IndyGuy4KI Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 On a last minute whim last Saturday evening my dad said he was interested in going to KI on closing day. My wife had to work, and there was no way I was going to take a 2 and 7 year old to the park by myself. The weather said it was going to be 55 degrees and Sunny. Yeah Right! We got to KI around 10 and spent the first 2 hrs in PS. The kids had a blast despite it being 45 and windy, with no sun.. Kaylee in a Pink on a Zen ride! Korbin Korbin and Kaylee riding together! After a few hours in PS we got some lunch and headed to AE and then The Racer. Kaylee wanted to go along so we do a swap in the line. (Adult waits till that train comes back and hands her off to the other adult when they got off and then that adult will ride.) Everyone gets to ride and that way there is not an adult stuck holding the stroller at every ride waiting at the exit. I had several people ask if she was riding. Really people, yeah I am going to get this 33" child on The Racer that has a 48" height requirement. This method works out pretty good. I even had someone else in line tell me that was a good idea and they were going to do that later in the day when they caught back up with the rest of their family. We got a ride in on Viking Fury and went to the KIC meetup under it for a picture. Here is a pic of the KIC members that were there and knew about the picture. It was nice seeing everyone and meeting a few new members. We parted ways at that point for everyone else was getting lunch and Korbin wanted to head towards The Beast. We got a ride in on The Racer and Vortex before hitting The Beast. Koribin wanted to hit Vortex before we headed out for the day. We needed to be heading back towards Indy around 3 PM. Despite the less than desirable weather, we enjoyed closing day at KI. Looking forward to seeing everyone opening day 2013! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 They are so adorable! Thanks for sharing your day with us! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 They are so adorable! Thanks for sharing your day with us! Thanks Terp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiocolts Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 It was great seeing you and your kids Brad! Thanks for sharing with us! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastie1980 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 It was nice to see you again, I'm glad you and your family could make it to the park for closing day. I can't wait for Opening Day 2013, it seems so far away, I don't like this time of year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VortexBFForever Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 ^There's always Christmas! Nice TR, IndyGuy4KI! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterGeek101 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Nice trip report! I think they blew the forecast.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Nice trip report! I think they blew the forecast.... Always assume the weather will be significantly worse than is forecasted. Case in point: Yesterday was forecasted on Friday night to be in the upper 40s with no precipitation in the late afternoon. Decent weather for the rescheduled trick-or-treat, right? Actual weather: low 40s with steady rain mixed with a little bit of sleet the whole two hours. See also: KIC Haunt Night. I rest my case. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malem Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Thanks for sharing! It was nice to finally meet you, albeit briefly. I hope to see you again in 2013! I think they blew the forecast.... The NWS forecast for closing day was spot-on. Granted, the very slight warm-up (to 51) in the mid-afternoon never happened, but otherwise it was very accurate with cloudy skies and temperatures hanging in the mid-40s. I normally trust the NWS forecast more than local news stations or Accuweather. Considering that Columbus had rain all day, we really lucked out. It was really nice to drive away from all that! Always assume the weather will be significantly worse than is forecasted. ... See also: KIC Haunt Night. Always good advice; the low was a full 9 degrees lower than forecast that night - and almost 2 hours early! Beast and Diamondback would have been much better had I dressed for the worse-than-expected weather, but we still had fun regardless. For everyone who hasn't experienced Diamondback in the rain at 45 degrees with just a t-shirt and shorts, I wouldn't recommend it. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatar Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Great trip report Brad I really enjoyed seeing the kids in this one. Hope to see you sometime soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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