Tr0y Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I don't have issues with any restraints at Kings Island. i agree with kat that The Racer is rougher than The Beast. Its like stapling a jackhammer to your back turned on while trying to sit down on concrete. I tolerate it (giving the fact its a wooden coaster. ) but The Racer could use some track work and a coat of paint. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I don't have issues with any restraints at Kings Island. i agree with kat that The Racer is rougher than The Beast. Its like stapling a jackhammer to your back turned on while trying to sit down on concrete. I tolerate it (giving the fact its a wooden coaster. ) but The Racer could use some track work and a coat of paint. I wouldn't mind restraint work either. The way they click down seems more geared towards larger guests than smaller guests. I'm 5'3 and about 103 pounds. I need something that will click me in more secure lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 If, heaven forfend, something terrible happens to Raptor, you or Cedar Point and next year you could not ride the Cedar Point coasters, or perhaps any coaster, you'd feel pretty silly for delaying for such a preposterous reason. Go. While you can. Tomorrow is not guaranteed. For any of us or any park. LOL!!! That sounds like a good enough reason to go on it Tanslation: YOLO. Don't know if this has been brought up yet or not, but what do you think height requirement for Banshee will be? I'm guessing 54" Don said it hadn't been decided yet a while back. But if I had to guess, it'll be 54". Though, I'm hoping for 52", like Gatekeeper. (other wing riders have 54" though) Final consensus is a big fat, "I don't know." -- And.. I will never understand, as far as I can see, why people have so many, and unique issues with just about any restraint. Maybe I'm weird, but I don't have issues with standups, or OTSRs, or even simple wooden coaster lapbars.. lucky me.. but confused me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Well my complaint with the restraint is just due to the fact that they end up hurting me lol I don't typically have issues with restraints. All I know is today my back is hurting extremely bad and I really think its because I got so beat up on The Racer yesterday. I don't know. All I do know is I got beat up and have no intention of riding it again this season. In all honesty with my back I probably shouldn't ride roller coasters at all but I love them too much to stay away, so I choose to ride them at my own risk. If they end up hurting my back more, well, that's my fault and I have to live with the pain lol. Usually they don't make my back hurt worse though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanna Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 The Racer is rough. I think I'm so fond of it because it's construction reminds me of The Cyclone before it got haunted by poor ownership. That style of coaster used to be the only game in town. It takes me back to when I was 7, when you were considered a daredevil to jump on a ride like that. I like the wild ride. It sounds clinky and it rides rough, but I always feel safe enough to lean forward down the hill. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomahawk Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Do you think there will be a height limit like on Delirium, Invertigo and others? I'm too tall to ride Delirium and am just able to ride Invertigo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondBackGirl Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 to whoever said they were removing King Cobras footers was right. as we were getting on Adventure Express today I noticed they were all knocked over. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I never noticed, bc I really don't remember the ride. I was never tall enough to ride it so I guess I don't remember it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI FANATIC 37 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 to whoever said they were removing King Cobras footers was right. as we were getting on Adventure Express today I noticed they were all knocked over. I noticed that too. The ones farthest away from Slingshot are gone. The ones near SS are still standing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 This video will give you a good idea of where King Cobra was. This was taken near the end of the ride's life. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 That video was taken in the fall of 1998 while the ride was being repainted for the all new Action Zone to debut in 1999! And the ride only lasted another 3 years after. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Meyer Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Glad I was able to see those footers a couple of weeks ago when I was at Beast Buzz. R.I.P King Cobra. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungStud Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I have seen trains dispatched on riddlers revenge with people basically sitting/some standing. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I just realized I was tall enough to go on King Cobra, but having not visited the park in many years I never rode it. I was in my mid teens then lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkynz Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I loved King Cobra, it was one of my favorites as a teen. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markhudson17 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 KC was my first coaster ever...as scared as I was, I now regret only getting that one ride on it when I was 11 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Existential Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 There are still certain parts of my body that tend to hurt watching KC vids. What a brutal ride. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanna Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I showed my 20 year old niece (my sometimes riding partner,) the POV of Banshee and she's scared to death of it! Now what am I to do? I kept pointing out how pretty it was, how boss it was, look how big the loops are, it's not going to whip you like Invertigo, but she's frightened. I guess it's single lane for me when she and I go. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnrealNightmare Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 There wont be a single rider lane. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 There wont be a single rider lane. It would be nice, but to much abuse on the DB SRL messed that up for people who really actually used it correctly! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 They realized they could make more money by turning the SRL into a Fast Lane, and they can still fill the train by properly managing row assignments. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S3 using Tapatalk 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 ^ I haven't seen them assigning seats on Diamondback since Fast Lane was introduced. They've simply been pulsing the station instead. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI FANATIC 37 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I haven't either, its a love hate relationship to me. I like how quickly the line moves and how neat the station looks when they assign seats, but I also like to pick where I sit. Like yesterday, my friends and I went to the park and lapped Diamondback quite a bit. For my 100th ride I wanted to sit in the very back, and we did just that! No questions asked! On a side note, has anyone else noticed how much Diamondbacks lift hill supports have faded over the past year? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Just found out I got approved for time off work to go to Cedar Point next month!!!! I'm so excited!!!! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 I showed my 20 year old niece (my sometimes riding partner,) the POV of Banshee and she's scared to death of it! Now what am I to do? I kept pointing out how pretty it was, how boss it was, look how big the loops are, it's not going to whip you like Invertigo, but she's frightened. I guess it's single lane for me when she and I go. I'm a single rider many times when I go bc my fiancé is too large for most coasters and afraid of heights lol so I would be happy to be your ride buddy sometimes if you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanna Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 I showed my 20 year old niece (my sometimes riding partner,) the POV of Banshee and she's scared to death of it! Now what am I to do? I kept pointing out how pretty it was, how boss it was, look how big the loops are, it's not going to whip you like Invertigo, but she's frightened. I guess it's single lane for me when she and I go. I'm a single rider many times when I go bc my fiancé is too large for most coasters and afraid of heights lol so I would be happy to be your ride buddy sometimes if you want Thanks. (if I can get there!) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 On a side note, has anyone else noticed how much Diamondbacks lift hill supports have faded over the past year? The sun is not a friend to the paint jobs on coasters! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medford Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Looks like the station is going up this morning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 That is NOT the station. Trust me, I know the station area very well. That is the transfer track area, which is adjacent to the station. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Guyzzz they're just using SOB station ^^_ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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