disco2000 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 1 hour ago, I'mInTheShed said: The point of Kings Island/ Cedar Fair being self insured is irrelevant. The real factor here is Liability, I am sure Kings Island's legal counsel is the one that pushed for the webcams to be off until the ride has been topped off. Yeah, because no other part of the construction carries liability issues On the flip side, in today's litigious society, wouldn't they want as much coverage as possible to try to push liability on to someone else...unless it is truly a software issue beyond their control... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonahWilliamson Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 If webcams come up today ill laugh so hard. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick44 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 10 minutes ago, JonahWilliamson said: If webcams come up today ill laugh so hard. What timing that would be lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBN Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 16 minutes ago, JonahWilliamson said: If webcams come up today ill laugh so hard. What a shocker that would be 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBN Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 The webcams should be back up real soon since Orion is now being topped off 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klabergian Empire Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Yep. Its happened......and sadly without the webcams........ 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 7 minutes ago, Klabergian Empire said: Yep. Its happened......and sadly without the webcams........ Are any of us really surprised? I suspect the cams will be back up tomorrow...It's literally a middle finger to the entire enthusiast community. 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFloppyDisc Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 If there is a time lapse of the lift going up eventually then I will totally forgive KI for taking down the cams. If there isn't then I will be sad, but it's not gonna keep me from riding this monster next year! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browntggrr Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 With all the conspiracy theorist negativity over a simple webcam its mind blowing how anybody became an enthusiast before the advent of webcams. 6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freaks76 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 13 minutes ago, Browntggrr said: With all the conspiracy theorist negativity over a simple webcam its mind blowing how anybody became an enthusiast before the advent of webcams. Age. Times have definitely changed. If we didn’t see it on our local news or commercials we didn’t see it. It’s amazing how people have changed with technology. No one has any trust of another’s word anymore. It’s both understandable and sad all at the same time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JubJester Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 56 minutes ago, Browntggrr said: With all the conspiracy theorist negativity over a simple webcam its mind blowing how anybody became an enthusiast before the advent of webcams. That's just how people are sometimes. I would choose to not even give people your time and effort by explaining how ridiculous the theories are. It will prevent a lot of useless content. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klabergian Empire Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 1 hour ago, fyrfyter said: Are any of us really surprised? I suspect the cams will be back up tomorrow...It's literally a middle finger to the entire enthusiast community. Tbh, I don't try to get involved in these arguments......but I have to agree. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
standbyme Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Browntggrr said: With all the conspiracy theorist negativity over a simple webcam its mind blowing how anybody became an enthusiast before the advent of webcams. (In an old man’s voice) Well I remember showing up at the park for my first visit of the year Back in the day only to find that Kenton’s Cove Keelboat Canal had been removed... I had no idea it was happening. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skibum Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 6 minutes ago, standbyme said: (In an old man’s voice) Well I remember showing up at the park for my first visit of the year Back in the day only to find that Kenton’s Cove Keelboat Canal had been removed... I had no idea it was happening. I remember being irked that they replaced the original Enchanted Voyage with the Smurfs. Seriously aggravated. To this day, I still have a deep seated wish that they would bring it back. I was also irked when they replaced the Phantom Theater. I miss being asked, "What are you looking at?" Must be something about that particular location. If I like the ride that is there, they take it out. While I understand why people want to see the topping off, I just can't too excited about not seeing it via webcam. They still have a long way to go. I'm sure that they will have several pictures on the Blog. I still can't ride it yet but, come April or May, I'll be geared up. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco2000 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 2 hours ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said: Post from John Matarese Instagram: So do people really think the park shut down the webcam: from a liability standpoint; or to give Channel 9 an exclusive with their 90's resolution quality chopper 9?; or it really is a software upgrade issue with unforeseen issues. Personally I think a helicopter flying around during the installation would be more of a liability than the webcam... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisplaceisnuts Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Liability theory was just me speculating, guys. Nothing more, nothing less. Calm down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco2000 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 4 minutes ago, thisplaceisnuts said: Liability theory was just me speculating, guys. Nothing more, nothing less. Calm down. Liability theories were posted long before you mentioned it, and they will continue after... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 15 minutes ago, disco2000 said: Liability theories were posted long before you mentioned it, and they will continue after... Plus... I was there for Diamondback’s topping off. They let me take photos and film. Wasn’t an issue then and probably wouldn’t be an issue with this. Plus... They literally let Clink Novak in the crane bucket for the topping off of I305... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthlessAirtime Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 I can’t believe how upset people are over this webcam thing lol 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PilotDude Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Guess the webcam mystery is solved. KI posted on Youtube a video of the topping off. Once we all go smash that subscribe button they will turn them back on. /s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 18 hours ago, Browntggrr said: With all the conspiracy theorist negativity over a simple webcam its mind blowing how anybody became an enthusiast before the advent of webcams. Even as I get older, it still continues to blow my mind the kinds of things people get upset over (webcams, reboots, etc.) and the kinds of things they don't. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klabergian Empire Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatchesC Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Browsing Twitter and a construction webcam showed up in my feed.... https://www.holidayworld.com/holiday-world-webcam-splashcam2020/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovinMeSomeBanshee Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 It has now been three weeks for what is apparently “software upgrades”. The Kings Island IT staff looks incredibly inept right now. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindingSon Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Do they though? Webcams are not their first priority. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky21 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Ya cause webcams are the priority with haunt tear down into winter fest setup. Not to mention them building their biggest investment in history and also removing one of their most historic coasters, ya I'm sure the webcams are a bigger priority. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbias1 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 1 hour ago, LovinMeSomeBanshee said: It has now been three weeks for what is apparently “software upgrades”. The Kings Island IT staff looks incredibly inept right now. Didn't they first say it was because of lights being installed, then IT upgrade? What its really about is that Cedar Fair probably saw KI web site was getting more hits than CP's because of Orion construction, then decided to pull the plug. This sounds like another "Reached end of service life". excuse to me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDMC01 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 On 11/6/2019 at 12:31 PM, standbyme said: (In an old man’s voice) Well I remember showing up at the park for my first visit of the year Back in the day only to find that Kenton’s Cove Keelboat Canal had been removed... I had no idea it was happening. Same, but with that playplace in the mini Nickelodeon area (pre-Nick Central) that was (seemingly) suddenly removed for no reason. I do (barely) remember seeing construction walls around where KCKC was back in the day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Ya cause webcams are the priority with haunt tear down into winter fest setup. Not to mention them building their biggest investment in history and also removing one of their most historic coasters, ya I'm sure the webcams are a bigger priority. On the same note, whatever software runs the cameras for webcams, likely does the same for security cameras. Think about that for a second...no security cameras at all... That would cost way more than fixing or replacing the camera server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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