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As much as I hated SOB, I actually didn't mind that for whatever reason. EDIT: Also, Firehawk's were way more high pitched.

I'm a little hesitant to say they removed them. I feel that the helix would pull some serious positive G's, in kind of a bad way, with no trims. Also, there are hotter days in the summer where it runs kind of gnarly (even as a self proclaimed Beast fanatic, I admit it can have its bad days), even in the better seats, and in those scenarios, I'd rather the trims stay.

https://www.facebook.com/visitkingsisland/videos/1496369315185897/ Is this just KI using typical amusement park speak or is there a possibility the trims before the helix are gone?

I know its early, but it appears opening day may be a bit rainy.

This is very good news for me. https://www.facebook.com/ACEEasternGreatLakes/posts/pfbid0yeMPy4YbTgWaGxFQvSrwDrGDAxLsZSv6PVLba3Lqw7hEpG1P4bU8VTBVsPQtsosGl

^It also had the most annoying anti-rollback noise ever. I still liked it, though. I prefer it to the 2 Superman clones I've ridden (GAm and GAdv)

Firehawk's seats were that you were tilted back enough where all the blood rushed to your head, but I could barely keep my head up enough to feel something close to comfortable. There was also a piece of hard cushion where your back rests which was very annoying. It was easy to miss it was there on a normal cycle.

I've only been on weekdays and lines were sub-20 minutes for everything. I've been on HWN on a Saturday, but I was mostly walking around with KICer's and didn't ride much as we had ERT, I sort of remember Raven and Legend not having too bad of lines (like 30-40 minutes), but I think Voyage and T-Bird were at least 45-60 minutes. Splashin' Safari is usually packed regardless of day, but they do move the lines fairly well, especially on the water coasters. Mammoth really chews through lines.

For me- Flight of Fear- the train stopped a few feet before it was supposed to in the unload station and the train had to be manually pushed to get it on the sensors to unlock. Firehawk- been stuck laying back in the station for about 15-20 minutes.

I feel BGW is one of those parks that doesn't need a giga coaster. It's almost too scenic to have something that big kind of dwarf the park.

I didn't see on the KI website, but what are the preview day hours?

Because guests have inflated views on what seasonal parks' opening days are when the reality is most of the staff is either newly trained or a few months out of practice, systems are getting the kinks out, and it creates a perfect storm. Even for parks that are opening big new rides. There are a TON of better days to go. When I go to KI's in a few weeks, its more to get back to the park and enjoy it slowly, not to go all ride warrior (that's for mid-May or early June for me at the earliest).

I think I got the dates for Missouri lined up- July 23 or 24-26- St Louis July 27-28- KC July 29-Aug 1- Branson I am now leaning hard for 2 days for SDC, especially upon being surprised how cheap Reds @ Cardinals tickets are. EDIT: I don't want to jinx anything, but assuming everything I plan on riding is open at the time of my visits, I will be getting to 200 coasters ridden this summer. SDC will be my last new park, so it'll happen there.

So alas, I have my summer schedule figured out. I am committing to a Missouri trip in late July, plus, I'll be including TR's for my CP and MIA trip, and hopefully I get myself to KK this season as well. This is the furthest west in the US I've been in a while. Everything in Missouri will be new to me, so, as always, tips are welcome. Here's the likely plan of things. CP and MIA- Leave Cincy 6/13, MIA on 6/14, go to Sandusky 6/15, CP on 6/16 and 6/17. Will be spending some time re-exploring Muskegon and Port Clinton/Sandusky as well. Missouri Trip- This trip is contingent on the Reds as I want to see a game in St Louis, and with the way my band schedule works and the fact the Reds have a weekend series right after my last band concert of the summer in late July, I will be starting in St Louis, then go to KC, then end in Branson. For St Louis, along with SFStL, I will be exploring downtown. The City Museum and the Arch are high on the priority list. KC will likely be short and sweet just for WoF. I do want to ask about Branson. Is it as attraction dense as G-burg/PF? Also, for a first timer, is SDC a 1 or 2 day park on for weekday visits? I can do Dollywood in a day, but I'm infinitely more familiar with it than SDC.

My problem with a wild mouse isn't the coaster type, but rather how SIX (assuming they've kept the operating procedures of FUN) operates wild mice. They stop them in the station instead of continuous movement and in some cases (looking at you DP) brake the crap out of them.