beastbreakdown Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 Today in church i was thinking of.... What does pki do when the park is over taken by the loucas next year being young I have never excperienced this for my self. Wouldent mess up drop zone like with the brakes on it ? what do they do do they just close it down for the season or open it some days or do they spray the whole park with that spray? What do you think they will do? The last time this happend would be in 1987, and what it effect would it have on bb. I no The Vortex was the coastser that opend that year in 1987. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 I doubt they bother KI any. The'll probably just eat the trees, the brakes on Drop Zone would not be messed up because they are magnetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastbreakdown Posted October 9, 2003 Author Share Posted October 9, 2003 i know that the magnetic i ment if a couple get smashed when its coming down i gues i should have stated that a little better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB/Gun Steve-O Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 I would think that they would have some impact. There are a lot of woods nearby where these things can hatch from. Keep in mind that Mason/Kings Mills as we know it today did not exist 17 years ago - it was mostly Kings Island and forests out there. I would imagine that because of that there would be a lot of locusts. But I think that the things are pretty much harmless. They're just really ugly and really numerous. I'm only 17, I don't remember the last outbreak, but I have been told that it was absolutely terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRickster Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 The park will probly put some kind of poison down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB_TOM Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 I can see PKI just letting it happen. Theres really nothing you can do for a park that size. What Im more worried about it Boomerang Bay. How many do you think it would take to clog a filter? The rest of the rides Im not concerned with at all. If one gets smashed on Drop Zone, there are what, 5 more brake surfaces? Plus, with all the movement, I doubt the bugs will bother PKI. The Beast though, well, lets hope that woods nice and treated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonLord Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Actually I don't think that the park will do anything about treating the woods... I don't think that they can do that. Even if the park treated the property, there are still plenty of areas around the park that won't. Posions are not the answer for the fact that there are too many to deal with anyway. I would think that the biggest problem will come from the rides and having these big bugs flying around and being smacked in the face by them. Oh well... they don't bite at least! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losing Streak Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 magnets wouldn't be affected by bug guts. I don't think there's much to worry about with Drop Zone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 There really isn't anything you can do about the locusts/cicadas when they come. They don't really do anything, except eat the leaves off of the trees, and leave their dead bodies laying all over the place. Its just a really messy summer. I remember the last time they came. We tore their wings off, and watched them race up and down the sidewalk where I live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB_TOM Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 I meant the wood on Beast, not the woods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastbreakdown Posted October 10, 2003 Author Share Posted October 10, 2003 i just thought about something im going to start next year in football that should be real fun every time i go down smash ten bugs probaly more that would be great fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSASBoxcarRace14 Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 I think this year is gonna blow for KI with the locusts. I mean going 72 MPH on SOB when there are billions of locusts in the air. SUCKS! But now FOF will have more people and that sucks to, not for business, but for people who hate lines. Drop Zone will be a PLUS though. Hanging 300 ft. in the air with locusts swarming around. ALL in ALL it will be interesante. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoObKiNoS Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 I mean going 72 MPH on SOB when there are billions of locusts in the air. 78.3 mph thankyouverymuch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradb055 Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 I doubt the bugs will bother PKI. The Beast though, well, lets hope that woods nice and treated! I Believe that the wood on The Beast along with most other woodies is Southern Yellow Pine. I also think that this wood has a natural smell or tast to it that repels most insects away. I have to venture to say that it is still treated though. As far as I see it, its just another fun element in ridding a coaster. Theres nothing like dodging the bugs at 78.3 mph! And if you screw up your gonna pay big time !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 I doubt the bugs will bother PKI. The Beast though, well, lets hope that woods nice and treated! I Believe that the wood on The Beast along with most other woodies is Southern Yellow Pine. I also think that this wood has a natural smell or tast to it that repels most insects away. I have to venture to say that it is still treated though. Since I think its safe to say that a bunch of the people on this site were not around, or were very young the last time they came, maybe you need an understanding about the cicadas. First off, what are you all worried about the wood on the rides for? The bugs don't eat it, and they aren't attracted to it. As far as actually seeing the bugs, you will see them out and flying around, but they don't really like open areas. They like to invade trees in huge quantities. When they come, you will notice that every tree is loaded with them. You will also see little dead bug bodies on the ground, and their shells there as well. You can shake smaller trees and tree branches and see them fly out of the trees, and zip around to another tree or back into the one you shook. They are not really active in the daytime, but do come out at night. Other than that, they usually eat all the leaves off particular branches in a tree. Thats about it. want to know more? Go here! This isn't as big a deal as you all are making it out to be, and NO, Cicadas are not locusts. http://www.dancentury.com/cicada/faq.html#a7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB_TOM Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 Anyone else realize that Ohio (and kentucky) are not supposed to get hit with the 17 year cicadas this year? It was actually last year. Thats according to the chart on the link in the previous post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB/Gun Steve-O Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 (edited) Look at Brood # 10. Hits every 17 years, and it will hit in 2004. States affected: Deleware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virigina, West Virginia. Now, I believe that includes Ohio and every state that borders it. Edited January 1, 1970 by SOB/Gun Steve-O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB_TOM Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 (edited) My bad. Looked at brood #9 Edited January 1, 1970 by SOB_TOM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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