It isn't at the base of the ride. It's beyond the ride area.

Well, it is at the base of the ride when it's brought out for use..

...which, other than practicing, hasn't happened at Kings Island.

It sure seems to exist primarily to appease regulators and insurers, yet the process to use it to evacuate a fully-loaded gondola would seem to be so long and drawn out as to still draw criticism.

Cedar Fair is self insured....

I said that seems to be the intention, but yes, they are self-insured.  It's hard to fathom another reason, since it was the unit at Knott's that really triggered their design and delivery, and that one was relocated.

 

*shrug*

No. That's a marine nice vehicle it's behind the ride on the path to the Back half.

What's a "marine nice vehicle"?

My phones auto correct. And me not being able to fix it due to KIC's weird mobile site.

I meant to say maintenance vehicle

Click in the lower right of your post.

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Do your thing.

Cedar Fair is self insured....

 

Completely, even for extremely large liabilities/losses? Still?

That's what they say in conference calls...

And, like the Internet, they can't say anything in conference calls that isn't true!*

 

*Actually, that is not true.  They can say whatever they want, but intentionally providing falsified information to shareholders is a great way to secure a visit with SEC investigators.