bingog34 Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 I can remember to when I used to go to the park and The Beast's line would be way back to the Eiffel Tower. This was 15 years after the ride was introduced, when most rides' lines go down after around 3 years. Why has the ride almost become walk-on? Is this a change in popularity, efficiency, or me just going to the park at different times? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastfreak Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 I think they have just improved efficiency. I know times where I've gone to ride and hit that brake run before the station then just sat for a long time. Now when I ride, you go into the brakes and maybe just sit for less than a minute before entering the station. The staff is just better at getting people in and out... ie less problems with restraints or measuring little kids and the likes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyatuc Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 I remember sitting on The Vortex at that angle before the station, just waiting for them to pull us in. It wasn't more than a couple minutes but they never do that anymore... And yeah, I remember waiting for The Beast with my parents back in the early nineties when the line started at the floral clock. My brother and I HATED waiting for a ride we weren't even gonna get to go on. Now it makes me laugh that lines were actually that long... Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DegenRider Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 You have more choices for coasters as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoObKiNoS Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 Yea its just that theres more to ride...i mean all of Action Zone is practically new. Almost every ride never has more than a 30 min wait on weekdays, except maybe FOF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 I just think that SOB has drawn a lot of its attention away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Pki Fan Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 (edited) There is just tons of more rides to chose from. 10-15 years ago The Beast was the only major Rollercoaster in the park until The Bat and Vortex Came along. Edited January 1, 1970 by chris pki fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losing Streak Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 The Racers are major coasters. Much better than any woodie at SFKK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xx2cansamxX Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 You can walk on SOB at almost any time also. So I dont think SoB is taking the attention away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 You can walk on SOB at almost any time also. So I dont think SoB is taking the attention away. For the most part, I agree with you. The only thing is, I have waited for upwards of a half hour for SOB and have hadely waited at all for The Beast. I figured the logical assumption would be that the bigger, taller, faster one would draw some attention away. Of course, I have noticed that the efficency has improved greatly this year, so that has a lot to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pki2005 Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 I think TR:TR is taking the riders from The Beast away. TR:TR always has a line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastfreak Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 Though aren't those people the same people that were in line like 5 hours earlier? Waiting and waiting for the ride to re-open? Sorry... just had to add that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB_TOM Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 Thats because TRTR has a really slow loading procedure. The Beast crew, IMHO, is one of the best in the park. But you still have to take the #1 ranking away from TR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispy1979 Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 I agree. In the late 80's the only major coasters in the park were The Beast, Vortex, The Racers, and King Cobra..... and no minor coasters. Now we have Beast, Vortex, The Racers, Son of Beast, Flight of Fear, and minor coasters like Face Off, Adventure Express, and Top Gun. There's even more kiddie coasters. There used to only be The Beastie. Having more coasters to disperse the crowd certainly helps with lines. Cris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbilly Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 yeah when i went to PKI last month The Beast's wait had no wait, except at night when i had a 15 minute wait. The ride ops on that ride did a great job. I was in line for TR:TR for like 40 minutes than it broke down, and i still never got to ride it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xx2cansamxX Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 Face/Off is a major coaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIguy14 Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 Just curious, while we're talking about lines and stuff. How long was the line for the Son of Beast its debut year? Has every que they have there been completely filled up? Also, did The Vortex line ever go way out into Coney Mall when it was new? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Pki Fan Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 (edited) When It first opened the line filled up it was like 4 hours becouse they only had one working train. I was also going to ask where The Vortex line was when it first opened. I was 1 then so i have no clue. Edited January 1, 1970 by chris pki fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid Snake Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 I can remember to when I used to go to the park and The Beast's line would be way back to the Eiffel Tower. This was 15 years after the ride was introduced, when most rides' lines go down after around 3 years. Why has the ride almost become walk-on? Is this a change in popularity, efficiency, or me just going to the park at different times? My friend went up to PKI one day, him in his dad (P.S. you can see them on the PKI Deliruim poster at your local LaRosa's) and they cycled The Beast six times. He claims it was his ACE shirt that did it but lets face it, it is because The Beast is loseing popularity, in the day time. At night that sucker is packed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adbort Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 I was also going to ask where The Vortex line was when it first opened. I was 1 then so i have no clue. The Vortex line use to strertch pretty far down coney mall. I remember seeing it almost as far back as Skyline when it first opened. Do any of you remember the paintings on the ground that used to be painted that showed where the lines should go when they were out of the que. Vortex use to have The Vortex logo down. The Beast used to have claw prints, and also Adventure Express had them as well as Flight Commander. Boy that seem so long ago, but I remember them like it was just yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoObKiNoS Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 But you still have to take the #1 ranking away from TR! shut up tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 << Do any of you remember the paintings on the ground that used to be painted that showed where the lines should go when they were out of the que.>> There are still faint lines that run to the queue of The Vortex. I haven't seen any Vortex logos, so I assume that the originals were paved over. I also remember the foot prints that ran to The Beast. I think they were red. I also remember AE having some sort of ensignia. Do you remember what it was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielRadsgrl Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 I rember beast it was like a organy red. And they were painted way back by flying eagles. I don't rember AE having one but it may have. I don't ride that ride very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adbort Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 I rember beast it was like a organy red. And they were painted way back by flying eagles. I don't rember AE having one but it may have. I don't ride that ride very much. Actually they redid The Beast's Claw prints for the 20th anniversary of The Beast. But the orginal prints that I can remember where much bigger and they were white. Yeah Vortex still does have a painted yellow lines. But they used to have the logo painted and it went much farther down the mindway. As for Adventure Express I belive it was some kind of a pyrmid with an arrow pointed torwards the que. But that was been quite a while ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightrider19 Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 just last year i was in a line past skyline and the line still only took about 20 minutes to a half hour, I dont get why people dont like the old arrow coasters, they can be a little rough but they are still enjoyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordvolt Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 I can remember going in early 90's (When they still had the safari monorail) and The Vortex line went down coney mall...usually 1.5 to 2 hours.... beast line was around 1-2 hours in the day, 2 or more as it got darker. All the rides that have been added in the 90s to now have really helped spread out the lines...making things much nicer. My girlfriend hasnt been there in years...she prefers CP but doesnt like PKI because of the "lines"..I think I need to take her back to PKI since the lines are soo much better anymore. While on the subject of lines...I welcome a new water park (if thats what they are doing for next year) so all the kids will all be drawn over there while I walk right on to the thrill rides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightrider19 Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 amen to that, maybe some of them will stay there and do the new ride(s) instead of getting the rest of the park all wet so our pants stick to our a$$es Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7D Rules Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 I remember the long lines as well when I was a kid. I also remember The Beast footprints that would tell you where to line up. So, why is TR:TR a slow loader. I have not been on that one yet, so I haven't seen it. That is another thing that burns me about PKI. Cp consitently wins the award for putting the most people through their lines every year. Does PKI really consider this when purchasing a new ride? How about Delirium or Scooby Doo? What are those like in terms of moving people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 (edited) Scooby is comparable to PT, but I believe it actually has a lower capacity. Delirium's line goes much faster than you'd imagine. It has 5 queue lines, I believe, and the giant frisbee will hold almost a whole queue. It has a very efficent loading system. TR:TR has a low capacity becaust the ride takes a long time to load and unload. Everyone has to empty out their pockets into these pouches unless you want eveything you have on you to be dumped out. If you haven't ridden TR:TR, I would recommend it, it's a fun ride. Edited January 1, 1970 by BoddaH1994 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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