Klabergian Empire

Hopefully nothing essential with KI gets iced because of the pandemic...

Just one question: Do I have to answer in the form of a question?

If the cables fail on the Eiffel Tower, that could be considered a "Drop Tower". On a serious note, I personally don't see a reason to have a third drop ride. There's Kite Eating Tree for the kids and Drop Tower for the thrill seekers. I don't really see a common ground for "family-thrill seeker drop ride" so to say.

Merry Christmas!

Is there a limit for how many times I can smash the AZ button?

No. It's obviously a strata.

@alsoran You mean this part, right?

I'm genuinely curious to see what this would look like...

I still stand by my previous statement. Lemme just put a fake marker in Planet Snoopy real quick and.... Planet Snoopy STRATA COASTER

I think this is a really good question. If anything, I don't think this question is asked enough. Parks (I imagine) draw more GP than enthusiasts, so whatever the park adds to Vortex's plot will (probably) basically be something the enthusiasts want along with something that will attract the GP. I could be wrong, but this is my prediction. On a side note, the more I think about this, with regards to Vortex's plot, I am beginning to think of it as "dead space" (so to say). I can easily see why the park decided it was time to take out Vortex, but the issue to me is what could you put in there that blends with the park and the surrounding area? I honestly believe that a B&M, an Intamin, or whatever other kinds of big coasters are out there just wouldn't work in Vortex's plot. Whatever the park puts in place of Vortex HAS to make up for the photogenic loss of Vortex AND it also should tie into the Coney Mall area as well. Period. At this point, I honestly have no idea what to put there. But I would not like to see a dive coaster put there (Just no. Save that for when they remove Invertigo).

Those are some amazing pictures @Gordon Bombay! Especially with 35mm...very nice.

We need a new water ride. Boom. Said it. On a serious note, water rides are worth the investment if they work well with the park they are in. An amusement park farther north probably won't have water rides to the same degree as parks farther south. If anything, parks more north probably don't have any water rides (if they do, I would imagine they are a small number) whereas parks farther south probably have more than one or two water rides. Climate (probably) plays a big role in water rides because parks farther north have a limited time span for operation, especially with water rides. Look right here at Kings Island. I personally wouldn't consider our park to be a "northern" park, but look at some of our water rides. WWC is only open from about Memorial Day to sometime in August or September. RFYLCB closes (if I remeber) for the season in September.And tbh idk about Congo Falls. Imagine if you sent these three rides south or north. If you sent them south, they would most likely have a longer operating period. Send them more north and its more limited.

Just what my small yard needs...a monorail....

In a way, this is Kings Island Campgrounds 2.0. Really looking forward to this!

I can use the wood to build another Racer....

I have my dad's two yearbooks from Kings Island. Both are Kings Jesters from 1977 and 1978.

I just like how I get on here and this is the first thread I see unread. Nice... Interesting. Care to share?

Yes! I absolutely love that the park is putting so much time and dedication into maintaining and preserving The Racer. I think with track work for this 2020-2021 off season, I bet we get a fresh coat of paint during the 2021-2022 off season!

RMC Woodstock Express... Lmao

It was a good idea for a new kind of coaster, but the rides design was more or less poor.

Call it "Rivertown Falls"

COVID probably canceled the funeral, thus no tombstone.

**religiously smashes Racer button** Racer ignited the coaster craze that eventually led to The Beast.

Ehhh... Oktoberfest's theme is fine (I really like the German theme), it's just it really need to be more present. The only part of Oktoberfest you get a German feel from is the Festhaus and the square outside it. When you walk the path going from AZ to CM, there is not a single hint of German theme. As for AZ, there really IS no theme. The rides that do have themes, such as Congo Falls and Banshee, really in my opinion don't fit in the same area of the park. They are very opposite.

Just personal theory, but they probably didn't know their birth year or their birth year wasn't recorded... idk if I am right but again personally guessing...