http://t.co/D5rLOugO

I hope I'm not the only one who was thinking, "Is this just a thirty second video of the structure sitting, OH WOW, nevermind"

When I saw the structure collapse, my mouth hung open, and I was speechless

No seriously

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Another pic from the twitter page.

WOW Thats a whole lot of kindling--er, wood!

Why would they lie? Were they lying the last three years when asked about SoB? If they had plans I'd think they want to draw attention to the "future expansion."

Where did someone claim that a lie was made?

You said the statement was inaccurate.

You said the statement was inaccurate.

I wish to thank Don for this:

If you're going to quote someone, let's try and get it right.

I'm not sure this is an accurate statement.

Don't twist the meaning of what I said.

Don's quote was provided by the media, who have been known to make many, many, many errors, especially when quoting another.

I can see the writer asking: "What are the future plans for the SoB site?", and the response being: "There are no current plans for all 12 acres."

What I don't get is why KI is taking down Sob little by little.

Am I the only one that's been impressed by how quickly the ride is coming down? Not meaning to come down on you, SonofBaconador. I just had this idea that this thing wouldn't totally be down till just before opening day 2013, but they're well on their way to have it down before New Years'.

So long as the burning of pressure treated wood doesn't kill him instantly.

Is it just me, or is a page not a page in this thread until someone's joked about burning the ride down and someone's swooped in with a "the fumes would kill you" retort? (Not coming down on you, either, TheCrypt. Heck, I'm probably the pot calling the kettle black. I'm just saying!)

Not all journalism is poorly written. For all you know, those could have been the exact words spoken by Don. We as a community are unaware if what was said in the article is accurate or not.

To all you guys who mentioned about the park officials, I have a feeling a new roller coaster will be built for 2014. So I'm going to believe Screamscape on this one. Before someone quotes me here, let me just point out that they were right about the rumblings of Cedar Point getting a roller coaster for 2013. My thought is they know what's going in, but they aren't going to hint anything just yet to get people excited. That's just my two cents.

I'm actually quite surprised you, or anyone else here for that matter, didn't brought up the fact that SS was the one that ignited the rumor about a potential 2009 coaster back before the end of the 2007 season for the Island.

I at least hope for next season the area the former Son of Beast switchbacks reside in are transformed into a pleasant seating area overlooking that massive valley. Maybe they'll temporarily do that for Days of Thunder as it's no long-

...hey, wait a sec. Someone refresh my memory. Is DOT officially closed or was that Labor Day rumor simply a rumor?

To all you guys who mentioned about the park officials, I have a feeling a new roller coaster will be built for 2014. So I'm going to believe Screamscape on this one. Before someone quotes me here, let me just point out that they were right about the rumblings of Cedar Point getting a roller coaster for 2013. My thought is they know what's going in, but they aren't going to hint anything just yet to get people excited. That's just my two cents.

I'm actually quite surprised you, or anyone else here for that matter, didn't brought up the fact that SS was the one that ignited the rumor about a potential 2009 coaster back before the end of the 2007 season for the Island.

It's hard to be wrong when a prediction is made for a new coaster every year at parks that have not built a new coaster recently.

I can remember reading about an aquatrax being built to replace White Water Landing & a certain looping wood coaster opening back up.

Not to mention that Top Gun would probably no longer run the rest of the 2012 season.

For a moment I thought Paul got a promotion that I wasn't aware of.

To those complaining about it coming down to slow, imagine what would happen if the crane tried to take the whole rose bowl down in one go. It'd take forever to come down that way.

My virus scanner keeps saying that the page with the video is a malicious URL and that it blocked a trojan...

My virus scanner keeps saying that the page with the video is a malicious URL and that it blocked a trojan...

Most likely, some resource loaded by that page is considered malicious or is coming from a host known to be malicious. (Malicious scripts loaded with an ad, exploit script inserted because the site isn't properly secured, etc) Assuming your browser and all plugins are up-to-date, the risk is minimal.

The owner of the site needs to fix this by removing whatever script/resource is causing the block. Perhaps try finding the video elsewhere, or try without the paranoid virus scanner.

Here is another link...

http://abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_vid_9217.shtml

that same clip made a little blip on the radar in indy:

http://www.indystar.com/videonetwork/1878232246001?odyssey=mod|tvideo|

New demo picture that Kings Island posted on Twitter.....

http://twitpic.com/b121d7

I just saw that. I wonder what part of the ride that is? I cant really tell, my guess is the Rose Bowl....

Seeing as how they are clearly advertising every step of the demolition process, I still don't see the problem with a webcam...

It's been explained several times. Static pictures issued by the park are far safer than a live feed of a process that sometimes doesn't go as planned.

But, how many people do you think will actually watch the webcam? Probably not many...

It's been explained several times. Static pictures issued by the park are far safer than a live feed of a process that sometimes doesn't go as planned.

Indeed, and this isn't a direct comment to anyone here but in general people think they are entitled to everything. You should be grateful that the park is even releasing the images and videos of this demolition. I remember coming to the park opening day in 2002 and seeing King Cobra in pieces and being heartbroken because I had no idea that the ride was leaving. They are doing the fans and community a favor and I for one am thankful for the time they take out of their days to share with us.

Gonna be cold Saturday night, anybody have some matches and marshmallows?

A most impressive video of that section coming down.

For all of those that are wanting a piece of SoB. Watch this video and pay close attention to the end.

http://www.wlwt.com/...wz/-/index.html

Sounds like KI might (keyword on might) be selling some mementos.

But, how many people do you think will actually watch the webcam? Probably not many...

Watching is not the issue.

Recording it poses the problem.

Sounds like KI might (keyword on might) be selling some mementos.

I wonder if Ford sold momentos of the Pinto?

From the article above:

The ride's 312 miles of track now lie in twisted heaps.

For all of those that are wanting a piece of SoB. Watch this video and pay close attention to the end.

http://www.wlwt.com/...wz/-/index.html

Sounds like KI might (keyword on might) be selling some mementos.

I really hope they do.

I don't know if anyone has posted this link to Demo images from WLWT- but look at some of them... they haven't had intentions of reopening SOB for a llllllooooonnnnnggggg time. And before anyone bolts forth with "How do you know?" Well, I don't- but look at the pictures of the rusted laden track.

I'd say the decision to close permanently came 2010'ish...

http://www.wlwt.com/news/entertainment/-/9837584/16855402/-/lqm3m9z/-/index.html

I'm not saying the decision was not made for many years, but.....

The metal used for the track is cold roll steel- the cheapest steel that can be purchased.

The rust is not a surprise.

trees growing through the tracks and general lack of maintenance being another factor.

http://www.bing.com/...mod&form=msnrll

Opps sorry. I didn't read. Video already posted.

On the WLWT article- Since when did Son of Beast have 312 miles of track?! O.o