Creed Bratton Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Will send you a pm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark6495 Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Went to the park for the first time this year. Positives: had a great Log Flume ride. There is something about a group of strangers laughing and cheering based on how wet the riders get Snack line was not bad and got in line for dinner just before 430 and didn't have a terrible line. Line got huge around 5. Rode the carousel always a great time Negatives: Nothing absurd, just the stuff that happens at the beginning of the year. My gold pass didn't scan correctly at the gate and had to manually enter the bar code number. It then worked. Suggestions: I see how the south exit could be very problematic. Maybe close that south exit during the morning openings. Have anyone exiting to use the north exit. Maybe eventually move that south exit farther south.... Things to look forward to: my son is in the 34-35 inch range. A few more weeks he will be at the magical 36 inch mark... Woo hoo!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamonbackandbeastlover Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Glad to see they're putting the flowers back in to the calendar. It looks very plain and boring without them https://www.instagram.com/p/BEoiOotuOMK/ 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 I cant wait to ride Tropical Plunge this summer, considering it's a new attraction, that the line is going to be pretty long, but I'm I've been wanting to ride this ever since I had heard about it, so whatever the line may look like, I'm standing in it! Having ridden these on my recent cruise, I'd advise getting there early to ride. The wait on the cruise ship was about 15-20 mins and that was with about 20 people in line. The slides require a bit of time between riders, so capacity, even with 3 slides going at once, is going to be small. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haru-Kun Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 I wanted to point something out, I wasn't sure it had been mentioned. On Friday as I rode the RR it looked as though KI have pulled most if not all the water pumps from WWC, they were laying side by side with what looked to be new ones. They could be refurbishing existing pumps, or installing all new ones..either way, its great to see rides, WWC in particular, getting needed maintenance and TLC. Looking forward to getting drenched on WWC this summer 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magenta Lizard Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 I got a blurry pic of them just as I passed. I thought they must be pumps but couldn't be sure. They're interesting-looking though. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 ^^^ Great pic! I'd assume the pumps get a refurbishment at least every other year if not every year.We may only be paying attention now because we're looking for clues. But I totally agree, it's great to see that the park takes care of these things! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aandjgoods Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I don't remember which thread I saw it mentioned but it was said that in the back of the park with a bunch of old atraction items, you could see Patrick Star (from Nickelodeon Universe). When I was on WindSeeker on Sunday, I did in fact spot Patrick and also a couple of red trains which I assume are from SOB. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortex lover Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Ummmmm something is going on with Banshee right now It looks like there searching for something or someone there out there with flashlights Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G928A using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamonbackandbeastlover Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 rollercoaster_expedition noticed this on Instagram about an hour ago. People are assuming someone broke in. https://www.instagram.com/p/BEr5F__FrPU/ EDIT: Looking closely it looks like there is a flashing red/blue light 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortex lover Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I'm paying more attention of the Webcam with rain on it! It is creating some cool effects! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G928A using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhyano Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Looks like someone broke in, I swear if it's a nerd trying to sneak over to Rivertown 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamonbackandbeastlover Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 There is definitely at least one vehicle down there. Hard to see with the rain. And looks like they turned in a bight light into Banshees queue. Not sure if that's always on or not. I'm seeing at least 2 sets of flashing lights through the drops of water. Nothing yet on the Diamondback cam. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortex lover Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I wonder if there will be a PR statement about this event. Probably so as a News Brodcast probably is already on this terrible event Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G928A using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamonbackandbeastlover Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I'm expecting at least a Facebook or Twitter post about this. Especially because it's blown up on here and one social media roller coaster page already. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhyano Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I feel bad for Don in this case, he is trying to go to bed, now he has to go to work 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortex lover Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 And workers on this event who could be doing something better with there time! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G928A using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamonbackandbeastlover Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I don't expect a PR statement till the person is caught and charged. So I'd expect it in the morning at some point. The security are the ones who are out searching in this terrible weather because of someone who thinks they can get away with it. Also all of the lights for Banshee are on. The only lights on for Diamondback are the station lights. The lift lights and the ones on the brake run are off... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoeter Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I'm looking at the webcam currently and it looks like the front LED lighting by the dive loop is turned on for some reason. I'm seeing flashing red, blue, and green lights. That's what it looks like to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamonbackandbeastlover Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Yeah. I'm guessing the suspect is near there or they got an outside tip that someone was going to break in and got their focus to there. I'm surprised there's noting going on at all on the Diamondback cam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortex lover Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 There's some lights on here and there. Not anything as major as lighting the whole park up (This is Diamondbacks cam) Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G928A using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamonbackandbeastlover Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Are the Diamondback lift hill and brake run lights normally off. And their queue lights. Every other rides lights are on. But Diamondback only has its station light on. Not saying this has anything to do with the current event happening. Just wondering if it is a norm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaiderFTW Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 In other news... I drove past the park yesterday evening and noticed that the new sign at the entrance to the parking lot has had both the Kings Island letters and the two Soak City signs removed. They appear to be in the process of painting it gray. I wonder if the project was behind schedule and they preemptively put the letters on so people would know where to turn. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medford Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Looks like someone broke in, I swear if it's a nerd trying to sneak over to Rivertown or perhaps just an old visitor from Firelight Park 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark6495 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 In other news... I drove past the park yesterday evening and noticed that the new sign at the entrance to the parking lot has had both the Kings Island letters and the two Soak City signs removed. They appear to be in the process of painting it gray. I wonder if the project was behind schedule and they preemptively put the letters on so people would know where to turn. Maybe they didn't like how it looked? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph88 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 No news on what happened yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool75 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I swear this better not have been someone on this site. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malem Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Some lights turned on & an vehicle with flashing lights on the webcam? Could have been anything. If it was a security incident, I wouldn't expect any sort of news release from the park. A couple former members of this site have been involved in trespassing incidents in past years. Hopefully nothing like that ever happens again. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 You sure it wasn't the Banshee lights that you saw? Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I highly doubt it was anything other than Banshee's lights. The webcams after dark and especially after a storm have altered views (especially when a lot of the park is not lit). Before the park opened this year, I saw what I thought was someone welding something near Vortex....turned out to be a light that's been there for years. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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