shawnofthedead Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 I called them today and they said" Kings Island home of 14 roller coasters" I Then went online and counted and only got 13? these are the ones I counted #1 The Beast #2 Firehawk #3 Diamondback #4 Flight of Fear #5 Invertigo #6 The Racer #7 Vortex #8 Flight Deck #9 Backlot Stunt Coaster #10 Adventure Express #11 Flying Ace Aerial Chase #12 The Great Pumpkin Coaster #13 Woodstock Express what am i over looking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordSkippy Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 I believe they consider Surf Dog a coaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB1 Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Some consider The Racer as 2 coasters..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster.Rider.Kings Island Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Surf Dog is a Disko coaster made by Zamperla. I guess they consider this the 14th coaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnofthedead Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 Oh ok, kinda splitting hairs on their part, but Ill accept lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Racer should count as two, so it balances out, in my humble opinion. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 I agree with you terp. I think one should be called Red Racer and Blue Racer. But then again, there would be a Red Rebel Yell/Blue Rebel Yell, Red Gemini/Blue Gemini, North Carolina/south Carolina. S.O.B. who could go on forever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 How many at Racer Kennywood? Twicky Terpy. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Yeah, the only way I'd say it'd be debatable is if you boarded in one station and exited in the other one, while having two separate ride experiences... So one continuous track compacting "two rides." ^^ Like terp just mentioned with Racer - Kennywood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Aka möbius...one continuous track. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Yeah, didn't know the term till after I wrote that and saw you mentioned a specific ride, where I then " rcdb'd it ". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XjoshhyX Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 I believe they consider Surf Dog a coaster. I'm pretty sure you're right here. If I remember, some of the coaster groups do count this as a coaster on their list of credits. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amandagail13 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Yeah, I do believe they count Surf Dog as a coaster. Though I saw somewhere (wikipedia maybe?) that they had 13 coasters. So I think maybe it's just a matter of what you consider to be a coaster. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screaming_Chicken Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Surf Dog!!!...gotta admit that's a great coaster to begin your trip to Kings Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnrealNightmare Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 They count The Racer as two coasters. The do not count Surf Dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 They count The Racer as two coasters. The do not count Surf Dog. On the contrary, I remember a couple years ago, while waiting out a rain delay in Diamondback's station and listening to trivia questions from the girl on the mic, that one of answers was that the park considers Surf Dog a coaster. I don't recall the exact question, but I distinctly remember that specific answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 They do not count Racer as two. And they do count Surf Dog. And Wikipedia is not an authoritative source on this matter. Maybe if jcgoble3 edited the page... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kblanken Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 He probably can't change the article until a newspaper writes a story about how many roller coasters they have. Maybe next year. (Hey I sound like a Cleveland sports fan). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KingsIslandPR Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 They do not count Racer as two. And they do count Surf Dog. And Wikipedia is not an authoritative source on this matter. Maybe if jcgoble3 edited the page... Three-for-three! 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 They do not count Racer as two. And they do count Surf Dog. And Wikipedia is not an authoritative source on this matter. Maybe if jcgoble3 edited the page... Three-for-three! Well then, I guess my coaster count is 43 after all! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 The main editors of the Kings Island article on Wikipedia currently consider The Racer to be one coaster and Surf Dog to not be a coaster at all in coming up with the count. If you disagree (I do on The Racer) and care enough to do something about it (I don't), start a new thread here to discuss it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Kings_Island . If you can point to a secondary source like a newspaper article from within the last couple of years that cites the number of coasters, that would improve your chances of getting it changed. Again, I don't care about it enough to argue that it should be 14, since 13 is correct from a certain point of view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnofthedead Posted June 19, 2013 Author Share Posted June 19, 2013 Call Kings Island, they say 14 in their recorded message. I may call tommrow and ask them to name them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 You do realize who KingsIslandPR is, I trust. Here's a hint: Don Helbig. Add Surf Dog to the 13 in the original post. There's your 14. Now, how many in '14? And can you name them? Don can. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adventuro Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Where does KI say they have 14 coasters? Cause everywhere says 13, Surf Dog isn't a coaster because it is mostly powered, so racer would have to be counted twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkmarkman Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 I count The Racer as 2. It is two separate tracks in one attraction. I also count surf dog as a coaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Where does KI say they have 14 coasters? Cause everywhere says 13, Surf Dog isn't a coaster because it is mostly powered, so racer would have to be counted twice. Someone needs to read the entire thread before posting. Especially the first sentence of the first post and the post by KingsIslandPR. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 To also add to this debate, did anyone read the KI e-newsletter that came out yesterday? It was talking about Planet Snoopy's Golden Tickets and had this in the article.. Planet Snoopy features an elaborate collection of PEANUTS-themed attractions for every age, including four roller coasters! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuxedoman52 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Well, you said you called them. I'm taking this as it was a recording. If it was maybe it was just old and it included Son of Beast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medford Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Its times like these that Don must be shaking his head. He points out Terps correct answers, yet more questions arise. Next thing you know somebody is going to suggest that they're using SOBs old station for their new attraction. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnofthedead Posted June 20, 2013 Author Share Posted June 20, 2013 Where does KI say they have 14 coasters? Cause everywhere says 13, Surf Dog isn't a coaster because it is mostly powered, so racer would have to be counted twice. When you call them its in their prerecorded message. "Thank you for calling Kings Island home of 14 rollercoasters" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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