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Judging by the recent ride names (Diamondback excluded) if the park does have a naming department I am guessing that they call themselves "Naming Department".

*Pictures that type of conversation involving SOB going the following way:* Gravity Group HQ:"Good morning, Gravity Group, this is John Smith how may I help you?" Cedar Fair HQ:"Good morning, this is Matt Ouimet, CEO of Cedar Fair LLC. I was calling to see if there would be any interest in, and what the trade-in value would be for Son of Beast with your company?" Gravity Group HQ:"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!" *click* Cedar Fair HQ:Hello? Hello? Hmmm, must have gotten disconnected."

^Agreed. Dollar hot dogs all around!

No one is going to say "we'll let it go until something bad happens." That's just plain stupid. Newsflash: They did try, more than three times, over many years. The GM is unhappy with its performance. It has a bad reputation. It has been sitting there not operating for what will soon be three years. The corporate entity is now run by a guy who doesn't care much for massive coasters, let alone sketchy ones. Writing is on the wall folks... SoB had used so many strikes, the game has gone into extra innings. Like the Cleveland Indians Couldn't resist This comment is out of hand and uncalled for. The Indians are hardly ever competitive enough to bring the game into extra innings.

Some friends and I rented an airplane and took flight almost two-and-a-half years ago, snapping pictures of Kings Island, Coney Island, Cincinnati, and The Beach waterpark from a couple thousand feet up. The original plan for these photographs never came to fruition, leaving them to just sit on my computer since October 2009. I recently shared the ones from The Beach (HERE), and decided I may as well upload the rest. Keep in mind that the pictures are far from professional and many were taken through an airplane window with zoom features on. They are, however, pretty unique angles and perspectives on the park. Please don't post elsewhere or use publicly without my permission. Our date of flight (October 21, 2009) was perfect - leaves were still on the trees, it was very clear out, and the park hadn't closed for the year just yet. Nickelodeon Universe, not long before it underwent its transformation to Planet Snoopy. A mixture of a few different areas. Note how high Flight Deck's hill is in comparison to the rest of the ride. One of the park's "boneyards". You can also see it from the Eiffel Tower with a keen eye (or good zoom). Most of the stuff pictured was cleared the following year. Just a few things to note from the above picture, left to right... Phantom Theater cars, target from Action Zone sign, Tomb Raider: The Ride display, Action Theater marquee, picnic grove playground, and much, much more. Rivertown and Nickelodeon Universe with a bit of Coney Mall and International Street. Picnic Grove, during Howl-O-Fest. There was the Twisted Tales maze, a haybale maze, Tractor Town, Foam Pit, midway games, and more. Almost all of Diamondback. X-Base (prior to the radio tower's removal the following year, although you can hardly see it in the picture) A different view of Diamondback A nearly-complete overview of the park. It's pretty impressive how big it all is. I have additional photos of the park, alongside ones from Coney Island and Cincinnati, if anyone is interested in seeing.

Will not be running for 2012 season, it is reliably reported by industry sources and supposedly on the park's FaceBook page.

Almost as bad as when people spell it King's Island and not Kings Island.

^I don't think the lady with her hand over her mouth must have enjoyed the ride much.

Google Cache to the rescue: http://imgur.com/G5WkP The menus are likely still in flux, so additions/deletions to a "what's new" page really aren't surprising.

I just got word that we should have some more information within the next week or so. Stay tuned.

^So wood that be a rebuilding year? (For the Reds, not SoB)

Nobody cares about personal twitter accounts that you may or may not know. Furthermore, nobody cares about someone elses personal phone from KD. Name dropping does not work for you. Thanks for playing though.