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P. 835: Boo Blasters on Boo Hill closure announced

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The supports will be grey. To be exact, steel gray.

 

Ok, so I totally made an animation for the ride using the Flying Dutchman track in No Limits. That Stealth animation was making me sick. You can Watch it

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That's a pretty good rendidtion of it...nice!

 

You can see it from the highway, now! New Skyline!

 

 

(photos by me)

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There it is right next to Flight of Fear

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I would expect it to look like Borg seeing as the only difference track-wise between the two isn't visible from pretty much anywhere except for the entrance plaza for the ride.

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I hear Son of Beast will be opening along with Firehawk on memorial day weekend....any chance you guys think SoB will luck out wiht the Falken trains? I remember hearing good things from Robb and the crew about it.

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G trains

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G trains

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I hear Son of Beast will be opening along with Firehawk on memorial day weekend....any chance you guys think SoB will luck out wiht the Falken trains? I remember hearing good things from Robb and the crew about it.

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GOOD G-trains?

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G trains

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I hear Son of Beast will be opening along with Firehawk on memorial day weekend....any chance you guys think SoB will luck out wiht the Falken trains? I remember hearing good things from Robb and the crew about it.

 

Doubtful. SoB is supposed to be getting used G-trains from Myrtl Beach Pavilion.

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I hear Son of Beast will be opening along with Firehawk on memorial day weekend...

 

Where did you hear this? This certainly hasn't been announced officially, and Screamscape says that nobody seems to know when Son of Beast will re-open.

 

http://www.screamscape.com/html/kings_island.htm

 

Park News - (4/17/07) The official word from Kings Island is that Firehawk is still on track to open by Memorial Day weekend, however no one seems sure when Son of Beast might be ready to reopen. The park will also have five new shows when they open for the season.

 

They don't appear to be making much of an effort to get SOB up and running, except for buying crappy used trains. Of course, they could just be focusing on getting Firehawk up and running.

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^ I hope they don't waste too much money on SoB, as they're going to end up scrapping it in a few seasons when they realize it can't be saved. You can't fix bad layout, bad design, AND horrible construction by changing trains and removing the loop.

 

-James Dillaman

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^ I agree, SOB was a failed experiment and had problems from the get-go. No saving this one... Unless Intamin retracked it with prefab...

 

Then it could go from the worst wooden coaster to the best in a matter of months.

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^ I agree, SOB was a failed experiment and had problems from the get-go. No saving this one... Unless Intamin retracked it with prefab...

 

Then it could go from the worst wooden coaster to the best in a matter of months.

 

It would go from the worst to average and boring.

 

Even if it was smooth it wouldn't be a good ride.

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I heard that SOB was opening MMD Weekend from people talking in the season pass line...hey..it's a rumor, but now that I think about it, I doubt it. There is no steel on the track and it doesnt even look like the wood work is complete. Who knows if the trains are even on KI grounds!

Posted

SOB's trains are there, in the maintenance facilities.

 

Memorial Day Weekend opening for it seems VERY unlikely at this point, though. i was told June, at the very EARLIEST.

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I really don't like the traditional loops on Vekoma flyers. I've only done Batwing, but you spend too much time on your back and not a lot in the "flying" position.

 

I almost think of it more as a "lay-down" coaster (ala RCT2) than a "flying" coaster.

 

Don't get me wrong though, I think I still think it's a cool ride.

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Hey, does anyone know if there will be a single rider's line? Or if there was one at GL?

 

The pic below makes me wonder

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Entrance and then single riders?

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I'm glad they put Firehawk up so fast. That just gives me one more reason to drive right past this park on the way to Cedar Point in June.

 

LOL, same here. I wish I could stop at KI, and go to Geauga Lake as well, but no time sadly.

 

Cedar Point will do though

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^^ No other coaster at KI has single rider lines, mainly I think it is because they aren't a four passenger row rides, like a B&M. Well, Firehawk is. I think they that would want to fill every train full because of its low capactiy. There was one on BORG at Carowinds, so anyone remember if ther was one for X-flight?

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