JRs Solstice Slam

[GoodOldJR]

Guess I will come out of lurking and participate. Real quick, hi my name is JR. You can call me Jon.

Showed up about 1PM. Walking in, I noticed Banshee was down. I headed towards Diamondback to try to get my airtime in, but she was down as well. I walked across the way and hopped into a 30 minute wait for Mystic Timbers. I was given 10 and got the snake. Still in love with the building intensity going into the tunnel.

I checked Diamondback again and decided to head to White Water Canyon. If you have not been back there yet, go take a look. You get a really great view of Mystics trains and I wish I could bring a camera. I was paired up with a group and younger kids. I got a little bit of magic to happen at the first set of cannons after one of the boys complained they weren't wet enough. I respond "You just said you weren't wet? Don't say that! the woman that controls the water is right there" as she lets loose her charges. The rest of the ride was uneventful but I noticed the turntable getting backed up.

Finally my time had come and Diamondback was, err, back. A short 20 minute wait and I was given a seat in 1-2. I still love that air machine. So I decided to head to the grandfather, The Racer. Blue was getting work done, so I had to wait 2 cycles for Red. I grabbed 2-1 and had a great time. Back in the station, Blue was up and at it so I turned around for 2-1 on blue. As Blue was getting ready to dispatch a shower turned it into a water ride. I need to remember to sit and listen to the station music. I absolutely love the playlist.

On my way to check on The Beast, I noticed Backlot was a walk on. I must have timed that just right because getting off it was back up to 15 minutes. I finally checked on The Beast and she was nearly an hour wait. I decided to use my season pass to show up on a lighter day and headed for Banshee. I thought it might be a long line after the breakdown but she was a walk on as well. I guess the operator wasn't in a good mood because instead of actually saying anything he just sort of warbled as we left the station. I took a quick ride on Invertigo and by that time I was drying off again so I fell onto Congo Falls. 

Dinner called and I don't think I had ever eaten at Hanks before. It was an okay burrito, but I like a little more heat in my tex mex. I decided for some long needed flat rides, so I took a pod on Monster, drove around Dodgems, and had a whirlwind ride on Shake Rattle and Roll. Monster was only loading 4 arms, but I just had to wait for the cycle to end. Dodgems was a walk on as well, but Shake was a full cycle wait for me. Finally, I took another 30 minute wander through the woods to ride Mystic Timbers one last time.

I already noticed building crowds for Songfest. The RV lot had a good crowd of Campus Life busses. Ride crews were top notch on capacity though. If you are looking for your KI fix this weekend, it looks like some big crowds though. Somewhere in that day I saw the Dobermans show and it was so mediocre I don't even remember when. I have seen the old Ringling dog acts and it was night and day.