KIBOB Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 ^ Not to mention, while it is bright, upon zooming in you can see years of dirt, grime, and grease. Since the park is not open, one would assume a freshly painted tower would be nice and clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSourNinja Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 I me I guess I could be wrong. I don't recall it being anywhere near that bright, even on the widest variety of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco2000 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 hour ago, MrSourNinja said: I me I guess I could be wrong. I don't recall it being anywhere near that bright, even on the widest variety of days. The pictures looked to me like some filtering or adjustment or something was done by the camera. I believe it was a high end camera, so maybe HDR or some other algorithm on the camera made the color punchy with a grey cloudy background? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Beast's 40th anniversary color trains are staying! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 I would have been totally surprised if they painted them again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 On 3/10/2020 at 5:57 PM, CoasterJack said: Not necessarily retracked, but I've experience a few rollbacks this year. The Flight of Fear at Kings Dominion has had a rougher time than it's KI counterpart . It was closed basically all of 2006, and it's always been more rough in my opinion. I do agree with that video though. That welding job looks awful. I believe the reason for the 2006 closure was the ride was going to be relocated to another Paramount Park before Cedar Fair made their acquisition. If memory serves, I think it was going to Carowinds. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUN&ONLY! Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 Credit: Kings Island Twitter You can see the fence they put around Vortex’s plot of land well in this picture! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, FUN&ONLY! said: <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Beast cars will retain the red, orange, yellow color palate from its 40th anniversary season this year. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KingsIsland?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KingsIsland</a> <a href="https://t.co/SvoJFy2yQ1">pic.twitter.com/SvoJFy2yQ1</a></p>— Kings Island (@KingsIslandPR) <a href="https://twitter.com/KingsIslandPR/status/1242442198874042372?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 24, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> You can see the fence they put around Vortex’s plot of land well in this picture! I can't see the picture. It's just words and if it is a link, It doesn't work. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUN&ONLY! Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said: I can't see the picture. It's just words and if it is a link, It doesn't work. I will try to fix it. It was just like the picture you posted but from Kings Island Twitter. If you zoom in on the background, you can see part of the fence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, FUN&ONLY! said: I will try to fix it. It was just like the picture you posted but from Kings Island Twitter. If you zoom in on the background, you can see part of the fence. I see it now. Thanks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
139Signal27 Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 A new drone video posted on another site seems to show Viking Fury in the midst of a repaint. If true, that’s some great news for a classic ride! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 You know what would be a great improvement to Viking Fury? Bringing back the "Tastes Great, Less Filling" chants. My Mom told me she used to do that as a teenager on Viking Fury. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ding Dong Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 These days it would be something like, “Stout, IPA” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombraiderTy Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 On 3/19/2020 at 7:51 PM, 139Signal27 said: I doubt Drop Tower has been repainted. Surely someone would have snapped a picture of it being sanded and painted. That’s not something that just happens overnight. Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t it just get repainted in 2014? It was not repainted in 2014, although its opening was delayed like a month as it needed a replacement part. I don't think Drop Tower has been repainted since 2006... which sounds crazy long, but Baynum Painting's website backs that up (even if it has the wrong Drop Tower pictured - https://baynumpainting.com/projects/2019/10/14/drop-zone) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin22 Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 18 minutes ago, TombraiderTy said: It was not repainted in 2014, although its opening was delayed like a month as it needed a replacement part. I don't think Drop Tower has been repainted since 2006... which sounds crazy long, but Baynum Painting's website backs that up (even if it has the wrong Drop Tower pictured - https://baynumpainting.com/projects/2019/10/14/drop-zone) Strange they would repaint it 7 years after it opened. Seems kind of quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 ^Paramount was probably making the park look pretty as it was put up for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin22 Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 8 minutes ago, silver2005 said: ^Paramount was probably making the park look pretty as it was put up for sale. If they wanted to accomplish that they should have torn out Italian Job 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 On 3/24/2020 at 10:34 AM, teenageninja said: I would have been totally surprised if they painted them again. The park has confirmed that The Racer, The Beast, and Woodstock Express trains are repainted every off season. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Viking Fury is getting a new coat of paint https://www.visitkingsisland.com/blog/2020/march/viking-fury-gets-new-coat-of-paint 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said: Viking Fury is getting a new coat of paint https://www.visitkingsisland.com/blog/2020/march/viking-fury-gets-new-coat-of-paint Here is the paint job. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klabergian Empire Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Cool! I have always enjoyed riding Viking Fury and hope to enjoy it even more in the future. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 I'm confused. Is it going to be a cream color or is that the primer? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
139Signal27 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 I hope the lighter color isn’t just primer. A little pop of color could help the ride stand out amongst the trees. I never would’ve picked that color, but I like the look lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSourNinja Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 I haven’t ever payed much attention to the ride as I’m more into the coasters but wouldn’t they paint top to bottom? So the cream is what is getting replaced with the brown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
139Signal27 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 2 hours ago, MrSourNinja said: I haven’t ever payed much attention to the ride as I’m more into the coasters but wouldn’t they paint top to bottom? So the cream is what is getting replaced with the brown? The ride has been brown, and the cream is new. The question is whether it’s a primer or the final coat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSourNinja Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 9 hours ago, 139Signal27 said: The ride has been brown, and the cream is new. The question is whether it’s a primer or the final coat. darn that kinda sucks. I like the brown better. But I would assume it's final otherwise they wouldn't have taken the picture yet right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIghostguy Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, MrSourNinja said: darn that kinda sucks. I like the brown better. But I would assume it's final otherwise they wouldn't have taken the picture yet right? The ship is still brown in that photo. I’m guessing the paint job will be similar to Ocean Motion with the brown ship and white supports. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Since the glockenspiel is back and Viking Fury 325 is getting repainted I can only hope that they keep making these smaller improvements to Oktoberfest. They can do more to that area and I think they will. The park's 50th is coming up so I wouldn't be shocked if we didn't see it improved for the 2022 season. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowball Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 8 minutes ago, SonofBaconator said: Viking Fury 325 I will call it this from now on. Thanks for this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, SonofBaconator said: Since the glockenspiel is back and Viking Fury 325 is getting repainted I can only hope that they keep making these smaller improvements to Oktoberfest. They can do more to that area and I think they will. The park's 50th is coming up so I wouldn't be shocked if we didn't see it improved for the 2022 season. I'm personally hoping the banners, flags and signage will return reminiscent of the original theme in the area. That's what used to make that area fun - it felt festive walking through it. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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