Photo TR: Kings Island 4/21

[Reon]

Theres a pic of the train on a tophat. I would have taken a picture, but Doug was in control of the camera..

[PKI Jizzman]

Cool....I heard the Beast was running great, but how was it for you?

[Reon]

Rough and reckless as usual. Then again, I rode back seat. The line was suprisingly short though...only half an hour.

[PKI Jizzman]

If you sit in the back, haha then yea, you will get rough and reckless! Was IJST's sounds in the car working? Those were awesome! And they never work

[Reon]

Rundown on oppening day FX:

*Siren: Yes

*Water at second launch: No

*Fire at second launch: Yes

*Fog at second launch: No

*Headlights: No, but they never work anyways

*Water splash: Yes

*Soundtrack: No

[orangecats2]

ok i know alot of you are going to think this is a stupid question but i have to ask. Did Son of Beast at KI ever have a loop in it? If it did why was it taken out? if not why do some pics of sob seem to show a loop in them?

also, why is it now closed? and is it going to reopen? if so, when?

 

and by the way i live in elyria,oh which is about halfway between cedar point and geauga lake so if anyone ever wants to come up and stay a day or so you can stay at my house. and i have season passes so i can go if you need someone to ride with.

[Reon]

Yes. It once was the world's only looping wooden rollercoaster, but there was an...accident on the hill before it, and apparently they thought the problem was the loop and took it out.

[orangecats2]

what was the "accident"?

 

now i have another question: why is it currently listed as closed on the PKI site?

[Reon]

I cant recall the exact details since I was out of town at the time. All I remember hearing is that there was some sort of kink in a support coming out of the rose bowl helix, and when the train went over it, everyone on that train got severly injured in one way or another. Supposedly they had to rush everybody off in ambulences once they got back to the station. Thats all I remember though. Do a search to find the rest or something.

 

As for why its closed, the entire length of track has been getting re-worked since the accident. Also, SoB is recieving new trains from the old Myrtle Beach rollercoaster, so it wont open till track is reworked and the trains test on it etc.

 

Hopefully that answers your questions.

[orangecats2]

so is firehawk actually xflight from gl? just repainted?

[Reon]

Yes, but I'm not complaining. Aside from the annoying placement of the line, the ride KICKS A$$! Probabbly my new 2nd favorite coaster there, making my new KI top3:

*Vortex

*Firehawk

*Beast

[scruffy]

so is firehawk actually xflight from gl? just repainted?

 

Yes Firehawk is X-Flight from GL.

 

Any word on SOB?

[PKI Jizzman]

^One car is in the station. Dark blue or black.