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These really are awesome. And I agree, Luminosity looks great from this perspective!

Glad you liked it! Where did you sit? If you haven't already been in the front row or the back row, I'd recommend riding those two spots at some point during your trip. Front provides breathtaking views especially at the top of the lift, and the back provides awesome airtime.

Something pretty cool I noticed about the current position of the first cam is that in the bottom right corner you can see several riders on Power Tower when there are at the top of the tower. You can also briefly see they as they fall. It's pretty fun! See my screenshot for an example of what I mean. https://www.cedarpoint.com/online-fun/live-video-cam

Then I'd be on my way as soon as possible!

I'd have to go with Banshee. But Beast is a close second.

My SW Ohio college visits/Kings Island trip is one week from today!

These cams look awesome at night. It's great seeing the park lit up from that vantage point, plus the glow shining up from the Power Tower lights makes the park have a color changing glow all around it.

^That will definitely change come Friday! You'll love them!

^Where did you heard that? All 4 still cameras are still up. EDIT: Never mind. Just saw Tony's tweet.

A rumor I've heard (taken with a tiny grain of salt) is that RMC will combine both current coaster tracks into one long coaster track, which would result in the world's longest roller coaster (sorry Beat.) Again, I doubt this will happen but knowing Magic Mountain I really wouldn't be surprised.

Cedar Point has done them for past few years, but this is by far my favorite. 2 cams, unique location, plus they will be moved occasionally. So awesome!

Good point haha. I just can't get over how much I love these cams and how they move.

When I'm older I'd love to just buy some this old memorabilia from amusement parks.

I don't think so. I wish these new ones were like that where anyone could move them, but they're still really cool. Now one is zoomed in on Blue Streak and the other is facing Magnum and Soak City.

They've now been rotated! One is now facing toward toward the midway and Iron Dragon (it's actually an awesome perspective) and the other is facing Millennium and Mean Streak. EDIT: They keep changing positions! Now they're both in different places! EDIT 2: Okay, this is REALLY cool! The cameras can be zoomed in and out, rotated, and moved up and down. Not quite like the Register Cam (we still can't move the cams ourselves) but it's still awesome. I wonder how often they will be moved around.

I can't wait. This will be my (and my mom's) first Coastermania. I'm really looking forward to it. It seems like it's a lot of fun.

The live cam has finally returned, and with 2 of them! I think I've figured out the location, and they're on top of Power Tower. Currently one is facing the front of the park toward GK and the other is facing the other direction toward Dragster. But earlier Tony tweeted that people can use the hashtag #CPlivecam and he would move them based on requests at 2 pm. I personally love the current view and don't want to change, but maybe they are mounted sort of like the only Sandusky Register cam and can swivel and turn (except only done so by Tony, not just anybody.) It's past 2 and they still haven't changed so we'll just have to wait and see what happens. I love these new cams! https://www.cedarpoint.com/online-fun/live-video-cam

Glad nobody was injured. Does anyone know if FOF has ever experienced an issue like this before?

This is very surprising. I hope that it will get work done by RMC. Even though I've never been on it, I'd hate to see another classic wooden coaster like this get removed completely.

Is it just me or does anyone else wish it went faster up the lift?

I love Diamondback. See what I did there?

Sometimes I feel like height and speed, other times I feel like twists and turns, and sometimes I want a launch. Or maybe even tons of airtime. It changes all the time.

Voted "other" for the same reason as Magenta Lizard.

This reminds me of a project my mom did for her Psychology class in college. For those of you familiar with Ohio State, she did this little experiment in the center of the Oval (a large grassy area with various crisscrossing paths) where sidewalks and paths would cross each other. She did a study on how people reacted when they approached other people at the crosses. Would they stop and gesture for the other person to proceed in front of them? Would they make eye contact and smile? Would they look down and try to avoid eye contact? Would they speed up and try to cross first before meeting with the other person? She said that this was one of the most interesting things she has ever done. I do feel like for the most part, people try to avoid contact with strangers, although this is not always the case.

If I see someone drop it, I'll pick it up and will catch up to the person who lost if not. If I just come upon it, I'll definitely take it as long as it's not a massive amount.