sfgam#1 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 A flying coaster with two loops? I'll believe it when I see it. Hey, sky scrapper is a flying B&M coaster with one loop, two could be possible. If B&M would push the limits with their flying coasters, they could make a hell of a ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Peck Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 This is Cedar Fair, there has got to be a mid-course brake in there somewhere to run 3 trains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydra Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 What about an inverted wing train? That would be a worlds first. Would also explain that drawn out inline inversion. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejenkins1 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Interesting article: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20130802/NEWS01/308020050 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Supposedly this twitter account @wesisrad knows the announcement. KI tweeted them "Don't spoil the surprise!" This has been the most interesting post: Wes @wesisrad 30 Jul@coasterrumors @KingsIslandPR does this look right to you? pic.twitter.com/edNfc4ljfZ Hahaha this was literally me messing with people on twitter as a joke with ARNR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie200330 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 This were posted to KIFansite facebook just a few minutes ago..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Which of you nerds is gonna try to translate the Gaelic type for hints??? WHO IS UP FOR THIS CHALLENGE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie200330 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Which of you nerds is gonna try to translate the Gaelic type for hints??? WHO IS UP FOR THIS CHALLENGE? The one in the middle says Stengel.....That is a good thing isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrocoasterkid Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 This is Cedar Fair, there has got to be a mid-course brake in there somewhere to run 3 trains. Not the same, but Millennium Force, I305, just to name a couple.. I'm sure they're are more. There doesn't appear to be any MCBR on this ride. Which of you nerds is gonna try to translate the Gaelic type for hints??? WHO IS UP FOR THIS CHALLENGE? Stengel, maybe a homage to the designer of SOB? Maybe Stengel came out of retirement to help with this ride? O'Suhr is likely a tribute to one of the mods(admin/owner?) of kicentral, who's last name is Suhr. And O'Terpy is likely a tribute to one of the most respected members over a kicentral, The Interpreter, often shortened to "Terpy". Now, the other text has been translated by kicentral as (on the left stone I believe) "It is a wedge of itself that splits the oak" and the second says "The quiet are guilty". The final one translates to "There's no place like home." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysairtime14 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Here's a YT video claiming to be the leaked POV of this ride. In the video, it is indeed an invert and called Banshee. If it's true, it looks really good. 7 inversion B&M invert, I'd take that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arby Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 ^I'm willing to bet that is a fake someone made based on the leaked blueprints. In the upper right corner it shows unregistered hypercam, a software program used to capture videos playing on your screen (like from NL or RCT). With as much money as the parks put into building a new coaster, they use professionals to create the POVs. Either that or KI purposefully leaked the blueprints and this POV video to keep enthusiasts off the scent until 8.8.13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrapesLie Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 ^ LMFAO NO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydra Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I guess I'll be that nerd :-/ The stone on the left may mean: Beware the enemy within. The one on the right may mean: There's no place like home. Middle one may mean: The quiet are guilty http://www.compassrose.org/folklore/irish/Irish-Proverbs-Gaelic.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 The one in the middle says Stengel.....That is a good thing isn't it? It would be if Stengel was still designing B&Ms coasters. We can only hope and pray that they hired him to design this one...... This is Cedar Fair, there has got to be a mid-course brake in there somewhere to run 3 trains. Not the same, but Millennium Force, I305, just to name a couple.. I'm sure they're are more. There doesn't appear to be any MCBR on this ride. I:305 only runs 2 trains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koasterking48 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Doesn't Leviathan run 3 trains with no mid-course break run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysairtime14 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Doesn't Leviathan run 3 trains with no mid-course break run? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Doesn't Leviathan run 3 trains with no mid-course break run? Yes and no. Leviathan has a mid-course the same way Tatsu @ SFMM does. The mid-course is at the end of the ride just before the safety brakes. So in both of these instances there technically is a MCBR however it just happens to be at the end of the ride. Only difference being that Tatsu only has 4 blocks (Station, Lift, MCBR (Block Brake), and Transfer aka Station approach) where as Leviathan has 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Stengel, maybe a homage to the designer of SOB? Maybe Stengel came out of retirement to help with this ride? There was a news article mentioning that the same designer for this designed SOB, which didn't make much sense to me because clearly RCCA and B&M are completely different companies - I never thought about the Stengel connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koasterking48 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 ^^ Okay, so that instance is totally logical in the case of Banshee. I'd be nice to not have one at the ride's midpoint honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skramp Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Stengel, maybe a homage to the designer of SOB? Maybe Stengel came out of retirement to help with this ride? There was a news article mentioning that the same designer for this designed SOB, which didn't make much sense to me because clearly RCCA and B&M are completely different companies - I never thought about the Stengel connection. Almost, the news article said this: "The new coaster’s designer also created The Beast, which has held the record as the world’s longest wooden roller coaster – and has remained on the list of the world’s top wooden coasters – since it was built in 1979." And if my thinking is right, wasn't it John Allen who designed The Beast (and the Racers). But he died in 1979. The other two designers listed for the Beast are Al Collins and Jeff Gramke. Anyone know about them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYZ Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Stengel, maybe a homage to the designer of SOB? Maybe Stengel came out of retirement to help with this ride? There was a news article mentioning that the same designer for this designed SOB, which didn't make much sense to me because clearly RCCA and B&M are completely different companies - I never thought about the Stengel connection. Almost, the news article said this: "The new coaster’s designer also created The Beast, which has held the record as the world’s longest wooden roller coaster – and has remained on the list of the world’s top wooden coasters – since it was built in 1979." And if my thinking is right, wasn't it John Allen who designed The Beast (and the Racers). But he died in 1979. The other two designers listed for the Beast are Al Collins and Jeff Gramke. Anyone know about them? Perhaps the news article mistaken The Beast for Son of Beast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanM64 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 (edited) ^This! The article probably meant to say SOB. I really hope Stengel was involved with this project. Old school B&M inverts are among my favorite coasters anywhere! Edited August 2, 2013 by DanM64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDipper 80 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 The article states that Jeff Gramke drew up the zoning plans for Project 2014, so the Enquirer is crediting him as the ride designer. So since he did work on The Beast, their statement is valid, if not a bit confusing. They definitely meant Beast, not SoB. Jeff Gramke, the park’s manager of facilities, engineering and construction, drew the zoning plans filed with the city of Mason. The new coaster’s designer [Jeff Gramke] also created The Beast [...] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yay101 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Al Collins helped to design Tornado at Stricker's Grove. Other than that, I can't find much on any of them. I wouldn't be surprised if they helped design the new coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locostitch Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 The thing I do not understand is why would they but "Stengel" on a tomb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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