GODZILLA2877 Posted November 4, 2014 Posted November 4, 2014 Our maintenance team is getting The Beast cars ready to be transported to the shop for their annual winter rehab. 10 Quote
TTD-120-420 Posted November 4, 2014 Posted November 4, 2014 Please link to the source. I don't want another off-season like the last one. I think new fountains may come along with the remodeled International Street. KD's and CW's look really nice and I don't see why CF would leave Kings Island's fountains unchanged. 7 Quote
Tanna Posted November 4, 2014 Posted November 4, 2014 I would like to see the parking lot improved, and some more lighting added. Anything else I'd like changed has already been addressed by the improvements they are already making. 2 Quote
Hank Posted November 4, 2014 Posted November 4, 2014 I would like to have more "landscaping" on both sides of Beast's track length. I think it needs to be "buried" more than it is currently. There's way too much stuff seen when you're on the ride - and you don't have the same experience the ride once offered when first built. 4 Quote
calakapepe Posted November 4, 2014 Posted November 4, 2014 Oh! That reminds me. Some tree planting would be appreciated in the desert in which Banshee resides.. Just something to make the ride feel enclosed a little. But that's just a dream, not an expectation. 4 Quote
medford Posted November 4, 2014 Posted November 4, 2014 probably true, but I'm secretly hoping that its their way of shake, rattling and rolling back an improvement. Quote
GODZILLA2877 Posted November 4, 2014 Posted November 4, 2014 Cars from the Monster were removed and transported to the maintenance shop today for winter rehab work. 2 Quote
GODZILLA2877 Posted November 4, 2014 Posted November 4, 2014 The first of 24 cars from the #KIBanshee roller coaster heads to the maintenance shop for winter rehab. 2 Quote
GODZILLA2877 Posted November 4, 2014 Posted November 4, 2014 The cars from the Firehawk roller coaster were transported to the maintenance shop today. #KingsIsland 3 Quote
jcgoble3 Posted November 4, 2014 Posted November 4, 2014 As another user posted above, please include a direct link to the original source when posting official photos from the park's social media presences. This has been specifically requested by the park. 5 Quote
TTD-120-420 Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 All of the above information can be found at Kings Island's official Twitter page. https://twitter.com/KingsIslandPR 7 Quote
silver2005 Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 Maybe they'll use TombRaiderFTW's handy dandy Firehawk instruction manual. http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php/topic/21765-random-photo-of-the-day/page-177#entry589419 silve2005, cross-threading. 3 Quote
IndyGuy4KI Posted November 5, 2014 Author Posted November 5, 2014 One wonders, since we know Don is good with knowing numbers. How long does it take to rehab a coaster train? How long do they spend working on each coaster including inspecting track and working on trains? Which trains are the hardest to work on? Don, can you give us answers to any of those questions? Quote
AZ Kinda Guy Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 One wonders, since we know Don is good with knowing numbers. How long does it take to rehab a coaster train? How long do they spend working on each coaster including inspecting track and working on trains? Which trains are the hardest to work on? Don, can you give us answers to any of those questions? With all due respect to Mr.Helbig, he is a PR guy, not maintenance. Unless he has done said maintenance job, there's no way he can honestly answer your questions. Quote
DonHelbig Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 One wonders, since we know Don is good with knowing numbers. How long does it take to rehab a coaster train? How long do they spend working on each coaster including inspecting track and working on trains? Which trains are the hardest to work on? Don, can you give us answers to any of those questions? With all due respect to Mr.Helbig, he is a PR guy, not maintenance. Unless he has done said maintenance job, there's no way he can honestly answer your questions. Each car is from the rides is stripped down to every last nut and bolt. It's in the neighborhood of 6,500 parts for all of the coasters combined. Diamondback alone has more than 1,600 parts checked annually. Everything that you can imagine is disassembled and looked at and then rebuilt over the winter. A ride like Backlot Stunt Coaster will take 4-1/2 months to do the nine cars on it. Firehawk is up there as one of the hardest trains to work on. A lot of very detailed work with all of the coasters and other ride vehicles. 18 Quote
GODZILLA2877 Posted November 6, 2014 Posted November 6, 2014 One wonders, since we know Don is good with knowing numbers. How long does it take to rehab a coaster train? How long do they spend working on each coaster including inspecting track and working on trains? Which trains are the hardest to work on? Don, can you give us answers to any of those questions? With all due respect to Mr.Helbig, he is a PR guy, not maintenance. Unless he has done said maintenance job, there's no way he can honestly answer your questions. Each car is from the rides is stripped down to every last nut and bolt. It's in the neighborhood of 6,500 parts for all of the coasters combined. Diamondback alone has more than 1,600 parts checked annually. Everything that you can imagine is disassembled and looked at and then rebuilt over the winter. A ride like Backlot Stunt Coaster will take 4-1/2 months to do the nine cars on it. Firehawk is up there as one of the hardest trains to work on. A lot of very detailed work with all of the coasters and other ride vehicles. Hey, Don is it possible for you to snap some pics of the Diamondback, Backlot Stunt Coaster, and Invertigo cars for us to see, please? I want to see what they look like when they are not on the track. 1 Quote
Sonofbeast2.0 Posted November 6, 2014 Posted November 6, 2014 I would like to see ( surprised that no one said yet on here at least I think...) is retheming AZ to a more spooky theming and changing the names of the rides in the area (excluding The Bat and Banshee). along with lights and possible fog to go with the area. This is something more silly but, I think it would be kind of cool to have the worker name badges have their hometown and state (or if out of country, their hometown and country name) on them like the way Universal and Disney do. Also uniforms that fit each ride or job. So something like The Racer, use a look,that is similar to the uniforms used when the park first opened, AE, use miner uniforms etc. Cut back on the number of live shows, and improve the quality of the ones that remain, with some new shows for the 2015 season. A show during the Miami Valley Railroad train ride. A night show. Timing the shows at different times of the day. (this year one show would start, so would 2-3 others...) These are some things I would really like to see. Sure a new dark ride would be nice and so would a lot of other things, but some of these things seem a bit more doable for next year. 1 Quote
malem Posted November 6, 2014 Posted November 6, 2014 This is something more silly but, I think it would be kind of cool to have the worker name badges have their hometown and state (or if out of country, their hometown and country name) on them like the way Universal and Disney do. Kings Island draws much of its workforce locally. Lots of "Cincinnati" nametags wouldn't be very interesting, and - in the case of minors - such information shouldn't be shared at all. I believe that Cedar Point includes universities/cities on nametags. Its seasonal employees are largely from outside the Sandusky area, and the vast majority are over 18. 6 Quote
BruceWayneWins Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 I'd like to see as much of the pavement in the park replaced with other alternatives that don't draw as much heat. Also I'd like to see Vortex get a renovation so I can ride it without regretting it. 3 Quote
MDMC01 Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 Mostly, I think the park looks great as it is, but I definitely think that Flight of Fear should be repainted (or something) as my last few rides on it have been pretty rough (hence one of the reasons I didn't ride it on Closing Day). Also, I think the waterfall in Tower Gardens should be restored, even though it's now known as a smoking area. Other than this, I have no other ideas. 1 Quote
NoChickens Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 Repairing the water elements in Tower Gardens would be fantastic. That area, in it's former glory, was beautiful and a great place to just relax. Being a smoker myself, even I see that wonderful space as a waste. And in this era of this OR that, there really is no reason the back corner couldn't be both. Not going back to quote, but someone mentioned the Festhaus clock being removed. Is it possible it was removed to be repaired? I for one hope this is the case. Racer, "sigh", I so miss the original paint, that would make my heart soar. AE, while I do think FUNTV was a great addition, it just doesn't fit here ( or BooBlasters for that matter). Refurb the ride elements. 5 Quote
tuxedoman52 Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 New trains for Invertigo if possible. Quote
Hank Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 New trains for Invertigo if possible. Why? I say bring back the old Beast trains and to hell with the headrests! 2 Quote
The Interpreter Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 Huh? The old Beast (and Racer) trains are still there. Heavily modified, yes, but they are the original trains. As delivered, The Beast trains had four benches... 1 Quote
Hank Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 Huh? The old Beast (and Racer) trains are still there. Heavily modified, yes, but they are the original trains. As delivered, The Beast trains had four benches... Why the modification (and headrests)? Quote
The Interpreter Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 Safety regulations, litigation, and misbehaving riders. Headrests primarily prevent rearward exit from the train. You will find very few unaltered PTC wood coaster trains. Yet another reason I so miss Rolling Thunder. It still had flip down lap bars! As for Beast going to three benchers, the shorter wheelbase handles the curves with less track wear. Quote
Bennett Posted November 8, 2014 Posted November 8, 2014 Same as the past umpteen years. 1) Paint Racer 2) Paint Racer 3) See #1 and/or #2 5 Quote
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