ROBBE1 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Just wondering if anyone remembers the colored lights the flume used to have on the drop? I remember back in the 80's it was real neat to walk by at night and see the different colors glowing underneath the falling water of the hill. Anyone have any old pics of this? It would be cool if KI brought this back for the 50th. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robintodd Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 58 minutes ago, ROBBE1 said: Just wondering if anyone remembers the colored lights the flume used to have on the drop? I remember back in the 80's it was real neat to walk by at night and see the different colors glowing underneath the falling water of the hill. Anyone have any old pics of this? It would be cool if KI brought this back for the 50th. I remember them. If you look at the underside of the hill you can see the "windows" for the lights. Not sure if they are still there or not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowball Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 1 hour ago, robintodd said: If you look at the underside of the hill you can see the "windows" for the lights. I've always wondered what those windows were for, I guess I have my answer! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDMC01 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 8 hours ago, Snowball said: I've always wondered what those windows were for, I guess I have my answer! Same! Did not know those windows once served a purpose. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Here is the KIC gallery of RFYLCB, but did not see these light in any of the photos from the past. https://kicentral.com/photos/race-for-your-life-charlie-brown @TombraiderTy you have anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 I think that the lights may have been removed when the ride was refurbished in the year 2000, when the ride was standing but not operating for that season. When it reopened in 2001, I believe that those lights were gone. Not positive on that, but I know they have been gone for a while. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlondyRidesOn Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 I remember seeing the lights on the log flume in this video from 1980. At around 1:30 in the video, you can see the lights down the trough with a log going over them: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBBE1 Posted January 12, 2022 Author Share Posted January 12, 2022 WOW! That video has the lights displayed on the flume. It would be great for them to update to LED floods and do some neat effects with different colors using DMX. It just looked real neat back in the day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Sorry, I don't think I want LED DMX lighting like that in Rivertown. Rivertown is meant to be more rustic/western/country. I think LED DMX lighting would ruin that imo. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlondyRidesOn Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 With the ride being repainted, I kinda hope one of the announcements is that it's being rethemed and annexed back into Rivertown this year. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBBE1 Posted January 12, 2022 Author Share Posted January 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said: Sorry, I don't think I want LED DMX lighting like that in Rivertown. Rivertown is meant to be more rustic/western/country. I think LED DMX lighting would ruin that imo. I don't mean like a techno or club. I just think it would be cool seeing different colors cycling under the water on the drop. Or even just a throw back look to how it used to be back in the 70's and 80's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperial79 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Yes, that would look very nice, I hope to see the lights return as well soon. The park was really ahead of its time, it's no wonder KI 'wowed' visitors when it first opened. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaFlyer Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 22 hours ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said: Sorry, I don't think I want LED DMX lighting like that in Rivertown. Rivertown is meant to be more rustic/western/country. I think LED DMX lighting would ruin that imo. DMX is just a control protocol for intelligent lighting. Almost any new fixture can be DMX controlled in one way or another, from street lights to the sconces on a restaurant. Adding DMX would add the ability to tie the lighting in with the park-wide lighting controls. You could very easily have lighting look totally normal during the day, and then sync with the music during the fireworks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 10 minutes ago, DeltaFlyer said: DMX is just a control protocol for intelligent lighting. Almost any new fixture can be DMX controlled in one way or another, from street lights to the sconces on a restaurant. Adding DMX would add the ability to tie the lighting in with the park-wide lighting controls. You could very easily have lighting look totally normal during the day, and then sync with the music during the fireworks. I would be okay if it was just standard white lighting like on Diamondback's lift and the lampposts. Multi color is a no for me in Rivertown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron88stang Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Lighting controls...and here I thought you all were talk about the deceased rapper. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Aaron88stang said: Lighting controls...and here I thought you all were talk about the deceased rapper. I almost made a post earlier saying I did not know DMX visited KI and had rode RFRLCB. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombraiderTy Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Here's a wonderful pair of photos showing the flume with the lights. Both photos were previously shared in the Kings Island History Facebook group by user Pete Leaf Peters. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool75 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 I have film of it somewhere. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super7 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 2:34 PM, BlondyRidesOn said: With the ride being repainted, I kinda hope one of the announcements is that it's being rethemed and annexed back into Rivertown this year. It belongs in Rivertown. The cartoony painting of the rustic buildings has never looked good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastfan11 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 On 1/14/2022 at 2:58 AM, super7 said: It belongs in Rivertown. The cartoony painting of the rustic buildings has never looked good. Love it or hate it, the Wild Thornberry’s retheme/overhaul is the reason it still stands today. That said, I’d prefer it be integrated into Rivertown again. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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