Photo TR: KI Closing Day, October 30th, 2016

So after working literally every weekend at the park I decided to take off the whole last weekend to visit the park. My goal was to hit the park Saturday night with a friend, and then go all day Sunday. Unfortunately i only got around to the Sunday appearance. The park was pretty busy mainly because for some ODD reason, it was 75 degrees in OCTOBER! Fast lane line's like normal where packed since you get a free Fast lane when you renew your pass. Banshee and Diamondback where still running with B&M Goodness (and a slight rattle), while Beast and other rides where giving moderate rides like normal.

Mystic Timbers continues to rise and change the skyline (ever so slightly). I am sure hoping that this gives night rides that rival Beast's. The first drop already looks insane. White water's entrance (right around the train crossing) while be sure to give some great pictures of the first drop (as it does now) unless some trees are placed in front of it................ I would like to point out that Timbers will be extremely close to the log flume. I really don't want to see the flume gone (its my home ride and I've worked there two years), but i mean its REALLY getting close to it.

In other words the park looked great for ending the 2016 season and i have just a thought about what i would like to see for the 2017 season:
- NO BINS AT DIAMONDBACK!!!- I have heard a rumor about this but i forget where i heard it from, but in my opinion I hope this happens as I think it would speed up capacity/ Dispatch

-Vortex Paint Job- Hopefully the park gives the ride a nice new paint job for its 30th birthday. I would like new trains but that;s like asking B&M to build a forceful coaster................just kidding.

- LED Light packages- Heard a rumor that Monster and Zephyr might be getting new Light packages for next year. Hope to see this happen as it could bring "new light to the area..........

-Future of Extreme Sky flier - As Cedar Point removed their sky flier, could KI's days be limited? A nice flat ride or small coaster (if the removed Congo and the amphitheater) could fit here (Maverick 2.0 cough B&M cough)

-Not 2017 Related but both of Beast's lift hills have the new signs at the top. The second lift actually has a sign that says "DANGER PLEASE KEEP YOUR HANDS DOWN".

Anyways enjoy the videos/ pictures and this will be a long 6 months of an off season.

[Coasterkidmwm]

Thanks for the great photo and update and the construction update. They're alot farther along on construction than I thought they would be. Your pictures are always excellent and thorough. Also I <3 Kill Mart.

matthew6969 wrote:

A nice flat ride or small coaster (if the removed Congo and the amphitheater) could fit here (Maverick 2.0 cough B&M cough)

They better not remove Congo Falls for the foreseeable future, or if they do, add a replacement log flume, cuz I am a fan of those. Wouldn't complain about a terrain blitz coaster either.

matthew6969 wrote:

-Not 2017 Related but both of Beast's lift hills have the new signs at the top. The second lift actually has a sign that says "DANGER PLEASE KEEP YOUR HANDS DOWN".

"Danger: please keep yourself from having bloody stumps where your hands used to be" accompanied by realistic images might do a better job.

Also, riding White Water Canyon at night is awesome. I think I might prefer it over The Beast just because the line isn't nearly as long.

Wow you also took plenty of photos of the lower parts of coaster, not only those entire images!

[mkingy]

Thanks for the trip report, images and construction update!

[Coasterkidmwm]

I'm still honestly surprised Diamondback runs that slow.

Figured i might just post this here. Judging by the amount of Banshee off ride footage, does anyone think i should make an offride video for it?

^ Absolutely! I love off-ride shots and videos, too! They give us some time to guess how many g's the riders will experience on each track segment and to learn how to add beams and supports realistically!

Awesome!