2008 - $3.50 gas will be a problem for people (21:55) 2022 - Hold my beer
@Spike-sk7ql2 жыл бұрын
I mean.... in 2008, $3.50 gas was pretty freakin bad. I was working for $18.50/hr doing the same job I now get paid about $40/hr. I think minimum wage back then in the area was still around $7/hr or less?
@jaya10002 жыл бұрын
@@Spike-sk7ql can confirm. I was a freshman in college and my part time job at kinkos paid 8.24 an hour. Gas was $4. Now minimum wage is 15 in most of civilization, and gas is 5+. 2008 was definitely worse.
@dafrog552 жыл бұрын
Oh I can't wait for the finale! The Son of beast was just that... an S.O.B. but its insane to see how much the park has changed as a result of that. Its still crazy to compare the park history I have as a kid growing up, Using terms like top gun and beastie, to what others know and call the rides now. Mystic and Orion, DB and Banshee to close out the series, KI truly is an amazing park with a wonderful history. What an amazing job Airtime has done on these documentaries!
@AirtimeThrills2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! And glad i can bring some nostalgia
@doctorPuffin2 жыл бұрын
I love this documentary series! Im so happy to hear the full history of my home park!
@ToucanMan72 жыл бұрын
Same I love learning about my home park
@doctorPuffin2 жыл бұрын
@@ToucanMan7 yeah!
@Spike-sk7ql2 жыл бұрын
Same. Even though I lived these years there, the first video, and half of the 2nd I wasn't. I've watched more than a few documentaries on both KI, and CP, and his is just as good as every one, better than many.
@shanehall96842 жыл бұрын
Love it also. Pride for KI
@gibbles122 жыл бұрын
Same
@MrBucketlist2 жыл бұрын
Perfect timing I was just at the park for the first time and literally am working on a video about it lol.
@Mroomi-dd1ec2 жыл бұрын
This by far my favorite series because kings island is my home park and I am learning so much about my home park history, thank you for this series.
@stepforwardentertainment7152 жыл бұрын
This covered the last time I went to Kings Island, during the 2005 season. The last time I went, I think I rode Adventure Express, Top Gun, and attempted to ride Flight of Fear only to be rejected. I was not brave enough to ride Son of Beast, and after all the documentaries I have read on it, I’m glad I didn’t. I do think that one day, Son of Beast needs to be resurrected as a ground up RMC. I have yet to go to Kings Island under Cedar Fair, but it is a goal of mine. I look forward to it. Thanks for the documentaries on my home park, I love getting perspectives and learning things I never knew about it. I liked this channel before, but once you began this doc series, I subscribed. You are awesome.
@ayanadixon47632 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid, I loved the backwards car of The Racer. It was my favorite way to ride it.
@pipepicasso81122 жыл бұрын
I rode the SOB with and without the loop. For me, the double helix was the worst part of the ride. It's a shame, like some people say, it wasn't around long enough to be RMC'ed. That would have been amazing. One thing that hasn't been mentioned that KI's water park was a direct competitor with "The Beach" water park right across the highway. The Beach was built years before KI's water park, and was very successful at the time.
@alexgeorge5012 жыл бұрын
Glad the banshee stands to where SOB used to stand, it's a WAY better ride than SOB would ever be
@JCBro-yg8vd2 жыл бұрын
I believe they confirmed that they thought about having RMC do their thing for SOB, but the ride's reputation after the public learned of all the construction defects made them decide it wasn't worth it.
@HHPYEPIC422 жыл бұрын
RMC son of beast sounds fucking rediculous and I want it
@JCBro-yg8vd2 жыл бұрын
@@HHPYEPIC42 Maybe RMC could be talked into doing a ground-up hybrid with a layout similar to SOB?
@alexgeorge5012 жыл бұрын
@@HHPYEPIC42 there's probably planet coaster and NoLimits versions of that ride out there if you search for them
@LadyBanshee192 жыл бұрын
I actually have a bit of a story about Son of Beast. One day, my dad, my brother and I were in line to get on it, with dad having convinced us to at least try it once. Just as we were about to board the train to get on, it started raining and the coaster had to shut down. We never got another chance because every time we went back after, it was closed, I initially thought it was just a little rough but after hearing about other people's stories, I'm starting to think that sudden rain was divine intervention. In other news, I love this documentary series. Kings Island is my home park and after some IRL stuff is taken care of, I'm hoping to make regular trips to it again.
@justiceleaguebattleformetr92392 жыл бұрын
Watching at Universal Studios Florida
@DoswarePictures2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for listing to feedback and fixing Weird Al’s Pronunciation.
@AirtimeThrills2 жыл бұрын
That was actually something i consciously did because of your comment lol
@doctorPuffin2 жыл бұрын
@@AirtimeThrills 😂
@LawrenceOlberding2 жыл бұрын
Phantom Theater was a highlight of my childhood and I never really got over it’s demise. It was like the Haunted Mansion of Ohio.
@lv2flip242 жыл бұрын
im loving ur documentary series. i went as a kid in the 80s and again as a teen in the 90s. its fun to reminiss and watch the history all unfold. wish i was there for son of beast. look forward to going back soon. your series is very detailed and informative. good job. look forward to more.
@thomasrinschler67832 жыл бұрын
...and this is where my time visiting KI regularly comes to an end, moving to AZ in 2006. I did get to ride SOB with the loop though! I've been back a few times, and I have to say that Cedar Fair has done a really good job in running (and improving!) the park since then...
@jeremytrogdon70072 жыл бұрын
I have watched and enjoyed every episode. KI is my home park and I thank you for all this work!
@legendwingz01612 жыл бұрын
Nooo! I don’t want this to come to an end! God I love this docu-series so much. Like I’m genuinely upset there’s only gonna be 1 more episode. Nevertheless good stuff and I will binge this when it’s done!
@russ4moose2 жыл бұрын
I love your production quality, and your research is epically thorough. I can't wait for part 5.
@russ4moose2 жыл бұрын
@Airtime Thrills If you want a volunteer to read a voice over, I got you.
@hedgehogcoasters72392 жыл бұрын
2008: "gas prices were almost at $3.50" 2022: hold my beer
@linkfiedproductions22462 жыл бұрын
My home parks own documentary series. I am so happy it’s contagious!
@StamfordBridge2 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget to hit the like button, people! We need to reward quality!
@AirtimeThrills2 жыл бұрын
Listen to Stamford!
@ItsSiebay2 жыл бұрын
Seeing the Paramount Parks sign gives me a bit of nostalgia as a young kid, going to King's Dominion. It feels like a totally different park now as an adult, and the fact that it's owned by Cedar Fair. I love the wild and crazy gimmicks Paramount pulled, but I much prefer the experience Cedar Fair provides. They just make you feel like you could go there for the shows and food, and still have a good time without the rides. Still wish I could've experienced some of what made rides like Italian Job, Volcano, & Backwards Racer so cool.
@DoswarePictures2 жыл бұрын
Back when I was a kid living in Virginia in the mid 2000s, that big sign on I-95 tormented me whenever we passed by it. Maybe because it was big, maybe because it was the only thing there, maybe because it had the mountain on my Nick Jr DVDs (I used to call it “DVD the Mountain”) I barely even knew there was a theme park on the other side of the trees until around 2006 maybe, and that year I went there and was tormented by Volcano’s fire. I left the state the following year and didn’t come back until a decade later, now not as tormented by the sign during the rare times I went down that south. I went again in 2018 and instead of being tormented was admiring Volcano. A few weeks ago one of my dream projects became finished when I made a 3D model of the sign in its Paramount form in Paint 3D.
@cltcoasters2 жыл бұрын
I swear these episodes just get better and better 👏
@christopherpriebe89102 жыл бұрын
I’ve never been, but the Paramount days of Kings Island seem so cool to me
@smokeddonut23962 жыл бұрын
I rode both the Son of Beast and Tomb Raider in their original iterations. They were both amazing rides and I'm sorry future generations didn't get to experience them.
@Loopingthrills2 жыл бұрын
you should do this series for Busch Gardens Tampa or Hershey Park. I love your documentaries!
@johnfoltz81832 жыл бұрын
Or sIx Flags America which started out as a struggling animal safari park in the 1970s, then a struggling amusement/water park in the 80s, then sold to Premier Parks in 1992 which rebounded, and then rebranded as Six Flags America in 1999.
@davidsobilo96222 жыл бұрын
@@johnfoltz8183 hey John good to hear from ya Call me!
@Loopingthrills2 жыл бұрын
@@johnfoltz8183 sounds like you know a lot. maybe you should start a youtube channel & make a video about it
@DuecePiece2 жыл бұрын
Kings Island is my favorite place on Earth (hence the profile pic!), you did such an amazing park justice with this thorough documentary! Awesome work once again man! 👍🤘
@bartplays33922 жыл бұрын
Yess! You managed to post the 4th part of the documentary today!
@AirtimeThrills2 жыл бұрын
It was a late night but i got it done lol
@eddienhp2 жыл бұрын
Great Episode! I haven't watch the 1980s and 1990s episode of Kings Island. But I watch those later.
@BigDCoasterFam2 жыл бұрын
My only visit to the park was early June 2006. We rode the Son Of Beast only once. It was really rough on those helixes. We did get to ride The Beast twice at park closing which was totally awesome as it was getting dark
@wrestlingandamusementparkl77892 жыл бұрын
I love kings island. It’s like one of my home parks
@davidmcaninch47142 жыл бұрын
I rode Son of Beast when it had the loop. I remember being so scared of it, and it was really rough!!!!
@johnfoltz81832 жыл бұрын
Delerium at Kings Dominion also was built on the site of Shockwave, a Togo stand-up
@DoswarePictures2 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately Canada’s Wonderland didn’t complete the trilogy.
@superklondoentertainmentsy40612 жыл бұрын
Son of Beast is my fav defunct coaster. It will be the first thing I do if I get a time machine. When it had a loop btw.
@khatskygaming Жыл бұрын
I freaking loved the son of beast it was one of my favorites 😮
@kaylawhipple75702 жыл бұрын
I would have been surprised if the 2000s at KI wasn't named something along Son of Beast was bad news. These episodes are great.
@ftn52492 жыл бұрын
Son of beast underrated
@jcspotter73222 жыл бұрын
Pretty overrated
@miked5092 жыл бұрын
Great video! I really enjoyed watching!
@will30572 жыл бұрын
Another day another great episode good job also I'm taylor baldbee
@seriomarkj2 жыл бұрын
"there's no lull..." a POV of son of beast has determined this is a lie
@jeremysebastian96765 ай бұрын
That lap bar on flight of fear is why I can't ride it anymore. The bar won't get past my knees. NOT MY FAULT I'M TALL lol 😆
@DoswarePictures2 жыл бұрын
Tomb Raider was a video game, then a movie.
@ceaserri2 жыл бұрын
YESS SON OF BEAST ITS SO INTERESTING TO LEARN ABOUT
@tatecarlson2 жыл бұрын
I rode Son of Beast 3 times in my life. The First time in 2002, and my 2nd time in 2007. The First time I was absolutely blown away, but the 2nd time I got jackhammered so severely by this coaster, I had a weekly chiropractor appointment, then the 3rd time is when it happened the day it stopped on the lift hill. All I can say is damn you Roller Coaster Corporation of America, you should've let the Son of Beast be built by the park instead.
@HylianAlph2 жыл бұрын
Not that anyone cares, but Bill Balfour is actually my dad lol... my jaw dropped when I heard his name while I was watching this.
@joeveralls2 жыл бұрын
Still remember going on flying eagles with my sister and getting too close to the trees around it that the KI staff yelled at us after we got off lol
@joelmoore8862 жыл бұрын
Great series! Thank you!!!
@ajfrommillay37662 жыл бұрын
12:52 Guy: Hee hee! This is fun! I'm driving a car! Whee! Girl: I am not amused!
@seanhamm2812 жыл бұрын
This series is incredibly well done. Loved learning more about my home park! I miss Son of Beast, I wish they would have executed better on that ride.
@AirtimeThrills2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! I wonder if a more legit company would have taken on SOB
@linkfiedproductions22462 жыл бұрын
I feel like cedar fair understands how to make a park what it needs to be. They knew that KI needed a Giga, and that it needed tradition so people could ease into the park after it was bought. It would be hard to accept that your Pomeranian dog you’ve know for 5 years randomly became a German Shepard Dog, but that’s what the guest members had to deal with on a smaller degree.
@zanewebb26652 жыл бұрын
BMW Mini Cooper 😂 that made me chuckle
@Lamby10102 жыл бұрын
Loves these vids can’t wait till last part 🎢
@brianharrington76632 жыл бұрын
Why did the Diamondback segment at the end actually get me up hyped up lol
@ScottyMania3132 жыл бұрын
Great vid, imagine if the people of the 2000's saw todays gas prices 🤣🤣🤣 Live, Laugh, Love
@bunnygrill2 жыл бұрын
I'm really excited for the next part. Cedar Fair has done such an amazing job with Kings Island
@dubvuchyea5022 жыл бұрын
Good work, king
@coasterhockygamingboy95492 жыл бұрын
A bit dissappointed you did not get to Diamondback''s opening and Son of Beast's closing but this is an amazing series. This also helps me look forward to the next part next Thursday.
@DoswarePictures2 жыл бұрын
Just like The Beast in Part 1.
@samcrandall30942 жыл бұрын
*hits refresh* *Airtime Thrills video appears* Me: 👁👄👁
@legendwingz01612 жыл бұрын
Same.
@prentisroberson23052 жыл бұрын
The park's flying scooters are now at Carowinds.
@DoswarePictures2 жыл бұрын
If I could teleport from one Great Wolf Lodge to another, I would go to Kings Island.
@EnoughRhetoric2 жыл бұрын
Damn! Gotta wait for the final video 😢.
@samuelartist20072 жыл бұрын
I was at king island when you upload :D
@Joypyf2 жыл бұрын
Your doc style videos are always something I look forward to! If I only have Saturday and next day Sunday to go to Kings Island and Kennywood this weekend, which park which day?? Not sure of the crowd levels at each park on weekends at the end of June
@joshgraves7892 жыл бұрын
I hope the finale goes over the purchase attempt by seaworld
@Nismo-gy3wz2 жыл бұрын
Great info my friend
@sterospa2 жыл бұрын
I love this series!!! Great job!!!
@clairefunnell84812 жыл бұрын
Great episode. Pity that stuff happened to Son of Beast. I would have ridden it. In 2008, Behemoth opened at Canada's Wonderland. First coaster under Cedar Fair. I'm grateful to Cedar Fair for buying the Paramount parks. They ruined Canada's Wonderland with duds. Flight Deck and Time Warp. I rode Flight Deck when it was Top Gun. Enjoyed the episode.
@OliversMobileAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Which flight deck?
@clairefunnell84812 жыл бұрын
@@OliversMobileAdventures our SLC. Nam was changed from Top Gun to Flight Deck when Cedar Fair took over.
@TheNinjaDC2 жыл бұрын
As I recall, the biggest reason attributed to Winterfest’s failed relaunch was Paramount deciding to make it an additional cost to season pass holders, instead of part of the season pass like it was before and after.
@AirtimeThrills2 жыл бұрын
That is true, but instead of scrapping it CF could have just changed that rule
@TheNinjaDC2 жыл бұрын
@@AirtimeThrills I think most people agree they should have just tweaked it, instead of scraping it. Unfortunately CF seemed to be going very scorched earth with Paramount ideas and policies.
@alexgeorge5012 жыл бұрын
Thanks as always for a great video, maybe we can one day we get a "history of" series on Canada's Wonderland in Ontario, Canada soon?
@AirtimeThrills2 жыл бұрын
They just had their 40th, it would be an interesting one to do
@alexgeorge5012 жыл бұрын
@@AirtimeThrills you should definitely make that video series once you're done with your series on kings island!
@AnimeFlyz2 жыл бұрын
Damn. I sure do wish I could get gas for $3.50 a gallon.
@IRDeady2 жыл бұрын
For all the problems SOB caused and in no way to downplay those, every time I see it in videos or pictures it impresses me more than any other coaster I can think of. It was a really amazing looking ride (emphasis on "looking") and I really wish I could have seen it in person. Just the massiveness of it and the (theoretical) engineering required to build a wooden structure that large is awe inspiring. If it had been a working ride it really would have been one of the most important rides of all time...which I guess it still is, but in a negative way. EDIT: Also 16:31 as an ohio native all I can do is sadly laugh at saying cedar fair "operated geuaga lake." I have never been one to blame them or think they did it intentionally, and the park was a mess long before they got it, but there will always be this feeling that they did just enough to try and minimize bad local PR, then just washed their hands of it.
@smokeddonut23962 жыл бұрын
RIP King Cobra. RIP slingshot.
@mikekromer26692 жыл бұрын
Definitely miss the backwards racer, now if they could do that mabey during the fearfest/Halloween haunt season it would be good. Bring it back indeed lol.
@kingsgardens751 Жыл бұрын
11:59 and it was the most 2000’s thing ever
@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214 Жыл бұрын
That is correct.
@crittah742 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your work on this. It's been great. I'm so glad I got a chance to ride the og Son of Beast. I happened to be in town for a wedding. Something told me it wouldn't last. It was thrilling and a bit rough. However, we found SOB much less painful than the og Beast on that particular trip. Have you ridden the newly tracked Beast yet?
@Wendidao2 жыл бұрын
Am i the only one who realized during the part that had the stroller on SOB unless im just crazy was the voice over (where it was saying tallest fastest etc.) Was that the voice of Optimus Prime?
@benthompson80082 жыл бұрын
I’m still not used to the south side racer not running backwards
@larryth3duck1912 жыл бұрын
I swear the guy in the trailer for sob sounds like optamis prime
@randywest51492 жыл бұрын
Randy West First Time in 2007 at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio USA 🇺🇲 EST. 1972.
@kermit_tpt22 жыл бұрын
You should maybe do 6 parts and the last one would just be speculation for kings islands newest coaster
@CZsWorld2 жыл бұрын
Plus Orion came out in the 20s 😆
@kermit_tpt22 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah
@AirtimeThrills2 жыл бұрын
That would be an insanely short episode lol
@kermit_tpt22 жыл бұрын
Haha
@JCBro-yg8vd2 жыл бұрын
Son of Beast basically defines Kings Island in the 2000's. Maybe if CCI or GCI had built it instead of RCA it wouldn't have turned out the way it did?
@JBreeze45982 жыл бұрын
1 Hour ERT was GREAT! Was worth the money. B&M Best investment by KI!
@Asshat237 Жыл бұрын
The Son of Beast commercial is peak 90s. As a guy born in 83 I feel bad for kids today. The 90s was such a cooler time to come of age. Hah except if you went to one of KI's christian concerts. I saw the Gin Blossoms at Great Adventure. Way cooler.
@AirtimeThrills Жыл бұрын
I know what you mean but you got even more of it than I did, born in 87
@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc12142 жыл бұрын
Son Of Beast could have used a steel support structure to prevent any issues!
@kewbycupine59562 жыл бұрын
Can you do what will replace hurler at carowins
@PixelNGuppy2 жыл бұрын
When are you going to make the next buy or sell video
@TheCharlieBrown2 жыл бұрын
They need to make and RMC Son Of Beast at kings island! KI needs an RMC so why not bring the Son back from the dead?!
@nv_spartan17712 жыл бұрын
The highlight of the Paramount Disaster. But after this it's like Paramount went to war with KI. After this was the scar that was Tomb Raider, followed by the ugliest coaster ever, Stunt Track. Stunt Track is a fun ride, buy when I stand on the observation deck of the tower and look in that direction, I wish the ride wasn't there. How could they make something so ugly.
@MatthewCofer2 жыл бұрын
Wassssup (Ik wrong channel) did you see the new Milwaukee City Connect?
@SurflinerBoy455 Жыл бұрын
for Aaron Carter RIP
@loopingspeed90602 жыл бұрын
What day are you going to ride Iron Gwazi?
@mariovalente71182 жыл бұрын
Sfga just said they are not rmcing eagle on insta 😪😪
@Ian44_922 жыл бұрын
$3.49 for a gallon of gas sounds like a steal in 2022. #FJB
@AirtimeThrills2 жыл бұрын
I knew people would enjoy that stat lol
@carpe_poon576111 күн бұрын
602:58 lights and sirens? 602:59 knocking literally one second later?? Bullshit. That’s typed out. The lawyers will have a field day with these assholes when the whole video has to be turned over for discovery
@dizzel43232 жыл бұрын
Optimus Prime???
@DoswarePictures2 жыл бұрын
The parks were out of Paramount’s hands when Micheal Bay’s first Transformers came out.
@JCBro-yg8vd2 жыл бұрын
Apparently, yes.
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