Kings Island (KI) Discussion Thread

[PAL]

Brilliantly written!

[coasterbilly]

wow that sums up SoB in a heartbeat hahaha

[noahman12345]

i have question for anyone that has gone this season.How are the prices on food and drinks this year?

[PKIDelirium]

High. As usual.

 

Vending machines are at least $3.75 now, I believe.

 

Best food deals in the park are Skyline and Panda Express, and they're still higher than those chain's locations outside of the park.

[noahman12345]

that what i figuried. lol

i cant wait to go this summer

Edited April 22, 2010 by jedimaster1227

[PKIDelirium]

Single-use coin lockers went from 75 cents to 2 bucks as well.

[teebone]

Did they do something to the trough on the log flume?I saw Reon alluding to it being painful in a different thread.I also read a similar statement on a different board.If they did,was it just the turnaround after the drop?I have never noticed anything out of the ordinary in prior years.Also, it looks like the elephant was removed,I for one am glad to see it gone.

Edited April 21, 2010 by teebone

[scruffy]

Did they do something to the trough on the log flume?I saw in a different thread, Reon alluding to it being painful.I also read a similar statement on a different board.If they did,was it just the turnaround after the drop?I have never noticed anything out of the ordinary in prior years.Also, it looks like the elephant was removed,I for one am glad to see it gone.

Be on the look out for Snoopy.

Edited April 21, 2010 by scruffy

[PKIDelirium]

Looked to me that the water level at that part might be lower than normal, could make that turn a little dicey since you'd be riding the trough instead of fully floating.

[KDCOASTERFAN]

wow that sums up SoB in a heartbeat hahaha

 

Now if someone rom Richmond & Charlotte would write a piece like that to describe Hurler it's certainly get a few good laughs.

[PKI Jizzman]

Looked to me that the water level at that part might be lower than normal, could make that turn a little dicey since you'd be riding the trough instead of fully floating.

 

As long as I can remember, this log flume pretty much rides on the wheels most of the time. It hardly does any floating at all. This results in a bumpy, slow ride....doesn't really feel much like a log flume.

 

Oh, and Hurler at Carowinds is one of the roughest coasters I've ever been on.

[Skycoastin Steve]

^They did a lot of track work on Hurler at Carowinds and it's running better than it used to, but that isn't saying much. The one at KD was always worse, but it seems as if they're doing a ton of work on it now, so we'll see how it turns out once it's back open.

[Reon]

To answer questions on the flume, the trough looked a bit deeper than usual, but I dont know how that affected anything. It seemed to glide mostly over the track and hit the turn at a moderate speed. I didn't feel a forceful jolt, but by just watching it go, you could definately tell it was slamming into the wall violently.

[CoasterGeek101]

Did you know that Invertigo broke down 5 times on April 17th?

[PKI Jizzman]

Did you know that Invertigo broke down 5 times on April 17th?

 

Check out the thread, there's already tons of details on Invertigo.

[PKI Jizzman]

From what I hear, the Son of Beast "box" is gone now, and a small garden is in place.

 

Seems like they are slowly taking this ride off the map!

 

RIP!

Apparently gone!

[scruffy]

Wow glad I got a picture last week of what was left.

[dragsterfan420]

From what I hear, the Son of Beast "box" is gone now, and a small garden is in place.

 

Seems like they are slowly taking this ride off the map!

 

RIP!

 

Wow really? I wish they would just come out and say what they have planned for this ride/area. It's like they're trying to do it behind our backs.

[Reon]

The box was there on opening day, just without the ride sign. Hopefully the Jizz can confirm this when he gets back from work today.

[PKI Jizzman]

The box was there on opening day, just without the ride sign. Hopefully the Jizz can confirm this when he gets back from work today.

 

I haven't started working yet, dood.

[scruffy]

Its gone I saw some pictures on another site. Here is the link.

 

Here is what it used to look like:

 

Here is what it looks ilke now:

 

More pics at KI Central:

http://www.kicentral.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=21000&st=195

Edited April 25, 2010 by robbalvey

[dragsterfan420]

^ Could we get a link please?

[jamesdillaman]

Ding dong the (son of a) bitch is dead!

[PKIDelirium]

Also note on the right side of that pic that they removed the fencing that made up the queue entrance along the Flight Deck exit path. Can't even tell the ride exists from the midway now, aside from the lift hill looming over you.

[TheScooterGuy]

Son Of Beast used to have a loop but now, it was a mechanical nightmare and may face a lawsuit against it's manufacturer!

Now ALL wooden coasters are the ONLY wooden coasters which do not have a loop! RCT2 & RCT3's wooden coasters had loops, just to let everyone recreate SOB!