On 3/14/2019 at 7:39 AM, Fye Coasters said:

You know it's off season when you make your self loose the 20lbs you gained over the off season to ride your favorite rides! 

Nah, that's for RMC's, but maybe for The Beast...

When I finally receive the long-awaited email about when my crew's on-ride training is...and it happens in only three weeks!

In just three weeks I will be back at Vortex and WindSeeker for the first time since October!

On 3/23/2019 at 9:51 PM, VortexBFForever said:

When I finally receive the long-awaited email about when my crew's on-ride training is...and it happens in only three weeks!

In just three weeks I will be back at Vortex and WindSeeker for the first time since October!

 I was going to ask if you were on Vortex crew again this year... that answers that question!! Congrats on a second year crewing your favorite ride!! 

When I start craving blue ice cream and spring break has finally passed, meaning the offseason is coming to an end.

 

Seriously though, I live 900 miles away from the park for most of the year. The cravings for Skyline, LaRosa's, and blue ice cream are seriously a problem.

6 minutes ago, starlitfire said:

When I start craving blue ice cream and spring break has finally passed, meaning the offseason is coming to an end.

 

Seriously though, I live 900 miles away from the park for most of the year. The cravings for Skyline, LaRosa's, and blue ice cream are seriously a problem.

LaRosa's--no help there.  Skyline--you can order cans and packets from Amazon.  Blue Ice Cream--it's not specific to KI.  A new store opened close to where I live and sells it and it is WONDERFUL.  The Skyline solution for me in the winter helps me get thru the winter. 

You measure your kid every week or so to make sure he's going to hit a legit 48 inches by opening day! 

19 minutes ago, HandsUp said:

You measure your kid every week or so to make sure he's going to hit a legit 48 inches by opening day! 

I've still got too many inches for my oldest to grow to get that excited yet.... but she's getting closer!! 

When you waiting ever so patiently to ride the Antique Cars and still waiting....

I measured the kids yesterday to see where they are with the next milestone. One is so close to 54". I am not sure if they are going to get that wristband at the park or not. 

Am I going crazy or is Diamondbacks pond getting filled up?

 

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38 minutes ago, Codyfryguy said:

Am I going crazy or is Diamondbacks pond getting filled up?

I don't think you are going crazy. Looks like it to me too!

Could be from the rain.

37 minutes ago, Creed Bratton said:

Could be from the rain.

True, maybe they are intentionally collecting the rain now?

It is almost filled! It also looks like the test dummies are sitting in the station

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Looks like it was just power washed earlier, it's so clean. If it was filling I would think that the fake stream would have a wet spot on the concrete from water running into the pond.

Time to bump this thread again...

 

... when you spend an unhealthy amount of time watching the Orion construction webcam.

When I have to be at work at 7am (the only shift I work on non-operating days goes from 7am-3:30pm).

When you have a dream about riding Banshee with VortexBFForever. It was an amazing dream!

You know it is also the off season when you can’t wait to be back at Kings Island! I really can’t wait to try Drop Tower for the first time in 2020!


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It's really nice now with Winterfest, the off-season can be much shorter now!

2 hours ago, Daisy1380# said:

I really can’t wait to try Drop Tower for the first time in 2020!


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Be prepared to have your ears pop. That's the one reason I've only ridden it once.

When you purposely bump this thread. 

 

Also it's the Superbowl today. 

54 minutes ago, kingsislandfan1972 said:

When you purposely bump this thread. 

Also it's the Superbowl today. 

Making Superbowl KI memes!

When the Moose Out front tells you Kings Island is closed. 

When you purposely bump this thread... AGAIN! 

 

Sigh off-season blues...

When you go to the KIC homepage to see the countdown every few days to see how much time we have left.

https://kicentral.com/

When you keep watching Kings Island YouTube videos from the past! Come on April! 

When you put a pov of Diamondback on your TV and pretend your riding it! 

When you can’t hear the train whistle. Even during the months when sound is less muffled.

1 hour ago, OverlandTaxis30 said:

When you can’t hear the train whistle. Even during the months when sound is less muffled.

Or the "Ra Tat Tat Tat Tat" of Diamondback as it bottoms out on the initial hill.

 

You also know it's the off season when everyone has no new news to report

19 hours ago, Diamondback_Is_King said:

You also know it's the off season when everyone has no new news to report

You missed the Favorite Restroom Thread where someone just learned about the Windseeker rest room. 

You can also get lost for hours reading about the Kings Island History Timeline!

https://kicentral.com/parkhistory/timeline/