Kings Island (KI) Discussion Thread

[mcjaco]

Rumor has it that there are people here that have never visited any other park other than PKI, and need to get out more.

[kraken613]

They should tear it down it would be a better investment than fixing it!

[CycloneMan]

^Where'd ya hear that?

 

An enthusiest in the area! I said it was just a rumor because I have no proof!

[RollerC]

Not really surprised. The train needs tweaking. I hope to GOD that CP doesn't consider putting some used G-Trains on Mean Streak.

[V2-dude]

The trains were probably too light. The coaster's hills were designed for heavy trains, and there is a BIG difference in weight between the G-trains and the ones it was desinged for, so I'm not surprised.

[vedved82491]

lmao...

 

 

next thing you know, they're gonna keep it closed another year...just to re-add the loop again..

[calcajun]

So why use lighter trains?

Oh thats right, the track can't handle the weight and colapses.

 

Nevermind.

[PKIVortex]

From the pictures I've seen at KIC, it appears they are only 3 cars per train, this can't be right. I can see it wouldn't make it around the track with only a 3 car train, I wonder if this is for testing purposes?

[awclark]

Sorry i didn't post this earlier. I had to go home yesterday from Coaster Con even though they were off to go to Holiday World the next day and it was a 10 hour drive back to NJ so updating this was not on my mind.

 

But i didn't leave w/o going on top of the Eiffel Tower again.

 

Guess what I spotted! A train was stalled 1/2 way through the helix at the top of that hill.

 

I have pics. I will post them soon.

[scruffy]

Sorry i didn't post this earlier. I had to go home yesterday from Coaster Con even though they were off to go to Holiday World the next day and it was a 10 hour drive back to NJ so updating this was not on my mind.

 

But i didn't leave w/o going on top of the Eiffel Tower again.

 

Guess what I spotted! A train was stalled 1/2 way through the helix at the top of that hill.

 

I have pics. I will post them soon.

 

I saw that also, but did not get any pictures of it. At the end of the night both trains where parked in the station. The rest of the day I saw a lot of people walking the tracks of SOB.

[jamesdillaman]

Tear it down and build houses for the homeless in OTR here in cincinnati, that's the only good that could ever come out of Son of Beast.

 

-James Dillaman

[coastermaniac1]

Oh dear god, this thing just looks horrible. For god sake why did'nt Cedar Fair wait for the PTC's, it probally would still suck but it would'nt be as bad as it will be with those horrible looking G trains.

 

I dont think any trains (except FCI trains) will make this coaster good. Coaster Express has good Intamin trains and that ride is supposed to be as bad or even worse than SoB. Well I am not looking forward to riding Coaster Express on Sunday.

 

I dont even know if this would be even worth the credit. It just looks horrible.

[awclark]

Sorry for this late post. Here are the pics.

There's a zoomed out view.

OMG! It's a train! But, ummmm, It's stalled. Yea, looks like bad luck for this ride.

[Wes]

HILARIOUS!!!! I really do hope they get it running by the time I'm at PKI though...I need to experience it before it gets Psyclone'd.

[VegasCoaster]

Sadly I need the credit so I will be experiencing, neutered but somehow more painful SOB. If they did in fact test it a few times with only the three cars, perhaps it was to see if the human body / track could even withstand the vibrations this thing will create before subjecting the track to a full test?

[ginzo]

Thanks for the pictures! It would be even funnier if this Yugo of a coaster managed to get stuck while descending the first drop.

[PKI Jizzman]

Wow, this is really funny. Is there a reason not to take this down, now?

[FeelTheFORCE]

^ Well, it is the tallest and fastest woodie.

[PKI Jizzman]

^They can't even get it to run a full circuit.

[FeelTheFORCE]

^ Yeah, I guess it's just the tallest now.

[total13]

I can't believe what an atrocity SoB has turned out to be. I rode it back in its first season & actually liked it. Yes, it was a bit rough but it seemed to be less-rough (if I remember correctly) on the left side. For me, having a decent memory of how it ran, it's such a shame that they can't even get it to complete a full circuit now. I mean, physics is physics & engineering is engineering right?!? Did they NOT figure out that it could stall? I know that there are a lot of scenarios that could be taken into account but were their calculators/computers not working the day they decided a slightly new layout & different cars?

 

In a somewhat-related question: assuming they actually do get SoB open again, since it should be such a different ride, would it be considered a new credit? Not that I'm counting or anything

[willski]

^At this point, they're beyond the realm of engineering and more in the "guess and check" area. They'll have to add some weight to the trains to complete the circuit, which defeats the purpose of the new trains and removing the loop in the first place (less wear on track). Haha, Kings Island, you make me laugh.

[Top Thrill Dragster]

They could add kicker tires to the top of that helix to help push it. Or they could lower the top of the helix by a couple of feet, but that is a lot of work.

[PKIVortex]

Could it in fact valleyed because the wheels are not broken in yet? The Premier trains have also valleyed in the rose bowl, so I wouldn't count it out just yet. Also probably as why I saw pics of 3 car trains, they took the train apart to either push it back to the station or something to that effect. I also heard it ran test runs today. When were these picture taken?

[carolinacaniac]

I don't know that the wheels would need to be broken in, since they were probably broken-in when they were on the Hurricane in Myrtle Beach.