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Post by angryemobeaver on May 8, 2008 15:38:41 GMT -5
Slingshot from Oktoberfest I had to lay on the ground to take this! My new favorite flat ride! Creepy Crypt theming Later that thing opened its wings and scared me! One of the AE stone gods kilt this guy KI More DT pics Best ride in the park! 1/3 replica incase you didn't know This Reminds me of St. Louis footings Why are they riding that when it's only 65º? This is how KI celebrates Earth Day! Lovely! Those people are crazy! Swan dirt pile Invertigo is very photogenic, youll be seeing alot of pics of it. Signature shot, and told you so! See? .... More... Wow Loopage Waste of space Please be a B&M Signature shot, and told you so! Another signature shot Waste of space... again Buldozer things Corkscrew Randomness More footings As the southerns call it, Vertex Vertex through the trees You can't forget about Firehawk..¿ More footings footings from the sky Is that, that Vertex ride again? This picture came out bad How to make footings look pretty Yummmy Amazing KI How many pics of the footings did i take? I used to love Delirium, but it broke my back. Adventure Express is a great ride! KI just loves nature! I love this pic Is that a Hawk on fire? KI: i love trees! Someone told me that TG's old theming was gone...Obviously it's not Nice! Very nice! Great move CF! Seriously!!! SOB=ILY I think i already showed this pic? Now for some highlights of my trip! Delirium killed my back, but my love... SOB fixed it! Adventure Express broke, we got stuck in the last chain lift for about 15 minutes! As i entered AE i noticed some guy in the maintence road... Maintence truck...
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Post by mizzkid92 on May 8, 2008 15:51:47 GMT -5
In that "footings from the sky" pic, you can pretty clearly make out where a brake run, station area, and lift hill could go. That B&M rumor looks promising, kind of cool how they did the footers that surround the midways during the off season then put planters on them.
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Post by kennywood007 on May 8, 2008 16:09:48 GMT -5
Great photo TR, but I think you mean footers.
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Post by FeelTheFORCE on May 8, 2008 16:56:07 GMT -5
Awesome! I'll be there in approximately 40 days! Can't wait to see the construction up close and in person. I'm also pumped to ride the Beast again at night, great experience!
Also, Zack, there is a moderator over at the KICentral forums that freaks out when people don't call footers by their "proper term" (footings). Stupid, I know. I'm assuming that beaver just copy and pasted the Photo TR from there.
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Post by Coasterdude5 on May 8, 2008 19:14:37 GMT -5
Great trip report, the "footers in disguise" are awesome!
Do you mind if we add these to the gallery? The construction shots could make a great construction update.
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Post by angryemobeaver on May 9, 2008 16:06:45 GMT -5
"In that "footings from the sky" pic, you can pretty clearly make out where a brake run, station area, and lift hill could go. That B&M rumor looks promising, kind of cool how they did the footers that surround the midways during the off season then put planters on them." Yeah, i just wander if the station will be in Rivertown, or by Backlot's helix.
"Great photo TR, but I think you mean footers." Footer's is a slang term for footings. Footings is the real term.
"Awesome! I'll be there in approximately 40 days! Can't wait to see the construction up close and in person. I'm also pumped to ride the Beast again at night, great experience! Also, Zack, there is a moderator over at the KICentral forums that freaks out when people don't call footers by their "proper term" (footings). Stupid, I know. I'm assuming that beaver just copy and pasted the Photo TR from there. "
I was going to go tomorow, but i have no ride there. Have a great time! And yeah, that mod can be very annoying, and i dont like how he always talks about Coney Island, lol.
"Great trip report, the "footers in disguise" are awesome!
Do you mind if we add these to the gallery? The construction shots could make a great construction update."
The footings are pretty cool to see and feel in person. Sure! I would love to have my pics in the gallery! Thanks!
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Post by coasterfreak101 on May 9, 2008 16:25:06 GMT -5
Great pics! I've really never really seen too much of King's Island...looks to be a very decent park (though I've heard otherwise).
And, for the record, I <3 Italian Job.
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Post by angryemobeaver on May 10, 2008 8:30:14 GMT -5
Great pics! I've really never really seen too much of King's Island...looks to be a very decent park (though I've heard otherwise). And, for the record, I <3 Italian Job. Thanks! And it's a great park! You love Backlot?!?! I absolutely hate that ride, it ruins the atmosphere of Coney Mall/Rivertown, because of it The Antique Cars and Flying Eagles are gone, and the ride isn't good...
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Post by coasterfreak101 on May 10, 2008 10:27:20 GMT -5
The only one I've been on is the clone at King's Dominion. The only thing that bugs me is that the ride is in the middle of the Congo section...most aqueducts and parking lots aren't in the middle of an African jungle...
As for the ride, I love it. Helix is forceful, that little bunny hill after the overbank is forceful at the bottom and has airtime at the top, and the airtime out of the billboard is great too. Love it.
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Post by angryemobeaver on May 10, 2008 11:52:03 GMT -5
The only one I've been on is the clone at King's Dominion. The only thing that bugs me is that the ride is in the middle of the Congo section...most aqueducts and parking lots aren't in the middle of an African jungle... As for the ride, I love it. Helix is forceful, that little bunny hill after the overbank is forceful at the bottom and has airtime at the top, and the airtime out of the billboard is great too. Love it. Yeah, i guess in old western towns they had parking garages, and subways¿ And does the "stair case effect" actually work over at KD?
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Post by phazan on May 10, 2008 12:26:07 GMT -5
Whoaaa, I really want to go there now..I still can't get over how huge SOB is.
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Post by coasterfreak101 on May 10, 2008 13:35:07 GMT -5
^^Lol. You haven't read about them yet? Back then they called them "saloons." Same concept.
I always wanted to know if that staircase thing in the promo video was for real. I just assumed it was to emphasize that part of the ride. Is there supposed to be something happening? If so, it doesn't work at KD.
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Post by angryemobeaver on May 10, 2008 19:14:47 GMT -5
"Whoaaa, I really want to go there now..I still can't get over how huge SOB is." Yeah, SOB is huge, and the best roller coaster at KI!
"^^Lol. You haven't read about them yet? Back then they called them "saloons." Same concept.
I always wanted to know if that staircase thing in the promo video was for real. I just assumed it was to emphasize that part of the ride. Is there supposed to be something happening? If so, it doesn't work at KD."
I never really knew about the stair case effect til a few months ago. I think it could make the ride alot better if it worked.
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Post by coasterfreak101 on May 10, 2008 19:53:34 GMT -5
What's the starcase effect supposed to be? Is it the shaking that's in the animation?
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Post by angryemobeaver on May 11, 2008 0:04:34 GMT -5
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