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The list was promoted by Hahc21 19:50, 30 June 2013 [1].

List of Kings Island attractions

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Nominator(s): Dom497 (talk) 13:13, 1 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I am nominating this for featured list because... I believe it meets all of the FLC criteria--Dom497 (talk) 13:13, 1 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from Giants2008 (Talk) 21:04, 16 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comments –
  • "such as Flight of Fear which was the worlds first linear induction motor launched roller coaster". "worlds" → "world's".
Fixed.--Dom497 (talk) 22:46, 11 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Similar fix is needed later in the sentence.
Fixed.--Dom497 (talk) 22:46, 11 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Kings Island newest attractions are...". "Island" → "Island's".
Fixed.--Dom497 (talk) 22:46, 11 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Try not to start a sentence with a number, like in "17 years after the park opened".
Fixed.--Dom497 (talk) 22:46, 11 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • The lead image could use alt text.
Fixed.--Dom497 (talk) 22:46, 11 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed.--Dom497 (talk) 22:46, 11 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from Shudde talk 02:54, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • "The park is known to have significant attractions such as Flight of Fear which was the world's first linear induction motor launched roller coaster, and The Beast which has held the record of the world's longest wooden roller coaster since its opening in 1979 and continues to be ranked as one of the best wooden roller coasters by industry polls." — this sentence is quite hard to follow and does not read particularly well.
Done.--Dom497 (talk) 00:41, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Might be good to add the date the park was opened. The second sentence says "Since the opening of the amusement park", but there is no context.
Done.--Dom497 (talk) 00:38, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Up until 1989, Kings Island did not have a water park. After 17 years of operation" — this is confusing, the reader has to do maths in their head (to work out the park opened in 1972). If the opening date is added earlier, then "After 17 years of operation" becomes redundant.
Done.--Dom497 (talk) 00:37, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Maybe establish that "Soak City" is "WaterWorks" somewhere in the lead.
Done.--Dom497 (talk) 00:37, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Should the height requirements include conversions to metres or centimetres?
I would say no. After all, it wasn't done here.--Dom497 (talk) 00:37, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I looked into it, according to MOS:CONVERSIONS conversions should be included in this case. They should be included in List of Canada's Wonderland attractions as well. - Shudde talk 09:47, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Done.--Dom497 (talk) 23:21, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
KI website does not list all the attraction opening dates. It would be hard getting dates from reliable sources for the ones that are not listed on KI's website.--Dom497 (talk) 00:39, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, a bit of a shame. - Shudde talk 09:47, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Done.--Dom497 (talk) 18:12, 4 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Additionally:

  • "Also, The Beast continues to be ranked as one of the best wooden roller coasters by industry polls." I'm not sure that [2] is a RS for this statement.

- Shudde talk 09:47, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Done.--Dom497 (talk) 23:07, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
This reference should have a page number. Also a date, volume number etc. I don't think a template:cite web is appropriate here, maybe journal rather than web? - Shudde talk 08:56, 2 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Done.--Dom497 (talk) 00:29, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
There is a space between the full stop and superscript; I'm happy to Support under the good faith assumption that this minor error will be fixed. - Shudde talk 09:40, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 18:11, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • Two dabs (Mason, Mondial)...
Fixed Themeparkgc  Talk  23:45, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • "The park is known to have significant attractions " why not just "The park has attractions such as..."?
Fixed Themeparkgc  Talk  23:45, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • "by industry polls. [3] " no spaces before refs.
Fixed Themeparkgc  Talk  23:45, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • "one of the best wooden roller coasters" where, in Ohio? In the US? In the world?
Fixed Themeparkgc  Talk  23:45, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • What's a "lazy river"?
Added a link in the lead. Themeparkgc  Talk  23:45, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • "WindSeeker during testing in 2011." no need for the period.
Fixed Themeparkgc  Talk  23:45, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • "One of the many animatronic dinosaurs at Canada's Wonderland version of Dinosaurs Alive!, similar to Kings Island." ditto.
Fixed Themeparkgc  Talk  23:45, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Try making those images the same height, at least.
Fixed Themeparkgc  Talk  23:45, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Suspended Family Coaster" why the over capitalisation?!
That is a specific model name with a matching article. Themeparkgc  Talk  23:45, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • What's a Crazy Bus and what's a Mini Jet?
Added a link to Mini Jet. Dom, any ideas on how to handle Crazy Bus? Themeparkgc  Talk  23:45, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I'v added a link to the Zamperla website.--Dom497 (talk) 18:11, 4 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • " 17 years after the park opened" what park?
Fixed Themeparkgc  Talk  23:45, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Mondo Monsoon in Soak City." no need for the period.
Fixed Themeparkgc  Talk  23:45, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • I don't see the need for the blatant advertising external links.
I've pruned it to just the home page. Is that better or should I remove it as well? Themeparkgc  Talk  23:45, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Rambling Man (talk) 16:46, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed.--Dom497 (talk) 01:08, 26 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Looks like it's all fixed! Great. Red Phoenix build the future...remember the past... 01:17, 26 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from DivaKnockouts 02:41, 24 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comments by DivaKnockouts
  • In the lead, write out numbers under ten per WP:ORDINAL. (I've taken care of this for you)
    Done.--Dom497 (talk) 13:16, 22 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • The sentence "All of the water slides and lazy river were refurbished along with an additional wave pool being constructed." sounds way too confusing at the end. Is the wave pool still being constructed? Consider rewording for clarity.

— DivaKnockouts 19:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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