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P. 835: The Beast re-tracking effort announced!
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^I'd think they are still at least slightly lighter. There are only three wheel assemblies, although much larger, instead of eight, and these new trains have a lot of excess material due to the seating arrangement. I'm curious to see what the exact weights of each are.

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Kings Island is a fine example of what a corporate park can be. They do so many little things such as upkeeping iconic attractions like Beast, Racer, and Carrousel, while adding or restoring minor tou

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Alright, so yesterday was pretty dang awesome.  The park was a bit slow to wake up with a bunch of coasters being closed until 10:30/11am or so, but once things were in the groove it was smooth sailin

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Enjoy a cold one Pour one out for your homies Bam! You just bought two.

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DBru Grand Master

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The splash effect looks much better than I would've imagined...I can't wait to see a video of it in action!

jamesdillaman Veteran

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In case anyone was wondering about the splashdown:

 

rattlesnakes are adept at swimming and will take to water readily in order to pursue food, mates and refuge, and to escape harassment

 

(taken from a rattlesnake FAQ)

 

So apparently, someone was harassing Diamondback, or it's just pursuing a mate...

 

-James Dillaman

haux Experienced

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Ha. What? I don't think the splashdown has anything to do with the theme. It's just a cool effect. I don't think shikras or griffons really do much in water, but the effect sure is sweet.

DiSab Mentor

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Great to see them sending 2 trains around at the same time! Lets hope for an early opening!

 

It can't really open early, since they are shooting for it to be ready by opening day. However, at the moment, looks like they are right on track to get this ride opened on time.

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Ha. What? I don't think the splashdown has anything to do with the theme. It's just a cool effect. I don't think shikras or griffons really do much in water, but the effect sure is sweet.

 

It was tongue-in-cheek....

ginzo Grand Master

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In case anyone was wondering about the splashdown:

 

rattlesnakes are adept at swimming and will take to water readily in order to pursue food, mates and refuge, and to escape harassment

 

(taken from a rattlesnake FAQ)

 

So apparently, someone was harassing Diamondback, or it's just pursuing a mate...

 

-James Dillaman

 

The splashdown is to put out the fire.

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Nice photos. I'm actually thinking this ride might be good.... I'll have to ride it myself. Hopefully there will be some special deals on admission with the economy the way it is....

 

-James Dillaman

Reon Mentor

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^Not anymore.

 

But if you look at the webcam, theres a new large block of cement to the North East of the station that I think is the main block of switches for the queue. I always thought it would go the other way, and have the entrance be where they announced the ride....

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