pkister Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 How come the workers at the park never paint the wooden coasters? < Just wondering > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Kinda Guy Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Too busy painting the stools for the ride ops to sit on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI_Diana Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 ROFLMFA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 What is the point in painting The Beast. What color would you paint it. If you did then it would not look like a fierce animal running rabid out in the woods stalking you. But The Racers do get painted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Picard Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 It was red at one time long ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Actually, The Beast is not painted. It is stained. And Baynum Painting has been the company that Kings Island (and several other amusement parks as well) have used to paint their rides. So technically, the park workers don`t paint the coasters, but the park contracts out to have an outside company paint the rides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
criminaljustice Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Too busy painting the stools for the ride ops to sit on. How can you find time for that when your too busy with "annex baseball" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Kinda Guy Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 We find time for that after our 30 minute plan A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steveo3631 Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Too busy painting the stools for the ride ops to sit on. The worst thing about clean up - brown snot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steveo3631 Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 What is the point in painting The Beast. What color would you paint it. If you did then it would not look like a fierce animal running rabid out in the woods stalking you. But The Racers do get painted. Maintenance hated the red stain because it turned your hands red. The brown works much better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
criminaljustice Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 We find time for that after our 30 minute plan A. and 30 minute plan A was a great idea....kinda like the color of blue chosen for all the ride ops stools. I envy the guy who had to make that decision! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheeMatt Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 I really don't think the color matters as long as it's a good ride... which The Beast is an excellent ride... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalefan Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 I know for a fact every so many years they paint the steel coasters. I am not sure about that on the wood coasters. I know that Vortex needs a new paint job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Picard Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006  I know that Vortex needs a new paint job. Just shows how much you know about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkister Posted July 12, 2006 Author Share Posted July 12, 2006 Ok thanks guys! I just put this on here for fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hauntguy Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 LOL!!! Didn't Vortex JUST get a new paint job like recently! Man, some people just don't keep up with the park. -Hauntguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griswold Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 I know The Racer is in serious need of a paint job. The tunnel coming back into the station is disgusting--especially when you have to sit there and wait forever for the other trains to leave the sation. The rest of the ride is chipped and faded as well. Some white paint would go a long way to restore that ride. I agree that rides should provide a good time but a visually alluring ride that is also fun to ride is an added plus. I see old pictures of The Racer in my books at home and would love to see it restored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Like many things, memory lends enchantment about The Racer's previous red, white and blue color scheme. The park switched to an all white motif for a good reason... the blue and red would fade so quickly and so badly that it used to look worse than it does now. Of course looking at old park pics, the coster looks great with that color scheme... well, that's because when the park photographed it, it was freshly painted! I dinstinctly recall the "patchwork" red and blue colors. Some boards were vibrant, some boards were blah... if they had to replace a colored board, it never matched the rest because the others were sun bleached. etc. etc. etc. FYI, pre-season, many of the ride sups and area managers actually do paint parts of the attractions. Many handrails, queue gates and yes, even the inside of The Racer tunnels have been, or are, painted by seasonal personnel. No matter how bad a ride looks, it doesn't make a lot of sense for the park to re-paint it mid-season. That spells downtime. Some rides require warmer weather to strip and paint... ala Vortex... but the park relies on off season maint for most of those jobs. Drop Zone has been in desperate need of a re-painting for years. However with a 6-7 figure price tag, the park must prioritize and rotate ride re-furbs. The CF olor influence should be quite unique at the Paramount Parks. How so? CF is NOTORIOUS for painting all things in bold primary Red, Blue, and Yellow color schemes. Have you seen Iron Dragon? Blech! Shaggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 TopGun needs paint more than Racer and Vortex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalefan Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 LOL!!! Didn't Vortex JUST get a new paint job like recently! Man, some people just don't keep up with the park. -Hauntguy I was there last year and it needed one. I havent been to the park this year yet so i am not sure if it got painted this year yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Picard Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 LOL!!! Didn't Vortex JUST get a new paint job like recently! Man, some people just don't keep up with the park. -Hauntguy I was there last year and it needed one. I havent been to the park this year yet so i am not sure if it got painted this year yet. It was painted in 04 if I remember correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortexlover2 Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 The CF olor influence should be quite unique at the Paramount Parks. How so? CF is NOTORIOUS for painting all things in bold primary Red, Blue, and Yellow color schemes. Have you seen Iron Dragon? Blech! I never noticed that! but you're right! Top thrill Dragster: Red and yellow Magnum: Red Melenium Force: Blue maXair: Red Blue and Yellow Wicked Twister: Yellow Corkscrew: Blue Blue streak: I don't know, but it has the word blue in it seriously though The Vortex was just painted recently, I have only seen pictures of Drop Zone, but it's new paint looks much better, Eifel Tower, and Face/ off look awesome with this new paint job, and THE FAIRLY ODD COASTER has paint, doesn't it? (Off subject: I was hoping it would be called Abracatastracoaster, named after the movie: abracatastraphie) ~vl2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Little Bills Giggle coaster is now Purple FOC just has paint on the hand rails that run the track they were orange now just the same purple as the surports. Beastie Color Odd Coaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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