Every ride and attraction has a unique story to be told. At Coster Connections we want to explore those interesting stories, uncover the history and talk about the future of theme park rides and attractions.
LOVED Phantom Theater! It was unlike any other ride there. As a bonus, it was THE place to go to cool off. I worked at Kings Island from 2000 - 2002. I worked on the racer, but it was common for rides with extra staff to have an employee or two "sent" to another ride to cover the shortage. Most people would jump at the opportunity to go to Phantom Theater on hot days!
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In ‘76 my girlfriend, now wife, and I attended the grad night they had for graduating seniors. It started at 11:00 pm and lasted all night. We left at dawn tired but had a great time.
I worked on Top Gun and Son of Beast 2006-2008 and was there the day Son of Beast sent 28 people to the hospital. Our crew worked just Top Gun during 2006 for 3 weeks after but then Top Gun went down for over a week, too.
The King Cobra was not a fun ride for me. It was uncomfortable and had no great downhill runs. It also would box your ears. The best rides were in the 70s and 80s. The Racer was a favorite of mine, the Log Rides as we called them, the big swinging boat, Screamin Demon. Hanna Barbera Land changed to the Smurfs which was the last sweet kids area and "little log ride" where you could cool off.
The Smurf voyage was way better than phantom theater. I am prepared to fight anyone on that😛 The tomb, raider ride was really awesome ! Shame it didn’t last longer. This video really brought back some memories.
Disaster Transport was the perfect ride to wait out the rain. I have fond memories of going between that, the Carousel, and the bumper cars during heavy summer rains.
I have never been to Kings Island before and I found out the guest was tragically hit by the Banshee roller coaster train a few weeks ago. Banshee is where the son of beast wooden roller coaster was located. Theme park roller coaster review has been to Kings Island many times.
If I’m remembering correctly Earthquake was very similar to the Pirate Ride. I remember being in a small car with my parents going thru the enclosed ride while animatronic people and buildings almost fell on you. For a little kid it was creepy and fun. And the air conditioning gave you a respite from the punishing summer heat outside. These rides were old fashioned but fun. It’s like losing history when they close.
Geauga Lake was across the lake from Sea World. It became 6 Flags before becoming Geauga Lake once more. It couldn't compete with Ceader Point after Seaworld Closed.
Saw the Bats cars come off the track. I road on the ride not more than 10 minutes earlier. It was a rough ride. But was use to it as most the rides there ran rough. Even the beast only had a loose fitting lap bar that year.
The demon drop was the first ride I ever rode at cedar point when i was a kid. It was fun to put a quarter on your lap And when the ride dropped you'd see the quarter float for a second
My memory has faded. But there was a white rollercoaster when you interred to the left. It was blown up in a movie after a car chase through the lower area. To simulate the chace brought in down. I want to say it was one of the Smokey and the Bandit movies. At the time it was the oldest roller coaster in the country. I road it in 1980. In a couple of clips here you saw it in the background. I remember just a seatbelt. Often you would be thrown upward in the seat as you crested hills. There was a funhouse where the rooms were upside down. Looked like a period mansion from about a 100 years ago. There was a beach you could come and go from the park.
