Phoenix75 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I've looked all over and havn't found any, so I'm curious. Does anyone have ANY pictures of the construction of Top Gun? I mean we have pcs of The Bat.. Beast, King CObra construction. Vortex.. but no one ever got any pics of Top Gun when it was being built? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 There are some renderings for the station http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php?/topic/22866-top-gun-question/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jr for Birdy Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I wonder how many handicap people are thrown off by the signs at Flight Decks entrance? Anybody else notice? I remember riding Top Gun and waiting 4 hours the year it opened but never seen any construction photos. It seemed so much cooler back then but I'm not sure if its because I was young and it was new or that I'm old now? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzarley Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 No construction pics, but here's an article on Kings Island's "new" owners (Paramount Communications--as it was called then) in Cincinnati Magazine back in April 1993, and the featured new attraction that year--"Top Gun" http://books.google.com/books?id=fx4DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA80&lpg=PA80&dq=%22cincinnati+magazine%22%2B%22Kings+Island%22%2B1993&source=bl&ots=inMlXnqXzB&sig=rNIeAhTEWi81suZZY3f9JCZewhM&hl=en&ei=DsluS4iZCNCn8AbGnfSPBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CA0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22cincinnati%20magazine%22%2B%22Kings%20Island%22%2B1993&f=false It's an interesting read...especially with 20 years of perspective now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback96 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 "The Flintstones- Fred and Wilma- and the rest of the Hanna Barbera crowd have a contract to see and be seen until 2009." So what happened to that? Not that anything would be different today, but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 It expired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback96 Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 In 2006, three years before it apparently was supposed to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 No. Cedar Fair bought a company that was already preparing to not use the characters at Kings Island. A renewal was available, but at very high cost. Since the contract was not going to be renewed, why would the park continue to promote characters it was soon going to lose? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 And they were present at Howl-O-Fest once in a while, weren't they? Up until 2009, I mean. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 They made present in several events during 2008, and even took part of the ice show that year! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix75 Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 That's all well and good about the Hanna Barbera characters.. but.. if there are NO pictures of the construction of Top Gun.. I'm interested in knowing why? Anyone have an answer for that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortex Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Well at that time the monorail station hid a lot of the wooded area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark6495 Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 and the time frame when it was being built. 1992? The internet was not anywhere close to what it is now. Cameras still had film. Not many people would waste film (and money to develop) on a picture of a footer, or some steel in the parking lot. Plus if it was developed there was not an easily accessible group/community that would be very interested in a picture of a footer, figuring out what the ride was going to be. same thing with video. Compare to today, digital camera and digital video. Easy to take 100 photos and upload online. Top gun was just a "ride" not like with The Beast that the park knew was going to be a unique new ride or The Racer (since it was part of the park opening). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fear the Four Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 This is one of my favorites. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJSkyFoxx Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 That is a really neat picture, Fear the Four! I haven't seen many early renderations/advertisements for Top Gun/Flight Deck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medford Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Where's the high point on The Beast? 1st lift hill or 2nd? Sure seems like there is a greater than 7' difference b/w the high point on Vortex, and the 1st lift hill on The Beast. Although terrain elevation relative to their respective lift hill could account for why I've always thought Vortex was significantly higher than The Beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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