TH13TEEN Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Does Anyone have some news on Drop Zone? I don't have the time to go to Kings Island . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 No news really. It was closed yesterday, June 27th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLorean Rider Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Technically, it is closed indefinately. When the kid fell out of the one at PGA ours was closed for several weeks untill the ride was inspected in full and the exact problem was deduced at the site of the accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Actually Drop Zone was closed for the rest of the season in 1999 after the accident at PGA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Yeah, but similar rides at other CF parks have reopened already. I stand by my other comments. It won't be long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TH13TEEN Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 Yeah, but similar rides at other CF parks have reopened already. I stand by my other comments. It won't be long. I hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bparrott03 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 closed today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Also remember "indefinitely" does not mean for a long time or forever. It means until a time that has not been determined or announced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLorean Rider Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Actually Drop Zone was closed for the rest of the season in 1999 after the accident at PGA. Yes but not all of that down time was attributed to the PGA incident. The ride was actually very broken down. Remember when delerium had the sign out in from of the ride that said something to the effect of, "this ride is temporarily closed, we apologise for the inconvenience, we are waiting for a part from Germany." Well with drop zone they were waiting for a part from I believe Belgium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincyboy0830 Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Also remember "indefinitely" does not mean for a long time or forever. It means until a time that has not been determined or announced. You definately live up to your name. lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkd1975 Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Kings Dominion's Drop Zone re-opened last Saturday night around 7:00PM. Kings Island's still hasn't re-opened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TH13TEEN Posted June 30, 2007 Author Share Posted June 30, 2007 Is their somthing wrong with Kings Island's Drop Zone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory Butcher Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Fair season is beginning Full swing, Ohio Dept of Agri guys are all over the state right now inspecting rides and checking lists and things. They also very frequently will keep to a schedule, and unless an inhouse inspection will be done by KI, it may have to fit into that schedule. And regardless of who will do the actual inspection (and possible recertification), you know that it will be thorough and everything dissected in the namesake of safety. Therefore, when it opens whenever that may be, it will be completely safe to the latest inspection, and no matter how long it takes that is a good thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TH13TEEN Posted June 30, 2007 Author Share Posted June 30, 2007 Does anyone know Kings Island's phone number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Just an update from the park today. Drop Zone is still closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel_SoB_fan Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Kings Island from what I saw of the ride today in Congo Falls has no cables on the ride. It looked like they had removed the cables and are waiting for new ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 You can't see the cables very well, if the catch car is at the top of the tower. Without cables the catch car wouldn't be at the the top of tower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortex Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 It could be that Kings Island will try to open SOB first before they check out Drop Zone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel_SoB_fan Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 You can't see the cables very well, if the catch car is at the top of the tower. Without cables the catch car wouldn't be at the the top of tower. O nevermind then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cortney Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 I was at KI the day the kid fell...actually was standing in line when it happened...I am happy they are doing a thorough inspection on these kids of rides cause of what happened that that little girl. I hope its opened when I am there in a couple of weeks, but if not it will be ok too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIDelirium Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Nobody fell out of KI's Drop Zone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 I love when people make stories up. The kid who fell out of Drop Zone was on the Drop Zone at Great America in California(I think?). He was apparently too small to ride and also mentally challenged. He wiggled himself free out of fear of the ride, and plummeted. The only person who has fallen out of a KI ride was the woman on Flight Commander, and she was not a girl, but a large older woman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 And whether or not the kid "wiggled himself free" has never been proven. Many have other, more nefarious, theories. In any event, due largely to that incident, INTAMIN drop rides now have seat belts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 O.K. I'll be the dictionary, Nefarious: Extremely wicked or evil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory Butcher Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 which means you used what dictionary yourself?!? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLorean Rider Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 I was at KI the day the kid fell...actually was standing in line when it happened...I am happy they are doing a thorough inspection on these kids of rides cause of what happened that that little girl. I hope its opened when I am there in a couple of weeks, but if not it will be ok too. WOW, now that is impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theora Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 I was at KI the day the kid fell...actually was standing in line when it happened...I am happy they are doing a thorough inspection on these kids of rides cause of what happened that that little girl. I hope its opened when I am there in a couple of weeks, but if not it will be ok too. That reminds me of the time the manager of the store I used to work at told me about how she was at Kings Island when "The Bat fell off the track and all those people died," and that she saw it happen. I just stared at her, slack-jawed. There's no proper response to lying insanity, really. I couldn't even muster a sarcastic "oh, you must have been terribly traumatized," or a genuine "you're dumb, it didn't fall off the track," I was so shocked at her ... everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 I had a girl at work try to tell me, that a girl feel off Son of Beast several years ago. I told her I didn't believe it and that no one ever feel off SOB. She kept saying she saw it happen, I wonder where people come up with this stuff from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welchce Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 I was at KI the day the kid fell...actually was standing in line when it happened...I am happy they are doing a thorough inspection on these kids of rides cause of what happened that that little girl. I hope its opened when I am there in a couple of weeks, but if not it will be ok too. WOW, now that is impressive. Are you sure you knew where your DeLorean was at this time? She must've stolen it from you because that's the only logical explanation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 which means you used what dictionary yourself?!? LOL Just because I got caught with a miss spelling in another thread (Long week on the road, I’m still not thinking straight), does not mean that I use a dictionary. Besides I think I left out part of the definition. You Ohio State fans are all alike, I have one thing to say: Where were you when I was at ND in 1971? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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