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Oh 2009 was such a pivotal year for me at KI. I started taking some of my first trips as an adult with my friends without my mom. But I also have some incredible memories going that year with my mom too. My best friend and I lined up opening day that year to be among the first to ride Diamondback. I still have my first rider t-shirt in basically brand new condition. Haven't worn it since actually. I can still remember how lively the park was with the likes of not only the shiny new Diamondback ( and I can still slightly recall the spiel they used to play over the speakers to describe the ride's unique seating and such ), but Firehawk was only two years into it's tenure at KI ( not counting it's time at GL ) and still a very popular coaster. Son of Beast was still roaring and I got my last ride ever on it in June of that year before it closed for good. Vortex was alive and well and still attracting lines. It was such a transitional year for the park as Cedar Fair was really starting to climb into the drivers seat and overtake the Paramount branding. Nickelodeon still existed and still had a super bright and lively take on the park. Generic names were taking over the former Paramount movie names. Haunt still had some teeth to it like its former Fear Fest days. I don't recall there being as much drama in the lines and upheaval among the crowds as there are today. Not saying that there weren't the occasional fights, but nowhere nearly as bad as it is now. We didn't have smart phones ruling our lives nor did we have to worry about getting hit in the face with one. If we wanted to take decent pictures we had to bring in a digital camera. I used to carry mine with me everywhere.  I have many photos from this year archived on a hardrive I'd have to dig into, but for me 2009 was a truly special year. For it being such a transitional year, it probably holds some of the best memories for me with my mom and my friends. The park had such a major spark to it that year. Diamondback really kicked off a new era and gave fans a hopeful glimpse of what could be. 

I wish they'd bring back Coaster Campout. I wanted to do it but life was pretty hectic during that time. 

Hence the original name...my guess just designed in a New England style of sorts....always looks good...  

And people think I am crazy when I say that KD could be one of the sacrificed parks from Six Flags....all the signs are there...but it is a nice park and of size and potential that could be lumped in with the smaller parks they want to shed as a way to encourage higher bids.

I would like to see an ice show in there again, I think the last one I saw was a Snoopy themed one way back in 2010. Or this show I took back in summer of 2019... I forget the name of it; but I thought the concept was really neat!