Kings Island (KI) Discussion Thread

[JRHcoasterkiHave I mentioned how awesome donkeys are?]

Oh yes, I forgot it was made by Huss. No need to further explain!

[thrillseaker92Macaroni and Donkey]

Hello everyone, Its been a few years since I went to KI and am about to head up that way on Friday... Just a few questions.

1. How have the crowds been this season? My riding partner can't do spinning rides so we will be marathoning coasters all day... has it been busy enough to justify Fast Lane?

2. I know that in the past if you brought a souvenir cup from a past season, you could still get the cheap refills... Is this still the case?

Many thanks in advance,
Brandon

[KI KiddHave I mentioned how awesome donkeys are?]

It depends, if you are there to ride everything once and then just take laps on Diamondback and Beast the rest of the day then Fast Lane probably won't be necessary. If you want to ride Firehawk or Invertigo 15 times then yeah it would be a good investment.

To the best of my knowledge they will refill cups from past seasons. (Though I don't own one personally).

[stashua123Which came first the turtle or the donkey?]

Invertigo and DElirium still down?

[thrillseaker92Macaroni and Donkey]

As of Thursday night they both were down... Invertigo was running all day until about 6 but then it went down...

[PKI JizzManJizzy jizz jizz jizz jizz]

Invertigo was open yesterday, but Delirium is down and has two cranes around it. I think it's out for a month at the minimum.

Also, Haunt 2012......expect Crypt to be turned into a ...not one, not two, but possibly...three story Haunt attraction! Kings Island is going to be hands down the best Halloween event in the Midwest.

[stashua123Which came first the turtle or the donkey?]

http://screamscape.com/html/industry_news.htm#BM

Could this mean a floorless coaster for KI?

[jedimaster1227Open Up Happiness]

^It could mean a floorless coaster for Delgrosso's.

Just because B&M is manufacturing track, it doesn't mean that the track is destined for Kings Island or any other park of choice for that matter. Until it shows up at the park, or a shipping tag is spotted, there is no need to speculate as to where it might go, especially by having someone sound off for their home park in the hopes that it could even possibly be for them.

^Yeah, the best you can say is that it's meant for some park, somewhere--that's about it at this point.

[asimowalkIndiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Donkey.]

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I take it "Christmas in July" is just to promote a cheap ticket and not actually bring out Winterfest stuff?