Justin_M17

If I went with Rachel I guarantee i'd spend the larger portion of my day "locked up". So that wouldn't be much fun for me

The first coaster that I ever considered a "big" coaster was Gwazi at Busch Gardens: Tampa. But my first roller coaster ever was Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disney's Magic Kingdom.

Erm...do I really have to choose one part to be my favorite? It's The Beast...

One word: Yes. When i'm at Kings Island I couldn't care less about the length of the lines, quality/price of the food, etc. The good roller coasters and flat rides are nothing more than a pleasant bonus. What really makes my trips to Kings Island fun are the people I go with. Like, the last two times I have gone to Kings Island (Both were with a group of KIC'ers) my ride count for the day has been under ten rides, and I still had two days that I can honestly say were two of the best days of my summer. I'm not going to go into a huge spiel about this, but my friends are definitely what makes my trips to Kings Island worthwhile.

If you're basing your opinion of the series on the movies, then it's no surprise you dislike it. I've maintained from the start (I was already a huge HP fan when the first movie came out, which many people find surprising, given my age) that the movies are absolutely horrible. The only thing I can give them credit for, is that they gave me faces to associate with the characters in the novels, and gave me a better picture of the Hogwarts castle and grounds. I still go to the theater to see every movie on the night it opens, despite me not thinking highly of the movies at all. But if you want to experience the good side of the Harry Potter series, do yourself a favor and sit down with the seven books. They are truly worth all the hype that has sprang from them. What I love about them is the level of detail that Rowling includes. At any point while reading the books I feel like I could close the book, walk down the street, and hang out with these kids i've been reading about. Her books make me feel like i've known these kids personally all my life.

I would like to see Boomerang Bay take a lesson from The Beach. - A less repetitive soundtrack (Although it has been a bit better this year) - Less concrete, more sand And while it's really not something that Cedar Fair can directly control, the employees of Boomerang Bay should act more like those at The Beach. I took my first trip to The Beach on it's opening day this year, and while I think it may have had something to do with the lack of patrons in the park that day (Stalkerchick and myself were two out of maybe twenty total guests) the employees seemed very friendly and interested in making sure that our time at the park was particularly enjoyable. Whereas at Boomerang Bay, in my experience, guests are treated as though they are nothing more than an annoyance to the employees, and this has not been a single incident with a single employee. During all my visits to Boomerang Bay this year, I have YET to run across a friendly employee. /End rant.

Completely agree with you. When i'm at the park alone or with people who go to KI frequently I always picnic in the parking lot or head out to a fast food place for lunch. But if I am with people who don't go to KI very often (And these people are the ones who more often than not prefer to eat in the park) the LaRosa's on I-street and in Festhaus or Outer Hanks are the only places I will agree to eat at.

Good question! I'm wondering that myself.

I voted Racer, but it was a really close race with BLSC. I agree with Jasper in that the launch and helices on BLSC are what really makes it an enjoyable ride. But what kills it for me is the fact that you come to a complete stop midway through the ride. I know it's for a good reason, and I like the pyrotechnics (Not a fan of the annoying chopper) but I would prefer to not stop until the end of the ride. That's what gives Racer the edge in this poll, in my opinion.

Technically it's 16 days, which is ever so slightly longer than two weeks Couldn't help myself.

I completely agree with everything you've said here! Especially the part about putting Peanut on the payroll! She is absolutely adorable! Not to mention i've spoken with several people who only go to the 80's show to see her pre-show and mid-show dancing

im thinkin about sometime in november a meet-up @ traders world and turtle creek to do some xmas shoppin. that way i can feast off of ya'lls ideas, & vice versa. rotag, who knows hes gonna get bashed for xmas shoppin @ the flea-market; but you can sometimes find the best stuff there. Haha, me and Rach were totally talking about christmas shopping on the way back to my place last night I think we decided we'd be better off making our christmas gifts rather than buying them, thanks to all the new friends we have to give gifts to

The only problem is that people post before you get all of the "sections" (Lack of a better word) posted. That's why I type my TRs in Microsoft Word, and then copy and paste them on here, that way if I need to use more than one post there's only a couple seconds between my first and second posts, so nobody will interrupt them

Poll 1: I don't know if it would qualify as a "major" event or not, but for me meeting other KIC'ers was what made this season the best season ever The debut of Diamondback was merely a pleasant bonus (Yeah, I went there.) No coaster can provide as much fun as i've had with all my new friends this summer, but I loved how Diamondback was always there as a backup for us. I.E: KIC'er 1: What do you guys want to ride now? KIC'ers 1-23: I don't know Justin: Diamondback? *23 people sprint towards Rivertown* Poll 2: I believe my vote should be clear after reading the above paragraph Poll 3: I really don't know. I'm sure this off-season will be more fun than any previous off-season because there will inevitably be threads in the KICentral Meet-Ups forum planning various events to keep ourselves occupied until the amusement parks are once again open for our enjoyment. But as far as next season goes, I really cannot say.

Sorry it took me so long to post, Jared. Rachel was monopolizing my computer and she just now left (I've had to put up with her since 10AM on Sunday...FML. LOL) But yeah, I definitely had a great time And I was totally jealous of your wig. I need to get one of those... I'll be working on a TR myself here in a little bit. I usually don't bother with them anymore but we had so much fun that it would be an insult to a completely epic weekend NOT to post one. But everyone knows how detailed/long my trip reports are, even just for one day. This one will be for three, so expect a REALLY long one

Ha I'm lucky I don't have to wait as long my first one is on the 15th The 15th is my costume fitting day I'm looking forward to it.

Speaking of KIC and Scooby... If SDATHC will be leaving next year, what are we going to use in place of the Mystery Machine for our traditional KIC pictures?

Last Sunday I was discussing this with some other KIC'ers in Nick U. It makes almost no sense to re-theme a kids area from Nick to Snoopy & The Peanuts. Most kids today have no idea who Snoopy is, and the same with the rest of the peanuts. However, kids do know Spongebob, Avatar, Reptar, Scooby, etc. But it seems like this area will appeal more to people in their mid to late teens and older rather than the younger kids. Just my two cents worth.

I never got to go through it I wish I had though, just so I could understand why everyone says it was so bad. I feel like one of the people that have never ridden Son of Beast... *Cough* *Cough*

Give this person a sign! Here's your sign! Agreed

No sir, it is only the 3rd. BUZZKILL!!! lol Me? A buzzkill? You must be mistaken, dear. Perhaps you're confusing me with somebody else?

No sir, it is only the 3rd.

Yes, Brad is still referred to as an A-hole. And Janet is referred to as a female dog until her "encounter" with Rocky, at which point we refer to her as a very promiscuous woman. If that makes any sense at all...

Everything I had on that night was Rachel's, shoes and all! She's a size 12 in women's shoes so I guess that equals a size 10½ in men's

Note: Once again, Rachel had my camera for the day, so I will not be posting any pictures of our day at Kings Island because all the pictures I have belong to her . However, I do have some pictures from Rocky (G-rated, I promise) that I will be putting up when the time comes. Anywho, let's start this bad boy! This past Saturday was definitely one of the highlights of my summer. Rachel (Stalkerchick) Danielle (Keiko_Coaster) and myself had made plans to hang out together at KI for the fourth coming since none of us paid to participate, and then catch a midnight showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Part 1: My alarm woke me up at 9AM. I typically don't sleep that late on days that I go to Kings Island, but i've learned that it's generally a safe bet to count on Rachel to be late. By the time I got done with my usual morning routine I only had to wait another twenty minutes or so before Rachel and Danielle pulled into my driveway.After pushing all Rachel's junk onto one side, I hopped into the back seat. Due to reasons best left unsaid, I was in a pretty bad mood, so I figured i'd be better off keeping my mouth shut and listening to my iPod for the trip. Once we got to KI, me and Rachel debated about whether we should drop by HR to get our Employee IDs for Haunt processed before going into the park, but decided against it and went on into the park. Me and Rach were all for heading straight to Diamondback but Danielle wanted to run into Action Zone and get her ticket to ride Skyflier while it was still at $5 per person, So we headed in that direction. When we got back there Rachel had to run into the ladies' room, so I followed Danielle over to get her ticket, where we ran into Dustin (KIruler102), Dustin's dad/chauffeur, and Tracy (AgentSoB). Everyone except Rach and I bought tickets for Skyflier. But Danielle was the only person who wanted to stay and ride it right then, so she told the rest of us to run off and do whatever. Naturally we headed straight for Diamondback. All of the switchbacks were filled, and the line was proceeding well out of the extra queue line they set up for overflows, but the wait was only maybe 45 minutes to an hour. When we got to the station we were assigned rows 14, 15, and 16. Naturally, Rachel and Dustin immediately sprint for row 16, Tracy takes row 15, and me and Dustin's dad go for 14. I don't like row 14 nearly as much as 2, but it was still an okay ride. By the time we had seen our pictures and left the gift shop it was time to go meet the rest of the group in front of the Kings Island theater. We got up there, and met back up with Danielle, and said hey to a bunch of other KIC'ers. But when it was time to go inside, we decided that would be a good time to run back out to Rach's car for our picnic lunch. Since Tracy had left us to go into the theater, we lured Jackson (Beast1979) into following us by promising him potato chips. Her car was a pretty good hike from the front gate. Row 13 of the employee parking lot I believe. But we got there eventually. After making with KIC tradition and laughing at her bumper sticker, we grabbed her food, some blankets, and went to chill and eat in the grass. We all sat and talked while munching on Rachel's specialty gourmet peanut butter sandwiches, a variety pack of single serving bags of chips, fresh fruit, chocolate chip cookies, and soft drinks. Not the healthiest lunch in the world, but it served it's purpose. We finished eating with plenty of time to spare, so we figured that now would be a good time to go ahead and go through HR and get our employee IDs processed, and Dustin went ahead and tried to interview for a job at Haunt. Everything went well and I got my ID (Although I had to correct a minor error resulting me to be listed in their computer system as a female) but Rachel learned that even as a re-hire she has to wait for a background check to come through. When we came back outside we found Jackson right where we had left him (Since he was not allowed to come past the metal detector with us), along with Danielle, Dustin, and Dustin's dad. Dustin had not been allowed to interview for a reason which escapes me now. But by now it was time to head back into the park. Our Destination: Flight Deck. When we got back to the beginning of the line for Flight Deck, which was near the vending machines back there, we began to discuss the length of the ride. Jackson and Rachel were arguing over whether or not the time spent on the lift hill should be added to the overall ride time. I believe that since the lift hill is in fact part of the ride, there should be no question about whether or not it should be included in the ride time, but I never said anything. But we ended up doing time trials for both while waiting in line. Without the lift hill included, the ride time is 45 seconds from the time the last car of the train leaves the lift hill to the time the train stops at the brakes. With the lift hill included, the ride time is 1 minute 51 seconds. After leaving Flight Deck, we decided to catch a showing of Flashback: Totally 80's. Dustin and his dad had other plans though, so it wound up being just me, Rachel, Danielle, and Jackson. The show was as great as it always was, despite me wanting to hurt Jackson for him only having heard of three of the songs played in the show (All of which have been on a Guitar Hero/Rock Band game). Danielle got pulled up on to the stage to be sang to, and we all had a good laugh at that (Jackson, help me out here and post the video you took!) After Flashback let out, since we were already chilling and watching shows, we figured we'd run back into Nick Universe and catch Marty's Party for it's last showing of the day since Jackson and I had never seen it before. It's actually a pretty cool little show, we were all laughing right along with the kids. Jackson was having a great time throwing marshmallows at Marty After the show, we met up with Tom (CoastersNSich) and Ryan (BoddaH1994) and talked for a bit about the cast of the show. And then we headed up to Action Zone to join Tracy on his first ever ride on Drop Tower, and to force him onto it if necessary. When we got to the base of the tower, and the start of the queue, Tracy felt the need to run and relieve himself, which we let him do only grudgingly with Dustin accompanying him to make sure he didn't run off on us When they came back, we handed Ryan and Danielle our cameras, since neither of them were riding, and we wanted video footage of this ride. The wait was somewhere between 45 minutes and an hour, which is longer than I would've liked it to have been, but we waited through it anyway. Much to my surprise, Tracy sat in his assigned seat willingly, without requiring anyone to force him into it and/or hold him down while the others fastened his seat belt. And he seemed fine until we were about a quarter of the way up the tower. He asked if we were at the top yet and I reassured him that there was only a couple hundred feet to go. When we reached the top he seemed like he was doing okay. He was even talking to the rest of us, whereas I remember that on my first ride (Albeit I was riding solo) I was dead silent and holding onto the bars on the restraint for dear life. He screamed pretty loud as we were dropped, and required a bit of help getting out of his seat, but he was perfectly okay otherwise. Go Tracy! After Drop Tower, we felt like we would give Tracy a chance to calm down a bit, so we went for Adventure Express. Our group took up the back six rows, and it was a really fun ride. After that, still trying to keep Tracy calm, we went to Racer. Part of us went to the blue side, part of us went to the red side, and two of us sat the ride out to smoke (Losers! <3). The blue side is a lot more rough than I remember it being, but it's still a great woody! After walking a bit to get to the smoking area near Monster so we could talk with the other two to find out what we were doing, someone decided it was time for a ride on Flight of Fear. But me, Rachel, Danielle, and Tracy were starting to get hungry so we headed back out to Rachel's car to break out the picnic supplies again. While walking back out to her car we noticed that the employee lot had emptied out quite a bit, so Rach and I moved her car up near the handicapped parking spots while Tracy and Danielle waited for us at the fence. And I have to say, typically when i'm at KI I prefer to leave the park and hit up one of the fast food places if I get hungry, but Rachel's parking lot picnics are really starting to grow on me. They're nice and relaxing, minus the occasional passerby it's just you and your friends and not a whole restaurant full of people, and it saves money on gas If it weren't for all of the mosquitoes they'd be perfect. But we sat there munching, chatting, and trying to get the auto-timer on my camera to work so we didn't have to ask someone passing by to take a picture for us. We finally got a picture we were happy with, and then packed our stuff up so we could get nighttime rides on Diamondback and Beast. It was 8PM by the time we got back into the park. Considering the crowds we had seen that day, it was optimistic to the point of foolishness to expect more than a single ride on each. But all the same we ran straight back to Diamondback. The wait looked to be a little over an hour, which was cool with us since we weren't hoping for more than one ride and that would still leave us plenty of time to get in line for Beast before the fireworks started. As we passed under the Diamondback sign, we spotted Adam (PKIboy) and Ryan (Coasterkid) waiting for the SRL to open. So they hopped into the normal queue (Don't worry, no line jumping occurred!) to ride with us. And at some point between the start of the queue, and the 2nd switchback, we lost Danielle, which put us at an odd number. As we were waiting, darkness fell over the park, and ideal B&M-riding conditions were upon us! When we hit the final turn before the stairs into the station, Danielle called me and said she was at the entrance to the SRL. Apparently she had waited there for it to open rather than riding with us. Me and Rach tried to look and see who was assigning seats in the station. By the time we got up a couple stairs we saw that it was Gabe, so I called Danielle and told her to come on down the SRL and to wait for us once she got to the top, because the SRL was very much empty. We got up to the stairs and said hey to Gabe. And Rachel said we needed a single rider, while pointing at Danielle, and that we would very much appreciate rows 2, 3, and 5. And Gabe, being the awesome person that he is, sends us all straight to our chosen rows (Thanks Gabe!) It was surely an amazing ride. I love the feeling of being in row 1/2 and grabbing your ankles as you crest the lift hill. It was my 134th ride, and Rachel's 18th (Teehee!). As soon as we got out of the train, we shouted thanks again to Gabe, and started powerwalking back to Beast! The line was out to the second set of switchbacks, but this was because none of the queues in the station were open (An excellent decision by the ops) so we were fine with waiting in it. We had been waiting for about twenty minutes when the ride shut down for the fireworks, but we were still having a blast waiting in line. We took a few group pictures and chatted with an ACE rep on a road trip from CA, and before we knew it, the ride was operating again! We took the last three rows, and enjoyed our amazing nighttime ride on Beast! After this, it was time for Rachel, Danielle, and myself to rush out of the park in order to catch our midnight showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show! Part 2: I will not be giving any details of the show here. I had to go and see it with no prior knowledge of it, and having no idea what to expect. And I believe that this is the best way to see this movie, because it's truly more shocking that way! Anyway, we were supposed to catch a midnight showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Esquire theater in cincy, and we were at Kings Island at 10:30. We still had to change into our outfits (I had been informed the previous night that I would be dressing in drag), get to the theater, buy tickets, and find seats. So needless to say, we were slightly pressed for time. By the time we got to Rachel's car and had all of our clothes out of her duffel bag, we had decided against trying to find a rest stop/gas station to change in and just decided to change in the car on the way there. Skipping over the details, when we parked outside the theater roughly 15 minutes before the show was due to start, we looked like this: Justin: Rachel: We didn't get a picture of Danielle alone since she ran into the theater as soon as the car stopped moving, but here's one of the three of us together And yes, those are candy cigarettes, calm down But the show was amazing. And plus it was the first time I had ever had guys holding doors open for me saying "Ladies first" and not been offended by it! The "devirginizing" games were very amusing to watch, which is what people seeing the show for the first time must go through before the show starts. I opted out of these this time because neither Rachel nor Danielle were first timers, and couldn't go up with me. But next time I go with a first timer I will make up for it! I will skip through the show, and the direct aftermath of the show, due to less than five minutes of it being appropriate to post. After we left the theater at roughly 2:30AM, we were all pretty hungry. So the three of us and six of Danielle's friends walked down the street (Still in our outfits for the show) to the Skyline on the corner. And of course, the place was packed, and I had to go in there and eat while still dressed in drag. Excellent! We chilled in there for roughly 45 minutes, with me pointedly ignoring all of the rude comments my outfit was getting me, but then we decided that it was time for us to be on our way. The car ride home was virtually silent. We changed back into our regular clothes and just sat there for the most part. And in 30 minutes, we were pulling into my driveway. I thanked them both for an amazing day, went inside and started Rachel's pictures/videos uploading for her, and fell straight to sleep!