fanofFirehawk Posted October 2, 2013 Author Share Posted October 2, 2013 Kings Island needs a better flat line up indeed, Drop Tower is about it for me. Delirium is fun and relaxing but I don't really both with anything else. A fan crossing his fingers for a S&S Scream'n swing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 When kk opens they will have a better flat ride arsenal than ki IMO. Then go there and enjoy. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastForever Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Ya know for the size of that "flying coaster" thing, it actually looks pretty fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortex lover Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Kings Island really needs a ferries wheel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuy11 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 What they need to do is bring back the Zodiac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoChickens Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 I'll disagree, Zodiac was horrible,in my opinion. And with todays requirements for evac, would be pert near impossible. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 What was Zodiac? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoChickens Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Edit removed double post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoChickens Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 http://www.KICentral.com/history/photos/albums/userpics/10001/pkidiana14.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoChickens Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 No idea why it double posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purdude86 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Ones I would like to see added are something like Skyhawk over in X-Base. Would fit great as a pilot training exercise. Where Crypt is maybe keep teh building but theme to a mine to fit the area and put in a new top spin, top scan, or sledgehammer. Der SPinning Kegger brought back to the Oktoberfest area. Some general rides in the Starlight Spectacular area as others have said. It's just so bare and looks tacky, especailly at night with half of it not working. Could put some classic flats tehre like a tilt-a-whirl and Flying Eagles. As for capacity, there are many falt rides that can get good capacity on them. Skyhawk can get 800/hr. Delirium and WindSeeker get 1000. So slightly under most of teh coasters but not by too much. FoF only gets 1200. They can't load until the ride cycle is done but since they can hold 50 to 60 people on them they can keep up pretty well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elyk Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 purdude86. Wow... if KI were to get what you suggested, that'd be awesome. We'd have an amazing arsenal of flats. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuy11 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 You just triple posted NoChickens... And they would somehow figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoaster Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 maybe 2015 will be the year of the flats! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastForever Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Perhaps Huss is currently developing a Giant Giant Slide... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 I would love to have a giant wheel. I wouldn't mind seeing it go in Action Zone somewhere since there really isn't any observation kinda ride on that side of the park. ^ Those are by far the scariest ferris wheels. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Ah, yes. Two things: The guard cages mounted atop the cars--those are retrofits. They were not originally part of the ride. The restraints were also modified over the years. Originally there was only a single latching straight stick...and it could be opened easily by the riders...who would never even think of such a thing back then. And, like nearly everything else flatwise, these wheels used to operate much, much faster than the one in the video. Many years ago, Camden Park had a Ferris Wheel like that one, back by the women's restroom. It was wicked fast. So was the load\unload...one did not tarry, or one got yelled at, at best. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTD-120-420 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 We have something similar to that at the county fair. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Just imagine how many times a fair ride has been assembled and unassembled. Then there's making sure the ride is firmly mounted. Add in the ever-changing carny help. Not just ride ops/games/foods, but even maintenance. Road life is hard. Indeed, fair rides can be very...thrilling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTW Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Thrilling in a way where you're happy to have both feet on the ground after a ride? I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTD-120-420 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 I didn't say I ride it, I just said we had one, Carny rides are not for me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Just imagine how many times a fair ride has been assembled and unassembled. Then there's making sure the ride is firmly mounted. Add in the ever-changing carny help. Not just ride ops/games/foods, but even maintenance. Road life is hard. Indeed, fair rides can be very...thrilling. One year, the amusement company for our county fair brought an Astro Wheel to the fair. A couple of weeks before the actual fair was to begin, I was driving to a town about 20 miles away, which was incidentally the direction that the fair rides were coming from. I noticed something odd in the ditch on the way and decided to take a slow drive past it on the return trip. On the way back, there it was....a ride car from the Astro Wheel was lying in the ditch. Later on, I was walking through the county fair grounds prior to the fair and was looking at the assembled Astro Wheel, trying to figure out which car was the one I saw when, from somewhere near the top, a bolt fell out and proceeded to ping and ding along the structure until it landed on the loading deck. Needless to say, I averted from riding that ride! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanna Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 How about a Disco, very popular in Koria. I was on one in Japan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2jHiIsG8ZE For some reason, I call those Tortilla Bowls. I love to watch videos of them, I think inwardly it's to feel superior and think to myself, "Stupid people." They toss and fall allover! It's like a Tumblebug on bath salts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I wouldn't mind seeing something like this in Coney Mall 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuxedoman52 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 I would take out Delirium and put in an inverted, taller, and faster Avatar or Surf Dog ride. Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuxedoman52 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Or replace WindSeeker with a Witches Wheel. Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengals fan Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 I wouldn't mind seeing something like this in Coney Mall had my first kiss inside the Lost River. that was a long time ago! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I'd like to see a large Round Up like the one at Coney Island. Fast, dizzying and surprisingly forceful. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S3 using Tapatalk 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastForever Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 I want to see some crazy, relentless, and snappable flying scooters! Oh wait, I can. But only if I go to Stricker's. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Better yet at Carowinds. Some prefer Knoebel's Grove Amusement Resort's set. I do not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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