BoddaH1994 Posted January 10, 2024 Share Posted January 10, 2024 Found this on LinkedIn of all places. Very cool! https://youtu.be/VM3cMb3uYIM?si=AoauuEcjbQvA8ki9 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastfan11 Posted January 11, 2024 Share Posted January 11, 2024 Absolutely wonderful. Love that dedication. The work is fascinating. The KI&MVRR is the crown jewel of the park, in my opinion. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted January 11, 2024 Share Posted January 11, 2024 32 minutes ago, beastfan11 said: The KI&MVRR is the crown jewel of the park, in my opinion. Ironic choice of words since they were manufactured my Crown Metal Products 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brenthodge Posted January 11, 2024 Share Posted January 11, 2024 This is the type of stories the park should be telling especially in the off season. Disney jumps all I’ve stuff like this. Heck, they post when they install a weather vane on the new Tianna attraction because it’s made by a New Orleans blacksmith. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverlandTaxis30 Posted January 11, 2024 Share Posted January 11, 2024 2 hours ago, beastfan11 said: Absolutely wonderful. Love that dedication. The work is fascinating. The KI&MVRR is the crown jewel of the park, in my opinion. We are very lucky that Kings Island’s railroad is still going strong because people care enough about it. Other parks were not. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlentless Posted January 11, 2024 Share Posted January 11, 2024 One of the sounds I love hearing at the park is the train chime (whistle), and is probably my favorite. Right up there with hearing the "Roar of The Beast", wheels of Diamondback, the front entrance water fountains. I always wished the train was more prominent and circled the entire park. But I also always loved the secludedness of the ride, especially in the days before the water park. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brenthodge Posted January 13, 2024 Share Posted January 13, 2024 On 1/11/2024 at 11:19 AM, rlentless said: One of the sounds I love hearing at the park is the train chime (whistle), and is probably my favorite. Right up there with hearing the "Roar of The Beast", wheels of Diamondback, the front entrance water fountains. I always wished the train was more prominent and circled the entire park. But I also always loved the secludedness of the ride, especially in the days before the water park. Wonder why - when they had the luxury of a totally new build and were clearly inspired by the Disneyland "hub and spoke" idea with the castle becoming the tower, they didn't copy Disney more and make the train more of a transportation device/feature. It's like they were just recreating a larger version of the Coney experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverlandTaxis30 Posted January 13, 2024 Share Posted January 13, 2024 2 hours ago, brenthodge said: It's like they were just recreating a larger version of the Coney experience. Maybe that was what they were aiming for. Remember, Kings Island was conceived as a relocated Coney Island. Going for a carbon copy of Disneyland would probably have been extremely alarming and disheartening for the residents who loved Coney’s atmosphere. So, maybe a different, yet familiar experience was the compromise they went with. Using the core “hub and spoke” Disney layout as the basis for a new and improved Coney. A train encircling the park might have been a step too far. Or maybe it just never crossed their minds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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