mikeykaise
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I haven't found any new about the park but does anyone know if they suffered any damage from the 3 tornados that hit Bowling Green?
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Honestly I'm surprised that DW is keeping LR going, the thing that keeps popping into my head is the return on investment.... it can't be that great because it's constantly down.
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I agree about the name, Arieforce... come on... I could see something like Aeroforce.
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yeah because Paramount theme parks worked so well here in the States....
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Just something I've always wondered before but why not use an air sprayer as opposed to rollers to do repaints, seems like it'd be more cost efficient and would go on better.
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21 hours ago, Comeagain? said:
Hershend knows how to develop, build, and operate major attractions that don't have major population centers nearby or need to all more people from outside the immediate area. Looking at what Dollywood's recently completed and what they've got planned, Hershend has plenty of money to spend on new attractions, lodging, that sort of thing. Major expansion is expensive and risky, and Hershend is large enough to take on a lot more of that risk than a single owner. And they have a lot more experience in some of those things that Silverwood needs to do to really expand (winter/holiday events, lodging/hotels, large new areas). Could've been interesting to see what would happen.
I totally agree and I'm interested to see what they will do with Kentucky Kingdom now. I think this could be a very positive thing for Louisville in a few years as long as they can put up with dealing with the Fair Board.
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I have to agree with Bert, American Thunder was the best coaster when I was there this summer.
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This is tragic and this is going to be a problem for the park now. I'm not going to put any on the parents or whoever the little girl was riding with, but when I rode rides with my kids I never did mine until I made sure their belts were buckled. It all comes back on the 2 operators though, they could have kept her alive.
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19 hours ago, parkjunkie said:
Drove by the park early this morning, pre daylight, but from what I could tell, Superman looks to be gone already
Another website posted pics and yes, it's completely removed now.
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Damn, that sucks. Ed Hart has always done a good job as president.
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My family and I had stayed in one of the cottages when I was 8. I had so much fun that week so much has changed since then. Superstition Mountain didn't have the lift, it went into the mountain then came out the top and around that turn, there was a wooden toboggan ramp that came down off the buildings and into the lake right at the end of the beach you skipped quite a few times, the only roller coaster was the Jet one. The skiing show was awesome, they had a small dock with AstroTurf on it you could sit on and the skiers would jump up on it and slide across it no more than a foot away from you. I loved Frankenstein's Castle, went through it with my Dad, scared the crap out of me.
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I miss my kids being that young and having a fun day at a park like that... they become teenagers and don't want to hang with Dad anymore because it's not cool... lol
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Probably Six Flags St Louis.... felt like I was back home at KK when it was under their flags. I know there are some good 6 Flags parks but the overall feel is like if you've been to one you've been to most.
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I love WDW and WDL but the Happiest Place on Earth is quickly becoming You have to hit the lottery place on earth.
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French Lick Resort and Casino is really nice. The hotel has a nice history and is quite beautiful. https://www.frenchlick.com/ I've never stayed there but it's on my list.
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21 hours ago, Rai Fox said:
They all run on a hydraulic drive and there's really no "programming" needed. It's just a valve that feeds the hydraulic fluid in the other direction. Apparently a lot of parks won't run them in reverse though because someone managed to fall out of one years back so now it's a liability issue (see the current discussion in the Lagoon thread...one idiot ruins things for everyone...) Of course if an operator just says that, people will beg, so they always just claim it can't.
That said, the one at IB is a Mack Musik Express, KK's is a Reverchon Himalaya, and while I definitely can't say for certain that the Reverchon models aren't as good, I've never personally seen one that runes nearly as fast as the best Mack models. The one at KK was...okay, but not what I'd call fast.
I agree... theirs could be so much faster.
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I wish KK would run theirs backwards but was told theirs wasn't programmed for that.
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16 hours ago, ytterbiumanalyst said:
Sorry this park was disappointing, but it was inevitably going to be the low point of your trip. I'm sure this park coming on the heels of SDC factored in to. Oh well. All uphill from here!
I agree... it'd be better to drive south 3 or 4 hours for SDC instead.
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Your slower than normal ride on American Thunder surprises me. I rode it as my first coaster in the morning when we got there and it was moving pretty good so maybe just a time of the day thing maybe? I totally agree about Boss, it was painful and not fun at all I couldn't wait to get back to the station and be off of it, probably the worse coaster I've ever been on. I didn't get a chance to ride Screamin Eagle because I got there later in the afternoon and that whole back section was closed even though it was running in the morning so I'm guessing staffing issues. The train was shut down to so missed that as well. I did like the mine train coaster, not fast but was fun. I didn't get to Ninja because I was too worried about cracking my head on the restraint and having a headache.
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My thought is he did it on purpose and since it's right as it was coming to the fountain if he was trying to aim for the fountain but lost his grip. The main thing noticeable to me is how calm he is which was also brought up on another site.
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Amazing what a fresh coat of paint can do.
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There maybe rioting and looting if KI were to announce RMC'ing the Beast.
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10 hours ago, DoinItForTheFame said:
Thinking of heading to the park this coming Saturday!! What type of crowds should I expect??
Usually the dry side is busy for the first hour until the waterpark opens and then the crowd moves into the waterpark. the dry side then almost empties out and doesn't get busy until the waterpark closes.
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Going to have to change Kidtums name to youngladytums... I'm glad you all had a fun time together.
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My gf and I are looking at a Carnival cruise for 5 days to Mexico, should I be wary of Carnival or is it pretty decent? This will be my first ever cruise.