rotag Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 just because you leave ohio doesnt mean you cant visit the park. im smack dab in the middle where the nearest parks are a 2-3 hour drive. & there are 3 of them. when i go to ki, i often leave ohio when i am done to get back home in indiana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Indeed. Some of my most favorite parks are in New Jersey and California, and I don't live close to either. And, I, too, may someday (perhaps soon) leave the Midwest...for the same reason a lot of others have, a partly economic but mostly career enhancing move...that is, if I ever decide what I want to be when/if I grow up and if I am fortunate enough to be offered the opportunity. Over the years, my careers have caused me to move twice...and I wouldn't have it any other way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdawg1998 Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 What's funny is, in this topic nobody's talked about kid's rides. Who knows, Woodstock Express could easily be gone within the next thirty years. It's getting old and rickety (of course, aren't all wooden coasters?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerRider Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 What's funny is, in this topic nobody's talked about kid's rides. Who knows, Woodstock Express could easily be gone within the next thirty years. It's getting old and rickety (of course, aren't all wooden coasters?) I don't think Woodstock Express will leave anytime soon. It's a kid favorite, and unlike adult rides kid rides don't get bigger and better. Also, it looks almost new with the new paint job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Wooden coasters have a far longer life span than the typical steel coaster. Over time, virtually every part of a wood coaster can be, and is, replaced. Often several times. From controls to the track to structure like ledgers, frequent replacement is the rule. Some have said a steel coaster is a relationship but a wood coaster is a marriage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerRider Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Do you think there are pieces of wood from 1972 on The Racer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 I'd say most of the wood on Racer is still original, support wise...but little if any of the original track remains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Wouldn`t you think that some of the track in the station, where the wood is generally protected, and the trains traveling at low speeds could still be original? Granted, when Racer originally opened, it had old skid brakes. On the other hand, a certain racing coaster down in the Carolinas is slowly being completely rebuilt, after they decided to strip its protective paint coating. What a costly mistake that turned out to be. The ride was originally painted for a reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 There were those of us who were stunned when they stripped the paint off that coaster...and figured we knew what would happen next. Sadly, we were right. It should be pointed out that there is a wooden coaster at Kings Island in dire need of painting sometime soon...though some things have led to that being put off in the past, the time is coming when it must be done...to protect the wood itself, which is not of the modern pressure-treated variety. Also, I wouldn't be Terpy if I didn't point out that when Racer opened, it had new skid brakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianBeatle Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 There were those of us who were stunned when they stripped the paint off that coaster...and figured we knew what would happen next. Sadly, we were right. It should be pointed out that there is a wooden coaster at Kings Island in dire need of painting sometime soon...though some things have led to that being put off in the past, the time is coming when it must be done...to protect the wood itself, which is not of the modern pressure-treated variety. Also, I wouldn't be Terpy if I didn't point out that when Racer opened, it had new skid brakes. And new buzz bars and new air time hills that made small children fear that they were going to fly out and die. And at least one of those small children still rides the present day version of that ride and almost wants to cry when his children don't leave the park with bruises like he did back then and like we all do today at Holiday World! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Well, actually the buzz bars weren't new....they came from Coney Island of Cincinnati, Ohio and went to Coney Island of what was then Kings Mills, Ohio, later to be known as Coney Mall and become part of Mason! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIanatic1975 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Why will you be leaving Ohio? I`m amazed at the amount of people who were classmates of mine in DAAP who could not WAIT to get out of Cincinnati and Ohio. Simply amazes me, because I love Cincinnati and Ohio. Job is leaving, but then again I could always drop my job, to work at Kings Island.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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