King Ding Dong Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 On 2/22/2018 at 9:39 PM, Maverick44 said: That really sucks for the people who liv along the river. Their houses are going to get washed away. Expand Nah, all they need to do is drive their van to higher ground. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stashua123 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I'm very worried about the river. At 59 feet half of new Richmond becomes under water. All of Coney island and riverbend is submerged. In fact tonight new Richmond declared s state of emergency. If some of these models are correct. With rainfall totals I've seen ranging from even the most conservative model at 3.5 inches to some showing upwards of 7 inches of rain until Sunday. This could turn into a disaster. I wouldn't cross out yet the possibility of it cresting near 1997 levels... gulp even a stretch of exceeding those levels. It all depends on where the rain falls. Just upstream like in 1997 would be the worst case scenario. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JubJester Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 On 2/23/2018 at 4:21 AM, King Ding Dong said: Nah, all they need to do is drive their van to higher ground. Expand "In a van down by the river!" 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick44 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 This news really sucks. It keeps raining too. Here in Columbus it's been raining since last week I feel like haha Riverbend is such an important place to me =( 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 On 2/23/2018 at 1:51 PM, Maverick44 said: This news really sucks. It keeps raining too. Here in Columbus it's been raining since last week I feel like haha Riverbend is such an important place to me =( Expand Riverbend floods almost every single year. Coney floods almost every single year. This is worse than usual, but still par for the course. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick44 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Yeah I know it normally does but just from hearing it seems worse then normal? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoaster Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 To the future of Coney 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengals fan Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Don't think I will swim in that pool anytime soon. I bet the water is cold. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 The last time the river was this high was 1997 and I think this year's flood surpassed that. I drive by it all the time, and I'm hearing one of the major roads that goes downtown (US 50) is flooding in spots. I've never seen that before. We're in good googly moogly territory now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Matt Foley better move his van away from the river. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stashua123 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 The Ohio River is now forecasted to crest at 60 feet. Highest since March 1997 which was 64.7 feet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 According to the USGS the river is currently at 55.05 feet. More rain on the way for a bit tomorrow (Thursday), but nothing like what we had last week. Still going to be a few days before we drop below flood stage probably. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 On 2/25/2018 at 1:08 AM, silver2005 said: The last time the river was this high was 1997 and I think this year's flood surpassed that. I drive by it all the time, and I'm hearing one of the major roads that goes downtown (US 50) is flooding in spots. I've never seen that before. We're in good googly moogly territory now. Expand The 1997 flood hit 67 feet, about 6.5 feet higher than this years. US 50 was temporarily closed at Delta Avenue, but due to flash flooding. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Yes, this flood was not as bad as 1997. The park was inundated with water though. In the last flood that hit Coney, in 2015, there was about a foot of water. This flood likely had nearly four feet of water in the rides office. I haven`t been at the park since the flood waters have receded. I do know that the clean up process is already well underway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtk1378 Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 I couldn't imagine working that cleanup, I'm sure it's an absolute mess that will take a lot of time and manpower to complete. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 At least for Coney it happened now vs in April. This gives them a lot more time for cleanup. Hopefully the cleanup goes well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Yes, fortunately it happened now, before the ride mechanics had started to put all the rides back together. Back in 2011, it flooded at the end of April, and we had to cancel our ride operator trainings, and the Appalachian Festival, which is typically the first weekend the ride are open at Coney (Mother`s day weekend), due to a late spring flood. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoaster Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 To the future of this incredible place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 View from Newest Attraction Per Coney`s Facebook page this morning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 On 3/19/2018 at 10:50 AM, CoastersRZ said: View from Newest Attraction Per Coney`s Facebook page this morning. Expand This has to be a transformation of an existing ride, since the pool and park is open in this picture. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Whatever it is (and I do not know, I only knew something was coming), the park just posted that the announcement will be tomorrow for it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 On 3/19/2018 at 1:17 PM, IndyGuy4KI said: This has to be a transformation of an existing ride, since the pool and park is open in this picture. Expand Or could it be a shot from a drone? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivertown Rider Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I hope it is something for the dry park but any addition is good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengals fan Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 http://www.fox19.com/story/37767180/coney-island-offering-new-sky-high-ride looks like a great addition! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gforce1994 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 On 3/20/2018 at 5:40 PM, bengals fan said: http://www.fox19.com/story/37767180/coney-island-offering-new-sky-high-ride looks like a great addition! Expand However, it will only operate for 6 weeks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDMC01 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Wonder why it'll only be open for 6 weeks? Is this a travelling Ferris Wheel? Also, side-note, I haven't been to Coney in so long and I wouldn't mind going again sometime. However, I will be at Riverbend for Warped Tour this summer- that's close enough, right? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Yes, this is a traveling Ferris Wheel. However, when it is at Coney, it will be staffed by Coney ride operators. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtk1378 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 My company picnic is the Friday after the end of the Ferris Wheel being there... oh well, I probably couldn't of talked my daughter into riding it anyways, not the biggest fan of ferris wheels. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoaster Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 Hope with the Money Coney is Collecting on a mire Year round basis, within grounds of River Bend, and Belterra facility, the little Park, that never seems to die, finds a way to maybe add a fun famiky dark ride with ir without Water, And another Coaster. Coney Isla d snd Sunlite Adventures. WOW. Coney future is bright 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 The Belterra Park property is completely separate from Coney. Coney does not make any money off of Belterra Park. Coney does operate the concessions at Riverbend Music Center (which is actually owned by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra), and does get revenue from that. Coney also received revenue for parking from Riverbend, since Riverbend utilizes Coney`s lots for parking. Every ticket to Riverbend has a "building and parking use" fee. That is the parking fee that Coney collects, so that they can speed up parking on the day of the concert. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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