Photo TR: Kings Island June 18 2007

[dragsterfan420]

I'm just gonna get right into the pics because I don't remember anything specific about this trip. Not even the ride counts. Except for The Beast, 78 rides in one day. Here we go:

 

Here's Congo. It's extremely blurry because it was taken from the eiffel tower zoomed all the way with a crappy camera.

 

I don't know why I took this pic, but it came out pretty nice.

 

My new ride of the trip. Firehawk.

 

Getting ready to go into the first drop.

 

Again, from the Eiffel Tower.

 

Going around the first turn.

 

Same turn, different angle.

 

And another different angle.

 

 

Into the loop.

 

Loop from Eiffel Tower.

 

Overview of Firehawk.

 

 

Station.

 

Before it was "Backlot Stunt Coaster"

 

 

The Monster.

 

SoB, but where's the loop?

 

SoB Overview.

 

The Beast (my baby).

 

The Beast's lift hill from a distance.

 

And the second lift hill.

 

The Racer, first drop. It was extremely smooth that time I rode it.

 

 

Top Gun, the best suspended Arrow.

 

A fun turn on Top Gun.

 

Vortex

 

Into the station.

 

 

Vortex, first drop.

 

Vortex entrance.

 

 

In the loop.

 

One more shot of the Beast and to the end of the TR.

 

Thanks for lookin'.

-Kyle-

[dragsterfan420]

Come on guys. Someone say somethin'.

[PKI Jizzman]

Wait....78 rides on the Beast in one day?! Sorry if I read that incorrectly...but a five minute ride plus like....3 minutes to get people on and off the train would be like 10 hours on the Beast. That doesn't make sense...that's just a waste of time.

 

Besides that, POV pics can get you ejected from the park!

 

-J 'that's something...' Z

[jamesdillaman]

^ I second what JZ said.

 

Your pic, "Firehawk from the Racer's Lift" is a blatant disregard of explicit park policy, and is therefore also I believe against TPR's rules to post such a pic.

 

That being said, you've got some nice pictures of Beast in there, I just hope none of them were also taken while breaking park rules.

 

-James Dillaman

[CoastersNSich]

Until I saw the "Italian Job" sign, I assumed that your photo TR was from THIS June.

 

Other than the pic from the Racer lift, don't feel too bad about posting photos log after the trip took place. I have MANY photos that I've never posted, yet would like to.

[dragsterfan420]

Wait....78 rides on the Beast in one day?! Sorry if I read that incorrectly...but a five minute ride plus like....3 minutes to get people on and off the train would be like 10 hours on the Beast. That doesn't make sense...that's just a waste of time.

 

Besides that, POV pics can get you ejected from the park!

 

-J 'that's something...' Z

 

I meant to say 78 rides over the course of two days.

 

^ I second what JZ said.

 

Your pic, "Firehawk from the Racer's Lift" is a blatant disregard of explicit park policy, and is therefore also I believe against TPR's rules to post such a pic.

 

That being said, you've got some nice pictures of Beast in there, I just hope none of them were also taken while breaking park rules.

 

-James Dillaman

 

I wasn't braking the rules. I make sure to always ask when I'm goin to take an on-ride photo. If they say no then I don't do it. When I asked the people at the Beast and Racer if I could take some pov pics with my phone (to explain the blurriness) they said something to the affect of "Alright, but if you drop/lose/break it, it's not the parks fault. " Thanks for the complements on the Beast pics though.

 

 

Until I saw the "Italian Job" sign, I assumed that your photo TR was from THIS June.

 

Other than the pic from the Racer lift, don't feel too bad about posting photos log after the trip took place. I have MANY photos that I've never posted, yet would like to.

 

Well right in the title it says 2007. Yeah I got many more old photos to post.

[Goliath513]

Even if a ride op says it's okay, it's still not allowed as they are not qualified to authorize it.

[TheRapidsNerd]

Always good to see KI and enjoyed some of the FireHawk pics.

 

Come on guys. Someone say somethin'.

Sometimes, you'll find it takes a while, plus several of the regulars are in Europe right now. If it helps, the general idea is put what you have out there because at least 1 person will appreiciate it. Otherwise, if you get a lot of hits and comments, great. If not, no worries and just go on to the next PTR. There are thousands of people on here, so it's a good bet they'll enjoy what you post, but they just may not say so.

[jamesdillaman]

You don't happen to remember the name of the ride ops that told you you could take a cell-phone picture while riding, do you? Because I asked one of the full-time managers, and they should have been immediately fired. You shouldn't ask a ride op anyway, as it's clearly posted on signs in front of every ride. All I'm saying is you should remove that one picture, because it's a hard enough rule to enforce as is, without a bunch on younger TPR members trying to get on-ride pics secretly.

 

-James "I may not entirely agree with park rules, but I follow them" Dillaman

[Wes]

I removed the picture. A friendly reminder, don't break park rules, even if an op says it's okay.

 

Back on topic now.

[dragsterfan420]

Always good to see KI and enjoyed some of the FireHawk pics.

 

Come on guys. Someone say somethin'.

Sometimes, you'll find it takes a while, plus several of the regulars are in Europe right now. If it helps, the general idea is put what you have out there because at least 1 person will appreiciate it. Otherwise, if you get a lot of hits and comments, great. If not, no worries and just go on to the next Photo TR. There are thousands of people on here, so it's a good bet they'll enjoy what you post, but they just may not say so.

 

Thanks. I know I was just waiting at my house doin' nothing and I was getting impatient.

 

 

In response to the on-ride photos I took I want to know how come its alright when Admins. take POV shots and/or videos it ok compared to me taking them.

[dragsterfan420]

You don't happen to remember the name of the ride ops that told you you could take a cell-phone picture while riding, do you? Because I asked one of the full-time managers, and they should have been immediately fired. You shouldn't ask a ride op anyway, as it's clearly posted on signs in front of every ride. All I'm saying is you should remove that one picture, because it's a hard enough rule to enforce as is, without a bunch on younger TPR members trying to get on-ride pics secretly.

 

-James "I may not entirely agree with park rules, but I follow them" Dillaman

 

No I don't remember their names. Well if they were supposed to have said no to my question then they should have. I know it is clearly posted on the signs and thats why I asked before I just whipped out my phone and took pictures. I was definatley not trying to take the pictures secretly because i'm not the type of guy that does that crap. The main reason they don't want you taking pictures on rides is for the safety of the other riders. I took that into effect. I attached a retractable type chord to my belt buckle and to my phone so that just in case I did drop it it would immediately retract to my waste instead of flyin' back and hitting someone in the face. And if I can remember correctly I saw a topic sometime when I first started posting here about POV shots. Robb said something to the effect of ask or don't' do it. Thats what I did. James, I also follow park rules even if I don't like them, but if someone (who I think should be telling me an ok thing to do) says I can do something I'm not usually able to do I'll do it in a heartbeat no questions asked. I understand your concern and I won't post anymore on-ride pics.

 

-Kyle-

[jamesdillaman]

^ The last thing that I will say is this. If there is a sign that you obviously noticed banning a certain behavior, you should not be asking a ride op to do it. If you were riding the Beast (which states to keep your arms and legs inside the car at all times, and you asked a ride op if you could stick your arm out sideways during the helix, and he said yes, it doesn't mean you should do it, as you would get hurt (believe me, I've been at the ride when people hit their arms on the helix tunnel before)

 

The state law is to obey all posted rules and regulations AS WELL AS any oral instructions given by the ride operator. A ride operator telling you otherwise will never make it okay. Most of the POV's on this site are taken by Robb or someone who is a professional with special permission from the Press Relations department at the different parks. That being said, back on topic:

 

Glad you had a great time at my home park. And be sure to come around next year, you will not be disappointed at the new ride.

 

-James Dillaman

[dragsterfan420]

Alright man. Like I said I won't take POV shots anymore. I wasn't intentionally trying to break rules or deceivingly get pics. I also feel that KI is my home park as well even though I live in Miami, FL. I first went there when I was a baby and I've been going ever since. Anyways, I'm going up to KI on July 30 and will be at the park on the 31 and August 1. Can I meet you up man? It would be cool to go there and put a face with the avatar/user name. Let me know.

 

-Kyle-

[jamesdillaman]

^ Can't do, buddy. I would love to, but my fiancee gave me Lollapalooza tickets, so I'll be in Chicago.

 

Come back next year, I'll also have a season pass next Summer. (I didn't purchase one this year, got a Beach Platinum pass instead).

 

-James Dillaman

[dragsterfan420]

Nice. Well I go up to Ohio ever Summer, so yeah I'll be up there next year. Have fun in Lollapalooza.

 

-Kyle-