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My daughter's friends are in the green shirt and white shirt...my daughter is in the white shirt (behind the girl in the green shirt) and her friend is right next to her! The look on my daughter's face is so funny! She looks like she is about to have a heart attack and is holding on for dear life!

I am new to this whole "trip report" thing...so please bear with me! We had such a fun trip I just had to share! Our group (3 adults and 9 kids) arrived at the park and were greeted with very minimal crowds. (I always get a little excited when I see the parking lot pretty much empty!) Our first ride was Flight of Fear (which I sat out on with the kids who did not want to ride). The group reported a "not too bad" line so they were all very happy! Next we rode Firehawk...which was still about a 40 minute wait even on a day with sparse crowds. It was a very special ride due to the fact that my daughter (12 years old) was riding it for the first time with me! At first she looked like she was having fun...but them that look turned to "holy crap..get me off here!!" It was pretty amusing! Her conclusion was that it was very scary and she will not do it again (unless coerced by/harrassed by friends!). The day turned out to be great for her because she rode a few rides that she had never ridden before! I was proud of her! These are her reviews as a first time rider on the following: Firehawk- See above Invertigo- "Made me very dizzy...but so much fun to be across from your friends and to be able to see their reaction!" Drop Tower- "OMG!! That was the best ride I have ever ridden!! Come on Mom...I have to ride it again! This is my new favorite ride!" Moving right along...the crowds stayed pretty light for the most part. We rode all the usual suspects (Scrambler, Monster, Diamondback, Shake Rattle and Roll, Racer...etc) and I took my little guy (6 years old and just about a 1/4 of an inch too short from all the rides he would love to ride) to Nick Universe where we rode Phantom Flyers, Runaway Reptar, FOC, etc. At this point I decide to go ahead and take him home and let my daughter stay with her friends (and their mom's). Fast forward to the Channel 5 11:00 news. I am watching the news and I hear "Guess who rode Diamondback at Kings Island today..." I look up at the TV and hear "Tommy Lee from Motley Crue enjoyed Diamondback today at Kings Island". I am thinking "that is pretty cool"! Also I am sort of bummed that we did not happen to see him! Then they show the picture and I look closely....4 rows behind Tommy Lee (he is in the front row) are my daughter's friends...and the row behind them is my daughter and her other freind!! Talk about a shock!! Apparently they went for another ride on Diamondback after I had left! I asked my daughter about it and she said "well...we saw a group of people come up through a different entrance and Kaitlyn (her friend) and I said ..."that guy looks like Criss Angel"...who is Tommy Lee? And what is Motley Crue?" Can you believe that?? I started to feel very old at that moment.....very very old. Oh well...I knew it would happen someday! Anyway....it was a GREAT day at KI with an exciting surprise at the end of the day!!

I am a long time "lurker" to KI Central with very few posts or replies under my belt...so please bear with me! I would love to come to this event but have a few questions. First, does "being a member" mean that I am a "registered member" (eligible to come to the event) because I have a profile set up that I log into when I post or reply? Second, I do not have any friends or family members that are as enthusiastic about Kings Island as I am (with the exception of my son who is 6..so that won't work!). Do alot of you attend these events by yourselves? This event sounds too exciting to pass up! Hopefully my questions do not sound dumb! Thanks to any and all who can help!

I always read the posts on this topic and laughed out loud at most of them. I thought to myself "how have I not heard anything stupid from another park patron"? That is until yesterday! My son and I were riding the train and passing Boomerang Bay when the lady in front of us says to her husband (while pointing to the Awesome Aussie Twister slide) "look, there's the log flume"! I about laughed out loud...but having my 6 year old with me and trying to teach him that you should not laugh at others....I refrained!!

I am a long time lurker...first time poster to this board! First I must say my "just turned" 6 year old son is quite the Kings Island connoisseur! The first time we went at the beginning of the season he asked for a map and from that day on he SCOURS the map every night and knows EVERY coaster and attraction by name! Maybe he will run an amusement park some day......dare to dream! So we got to the KI parking lot at around 11:00 and found very few cars. I was pleasantly surprised, but still warned him that it may get crowded and that he had to be patient. (The poor guy does not do well when faced with a long line...but then again I don't either!) We enter the gates and there is hardly anyone there. My son got some good interaction time with the people dressed in costume (giraffe, princess, etc). He had to be convinced by several of the characters and other employees that nothing scary would jump out at him! (No Haunt that night!) As soon as we walk in he insists on going to the Eiffel Tower to see how the Diamondback construction is coming along. He is just mesmerized by the progress of the construction! (As much as I am!) I was impressed with the progress since we have last been there! Pictures don't do it justice! I cannot wait to ride it next year! The rest of our day was so much fun! The lines were nearly non existent and it was not so crowded that you constantly bumped into people. We rode the usual suspects (Runaway Reptar, Avatar, FOC, Shake Rattle and Roll, the train (again for the Diamondback progress), Plankton's Plunge, Blue Skidoo, Danny Phantom Flyers, etc) plus he had his first ride on The Monster! He LOVED it! Plus we went to the Nick or Treat area back in the picnic grove and had a blast! (Thumbs up to KI for the free games, prizes, popcorn and candy!) I felt so bad for him at one point. We walked past the BLSC and he says "Mommy, I want to ride the Backlot Stunt Coaster because I am big now...I'm 6 so I can ride now!" He really believed that now that he was 6 (just turned 6 October 3rd) he was now a big guy and he could ride. So I had to explain that one. He was disappointed, but such is life! It is so much fun experiencing Kings Island with my son! He is a blossoming KI fanatic! It will be exciting as he gets older (and taller!) riding all the coasters for the first time with him! Maybe he will hit a growth spurt this winter and be able to ride Diamondback with me! A mom can dream can't she??? Hopefully our "mother and son" trip report did not put anyone to sleep!