JubJester Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 It just turned midnight which means it's now 2020 and we are a step closer to Opening Day and riding Orion. It's gonna be a great year for the park. Have a great year everybody! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeastFarmer Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 I wish they would put a European siren on the first aid cart. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ding Dong Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 That would be cool and great for theming, but on the other hand, it could be mistaken for theming by a small number of people and possibly interfere with an actual emergency and hinder it in some way when seconds can count. Safety first so in the end I would look for other ways to add international theming. (Would also kind of clash in Rivertown) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeastFarmer Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 @King Ding Dong, would you be in favour of it if the first aid cart was used to deliver Mike Koontz to the Rivertown Coke Freestyle station to open it daily? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ding Dong Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 That would be more deserving of something more along the lines of a Grande Carnival precession. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outdoor Man Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 didn't make it to New Years eve. What were the crowds like? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 14 minutes ago, Outdoor Man said: didn't make it to New Years eve. What were the crowds like? On the low end of a “busy” night, I’d say. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Aside from Orion, I'm curious to see the improvements made to the park for 2020. The 2019 season was by far my favorite because of all the little improvements the park made in addition to KMAA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outdoor Man Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 57 minutes ago, BoddaH1994 said: On the low end of a “busy” night, I’d say. for the most part it seems like Winterfest was well attended this year- perhaps more than the first two? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 43 minutes ago, Outdoor Man said: for the most part it seems like Winterfest was well attended this year- perhaps more than the first two? I felt otherwise. Lots of cold nights that were dead. I don’t have any numbers so I could be wrong. Just felt less busy. Slammed on the warmer nights, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klabergian Empire Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Well, the 2020 season is upon us. Just to show y'all something, below is a list of each ride in the park and how old they are. Makes you think, huh? Years of Operation: Banshee- 6 The Bat- 27 Congo Falls- 32 Delirium- 17 Drop Tower- 21 Invertigo- 21 Xtreme Skyflyer- 25 Dodgem- 34 Kings Mills Antique Autos- 2 Monster- 51 Scrambler- 51 Shake, Rattle, and Roll- 45 The Racer- 48 WindSeeker- 9 Zephyr- 34 Flight of Fear- 24 Orion- Opening year or 1 Eiffel Tower- 48 Grand Carousel- 94 Adventure Express- 29 Sling Shot- 18 Viking Fury- 38 Boo Blasters on Boo Hill- 28 Character Carousel- 38 Charlie Brown's Wind Up- 28 Flying Ace Aerial Chase- 19 Joe Cool's Dodgem School- 43 Kite Eating Tree- 14 Linus' Beetle Bugs- 53 Linus' Launcher- 14 PEANUTS 500- 41 PEANUTS Off-Road Rally- 48 Race For Your Life Charlie Brown- 52 Sally's Sea Plane- 22 Snoopy vs. Red Baron- 28 Snoopy's Junction- 38 Snoopy's Space Buggies- 5 Surf Dog- 14 Great Pumpkin Coaster- 28 Woodstock Express- 48 Woodstock Gliders- 5 Woodstock Whirlybirds- 22 Diamondback- 11 K.I.& M.V.R.R- 48 Mystic Timbers- 3 The Beast- 41 Backlot Stunt Coaster- 15 White Water Canyon- 35 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSalsa Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 27 minutes ago, Klabergian Empire said: Xtreme Skyflyer- 20 Kings Mills Antique Autos- 2 Mystic Timbers- 3 This is cool, but I spotted some errors (the first 2 rides quoted, with Mystic Timbers being used just as a reference). First up, Xtreme Skyflyer opened in 1995 (as Drop Zone- the name was later changed so it could be used for the 1999 Drop Tower), not 2000 (Son of Beast was the only new ride added in 2000), so this would make it 25 according to the Mystic Timbers age. Also if Mystic Timbers, which opened in 2017, is 3 then KMAA would only be 1 according to the same scale as it opened in 2019. Orion would technically be Year 0 since it is in its very first season in 2020. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombraiderTy Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 7 minutes ago, McSalsa said: This is cool, but I spotted some errors (the first 2 rides quoted, with Mystic Timbers being used just as a reference). First up, Xtreme Skyflyer opened in 1995 (as Drop Zone- the name was later changed so it could be used for the 1999 Drop Tower), not 2000 (Son of Beast was the only new ride added in 2000), so this would make it 25 according to the Mystic Timbers age. Also if Mystic Timbers, which opened in 2017, is 3 then KMAA would only be 1 according to the same scale as it opened in 2019. Orion would technically be Year 0 since it is in its very first season in 2020. In addition, Peanuts Off-Road Rally is listed as 48, which would suggest it opened in 1972. I believe it actually opened at Cincinnati's Coney Island in 1969, which would put it at 51. Kings Island has gone back-and-forth on whether it's an "original" park ride though, considering that not all the cars are original. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klabergian Empire Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 I made several corrections to the post I made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super7 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Thanks for the work on this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klabergian Empire Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 From Chad: Also from Chad: Quote Zephyr is undergoing a complete rebuild and will be back for the 2020 season. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin22 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Coincidentally watched this video yesterday, here’s a tad bit more information. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JubJester Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 Can one of the admins please combine the two 2020 Discussion threads? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_Plummer Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Why not just use this one that's active? That last one hasn't been active in over a month, Also, I feel like Zephyr just underwent this treatment a couple seasons ago, right? Does Zephyr get rebuilt every season? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowball Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Nick_Plummer said: Also, I feel like Zephyr just underwent this treatment a couple seasons ago, right? Does Zephyr get rebuilt every season? CGA said they do theirs every couple of years in the video above so I imagine KI is probably the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malem Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 3 hours ago, JubJester said: Can one of the admins please combine the two 2020 Discussion threads? Thanks. I merged the duplicate threads together. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klabergian Empire Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Anyone know what the crane at Mystic Timbers is doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad_1138 Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, Klabergian Empire said: Anyone know what the crane at Mystic Timbers is doing? My guess is loading the cars back onto the track and moving them into the shed area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick44 Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Trains going on the track! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThrillKingsFitzy Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 40 minutes ago, Maverick44 said: Trains going on the track! Does this mean testing is starting this month? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 51 minutes ago, Maverick44 said: Trains going on the track! I thought trains were already on the track and in the storage shed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick44 Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 4 minutes ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said: I thought trains were already on the track and in the storage shed. For Mystic Timbers....... Read up lol 16 minutes ago, ThrillKingsFitzy said: Does this mean testing is starting this month? Id say mid to late March. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick44 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 We have work being done to the back end of Diamondback. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Is this the same area that a footing was rumored be sliding down a hill? Diamondback has some bad vibrations too. Wonder if they are making adjustments to the track? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatchesC Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, flightoffear1996 said: Is this the same area that a footing was rumored be sliding down a hill? Diamondback has some bad vibrations too. Wonder if they are making adjustments to the track? Maybe part of the "noise reduction" KI is working on for neighbors? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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