Aaron88stang Posted May 29, 2013 Posted May 29, 2013 Tony from the Onpoint blog (on Cedar Point's website) posted this in a list of answers to questions: What's Kings Island getting next year? (I know, but if I told you....) So someone knows. I talked to a very nice older lady who was working in Action Zone a couple weeks ago. When she saw me peering over the fence she said I could get a much better view from the tower. She told me that she knew one of the contractors building what ever it is and because of this she knew what was going to be built but could not share it with me because it was not worth losing her job. She did say that they would not be able to keep it a secret much longer because it would be pretty obvious. I remarked that it looked like it could be a roller coaster and she just smiled. I know that is not really any new information but her unwillingness to share and the fact that she was older lead me to believe what she told me was true. I couldn't resist at least she was not selling dippin dots... 9
Hank Posted May 29, 2013 Posted May 29, 2013 Tony from the Onpoint blog (on Cedar Point's website) posted this in a list of answers to questions: What's Kings Island getting next year? (I know, but if I told you....) So someone knows. I talked to a very nice older lady who was working in Action Zone a couple weeks ago. When she saw me peering over the fence she said I could get a much better view from the tower. She told me that she knew one of the contractors building what ever it is and because of this she knew what was going to be built but could not share it with me because it was not worth losing her job. She did say that they would not be able to keep it a secret much longer because it would be pretty obvious. I remarked that it looked like it could be a roller coaster and she just smiled. I know that is not really any new information but her unwillingness to share and the fact that she was older lead me to believe what she told me was true. I had to re-read this - I thought you said PEEING over the fence. That would put a whole new spin on what the older lady was talking about.......better from the tower.......I know the contractors......kind enough not to share what she knows......wouldn't be able to keep it a secret much longer......what Cougars say is true! 8
Aaron88stang Posted May 29, 2013 Posted May 29, 2013 peeing over the fence certainly would be easier from the tower, but since you can't spit from up there I am positive it would be against Ohio state law. maybe for more than one reason... 5
Coaster.Rider.Kings Island Posted May 29, 2013 Posted May 29, 2013 I wonder what I would do if I was walking under the Eiffel Tower and pee landed on me.
TheBEASTunchained Posted May 29, 2013 Posted May 29, 2013 I remarked that it looked like it could be a roller coaster and she just smiled. Too bad we couldn't name the roller coaster "The Smiler"...... (Photo Courtesy of Matthew Wells)
jdawg1998 Posted May 29, 2013 Posted May 29, 2013 Is it just me that hates the name "The Smiler" for a roller coaster? Not to mention, this horrid commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6jGA3nXH9s 1
McSalsa Posted May 29, 2013 Posted May 29, 2013 ^Wow...that commercial, for whatever reason, screams 1980's to me...are you sure The Smiler didn't open in 1983?
xXDrummerKiDXx Posted May 29, 2013 Posted May 29, 2013 That commercial is ridiculous xD. But I laughed...
Captain Nemo Posted May 29, 2013 Posted May 29, 2013 Say what you want about the Ad, Alton Towers always has done amazing marketing. 9
kblanken Posted May 29, 2013 Posted May 29, 2013 Too bad we couldn't name the roller coaster "The Smiler"...... I don't think "Smiler Run" is used yet. 2
rcwizard13 Posted May 29, 2013 Posted May 29, 2013 Tony from the Onpoint blog (on Cedar Point's website) posted this in a list of answers to questions: What's Kings Island getting next year? (I know, but if I told you....) So someone knows. I talked to a very nice older lady who was working in Action Zone a couple weeks ago. When she saw me peering over the fence she said I could get a much better view from the tower. She told me that she knew one of the contractors building what ever it is and because of this she knew what was going to be built but could not share it with me because it was not worth losing her job. She did say that they would not be able to keep it a secret much longer because it would be pretty obvious. I remarked that it looked like it could be a roller coaster and she just smiled. I know that is not really any new information but her unwillingness to share and the fact that she was older lead me to believe what she told me was true. I had to re-read this - I thought you said PEEING over the fence. That would put a whole new spin on what the older lady was talking about.......better from the tower.......I know the contractors......kind enough not to share what she knows......wouldn't be able to keep it a secret much longer......what Cougars say is true! Oh my... I could not stop laughing, Hank. Couldn't stop for a looong time.
McSalsa Posted May 29, 2013 Posted May 29, 2013 Uh-Huh...that Smiler commercial screams classic 1980's coaster ads...this ad for Magnum XL200 seems eerily similar in the core concept:
RingMaster Posted May 29, 2013 Posted May 29, 2013 Say what you want about the Ad, Alton Towers always has done amazing marketing. Because it worked so well for Thirteen... 1
CoasterRob Posted May 29, 2013 Posted May 29, 2013 That is Formula Rossa at Ferrari World in Dubai, built by Intamin, also the fastest coaster in the world. Though, it just launches nearly 150 mph right into trims. Meh. Just want to know have you ever ridden Rossa to back the Meh claim up??? B/c even after hitting the trims the coaster is still traveling over 100mph and has the highest average speed of any coaster on the planet!!! It may not be an airtime monster but it's a speed lovers dream!!! 1
BB1 Posted May 29, 2013 Posted May 29, 2013 This topic has gone so far off the deep end, a simple meme of a Kirk facepalm would not even express the feelings in BB1 and others reading this topic. 2
dr_humor Posted May 29, 2013 Posted May 29, 2013 From the trusted reviews I've read, the coaster is fun, but the trims are a huge letdown. Speed becomes relative, and everyone I know personally who has ridden has said that the first shot is like speed heaven, but that the trims feel very, very harsh. Not sudden, mind you, but that once you've been shot out going 150, even travelling just over 100 starts to feel "meh". In brief, the launch is amazing, but the letdown from the trims in like a huge buzzkill, which dampers the remainder of the ride, which doesn't exactly have a jaw-dropping layout to speak of. I've quite enjoyed this thread myself. Does it meander off-topic? I suppose, but what high-quality thread doesn't? It's like we're all just keeping each other company with good coaster talk while we wait for the ball to drop. 20
Jayblazer Posted May 29, 2013 Posted May 29, 2013 ^ best post of the day.. If one does not like it, one does not have to read 5
Browntggrr Posted May 30, 2013 Posted May 30, 2013 This topic has gone so far off the deep end, a simple meme of a Kirk facepalm would not even express the feelings in BB1 and others reading this topic.We have not reached the insanity of an SoB topic yet.yet. 3
BB1 Posted May 30, 2013 Posted May 30, 2013 This topic has gone so far off the deep end, a simple meme of a Kirk facepalm would not even express the feelings in BB1 and others reading this topic.We have not reached the insanity of an SoB topic yet.yet. Then, and only then, will I have to post memes of old, of a darker age, an age of a Hobbit.....
Vortexfreak Posted May 30, 2013 Posted May 30, 2013 Is it just me that hates the name "The Smiler" for a roller coaster? Not to mention, this horrid commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6jGA3nXH9s Is it just me but this ride should have opened with Alice in wonderland........Looks interesting 3
rcwizard13 Posted May 30, 2013 Posted May 30, 2013 1854 posts in one month. Average of 60 posts a day. On pace for 6500 by mid August (likely announcement). Whats the record for most posts in a thread?
The Interpreter Posted May 30, 2013 Posted May 30, 2013 I'm still trying to figure out what's horrid about the commercial. Then again, I'm an Anglophile of long standing. Monty Python, anyone? And I see no resemblance between it and that truly pathetic Magnum commercial. 3
BB1 Posted May 30, 2013 Posted May 30, 2013 1854 posts in one month. Average of 60 posts a day. On pace for 6500 by mid August (likely announcement). Whats the record for most posts in a thread? The thread that shall not be named had a number that shall not be named, nor should it be named for the sake of memes, and my and others' sanity. BB1 alluding to many great reads.
The Interpreter Posted May 30, 2013 Posted May 30, 2013 Post quality trumps post quantity. Any idiot can have the most posts on a given board. And memes? Yuck. 9
Browntggrr Posted May 30, 2013 Posted May 30, 2013 And I see no resemblance between it and that truly pathetic Magnum commercial.The one with the ladder/ slide that resembles a Freddie Kruger movie?
jdawg1998 Posted May 30, 2013 Posted May 30, 2013 I'm still trying to figure out what's horrid about the commercial. Then again, I'm an Anglophile of long standing. Monty Python, anyone? And I see no resemblance between it and that truly pathetic Magnum commercial. I think I used the wrong adjective. It's disturbing, that's what it is. Not a bad commercial, just very weird and disturbing. 1
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