Does Anyone have some news on Drop Zone? I don't have the time to go to Kings Island .

No news really. It was closed yesterday, June 27th.

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.

Actually Drop Zone was closed for the rest of the season in 1999 after the accident at PGA.

Yeah, but similar rides at other CF parks have reopened already. I stand by my other comments. It won't be long.

Yeah, but similar rides at other CF parks have reopened already. I stand by my other comments. It won't be long.

I hope

closed today.

Also remember "indefinitely" does not mean for a long time or forever. It means until a time that has not been determined or announced.

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.

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!

Kings Dominion's Drop Zone re-opened last Saturday night around 7:00PM. Kings Island's still hasn't re-opened?

Is their somthing wrong with Kings Island's Drop Zone

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!

Does anyone know Kings Island's phone number.

Just an update from the park today. Drop Zone is still closed.

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.

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.

It could be that Kings Island will try to open SOB first before they check out Drop Zone.

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

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.

Nobody fell out of KI's Drop Zone...

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.

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.

O.K. I'll be the dictionary, Nefarious: Extremely wicked or evil

which means you used what dictionary yourself?!? LOL

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.

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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.

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.

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?