Tedious? Is it sick that some of us find such stuff fun, as a matter of...policy?

Terp, who apparently does what he does because he must. Is it time to retire? For the day? For ever? Doesn't seem to be. A variance, perhaps?

Signs, signs...

Keep in mind that ODOT is going to redesign and reconfigure the whole 71/KI Drive interchange next year, so that will likely move the right of way closer to the sign (since the road will be widened). I would expect the City of Mason to take another look at their zoning laws soon after completion of the project.

Just an update on my way home from school, the visual sign part has been removed so hopefully it will be replaced by some color!

Thanks for looking that info up CoasterRZ! Good luck with the rest of your exams!

Do sparks count as intermittent lighting?


I like to dream of a dazzling signage.

Keep in mind that ODOT is going to redesign and reconfigure the whole 71/KI Drive interchange next year, so that will likely move the right of way closer to the sign (since the road will be widened). I would expect the City of Mason to take another look at their zoning laws soon after completion of the project.

Where did you hear this? The latest I can find is that they were in the process of looking at the feasibility of the proposed changes and what (if any) alternatives exist. http://www.wceo.us/pages/I%252d71-%252d-Western-Row-Road-Interchange.html

Looking forward to seeing sign improvements. I don't see them getting a color one though as it wouldn't really serve any purpose with the sign currently being as big as it is.

The main marquee is looking a little bare. Stay tuned! http://t.co/UqKGJowLRl

— Greg Scheid (@KIGMGREG) https://twitter.com/KIGMGREG

It is cool to see it all bare. Almost like our tour inside the FOF building last year!

The main marquee is looking a little bare. Stay tuned! http://t.co/UqKGJowLRl

Greg Scheid (@KIGMGREG) https://twitter.com/KIGMGREG

I would've got an image but my phones camera is messed up. Thanks though, hoping it turns awesome and colorful.

From my private collection, here is the marque as it appeared Opening Day 1981:

The sign has much improved over the years!

Like when Paramount added the wrought iron detailing on the the sign post, in order to evoke the famed entrance to its studios in Hollywood? Other than that and the necessary font changes over the years to the lettering, hasn't the actual 'message' part of the sign remained unchanged?

I wish Kings Island had a personal logo instead of generic Cedar Fair text.

The old sign shown above was completely destroyed in a storm the spring of 04. Paramount then built their new marque with the Hollywood aesthetics. No part of the old structure survived, other than the foundation. I don't know if that was what you were implying or if you thought that the message portion was one and the same.

No, I'm talking about the logo on the sign. Your pictures that you posted earlier of the marquee from 1981 used Kings Island's original, personalized logo which looked better than the ones from the Paramount era and Cedar Fair.

The storm was in late September of 2003.

http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/09/27/loc_mday.html

Nice to see Kings Island's elaborate new goal posts coming along nicely ...

No, I'm talking about the logo on the sign. Your pictures that you posted earlier of the marquee from 1981 used Kings Island's original, personalized logo which looked better than the ones from the Paramount era and Cedar Fair.

I agree on the logo. I prefer the vintage look and appreciate the uniqueness of it, but a logo is a companies identity and this is a new company. I am glad, however, to see that the vintage logo is still used on some apparel in their gift shops.

The storm was in late September of 2003.

http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/09/27/loc_mday.html

Nice to see Kings Island's elaborate new goal posts coming along nicely ...

That's what I get for not fact checking

High def LED !! That would be great. Hopefully the 24 million had enough in the budget for that upgrade.

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Woo sign upgrade! Now about the parking lot...

^Portions of the parking lot have actually been receiving attention over the offseason. I think preferred, employee and handicapped lots have been repaved, and probably some patch work in the other sections as well.

No, I'm talking about the logo on the sign. Your pictures that you posted earlier of the marquee from 1981 used Kings Island's original, personalized logo which looked better than the ones from the Paramount era and Cedar Fair.

I agree on the logo. I prefer the vintage look and appreciate the uniqueness of it, but a logo is a companies identity and this is a new company. I am glad, however, to see that the vintage logo is still used on some apparel in their gift shops.

The storm was in late September of 2003.

http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/09/27/loc_mday.html

Nice to see Kings Island's elaborate new goal posts coming along nicely ...

That's what I get for not fact checking

It was also night of Pride Night that year. (I only know cause I worked that evening, apart from the weather it was fun. I love Pride Night)

Our main marquee sign is now a color LED sign! HD picture quality and far less energy being consumed

— Greg Scheid (@KIGMGREG) March 31, 2014

Pics or it didn't happen, Greg.

You can hardly notice any difference in the screen....


For now...

Pics or it didn't happen, Greg.

I can't provide pics, but as of this morning, everything was put back together and some of the lights were on (I assume it still needed to be programmed, tested, have software uploaded or whatever other procedures one most go thru from the point where everything is together and the signs start "working") but it wasn't fully operational. It wouldn't surprise me if the last of the programming/testing/etc... happened this morning/afternoon and the thing was good to go, I would assume they would have most of that software put together prio to installation, and they'd have checked the signs to make sure they were operation before they put the top back on. I was going to post something about that this morning, but didn't see the thread at a quick first glance and didn't get a chance to come back until now.

^Portions of the parking lot have actually been receiving attention over the offseason. I think preferred, employee and handicapped lots have been repaved, and probably some patch work in the other sections as well.

Completely 100% true. It looks so much better than it has in past years.

Coney also upgraded their main marquee on Kellogg with a colored LED message board.

Drove past the sign in the evening. Got some pics of it lit up. Not the best angles but the screen is definitely nice.



Other pics:
http://i60.tinypic.com/1e1640.jpg

http://i61.tinypic.com/a2ueqe.jpg

thanks for the pic.

They didn't have the sign on around 11:30 last night driving home from the office, nor was it on this morning at 7:00 driving into the office, I wonder why they turned it off last night.

Hmmm. Guess I drove by at a good time then. The sign had to be on for at least an hour or more as I made a trip North bound and passed again going home when I took the pics about an hour later.

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