Diamondbacker27 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 I love chicken, but "Fresh' ? I highly doubt that. Theme Park chicken... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geauga Dog Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 ^You haven't been to Mrs. Knott's at KBF? Not sure if the quality has gone down since my visit in 2001 but it was actually quite good. Â ^^That's a shame since Gatekeeper is actually better at night. With the likes of MF, Dragster, and Maverick it doesn't surprise me that folks think it's kind of lame. I've heard similar when I rode X Flight at SFGAm two years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 I'm glad they are getting it, but I'm not trusting them after I saw those frozen burger and fries at Wendy's after they said "Fresh, Never frozen." "Frozen, never fresh" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 GateKeeper got over 2.1 million riders last season so I don't think the general public cares that much about a ride's intensity. Â The general consensus of GateKeeper from guests last season was "kind of lame." Hence why the ride was basically a walk-on at the end of the night all season long. So I would argue that the general public does care about the ride experience. Â To be fair, everything in the front of the park is a walk on on most nights. Raptor isn't lame by any stretch but it's line (which is generally full and spilling out onto the midway every morning) is usually empty at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Raptor usually is, but Last time I was there GateKeeper was still packing at 11... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidW Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 (edited) going to go ahead and post these:  2014-02-12 Two cars of the first train installed today. (All that I can confirm)  Full res album: http://www.davidwaderich.com/hotlink/KI/TrackComplete    2014-02-13 Five cars of the first train installed today. (Unconfirmed if they were installed on this date)  Full res album: http://www.davidwaderich.com/hotlink/KI/TrackComplete Edited May 7, 2014 by DavidW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marth555 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 From the ki twitter heres a look at the bat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenFreeze Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 I love the look of that color scheme! Banshee and the Bat are going to look great next to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPSFMMCW Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Too bad they aren't just given the action zone a new Halloween themed area. Give a couple of rides a repaint, and the area would look great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Ok, question. Why doesn't the splashdown on Italian Job have water in it? Â I know it's not Italian Job, but that's what I'm calling it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marth555 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Ok, question. Why doesn't the splashdown on Italian Job have water in it? Â I know it's not Italian Job, but that's what I'm calling it. I wish ceder fair would add back the effects the ride doesnt feel complete without it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 With the exception of the water splash, what other effects(besides the music) is missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marth555 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 With the exception of the water splash, what other effects(besides the music) is missing? the helicopters guns hit barrels that sprayed "gasoline" (water) on the riders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I seem to remember the splash from the gas working last year, but not positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vtafro Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 The cars are also able to drift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lareson Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 The cars are also able to drift. Â That was an idea Paramount had when they approached Premiere with the coaster, but never made it into the final design. Or it went something like that. Â I know the water effects have been disabled and the on-board audio stripped for Kings Island and Canada's Wonderland. Think Kings Dominion has the only Backlot Stunt Coaster that still has the water effects. That one was also built a year after the other 2 so that may have something to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 But what was the point in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster19 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 That would have been amazing to have a water effect on backlot. You mentioned they were to drift, how so?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterStreak Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Looks like the old red and white concrete circle in the center of Action Zone was removed (far left of photo). I wonder if they are just going to refill it with new concrete, or if they have other plans to spruce up that area a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 It's been like that for more than a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterStreak Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I hadn't noticed due to the ridiculous amount of snow we've had over the last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lareson Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 That would have been amazing to have a water effect on backlot. You mentioned they were to drift, how so?? Â From what I heard, the concept Paramount approached Premier (might of been the other way around, not sure) was to have the back of the cars "drift" when it went around a corner, or basically the car part of the chassis would swing out to the side. The tech apparently wasn't ready so they decided to not include it in the final coaster. Premier did end up making a concept that was shown at IAAPA 2010. Apparently the coaster was sold to a park in Abu Dhabi, but have yet to see it appear. http://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/photo.php?pageid=189&linkid=9775&pageno=5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Looks like the old red and white concrete circle in the center of Action Zone was removed (far left of photo). I wonder if they are just going to refill it with new concrete, or if they have other plans to spruce up that area a bit. Â Some landscaping really wouldn't hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownStreak Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Just drove by the park today (I drive a Semi) on I-71 and was trying to get a good look at the new coaster and I must say, at least southbound that it doesn't have the same curb appeal as Diamondback, although I think its because the lift hill on Banshee is perpendicular to the view so you don't get a good view of the height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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