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We went for the first time as well and I had the same concerns about the dispatches but that should get better as ride ops get more experience. We spent most of the day with the kiddos in the water park and to me it seemed like they would wait for the previous rider or riders to clear the splash down pool before sending the next rider. I was scratching my head about the drop tower, it seems odd that they put the que on the backside and you have to go down a dead end path that doesn't look like anything would be back there since the entrance is farther down from the drop tower almost to Lightning Run. All in all I had fun and was impressed with the crowd and how well the park looks. I'm really excited and hopeful for the future of KK. I was very impressed with RMC's work on Thunder Run, I was able to keeep my hands up all around the circuit which was unheard of with the state that TR was in when Six Flags closed the park. I didn't get any rides on Lightning unfortunately since the kids were with us and I didn't want to stick the kids with my wife for 45 mins, sigh, there's always next time I guess... good thing we have season passes.. lol

I was there earlier today with my son's field trip and after the rained stopped and all the rides opened I got to ride all 3 coasters. I was very impressed that all 3 were smooth rides all in the front seat. I was totally blown away by Legend, I came off it with no aches, bruises, or sore neck. I couldn't believe I got off Legend feeling pretty fine... My question is the lights in the tunnels on Legend have they always been there and I just haven't noticed? The lights were turned on when I rode and I was like wow, why lights in tunnels?

My wife and I couldn't be there this year since the school year got extended but I just donated $25 to Doug on Kings Island's team. TPR is rocking it this year and I'm blown away at how much has been raised and makes me proud to say I'm a Club TPR member, you guys rock!!

Don't forget the most important clue, drawings of Mayflowers (the flower not the ship) it's going to be themed to plants... lol

Lets hope he doesn't decide to sell it again this time.

Unfortunately I won't be there for Holiwood nights due to other commitments but I will be there all day Friday with my youngest son's field trip. It'll be interesting never volunteered to be a chaperon on a field trip before.

Looking at that overhead view to me it sure looks like it could be a possible Aquatrax layout. The reason I say this is not much room back in that corner for a big que so I'm thinking its going to be the Giraffica/PP station, the first hill is going to dive over top of the rollout out of Voyages 2nd hill and curve around back to the station. It'll either go out or come in between Hyena Falls and Voyage given the survey markers. I don't see them circling Hyena Falls and now the kiddie bumper boats and then deciding oh, we will just circle both in with the Thanksgiving expansion. An Aquatrax ride would fill the void left from Giraffica and still be accessible from the water park side and the amusement park side. Just speculating but this seems the most logical.

He was talking about the footer plan, coasterradio has written a blog about it and they're the ones that put the shredded packing paper back together.

Why are you so persistent about a floorless??? Have you even ridden a Floorless? They aren't that appealing to begin with. Having ridden Hydra (Allentown is closer than Orlando) and Kraken, they are nothing to write to home about. B&M is just unrealistic for Holiday World's market. I also do not want a B&M to begin with. Having ridden Manta, I put my money on Mack. One more thing, as much as I would like this to be intense and thrilling, HW needs an in-between coaster to fill the gap from the Howler to the Raven. Needless to say, that doesn't mean it can't be awesome! I'm glad to see I'm not the only one that feels this way, a good intermediate is exactly what HW needs, when little ones outgrow the Howler the Raven can be kind of intense for a bigger coaster for a young child.

If I remember right didn't the Holiblog initially say its going to be a $13.1 million dollar project? I'm thinking probably about the size of The Legend possibly which would fit that money figure.

I'm still thinking a wood coaster with a steel frame and from the emphasis on the children at the website, it sounds to me like it will be very family friendly. Just my take on the emphasizing of "children".

I think I agree with you, still a water based ride, part steel coaster, and it could be themed to a sailing ship and it would still be family friendly like HW would want.

I picked up on the wood blocks too, that's why I'm leaning towards a woody too.

You're welcome! What was your favorite part? ... and did you take note we had not one - but two - types of gravy on the buffet? Now there's a hint... Its a new dueling gravy boat wood roller coaster!

I'm thinking you maybe right, RMC is the hottest & in most demand company right now.

True, but originally it was included in the Thanksgiving area so it still counts.

*coughs* pilgrims plunge *coughs*

any chance of sneaking me any spare amazon tickets?

As long as it doesn't take them a half-eternity to build it... Well since it's not a Disney attraction, It will get built within a year. I'm thinking a moto-x launched coaster but instead of motorcycles it will be themed with individual wooden sailing ship, that would be cool

sounds like a major Thanksgiving area expansion, that is all I can figure. Mayflower is just the beginning of it this year.

Seasonal parking passes are also $75 to all fairground events, including KK. My wife and I are seriously thinking about the parking passes to go along with our first time ever season passes... The parking would pay for itself in just 10 visits and I foresee lots of visits to KK this summer... there goes all my vacation days...

you lucky son of a gun... lol

The opening to that video makes me feel old, I remember being 6 yrs old and seeing it on commercials. I always thought that the Bat & Beast commercials were awesome. Thanks for the flashback.

well said Ape, I was born in Cincy and lived there until I was 10 or 11. I definitely agree with this one.

that was my bad, I re-watched the video and they're there. I missed them the first time but still what an incredible ride, it makes you forget you are on a roller-coaster and more like a runaway train.