jdf21972 Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 Maybe it's scared of the new ride Falcon's Fury. Check out the POV just done today. Sent from my iPhone using Taptalk 4 Quote
LongliveKingsCobra Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 Why was the POV sped up? That's weird. Look at the cars 2 Quote
rcwizard13 Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 ^ I know. At first I was wondering what that awesome speed car ride in the backlot was before realizing it all was sped up. My guess is they currently have it going up the tower slow for testing purposes. Quote
Avatar Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 Or that the average viewers attention span is short and won't stick to the end in which they want guests to see and get excited. 8 Quote
campbellx29 Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 This past weekend when you were on Diamondback you could see the crews replacing railroad track. Must be at least on bad spot in the track that has kept the train parked. 1 Quote
cyuluvme Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 We went on the Sunday of opening weekend and it was aggravating seeing a lot of rides not working properly or not even running at all. This seems to happen each year at the beginning of the season. It makes no sense when they have plenty of time to get the rides ready before opening weekend. At one point in the late afternoon, we went to Delirium, waited in line and it temporarily closed. So we walked to The Beast, and then it ended up closing. Grrrr! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote
thedevariouseffect Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 The off season for some reason gets thought of as an empty quiet period at seasonal parks, when in fact, it's such a busy time and sadly such a small window to get so much done. Think each track is walked numerous times, inspected, repairs done to the track, supports, etc. The trains completely disassembeled to the smallest bolt, new parts put in place. Test runs and maint. runs on every ride, state inspections, new construction, changes to rides and retrofits, upgrades, etc. All of this mainly happening in the winter, which mind you this was a pretty bad one. There's alot going on, and this is just rides. This doesn't involve the shops, games, food areas, etc. It's busier than you think. 13 Quote
MantisMan Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 Completely agree. It amazes me they get as much done as they do in the short time frame of the off season. 10 Quote
LoraX Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 I am impressed with how much they have done. The winter was brutal. I truly cannot believe they were able to not only get an entire roller coaster built, repainted Bat, rethemed an area which looks amazing in my opinions. I really did not expect the park to open until this weekend due to what the construction crews fought against. Well done construction and maintenance crews. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 14 Quote
Adventuro Posted April 30, 2014 Posted April 30, 2014 I can't get the link to load, but Greg Scheid has tweeted that the train will be back open this weekend! Good news 3 Quote
Colonel_SoB_fan Posted April 30, 2014 Posted April 30, 2014 Here is the tweet. Happy to report that the KI and Miami Valley railroad will be operating this weekend after a slight delay. https://twitter.com/KIGMGREG/status/461553224961376258 2 Quote
CoasterOhio Posted April 30, 2014 Posted April 30, 2014 This is about Drop Tower? Not the MVRR. 1 Quote
CoasterMyths79 Posted April 30, 2014 Posted April 30, 2014 Information Booth 1 is broken down. 4 Quote
BB1 Posted April 30, 2014 Posted April 30, 2014 Life is but a game, but what game is it? RCT3 of course! 2 Quote
OleShawn Posted April 30, 2014 Posted April 30, 2014 "I'm not paying that much to go on Sling Shot" 8 Quote
stashua123 Posted April 30, 2014 Posted April 30, 2014 "Drop Tower makes me feel sick just looking at it" -Guest 2305 Action Zone 8 Quote
TopThrill Posted May 1, 2014 Posted May 1, 2014 I not going on Drop Tower, while it's raining. 4 Quote
jcgoble3 Posted May 1, 2014 Posted May 1, 2014 "I'm not paying that much to go on Sling Shot" You could set the price at $0.01 and I still wouldn't pay to ride it. jcgoble3, who'd rather watch paint dry 4 Quote
Dieseltech20 Posted May 1, 2014 Posted May 1, 2014 Am I the only one underwhelmed by that Falcons Fury POV? 2 Quote
themuska11 Posted May 1, 2014 Posted May 1, 2014 Am I the only one underwhelmed by that Falcons Fury POV? It makes some crazy noises. 1 Quote
Colonel_SoB_fan Posted May 1, 2014 Posted May 1, 2014 It's an Intamin what do you expect? Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4 Active using Tapatalk 2 Quote
The Interpreter Posted May 2, 2014 Posted May 2, 2014 Is it too much to expect it to operate reliably and consistently? 6 Quote
Gplez90 Posted May 2, 2014 Posted May 2, 2014 Especially after paying so many millions for it? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote
The Interpreter Posted May 2, 2014 Posted May 2, 2014 See also Cedar Point... Holiday World NJFTP Knott's Berry Farm Kings Dominion Just to name a few. 4 Quote
Colonel_SoB_fan Posted May 2, 2014 Posted May 2, 2014 Is it too much to expect it to operate reliably and consistently? Especially after paying so many millions for it? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk See also Cedar Point... Holiday World NJFTP Knott's Berry Farm Kings Dominion Just to name a few. Kings Island can be added due to Drop Tower. For an Intamin? Yes. Banshee biggest problem on opening day was protein. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4 Active using Tapatalk 1 Quote
xXDrummerKiDXx Posted May 2, 2014 Posted May 2, 2014 "I'm not paying that much to go on Sling Shot"You could set the price at $0.01 and I still wouldn't pay to ride it.jcgoble3, who'd rather watch paint dry Really? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 7 Quote
jcgoble3 Posted May 2, 2014 Posted May 2, 2014 Banshee biggest problem on opening day was protein. Plus whatever was going on on the brake run right after noon. [image removed to save bandwidth] Really? Har har har har har... 2 Quote
MidnightBeast Posted May 4, 2014 Posted May 4, 2014 Went last night, 5/3 6:30 - !0 - Drop Tower was down the whole time, and WindSeeker only went up during the fireworks display. Nothing gives me more of a rush than Drop Tower. I hope they get it working soon. Quote
DBInternational Posted May 4, 2014 Posted May 4, 2014 Went last night, 5/3 6:30 - !0 - Drop Tower was down the whole time, and WindSeeker only went up during the fireworks display. Nothing gives me more of a rush than Drop Tower. I hope they get it working soon. Yeah, it was sad. They didn't even have Drop Tower's lights on. ~Coolio schoolio~ 1 Quote
Sebastien6221 Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 What is the boxy looking thingy by Drop Tower now? May not be anything, but may be something perhaps? (Well i know its SOMETHING, dont even terpy )Taken from https://www.visitkingsisland.com/online-fun/webcams 2 Quote
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