Big Red Dice Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 pull up a tab and side search in that tab this website under park history but it only goes back to '72 so good luck to anyone born before that . p.s. i admit that is excatly what i did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M & M Productions Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Wow I feel old. Not sure what opened in '75 the year I was born. The Zodiac and Shake Rattle and Roll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coney Islander Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 I was born April 11, 1996. Just a few weeks after I was born, the Flight of Fear opened (At the time named The Outer Limits: Flight of Fear) It to this day remains one of my favorite rides. Same with me. I was born in 1995 while they were constructing Flight of Fear and it is my favorite ride at King Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Well I am younger than Disneyland and smaller in size* *Terpy, who says some will remember a Six Flags ad with a line sumthin' close to that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Red Dice Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Well I am younger than Disneyland and smaller in size* *Terpy, who says some will remember a Six Flags ad with a line sumthin' close to that i think that goes for the majority terpy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 There's a lot more to that comment than first appears. Some here understand it, and in spades...the rest...well, I've said enough already.... Now, back to my abacus and sundial... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Red Dice Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 There's a lot more to that comment than first appears. Some here understand it, and in spades...the rest...well, I've said enough already.... Now, back to my abacus and sundial... yeah yeah i wasnt including the commercial bob barker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I wasn't referring just to the commercial. Stick around, read between the lines...even interpret a bit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianBeatle Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Add me to the list of those who born before Kings Island existed. I was born in the fall of 1968, so I was 3 years old when the park opened and when I first visited. I always say that the park and I grew up together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firehawkboy Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Magnum XL baby!! (May 10, 1989) My birthday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhimes90 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I was born in 1990, so Flight Commander was the new ride added. Sadly the Ferris Wheel is removed at the end of this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XGatorHead 8904 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I was born in 1972, so... Eiffel Tower, Rotor, Der Spinnen Keggers, Bavarian Beetle, Sky Ride, Racer, Flying Carpet, Monster, Dodgem, Scrambler, Carousel, Flying Scooters (Eagles), Cuddle Up, Tumble Bug, Halley's Comet, KI&MVRR, Kings Mill Log Flume, Canoe Ride, Wheel of Fortune, Antique Cars, Enchanted Voyage, Scooby Doo (aka Beastie aka Fairly Odd Coaster), Gulliver's Rub-A-Dub, Motor Mouse, Kikky Kangaroo, Winsome Witch's Cauldron, Marathon Turnpike (aka Sunshine Turnpike), Autocat, Funky Phantom, Squiddly Diddly. Just to name a few. Of course, many of those were relocated from CI, but they opened in a new park so it counts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameGhost Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I was born 07/25/1993 and this is what happed at Kings Island in ''1993 – The park becomes Paramount’s Kings Island. A suspended roller coaster, to be named Thunder Road by the former owners, is added and named Top Gun, beginning Paramount’s trend of naming most major new rides after one of their movies or television shows. Top Gun is located in what was once part of the Wild Animal Habitat and has the longest queue in the park. The Wild Animal Habitat & Monorail are closed at the end of the season due to the immence amount of money the attraction costed. American Heritage Music Hall, Name changed to The Paramount Theater.'' As written by KICentral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I was born April 23, 1987. The year of The Vortex! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjkjkj Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I was born in '92. The year a certain Phantom haunted an abandoned theater. I really do miss that ride..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethdawg17 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 born in '95. Year of Xtreme Skyflyer. I have yet to go on this, hope to this season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Looks at Screen name*....... Oh yeah Topgun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiruler102 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Imagine 30 years from now, when people ask the question, "When were you born?" And the 09 babies will answer "when Diamondback opened, 30 years ago." But that was a big deal back then. Ya and they will still be ridin The Beast on its 60 th birthday. That old guy can withstand and hold up for 30 more yrs with a little TLC it will still be ( hopefully be) the longest roller coaster. Now for the Son of Beast, Young Jedi can see no future for the son, only the father. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 You mean the longest wooden roller coaster. Beast is not the longest roller coaster, and hasn't been for years: http://www.rcdb.com/rhr.htm?statistic=3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Action Theater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VortexJunkie Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 1982 - Viking Fury. Love the ride. It's great to hit around lunch time after going around the park once and needing a short break from the thrill rides before starting a second round. But I learned last season to NEVER end up sitting next to a group of 3 young girls. I was already locked in when they piled in next to me. It was like a tea pot going off in my ear every time the ship went up. Instant migraine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI-Datro Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 My first post! 1993 - Topgun/Flight Deck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Well, Bavarian Beetle there is one ride that opened the year you were born. Yes, I am telling the truth! The Wild Thornberrys River Adventure opened in 1968 at Coney Island. It was then moved to Kings Island for its opening in 1972. For those of you that were around before KI, there is this timeline on Coney Island Central that goes all the way back to 1867 when James Parker purchased his apple orchard, which became Coney Island in June of 1886. Granted, that is not KI, but still somewhat interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joecartoon Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I was born in the year 1992 and that was the year that little bills giggly coaster came out but i think it has had a few different names through the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Yep, it began as Scooby Zoom, and in 1998 became Top Cat's Taxi Jam, only to become Little Bill's Giggle Coaster in 2006. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Little Bill`s Giggle Coaster opened in 1992 as Scooby Zoom. It was renamed Topcat`s Taxi Jam in 1998 when Hanna Barbera was renovated. It was renamed Little Bill`s Giggle Coaster in 2006 when Nickelodeon Universe took over Hanna Barbera Land. Also, the kiddy swings ride opened next to the bumper cars in 1992. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamonaback2013 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 1982 - Viking Fury. Love the ride. It's great to hit around lunch time after going around the park once and needing a short break from the thrill rides before starting a second round. But I learned last season to NEVER end up sitting next to a group of 3 young girls. I was already locked in when they piled in next to me. It was like a tea pot going off in my ear every time the ship went up. Instant migraine. When I go to KI i always ride this before I eat lunch at skyline it's me and my friends tradtition! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violakat03 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 1985. White Water Canyon is added and Tumble Bug removed. My mom could have sworn she'd taken me on Tumble Bug, but apparently that was only my older brother (who was 4 that year) as I doubt that she took a newborn (I was born in June) on Tumble Bug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dare-to-fly Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Yep, it began as Scooby Zoom, and in 1998 became Top Cat's Taxi Jam, only to become Little Bill's Giggle Coaster in 2006. And to this day, the zoom past it drives me crazy to the point that I giggle. It remains the only Kings Island coaster with which I am not accredited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Gotcha there! Terpy, who many, many years ago rode that thing with the wonderful, adorable one and only Lucy White (God rest her soul) in the front seat...when it was barely big enough for him alone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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