Both of the newest Ceder Fair Coasters have/are going to extended into the parking lot, Leviathan and Gate Keeper. What does this mean for KI? Would Kings Island make a coaster that goes into the parking lot?

They might. They have a lot of other land they can use

First, I just have to say that your profile picture makes me laugh, SonofBaconador. I love it!!!!

That would be so cool! But with the new rumors of thunder alley going, and SOB going, AND the space behind delerium.... I think we might nead that route.... But then again KI is totally unpredictable.

A thought, albeit a long stretch: take the idea from another thread about a B&M giga by Timberwolf running parallel to Colombia Rd. Now, when the ride reaches the central strip of grass in the parking lot, have an overbanked turn so that the track runs over that strip of grass towards the KI sign. A camelback or two later, have one of the Shambhala at PortAventura-style ampersand turnarounds that wraps around (or even through?) the KI sign, then runs back the way it came. It would catch some eyes, even from I-71.

Question: How much of Gatekeeper is actually going to be over the parking lot? From the POVs it looks like they will be putting in some landscaping and what not. I wouldn't be so quick to judge this one...

No, the parking lot is already hectic.

A coaster? In KI's parking lot? Forget it. They won't even run the trams in the parking lot!

No, the parking lot is already hectic.

Ever been to Six Flags Over Georgia?

Question: How much of Gatekeeper is actually going to be over the parking lot? From the POVs it looks like they will be putting in some landscaping and what not. I wouldn't be so quick to judge this one...

I wouldn't be so quick to assume the animation is accurate, even if it is 100 percent so the day it is released. Plans change, costs get cut, etc. Ever see the Diamondback splashdown pond with all of what was planned for it? Or the animation for Italian Job: Stunt Track?

Virtual Image Productions has added lots of things to the rides in their animations to generate more hype. There are the ones Terp listed and lots more, the most noticable is Maverick.

Is this video what you mean about the Diamondback pond or are you referring to something else? This pond seems similar to what is actually there.

Found the Italian Job: Stunt Track video... looks like the animation team got a little carried away with the helicopter scene. Other than that, it appears relatively similar to the final ride.

On IJ:ST, there was supposed to be bumping that simulated the mini coopers going down stairs that never happened. It was in a tunnel and the bumping was to be simulated by the cars and not by the track itself.

That sylvan lake surrounded by large rocks and lush vegetation isn't anything like what I've seen at Kings Island since Diamondback was built. Swan Lake before, yes. A now virtually plain concrete detention basin, no.

On IJ:ST, there was supposed to be bumping that simulated the mini coopers going down stairs that never happened. It was in a tunnel and the bumping was to be simulated by the cars and not by the track itself.

There was also a drifting feature built into the cars that was never utilized. Add in the speaker system that didn't work. I truly believe that if everything planned had been done it could have been one of the best family coasters around, now it's just a shell of what it could have been.

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This is probably one of the worst offenders

That's one of the worst of a lot of things.

Shudder.

There is no need for Kings Island to build a roller coaster into the parking lot. They have more than enough land to expand in the vast expanse of land going north to the high school and down near the river. They still have large portions of the old Lion Country to build the structures for the coaster. And besides, why displace all those parking spaces for the guests?

Who said anything about displacing parking? SFOG didn't.

The italian job trailer. It looks nothing like the ride!

Very typical Jeff Seibert product.

Was there ever a SoB trailer?

Given KI's layout, a parking lot coaster would be difficult. On one side of the park,Timberwolf, KI Theater, and Flight Deck's line are blocking access to the parking lot. On the other side, backstage areas are in the way.