FlyingScooter

Nice TR... They stole my X-Flight!!!!!!!!!!

It won't do a thing. They'll just raise the price on the 16th to make up for it. Just because you take one day and don't pump gas, you'll still be using the same amount of gas and when you do fill-up, you'll just have to get more.

It would be great if they opened their own hotels, cabins and such. Imagine the restaurants they could have for them? Rates in Pigeon forge when went weren't bad. We rented a cabin for 7days and that came to about 350.00. It was nice, clean had central air. Room rate then were like: 22.00 a nite at a major hotel.

If they get a floorless, it'll probably come from GL.

Yesterday morning: 2.89 Yesterday afternoon: 3.19 .30 jump in four hours.

Only the cars. Their trucks and SUVs are great. (of course, i have a TrailBlazer.)

Holy Moses: Great Lakes Brewery. Great Lakes Brewery: The one great thing about Cleveland!

Birthday Masacre: Blue

LMAO! Man, you speak the truth!

Warren County Repairs, lawsuits slow Son of Beast's return Click-2-Listen By Denise G. Callahan Staff Writer Wednesday, May 09, 2007 Kings Island's Son of Beast has been a problem child since day one — and still is. The amusement park opened the 2007 season without the popular roller coaster as repairs to correct a problem that sent 27 riders to the hospital last summer are not done. Kings Island and its owner, Sandusky-based Cedar Fair, are dealing with five lawsuits filed in the Warren County Court of Common Pleas by 11 riders who were hurt in 2006. Kings Island and its former owner Paramount also sued in federal court last year seeking to collect a $20.8 million court judgment from Roller Coaster Company of Ohio, the now defunct contractor hired to build The Beast's son. Craig Ross, vice president of marketing for Kings Island, said he still does not have a firm date for the reopening of the wooden coaster but they "would be very disappointed if it weren't open sometime in June." The signature steel loop was removed and lighter cars will make for a smoother ride, Ross said. Original problems with the ride and the causes of the 2006 accident are separate, Ross said. Federal Judge Susan J. Dlott entered a judgement in favor of Kings Island in 2005 awarding $20.8 million because Kings Island had to buy additional of wood and finish the ride and lost profits because the ride was shut down for extended periods and had to spend millions on marketing. The contractor went out of business so Kings Island was forced to sue its insurer, United National Insurance Co., last year in an attempt to collect the cash. A settlement conference is scheduled for June 27. United's attorney could not be reached for comment. Kings Island has settled some of the lawsuits filed by people injured in the 2006 accident, said one of the plaintiff's attorneys, Colleen Hegge of Cincinnati. Her client, who suffered a fractured sternum, is headed for mediation at the end of May. She said the latest report from the Ohio Department of Agriculture, which oversees amusement parks, blamed the Son Of Beast accident on a design defect — the cars were too heavy and created stress on the wooden support beams. The riders were jolted around and dozens went to the hospital. "Kings Island has made an attempt to resolve these cases after the last report came out," Hegge said.

Try this: http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/jobs/general/faq.cfm scroll down the FAQ and you'll see an area for Outside the US Contact info. I imagine 6Flags, Disney and others have a similar area. Good luck!

I've found it to be either dead or packed the last week of august. Some of the area school systems actually go back that week, which could keep crowds a bit lighter.

True enough. First year, second year, even last year whenever there was a drizzle.

^^Perhaps the testing was going okay for a while and then went KACHUNK! For all we know, it could be that simple. Granted, 4 days isn't much notice, but it's still better than not announcing it until opening day

I couldn't agree more. It is not a perfect world.

dropped to $ 2.95 this morning....

^You've got that right. It reaked of rotting wood. They're insurance should cover replacing that.

[quote="robbalvey Who wants to start taking bets if it will be open for coasterguy618? --Robb June 29 gets my vote!

BAck to the drawing board for all the RCT3 clones of it

Press Release Source: Cedar Point Well, this bites.

^K & N's can make a big differance! You are right. I had a Grand-am that i was getting great mileage with, largely due to mods like cold air intakes and such.

slow news day on MSN.

^HUH? There's plenty of taxes on gas in the US. I believe it's over 20% of the total cost per gallon in some states. http://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/08/15/extra.gas.prices/index.html

I remember seeing that tree. Like many around the park, they're huge. Glad there was no major damage.

We hit 3.25 a gal here in Cleveland, Ohio. It's going to be a fun summer.