KOBasinger Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Anybody see KI instagram? Looks like they're returning just diff name of course 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Hmmm. I think that's being discussed around here. Imagine! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JubJester Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 See here for more details and other stuff thats coming in 2015 -> http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php/topic/30425-kings-island-adding-two-rides-and-other-improvements-for-2015/ 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsislandfan1972 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I was there when the 2015 announcements were announced, and I really enjoyed myself, I cant wait for 2015. Most excited about the free Wi-Fi at the expanded StarBucks. ........sigh offseason blues! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontWantToWait42mar0 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 We lost our Flying Eagles to seemingly be replaced 10 years later with,at best, flapping turkeys. I'm a peacock, you got to let me fly! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Lettuce wait until the darn things are fully cooked before we go stuffing our preemptive opinions and half-baked guesses into the pot. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontWantToWait42mar0 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 You're just doing asbestos you can to convince yourself the bird's wings won't be clipped when we get them back. Has anyone ridden the eagles at Cedar Point? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaiderFTW Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 (This is my moment! I've been waiting for my moment to Terp somebody!) Yes, someone has. (Finally!) 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontWantToWait42mar0 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Do you know anyone personally that has? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaiderFTW Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Yep. Me. There are some here who love them and find them snappable. Based on my experiences with that ride--which, granted, have only consisted of two rides in the same Halloweekends night--I tend to wonder if the meaning of "snapping" has changed. Are the new Larson ones like Cedar Point's Lake Erie Eagles fun? Sure. Do they deliver the same ride experience as Knoebels' or Carowinds' sets? In my experience, not at all. I'm overjoyed that Kings Island is getting the set that they are. If Lake Erie Eagles are a good precedent and if you approach our Woodstock Gliders without the expectation that they'll be just like our old Flying Eagles, you'll have a great time. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennett Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 The Larson set is as good a set as you can get, new. Short of getting "ours" back, this is the next best thing. Didn't seem that the CP operators were running it at full speed when I rode, but still snappable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaiderFTW Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I've heard before in enthusiast circles that the Larson sets come with two speed settings, one of which is faster than the other. I don't know how true that is, but it's worth mentioning. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 It's true. Very true. Seldom will you see the faster setting used in fixed site parks. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrill_Biscuit Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 This topic's title has an almost "Lord of the Rings" feel to it ... (... you see, because Gandalf sends a moth after.. you know...) Cirrusly, though, I think I've seen (and ridden) faster Eagles at other parks, both of which no longer exist (the parks, not necessarily the rides). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 It's either that or the rider who flew too close to the sun and his wing melted! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I've heard before in enthusiast circles that the Larson sets come with two speed settings, one of which is faster than the other. I don't know how true that is, but it's worth mentioning. ^The control panel for the Larson scooters at Hartland. It's obscured by a pen, but you'll see that there is definitely a speed setting, and it's set to low. Cedar Point's Eagles didn't seem much, if any faster than the set at Kentucky Kingdom to me, so I'd surmise that CP's set is kept on low, too. Worth noting also is the (optional) foot pedal control, which ends the ride if released at any point. If you get a good snap and startle the operator, sometimes this happens inadvertently... The foot pedal is optional, so that might not be the method used to control the cycle time at Kings Island. The speed is a setting. I'd bet that you won't find KI using the high speed setting, but they could, and they might. We won't know for sure until we get a chance to ride them. I've ridden KI's old Eagles (at their new home) as well as several sets of Larsons (Darien Lake, Kentucky Kingdom, Cedar Point, Camden Park) and several non-Larsons (Holiday World, Stricker's Grove, Columbus Zoo*). Excluding the old KI set, the Larsons are FAR superior to the others. To the average rider who doesn't know or care about snapping, the Larsons are probably every bit as good as Carowinds' Flyers (our old Eagles). *The Columbus Zoo ones MIGHT actually be Larsons, I'm not sure and I can't find that information online. But if they are, they're a poor example because they are definitely not as good as the others. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sikkinixx99 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Im just really excited to have some back in the park!! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectrum91 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Worth noting also is the (optional) foot pedal control, which ends the ride if released at any point. If you get a good snap and startle the operator, sometimes this happens inadvertently... The foot pedal is optional, so that might not be the method used to control the cycle time at Kings Island. The speed is a setting. I'd bet that you won't find KI using the high speed setting, but they could, and they might. We won't know for sure until we get a chance to ride them. Many of the Planet Snoopy rides (especially the single operator ones, like Joe Cool Dodgem School and Peanuts' Off-Road Rally) already have buttons that the operator(s) must hold for the entirety of the ride. If they release it early, the ride comes to an early stop. I could therefore definitely see Kings Island opting for the foot pedal. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsus Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Cedar Point's new Larson unit has the dead man's switch, so I would presume Kings Island's will get the same. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondBackGirl Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Well, as a rides op for The Columbus Zoo, I can tell you that the eagles there do have 2 speed settings, we use high speed most of the time unless it gets really windy, and then we turn it to low speed. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Good to know. My fiance worked briefly at the Columbus Zoo as a ride op on weekends while she was in law school up there. She only worked the Carousel and train that were in the zoo, and not any of the rides that were out by the water park. I still need to ride the coaster there! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontWantToWait42mar0 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Make sure to tell the operator you want the ride on the high speed setting and not the low speed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I sincerely doubt the operator(s) will be allowed to select speeds. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontWantToWait42mar0 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I've heard before in enthusiast circles that the Larson sets come with two speed settings, one of which is faster than the other. I don't know how true that is, but it's worth mentioning. ^The control panel for the Larson scooters at Hartland. It's obscured by a pen, but you'll see that there is definitely a speed setting, and it's set to low. Cedar Point's Eagles didn't seem much, if any faster than the set at Kentucky Kingdom to me, so I'd surmise that CP's set is kept on low, too. Worth noting also is the (optional) foot pedal control, which ends the ride if released at any point. If you get a good snap and startle the operator, sometimes this happens inadvertently... The foot pedal is optional, so that might not be the method used to control the cycle time at Kings Island. The speed is a setting. I'd bet that you won't find KI using the high speed setting, but they could, and they might. We won't know for sure until we get a chance to ride them. I've ridden KI's old Eagles (at their new home) as well as several sets of Larsons (Darien Lake, Kentucky Kingdom, Cedar Point, Camden Park) and several non-Larsons (Holiday World, Stricker's Grove, Columbus Zoo*). Excluding the old KI set, the Larsons are FAR superior to the others. To the average rider who doesn't know or care about snapping, the Larsons are probably every bit as good as Carowinds' Flyers (our old Eagles). *The Columbus Zoo ones MIGHT actually be Larsons, I'm not sure and I can't find that information online. But if they are, they're a poor example because they are definitely not as good as the others. I sincerely doubt the operator(s) will be allowed to select speeds. Looks like it's as simple as turning a knob. I'm not even a trained operator, but could figure that one out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magenta Lizard Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Being able to and being allowed to are very different things. I wouldn't want an operator to risk his or her job by breaking protocol. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsus Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Police officers are typically provided service weapons. They have the ability to kill someone with the simple pull of a trigger. Are they allowed to shoot someone? Only in very specific cases where it is justified. What's my point of this dramatic example? Having the ability to do something and having authorization to do something are entirely different. Another example: employees at a software company are given computers with network access (naturally). They have the ability to hack into systems they have not been granted access. Are they allowed to? Nope, it's hacking. They'll likely lose their job. The cop would likely go to jail.. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectrum91 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Looks like it's as simple as turning a knob. I'm not even a trained operator, but could figure that one out. There's no guarantee that Woodstock Gliders will even have that same panel. The speed setting switch may be absent from whatever Kings Island's version is. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 And even if present, it may or may not be functional or be within the ride operators' permissions. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamondhawk Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Does anyone remember the thrill rating for the old Flying Eagles? I saw on the new KI app that Woodstock Gliders has a rating of 1, which I thought was surprisingly low. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontWantToWait42mar0 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Low speed, low thrill. You're right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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