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On a Saturday in July crowds will be massive Diamondback: I only rode on opening day waited 3 hrs. I'm sure it should be less than that. Probably around an hour Beast: Depending on what time you ride (first thing) 10 min-30min wait (last ride of day at night) 90 min Firehawk Depending on downtime I would say about 90 min Flight of Fear 45 min With your pass you will have free parking at Kings Island You might also want to check out the soda wristband it is like $9 for all you can drink sodas all day. As far as shortening waits ----Get there early--- You also get early ride time with your pass (1 hour before park open) just show your pass at front gates. On certain rides only. I think Diamondback and Beast maybe something else Make sure you ride Beast (front seat at night) and Top Gun at some point both can't miss.

I so called the head-chopping effect with the superman metal symbol things. I think that will be really cool. If you dont know what I'm talking about check sfneonline.com front page.

any chance at all the ride could go through the superman looking symbol? Based on the size it almost looks possible. -Thoughts? It would be a very cool headchopping effect

did anyone hear anything about? Type of lights on the lift? Type of que (indoor or outdoor)? Type of splash and if the scoops are on the trains yet?

Am I thr only one that saw MC Hammer is on the concert list? Legend!

I believe Wicked Twister stops in that general area when it has a mislaunch

That is one good looking coaster. Looks way better than it did at Geauga Lake. I like the entrance to the que with the candles

I wish they would have given it a new paint job.

Some of the first pics of The Crypt are surfacing on Kicentral.com. Looks rather well themed for Cedar Fair.Well Done from what I have seen.

I believe it is just their way of making the cement look different. Much like putting bricks down, but this is the cheap way

I told the Dippin Dots guy to keep quiet. Dang it. Anyways you know this info how?

I never said the length of the shutdown. I was just stating that was the reason for one of the down-times Once again the point I was getting at was Cedar Fair has not failed to this point at Kings Island

The Drop Zone time down I was reffering to was right after the SFKK accident. All the Intamin towers in the US were shut down. -Not Cedar Fairs fault- If anyone was to blame for that particular downtime it was SFKK for their lack of maintenence on their tower.

I went twice last year... Wasn't Drop Zone down for safety reasons (SFKK) for a while. You can't really blame Cedar Fair for that. TR:TR lets judge that after it opens this year -rethemed- Drink prices-I gotta say this is the only park I have been to that gives out free cups of water. SOB-Yes it took a while to reopen, but it is running and better (smoother and more enjoyable) and safer-"hopefully" Just saying-I don't really think Cedar Fair deserves the reputation it gets here.

I agree with you on the naming thing..they sure sucked big time on that. But Things are slowly getting better. It is only their 2nd full year I believe since the transition. -Ride ops have improved. -Firehawk while being a used coaster was a good addition, you can't really go wrong adding a new coaster if one wasn't removed. -They are adding new things (new coaster-possibly, trash cans). -Shows look to be improving. To me it seems a little harsh to call them Cedar Fail

I found a couple of good pictures on kiextreme. They are taken from the tower and show a good overview of the path of contruction. Also some pictures of clearing in the woods taken from the train.

Did anyone notice the "Drop Tower" sign said --Cream Zone--- Thats great

General Darien Lake question.....Did they ever change the "Ride of Steel" name. That is worse than Flight Deck...seriously And slap some paint on it too.

Anything new with Dominator? Further painting, testing, landscaping?

well according to that map...Swan lake is gone

This is the best thing that has happened to KI since Skyline Chili opened up. That is if Cedar Fair doesn't completly destroy the Rivertown/Swan Lake area.

This major sucks, I for one loved the backwards side x10 over the forward. There is no real valid reason for this

The trim on the first drop is whats wrong. It takes all the speed right out of the ride. It just slowly winds through its lame course, with a major lack of airtime. Take off the trim and put some new wood down, then I might look at it slightlu different....but that trim is there to stay.

Best Coaster Pics Ever....amazing close ups

I had ERT on Magnum for Joe Cool Night on Sunday. No Trims at all...Amazing...I rode 11 times in a row without getting out of my train. The airtime was so intense I had bruises on my thighs the next couple of days. Don't be bashing this airtime monster