khaoskat Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 Ok, so I was browsing 937moms.com and ran across this.... (Reason I am posting it in rumors is that I don't know the truth of any statements, so if this is the wrong place please move it)... http://937moms.com/forums.html?func=view&a...30&id=25082 No More SOB; No More Nick Vortex is sinking, being torn down and rebuilt... per a guest who was told by a park employee in Nick shop.
Guest rcfreak339 Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 Please stop...Gah! Vortex is not sinking as said 50688271837728271 times and the Nick sale is no more then a sale according to most people.
Diamondback FOF Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 Well, Nick may be no longer, and the same could be said about SOB. Only a small select group of people know, and even fewer people on here know, if any.
FriedOreoGirl Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 i heard in 2002 people saying that Vortex was sinking and going to be torn down in the winter. infact ive heard guest say that alot of years since but it hasnt happened yet.
Dvo Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 Am I the only one envisioning "Pilot Snoopy" in place of Avatar on the gondola for that ride next year?
The Interpreter Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 Or a red bearing sign? A (Cincinnati Red?) baron sign? Signs, signs, everywhere a sign....
KYJoe Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 Blocking out the scenery breaking my mind Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign
HTCO Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 Vortex is sinking, being torn down and rebuilt... WOW! As said before Vortex IS NOT SINKING! I thought we were over this phase by now!
corn4ahead Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 this gets so annoying that people think that. Kings Island needs to put up a huge sign by the entrance saying that Vortex is not sinking.
markr Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 I think The Vortex sinking rumor resulted from the Magnum sinking into Lake Erie rumor.
Tom76257 Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 Is it just me or is speculation being turned into "fact" funny to anyone else? NO, Vortex is not sinking! I'm sure SOB will reopen some time. As for Nick U, who knows? I could see Cedar Fair keeping the Nick license for the simple fact that Nick U is the best kids' area in the world for many years now (8 in a row I believe). I could also see it turned into a Peanuts area just like Cedar Point. Can't we all just wait and see instead of speculate when we don't have solid facts right in front of us?
paperg Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 Is it just me or is speculation being turned into "fact" funny to anyone else? NO, Vortex is not sinking! I'm sure SOB will reopen some time. As for Nick U, who knows? I could see Cedar Fair keeping the Nick license for the simple fact that Nick U is the best kids' area in the world for many years now (8 in a row I believe). I could also see it turned into a Peanuts area just like Cedar Point. Can't we all just wait and see instead of speculate when we don't have solid facts right in front of us? I like how you get the point across!!!
The Interpreter Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 I just cannot imagine Cedar Fair paying Nick to renew, nor can I imagine Nick aka Viacom giving Cedar Fair a good deal after what Cedar Fair paid CBS for the parks that Viacom used to own... Stranger things have happened, but it just is not very likely.
Tomkatt7 Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 It may be expensive to re-up the contract, but more so than a whole new Kiddie area? I'm thinking of things like, Blue's Skidoo, Avatar, and the small rides like that. The coasters can just be re-painted (maybe), and re-named. But some of the other stuff have nick character cars. Those would have to be replaced to.
The Interpreter Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 And Viacom knows this and knows it well. Don't you think they will take that into account when pricing the renewal, provided they even offer one? Know that Viacom has already licensed Nick to others right outside Valleyfair...to a mall that once had a Camp Snoopy operated by no less than Cedar Fair...now a Nick Universe at Mall of America.
khaoskat Posted August 6, 2009 Author Posted August 6, 2009 If you read the post, the family was told this by the Cashier in Nick U shop, when they were checking out. I don't necessarily believe any of it myself, but since it was employees saying it...figured I would post it...and hence the reason I put it in rumors to begin with.
The Interpreter Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 Given there has been no public disclosure, as required by law, of the fate of the Nick contract, there is NO way a cashier in a shop would know that which the public does not. Not to mention the original poster in that thread you cited has many, many facts wrong, right down to the name of the company that owns Kings Island. It is not "Cedar Fairs."
CincyMan98 Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 SOB is back open I think - Nick is also in a contract until 2010 and Vortex - that's a STUPID RUMOR. Sinking. Give me a break!
HTCO Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 SOB is back open I think - Nick is also in a contract until 2010 and Vortex - that's a STUPID RUMOR. Sinking. Give me a break! Sources of SOB being open please? Or did you see it? Or did the dippin' dots guy tell you?
KI FANATIC 37 Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 If SOB is open...tell me!!!! I have to go soon!!!
HTCO Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 If SOB is open...tell me!!!! I have to go soon!!! I'm going today. I'll let you know when I get back. But more and likely, No its probably still closed.
CincyMan98 Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 On NBC, local news, it said "Back on rolling" and it showed a SOB. I did not hear anything else.
Dvo Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 I was there for a few hours this morning. It was NOT open.
HTCO Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 On NBC, local news, it said "Back on rolling" and it showed a SOB. I did not hear anything else. Showing a SOB* could be different than the SOB. *Take it for what its worth
Dvo Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 ^lol! Yeah you see a lot of SOBs on the news any more.
Kat Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 I've heard many times that Nick is gone after this year, and I honestly believe it since all of the nick stuff is 50% off this year. They're trying to get rid of it. Not sure why they're doing this, other than "to save money" but honestly - wouldn't it just be cheaper to pay for the licensing for Nick than to re-theme the entire kiddie land AGAIN??
Kat Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 Given there has been no public disclosure, as required by law, of the fate of the Nick contract, there is NO way a cashier in a shop would know that which the public does not. Not to mention the original poster in that thread you cited has many, many facts wrong, right down to the name of the company that owns Kings Island. It is not "Cedar Fairs." Actually, there are many things employees know that aren't disclosed to the public. (no I'm not an employee but I have connections and sources). That's all I'm saying as more would be putting jobs at risk.
Diamondback FOF Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 Yes, because don't we all have our 'sources'?
CincyMan98 Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 I wonder what the news was talking about then - maybe Beast? Was that ever being repaired lately?
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