New Kids on the Block band member Donnie Wahlberg (front seat, right) takes a ride on the new Diamondback roller coaster at Kings Island on Saturday. The Dorchester, Massachusetts native’s background also includes feature films and television and is notably recognized in his roles in the Saw films.

Photo credit: Don Helbig

I can't say as I am a NKOTB fan...but I thought he was excellent in "Band Of Brothers". (And creepy in "The Sixth Sense".)

Awww...too bad we were not there this weekend. I was a huge fan of NKOTB back in the day ..and Donnie was my fave

I agree, he was excellent in Band of Brothers.

Here are more pictures from his twitter page:

So when is local celeb Nick Lachey going to ride this bad boy?

OK so I looked up New Kids on the Block........I will stick to enjoying his movie career.

(Monroe, happy to have missed that band and a couple of others that popped up in his search.)

Hey, at least some of us old fossils didn't have to look them up...and knew that these days they are hardly the new kids on the block, so to speak...

wasn't mark wahlberg in new kids on the block?

Yes, but only very early on:

...Mark himself had been an original member of the band but had backed out early on - uncomfortable with the squeaky clean image of the group. A precursor to the boy-band craze, New Kids on the Block were dominating the charts and were on top of their game. Donnie decided to help his little brother out and tried to get him on the straight and narrow. He pulled some strings and got Mark set up with a recording contract. Despite a lack of singing ability, promoters took to his dance moves and a physique they knew teenage girls would love. Donnie scripted some easy songs for Mark, who collected a troupe of dancers and a DJ to become his "Funky Bunch" and "Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch" was born. His debut album, "Music for the People", was a smash hit, which was propelled along by the rapper's willingness to disrobe down to boxer-briefs on stage, not to mention several catchy tunes...

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000242/bio

This is a very good resource for all things show business.

This would be a cool event...like 15 years ago. Except, I thought they stunk and it wouldn't have mattered to me then.

Mark Wahlberg is the superior actor between the two.

I'm happy we had a celeb ride our DB! I'm sad I now got "The Right Stuff" stuck in my head!

"Oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, dumb song!"

Aw come on! Right when I got off work! Dang! Hahaha

After looking at those photos I think he could have been standing right next to me and I wouldn't have realized who it was!

I probably shouldn't admit to this, but I saw NKOTB in concert twice at Timberwolf. The first time they opened for Tiffany. The next year, Tiffany opened for them (and she came out to boo's from the mainly pre-pubescent female crowd). Someone had to take my younger sister to the concert, you know... Of course, being a young male at the time, I may have had a thing for Tiffany (and Debbie Gibson too) so I didn't mind too much.

Nearly six years later.

What does it all mean?

They will be back in town in less than two months but more than likely, it means nothing.

Six years after the DB photo? Maybe an event worth such a power-bump? Should we dust off the old British Knights kicks?

They play Chicago on Sunday, May 24th.  Cincinnati on Tuesday, May 26th.  Which leaves Memorial Day as an open day on their calendar.  Hmmm.

Ok seeing as this thread got a 6 year bump, I have to give Ryan some flack for calling New Kids on The Block a "Band". Granted I was only in fourth grade when they were popular, but I don't remember seeing them pick up an instruments. I also remember hearing that when they came to Indy, they were lip syncing and their music and vocals started to skip. 

hahaha well...

Band-a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music

I liked them OK until I heard them perform on Oprah at the dawn of their popularity. They weren't lip-syncing (although they should have). I couldn't believe that was what they really sounded like, and it did a good of keeping the tween me from getting swept into that marketing frenzy. That, and the girls I didn't like were way too into them...

What the buggers is this thread...?

Heard he was 'hanging tough' throughout the ride though.

Great in band of brothers like was said though. One of my favorite shows ever. HBO is great with those things. Loved his compassionate character.

My Wife was a big fan of NKOTB when she was younger. She saw them in concert the Summer of 2013. Lets just say it was an interesting night when she returned from that Concert. Really wish they would tour near us soon.

I probably shouldn't admit to this, but I saw NKOTB in concert twice at Timberwolf. The first time they opened for Tiffany. The next year, Tiffany opened for them (and she came out to boo's from the mainly pre-pubescent female crowd). Someone had to take my younger sister to the concert, you know... Of course, being a young male at the time, I may have had a thing for Tiffany (and Debbie Gibson too) so I didn't mind too much.

Yeah I went to the first one with my sister. lol

This is turning into a late night thread...

Oh yeah man...

Just like the commercials on comedy central.

I think this song by another band sums it up quite well: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oIwWqYSbzGA

Interpreter, are you hinting at the demise of Timberwolf? I think you've talked about it before fairly recently. Spirit Song is really all it has left.

I thought he was just some guy on a show about hamburgers.

Actually Donnie is on a show about the NYPD, with Magnum PI.