MDMC01

What is Kings Island to me? A lot of things; my first ride on Son of Beast (as it was my first looping coaster), putting my hands up on The Racer, riding other classic coasters like Flight of Fear, Vortex, and The Beast, great thrill rides like Drop Tower and Xtreme Skyflyer, the smell of hot pavement and grease on The Racer's track, and lots of fun! EDIT: Oh yeah, can't forget the 3-day awesomeness that is Sprit Song, had so many great times seeing such great bands like Skillet, Family Force 5 and Newsboys rocking out!

First off, I really like this thread . I've actually thought of some ride-change ideas in the past. Here are some of them: -Flight of Fear should be pitch-black (except for maybe the "stars" in the tunnel following the launch). -Son of Beast's rosebowl should be taken out and replaced with hills and drops and turns. The new track would reconnect to the old track at the mid-course brake run. Also, the loop should be re-installed. -Flight Deck should have fog again -each side of The Racer should have one forwards train and one backwards train. -KI should regain rights to the name Drop Zone. -When the Crypt was still around, I thought of a ride program in which the ride would be scored to a song from Slumdog Millionare ("O Saya") and called "Shiva's Revenge". It would have 9 flips.

FunPerks says I've visited 4 times and I'm still on level one. Although I have not yet advanced to the next level, I did see that some hot dog/Skyline perks (Special Offers that are valid this Saturday and Sunday only) were added.

I walked around Soak City today and was very, very impressed by the changes. I liked that the location of Action River's entrance was moved as I felt the old lazy river entrance area seemed sort of congested. I also liked that Thunder Falls' exit area and Zoom Flume's entrance areas are now connected via a path near Action River's zero-depth entrance (you used to have to walk all the way down past Paradise Plunge and Thunder Falls to get to Zoom Flume's entrance). I will say that the new wave pool is a bit smaller than I expected, but everything else is awesome. Although I did not go on any of the waterpark attractions today, I will definitely be back to spend some time in the waterpark this summer.

Here is the link: http://www.cedarpoint.com/online-fun/new-live-video-cam

I think this would be a great idea

Whoops, I should have clarified. I meant to say the center tables in Coney Mall closest to Zephyr/X-Base.

Personally, I don't mind the music. The only time I thought that the music was super loud was when I was eating at the tables near Coney Skyline the other day. Actually, I really like it when they play songs from the 90's and early 2000's.

I said summer because KI is open daily and summer is my favorite season. Also, I'm not a huge fan of Haunt (I don't really enjoy getting scared)

When I was at the park yesterday, I noticed there were some mechanics checking the shocks (I think?) on Flight Deck before dispatching one of the trains. I thought it was intresting that they only checked one of the trains and not the other. Also, as others have said, Diamondback was running yesterday.

When I rode Xtreme Skyflyer about a month ago, I noticed the crew ran things a bit differently. They asked me if I was planning on purchasing my video at the end of my flight. I said no and they sent me to the far side (closest to Congo/Drop Tower). Oh, and as a side note, the I love the 80's store is really cool

I was at Six Flags (near Chicago) a few summers ago and Iron Wolf had broken down while I was in line. The ride-op started asking trivia questions and I got one right. Also, I remember a Beast ride-op that dispatched a train in a Charlie the Unicorn voice.

Probably Congo Falls as it's the one I've been on the most. However, I did ride White Water Canyon recently and had a blast (the water was very cold though).

Agreed- I got a night ride the first time I rode Millennium Force. It was so dark that I couldn't tell tunnel from track.

TombRaiderTy, this is impressive; thanks for putting this together. I always enjoy a little Kings Island history and especially enjoyed reading about the 2000 attractions as I haven't been able to find much information from FearFest's first year. Again, thank you.

I'm gonna miss Disaster Transport. I've only been on it twice, and it was great both times.

I think KI should add a tilt coaster.

Ok, thanks. I asked because I thought it would be a problem if the track collapsed on itself during demolition; but the more I thought about, I realized it wouldn't matter how the ride fell so long as it was destroyed.

My question is, though, if there was a controlled demolition, wouldn't some of Son of Beast's structure collapse on itself (for example, the rosebowl, the other small helix (after what was the loop) and the twisted track after the small helix?

Personally, I think a KI all-nighter event would be awesome... I actually thought about this when I first read about One More Disney Day.

I like riding Vortex in the very back seat as there is a ton of airtime on the first drop. I tried 5-1 when I went the other day, but I prefer the back.