2012jarrett Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Do we have any knowledge as to whether or not this is filled with sand? It doesn't have the little dots before each tie like the Heide Park wing coaster does but it's the only filled one with them if I'm correct. I can't think of any modern B&Ms I've ridden that are as loud as Mantis/Kumba. Wild Eagle I would say is the loudest, but are there any that are downright deafening? If they name a ride after a mythical being that becomes a bad omen by screaming, it would make sense to not fill it at all. The only thing I could think of that would keep them from doing so would have to be GWL. It's shaping up! I bet we'll see the monster height difference in this thing by next week! I'm curious about the lighting packages they might install too. Mr. Ouimett seems to really like them (GateKeeper, both Disko Coasters, the renovated International Street fountains at either KI or KD, I forget where) and I'd love to see what this does to Banshee/Bat/Delirium. Banshee should just have a few dim lights on the hill, loop, and dive loop and maybe some dim LED lights on the wheel covers. Maybe Bat could have some sort of orange lights on it that are hooked up to accelerometers that make them twinkle more violently when the train goes through intense elements? And maybe a matrix thing for Delirium like on Giant Wheel at CP where there's a plane of light inside the ring that spirals and the like? I'd love to see where the Cedar Fair lighting package party goes here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jokey Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Leviathan is pretty loud for a recent B&M. I really hope that Kings Island didn't fill the track with sand, the roar will really add to the off ride experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonsaiisuperstar Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I would think a ride named Banshee would have a full blown B&M roar. Gatekeeper was sand filled because it was at the entrance to the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 ^Is it filled with sand? It is definitely quieter than most B&Ms but I can still hear something, mainly at the bottom of the first drop unlike Talon or shambhala from which I hear nothing. ^^Leviathan may be loud but don't forget that it goes pretty fast and that probably increases the noise level, I think. I don't think there is any new B&M that is as loud as the older ones, like Great Bear, Dragon Khan, Mantis,... Do they get louder with age, maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI Kidd Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Kings Island has hired an Executive Chef! Hopefully this will lead to even more food offerings/improvements in the coming seasons. Link: https://www.visitkingsisland.com/article/media-center/Kings-Island-hires-executive-chef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B&MBoy1982 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Do we have any knowledge as to whether or not this is filled with sand? It doesn't have the little dots before each tie like the Heide Park wing coaster does but it's the only filled one with them if I'm correct. I can't think of any modern B&Ms I've ridden that are as loud as Mantis/Kumba. Wild Eagle I would say is the loudest, but are there any that are downright deafening? . Wild Eagle certainly is NOT the loudest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 I love how loud B&M Coasters are! I would prefer none of them were "sound proof" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Great Bear is insanely loud. By contrast, Talon is insanely quiet. I kind of prefer Talon because it's just so graceful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. M Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Great Bear is insanely loud. By contrast, Talon is insanely quiet. I kind of prefer Talon because it's just so graceful. I think the loudness of the roar mostly has to do with location. Great Bear echoes off the sides of the vally it's mostly situated in. Raptor has a huge lake for its roar to go out across. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow Dynamics fan Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 The B&M roar is loud but is no where near unbearable (Superman Escape from Krypton). I'm very glad to hear that they are retheming the Flight Deck. Having two rides with Flight as the first word in the name makes it all to easy to mix them up. On top of this allows the ride to have a true retheme instead of just de-theming which is what the Flight Deck felt like which is a shame for such a great coaster. Do we know if they are planning on doing anything to the trains to make them resemble the ones on the original Bat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Having two rides with Flight as the first word in the name makes it all to easy to mix them up. I don't think anyone has ever mixed those rides up, and if they did I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that they both have "flight" in the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow Dynamics fan Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Having two rides with Flight as the first word in the name makes it all to easy to mix them up. I don't think anyone has ever mixed those rides up, and if they did I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that they both have "flight" in the name. Although the ride experiences are very different, in conversations I have seen people mix the names up. It happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Perhaps they can rename Flight of Fear "Flight Deck of Fear." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 ^You need to trademark these names Chuck. Then you can sell the trademarks back to CF. Better yet, they should just hire you as their official ride namer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 "Official CF Ride Namer" would be an excellent "second career." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 I sort of like Flight Hawk or Bat Hawk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 (edited) How about Bat Bat? He's a millionaire playboy bat, who fights crime while dressed as a bat! You may now return to talking about Banshee. Surely there's a new Webcam image someone can capture? Edited November 8, 2013 by cfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 ^That is definitely the winner. I would love to see it named Bat Bat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Turbo Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 There's not much to see right now, Son of Crane is taking a nap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jokey Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 https://twitter.com/KingsIslandPR/status/398949042392031232/photo/1 Judging by this picture just posted on Twitter, there will very likely need to be some sort of trench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 ^^^ no no no... they said no digging. Don't let common sense cloud your judgement.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Yeti Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Looking at the loop from that angle, it seems just higher than half of the lift hill. That would probably be great, but I realized that there is plenty of time for trims to be installed on the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 This is going to be an interesting loop. Masonbuzz.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Interesting. How much of a difference is it from other Invert loops? I couldn't find any other pictures from this angle to compare it to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commando Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 I'm pretty sure that's how they all look from that angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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