Kings Island (KI) Discussion Thread

[jpmaher228]

I love the ride and the first drop looks amazing, but the splash down does not look interactive like SheiKra's and Griffon's, i mean it may just be the concept art but don't u need some kind of interaction

[4rturo]

^What exactly do you mean with interaction?

[Guest]

^

 

he means that people can get wet

[Reon]

^Actually media day accepts all card carrying coaster clubs

 

Are you sure? To go to the media day at Cedar Point, you had to be invited by the park.

 

including the much cheaper GOCC (Great Ohio Coaster Club) Apparently its $20 a year for a few events each year (website doesnt say what for this year, but I bet theres gonna be something for Diamondback), reduced admission for HW, and access to any coaster club function.

 

Spring Fling will be at Knoebels on April 25th (opening day).

They will be having an event at Kings Island on August 22nd.

A GOCC membership should get you into most if not all Park Sponsored events too. I know it's accepted for Holiwood Nights and Coaster Mania.

 

I'm basing the notion that they'll accept GOCC off of the December 24th blog, where they listed that in the list of accepted cards.

 

 

Also yay Diamondback, and generic praise of it's awesomeness.

[Xizor_Racer]

New pictures posted today (sorry again for not being photopostingliterate) Work has started on the second helix!!

[PKI Jizzman]

[cgodsey]

/beginplug

 

Just FYI,

 

A RideWorld membership is currently $5 per year until March 1st and we will definitely allow our members to attend the Diamondback media day. For Italian Job, we received over 100 media invitations for our club members!

 

$5 to attend Holiwood Nights, CoasterMania, Solace, WCB, and other park sponsored events has to be the best deal out there!

 

/endplug

[jpmaher228]

^What exactly do you mean with interaction?

 

 

interaction meaning getting soaked by the water splash , otherwise the splash down factor just plays a visual role instead of visuals and getting wet

[SFOGdude25]

Trackwork will be complete by the end of the week no doubt. Next is landscaping the splashdown according to the blog.

[Xizor_Racer]

A chet load of new pics up today on the website including some inside the station shots, first helix and hammerhead turn as well as a few from the top of the lift hill.

[Airtime&Gravity]

Trackwork will be complete by the end of the week no doubt. Next is more concrete and the splashdown according to the blog.

 

Fixed

 

I've been surprised with how this ride has turned out, and it looks like it will be a lot better than I originally thought. The way the coaster dominates the park's skyline, and it is kind of amazing to see how one coaster can change a park's skyline that already one of the world's largest.

[pyrocoasterkid]

New pix over at kidiamondback.com as of the 22nd.. I let someone else post them up here if you want, but there's quite a few of them. There's pix from the top of the lift, at the MCBR, and INSIDE the station. It's really looking good. Check 'em out.

[themeparkman25]

Those pictures definitely are sweet! The lift hill looks steep from that picture but one thing I noticed is the station really isnt anything fancy. When CP built Maverick (Kind of the same theme, same colors etc) they had white water landings buildings to use but I still seemed CF put more money into theming maverick than the are doing for diamondback. I guess I would have liked to see a little more "fancier" of a station

[PKI Jizzman]

What else am I here for?

 

Oh....my....God.

 

Station.

 

A peeky poo inside.

[Mochtroid]

^Looks amazing. This ride screams (pun intended) Airtime! What looks strange for me is the small amount of supports on some of the hills. If I had a car I'd go to KI now.

[Kennyweird]

It's about time someone posted new pictures of this ride.

 

BTW, it's looking great.

[Coaster Joe]

The view from the higway is great and it plays tricks on your mind.

 

As you are approaching from the south, hill #2 literally looks like it's 80deg steepness on each side. The hills in& out of the hammerhead look typical.

 

This view shifts when almost parallel with the park and it becomes obvious that hill #2 has a "normal" profile, more consistent with the remainder of the ride....but the other hills then take on the "abrupt" shapes.

 

It is actually quite dangerous driving by the park right now as everyone seems to look at Diamondback 10 seconds for every 1 second they focus on the road But who can really blame them?

[ginzo]

Looking good. I'm still fully expecting this to be the best of the B&M hypers.

[PKI Jizzman]

That looks like an insane pop of airtime coming out of the turn into the MCBR. I really can't wait for April!

[gotdane]

Why does such a long coaster look so short to me? I'm assuming its just cause of it's height.

 

Still looks ridiculously fun as I've only been on Raging Bull out of the B&M Megas.

[BoddaH1994]

^Actually media day accepts all card carrying coaster clubs, including the much cheaper GOCC (Great Ohio Coaster Club) Apparently its $20 a year for a few events each year (website doesnt say what for this year, but I bet theres gonna be something for Diamondback), reduced admission for HW, and access to any coaster club function.

Just to clarify - Diamondback's media day will be for the media only. Coaster clubs will not be given a blanket invitation to the event.

 

However, Kings Island will be offering early ride times for all Kings Island Gold and Platinum Pass holders every day that the park is open in the 2009 season on both Diamondback and another major ride in Rivertown. Card carrying members of enthusiast groups that do not have a Kings Island Gold Pass or Cedar Fair Platinum Pass can participate in these early rides.

[jarmor]

carowinds 2010??

[b&mforever]

Why does such a long coaster look so short to me? I'm assuming its just cause of it's height.

 

Still looks ridiculously fun as I've only been on Raging Bull out of the B&M Megas.

 

I agree. Rides like Nitro and Apollos chariot look and seem a lot longer than it. I think this looks great but honestly now after seeing pics, it doesn't look as impressive as I thought it would look.

[BoddaH1994]

See the latest Diamondback construction photos:

 

http://www.kicentral.com

[BuschSchoe]

I didn't realize that Diamondback would be going right over the entrance to The Crypt and surround the show building... that should add a really nice touch to the park.