Cmhornblessed Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Orion is also a hunter.. they could take the theming in that direction rather than a space themeSent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk Remember when Don pointed out the deer in the woods on the blog... Sent from my SM-S767VL using Tapatalk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codyfryguy Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Remember when Don pointed out the deer in the woods on the blog... Sent from my SM-S767VL using Tapatalk Now that you bring it up I doSent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 13 minutes ago, XBeastGirlX said: ^This. They did leave the one X base sign too I totally missed seeing this opening weekend and the following weekend. Weird 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorner Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 I forgot that sign existed at all 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin22 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Yeah I was asking my self last week if that sign had always been then and if I had just never noticed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifetimecoaster Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 28 minutes ago, Cmhornblessed said: Remember when Don pointed out the deer in the woods on the blog... Sent from my SM-S767VL using Tapatalk Someone a few days ago pointed out that Orion is the hunter, and that struck me based on one of Don's tweets... Very interesting thought. Don likely came up with that on his drive to the local home improvement store to pick up some more panels of trolling fence and a few board feet of trolling wood. 5 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixohdieselrage Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 50 minutes ago, Cmhornblessed said: Remember when Don pointed out the deer in the woods on the blog... Sent from my SM-S767VL using Tapatalk Could someone reference this blog post please? I think I may have missed it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JubJester Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 So with the two names, I did some research based on the color. I figure if they'll go with one of these names, it's a possibility they'll go with s color that matches the name. For Polaris the one color that would make sense is yellow. Because the main star in it's system is that color. As you know Orion is a constellation. One of its stars is blue and white. Which is a color combo people have brought up before. The second one I looked at is red. These two stars color matches up with the colors of The Racer. I think these could be possibilities for color but it could just as easily not be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTW Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 I'm a long time member, but my activity is very low when there's nothing BIG going on... I just logged in to say that this is exciting and with so much information on the internet these days it seems that the code is already nearly broken, or is it? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertrooper Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 10 minutes ago, JubJester said: So with the two names, I did some research based on the color. I figure if they'll go with one of these names, it's a possibility they'll go with s color that matches the name. For Polaris the one color that would make sense is yellow. Because the main star in it's system is that color. As you know Orion is a constellation. One of its stars is blue and white. Which is a color combo people have brought up before. The second one I looked at is red. These two stars color matches up with the colors of The Racer. I think these could be possibilities for color but it could just as easily not be. So what you're saying is, it either will be yellow, red, blue or white....or it won't be. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codyfryguy Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Could someone reference this blog post please? I think I may have missed it. https://www.visitkingsisland.com/blog/2019/january/readers’-mailbag-why-was-the-last-dip-on-the-racer-removedIt was posted in the readers mailbag January 29thSent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondBanshee Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 It’s great that Don has as much with this as we doSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 4 hours ago, Ben43065 said: But the former arch is bigger then the path through The Racer so that doesn’t really make sense I don't think I'm understanding what you're saying. Can you clarify? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin22 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, BoddaH1994 said: I don't think I'm understanding what you're saying. Can you clarify? I though you meant that the floats would be coming from the red buildings behind racer. And the reason that wouldn’t cause the removal of the arch is because those floats would have to go under The Racer which has a smaller opening then the arch had. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JubJester Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 59 minutes ago, supertrooper said: So what you're saying is, it either will be yellow, red, blue or white....or it won't be. I'm just stating the colors that are associated with those names. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 12 minutes ago, Ben43065 said: I though you meant that the floats would be coming from the red buildings behind racer. And the reason that wouldn’t cause the removal of the arch is because those floats would have to go under The Racer which has a smaller opening then the arch had. Here is my proposed route for storage. It wouldn’t have to go under The Racer. Believe it or not, that white structure I circled was originally built to house the floats for the Nickelodeon Celebration Parade. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 https://www.visitkingsisland.com/blog/2019/january/readers’-mailbag-why-was-the-last-dip-on-the-racer-removedIt was posted in the readers mailbag January 29thSent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk I forgot about this. The name Orion makes a lot more sense now looking back on this. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codyfryguy Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 I forgot about this. The name Orion makes a lot more sense now looking back on this.It could very well be hints.. or Don just throwing out red herrings to throw the enthusiast community offSent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixohdieselrage Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 7 minutes ago, Codyfryguy said: It could very well be hints.. or Don just throwing out red herrings to throw the enthusiast community off Or red deer. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUN&ONLY! Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 I do not know if I am the only one, but I would take a space-themed roller coaster over a deer/hunting themed one any day! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondBanshee Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 ^Why not both? Space deer! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FUN&ONLY! Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 11 minutes ago, ohiocoasterfan said: Space Deer sounds like something straight outta a kid’s show! lol! 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthlessAirtime Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 1 hour ago, fyrfyter said: I forgot about this. The name Orion makes a lot more sense now looking back on this. Orion is a hunter... if there are deer back there it makes sense he’d be lurking back there as well... ORION CONFIRMED 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiocoasterfan Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Cool video I found from@sixohdieselrage dad/uncle 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DubVLegend Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 1 hour ago, FUN&ONLY! said: I do not know if I am the only one, but I would take a space-themed roller coaster over a deer/hunting themed one any day! I just hope it fits the xbase theme some how. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixohdieselrage Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 @ohiocoasterfan My friend flies the plane... Not my family. But, it may be his dad. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Wasn’t there a picture or video way back when Firehawk was being deconstructed where a robotic hand similar to Vortex’s robotic hand grabbed track to pull it down and there was a maniacal laugh as it ripped the track down? Maybe that was a clue too. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russell_dale Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 In keeping with the X-Base theme you should know that both Orion and Polaris have military connotations. Polaris is a two stage nuclear missile, but submarine launched so maybe not so in tune with X-base. Orion was a military/NASA project that was to be a rocket powered by (love this) nuclear explosions! The nuclear test ban treaty of 1963 ended the project. Also the red buildings are wood coaster maintenance. The big concrete slab down the hill behind them was the elephant barn in the wild animal habitat days Rozzis used to launch the fireworks from there and King Cobra was stored there after it was dismantled when I worked there. There were also some other animal "barns" , aka metal buildings, that were used for storage back there. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jallie79 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 2 hours ago, FUN&ONLY! said: I do not know if I am the only one, but I would take a space-themed roller coaster over a deer/hunting themed one any day! I dunno, a deer hunting themed coaster could work. Color scheme camo track with blaze orange supports. Trains could be different camo patterns. And the endorsement tie-ins Orion 405...presented by Cabelas Course some redneck would probably try to put a tree stand on it out in the woods. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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