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swdaze Double Loop User is Offline Joined: 22 Sep 2007 Posts: 230	Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:33 am    Post subject: · Quote I am wondering if they are replacing the cars.  For some reason I remember hearing that, since they were using the Villian and RWB cars for something?  My other guess is that CF is hoping people will now lose interest in the racers and then they can tear them down and have available land.  Stupid idea...but we are talking about CF, lol.
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Dominator56 Villain User is Offline Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 1211 Location: Akron, Ohio	Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:51 am    Post subject: · Quote Well that would be stupid. The villain trains would tear that track up. _________________ Geauga Lake I will miss you!
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coasterdad Site Admin User is Offline Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Posts: 1619	Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:01 pm    Post subject: · Quote Dominator56 wrote: Well that would be stupid. The villain trains would tear that track up. ...and CF would care why? My guess is something along those lines. They are succeeding in ruining a once beautiful park just like I said when they first purchased it. Funny how some KI fanboys disagreed - I wonder what they think now. _________________ Greed is what caused GL's demise and that just makes me sick. Lets do what we can to rat out Kinzel - hes a snake. In the end the truth will come out and we will then see whos laughing at who.
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shipwreckmatt Beaver Land Mine Ride User is Offline Joined: 30 Oct 2007 Posts: 27	Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:30 pm    Post subject: · Quote and also CF is not known for their care of wooden coasters _________________ Never forget all of the memories of Geauga Lake
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Coaster 3:16 Beaver Land Mine Ride User is Offline Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 39	Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:01 am    Post subject: · Quote Personally, I'm kind of happy about the decision.  I don't like to ride backwards to begin with.   I am afraid that this may mean that they are more likely to only run one side, but Screamscape is reporting that KD is training new operators how to time the trains on Rebel Yell to race, so I'll keep my hopes up for now. - Jeff
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geaugalakeinexile Splash Landing User is Offline Joined: 26 Sep 2007 Posts: 107	Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:35 pm    Post subject: · Quote No backwards rides at KI. Only backwards management.
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Dominator56 Villain User is Offline Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 1211 Location: Akron, Ohio	Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:33 am    Post subject: · Quote Meh, Cedar Fair reminds me of RCT2..... you take someone elses game and start with naming the rides with  generic names like roller coaster 1, then throw a tacky paint job, then advertise as new and viola, bad management! gosh..... could it get any worse? (oh yea and in rct2, you can change a backwards coaster back to a regular one again)....its too much like a game to them. _________________ Geauga Lake I will miss you!
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Thewave Beaver Land Mine Ride User is Offline Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 67	Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:15 pm    Post subject: · Quote I personally prefer to ride forward. Every time we've been there the line for backwards is usually longer, which shows the popularity of that way of riding. I feel that denying that choice, further demonstrates how out of touch CF is with what their customers wants. _________________ Geauga Lake 1888-2007 2008-Forever in our Hearts
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Dominator56 Villain User is Offline Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 1211 Location: Akron, Ohio	Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:23 pm    Post subject: · Quote Thewave wrote: I personally prefer to ride forward. Every time we've been there the line for backwards is usually longer, which shows the popularity of that way of riding. I feel that denying that choice, further demonstrates how out of touch CF is with what their customers wants. Couldn't be more true, We wanted Geauga Lake to succeed and stay open, did that happen? no! The list could go on, but they never really do listen. Its all whatever Kinzel wants Kinzel gets, end of story. _________________ Geauga Lake I will miss you!
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geaugafan2013 Splash Landing User is Offline Joined: 24 Jan 2008 Posts: 136	Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:29 pm    Post subject: · Quote If the ride was created to run one backward and one fowards i think it should stay the same but if it did run fowards on both before it ran backwards and frontwards i think it should stay the way it is do to fact that how everyone liked it the way it was i personally have never been there and i just think it should be in the best intrest to the guests !
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Gunkey Monkey Site Admin User is Offline Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Posts: 861 Location: Cleveland, Ohio	Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:02 pm    Post subject: · Quote I remember some visits to KI early and/or late in the season due to lack of staff when Racer was only running one side and it was usually the forwards side anyway.   It should also be pointed out that SFGAm's American Eagle ran the blue side backwards for a few years and was quite popular but was returned to forward racing again a couple years ago. That first 147-foot drop facing backwards was awesome. _________________ On September 21, 2007, a historic 119-year old amusement park had been secretly murdered. Never forget it.
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Dominator56 Villain User is Offline Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 1211 Location: Akron, Ohio	Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:38 am    Post subject: · Quote Yea no fun anymore, can't have that! Boring CF! _________________ Geauga Lake I will miss you!
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chadta Splash Landing User is Offline Joined: 20 Oct 2007 Posts: 141 Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada	Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 8:44 pm    Post subject: · Quote the last few years the comet was at crystal beach it ran the front half of the cars backwards and the back half forwards, they continued to do that at six flags great escape, i dunno if it still runs like that or not, looking at the pic on the website i dont think it does. as seen here _________________
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Catchthebrassring Double Loop User is Offline Joined: 07 Jan 2008 Posts: 242	Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:47 pm    Post subject: · Quote visitkingsisland.com/news/detail.cfm?item_id=672 Just read the press release on Kings Island racer. I like the way they make such a big deal out of both sides going forward. I love the way they also say it will now conform with the racing coasters at their other parks. In other words if CP's racers don't go backwards no ones will. But what really disgusts me about the article is the big deal they make about Racers age and that it has Ace Landmark status, one of only 14 in the world. They make a big deal about that but they are perfectly willing to destroy Big Dipper the 12th oldest coaster in the world. I'm sure ACE would be more than willing to give it Landmark status, but then cf would not be able to demolish it. _________________ "Be ashamed to die until you have achieved some victory for humanity."  Horace Mann Geauga Lake will always remain in our hearts and memories. On June 17th & 18 2008 dick drove the final 2 nails into the coffin of our beloved Geauga Lake
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DominatorDude05 Raging Wolf Bobs User is Offline Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 466	Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:23 am    Post subject: · Quote Well I can see maybe for it's ACE Coaster Classic standing, seeing as it KIND of started another Coaster Renaissance... correct? _________________ 2008 - Mantis Crew 2007 - Rocket Sled Ride ATL 2006 - Dominator Crew
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