Existential Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I don't mind if the theming is not there...for there is another fantastic coaster with little theming that has a supernatural presence, running through the woods. And that zone is not welcoming to its presence...anymore. But I still foam with adrenaline every time I sit down on its trains at night. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoeter Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Also a good name...Girlfriend of Manti Te'o! Andrew, waiting for produce to be thrown... Another one of my great epiphanies..... No track spotted at Batavia yet?....... No problem!......... B&M's latest concoction - the track-less coaster, And King's Island is getting the very first one, a prototype, if you will, called LEVITATION. With no visible track, riders have absolutely no idea what's coming next. It's extra thrilling in the dark - it will make you scream like a Banshee! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joncars05 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I thought the 40 million figure was just for Son of Beast. Tomb Raider cost the park 20 million. Boy I REALLY hope they didn't spend that much on SOB. Which by far is already one, if not, the BIGGEST failure/bust/mistake in amusement park history. The $40 million dollar total would be just a kick in the pants while laying on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayblazer Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Attraction Name Son of Beast™ Description Son of Beast is a world-record breaking roller coaster that elevates the classic wood coaster experience to a new level and introduces an evolutionary concept, a 103-ft. loop. No other wooden roller coaster in the world features a loop. In addition, the Son of Beast represents the largest single investment in the history of Paramount's Kings Island and tops off a two-year $40 million capital expansion program at the 364-acre theme park. I don't think the coaster was 40 million it was just part of a 40 million$ investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwitb Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Could they have been filed, and just not made available to the public by Kings Island's request? I'm not sure how this works? Or is this project going to be so large that it may not be for 2014 and it could be a 2015 project? I'm not sure, the last permit I found for Kings Island was a building permit for Firehawk. One filed in 2008 was sealed, obviously that was Diamondback. Where can one find these permits? Mason city hall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Soooo lots of footers, many with slits in them similar to Diamondback. Very impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrypt Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Attraction Name Son of Beast Description Son of Beast is a world-record breaking roller coaster that elevates the classic wood coaster experience to a new level and introduces an evolutionary concept, a 103-ft. loop. No other wooden roller coaster in the world features a loop. In addition, the Son of Beast represents the largest single investment in the history of Paramount's Kings Island and tops off a two-year $40 million capital expansion program at the 364-acre theme park. I don't think the coaster was 40 million it was just part of a 40 million$ investment. 20 million was the initial investment, but one must take into account extra bracing in the rosebowl, purchasing of new trains, retracking, removing the loop, and all the other costs associated with the ride. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted July 19, 2013 Author Share Posted July 19, 2013 Bodda(screen name after Patrick swayze in Point Break?) said the agenda would not be disclosed till the night before or something to that effect. Maybe we will get 1/2 off season passes as well. My screen name has nothing to do with Patrick Swayze. You will be given a time to be at the park, as well as a location to meet. That's about it. I will not be posting an agenda on here at all. Isn't this FUN? 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwitb Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Just a thought... What if the ride has something to do with one or all of the dive in movies they do at their water park... ....or maybe the "dive-in" title is the ultimate clue...a dive coaster (not that I want to see one). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullimann Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I would estimate that I am 95% sure the new ride will be announced September 8th, which so happens to be the same date as the KICentral event. Being a part of KIC is so cool, and it looks like Don is rolling out the red carpet for us. I really doubt that they would have the announcement that day. Don, Greg and possibly even CF management will be on hand for the press, because they will all want a soundbite from a park spokesperson. It is also the LAST regular season day so staffing will already be thin. That leaves little management left to escort KICentral guest. Expect to hear an announcement before the end of August. Most likely before August 23 the last weekday the park is open. That leaves Sept 8 as a great day for management to show off all those footers that have grown out of the ground for the last few weeks. Don't worry i am SURE an announcement day will be a day that will be posted on KIC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 But apparently some here would prefer ERT to such a thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontWantToWait42mar0 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 When I first read ERT on here, I thought it was a KIC term for "Everyone Ride Together". 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieseltech20 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Bodda(screen name after Patrick swayze in Point Break?) said the agenda would not be disclosed till the night before or something to that effect. Maybe we will get 1/2 off season passes as well. Smells Like Teen spirit 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordSkippy Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 When I first read ERT on here, I thought it was a KIC term for "Everyone Ride Together". If only, buddy. If only... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongliveKingsCobra Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Just wait before long we will be talking about how much track is up. Just 3 years ago we were discussing the moving dirt piles. Yes, Don told us that there was no ground being broken, well we rode Drop Tower, and we saw dirt. TONS OR DIRT! It looked like Don lied to us... But it looks like something is going down in the territory of SOB, and it may be somewhere to put new track, or something else? Perhaps the ride will be call EVOLUTION. Oh hey, that's me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 https://twitter.com/KingsIslandPR/status/358356793103097857 @KICentral keeps going round and round. Where they'll stop nobody knows! Yes, Don. I get it. You're toying with us. I love it. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastfan11 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 All I can say is that from what I've seen, this is going to be one helluva camp ground. Did I get it, Don? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordSkippy Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Round round, get around - we get around. Clearly this is a hint that for 2014, in addition to CORN: The Ride, we will also get a new show celebrating the music of the Beach Boys and other 60s surf rock groups called "Surfers Rule." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcwizard13 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I love being able to just read all your posts and rarely post myself. It proves very entertaining. Especially when Don gets into it. Especially on Twitter, it makes it all the better. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Round round, get around - we get around. Clearly this is a hint that for 2014, in addition to CORN: The Ride, we will also get a new show celebrating the music of the Beach Boys and other 60s surf rock groups called "Surfers Rule." https://twitter.com/KingsIslandPR/status/358356793103097857 @KICentral keeps going round and round. Where they'll stop nobody knows! Yes, Don. I get it. You're toying with us. I love it. Clearly the ride will be themed to crop circles.....you know with Corn: The Ride and a lot of crop circles are round and round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrypt Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Flight of Fear has footage of crop circles in the preshow... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malem Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Round and round... Does the park want to give us more ERT on the Coney Mall spinning rides? Maybe it's time to get this thread back on the topic of new (or old) scooters? All this round-and-round discussion is considered online buzz... and that's good, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOFreak Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 "One person on the forum knows where to stop. #NotSayingWho" in response to Don's round and round tweet. Looks like Boddah knows more than we do and so does an unknowing forum member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zayzayd13 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 At first I thought this ride would be a dark themes ride back in April, then more clues began popping up with the "no camping" signs, then the scarecrow (or whatever), then the owl in the tree. Maybe it's not a dark themed ride, but a ride that revolves around the woods. Where do you typically go camping? Where do owls live? The woods/forest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Peck Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Son of Beast was part of a 2-Year, $40 Million Expansion that included Drop Zone, Face-Off and the Action Zone area. Ironically, Son of Beast coast about $14 Million to build and over the years, they put almost twice that amount back into it with repairs and reprofiles. I'm thinking the announcement for the 2014 ride will be near the mid-to-end of August, as that coincides with Kentucky Kingdoms coaster announcement a bit before and the Six Flags announcements on August 29th as well as much of the industry making announcements before Labor Day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Speaking of ert...where are The Beast pics! Lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Meyer Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I'm thinking the announcement for the 2014 ride will be near the mid-to-end of August, as that coincides with Kentucky Kingdoms coaster announcement a bit before and the Six Flags announcements on August 29th as well as much of the industry making announcements before Labor Day. Wait...Kentucky Kingdom is supposed to make an announcement this year also? I might have to head down there next year if this is a great ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Round and round... Made me think of this 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungStud Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 KK may announce a intamin mega-lite coaster that would be comparable to expedition g-force. Be funny if the worlds top ranked steel coaster would be at a little park. I say go go for it cause you have a height restriction. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrypt Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 As cool as a mega lite sounds, it would likely be out of KK's budget because their proposed new coaster will be about 7 million USD. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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