Kings Island (KI) Discussion Thread

Im suprised that when it operates normally that people arn't carried off the ride in stretchers after the ride is over!

Colin C

[methyleneHave I mentioned how awesome donkeys are?]

Does this mean they can finally tear it down and replace it with something fun like a go-kart track?



Matt

[DerekRxI'm the gyro!]

I wonder if it was another Premier train wheel breaking off the ride like on Chiller.

A few less people get to ride it now in the long run, I better sell my stocks of Tylenol, and buy more stock in Morphine for those in the hospital. I hope no one was seriously injured, no more so than a typical ride on that monstrosity.

^If anybody is injured more then how much the ride already injures you, they are all dead! No, but hopefully they are all okay, maybe just a hard E-Stop or something, or a flying wheel, that too...

Colin C

[methyleneHave I mentioned how awesome donkeys are?]

I wonder if it was another Premier train wheel breaking off the ride like on Chiller.

A few less people get to ride it now in the long run, I better sell my stocks of Tylenol, and buy more stock in Morphine for those in the hospital. I hope no one was seriously injured, no more so than a typical ride on that monstrosity.

I could only imagine that the sudden stop was actually a relief to those on-board.

I don't think they'll need morphine so much as they'll need a good benzo for if and when PKI gives the guests free exit passes to ride again.

Matt

[SharkTumsSite Admin]

Interesting timing with these premier wheel assemblies.

I mean, these are just machines, that have not been tested long term.

[DerekRxI'm the gyro!]

If the people came to a hard sudden stop, they may have thought they were riding the Beast instead of his son! Hey, its Kings Island, I'm sure the people thought it was part of the ride, until the evac team came along.

[scruffyI wrote the book about donkeys!]

I rode SOB last year in the front seat and the car was tilting up and hitting the wood track very hard. I just hope everyone is okay. I was on a very hard e-stop on Gemini at Cedar Point. I was okay but a little girl had to be looked at.

[pvcoasterguy¡Vamos a Seis Banderas!]

Very interesting. I believe that it is probably stress fractures somewhere on the train. That train gets jostled around so much, with its terrible tracking, that stress fractures have got to occur.

I think the coffin has been nailed on Son of Beast. With its high operating costs, low enjoyment factor, and finally this accident, they'll just shut it down.

Please keep in mind that e-stops can only occur in brake sections, not just anywhere on the track. The trains themselves do not have any brakes on them, so they cannot stop themselves.

[alpengeist04Why do I still have a donkey title???]

What a piece of sh**. Oh sorry, did I say that out loud.