Well, I hope this is a good sign of Racer's future, and I hope they are planning to paint more than just the entrance:

https://twitter.com/kingsislandpr/status/669233560436482048

Well, I hope this is a good sign of Racer's future, and I hope they are planning to paint more than just the entrance:

https://twitter.com/kingsislandpr/status/669233560436482048

 

It looks great so far, I do too hope that they are planning to paint more than just the entrance.

They posted the process in Instagram a little while back.

The process?

Terp, who likes to ask questions.

A picture of the maintenance team painting the queue entrance was posted a few weeks back.

Does anybody know where I can find a commercial with Dick Van Dyke for Kings Island, I can only find videos of him for Kings Dominion, like this one for example,

 

Does anybody know where the ones for Kings Island are?

Long time reader(first post). I would like to give a shout out to the Backlot crew! Always a hard working crew this past season. Thank you guys for so many memories for my family and I!

Welcome to KIC!

Why is there nothing on the construction here?? Kind of nothing to talk about... But as I went by the park to turn things in, I saw them panting fresh asphalt for the new entrance.

(Picture from Kings Island's Instagram)

There's a new photo of the new toll gate entrance they posted today from Kings Island's Twitter.  If anyone wants to take a look at it. 

There's a new photo of the new toll gate entrance they posted today from Kings Island's Twitter.  If anyone wants to take a look at it. 

 

https://twitter.com/KingsIslandPR/status/673946211909558272

 

 

Construction on the new parking entrance and toll plaza is progressing well. #NewFor2016 #KingsIsland

Tropical Plunge's slides will go vertical at the start of the new year. 

Did Kings Island say whether or not they're repaving the parking lot or is there any evidence of such going on?  I mean, it's going to be straight up gravel in a few years the way its deteriorating.  

  Is that SIX lines?

Did Kings Island say whether or not they're repaving the parking lot or is there any evidence of such going on?  I mean, it's going to be straight up gravel in a few years the way its deteriorating.  

I haven't seen any formal announcement yet. Could be one of those things that's done without announcing. It makes sense to do, since travelling on new pavement until just past the new toll plaza, then going back onto the current pavement wouldn't look nice.  I know the lot is big, but the cost of repaving and re-striping can easily be recpatured in short order on one of the park's normal summer days.

If there was ever a year that it seemed like repaving the lot would be likely, you'd think it would be this year with the new toll plaza.

 

I won't pretend to know the cost of repaving that big lot, but the fact that it has gone this long and been allowed to get into its current condition should be embarrassing to the park... It's a slap in the face to the guest as soon as they arrive, pay all that money to park, and then pull into the lot in its current condition.. and not even a tram ride to the front gate offered.

 

You don't want people to start off their day with something to complain about. I hope it does get repaved this off-season because it's going to be way more noticeable after pulling through the new tolls.

The current parking lot is a ride of its own.

^ For those who complain that they miss Son of Beast, they can get their rough ride with an uninspired layout fix by taking a few laps through the parking lot!

I have visited Kings Island around 40-50 times since 1992.  I have never left the park thinking about how I wished they would fix the parking lot.  If there's enough people like me, that might be why it's in the shape it is.  

Yeah I'm with you. It may be sort of rough but usually at 10-15 mph it's not bad. Again I would rather a tram would return than repaving

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I'm not sure how much of a difference there is between residential and commercial blacktopping, but a relative of mine had to spend around 10k to have their driveway repaved.  Heck, I spent $500 to have mine sealed, and that was the average of the 4 bids I got.

 

In all honesty, I would love to see Cedar Fair spend the extra money and put some permeable paving solutions in.  That is a HUGE parking area and has to cause some negative environmental impact.

And were it in New Jersey...

A group there is trying to force the parking lot to be covered...with solar panels.

^ I'm all for using technology in a smart way, but this would seem counter-intuitive.  Unless is was a super durable material, wouldn't the solar be prone to breakage and therefore leakage of components?  Also, for a large percentage of the time solar would yield maximum benefits, the parking lot would be covered.

The Cincinnati Zoo has covered part of their parking lot with Solar Panels. Seems to be working there without leakage.

Jtro I'm confused why the panels would be covered up? They usually build like a mini building so the solar panels are on the roof. Then you can park in shade

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^I was envisioning the actual solar panels being the pavement.  The covered parking being made out of panels makes alot of sense. 

I'm not sure how much of a difference there is between residential and commercial blacktopping, but a relative of mine had to spend around 10k to have their driveway repaved.  Heck, I spent $500 to have mine sealed, and that was the average of the 4 bids I got.

 

In all honesty, I would love to see Cedar Fair spend the extra money and put some permeable paving solutions in.  That is a HUGE parking area and has to cause some negative environmental impact.

From a transportation standpoint, the asphalt mixes are roughly the same; it's just a matter of how thick you want the pavement to be.  Here in Indiana, the first four sections of the new I-69 were able to be opened more quickly and cheaply than normal because the asphalt was not as thick as in the past.  Given how technology has improved since the last time the lot was repaved, i'm certain they could do more with less this go around.  At least until CF decides to expand the park into the current lot and build large parking garages at the edge of its property, like Universal Orlando did to expand CityWalk and Disneyland did to build CA and Downtown Disney.

From Kings Island's Twitter feed:

 

 

Cars from The Vortex have been repainted as part of the ride's annual offseason maintenance program.

 

Lookin' good there! Should make for some nice photos next year.

From Kings Island's Twitter feed:

 

 

 

 

Cars from The Vortex have been repainted as part of the ride's annual offseason maintenance program.

 

Lookin' good there! Should make for some nice photos next year.

Now maybe they should repaint the ride or repaint it and revamp Coney Mall again! 

Even the shoulder restraints look better. 

Hopefully they will do something about the human grease stains on the Diamondback coaches.