When what happens? Oh, when that happens!

Bold sucks

Yes I understood the pun.

Ohh shinny objects gotta go.

I shinnied up a tree once...going boldly where no man had gone before...

We have beat our 50 page thread bet by almost 10 pages. Way to go. Like any of us really didn't know X-Flight was coming.

X-Flight is coming to Kings Island ... no way!

Canada's Wonderland is definently a wonderful park. ANyone know what the real story was with Australia's wonderland? Why wasnt it made into a Paramount park?

I am not to sure but I will look into it for you. All I can tell you about Australia's Wornderland is gone and nothing left.

When Carl Lindner sold KECO to Paramount Parks, Australia`s Wonderland was sold to a group of Australian investors. Australia Wonderland was developed by Taft Broadcasting in 1985, and was under the control of KECO.

Incidentally, back in 1992 before the KECO parks were sold to Paramount, Carl Lindner had announced that he had canceled KECO management contract with Kings Island (a ten year contract) and he would manage Kings Island himself after the 1992 season. Obviousely, since he sold Kings Island and the KECO parks, he never managed Kings Island on its own. Incidentally, when Paramount bought the KECO parks, KECO only had a 20% stake in Canda`s Wonderland. Two other developers of that park, JDS Investments, Ltd, and Bramalea Ltd, owned the other 80% of that park. In 1993, Paramount paid $55.3 million (Canadian) to buy the remaining 80% stake in Wonderland.

I know, more information than what you asked about, but still interesting information since the Paramount Parks were recently acquired by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company. Kind of ironic that the "Entertainment Company" aspect of the name was chosen for the new public name of Cedar Fair, L.P.

Lindner didn't manage Kings Island on his own, but he certainly had control of how much money was made available to KECO for investing in the park...

And Linder was also very generous.

I remember when Chiquita Island was being built. That one little stand had state of the art equipment and even had marble counter tops with it's own sound track to boot.

Well, he never managed Kings Island himself, because KECO`s contract went through the 1992 season. He was set to manage Kings Island in 1993, but he sold KECO before he had a chance to manage KI on his own. That is a very good thing, that he never directly managed KI.

I don't want to start a new thread so I'll just ask this here.

My mother was taking my grandpa to the hospital for a test around 6AM today, so it was still pretty dark outside. She said that they were tying to figure out what this thing on a semi trailer was and realized it was a coaster. She said it "looked like one of those where the trains hang off the sides of the track" which knowing her, she means a B&M. She also said she thought it was blue as well. It was heading south on I-64, somewhere in the area of Charleston WV I'm guessing. So, any idea where this coaster was going?

It could be for griffion, the B&M dive machine being built at Busch Gardens Europe.

Edit: please follow the Terms Of Service and avoid one word responses.

Correct me if I am wrong, but does B&M have a factory or something in Cincinnati?

All of their track and supports for North American rides are made at Clermont Steel Fabricators, LLC (formerly Southeren Ohio Fabricators) based in Batavia, Ohio, which is the country seat for Clermont County. Batavia is located off of route 32, which intersects with I-275.

^They also did the supports for most Arrow coasters as well as supports for North American Vekomas and other arrow products such as log flumes.

Yes, they did the supports for Vortex, Top Gun, as well as the steel that was used in the Eiffel Tower at Kings Island.

Thank you very much! I guess that it must have been Griffen, I really can't think of what other coaster it would be.

Yea, thankfully Lindner didn't directly manage the park. They may have ended up getting into a deal that would "trade" The Beast to Americana for "the Serpent," "Screechin' Eagle," the Sky Ride and a coaster to be named later. The serpent would have rusted through in the first year. Eagle would have set the precidence for wood-splitting years before SOB would have. Sky Ride would have failed to work at all- and the player (I mean coaster) to be named later would turn out to be the best in the trade- but they'd fail to keep it long term and lose it the following year.

No, just joking. The contributions that the Lindner family (namely Carl) has made to the Greater Cincinnati area far exceeds the contributions and goodwill that probably all members of this site combined could do.

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Very funny, yet true in so many ways.

Yes the Linder Family has made great contributions to the community, but they have also been very shrewed in buisness. Still love how he managed to get the stadium built by having the county and tax payers pay for it and then with the money he saved he didn't invest any back in to the team. Great work.

the only way i would believe X-Flight was coming if i saw that its not at Geauga Lake any more

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Ok well its not at the Lake anymore, because most of it is sitting in the Kings Island parking lot. Did you not look at the front page.

no and i just looked on geuaga lake and its not on there anymore so my proof is here

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Well check out the photos here on PKIC of it sitting in the KI parking lot. Dont know how much more proof you could want or need. Most of your questions will be answered on this site if you just do some digging.

I pass KI every day on the way to/from work. The truck is not there anymore and it looks like the entire coaster is pretty much laying in the lot.

I keep hoping to see some big trucks hauling track into the park along that access road, but haven't yet. I'll let you know if I see anything of the sort.

I pass KI every day on the way to/from work. The truck is not there anymore and it looks like the entire coaster is pretty much laying in the lot.

I keep hoping to see some big trucks hauling track into the park along that access road, but haven't yet. I'll let you know if I see anything of the sort.

gotta get the supports out there first

I could've sworn I saw some support beams along the right side. It looks like they have straight track on the left side of the lot and curved on the right....and then long metal beams to the right of that.

Last I heard Geauga Lake had a lot of snow and there is still not a crane on site. So parts of the track still have to be taken down.

Where are they putting X-Flight anyway? In the park I mean?

Back behind The Racer and to the right of Flight of Fear.