BoddaH1994

I have heard the QTV changes all the time. I agree with most of you that the FX Theatre movies should change yearly.

Do you want the name of the guy who fixes my crystal sphere? :cowboy:

Sorry to dominate this thread, but I have a lot of ideas for this board while it's in infancy... Another idea would be to have user-uploaded editorials. I mean, there are two editorials on here now, one being the one for the sign (which is excellent I might add) and the other is the TR:TR experience. The TR:TR one is written really well, but.. what can I say.. we know. This is a PKI site, so you must assume that a great majority of the people on here have had the Tomb Raider experience. An editorial doesn't necessarily have to be a typed explaination of a ride. I mean, we could sit here all day and write about how you feel when you go down the hill on The Vortex, or how cool this Beast is at night, but we know that... we've been there.. we've done that... The TR:TR article was really well written, don't get me wrong. It's descriptiveness implies that the author put a lot of thought and time into it. I would just suggest a different subject matter. Now, if you want an interesting editorial, it has to be a critical analysis of something. To be honest, to get an intellectual editorial written about PKI, it take a lot more time and thinking of the subject matter than it would with anything else.. politics for example.. I suppose the only really good example that I can think of would be old vs. new. You know, maybe PT vs. SDATHC. This would go far beyond "PT was really dirty but Scooby Doo is just cardboard cut outs." It would reach more into why were things changed? Does the good points of the new outweigh the bad points of the old? Why do they change the ride every 10 years or so? I realize that this post has been long-winded, but I know there are a LOT of intelligent people on this board, and if you are really willing to put thought into an editorial, it will be extremely interesting and a lot of fun to read. At the same time, if they do choose to let people upload editorials, they're going to get a lot of garbage and will have to really decide for themselves. I mean, it really should be no hard feelings if your editorial isn't posted. You wouldn't write it if you didn't think other people would enjoy it. At the same time, there's nothing wrong with having 10-15 editorials posted at a time. I'd recommend posting them for an amount of time, and if they're popularly read and/or replied to, then leave them up, if not then take them down. There's no reason to have the editorial section become a long-winded discussion group. (as I seem to be making this thread -- sorry) Anyway, what do you guys think? -Ryan

Not true -- things are not impossible, but improbable in science, and nothing's ever perfect. The designers of the rides attempt to account for every possible scenario which they can think of in order to keep the train moving, but it's impossible to think of all of them. Apparently, the biggest problem with a train valleying is either changing the compound of the polyurethane wheels, or not correctly lubricating the axles. Now, I don't know if SOB has polyurethane wheels, or what kind of lubrication they use, so that's still up in the air. In conclusion, is it possible for SOB to valley? Yes, it definately is. Is it likely? Definately not.

That could mean anything. It's a water ride, so it's hard to tell how they preserve the under water mechanics during the winter.

Yeah, I'm not trying to start heat, but telling the mods what to do gets really old really quickly. There are like two or three people on here who are constantly guilty of that. Just let the men do their jobs!

Yeah, so long as it's better than the skid stop things, I'll live with it. I just REALLY prefer a splash pool!

Great idea! If anyone would like to add a picture to the "Random Photo" section of the main page, send an email here: pictures@pki-central.com. All you need to do is title the subject of the email "Random Photo Entry" and include your user name on the boards. We will try to get it up as soon as possible. Please remember to only send PKI related pictures. If I may, I'd like to take the liberty of suggesting that when you submit the photos, make sure that while they're PKI related, that they are actually of things at PKI. For example, if you want to take a picture of the big tower in Nickelodean Central, that would be great, but don't send in a picture of your mom, your aunt Jenny, and uncle Bob in front of what you claim to be the tower in NC. It simply isn't interesting to the rest of us. Now, a logical exception would be like a group photo from a PKIC outing. Really it's just a matter of common sense. EDIT -- Don't forget! There will be PLENTY of photo opportunities at Fear Fest!

To be honest with you, if someone hold asked me "What do you think people would do if the sign fell?" I'd probably say that no one would care, but it seems self-evident that that's not the case. I guess it would be comparable to if you got rear-ended in your crappy car and it totalled it. You're excited because you get to get a new car (on their insurance) but at the same time, you can't help but feel awkward because the car that you are used to is no longer in your driveway. That's kind of how I feel about the sign. I mean, it wasn't the main thing that I would go to see when I went to the park, but it is going to be odd not to have it there. Although we're probably going to get a bigger, better sign, it just won't be the same.

So what do you do when the park is closed? Just watch cameras and patrol the park? Sounds like a fun job, but it must get boring after a while.

You know what else would be a cool idea? Let the members of the forums upload the "Random Photo of the Day" and have "courtosy of ____" with their screen name.. you know.. so we can all contribute.

It would be cool if the whole thing were incapsulated in one big tunnel.. maybe let you see the light of day for the loop or something. It would be kind of like an indoor ride, but not in a big building. Is anything like that in existance?

I hope they have a splash pool at the end of the racing slides.. I mean those friction-style stops at the end of Fasttracks...ouch..

lol... I like that idea! You could have a nightly showing of "Dark Side of The Rainbow in 3d" at the FX Theatre.

How do you guys think the lines for the rides will be?

Have several PKIC trips throughout the year.. like one per month. We're never going to have the perfect day for everyone to be there, but I think if we meet personally, we'll be able to maintain the civility of the site.

I don't know if you guys had the opportunity to check out the history page, but they did an AWSOME job on it! Keep up the good work! I'm sure they wouldn't mind if any of you have any interesting tidbits to be added to it, to PM them or something... it's cool that their history doesn't just have when rides were put in or taken out.

You know, I bet a bunch of outsiders would read this and think that you guys are crazy for the tributes to the sign. Personally, I see/saw it as a momumental tribute to the greatness that is PKI. This only proves that momuments may fall, but PKI will live forever!

what? have you not seen the picture?! It's going to be AWSOME! I hate waterslides and I think it's going to be great! I'm really excited!

::You hear a whip crack:: j/k I used to take my ex to PKI all the time when we were seeing eachother towards the beginning of the summer. It's really a good place to take them. Just don't ride Tomb Raider with them! It's a curse! It has to be something with the monkeys' heads or something.. every time we rode it, I said something stupid or ignorant and made her mad at me.

So do you work there over the winter?

I'd simply do anything I could to make it have the warmth of an old fashion family admusement park.

I hope you had a good time, Chef! Personally, I was stuck at Best Buy doing whatever it is that I do. Weather always seems to be a factor in the experience at the park, if it's too hot, it's flat out miserable, if it's too cold, the rides are miserable... of course, there are those nice days when everything is perfect! I wish I could have said my goodbyes to the park before Fear Fest.. you know.. one last day of normal play before we kick off that celebration. Oh well, maybe next year... Anyway, Fearfest starts next week.. I'm really excited about that. I haven't been to the park since my Labor Day visit with Chef. I'm suffering from withdrawls!

lol.. now THAT is a committed man. He's making a web page about a sign! A applaud your commitment to the park. The sign carries a lot of history with it.

I really think that they know what they're doing. I'm sure they didn't take KC out just because they felt like it. They had their reasons. Now, Delirium may not be the most thrilling ride in the world, but it is easily one of the most fun rides in the park. I haven't hesitated to let you guys know that I'd choose PT over SDATHC any day, but at the same time, they needed something new to spark the interest of the general public. Next time you disagree with the new attraction that the park is putting in, just keep in mind that they put a lot of thought into what they're doing. They don't just drop tens of millions of dollars into things that sound good. They do countless surveys and have countless hour of future planning. Just becaue you think something doesn't sound that great, doesn't mean that ten thousand people don't disagree with you.