thedevariouseffect Posted January 6, 2014 Posted January 6, 2014 Well lets put it this way...if it was known, would there be a fine.. Or are y'all allowed to do track walks w/o any fall protection? Quote
AZ Kinda Guy Posted January 6, 2014 Posted January 6, 2014 Well lets put it this way...if it was known, would there be a fine.. Or are y'all allowed to do track walks w/o any fall protection? He's walking on the high brakes. There is a catwalk directly underneath the brakes for maintenance to safely access said brakes. 6 Quote
TOPGUN1993 Posted January 7, 2014 Author Posted January 7, 2014 Photo #7 - wild animal safari 1977 30 Quote
thedevariouseffect Posted January 7, 2014 Posted January 7, 2014 He's walking on the high brakes. There is a catwalk directly underneath the brakes for maintenance to safely access said brakes. Still darn...For the guys on my crew, if they went out and messed with any high up brakes like on gemini or mean streak they had to have some sort of fall protection. Lucky buggers..Hell I even had to wear a freaking hard hat walking low zones.. 1 Quote
TOPGUN1993 Posted January 7, 2014 Author Posted January 7, 2014 Why would Gemini/Mean Streak ride operators have any reason to go to "mess with the high brakes"? 4 Quote
thedevariouseffect Posted January 7, 2014 Posted January 7, 2014 We went up there for block checks on mean streak. Gemini I never went up there but saw maint mess with the photo eyes & brakes themselves. The controls for gemini's mid course trims are actually on the ground, maint helps us with those int he AM Quote
TOPGUN1993 Posted January 8, 2014 Author Posted January 8, 2014 Photo #8 - flying eagles 1977 25 Quote
TOPGUN1993 Posted January 10, 2014 Author Posted January 10, 2014 Photo #9 - Action Zone concept art 22 Quote
Voicetek Posted January 10, 2014 Posted January 10, 2014 ^ What is happening in that picture? Does that guy have a super mullet or what? 6 Quote
TOPGUN1993 Posted January 10, 2014 Author Posted January 10, 2014 Photo #10 - KI Theater God Bless Ed Alonzo 23 Quote
kjkjkj Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 Glad to see you back! Excellent pictures so far! 4 Quote
Nick_Plummer Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 Glad to see you back! Excellent pictures so far! OMG you're kjkjkj! I remember seeing your Kings Island recreation in RCT3! Are you still working on that? Quote
thekidd33 Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 I look forward to this topic each off season. Thank you for posting all these interesting photos! 5 Quote
thatbandguy8807 Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 glad to see this come back again this year...I absolutely love seeing old(er) pictures of KI's history 3 Quote
TOPGUN1993 Posted January 11, 2014 Author Posted January 11, 2014 Photo #11 - kentons cove keelboat canal 1987 (Note The Beast line) 34 Quote
NoChickens Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 Now there is a ride I really miss. And who knows, I might be in that Beast line, lol 14 Quote
sikkinixx99 Posted January 12, 2014 Posted January 12, 2014 That is a ride I would love to see comeback!! I loved that ride!! 7 Quote
kjkjkj Posted January 12, 2014 Posted January 12, 2014 Glad to see you back! Excellent pictures so far! OMG you're kjkjkj! I remember seeing your Kings Island recreation in RCT3! Are you still working on that? Hopefully someday it will be completed! It's been a very long time since I've played RCT though Back to the topic, I miss KCKC! Especially now that Tomb Raider/ The Crypt is gone, it seems like it was almost for nothing. It was always one of my favorite rides to ride at night before I started riding The Beast. 5 Quote
DBInternational Posted January 12, 2014 Posted January 12, 2014 Sweet Pics! I loved KCKC sooooo much when I was little. Can't wait to see what else you post! 2 Quote
TOPGUN1993 Posted January 13, 2014 Author Posted January 13, 2014 Photo #12 - beast Mid 80's 32 Quote
rcwizard13 Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 Cool to see the area where Vortex is after The Bat has been torn down, but before Vortex's construction. 7 Quote
TheCrypt Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 Wow, what a simple layout. It's crazy to think that everyone loves The Beast for just a few long turns and a double helix. 8 Quote
Ride On_17 Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 Without the terrain, woods, and tunnel, it would not be nearly as good. Pretend there was room at CP and it was built there. It would not get nearly as many great reviews and as much love as it does in its current settings at KI. I agree that its layout is nothing special. It's everything but the layout that makes that ride awesome. 6 Quote
CoastersRZ Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 But you cannot separate the two. If it were not for the terrain, the ride would not be laid out the way that it is. And it is saying something that it has been the longest wooden roller coaster in the country, for 35 years now. It is still the longest roller coaster (wood or steel) in North America. The second longest coaster in North America is up north at Cedar Point with Millennium Force. 14 Quote
TOPGUN1993 Posted January 13, 2014 Author Posted January 13, 2014 Photo #13 - phantom theater 24 Quote
myklhicks Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Looks like a blueprint of the park in 1995. Because Thunder Alley isn't there. Quote
RhondaMumford Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Where did you get that time travel machine in 1995 to ride Flight of Fear? It sounds like a great contraption. Best regards, Rhonda Mumford 10 Quote
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