Jasper

I saw this on the Six Flags Twitter account yesterday and never got around to watching the video, then I came to this forum and knew it would be here. Great video and looks like an excellent ride, I wish SOB would get this treatment and add a little more banking to the Rose Bowl and other portions of the track. Amazing.

I love that photo, if you don't mind I am going to make each one you post a background for that day.

Oh how this will make my off-season go by much quicker. Between this and the KI Twitter updates with videos, it should be here in no time.

That track does look pretty spiffy and so do the trains as well. I am not a big fan of having the car body on it though, I prefer just the old school wooden trains, or the Thunderhead types. I am anticipating reviews and a fresh POV from this!

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Thank you for posting that, I might have to save it so I can zoom in more and actually read the numbers on the buildings and attractions. Nice find though!

So reading that second article is Kinzel out as the Chairman?

I cannot wait until the vertical construction starts, can you say first ride on opening day?

I like the look of the new brick path in Coney but it is going to feel much different than the traditional blacktop pavement. All of these photos are making me anxious to get to the park in 2011.

That video really takes me back to all those hot summer days and those cold fall nights spent in the park. Hurry up off-season, bring on WindSeeker and KI 2011!

That looks like a death machine on wheels. Not to say I might not try it out, but it looks like you would be cruisin' for a bruisin' on that thing.

I have not been to Busch Gardens since they installed Griffon, I might have to wait around for a couple more years, if they do put in a new coaster, and take a visit to the park.

So from reading through this topic and the video Gabe posted, Flight Deck will be re-painted silver, and the supports will not be painted correct?

I have a legit question, if there are gonna be paths on both sides of WindSeeker, judging from that picture and how much space the ride will take up, are they going to have to extend the path ways out to have more room? If so where is the queue and the exit gonna fit in?

I do not HATE Mantis but it is only about a one time ride for me due to the pain it puts on my legs. It is very fun though, the first drop is awesome and then the loop gives you an effect that you can't find on many coasters, you are standing up upside down.

That is quite the prize package. I am hoping I have the same luck I had during the Rock Band sweepstakes where I won tickets to see Aerosmith. Come on Kings Island pull through for me.

Finally! I am loving the off-season right about now. I am very anxious to see what it looks like once the whole thing is completed. Color does not matter to me at all, I am just glad she is finally getting the TLC she needs.

I cannot say I have ever seen the Mantis one, I have however watched the Raptor one plenty of times. It is very amazing to see how far animation has come. In the Raptor video the track looked so bland and bleak, lacking a lot of detail. Now look what we have, No Limits, RCT2, and other programs that can make you feel like you are right there on the ride. I love searching Youtube and looking up old commercials, CoasterFanatics.com has a lot of old commercials from many different parks.

Saw the photo on Twitter today. Look at it this way, we could be doing what CP is doing and dis-mantling a ride to make room for it. I think I will sacrifice a few trees for that. I wonder if they are going to go overboard with the amount of queue lines or leave it at a reasonable amount.

Rats! I wasn't mentioned on the blog, oh well I still put in my comment and that is all that counts. Too many memories of the 2010 season for one tweet to handle.

I am assuming that when the light curtain is triggered in the main fountains that all it does is shut down the fountains and alarm security. Am I correct here?

Here at Eastern Kentucky we have the basic 90-100 is an A, 80-89 is a B, 70-79 is a C, 60-69 is a D, and then anything below a 60 is considered an F.

After riding Voyage in the old trains, and it being one of the best woodies I have ever ridden, these new trains just make me crave next year even more.

I have noticed that everytime I ride Skyflyer, there is usually the same crew working the ride. I have seen a couple of new employees this year, but other than that, the same employees which tells me that they are good at what they do and most importantly, they can be trusted with such tasks that Skyflyer provides. How about Boo Blasters, I mean come on, the people that have to load and unload the carts, they have to walk around that rotating platform all day, talk about a workout.

Very true, we have had quite the themed queue lines, beginning with FoF and then with TR:TR. Now look at them, some theming still remains, but for the most part it is now gone. Such as on The Crypt, the doors no longer close to block off the pre-show, oh wait there is no pre-show, and as you said, it is so dark in there with no torch lights or anything. I miss the theming elements very much.