TheBeastLover Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 My Dream Off- Season To-Do List For Kings Island: <DEL class="bbc">1. Redo Coney Mall </DEL>2. Paint The Racer 3. Get the black gunk off the orange lap bars on The Beast at least, if not replace the orange covers! 4. Paint FD 5. Smooth Out Vortex 6. Fix The Crypt for whatever reason it was down all October, and bring back the theming. 7. Reduce FOF's down time (every time I came to the park this year it was down for at least 45 minutes each day, mid-day) 8. Find a way to Increase FH's ride capacity 9. A New Action Theather Show 10. Repave and Restripe the parking lot (Courtesy of markr) And Last But Not Least... 11. Do something to SOB before SOB turns to POS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 It is sometimes so very hard to keep quiet, but keep quiet I must. Giggle. Terp, trying valiantly to behave (and hoping he can get in Carowinds two days in a row if he does....nah, won't happen!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieseltech20 Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Leave Vortex alone. It's old and rough and I wouldn't have it any other way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagoda Gift Shop Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Hehe. Smooth out Vortex was my favorite on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Kinda Guy Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 lol @ smooth out Vortex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 One must wonder how that could even be done. Mr. Toomer designed what is... Ride 5-1. Problem solved. Such as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 I rode Vortex more than any other coaster this year and I didn't think it was too rough or jerkey. I actually thought it was running very good this season compared to others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 I think Vortex has been running great. You are probably spoiled by DB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaptorGuy Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 I know some things I'd like to see have happened by the time Kings Island opens late on April 30th, but I believe if a certain person saw it, he would get mad and ask that it be removed from the forum, so I will do like Terpy and keep quiet for now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 And if all those things were done, I'm sure people on a certain website would be complaining about the prices that would have to be raised to afford all that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 That seems a little extreme to me... After all, having fun is central here. Terpy, who gets a kic out of life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 I wish they woud fix the bottom hill on Diamondback right after the hammer head. That section of the ride likes to virbate the train alot and it give me a headache. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster_junky Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 ^i've yet to feel that vibration many speak of, then again, i'm the same person who truly doesn't see how some of you all consider Son of Beast rough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekidd33 Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 There is certainly a vibration coming out of the hammerhead on DB. As for Vortex, just as Terpy says, 5-1 solves all. After I tried it early this past season, I haven't ridden in any other seat. Fun first drop, great hangtime in the corkscrews, and much much smoother than anywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnrealNightmare Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Yes there is definitely a vibration there. I felt it on all of my 26 rides on DB this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 I think that it may have to do with the fact that the track in that are is directly connected to the foundations. There are no support columns, so it might be a stiffer connection. Thus instead if the columns absorbing some of the vibration, there is nothing to dissipate the vibration, so the train vibrates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Why would it do it this past season and not the opening season for the ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fear the Four Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 5. Smooth Out Vortex My parents even thought that was funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 You have to admit it'd look funny without all those loopy looking things...all smoothed out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIfan73 Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Well, the kids would like it...introducing Vrtx! Oh-you meant the actual ride's loops... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillsberry123 Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 I feel the rattle in Diamondback too, especially at the bottom of the first drop. I feel it on all of the outside seats and the inside seats near the back, but in the front the ride is glass smooth with absolutely no bumps at all. The front 3 or 4 rows are the best seats on the ride, but the very front is the place to be. I wouldn't be surprised to see The Racer get painted. They should, considering that they are redoing that entire area. They seem to be going through the park section by section... one season it's Rivertown, the next it's Planet Snoopy, next season it will be Coney Mall. That makes me wonder what will be in store for 2012? Maybe they'll touch up Action Zone? Maybe X-Base will get it's own area status? As for smoothing out The Vortex? It won't happen. If they do anything, it will be with the trains. Any problems with the track will stay like that permanently. Do I think that Vortex is rough? Even in 5-1? Let's just say that the Corkscrew at Cedar Point wasn't at all as rough as I remember, and that probably had something to do with all The Vortex riding I've done this season. 5-1 is the best seat on the train, but it's pretty ridiculous that you have to sit in one seat to get a good ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Fortunately, there are two seats in 5-1! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markr Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Speaking for the generation who rode Vortex when it first opened in 1987 ( when it was indeed a smooth ride ) , I am always afraid I am going to get whiplash whenever I get on the ride now. Also, I would like to add to the off season to do list: The parking lot is long overdue for repaving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Terp...trying to put it gently... Both the ride and you were 23 years younger back then... Terp, who knows these things (and who sadly misses a Great American Scream Machine, already...no longer a choice between Vortex....or GASM.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markr Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 ^I never thought of it that way. Markr, who just wrote out his first check for AARP membership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Speaking for the generation who rode Vortex when it first opened in 1987 ( when it was indeed a smooth ride ) , I am always afraid I am going to get whiplash whenever I get on the ride now. Also, I would like to add to the off season to do list: The parking lot is long overdue for repaving. The cost of repaving the parking lot would dwarf the cost of building Diamondback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIfan73 Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 I would think it would be a bit disheartening, in a way, to buy/own an amusement park knowing full well you could probably never pave its parking lot. It seems like it would be like buying a house knowing you could never fix its busted up driveway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 I don`t think that is an entirely accurate statement. If they did it in one season, it would be expensive, but not as expensive as a 20+ million ride. If they did it in phases, it wouldn`t be that bad. Not to mention, they at least need to fix the high traffic driving lanes where there are big pot holes. If they do nothing, eventually the paved parking lot will turn into a gravel lot. How do I know? Gate 1 at Coney (the main picnic grove parking lot has a gravel lot that used to be a paved lot. If you ever venture out into the gravel lot, you will see small patches of pavement that are still in tact. They simply decided not to repave or maintain that area of lot, and it eventually deteriorated to the point where its back to a gravel lot. Which is fine, considering that parking lot only gets used on the really busy weekends when there are lots of picnics, or for sold out concerts. And of course July 3rd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTCO Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 lawl @ 5-8! Emphasis on 5 & 8. Firehawk will never find a way to increase capacity. And must I explain 5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaptorGuy Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 The parking lot at Kings Island is an absolute DISASTER! Unfortunately, I can't totally blame it on Cedar Fair and current management of the park. It all started during Paramount days. The entire lot needs to be dozed over and redesigned and rebuilt from scratch! The first things that need to be removed from the next design are Preffered Parking and Season Pass Parking. Although, I do think its pretty cool to have a perk like that, where I can park in my own area because I have the big pass, It's not operated properly, and with the ignorant operation of it, it becomes a problem at times. They don't staff it the entire day. I've gotten there a lot and it wasnt staffed, so anyone could sneak in there and park. That ticks me off. They put up cones in the lot that takes way out of the way to get to the pass lot, which I fail to see the reasoning behind that ONE! Another one of my many haunt complaints, I arrived one night in October a little later than normal, and some idiot had put up so many cones, I could not even figure out how to get to the pass lot, and ended up having to drive all the way up to the north lot and make a HUGE circle to get back to the pass lot, and then found it UNSTAFFED! I went into Guest Relations and made a HUGE scene over that one! But, I would love to see them rebuild the parking lot and not have preferred or other kinds of special parking. I think if they did it like Cedar Point and other parks, it would be fine. They don't need to charge an extra 5 bucks to park near the gate! I remember when that lot was FREE! I always got to the park early enough to park in the first row by the front gate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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