jcgoble3 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 7 minutes ago, malem said: Seeing that the low is 18° tomorrow night, I'd probably be wearing a coat. "Probably"? PROBABLY?!?! I don't know how you can even THINK of being out tomorrow night without a coat. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timfsu2k Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Planning on going to the park on Sunday, my wife and daughter can't wait and I am looking forward to it as well! I am planning on buying one of the $10 The Beast hot chocolate mugs. Can anyone tell me if that is the refillable mug that they have been advertising? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeastFarmer Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 3 hours ago, timfsu2k said: Planning on going to the park on Sunday, my wife and daughter can't wait and I am looking forward to it as well! I am planning on buying one of the $10 The Beast hot chocolate mugs. Can anyone tell me if that is the refillable mug that they have been advertising? No, it is not refillable. But it is a great souvenir. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Mystic Timbers just valleyed. I can't believe they even tried. lol (Note the train: It didn't valley there, it almost made it to the final brakes. I would think they could winch it out easily as it's in that last dip before the shed, though I wouldn't be shocked if they give up on it for tonight). I got lucky and flipped the webcam on and watched it happen in real time. The train valleyed in the final section right before the shed. The screenshot I shared was of the train that eventually valleyed. I figured it was worth taking a screenshot regardless of the outcome since it was amazing that they were even testing it with snow on the tracks (and it was throwing a TON of snow as it rounded that curve which was impressive to see). I switched to the other camera and saw it rocking back in fourth in the final valley. I'd imagine you might be able to see it from the train if anyone's crazy enough to go today. lol 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool75 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Here you go. You have to give them props for trying. Since it’s a new coaster they would have to see where the threshold was concerning cold and snow. Of course an empty train is going to go much slower and more of a chance to valley. https://youtu.be/JexX-I6I4Kw Video provided by Brendon Carey 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannersdaddy Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 We just tried to get on about 30 minutes ago. Was told it would not run in the snow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magenta Lizard Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 I don't think anyone mentioned it, but they've moved Tom+Chee into the Planet Snoopy Grill location (I believe temporarily for Winterfest) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannersdaddy Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 5 minutes ago, Magenta Lizard said: I don't think anyone mentioned it, but they've moved Tom+Chee into the Planet Snoopy Grill location (I believe temporarily for Winterfest) Hmmm good to know. In line at Festus now. I guess the food service in here starts at 5? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 12 hours ago, jtro223 said: No, it is not refillable. But it is a great souvenir. The “Winterfest” mug is refillable. It’s a white mug that is refillable for free the night that you buy it and refillable for a $1 each subsequent visit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDMC01 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 1 hour ago, Gannersdaddy said: We just tried to get on about 30 minutes ago. Was told it would not run in the snow Boo lol. Well, at least now we know; safety never takes a holiday, you know. Just out of curiosity, are there any characters outside or is it too cold? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRickster Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 There is a video of someone of the stuck empty train on youtube that someone took while riding the regular train. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malem Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 I'm glad they tried to get Mystic Timbers started tonight, even though the combination of cold temperatures, snow on the track, and gusty winds was apparently too much. Hopefully they'll have better luck tomorrow! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannersdaddy Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 34 minutes ago, MDMC01 said: Boo lol. Well, at least now we know; safety never takes a holiday, you know. Just out of curiosity, are there any characters outside or is it too cold? Characters are out. Train is down also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gforce1994 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Question: with Mystic stuck over the reservoir, how do they do the pull through to get the train from it’s current spot? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannersdaddy Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 The Dodge Em is now down for the snow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky21 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 What are the chances of Mystic being open tomorrow? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannersdaddy Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 9 minutes ago, spooky21 said: What are the chances of Mystic being open tomorrow? After tonight, I get the feeling they will be trying much harder to get Mystic running 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool75 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 There is a video of someone of the stuck empty train on youtube that someone took while riding the regular train. I posted it , but apparently the admins removed the link.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 5 minutes ago, Oldschool75 said: I posted it , but apparently the admins removed the link. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Nope, was not us. No one edited the post. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool75 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Nope, was not us. No one edited the post. Sorry, I figured it might have been removed. I re-added it to the post.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gforce1994 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Seems like they were recovering the train prior to park closing last night. And at BGE, Invadr valleyed during the park’s winter event as well due to snow on the track. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDMC01 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 ...and amazingly, it opened today! Had a fantastic ride on The Orange Menace tonight as well as had my best (Winterfest) ride yet on the train (the train at night has creeped me out my past 2 times, but I somewhat enjoyed it this time). Also got to mingle with the characters some (met Tinsel Frost for the first time) and ensured they were keeping warm. Finally, got to see 3 of my favorite shows tonight: Tinkers, Twas the Plight Before Christmas, and Jingle Jazz. It was a cold night, but it was a good night. Thanks to those working the event for braving the cold so that guests can have fun! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harveyhaddixfan Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 So Knott’s has a cute shirt for their “Merry Farm”. (You’ll see me wearing this and/or one of the other 2 shirts I got out there last week at KI next year.) Has anyone seen something special for Winterfest? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magenta Lizard Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 ^KI has the same graphic, only it says "Winterfest" at the top. I thought it odd it doesn't say KI at all but I still really like mine. There are also a large number of other t-shirts, sweatshirts, and long sleeved ts. One of my favorites that I only "discovered" on my last (7th) visit, is this one: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malem Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Winterfest is now open nightly through Dec 30 (except Dec 24-25). 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannersdaddy Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 5 PM and while the app is not quite right, only the back que is full. Could be worse 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannersdaddy Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Update. Now the upper que is full too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannersdaddy Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Park is fuller than a Haunt night tonight 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtk1378 Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 I can't believe how crowded it is tonight, I don't think Kings Island could have even anticipated this type of turnout for Winterfest this year.Sent from my XT1635-01 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Decent weather (for December standards) certainly helps. Haven't had a real bad snow storm yet. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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