jbum123 Posted June 27, 2014 Posted June 27, 2014 Cedar Point added two "Live view" webcams and took down their entire webcam page. Kings Island has removed all the webcams from their page but the page is still there. I haven't heard anything about KI adding "Live view" cams. So much for being able to judge crowds. 2 Quote
Nick_Plummer Posted June 27, 2014 Posted June 27, 2014 I would be drooling on my keyboard if they added live view cams. I could watch them for hours. 8 Quote
BoddaH1994 Posted June 27, 2014 Posted June 27, 2014 The web cams were conveniently positioned in a way in which you couldn't judge the crowds anyway... 6 Quote
PyroKinesis Posted June 27, 2014 Posted June 27, 2014 I would be drooling on my keyboard if they added live view cams. I could watch them for hours. I haven't eaten since the Cedar Point live cams went up. 2 Quote
jbum123 Posted June 27, 2014 Author Posted June 27, 2014 The web cams were conveniently positioned in a way in which you couldn't judge the crowds anyway... I could see AZ just fine and since most people flock to over there, it was a good judge of crowds. Same with Banshee. Quote
LovinMeSomeBanshee Posted June 27, 2014 Posted June 27, 2014 Live video webcams would be great. I just don't see KI removing them for the heck of it. 1 Quote
TheBEASTunchained Posted June 27, 2014 Posted June 27, 2014 ...On a side note from the discussion above..... Cedar Point's 3rd live-video-cam was delivered a few days back and they are in the process of finding a good place for it somewhere in the park. Quote
malem Posted June 27, 2014 Posted June 27, 2014 Regarding the "missing" webcams on visitkingsisland.com, these have been down in the past for maintenance or technical reasons. I don't see anything to suggest that they have been removed. Quote
TeTe27 Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 I would really like it if they would put the park entrance webcam up. I feel like I can judge crowds better. I hope they spread the the cameras more throughout the park instead of just Action Zone. 1 Quote
LovinMeSomeBanshee Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 I'm fairly certain the park doesn't want you to see how large/small the crowd size is. 4 Quote
stashua123 Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 I'm fairly certain the park doesn't want you to see how large/small the crowd size is. Why wouldn't they not want you to? Quote
Magenta Lizard Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 They don't want people not coming because they think it looks too busy. Once you're there, you're more committed. 7 Quote
The Interpreter Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 And they don't want investors or competitors seeing an empty or emptier park. 6 Quote
Merthecat Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 The Carowinds webcam is also down. The text stating where it is is still there, reading "Harmony Hall," but the image isn't anywhere to be found. 1 Quote
Sebastien6221 Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 The Soak City cam is different now, DB and Banshee 2 are still gone. Quote
jbum123 Posted June 28, 2014 Author Posted June 28, 2014 Looks like it might be a server problem then if it is taking down so many. Only time will tell. Or maybe a park insider. Quote
Ride On_17 Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 CP did announce that theirs will be removed, but I'm not sure about the rest. 1 Quote
Banshee Back VII Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 Holiday World may add live view cams too. Their webcams have been off for quite a while. Quote
Diamondback96 Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 CP did announce that theirs will be removed, but I'm not sure about the rest. Why would they remove their webcams when they just put in new ones? Unless you meant that they removed the old webcams. Quote
lopan Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 They went psychedelic at least when i looked at them today. edit: wierd it looks more normal when i pasted it here on the website most of the image was wierd colors Quote
jtmorningview Posted July 4, 2014 Posted July 4, 2014 When the cameras went down they came back up with a new IP address (54.84.231.7). I believe Cedar Fair uses one IP for all their live cams. If you look on Carowinds website (at the time of this post), their webcam is down and it's under the old IP address (174.121.245.214). I wonder if Cedar Fair is under the process of moving all their feeds to a new server, especially since Cedar Point has live cameras now. Quote
jdf21972 Posted July 4, 2014 Posted July 4, 2014 "like this" if you want to see 4 live view cameras positioned on the corners of the Eiffel Tower. 10 Quote
upstop Posted July 4, 2014 Posted July 4, 2014 They don't want people not coming because they think it looks too busy. Once you're there, you're more committed. Due to large crowds when I get there, I have actually gone through the parking tolls and straight out the nearby exit. Regardless of webcams, I'm using common sense about today and tomorrow...no point in my getting anywhere near that mess! 4 Quote
BoddaH1994 Posted July 4, 2014 Posted July 4, 2014 They don't want people not coming because they think it looks too busy. Once you're there, you're more committed. Due to large crowds when I get there, I have actually gone through the parking tolls and straight out the nearby exit. Regardless of webcams, I'm using common sense about today and tomorrow...no point in my getting anywhere near that mess! Just show up in the evening and watch the fireworks. No waiting in line for that. 5 Quote
APE Posted July 4, 2014 Posted July 4, 2014 We went last night despite large crowds. It went very well actually. 3 hours we did. Banshee The Bat Racer WindSeeker Vortex Diamondback We were on Diamondback for the fireworks and we did this while walking through shops and just relaxing not hurrying to everything. 2 Quote
upstop Posted July 5, 2014 Posted July 5, 2014 I've actually gone early to the sports bar on Western Row on Independence Day when PKI had Nights of Fire. I went inside, had my dinner, and stepped outside around 10pm....watched the fireworks, then turned left to bypass nasty I71 to Montgomery Rd. Quick and easy and oh so fun. Made the mistake in the first NOF by being inside the park....didn't leave the parking lot until...da da da.....4am. Never again. Im hoping to go to Dinos in the Dark..I'm just not a crowd person....at all...they make me anxious and sometimes angry. I don't know why....just me I guess. 2 Quote
Magenta Lizard Posted July 5, 2014 Posted July 5, 2014 Totally not just you. I hate crowds too. They bother me less as I've gotten older, and after having lived near Los Angeles for several years. It still stresses me out to be surrounded by people without a clear exit, though. 3 Quote
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