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I find this extremely rude, you have absolutely no idea what they could be doing over the off season and what was/could have been preventing them from adding the shocks before opening day. I'm sure there was something keeping them from finishing it on time, because honestly I don't see them wanting to close a ride for the first few weeks of the season.

The park has never stated why the ride closed back in 2009. Yes, a woman claimed to be injured after riding Son of Beast. The ride was closed after that. That does not necessarily mean that was the reason the ride closed, or remains closed. The General Manager has said he is not happy with the ride experience After this does not necessarily mean because of this. After I moved to Atlanta, The Beach closed. That does not mean my moving to Atlanta caused it.

Ok, so my family and I headed to MN for our annual family reunion. We got to MN at around 7 in the morning after driving through the night. They all decided to take a nap so I figured that I would get good use out of my platinum pass and go to Valleyfair about 20 minutes away from our hotel. I got to the park right at opening and headed straight to Wild Thing. Front seat was surprisingly great! It was such a smooth ride and there was a really great pop of air off every hill. The forces on the helix was very good and I feel that it is very underrated. I give it an 8/10 Then I walked briskly to renegade. Rode in the second to back after a walk on. It was good but left me expecting a bit more from a GCI. I decided to ride again since there was no line and walked right on to the very front seat. WOW, what a difference. Airtime off every hill and turn and a pretty cool first drop. 9/10 Then I rode the other coasters which arent as noteworthy but still very good. I would give Corkscrew a 6/10 but it was smoother than CP's. I would say Excalibur was about a 6.5/10 it was fun but it was just really short. Then High Roller about a 6/10 and Mad mouse was pretty rough for a wild mouse so 5/10. I also rode riptide just to compare it to TR/Crypt and wow. This is the kind of ride we really should have! It was a blast! Flip after flip after flip and I got soaked! lol lots of fun 8/10. On my way out, I rode Wild Thing in the back and had another great ride and then rode Renegade once more in the middle. It was about noon at this time and I had ridden everything I wanted to (Steel Venom was down all day). The park started to get crowded. So i headed back to the hotel. I was pretty happy with the amount of rides I got in. Once I got back to the hotel, my mother and sister were ready to go to the mall so we headed over there. We grabbed lunch at Bubba Gumps then did a little shopping. After shopping we decided we were going to get the unlimited ride wristbands which were $30. However, if we waited until 5pm, they were only $20 so we decided we would come back. In the meantime, we went on the high ropes course and had a blast!!! It was about 5pm now so we went and got our wristbands and headed for Spongebob's Rock Bottom Plunge. First hill is fantastic and its just so cool seeing the entire park from the top of the hill. The ride itself is awesome but the harnesses dig into my shoulders a bit (I'm 6'2") but it really didnt take away from the experience. Great ride. 8/10 Then we went on the new Shell Shocked ride. This was probably one of the coolest rides I have been on. You can make the ride want you want it to be. If you want to flip upside down over and over, you can. If you want to go with the motions, you can. It,s a more extreme version of the Flying Eagles. FANTASTIC! 10/10 Then there was Brain Surge. This is another interactive ride. I love this one just as much as Shell Shocked. Same idea, but instead of going in the around in the air, you just go around in circles. There's a lever that controls if you flip forward and backward. Such a fun ride. I think I made it flip like 30 times. lol 10/10 Avatar is also awesome. It's an Intamin Half Pipe and it is just a blast. 8/10 Pepsi Orange streak is a good nostalgic coaster and goes around the entire park. It's pretty lame but good still 6/10 Then there was Log Chute (formally Paul Bunyan's Log Chute). Really fun log ride. 7/10 Gerstlauer We also rode Fairly Odd Coaster which is a Gerstlauer spinning coaster and is a lot of fun, especially since we got stuff on the last MCBR for about 10 minutes. Good view from up there. The ride was actually close for quite a good time after we got off so we rode it at just the right time. 7/10. Overall, great day for me. Got a lot of coasters in and hopefully I will be able to go back to Nick U tomorrow for round 2! Thanks for reading! Any questions or comments will be appreciated!

Please tell me that he was not shooting video while riding.

Well, yeah. I've been Terpied. Where on the ride?

Some types of treated wood require special care in handling and disposal.

And I thought Son of Beast was part of that "graveyard.''

I saw a guy get stuck in there too.

Did she say FUN-eral?

...for now.

And yet, you saw no one do the AE Tiki dance?

What's that phrase Terpy always says? Those who know, don't talk, and those who talk, don't know?

It's a shame we get "these" people on here.. I'd love to know your source though. The fact that they're quick to tell you what's going on is amazing, though you actually believe this "person", probably a figment of your imagination is another story. Personally, I think you just like to come on random forums and be a pain. Kat is a well respected member of this forum and I'd be willing to bet my 401k that anything she hears, and repeats, is a whole lot more reliable than you.

Yes. Eight of them. And two thumbs. Terp, he'll be here all week, folks.

2007 The event is renamed Halloween Haunt. Several changes and additions were made. Club Blood (Club Blood Building) - A haunted house themed to a nightclub run by vampires. The attraction featured various sexual themes and mature material. --- --- --- Dead Awakening (International Showplace) - A graphic and adult-orientated music video style show that followed a young girl's evolving nightmare. The song list included pop music with such artists as Britney Spears. --- Torture Chamber (Kings Island Theater) - A "freak show" of sorts featuring The Great Baldini. Stunts included hammering a nail into the nose and lifting weights with eyelids. The Cemetery (Tower Gardens) - An expansion upon the former Scream Street --- Tombstone Terror-tory (KI & MV Railroad and White Water Canyon Exit) - The former Headless Hollow under a new name with a slight rethemeing --- --- Death Row (Red Barn) - The former The Asylum under a new name --- 2007 continued below

2005 The park added five new "attractions", alongside returning a former one. The Curse of Sleepy Hollow (Rivertown) - An overlay for all of Rivertown, featuring the Headless Horseman CornSTALKERS (Pathway between Italian Job and Swan Lake) - A scare-zone populated by evil scarecrows that ruled the overgrown ruins of the Van Tassel Farm. Included an abundance of mannequin scarecrows and performers, creating a "what's real?" dilemma for park guests --- Headless Hollow (KI & MV Railroad and White Water Canyon Exit) - A nighttime train ride that led into a walk through the dark forest. Featured the Headless Horseman and various other creatures. Midway through the trip, the train would supposedly "break down" and guests were required to make the trek back to civilization. --- R.L. Stine Fear Street Nights (Rock Shop Building) - A haunted house with inspiration from horror writer R.L. Stine. Featured many similarities to the former House of Darkness. Elvira's Superstition (Paramount Action FX Theater) - Same attraction as 2001-2003. The queue included props and pieces from two defunct rides - Antique Cars and Phantom Theater. --- Massacre Manor (Temporary Tent) - The former Sleepy Hollow Horror under a new name. --- The Gauntlet (Pathway near Sling Shot) - A very minor scare-zone added several weeks into FearFest. Consisted of bloody sheets suspended from walls and a collection of cargo netting. Returning attractions were Circus of Horrors 3D, Maze of Madness, Psycho Path and Friday the 13th. House of Darkness was replaced by R.L. Stine Fear Street Nights. Curse of the Crypt did not return. FearFest ran for 9 nights in 2004. Additional FearFest 2005 Photos - KIC Additional FearFest 2005 Photos - KIE