Enquirer historical pictures

[Jeorby Nanpa]

These were links in the online edition today.

A few Skyride pictures: http://cincinnati.com/blogs/ourhistory/2012/01/23/kings-island-skyride-failure-stranded-27/

Construction slideshow: http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=AB&Dato=20110810&Kategori=ENT&Lopenr=108100802&Ref=PH

Sorry if this is old news. I searched!

[Thrill_Biscuit]

Epic! Thanks for sharing. Love seeing all the Nixon-era cars on International street!

[CoastersRZ]

I saw those skyride pictures last night. Pretty impressive. Also kind of scary the way they evacuated some of those cars!

THose construction pictures are awesome as well, with many that I had never seen before! Definitely worth checking out!

[westcoaster]

I saw these in the paper, they are incredible, sure wish the park for the 40th would add a museum,for old stuff and photos.

On most surveys, its top 10 in the seasonal parks.......

Gotta love the construction pictures too, and the scary looking rescues on the sky ride.

[standbyme]

WOW! I love those construction photos!

Thanks for the links!

[Outdoor Man]

I saw those skyride pictures last night. Pretty impressive. Also kind of scary the way they evacuated some of those cars!

THose construction pictures are awesome as well, with many that I had never seen before! Definitely worth checking out!

a classic instance of the medicine potentially worse than the illness. That image of the ladder apparently fully extended made me queesy just look at it, knowing they were 95 feet in the air for it: next stop, the ground! imagine the safety violations on that one today...

[kingsrattler]

And I bet in 1977, two things happened that probably wouldn't happen in today's society. Kings Island probably did their best to make up for the mishap (free tickets, merch etc) and everyone involved probably didn't try suing Kings Island. Not that this is fact by any means, but is probably a good representation of the changing of the times.

(Although one might have an affect on the other.. maybe if people weren't so sue happy these days, then parks would be able to front a little more expenditures to inconvenienced guests)

[Delirium13]

Thanks for sharing the link! Great pictures.

[thekidd33]

I noticed that the price tag for the park is stated as $20 million in on of the photos from 1970 and then $30 million in one of the photos from 1972. Was the extra $10 million over run, was there more added to the park as construction went along than was orgianlly planned, or did the photo caption simply get it wrong?

Thanks for sharing these!

[coaster_junky]

And I bet in 1977, two things happened that probably wouldn't happen in today's society. Kings Island probably did their best to make up for the mishap (free tickets, merch etc) and everyone involved probably didn't try suing Kings Island. Not that this is fact by any means, but is probably a good representation of the changing of the times.

i believe i've read in multiple places that the stranded guests were given the opportunity for lifetime season passes. however, none took them because, 'they enjoyed the view.'

[TTD-120-420]

I'm probably not really observant, but is there still a golf course across from the park? The construction of the course looked very interesting.

[PhantomTheater]

Yes, it is on the other side of 71.

[kingsrattler]

The Golf Center at Kings Island

[Jasper]

Thank you for posting this link. My favorite shot is either the aerial view or the removing of the letters on the sign. The aerial view is stunning at that time.

[OldieButGoodie]

I saw these in the paper, they are incredible, sure wish the park for the 40th would add a museum,for old stuff and photos.

On most surveys, its top 10 in the seasonal parks.......

Gotta love the construction pictures too, and the scary looking rescues on the sky ride.

Maybe they could do a wall of history at least - perhaps near the front where the Halloween stuff goes (the windows to the left as you walk in). That really would be cool - flowing from 1972 to present...