I was wondering how it would stay open with Boomerang Bay just down the road.
-Tina
Maybe you were talking about the water park, yea that place is BULL****!! Went there last year, after going to another park in Carolina, and thought, naw that's ok, i'd rather spend 30 on PKI again.
And it's Nickelodeon. Nickel plus odeon. (A word that was not created by MTV Networks. There were "nickel odeons" during the vaudville era because you paid a nickel to get in.)
It's not. It's the longest WOODEN coaster.
Shaggy
Shaggy
So the Beach is waterpark that has sand all over the place instead of concrete, right? Always sounded like a cool concept, but I've heard the sand is a real pain for maintanance.
AV Matt
Long live the Big Bad Wolf
Michael Darling said:
And it's Nickelodeon. Nickel plus odeon. (A word that was not created by MTV Networks. There were "nickel odeons" during the vaudville era because you paid a nickel to get in.)
...And I remember WHY Nickelodeon is called Nickelodeon. Nickelodeon got its start before MTV even existed (!), in 1978. It shared a channel with Pinwheel (was its own channel, programming for preschoolers, 14 hours a day...) and aired silent movies while Pinwheel was dark. Qube channel C3, if I remember correctly...
--Dave Althoff, Jr.
"A nickel. Small price for great entertainment."
"I could talk all day about how the Beast is not fairly the longest coaster, because of its two lift hillls and what not."
And further more, it's track length, not "time spent" on the coaster. So you could talk all day about it, but you'd be talking to yourself, as there is no question that it is the longest wooden coaster in the world.
And the Beach has been going downhill for a VERY long time...it was great when I was a kid (mid 80's), but ever since the introduction of indoor waterparks in Ohio and then Boomerang Bay, the Beach has just fallen off the radar. *** Edited 8/24/2006 1:16:24 PM UTC by OhioStater***
So I'll ask the obvious question... why didn't you go to the water park in PKI?
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Yes the Beach is NOT part of Kings Island. We had a fabulous time at Kings Island. Because it was a weekday when most of the area kids are back in school, there were hardly any lines. The longest wait was for the Beast, but we only had to wait because they had a problem with one of the trains and had to take it off.
The Beach is just down the road from Kings Island and it used to be a lot better than what it is now. While it never was fantastically great, it has gone downhill in a hurry.
Edit: We saw the Beach and thought we would give it a try. My girlfriend had been there before and liked it, and we have the "Been There Done That" attitude with Boomerang Bay. *** Edited 8/24/2006 1:35:42 PM UTC by a_hoffman50***
They have some excellent rides that PKI's water park doesn't have, especially Hidden Rapids, one of those "take at your own pace" rides that's kind of like a lazy river with fast parts. They've got a water coaster now (I've never ridden it), and I always liked Snake River Rapids, which starts with a tube slide and then turns into a river ride.
And they have sandy beaches, unlike any theme-park waterparks I can think of.
Acoustic Viscosity said:Hey, don't be dissing the Beast. THat's unclassy!
So is putting brakes on EVERY freakin' hill/drop on the ride... ;)
The Beach (seen it, never visited) can't be doing too well longer-term. PKI's waterpark was THE topic of discussion when I visited the amusement park, and was apparently *exceptionally* busy....on a weekday. Add in the year-round waterpark facilities being erected next-door to Top Gun, and, well, gonna be hard for the separately-gated Waterpark to survive THAT kind of competition.
Dental Plan! Lisa Needs Braces.
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