standbyme Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I recently purchased this magazine from 1973...and I probably should have saved it for later in the offseason...but I enjoyed reading it so much I thought that I would just go ahead and share it now. Besides the photos it has some interesting facts...such as how long the people in the costumes could last in the heat...and that parking was 50 cents a car! Enjoy! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaiderFTW Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Nah, you definitely shouldn't have saved this for later in the off-season. Very interesting! Thanks for sharing, standbyme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miniracer Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 All these old pictures and articles bring back such good memories. thank you for the work you're putting into these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool75 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I say bring back those operating hours!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoaster Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 great find! thanks for sharing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Well, Cedar Fair has been increasing operating hours at many of their parks the last couple of seasons. And, Kings Island did close at midnights on Saturdays in July this year. I actually remember going to Cedar Point in 1999, I believe, and we visited on a weekday and they were open until 11pm if I recall correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomTheater Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 CP used to be 10-10 June weekdays, 10-11 June Saturdays, July and August Weekdays and 10-Midnight July and August Saturdays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
standbyme Posted November 11, 2011 Author Share Posted November 11, 2011 By the way, isn't this an amazing train wreck of an outfit?! What was the person smoking who designed this monstrosity? It's like the person was going out of their way to make the women look as stupid as possible...and which part of the outfit is the most ludicrous, the hat, the cape, the boots...or that anyone would be seen in public in it?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 ...and which part of the outfit is the most ludicrous, the hat, the cape, the boots...or that anyone would be seen in public in it?! Can I say "all of the above"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster_junky Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 i guess this is what i get for mainly knowing the 60's/70's via austin powers, but outfits like that are what i think of when i imagine that era. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TombraiderTy Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I wonder if the first picture you posted was taken during the park's construction... I didn't notice it the first time around, but Grand Carousel is apparently missing its top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 100 acres for parking. To compare, the entirety of Disneyland Park in California is 85 acres. It's Californian neighbor is 55. That's a lot of parking, and one can see why the figure is quoted as such an amenity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
standbyme Posted November 11, 2011 Author Share Posted November 11, 2011 I wonder if the first picture you posted was taken during the park's construction... I didn't notice it the first time around, but Grand Carousel is apparently missing its top You really are an observent individual. I noticed that the photos seem to have been taken over a period of time...which I thought was odd for a fluff piece like this. If you look at the 2 photos of the shop on International Street (that are on the same page no less) you will see that the tree has leaves in one, not the other...and no shutters in one... As for your observation...it has to be during construction because if you look to the right you will also see that all of the light poles are without their lights...PLUS I lightned up the photo...that IS a bunch of cars parked in front of the tower, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsrattler Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Thanks for the post standbyme. I really wish International Street would go back to being "international". As it stands now, its just a strip mall of gift shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterGeek101 Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Thanks for sharing! The Eiffel Tower looks kinda spooky to me in that pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI-ORIG-EMP Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 I would like to see Cedar Fair bring back music geared for each section of the park, just like when it opened in 1972. International Street had French accordion music; Kids area had cartoon music; River Town had country, Coney Mall had rag time and Octoberfest had German music. Please find a picture of the litter getter's uniform which was all white, white pants, shirt and golf cap. That was the uniform that I wore when I was first hired in 72. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanna Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 I would like to see Cedar Fair bring back music geared for each section of the park, just like when it opened in 1972. International Street had French accordion music; Kids area had cartoon music; River Town had country, Coney Mall had rag time and Octoberfest had German music. Please find a picture of the litter getter's uniform which was all white, white pants, shirt and golf cap. That was the uniform that I wore when I was first hired in 72. I wish they would section the music too. The zany outfit that chick is wearing looks like the same person that designed the Awful Ptooie Chatanooga Cats cartoon designed her duds. the 70's were a terrible time for hat fashion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI-ORIG-EMP Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 (edited) <br /><br />Here I go a again with the photos I had problems with.  It shows me as I was when I was 17 years old in 1972 sitting in the antique  car with my cousin and her family during our visit to the park.  I<br /><img src="webkit-fake-url://E85504AF-0811-4461-91E5-DC4C27D3B59B/image.tiff" /><br /><img src="webkit-fake-url://F090A681-BBC6-4F79-93E5-CAACF7DED9E0/image.tiff" /><br /><br />I will upload the pictures to a site like Photobucket and then post them again. Edited November 15, 2011 by Avatar Deleted or Merged some post in your attempt to post some pictures to keep this thread clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI-ORIG-EMP Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Here are the pics from 1972: I was only 17 years back in 1972. My cousin and her family are with me in the antique car. I really had nice red hair back then! The opening day of the season in 1972! My aunt in front of the tower This is a picture of me in the summer of 1975, right after Jaws came out. This was taken at Wildwood, NJ. My brother-in-law is in the background. Notice my tee shirt which was all the "litter getters" had designed and made while at Kings Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TombraiderTy Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Thanks for sharing the pictures, KI-ORIG-EMP. Regarding the second one (the one of Eiffel Tower), is that a person leaning over the railing and waving down at the cameraman? I know that Tower only had a simple hand-rail at the beginning of 1972 (although that was later lengthened, seen HERE), but I don't think I'd ever be willing to do something like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
standbyme Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 Ty, you beat me to it...I assume that's the human fly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI-ORIG-EMP Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 That was Karl Wallenda who did his tightrope walk across the fountain and that is Karl after he climbed up the tower! There is NO way that I would ever do anything like that. Now I have gone sky diving when I work at the park that summer but I will not walk across a wire or climb without being hooked into a harness. But that was back then when I was young and wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TombraiderTy Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 ^Karl Wallenda walked a tight rope and scaled the Eiffel Tower? Was it two performances for the price of one or something? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster_junky Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 they needed someone to tie the tight rope to it... oh, and standbyme, i feel like you're spoiling us this off-season. it has only been a little over two and a half weeks and you've already given us two great threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TombraiderTy Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 ^Don't forget the Kings Island Inn brochure thread too And ah, I guess the tying-the-rope piece makes sense. I didn't think of that before, although I'm willing to bet it'd be done by a trained and harnessed individual nowadays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster_junky Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 oh, wow! i hadn't seen the brochure thread. once again standbyme, these are great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI-ORIG-EMP Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 I was going through our photo album and came across a photo of me again in 1972 wearing our Kings Island jacket with the KI logo in plain view: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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