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  1. No KI visit yet....perhaps we skip a year? :(

  2. How about a steel 310 foot big blue coaster Giga-coaster ? Made by Intimin AG, which has a 300 foot drop, an 80 degree maximum vertical angle, runs smooth as glass with lots of air time. You can name it anything you want.
  3. Zip Make sure you post a trip report to give us a good read on the parks south like Kings Dominion or Carowinds, Busch Gardens Williamsburg I would like to go to those in the coming year (s).
  4. I'm not any type of expert on Cedar Point. (CP) But I have learned several tips. Guests do not have to park and enter the Main Entrance. There is a parking lot near Soak City. The "Resort Entrance is often empty during the 10am opening. You can be in the back of the park before anyone else and ride those rides with very few other riders back there. Once your finished work your way to the front of the park. Actually working your way against the crowd flow. Lots of guests run toward Millennium and Maverick but there as some who will meander on the way back to the park riding rides like Raptor and the flat rides along the way. Eat before you get into the park at your hotel or McD's or DQ which is near the cos way. Try to schedule lunch at a different time than the crowd. Speaking of Soak City this water park in my opinion is not a "whole day" park. It is a diversion and a way to cool of a bit. But in by no means will it draw away the crowd like you will see at Holiday World or Kings Island. Many hot days you'll see as many or more guests in those water parks during the heat of the day than the "dry park" But I digress. As I posted earlier. CP has an one hour early entry policy for resort guest. You can avoid some of the crowd by stay onsite. I think on the days you've chosen CP is usually crowded. The best time of the season according to workers I've talked to is in late May the 1st two weeks in June and later in the season of course late August and Sept. Cedar Point puts on a fairly well attended Halloween themed season as well. CP as a lot of posters on this forum have written Cedar Fair parks in general are very expensive to eat in. I found a all you can eat buffet inside the park which was fairly reasonable for a family of four Midway Market inside the park near the main entrance. I would browse this and the Cedar Fair fan sites forums for trip reports. Here's mine from this year. http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=24080 Good luck on the theme park trek!
  5. And I thought I had some short waits the week of the 20th! Wow! My shortest wait for TTD (excluding the nighttime ERT session on the 23rd) was 20 minutes. (Which reminds me: I need to make time to finish composing my own CP trip report.) To explain "Dragster- only 10 min wait" I was staying inside the park which affords those resort customers one hour early admission. However TTD is not one of those rides that run early. Tuesday we hit Millineum and Maverick early the following day we woke up just a tad be later, lollygag towards TTD while all the other folks were going to the early ride offerings. When Kate Smith finished "God Bless America" I was right there in line with about 30-50 other riders.
  6. The family, wife (non-rider) and 2 kids; 8 yr old daughter 52" and 13 yr old son traveled to Sandusky this past week. Tuesday's crowd in the park was moderate however Wednesday crowd appeared to me to be large. We stayed inside the park at Sandcastle Suites. My daughter was able to ride all the rides except Raptor, Witches Hat and Mantis, she decided to wait until the next trip to ride Millennium but wanted to ride Maverick even though she was told Maverick was probably a more rougher ride but she enjoyed it. She also rode Magnum and was impressed by the airtime hills on the return to the station. My son rode a new ride for him since our last trip Disaster Transport wasn't running; he loves Millennium and knocked out several rides on it. We were able to ride every coaster in the park in two days with the exception of the kiddie coasters this year which were covered on the last trip. One of the highlights was getting the wife on Wildcat. She really doesn't like to ride but in a good act of acquiescence she rode it and seemed to smile a bit. CP Mine Ride- meh Dragster- only 10 min wait; over in less than 2... Mantis - nice elements Raptor - very nice - long wait - worth it. Blue Streak - classic and nice air. Corkscrew (ouch ) Mean Streak (double ouch). Iron Dragon - nice family ride. Millennium is just a dream to ride and worth the 5.5 hour trip from Kentucky. This is will probably be a semi-annual trek for us as we visited in 2009 (similar 2 day trip) and was fairly intimidated by the size and scope of the place. This year we were able to navigate it using the different gates and resort shuttles from our hotel. As well as using the train and sky lift. I still believe CP food prices are a little over the top in most stands. But with a little browsing you can find a decent meal and at a reasonable price; fed four with drinks all you can eat for $50.01, in Midway Market inside the park near the main entrance. Perhaps I'll be able to post some pics of the resort in a few. I didn't take many pics inside the park... I'm there to ride. America's Roller Coast - Ride On
  7. Jeffy is planning a trip to Cedar Point this summer!

  8. I'll have to agree with the above post. The water park is by far the biggest draw. Try to behave the exact opposite the crowds. I don't think the early entrance is the key. Going where the crowds aren't is the key to having a good day at HW. With the new Timberline trains installed on The Voyage they were using one of the trains from one of the older coasters (I think The Raven) which kept that coasters capacity down last season, that problem should be alleviated this season. The lines flowed fairly well in the afternoon in the dry part of the park. Try to schedule lunch differently than the rest of the guest as well.
  9. I'll be interested to do my own costs analysis between HW which I visited last week and KI that I have not visited in two years. If memory serves a large cheese pizza cost $19 at HW; it was not in any way a good comparison as to taste as the holy grail of pizza served at KI. Tues./Weds LaRosa here I come!
  10. Jeffy

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    KI has been having problems with I-Street/Fountain Cam for several weeks now, which is a shame I really enjoyed watching folks take pictures of themselves in front of the fountain, a family tradition for us as well. I really never saw The Racer cam work other than a static photo. The DB cam works very well, probably one of the best cams or perhaps the only cam on a actual working roller coaster that I can find, so Kudos to the park for that piece of hard work. I was wondering, I have not been since DB's construction it is hard to gauge the area without having actually been there. The shot of the queue line and also it looks like silver picnic tables, can a person look at that and tell how many folks are in that area or in the line? I'm heading up to the park tomorrow and Wednesday. I can't wait to ride DB!
  11. I think I heard on a podcast either Coasterbuzz or Season Pass,(yeah I'm a geek) an interview with Mr Koch who stated that he one evening walked out to Thanksgiving area of the park and was imagining that it would be somewhat in the middle of the park one day. I hope his dreams become reality and the Koch family keeps that special atmosphere not often found it other corporate parks.
  12. Thanks Phantom, I have never driven off the lot once I have gotten there, the last 5 times I've avoided parking at KI altogether. $10 for parking is pretty outrageous.
  13. Hands down LaRosa's Pizza is the best meal in the park in my opinion. I'm wondering about re-entry to the parking lot, how does that work?
  14. The wife enjoyed the Dive show and the Contemporary Christian music show very much. We're heading to KI next Monday and Tuesday.
  15. Very crowded, I think part of the reason some folks just took an extra day off after the holiday. We are going next Tuesday/Wednesday to KI, hopefully we'll miss some crowd there due to it being mid-week. Unlike Cedar Point, last year I learned it really doesn't matter when you go there, while sometimes one can get lucky at KI. I was kinda shocked to learn of the 9:30 closing. I would have loved to have ridden The Legend while completely dark.
  16. The wife who is a non-rider and the kids my 7-year old daughter and 12-year old son and I traveled to Holiday World and Splashin' Safari. We arrived shortly after the park opening of 9:30 Central Daylight. We walked straight to The Raven. My daughter was itching to get on her first "big" wooden roller coaster. It was my plan to get her a taste of how it would feel before we moved on to the other coasters in the park as this is her first season at the magical over 48". We had a 30 minute wait. I noticed the queues in the park are fairly narrow compared to other parks I've visited. The Raven only had one train running due to, I was told, of having loaned one of it's trains to The Voyage until the new Timberline trains are installed. However the line moved fairly quickly. The ride experience was exciting although comparatively short and the pace of the ride was very consistent. One of the highlights was the helix over the lake and a very nice finish. Really all of the coasters have nice finishes to them. My son decided unfortunately that he was not a huge fan of woodies this trip, as he only rode The Raven two times with us. We rode several flat rides between The Raven and The Legend and also enjoyed a nice bit of shade in Fourth of July Section and a free soda. The Legend is simply the smoothest wooden coaster I've ever ridden, it also has a great pace and airtime. I love the homage to The Beast's double helix. My daughter and I rode this twice as well. Morning ride was about 45 min. wait. The afternoon ride was a 15 min wait and even smoother. We rode several more flat "carnival" type rides that were well situated in the shady part of the park I mentioned this because it was a very hot day with high in the mid-90's. While we enjoyed the free sodas many of our stops at the Pepsi stands were only to retrieve water for better hydration. Next was The Voyage an Out and Back coaster - Oh my. Words really cannot describe my utter joy. What is not to like? Speed, outstanding pace, five, count em FIVE tunnels, not to mention one tunnel has triple dip in it and unbelievably this coaster has three 90-degree turns. It is a virtual ejection seat ride! Airtime galore! I thought I would never, ever say this about another woodie... bite my tongue, it is better than The Beast. The crowd was large; a Tuesday after a long holiday weekend. My suggestion to beat the crowd at Holiday World is try to do the exact opposite as everyone else and it is not imperative to be at the park at opening. Surprisingly, the Water Park really drives this park. So ride the park rides while everyone is at the water park, go get wet on the flume ride and the white-water ride. The crowd at the water park was really out of hand during peak time of the day, later in the afternoon as folks made there way back to the dry area of the park it eased off somewhat. The water park closes at 6:30 which gives you 3 hours for more riding in Holiday World. There was over a 1 hour wait at Wilde-beast their near new water coaster; we reluctantly passed. All in all a great experience. My seven year old had a blast, it looks like I have a riding partner for awhile until it gets too uncool to ride with ol' Dad. The park was ultra-clean, staff were very accommodating, overtly friendly and all SMILES. It really goes back to the family-run business model of serve the public well and they will come/return and if yesterday was any indication; in large quantities.
  17. Jeffy

    webcams

    It is working for me at the moment. Looks like a fair cloudy day at the Island!
  18. Thanks for the trip report. Sorry for the lost keys. Larosa's is the best food vendor in the park.
  19. is planning trips to KI and Holiday World this summer!

  20. I agree that Cedar Point is more of a destination theme park. It is a much different feel, especially if you stay on-site and the The Breakers is amazing if you are into history but I digress. While I did not attend Kings Island last year, yeah I missed DB debut, staying three years prior to the 09 season at KI Resort and Conference Center the bus drops you fairly close to the main gate, a short 200-250 yard walk, just clarifying I know it is a moot point for this post now. MagnumFan, I hope you have a great time like my family did on our first trip to Cedar Point last year! I would be very interested in your trip report and a comparison between the two parks Have fun!
  21. I have stayed at KI Resort the last few times I have visited the park. The facilities are adequate, clean and with a bus that departs every 15 mins for the park will save you money on parking.
  22. Jeffy

    webcams

    I would enjoy the webcams better as well if they were relocated or just plain worked correctly. Cedar Point has had webcams up for at least 2 years and have done well with operating them through all kinds of terrible weather. One is on top Top Thrill Dragster and one is on the main midway. They also had one during the construction of the new water ride that has yet to open due to problems with the boats. Oh well... just a suggestion or rant, whichever you want to take it
  23. I was surpised to learn one day from one of the nice engineers who answered my question that the train's fuel is not wood or coal but propane gas.
  24. Cedar Point added this attraction. I saw it there last summer it was simply amazing and a nice way to wind down from a full day in the park.
  25. I began going to Kings Island in 1976, I had always heard of Cedar Point but it seemed so far away since I live in Central Kentucky. Well, long story short my family and I went to CP this year for the first time. I hate to say it, but it will be awhile before I return to KI because CP is just a much larger experience. We couldn't take it all in in just two days. I will say unequivocally that Boomerang Bay is a whole lot better than Soak City and I miss LaRosa's at lunch time but other than that The Point is going to be my destination for a few years over my home park of Kings Island.
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