CedarPointer Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Hey, you still get to hear Kokomo on the train! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Even though it perhaps should instead there be Propano. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 ^That was excellent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 Photo #27 - Rivertown 1977 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sikkinixx99 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 That is one ride that should be updated and built into the woods. I loved that ride so much!! Great Picture!! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adventuro Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I love the way Rivertown looks here! Too bad it couldn't have stayed like this. I do like Diamondback though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 Photo #28 - Flight of Fear construction 29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Wow never have seen that before, any other pics? it's so odd seeing the hangar being built. So neat. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 Photo #29 - Kentons Cove Keelboat Canal queue 36 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrill_Biscuit Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 The Epic Awesomeness of the Year award goes to TOPGUN1993! Oh, my gosh! The joy your clear, high-quality pics bring is impossible to describe! Thanks for posting these! 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sikkinixx99 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I know I'm beating a dead horse but this ride needs to be back at Kings Island. I have so many friends who miss this ride and feel it was what help make Kings Island when we were kids. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlondyRidesOn Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 A reproduction of Kenton's Cove would be great for Rivertown. The only problem is that it was built by Arrow, which is now defunct, unless S&S power still manufactures these rides. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jandyb79 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 KCKC was among my favorites in KI's ride lineup. I miss that ride probably more than any other defunct ride. I always considered it a thrill ride in many ways. And I find it difficult to describe how cool it was, but when I do I use a lot of hand gestures and sound effects "It would skid across the pond below, just like a jet ski SWISH!…it was so cool…you had to be there!" 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharleyTheDinosaur Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 For me, this ride was the perfect transition from kiddie ride to "grown up" ride. I can remember riding Kings Mills Log Flume and thinking "hey that other one is just like this only taller. I want to give it a try". 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatbandguy8807 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 amazing pictures as always...how long did the hiking trail last at KI? I never knew there was one there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sikkinixx99 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Thanks TOPGUN1993 for the great pictures that made me like a kid again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 Photo #30 - Action Zone Media day 1999 I think I already posted this... Bonus pics tonight. 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adventuro Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Love the AZ pic! That was its prime time right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharleyTheDinosaur Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 That picture just looks so 90s. I can practically hear "Hit me baby one more time..." playing. I kinda doubt those guys were listening to Britney Spears at the time but hey it's possible. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Did some digging for more FOF construction pics...Behold a younger KIC Great pics back then though.. http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php/topic/9354-flight-of-fear-construction/?p=153914 Also in browsing that thread, I'm surprised this picture hasn't been posted by you, it's such a good pic! 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectrum91 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 amazing pictures as always...how long did the hiking trail last at KI? I never knew there was one there. It opened in 1973, and I'm 90% sure it ceased operation for Beast construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 Final photos for this topic are some of my favorites. 1977 1986 1986ish Oktoberfest 1970's 1993 - The only season TOPGUN & Wild Animail Safari Monorail coexisted. 1999 27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 AE Beast with 4 cars of 4 rows Train station KCKC Oktoberfest - (One of my favorite photos) Son of Beast 26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 Viking Fury - with a sail Wild Thornberry River Adventure Station Concept Son of Beast Construction Coney Mall (With Bat) Delirium as the HUSS facility in Germany Demon Construction Beast 5 cars 5 rows Beast "Penny Mill" as we called it Vortex Construction Coney Mall with Wild Animal Safari That is all 34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sikkinixx99 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Thanks for the great pictures and memories 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBEASTunchained Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Wow, Thanks for all the pictures you have shared. You've posted some amazing pictures in this thread. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinky Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Thank you! I have absolutely LOVED this tread. Growing up, I was the youngest of 7 kids, with parents who didn't make much money, so we were lucky to get to go once a year. It was a three hour drive to K.I.; we left home around 6am in the '63 Chevy Bel Air station wagon, and had to leave before the fireworks so my dad could wake up for work. This brings back so many great memories to those times! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaiderFTW Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Those were fantastic. I like how the posts were like the 10pm fireworks--one at a time, then a bunch all at once. Thanks! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Great photos! Thank you, TOPGUN1993! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violakat03 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Thank you for the amazing walk back through time! I was excited to catch a glimpse of Skylab in one of the photos. I have very clear memories of riding it in 1995, with two of my best friends. I sat in my friend Stacey's lap, and our friend Lyndsay sat in the front half of the gondola. It was the first ride I ever rode that went upside down and sort of got me over my fear of "big" rides. I rode Racer, my first adult roller coaster, later that day. I've never been able to clearly remember where it was in the park, other than somewhere on the north half. This places exactly where it is and fills in that hole for me! Because of the very fond memories I have of Skylab, Enterprise rides remain one of my favorite flat rides to this day. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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