Jayblazer Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 From ki's twitter account @KingsIslandPR: Backlot Stunt Coaster & Flying Ace Aerial Chase have been added to the Gold & Platinum pass early ride time, effective May 3. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Interesting. I wonder what prompted that decision? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muppetfan1999 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 ^Maybe because they're all somewhat situated on a particular path, and somewhat close to each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayblazer Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 And it will help take some of the stress off the other two coasters. Saturday both Beast and Diamondback were packed during ERT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jr for Birdy Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Nice! Great news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdawg1998 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Awesome! Whenever I go with my family now, my dad and I can ride Diamondback will my mom and my sister ride Flying Ace Aerial Chase. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Plus it's not entirely too uncommon for The Beast to not be ready by 9:30am, and this could buy them some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontWantToWait42mar0 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 They had no choice. You would think ERT would have been somewhat exclusive, but instead you just get into the park early to face the longest lines of the day for Diamondback and The Beast. Too bad they don't have Flight of Fear or Firehawk on the list, as those are the two coasters I would like to get to early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jr for Birdy Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Having access to BLSC will give a closer walk to FOF and Firehawk when the park opens.I think they made excellent choices for ERT. They covered two extreme rides and two rides that are just right for others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I think the only reason ERT was so crazy on Saturday was because they were ALOT of passholders there early. I doubt this will be the case all year. I remember the last time they had ERT on Beast and Diamondback, you usually could get quite a few rides in! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 ERT had been an hour. Now it's 30 minutes. That's also a factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Actually last year was the only time ERT was an hour everyday. Before it was 30 mins Sunday thru Friday and an hour on Saturday. But I agree they need to go back to an hour. I wonder if the turn out wasn't all that great last year and that is why they changed it back to 30 mins? IDK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I think the only reason ERT was so crazy on Saturday was because they were ALOT of passholders there early. I doubt this will be the case all year. I remember the last time they had ERT on Beast and Diamondback, you usually could get quite a few rides in! A lot of passholders (as seems to always be the case with opening day) AND all the runners from the Color Me Pink 5K. THAT was the problem. I would hazard a guess that adding all the 5K runners to ERT doubled or possibly even tripled the total number of guests participating in ERT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrypt Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Having access to BLSC will give a closer walk to FOF and Firehawk when the park opens.I think they made excellent choices for ERT. They covered two extreme rides and two rides that are just right for others. Waiting by Backlot puts you further away from X Base than if you were to be at the tip of International Street on the back end of the Eiffel Tower. It's pretty much a straight shot to X Base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jr for Birdy Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I was looking at it from waiting before the restrooms by Larosas Pizza on Saturday to now being on the other side of BLSC for park opening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Having access to BLSC will give a closer walk to FOF and Firehawk when the park opens.I think they made excellent choices for ERT. They covered two extreme rides and two rides that are just right for others.Waiting by Backlot puts you further away from X Base than if you were to be at the tip of International Street on the back end of the Eiffel Tower. It's pretty much a straight shot to X Base. I just measured it on Google Earth, keeping in mind that the various islands and games down the middle of Coney Mall force a small deviation from a perfectly straight line regardless of which path you use. Eiffel Tower rope to the X-Base arch is approximately 800 feet actual walking distance. Coney Mall side of the BLSC plaza to the X-Base arch is approximately 780 feet actual walking distance. 20 feet isn't really much of a difference, so be prepared for a race(walk). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dare-to-fly Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Actually last year was the only time ERT was an hour everyday. Before it was 30 mins Sunday thru Friday and an hour on Saturday. But I agree they need to go back to an hour. I wonder if the turn out wasn't all that great last year and that is why they changed it back to 30 mins? IDK Speaking as someone who worked a lot of ERT sessions at The Beast in 2009 and 2011, there were some that came for the 30 minute ERTs, and it was actually just about right. The hour on Saturday, well...we usually sat in the drive box for at least 20 minutes after 9 before our first riders arrived. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Actually last year was the only time ERT was an hour everyday. Before it was 30 mins Sunday thru Friday and an hour on Saturday. But I agree they need to go back to an hour. I wonder if the turn out wasn't all that great last year and that is why they changed it back to 30 mins? IDK Speaking as someone who worked a lot of ERT sessions at The Beast in 2009 and 2011, there were some that came for the 30 minute ERTs, and it was actually just about right. The hour on Saturday, well...we usually sat in the drive box for at least 20 minutes after 9 before our first riders arrived. But The Beast was competing against a brand new ride at the time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dare-to-fly Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Actually last year was the only time ERT was an hour everyday. Before it was 30 mins Sunday thru Friday and an hour on Saturday. But I agree they need to go back to an hour. I wonder if the turn out wasn't all that great last year and that is why they changed it back to 30 mins? IDK Speaking as someone who worked a lot of ERT sessions at The Beast in 2009 and 2011, there were some that came for the 30 minute ERTs, and it was actually just about right. The hour on Saturday, well...we usually sat in the drive box for at least 20 minutes after 9 before our first riders arrived. But The Beast was competing against a brand new ride at the time. Not in 2011 it wasn't. I remember waiting some days 30 minutes before the first person came. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XjoshhyX Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I think the only reason ERT was so crazy on Saturday was because they were ALOT of passholders there early. I doubt this will be the case all year. I remember the last time they had ERT on Beast and Diamondback, you usually could get quite a few rides in! A lot of passholders (as seems to always be the case with opening day) AND all the runners from the Color Me Pink 5K. THAT was the problem. I would hazard a guess that adding all the 5K runners to ERT doubled or possibly even tripled the total number of guests participating in ERT. Beat me to it, I did hear from a lot of friends that went that they were letting all of the runners in for ERT too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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