Kings Island to open April 17 with familiar thrills, new 'Planet Snoopy' theme

[The Interpreter]

Regular readers of these forii will know that I have been somewhat hard on, and critical of, the Sandusky Register for some of its poor writing, etc. But, this article takes the cake:

http://www.daytondai...eme-649781.html

Bad grammar, mistakes, poorly written, incorrect facts...and then doesn't even point out that though the park will be open this Saturday, it is not open to the public Sunday.

This one deserves a full read, if only to point out some of its many, many errors...

The comments are interesting, too....

[maverick2007]

That link is from a Dayton paper. Shouldn't it be the Register?

[The Interpreter]

Nope. That's my point. The Dayton paper has outdone the Register. That took some doing.

[Diamondback96]

Helbig said Diamondback took more than 1.8 million riders of a thrilling three-minute race of stomach-churning drops and neck-snapping twists last year.

Wait, what? They just described SoB.

[JAHill]

Red Baron Express.

[The Interpreter]

Or, as the article put it:

Red Baron express.

Hurts my head even more....

[PhantomTheater]

Several rides, like the Log Flumes and the often renamed Scooby Zoom/Beastie roller coaster have been given Peanuts themes and story lines,

Wasn't The Beastie just Scooby Doo, as Taxi Jam (or whatever its called this year) was Scooby Zoom.

[The Interpreter]

Bingo...along with other names...then there is a "drop zone" with little letters reference...and log flumeS? What log flumes? When did the writer research or fact check? Was this thing edited? And we haven't even talked of the grammatical errors...

The sad thing is the care exhibited in this article is typical of many about the park industry. Such articles are often seen as frothy light-weight piffle, not worth taking much time to do right.

Sigh.

[Delirium13]

That article gave me a small headache... Is that REALLY a professional paper?!

[CedarPointer]

I wish they would stop calling Boob Blasters and Planet Snoopy "new". Wasn't the park kind of careful not to call Boo Blasters "new" for a while? I think I even pointed it out on here. They are newly themed, but they are not new.

[DropZone99]

Wow, not just at the horribly written article, but the comments too. Pretty hilarious!

[markr]

Scooby Zoom? Ahhh!!!!

[The Interpreter]

Well, Diamondback was busy complimenting The Beast!

Diamondback: My, but your hills are lovely tonight!

Beast: I am just glad you don't look down on me...Oh, wait...

Diamondback: As long as you don't go around in circles...

Beast: Oh, give me a brake. On the second thought, don't....

[Dbfan]

Kite Eating Tree ( a mini-version of drop zone that rockets riders up and down)

No

That is like calling LBGC a miniature version of Diamondback.

[Oldiesmann]

Even the directions are wrong...

Construction has closed Ohio 741 between Ohio 63 and U.S. 42, a main artery used by visitors coming from the north, until May.

Several detours around this road block exist:

■ From Interstate 75, take the Ohio 63 Exit (exit 29) and make a left on Ohio 63. Take Ohio 63 through Lebanon and then make a right onto Ohio 48. Get on Interstate 71 and exit at Kings Island Drive (exit 25) and make a left.

After getting on Ohio 63, drive to Lebanon, then make a left on Ohio 42 (Broadway). Follow U.S. 42 south to Ohio 741 and make a left. Follow Ohio 741 to Kings Island.

That's Kings Mills Road.

"Several" generally refers to more than 2

If you turn left onto 42 in Lebanon, you'll be going North, not South.

They're leaving out the easiest route - 75 south to Tylersville, then east to Western Row / Kings Island Drive

Ohio 741 doesn't go to Kings Island - it ends at the Kings Mills Road / I-71 interchange.

[CoastersRZ]

Excellent post! Made me laugh. And yes, I read that article earlier today, and it made me shudder. They clearly did not spend a lot of time writing it. I still miss the nice write ups that the late Jim Knippenberg would do on Kings Island for the Cincinnati Enquirer.

[The Interpreter]

Kite Eating Tree ( a mini-version of drop zone that rockets riders up and down)

No

That is like calling LBGC a miniature version of Diamondback.

Not to mention yet another dangling modifier. The Ride Formerly Known as Drop Zone does NOT rocket riders up and down. Power Tower perhaps...but not TRFKADZ.

[BavarianBeatle]

Tis wuz a terrible article. King island deserves much beter. Hopefukky a ride on drop zone or Scooby Zoom will help me forget about it.

--Beatle, who hopes the Dayton Daily News will see this post and offer me a job as a reporter.....

[The Interpreter]

I'm still amazed that Justin McClelland was so proud of this that his byline doth appear.

[Beast79]

What the ?????

The park’s twin towers of thrills are The Beast, the storied veteran of roller coasters, and the Diamondback, the feisty newbie of roller coaster fame, a twisting metal monstrosity that debuted in 2009.

That remark right there reminded me of the movie Twins with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Devito!

Last time I checked DB and Beast are coasters not towers and definitely not twins!

[markr]

Excellent post! Made me laugh. And yes, I read that article earlier today, and it made me shudder. They clearly did not spend a lot of time writing it. I still miss the nice write ups that the late Jim Knippenberg would do on Kings Island for the Cincinnati Enquirer.

I exchanged several e-mails with Jim. Such a nice person-one of my great regrets that I did not get to meet him in person

RIP Jim.

[RingMaster]

I wish they would stop calling Boob Blasters and Planet Snoopy "new". Wasn't the park kind of careful not to call Boo Blasters "new" for a while? I think I even pointed it out on here. They are newly themed, but they are not new.

They've called Boo Blasters "new" since day one; they only just added "experience" at the end to throw people off (maybe also because of the tacked-on 3D experience which cost $2-3 for paper glasses to "enhance" the ride) because Scooby-Doo is no longer a part of the ride.

[The Interpreter]

...extra charge...which the article conveniently omits mentioning...

[BavarianBeatle]

They have taken Scooby Doo, who had been a part of Kings Island since 1972, and replaced him with an upcharge. It almost brings tears to my eyes!

[The Interpreter]

...only if you want your ride "enhanced." Try explaining to your young kids that those paper glasses don't really enhance the ride. And think of the many families who will be less than amused at yet another of Cedar Fair's attempts to increase per caps.

[BavarianBeatle]

...only if you want your ride "enhanced." Try explaining to your young kids that those paper glasses don't really enhance the ride. And think of the many families who will be less than amused at yet another of Cedar Fair's attempts to increase per caps.

I couldn't agree more....

I remember the magical feeling of the Enchanted Voyage from when I was 3 years old, but apparently CF has forgotten and/or abandoned the desire to reproduce that feeling in today's children.

Those tears are getting closer to the surface.....

[alluna]

Ouch, I'll be sure to spell check before I post any articles here for Terpy's perusal!

There are a few columnists at DDN that know what they are doing, but most reports are kind of like this one- little more than a press release. The DDN is not exactly known for crack journalism. Maybe journalism on crack.

[Beast79]

We'll just use the 3D glasses that we already have!

[frisbeefan]

That article was written really good.

[coastermike]

Must have used a GPS on that one. I just picked one up from AAA. It uses much older technology, which means you have to unfold it.

Mike B.