Can we get a live stunt like this in the parking lot (much how you did the robbie jump)

How awesome would a fund raiser be where you pay a certain amount of money to just ride beast/racer/Diamondback all day. The money would be used for cancer research, etc...

Are you being sarcastic, or have you not seen posts, and videos about Coasting for Kids?

please ignore me. The last few days I have been sick and have been under the influence of Nyquil and Tusin DM. So I may have forgotten about the wonderful Coasting for Kids.... Honestly, my brain must have been in shut down mode when I wrote that...

Why do I have so many good questions during the season, and now that Mr. Helbig is answering questions I cannot think of a single one?

^

I feel'ya

No acually I don't.

Don pick one if you would like.

1. What is your Favorite Movie?

2. What is your favorite book?

3. What did you get for Christmas/hanukkah/kwannzaa?

4. Do you enjoy your job?

I hope everyone had a great Christmas! Hope for a great new year too!

I got a SOB bolt for x-mas and it is a lot bigger than I thought!

Are the Son of Beast bolts still available?

Has Diamondback affected the parks attendance like they originally thought it would?

Do you like gravy?

I don't like gravy.

What is your favorite roller coaster Don?

Will KITV return and have more "episodes" next season?

Don, how many times have you ridden The Beast? Or have you even kept track of the number?

Don's ride count on The Beast is mentioned in this video, although I am guessing there might be an update by now!

Don ridden The Beast 3000 times. Well that's what video said.. It may be higher now

Don, how many times have you rode Vortex?

When am I going to get that free behind the scenes tour I was promised a year ago?

When am I going to get that free behind the scenes tour I was promised a year ago?

You should have come to the park on closing day and met up with us at Tower Drinks. You would have gotten a Beast tour.

Why was the last drop removed?

Will KITV return and have more "episodes" next season?

Yes. Several features already planned. Look for the first episode in late February or early March.

Don, how many times have you rode Vortex?

1,021 rides on The Vortex. Single-day high was 36 rides in 1987 on media day.

Don, how many times have you rode Vortex?

1,021 rides on The Vortex. Single-day high was 36 rides in 1987 on media day.

Wow! That's way more than my total of 135 rides! My single day high was 18 rides, on October 14, 2012.

The 10 rides I have ridden (or rode) the most at Kings Island:

1) Racer - 11,999

2) Beast - 3,371

3) Flying Eagles - 1,544

4) Vortex - 1,021

5) King Cobra - 808

6) K.I. & Miami Valley Railroad - 771

7) Race for Your Life Charlie Brown - 539

8) Woodstock Express - 526

9) Adventure Express - 398

10) Tumble Bug - 234

I also found time to watch more than 2,000 live shows during my years as a season passholder. One of the park's slogan's in the 1980's was "Do It All". That I pretty much did as a passholder.

When am I going to get that free behind the scenes tour I was promised a year ago?

You should have come to the park on closing day and met up with us at Tower Drinks. You would have gotten a Beast tour.

I know, I was doing homework. I would have loved a beast tour...

Did you take any pics during the '80s? Would you like to share any of them?

My question for Don is, what did the park do with the surfing wallaby that was in Boomerang Bay? He was my favorite thing in the waterpark, I miss him so much.

The 10 rides I have ridden (or rode) the most at Kings Island:

1) Racer - 11,999

2) Beast - 3,371

3) Flying Eagles - 1,544

4) Vortex - 1,021

5) King Cobra - 808

6) K.I. & Miami Valley Railroad - 771

7) Race for Your Life Charlie Brown - 539

8) Woodstock Express - 526

9) Adventure Express - 398

10) Tumble Bug - 234

I also found time to watch more than 2,000 live shows during my years as a season passholder. One of the park's slogan's in the 1980's was "Do It All". That I pretty much did as a passholder.

Was it always a goal for you to keep ride counts or did you just start counting one day? Did you have spread sheets when you started?

Why did we lose the insider blog?

Why did we lose the insider blog?

The blog has been made inactive for the time being to make way for a future new feature in the Online Fun section of our website.

My question was/is a serious one. I always wonder what makes a person start a hobby they enjoy. Was it the first ride, was it the 15 ride that sparked the interest

The 10 rides I have ridden (or rode) the most at Kings Island:

1) Racer - 11,999

2) Beast - 3,371

3) Flying Eagles - 1,544

4) Vortex - 1,021

5) King Cobra - 808

6) K.I. & Miami Valley Railroad - 771

7) Race for Your Life Charlie Brown - 539

8) Woodstock Express - 526

9) Adventure Express - 398

10) Tumble Bug - 234

I also found time to watch more than 2,000 live shows during my years as a season passholder. One of the park's slogan's in the 1980's was "Do It All". That I pretty much did as a passholder.

Was it always a goal for you to keep ride counts or did you just start counting one day? Did you have spread sheets when you started?

Growing up as a sports fan, I was always statistically oriented. I enjoyed looking at player and team statistics and analyzing the numbers. I kept track of my stats when I was playing baseball and hockey and going to amusement and theme parks was something I could have fun tracking and analyzing the numbers, same as with sports. If I wasn't into sports growing up, I never would have thought to do it.

I didn't have a computer in the 1980's and had a notebook that I kept a day-by-day log in. From 1972 through 1980, I had written down on the park guide & map (or Fun Guide as it was called at one time) what I did during my visit. I visited the park one or two times a year during that period.

Have you now converted that data into electronic form?

If so,I would think it would be cool to make graphs and charts to show your ride counts over the years.

Wow! I started doing something similar in 2000, Don. I have been keeping track using an excel file since 2000. I love numbers and statistics and looking at numbers. Sometimes I wonder why I went into architecture instead of going into accounting, since I like numbers so much. But I also enjoy architecture too.

I have visited Kings Island 367 times since the start of 2000 and ridden The Beast 749 times, which pales in comparison to your numbers.

Here is a question for you. If you could ride one roller coaster that you never got to ride before it was closed/demolished, which one would it be?

I would have to go with the Shooting Star at Coney. I`ve always heard wonderful things about that ride.

Wow! I started doing something similar in 2000, Don. I have been keeping track using an excel file since 2000. I love numbers and statistics and looking at numbers. Sometimes I wonder why I went into architecture instead of going into accounting, since I like numbers so much. But I also enjoy architecture too.

I have visited Kings Island 367 times since the start of 2000 and ridden The Beast 749 times, which pales in comparison to your numbers.

Here is a question for you. If you could ride one roller coaster that you never got to ride before it was closed/demolished, which one would it be?

I would have to go with the Shooting Star at Coney. I`ve always heard wonderful things about that ride.

Shooting Star, without question.