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Was messing around with Bing maps and their bird's eye view. Found a few points of interest far outside King's Island's developed areas. Maybe some of you folks can identify some of this junk?

http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&...1&encType=1

You can see some trams to the left, as well as the top right. They continue in a line if you pan to the right. If you pan up, there is a nursery, which may or may not be owned by Kings Island. Towards the middle right of the picture you can see a sign in two pieces. I'm not sure what the sign says, but I believe the bottom half has the Nickelodeon logo. Because the different angles were taken at different times, things come and go if you rotate the map. In some of the views, there are some green track pieces which I thought might be from King Cobra.

http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&...1&encType=1

This is another area of interest. Once again you can see a tram. I take particular notice here of the cars in the top left, which I believe are from king cobra. Rotate the map one time counter clockwise and the area is laden with green track. If I remember correctly, cobras track was eventually scrapped and the cars were sent to another park for spare parts on another togo coaster.

http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&...1&encType=1

This last one is less discernible. There is a structure with assorted junk to its west. To its southeast there are some pillars. Rotate for better views.

As a local resident, I am tempted to do some exploring. However, there are security vehicles in some of these shots, and I don't think they are there by chance. I have a feeling they patrol these areas a lot.

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Im takeing some gusses here except for pic 3.

pic 1. Looks like very old tracks for maybe The Bat im just takieng a guess but looks like it.

Pic 2. Amazing thoses tracks are exactly as King Cobras and those trains are King Cobra's to me I think KI's not telling us everything.

Pic 3. That is Trail of Terrer becasue it is located right next to Firehawk.

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Ok those maps are freaky...whenever scrolling through it there is definite time changes...one minute the lake is there..the next is where they drained it at the start of Diamondback construction...then got over by FOF and Firehawk wasn't even there yet and all the King Cobra track is laid out in the junkyard..weird indeed.

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It's incredible that you guys can spot all this. I only caught the cobra stuff because it was green so it sticks out. PKIDelirium, did ki purchase a ride from Geauga? I'm afraid the cobra was the only ride I ever recall riding that is now gone. Also, do you guys think the trail of terror stuff was built for that purpose or is it left over from something else? I've never came out for fearfest/Halloween Haunt, but I cant imagine what they'd use a bunch of cement pillars for???

EDIT: Coaster Kid, what do you mean KB? I'm afraid I can't place that acronym.

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It was neat to see those map pics. It would be cool to have a small coaster in my yard - even the Ghoster Coaster would be OK with me - but I'm not a mechanic and if it wouldn't run, I wouldn't know what to do. Too bad it's just laying there.

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Yep thats used for matmince (cant spell it) Plus if you look carefully you can notice a Port A Jon

Uh, no it's not. Does that look like a road going throug it? It's a drainage tunnel. Does anyone remember when there used to be a giant creek under Top Gun? Now it's all been partially landscaped over and the water is diverted through a culvert. Still you can see the entrance to the tunnel on the other side of SOB near Top Gun. This "tunnel" is the exit to that culvert. The water that flows through it is primarily drainage from the parking lot.

Did you even try to spell maintenance? Seriously that's pitiful. If you know you're spelling wrong then spell check it. Use Firefox, it spell-check's everything.

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Yep thats used for matmince (cant spell it) Plus if you look carefully you can notice a Port A Jon

Uh, no it's not. Does that look like a road going throug it? It's a drainage tunnel. Does anyone remember when there used to be a giant creek under Top Gun? Now it's all been partially landscaped over and the water is diverted through a culvert. Still you can see the entrance to the tunnel on the other side of SOB near Top Gun. This "tunnel" is the exit to that culvert. The water that flows through it is primarily drainage from the parking lot.

Did you even try to spell maintenance? Seriously that's pitiful. If you know you're spelling wrong then spell check it. Use Firefox, it spell-check's everything.

you could have put that in a less mean and threatful way.

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