Vortex was fully repainted in 2001, I was on the crew while it was being pained during the week before daily operation started!

Wasn't it repainted in 2005 as well?

For some reason I seem to remember it being wrapped and blasted during a BL:SC construction tour.

Vortex was fully repainted in 2001, I was on the crew while it was being pained during the week before daily operation started!

Poor coaster. I never realized being painted hurts.

BeastForever, who cracks up whenever spelling errors turn into funny or ironic words...

I think it's time for the supports to be reprinted. At least the yellow ones

^ 3D printers have made some amazing strides in recent years.

when was flight deck painted from red to gray? first time I rode it, it was 2002 and I remember it was gray.

The ride would be awesome if it was another 500-600 feet longer.

Banshee and Flight Deck will be quite close in ride time.. and the lift hills (according to pov videos and the animation) are also close to the same time stamp.)

Of course, Banshee will have more exciting elements, faster speed, and 5 seconds additionally of extra fun cause flight deck has that pre-drop.

But still.. Flight deck isn't that terribly short; Think of it as Invertigo's experience.

Banshee's ride time is listed at 2:40, while Flight Deck's is listed at 1:30. That is pretty different!

The only problem I ever had with Flight Deck was, the 25 mile hike to get back to it. Then again, I'm a wimp anymore when it comes to walking, and I love pretty much ANY roller coaster.

join the club. and don't forget the 30 mile hike to white water canyon too. it would be cool if they extended flight deck more, it has plenty of speed at the end, but it will never happen :'(

our Bat out of H e l l.

Okay-that would explain the desire for a flame motif. When I first saw the suggestion, my first thought was "F16 on fire? Do not want."

It would be cool if they used those sparkly bill board thingys that shimmer in the wind....kind of simulated fire....LOL

there will be a lot of full lines in the zone next year. I wouldn't be surprised if Flight Deck's line doesn't fill up on weekends. Therefore, the sprucing up is necessary.

You wouldn't be surprised if the line doesn't fill up on weekends?

Terp thinks a double negative gotcha!

Sorry, it was past my bedtime....and I ain't got nothing else to say about it.....lol

Photos of the Flight Deck queue and theming from Top Gun, interesting sight at what is going on there. : http://coaster-net.com/forums/index.php?/topic/5681-kings-islands-future/page-52#entry260898

This is puzzling, yet very intriguing.

That would make a nice cave.

That would make a nice cave.

A...bat cave?

Holy renovations, Batman!

seriously though was flight deck ever red or what?

Yes, the coaster currently known as Flight Deck was once red.

I don't know the exact year it was repainted (nor do I care) but according to your account of it being grey in 2002 and a photo of a red Top Gun in 1996 on RCDB, I'd imagine it was sometime between 1996 and 2002. Probably closer to 1996, though.

Now that you guys have mentioned that, a Cave of The Bat would be awesome!

A fan trying not to infringe...

Yes, the coaster currently known as Flight Deck was once red.

I don't know the exact year it was repainted (nor do I care) but according to your account of it being grey in 2002 and a photo of a red Top Gun in 1996 on RCDB, I'd imagine it was sometime between 1996 and 2002. Probably closer to 1996, though.

thanks for answering I was just curious. the only way I knew it used to be red is I have a pamphlet from early 2000's and they used a pic of it when it was top gun and the track was red, but I didn't know what year it debuted.

Oh, wikipedia...

One simple search can answer so many questions.

And sometimes, it's even right....

I remember one of my dad's student did his thesis on the accuracy of Wikipedia he researched a bunch of subjects and then compared them to Wikipedia's notes and all but one fact was off.

Yes, the coaster currently known as Flight Deck was once red.

I don't know the exact year it was repainted (nor do I care) but according to your account of it being grey in 2002 and a photo of a red Top Gun in 1996 on RCDB, I'd imagine it was sometime between 1996 and 2002. Probably closer to 1996, though.

thanks for answering I was just curious. the only way I knew it used to be red is I have a pamphlet from early 2000's and they used a pic of it when it was top gun and the track was red, but I didn't know what year it debuted.

Had to be 1993 when the coaster opened.

Top Gun was painted it's currently color at the end of 1998 season to debut with the all new Paramount Action Zone in 1999. King Cobra was also repainted at the same time!

Banshee's ride time is listed at 2:40, while Flight Deck's is listed at 1:30. That is pretty different!

I am very aware what RCDB says. However, from the start till the final brake run, based off POVs, it is NOT too different.

I stated what I was basing the durations off of.

I remember one of my dad's student did his thesis on the accuracy of Wikipedia he researched a bunch of subjects and then compared them to Wikipedia's notes and all but one fact was off.

Was this a college kid doing an indepth thesis or a high school kid doing an introductory thesis? What articles did he research on Wikipedia? Too many variables.

In truthfulness, Wikipedia is a decent start and for some medical terms it does have a decent level of understanding on their. The problem with Wikipedia is that the way the "fact" is presented can be misleading. The way a tone is worded can change the meaning of the article....

"Top Gun was repainted to be part of the all new Paramount Action Zone"

"Top Gun was repainted gray, from its original bright red paint job"

Top Gun, originally Red, changed to Gray, in 199?"

3 "facts" but only one is a true fact while the other 2 are presented as opinionated versions of the facts...

I remember one of my dad's student did his thesis on the accuracy of Wikipedia he researched a bunch of subjects and then compared them to Wikipedia's notes and all but one fact was off.

Was this a college kid doing an indepth thesis or a high school kid doing an introductory thesis? What articles did he research on Wikipedia? Too many variables.

In truthfulness, Wikipedia is a decent start and for some medical terms it does have a decent level of understanding on their. The problem with Wikipedia is that the way the "fact" is presented can be misleading. The way a tone is worded can change the meaning of the article....

"Top Gun was repainted to be part of the all new Paramount Action Zone"

"Top Gun was repainted gray, from its original bright red paint job"

Top Gun, originally Red, changed to Gray, in 199?"

3 "facts" but only one is a true fact while the other 2 are presented as opinionated versions of the facts...

To answer your question, this thesis was written by a College student (junior I think), and I don't know much more past that.

All I was trying to cite was that Wikipedia has gained a rather undesirable reputation of being a totally unreliable website, which I believe isn't the case.

I see what you mean, all of my teachers in the past have forbidden the use of Wikipedia as a resource for a paper. But I have always used it as an "outline". Which, this year my English Comp teacher recommends!

Wikipedia is useful when working on a research paper, just not as a source for facts (which, generally speaking, you should never be using any tertiary source, like encyclopedias, in research papers; you should use secondary sources and in rare cases the occasional primary source instead). The best way to use it is as what I call a "source for sources". Most Wikipedia articles of decent quality with have some form of references to secondary sources, either inline citations and/or a bulleted list at the bottom of the page. These secondary sources can be used a handy starting point for your own research, provided that the sources are not locked behind an online paywall.

Here is Coasterbob's video with Red Track,

So much beautiful landscape