The Interpreter

In all fairness, I should add that The Screechin Eagle, while a fine coaster, is not my favourite wood coaster in Ohio. That, you see, is owned by Cedar Fair. Now. It's at Geauga Lake, The Big Dipper. I just hope it reopens this year with the inhouse built NAD style trains it closed with last season. No seat dividers, thick (and cutting into seat room) cushioning, John Miller airtime in abundance, and excellent track work. Well, at least after they fixed the pothole at the bottom of the first drop in July!!! That, boys and girls, is one fine wood coaster.

MarketingExpress: What if they good big associates? The Interpeter, running for his room

It is less expensive, in most cases, to build a new wooden roller coaster than to relocate one....especially one that has sat unused as long as The Screechin Eagle has. As for Racer, those of us who are hardest on it now remember what it was like when it (they?) gave incredible air-filled fast and SMOOTH rides, with no midcourse brakes, much less chains to help it up the hill before the brakes...and with skid brakes, big old brake levers and flip down lap bars. Once upon a time, I could say without shame that Racer was my favourite wood coaster...I can't say that now and haven't been able to for many, many years....it isn't even my favourite wood coaster(s) at PKI, nor my second. I honestly prefer the Fairly Odd Coaster to it, and even that doesn't run like it did in the Scooby Doo yellow days...

^^^^ Does anyone here do translations? Or am I just getting old?

It's people who put their hands up during launch on coasters like TTD that have caused restraint modifications on rides like Revolution at Six Flags Magic Mountain and Hypersonic at Paramount's Kings Dominion. The parks and ride manufacturers have had to do this to protect riders from themselves. Do the words possible shoulder separation mean ANYTHING to you? Sigh.

flightoffear1996, persons with even average height CAN hit the tunnel walls on Beast with their hands...and many have, sadly, proven this...

If you are complaining about riding Raven, a trip to the woodshed is in order! That coaster is simply stupendously wonderful!

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Hmmm. The Ohio State Fair and The Kentucky State Fair have asphalt paths! Heck, the State Fair of West Virginia and the South Carolina State Fair have concrete paths in places. What's to explain? They even have Kite Flyers from Zamperla!

Well, there's maturity for you. If I can't play by my rules, I'll just take my ball and go home. Whatever...

Lordy, Klock! If Teff Heebert or whatever his name is knew that, he'd cackle and cackle. So let me say, I didn't work for Disney (Mighty Ducks) or at Americana either. Relieved?

Legend Rider, Son of Beast opened April 28, 2ooo, but it only stayed open parts of two days, before closing for repairs and maintenance. On Friday, the 'media opening,' such as it was, it ran for the media, then a couple of hours that night. Saturday morning, after about ten trainloads of riders (it was running one train), it closed for the day, and for what ended up being weeks.

Until, of course, that fateful day when the coaster melted!

WHAT is highly questionable?

This year, the Dippin Dots guy probably says "Four dollars, fifty cents, please..."

If you made that bet, you'd lose... I have carefully written what I did above, so let me add, I am not now employed by, nor have I ever been employed by Viacom, Paramount, Kings Island, KECO, Taft Broadcasting or their affiliates...nor is or has any member of my immediate family been so employed!

My aunt doesn't work for Paramount's Kings Island. None of my relatives work for Paramount's Kings Island. Nor do I work for CBS Corporation, Viacom or any other CBS related company. Further than that I am not saying!

It's all in cost cutting to make the books look better for the impending sale. I just hope we don't see and/or suffer from obvious cost cutting when the park opens this spring . . .

And the Beach isn't THAT far away, and it sure isn't on the same side of the street!

Across the street? I hear The Beach will also not be open Easter Sunday...

Every Paramount Park had substantial cuts in the schedule of open days and/or hours this year. I HIGHLY doubt the park will be open Easter. Also, on Easter, as always, Paramount's Kings Dominion does NOT open til 10:30!

Amen! I DETEST bouncing basketballs in parks. Over the years, I have been hit (by accident) by the darn things twice, I hate the rhythmic noise they make. The other day I was in a clothing store, and two clueless idiots were in there with their nine or so year old daughter. She was bouncing a basketball on the tile floor. I kept thinking the store help would ask her to stop. They didn't. I did. The parents, if that is what they were, looked at me as I were a dirty old man looking for a reason to talk to their daughter. Sheesh. If parks truly want to be more family friendly, they wouldn't allow balls in parks with enough air in them to bounce. They can't possibly be THAT profitable, and I can't imagine that parks realize just how much these things annoy how many of their patrons.

My guess is it was a safety/guest comfort issue, caused by either guest complaints, guest misconduct or guest injuries...or some combination thereof.

I already asked that. His 'source' is a post by someone else on another board. Whooptie-doo.

There's a TON of them in this article: http://tinyurl.com/druwh To begin with, an investment group wouldn't be closing Paramount's Great America to get out the land value. Not since the land is leased from the City of Santa Clara! There's quite a few errors in this piece. Who wants to be next to spot one?