Oldschool75 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Maybe an announcement of the announcement?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Everyone here is like...it's this and that.. I'm over here like...it's s coaster I'll wait for an announcement haha 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmbillups Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 id say an announcement is coming real soon... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI FANATIC 37 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I just texted that number. As I see this, it means that the announcement is nearing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmbillups Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I just texted that number. As I see this, it means that the announcement is nearing! As did I! I wonder if anyone is at the park this morning that can try to find what Scheid was looking at... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Perhaps he was going to look at KIC for the first time. Show him how nice and gracious we can be to each other and the park. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI FANATIC 37 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I wish Greg would also get an account. I love how Don is on here and I think it would be great to have Greg here as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride On_17 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I signed up for the KICLUB texts. And now that I've thought about it, I wouldn't mind having a coaster with blue supports. If those supports turn out to be going to KI, what do you think the track color would be? I still think purple track would look cool, especially along with blue supports. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwitb Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I signed up for the KICLUB texts. And now that I've thought about it, I wouldn't mind having a coaster with blue supports. If those supports turn out to be going to KI, what do you think the track color would be? I still think purple track would look cool, especially along with blue supports. I can see a "Banshee" in purple and blue. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI FANATIC 37 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I signed up for the KICLUB texts. And now that I've thought about it, I wouldn't mind having a coaster with blue supports. If those supports turn out to be going to KI, what do you think the track color would be? I still think purple track would look cool, especially along with blue supports. I still don't think they would make the ride dark and scary colors. I see the park wanting to make the coaster inviting and attractive. Even though the name may be spooky, I find it hard to believe they would make a dark purple and blue coaster. The colors don't match well. I have no idea what other color it may be. My gut says white but I don't want that either, This is just all my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I just texted that number. As I see this, it means that the announcement is nearing! As did I! I wonder if anyone is at the park this morning that can try to find what Scheid was looking at... Careful....It might be a Little Orphan Annie Ovaltine decoder ring.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 . I signed up for the KICLUB texts. And now that I've thought about it, I wouldn't mind having a coaster with blue supports. If those supports turn out to be going to KI, what do you think the track color would be? I still think purple track would look cool, especially along with blue supports. Also....the blue supports are kind of similar to the color of blue on Invertigo....possible zone color theming too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondson Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I think if you were to take a poll of the average KI visitor, and ask them if they wanted a giga or an invert, they'd probably say they wanted an invert. Why? Because in their minds, a giga is simply a larger version of what we already have in Diamondback. On the other hand, aside from Valleyfair, Kings Island is one of the only major parks in the CF chain which doesn't have a coaster with a zero-G or Immelman/dive loop. I think KI's largest demographic would rather have something unique right now instead of a larger version of something they got 4 years ago.I think if you asked most people if they could have a ride like Millennium Force or like Raptor, they would pick Millennium. If you asked the GP if they wanted a zero-G roll or dive loop, they'd probably look at you like you are crazy. They don't know what that means. Obviously the GP at Canada's Wonderland doesn't notice that Behemoth and Leviathan are similar. Pretty sure I responded to this point in my subsequent post, where I stood corrected. It would really help if you'd read ALL posts first before firing off a reply. Thanks! Suffice it to say, I agree and disagree. We'll have to leave it at that. It's just an opinion. Everyone here is like...it's this and that.. I'm over here like...it's s coaster I'll wait for an announcement haha I'm starting to be like you. I think I'm getting to the point where I'd rather just sit back and wait for the announcement. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEASTmaster Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I signed up for the KICLUB texts. And now that I've thought about it, I wouldn't mind having a coaster with blue supports. If those supports turn out to be going to KI, what do you think the track color would be? I still think purple track would look cool, especially along with blue supports. I can see a "Banshee" in purple and blue. I was just thinking of that last night as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locostitch Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I'm thinking a black or browwn colored track. Maybe whute track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanna Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Maybe the drains and pipe in the area are to correct an existing problem while at the same time building the new attraction. For many years, many of us have complained about the sour smell on AE, and have been told that it's due to the drainage of an ice cream (?) shop in AZ. Perhaps they are fixing this problem. AZ looks too much like a generic amusement park to me, where the rest of KI has a little bit of scenic magic to it. I know it's the concrete layout, but to me, it lacks imagination. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I'm starting to be like you. I think I'm getting to the point where I'd rather just sit back and wait for the announcement. Good things come to those who wait.... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Maybe the drains and pipe in the area are to correct an existing problem while at the same time building the new attraction. For many years, many of us have complained about the sour smell on AE, and have been told that it's due to the drainage of an ice cream (?) shop in AZ. Perhaps they are fixing this problem. AZ looks too much like a generic amusement park to me, where the rest of KI has a little bit of scenic magic to it. I know it's the concrete layout, but to me, it lacks imagination. There is a certain part of the zone that smells like raw sewage....although it adds to the foul atmosphere of Halloween Haunt, it is still rather unpleasant during the heat of summer...Anyway, I hope the zone gets a redo....I'm pretty sure it is in the cards, if it is in the budget....What would you like to see as a "makeover"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwitb Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Latest from Don https://twitter.com/KingsIslandPR/status/361536368184279041 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride On_17 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 It's interesting how he keeps saying "The Bat" instead of "it." Clue or diversion? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEASTmaster Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 That post might just be a little Kings Island history flashback. Not every post Don puts on Twitter is a hint... or is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I don't believe this is related to 2014 whatsoever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondson Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Regarding how we refer to the types of coasters, I think I have the definitive answer to the problem. We have to look at it from the POV of an average KI visitor. After they enter the park and grab a funnel cake, they try to figure out which coaster to go on first. This is how they refer to them: Vortex - the big steel loopy coaster at the back of the park Beast - the scary wooden coaster that disappears in the woods Diamondback - that really tall steel coaster BLSC - that fun Mini Cooper coaster next to Eiffel Tower Flying Ace - the kiddie coaster where you hang under the track Woodstock Express - the little kiddie wood coaster Invertigo - the one where you sit under the track and go upside down, then stop and do it backwards Flight Deck - the swinging coaster Project 2014 - the big steel coaster where SOB used to be, where you sit underneath and go fast upside down and through curves a lot (making assumptions here) Adventure Express - the fun mine train with the tunnels Racer - the big white twin coaster Flight of Fear - the coaster where you go upside down inside the building Firehawk - the one where you lie on your back going up the hill, then flip over and it's like a bird flying BTW....not sure if this is relevant or not, but when you type in www.visitkingsisland.com/Banshee, it takes you straight to the KI home page. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locostitch Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 The Bat was inverted rumored coaster inverted coincedence I think not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEASTmaster Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 The Bat was a suspended coaster like Flight Deck. Never went upside down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesharrison Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 BTW....not sure if this is relevant or not, but when you type in www.visitkingsisland.com/Banshee, it takes you straight to the KI home page. Thats where all URL requests point to that dont have a specified page assigned to them. Its the 404 Error redirect. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locostitch Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 The Bat was a suspended coaster like Flight Deck. Never went upside down. I know that but the car was under the track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondson Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 BTW....not sure if this is relevant or not, but when you type in www.visitkingsisland.com/Banshee, it takes you straight to the KI home page. Thats where all URL requests point to that dont have a specified page assigned to them. Its the 404 Error redirect. Oh really? I thought maybe it was just a redirect until the coaster page comes online. Okay....never mind. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 The Bat... Doesn't Canada's Wonderland (a Cedar Fair park) have a coaster named The Bat?....Hmmmm.....would save on copywriting a new name...... Also Shaggy brought up The Bat theme when the Owls started appearing a couple o' hundred pages ago.....do you think maybe.....??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierjtf Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 An invert can be just as good than a giga, and referring to another post, a giga would make Diamondback a waste of money because a gigs would drown Diamondback, it sensible that the park creates a smaller coaster to increase park attendance and ridership. If a giga would be placed, Diamondback would be gone before any next coaster, sounds like a bad deal to waste 22 million to spend another 30 million and ruin a good name to a park, because I would like to ride Diamondback into the sunset as a popular ride and not a ride collecting rust and dust. B&M doesn't like gigas and intamin isn't the most trusted with their rides, and there's a giga up state from the construction site, so why bother. A giga is nothing like a hyper IMO... Gigas are on another level with their speed..DB and a giga could coexist very well because one was made for air time and the other would be made for speed, an invert on the other hand can only be ridden once or twice in a day before the average person will have a severe headache, KI already has an invert within a rock throw of this new coaster so IMO that does not make sense 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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