prozach626 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Hopefully the trim brakes on The Beast hit harder than ever, just so all of the enthusiasts lose their shit. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 19 hours ago, RideThroughTime said: I don't usually editorialize on this site but...red, white, and blue was what The Racer was painted for for 20 seasons. It was hardly just the Brady Bunch that saw the ride in that state. Ayy he is human after all! I'm just kidding, kid. I just find the Americana theme tacky these days. But yay for fresh paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haymaker Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 1 hour ago, PKI Jizzman said: I just find the Americana theme tacky these days. But yay for fresh paint. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 44 minutes ago, Haymaker said: Why? It looks nice standalone like at the original Americana or Coney Island Cincy but when it's against the rest of the modern park with Orion looming, a huge 300ft swing, and Stunt spewing fire across the midway it feels like a contrast. Vortex is gone and that removed a chunk of the ambiance as well with the classic Arrow lift chain, cerchunking trains. Oh but I did forget this is the park that does the pledge of allegiance before the gates open every day so take my personal preference with a grain of salt, haha. This fits perfectly. Nevermind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Just one more reason to like KI. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIEnthusiast Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Don’t miss your chance to pick up a signed copy of Kings Island: A Ride Through Time on April 29 at the Kings Island Collections gift shop. From 1-3 p.m., you can get it signed by yours truly, PLUS two amusement park industry leaders: Dennis Speigel, CEO of International Theme Park Services, and Mike Koontz, Vice President and General Manager of Kings Island! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyUD06 Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 On 3/31/2022 at 8:40 PM, PKI Jizzman said: Oh but I did forget this is the park that does the pledge of allegiance before the gates open every day so take my personal preference with a grain of salt, haha. This fits perfectly. Nevermind. If by "Pledge of Allegiance" you mean "National Anthem," then yes, as does every Cedar Fair park I've been to. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasternut Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 ^ The exception I found about 8 years ago was Canada's Wonderland. I understand this, but they didn't even have an American flag at the entry way. They had to have at least 15 - 20 different country flags displayed. I asked about it. No intelligent response from anyone there! I said Cedar Fair is a US corporation, and I'm sure at least half of their visitors were from the US. Not sure if that ever got resolved. I hope so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnlloyd Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 1 hour ago, coasternut said: ^ The exception I found about 8 years ago was Canada's Wonderland. I understand this, but they didn't even have an American flag at the entry way. They had to have at least 15 - 20 different country flags displayed. I asked about it. No intelligent response from anyone there! I said Cedar Fair is a US corporation, and I'm sure at least half of their visitors were from the US. Not sure if that ever got resolved. I hope so.  Canada's Wonderland does play the Canadian National Anthem around the time the park does open, but it may not always be heard depending on noise and if the speakers at the front gate are working properly. The flags displayed on the entrance represent the 13 provinces and territories in Canada. The other flags at the entrance to the Grande World Exposition of 1890 section off of International Street are replica flags of countries from a long time ago based on the ones that attended World Expositions around that time. Sure, the park could erect an American flag, but they never have in the 41 years of operation despite being owned by American companies throughout its whole existence. Many people know it is and has always been American owned, so having a flag or not having a flag makes no real difference in my opinion. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymouscactus Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, coasternut said: I'm sure at least half of their visitors were from the US. So a park in another country, not even at the edge of the border, near a major Canadian city, sees more foreign visitors than Canadians? Curious where you got that stat from... -- anyways, yeah, what Johnlloyd said. Anyways... back to Kings Island... and editing my post... Edited April 23, 2022 by anonymouscactus Oops... all berries! And wrong thread! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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anonymouscactus Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Oh crap, sorry, with all the Wonderland talk I thought this was a different thread. Sorry about that >.< 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 9 hours ago, Mike240SX said: If by "Pledge of Allegiance" you mean "National Anthem," then yes, as does every Cedar Fair park I've been to. Herschend parks as well. Love it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 No talk about Beast after this major off season work, did it not open with the park/is it not open yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 ^ It's not back open yet. hoping it's open for Coasterstock. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymouscactus Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 The new re-record breaking longest coaster by 2 ft and steeper drop has not reopened yet.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Oh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tndank Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 I think it's safe to assume the plan is to have it open before CS. Hopefully it works out for folks. Can't wait to ride it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 Maybe it will stay closed for refurbishment as long as SF Stl's Carousel. It's been being refurbished for literally the entire life of my child. She'll be two next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 Apparently two of Orion's trains bumped this evening. Anyone have any more info? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tndank Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 54 minutes ago, boldikus said: Apparently two of Orion's trains bumped this evening. Anyone have any more info? I've seen this as well. Also seeing reports of folks stabbed at the new campground. Active night in Mason.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KICoasterkev Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 Not a good night for Kings Island. I had also read that there was a fight in the Festhaus on opening day or season pass holder day, one of those two.  Man, let’s hope this doesn’t get as bad as it did last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Peck Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 I was on the valleyed invertigo train yesterday morning around 11:10am. I was in row 14 and the ride was running like it normally does... until I felt the trims after the loop and knew something wasn't right and exactly knew what was happening. It was indeed a little scary going "almost upside down" and flopping a bit in my seat in once instance while the train was being gently slowed and stopping and rolling backwards. Being in row 14 meant I was the last to be removed as they had to unload the whole train with a scissor-like lift platform and since I was over the queue awning, they had to release the brake and the train was able to lower a few more feet. They did a great job and i was off in about 30 minutes or so. They were on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 Queue-Times shows Orion as open unless that's an error. Then again, didn't Cedar Point reopen Steel Vengeance on the same day the ride bumped by running one train? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tndank Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 It's down. I heard they were telling people it wouldn't open today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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