JZ's Ongoing Kings Island Update Thread!

[mcjaco]

^ RB's first drop - awesome. Uphill trim - sucks. I love the drop, hate the middle portion, and after the brake run, find it fun agian.

[Reon]

I actually like Bull. I rate it up in my top 10 for steels.

[ginzo]

Bull is an odd one to me. I really like it, and think it's a great ride. However ... that uphill trim really leaves a sour taste in my mouth. Every time I ride it all you can hear is "Awww. " from the people around you. It's just a huge blemish on what should be a great ride.

 

I've only ridden Bull in the rain, and got awesome rides. I almost don't want to go back and ride it under regular conditions. I still like Nitro and Goliath SFoG more.

[jamesdillaman]

the real question is is it true 2007 was the last year for backwards racer? A maintenence person close to me alluded to this, that they were both going to b run forwards.

 

-James Dillaman

[DenDen]

Paramount spent millions over the years trying to fix it, and it still sucked. It was a stupid decision to build in the first place, anyone with half a brain would have eventually woken up and just cut their losses. But nooooo, what does CF do? They spend millions removing the loop, reprofiling track and buying replacement trains, and surprise, it still sucks. All those millions flushed down the crapper for nothing, serves CF right to have to keep dumping millions more to keep the POS running for their knuckleheaded decision.

 

Just look at Meanstreak!

[PKI Jizzman]

EDIT: Photo removed until proper permissions are granted. -Joey

[Reon]

Well, its official: no Diamondback Oh well, layout looks pretty cool, so I guess I'm satisfied for now.

[NewsPlusNotes]

I subscribed to First Drop for a number of years and when they would publish layouts and such like that they would have an amazing accuracy rate.

 

Looks like a great ride for Kings Island. Long live Cedar Fair's addition of Hypers!

 

Mike

[JamesMC]

This sounds awesome, all the layouts look pretty good.

 

As far as the argument about the elevation change, I can see where there could exist the possibility of the third drop being longer than the first.

Look at "The Beast"- the lift hill is less than 120 ft, but the first drop is almost 140, which then climbs 30 feet and drops 70 (on the suprise drop) so the differential between the first hill height and the bottom of the 2nd drop is already over 50 plus feet. Then the track angles downward from there.

 

I don't have a topographical map of the area, but 70 ft elevation change doesn't look that impossible. Actually, I would hope it would be more than that (like Tatsu with a 240 ft elevation differential) but I would be happy, more than happy with 70 feet.

 

And after we get the "Hyper" for KI I vote we get a "Real" B&M Inverted.

[Team Thriller]

YES!!!

 

GREAT NEWS!!!

 

Thanks a lot!

[PKI Jizzman]

This sounds awesome, all the layouts look pretty good.

 

As far as the argument about the elevation change, I can see where there could exist the possibility of the third drop being longer than the first.

Look at "The Beast"- the lift hill is less than 120 ft, but the first drop is almost 140, which then climbs 30 feet and drops 70 (on the suprise drop) so the differential between the first hill height and the bottom of the 2nd drop is already over 50 plus feet. Then the track angles downward from there.

 

I don't have a topographical map of the area, but 70 ft elevation change doesn't look that impossible. Actually, I would hope it would be more than that (like Tatsu with a 240 ft elevation differential) but I would be happy, more than happy with 70 feet.

 

And after we get the "Hyper" for KI I vote we get a "Real" B&M Inverted.

 

 

That's what I said before. A 70ft elevation change is pretty darn big. But there are some steep hills and gradual decents back in the woods. B&M's hills are pretty big, so I wouldn't be surprised if a second or third hill would be able to travel far enough to get to a 70ft elevation change. I'm thinking of it like Phantom's Revenge.

[Coasterlvr_nc]

A 70 ft elevation change seems pretty good! Its nice to see the plans for KI's first B&M coming in! Now we just need to see the plans for Carowinds Hyper under the Bridge to start to take shape >.>

[matteocrepaldi]

A B&M is exactly what KI needs! I'm wondering if they are planning to use the new type of trains.

[holyblakbelt]

^ They probably will knowing it's Cedar Fair.

 

This is what KI needs since they don't have any B&M coasters in the park. At least it won't be a clone!

[CoastersNSich]

Cedar Fair has released a rendering of what the sign will look like:

Kings Island. It's Gonna Be Fun!

[PKI Jizzman]

^LOL!!!!

 

Hey matteo....I bet the new trains will some how require a seatbelt

[Sticky Nicky]

^^That accually made me laugh so hard I almost threw up! I esspcially love the Six Flags Suxs and the !!!!1. Great job.

[WillMontu]

The sign would probably look more like this

Remember this is Cedar Fair we're talking about here

[youthink?]

Those 2 pictures are both too much.

[Coasterlvr_nc]

^^^^^ & ^^ Those just made me laugh so hard out loud in the middle of class >.< Those are just too much.

[slither37]

Great photos, I almost believed the 2nd one, what tipped me off was that there were only 10 trash cans in the picture. OBVIOUSLY not enough for a Cedar Fair park.

[PKI Jizzman]

A little birdie says that Swan Lake is drained....

Taken from some guy's cell across the lake at La Rosa's. From KIC.

[mcjaco]

^ And that's supposed to show....... what?

[ginzo]

^ And that's supposed to show....... what?

 

Can't you see the gunmen on the grassy knoll? This is proof positive that there is no way Oswald could have killed Kennedy.

[PKI Jizzman]

I think Nessie is in there somewhere.