat!!!! Not even I would pay that, but I would rather pay to ride Scooby-Doo for the first time than Delirium. Quote
Dino2003 Posted March 25, 2003 Posted March 25, 2003 when will this take place i wanna bid on the first seat on Delirium and scooby Quote
italianchef Posted March 25, 2003 Posted March 25, 2003 Thank you Jeff and Aaron for taking time away from your busy schedules and families on a Saturday for the chat. It was most informative. I greatly look forward to riding Delirium, Scooby Doo & the Haunted Castle, SpongeBob SqaurePants.......and all my favorite rides like FoF and The Beast. And I can't wait to buy The Unofficial Guidebook to Paramount's Kings Island. At $12 - it'll be a bargain. I hope that the author will do book signings at the park!!!!!!!!! Quote
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