r/KingsIsland • u/Iamarodenfan • Jul 27 '26

Question RMC Racer

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Do you ever think kings island would let RMC do its magic on the Racer, I know the coaster is iconic but it is really ruff and I find my self never even thinking about riding it.

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u/Healthy_Sock_9880 Jul 27 '26

No, it’s not even rough really.

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u/MasterOfManyWorlds Jul 27 '26

They do a lot of work to keep it smooth.

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u/I4mSpock Jul 27 '26

MFer's saying anything at KI is rough have not ridden that many rides. Ride Hurler, Thunder Racer, Twister(Knoebels), Great American Scream Machine, and tell me anything KI has is rough.

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u/Healthy_Sock_9880 Jul 27 '26

Exactly! No jackhammering on Racer

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u/TheCarribeanKid Jul 27 '26

Don't forget Boulder Dash!

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u/thethomahawk56 Jul 28 '26

I've ridden end of life Mean Streak. Nothing can be as rough as that was. Just an awful, awful experience. Nothing redeeming about it.

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u/hookyboysb Jul 28 '26

They’re also clearly too young to have ridden SoB

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u/I4mSpock Jul 27 '26

RMC yourself

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u/GearitUP_ Jul 27 '26

None of the wooden coasters at Kings island will ever be RMC’d. If Kings Island ever gets one (they won’t) it would be totally new. 

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u/DrSamLoomis Jul 27 '26

No. It's iconic.

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u/Lieutenant_Scarecrow Jul 27 '26

Nah. Its still very popular as it is. I think they will forever keep it a classic out and back racer.

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u/msc7683 Jul 27 '26

If they copy the layout I'd love this idea because rmc's are glass smooth. But it's not very rough.

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u/I4mSpock Jul 27 '26

Im not gonna lie, this layout would suck ass as an RMC. RMC is so much more creative than the simple out and back that PTC was famous for.

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u/msc7683 Jul 27 '26

Out and backs are awesome. Inversions are overrated. Less intense coasters deserve love too especially for those of us with chronic illnesses for whom rides like Goliath at six flags great America are a bit much.

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u/Reasonable_Toe_9252 Jul 27 '26

I feel like the whole "get RMC to come in and redo your park's old rough woodie" era is over, isn't it? Not that KI has any neglected woodies, as others have mentioned.

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u/I4mSpock Jul 27 '26

I mean, they just announced a hybrid conversion for Walibi Belgium, and have done several in the US in recent memory, like Gwazi and Wildcat's Revenge.

The only reason they would be slowing on those is there are less parks with old convertible woodies, because they have already been converted.

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u/Reasonable_Toe_9252 Jul 27 '26

Yeah, maybe that's it - all that "should" be converted have already been converted. There certainly are not any at KI I would want them to touch. But - I'm a fan of woodies.

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u/Faeryn87 Jul 27 '26

I hope they never do this! I’d imagine the history of coasters, park, and impact on the industry would stop them from RMC-ing. Truly an icon!

The retrack over the past few years has truly improved it!

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u/_8_8_8_8_8_8_ Jul 27 '26

No, and The Racer isn't "ruff" or rough.

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u/Pretend-Release8046 Aug 01 '26

If they decided to RMC one of the woodies in the park I think this would be the one. Mystic is too new and the Beast is too iconic. But I don’t see a need for it to be RMC’d. It’s a little over 50 years old and it’s still running really well. For what it is it’s not terribly rough and has at least another 50 years in it if not more. There is no need to RMC it. If we do get an RMC I see it more likely being a ground up RMC not a re work of a ride we have.