I break my silence on the Flying Eagles

[Steveo3631]

New poster here, but a lifer when it comes to KI. (I can finally drop the P! I always said "The Paramount is silent") Tony C and Carowinds, give back our Eagles!)

[screamingnight]

Paramount or Cedar Fair will never give KI the Flying Eagles back. And no offense what was the point of your post?

[The New England Snapper]

I miss my EAGLES!!! The best ride in the PLANET!!!!

[Steveo3631]

Maybe a very late post. Progress is great. I would never say that the Rivertown Canoes should have stayed instead of The Beast. However, I mourn the loss of 'Tiques, KCKC, and the Eagles. Let me turn my pointless post into how we feel about rides and KI. I have friends whose parents met while working on 'Tiques. They ended up working on 'Tiques when they were old enough. "Tiques was their culture. The 'Tiques crew was special. There were times when they were so well staffed, they staffed the rest of the park. Working on a ride, or group of rides, becomes your identity within the park. For those of us who worked on Eagles, or KCKC or 'Tiques, a part of us died when they were torn down or moved. In a time when parks like Astroworld, and potentialy Magic Mountain, can be closed and sold because of the value of the land, we should be thankful that a buyer was found for KI. Everyone who loves KI, crew, former crew, and guests, need to support it by playing that game, or buying that ice cream. Spend money in the park, not on the way. Many thought that the Texas Cyclone would always be there. It was once known as one of the best wooden coasters ever built. Magic Mountain could be next. Let's hope the land values around KI remain low. It could have all been gone all in one business deal.

[UncleHenry]

I too miss the eagles, I haven't been to Carowinds since the move, and I miss my babies!

[WooferBearATL]

Maybe a very late post. Progress is great. I would never say that the Rivertown Canoes should have stayed instead of The Beast. However, I mourn the loss of 'Tiques, KCKC, and the Eagles. Let me turn my pointless post into how we feel about rides and KI. I have friends whose parents met while working on 'Tiques. They ended up working on 'Tiques when they were old enough. "Tiques was their culture. The 'Tiques crew was special. There were times when they were so well staffed, they staffed the rest of the park. Working on a ride, or group of rides, becomes your identity within the park. For those of us who worked on Eagles, or KCKC or 'Tiques, a part of us died when they were torn down or moved. In a time when parks like Astroworld, and potentialy Magic Mountain, can be closed and sold because of the value of the land, we should be thankful that a buyer was found for KI. Everyone who loves KI, crew, former crew, and guests, need to support it by playing that game, or buying that ice cream. Spend money in the park, not on the way. Many thought that the Texas Cyclone would always be there. It was once known as one of the best wooden coasters ever built. Magic Mountain could be next. Let's hope the land values around KI remain low. It could have all been gone all in one business deal.

I like you already! <G>

Welcome to the Board!

[Erosarrow05]

I dont think Tony C or Jill B have anything to do with the return of scooters.

Maybe Jessica N ???

[The Interpreter]

There is much wisdom here, and some blarney. The land values around KI are NOT low. Look for Cedar Fair to put in and/or buy lodging properties around the park.

And an excellent question is how Cedar Fair will run the Eagles they will now have at Carowinds and elsewhere. I do NOT see them allowing guests to snap the cables. I suspect those days are over, and sooner than later.

[Steveo3631]

Maybe some blarney with me... I tend to get on the soapbox. I'm just glad Cedar Fair will have the park, not Six Flags. Cedar Fair knows what they are doing.

As far as operations goes, be it for the Eagles or any other ride, I hope there is a blending of the two companies. Cedar has experience to give to KI, and KI has experience to give to Cedar Fair. With luck, Cedar Fair will not come in and make changes just to standardize to their way of doing things without thought to the knowledge of the KI staff. It took Paramount years to standardize when they brought the parks back together. KI was operating differently than KD, height requirements for similar rides within the chain were different. The transition will be difficult, but in the end KI will still be with us.

As far as the land values around KI being "low", my point is at least they are not high enough to motivate any one to close the park. That's why I say for guests and team members to buy when they are in the park. Keep it profitable.

[Jasper]

I miss them too but you are a little to late to be posting about them now we have like a million other posts about them.

[Gordon Bombay]

Life has gone on and life will continue to go on, the removal wasnt the end of the world.....except for maybe a few special people.