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Ok, so here is Part 2. It was a great 2nd Beast tour for me! Matthew suggested doing a group ride on The Beast, so we tried to do that. We waited about 15 minutes to get on. We couldn’t really get a group ride, it was more like 3 group rides. But it was still a very fun ride. He missed his old ride. I was now with DiamondAceExpress, malem, and Beastie1980 and her mom. Matthew was texting VortexBFForver and heard she was in Action Zone, so we headed to Action Zone. On the way to Action Zone, we stopped at the Hank’s bar so I could see how bad the Colts lost. When the Colts score displayed, it said Colts:19 Titans:13 Final OT. I got real excited now. My mom said she could go check on my FUN Perks and see if I leveled up to Level 4, while we go look for VortexBFForever. We went to Flight Deck. It was a walk on for a fun ride on Flight Deck. When we were in the brakes, I swear I saw VortexBFForever walking in line, with a penguin hat on like she said she would have. When we got back to the station, we waited for VortexBFForever’s train to come back. It came back, and she was reriding, and it was too late for us to get on. We watched her ride it. When she got back again, we then got on, but there was only 1 restraint open in each row, so we rode single file. Another fun Flight Deck ride! When we got back, we headed to Sling Shot. We also found my mom again. When we got to Sling Shot, I got a free Sling Shot FUN Perk, and VortexBFForever payed $10 for one. It was both of our first times riding Sling Shot. We waited about 10 minutes to ride. We soon got on. We waited for us to launch to the sky, and soon we did. We launched up and got flipped forward, then went down, and up again, and upside down again, and yeah. It was a lot fun. When I returned to earth, it turns out my nametag flew off of me on the ride and flew to The Racer. We then talked with the Sling Shot ticket op for a while about KICentral and such. VortexBFForever and Beastie1980 suggested riding Adventure Express, so we headed to AE. We walked on to Adventure Express, and had a fun ride. When we got back to the station, there was nobody in line. No exaggeration. Literally nobody. So we rerode, and there was only KICers on the train! It was a great KIC only ride on Adventure Express! We then headed to Vortex. We walked onto Vortex. I rode in my new favorite seat, 7-1. A great ride on Vortex! Beastie1980 and VortexBFForever stayed at Vortex, but I had a $25 Merchandise Voucher to spend that I got for Level 4 on FUN Perks! We went to the Emporium. They still had The Crypt hats. My mom got a Funnel Cake with her FUN Perk. I ended up getting a Beast shirt, Beast snow globe, and Diamondback hat. Pretty sweet. It was 20 minutes until Kings Island closed for the year, so I went to get my first and last ride of the year on Grand Carousel. It was a walk on, but I was pretty stupid because I forgot the outer horses don’t go up and down. With just more than 10 minutes left before the offseason, I headed to The Beast. On the way, we ran into Don, who was also heading to The Beast to take photos. I ran into a big crowd in front of The Beast, meeting up again with more KICers. There were also plenty of people from ACE. Just before closing, we all headed into line for The Beast. I pretended to wait for the front row to buy time to make sure I got the very last ride of the year. Luckily, I was able to catch the very last ride. I waited a few seconds until getting on, to make sure, and I was the very last one all year in the que. The ride, started, and it was about to be the end. I tapped on The Crypt’s shoulder, who was in front of me, And we both lip synched “Remain seated throughout the entire ride. Please keep hands and legs inside the car at all times”. Then, for one last time this year, we dropped into the first tunnel. We carried along in the night, turning into the 2nd tunnel. The speed picked up, and we were then stopped by the 2nd lift hill. We headed up a lift for the last time all year. We then dived into the double helix one last time, and then it was over. The season was over. We had a loud applause as we got to the station, and we said goodbye to The Beast crew. When we were out of the exit, the line still wasn’t closed off! Nobody wanted to ride again though. We walked to the entrance for one last time this year. Thanks for making it the best year ever, Kings Island! A couple notes: *Water rides and Drop Tower weren’t running on the last day. *I hope to do lots of meetups like this next year. *The employees seemed nice and happy on the last day. Thanks for reading!

Ok, I’m a bit late here, but I decided to finally write a PTR for the day. Me, my mom (DiamondAceExpress) and my sister stopped in the Great Wolf Lodge parking lot to get some photos of SOB. Hopefully you notice a different in photo quality, as I now have a 5MP camera on my iPod instead of a 0.7MP camera. All it has though is a digital zoom. We now headed to the other side of the lot. No longer existent. Flight Deck’s train’s sleeping on the lift. We now drove over to the park. We got there at around 9:40. When we got out of our car, we saw that Matthew (malem) took our spot we usually go to for ERT. Anyways, we walked up to the front gate. I waited for the park to open, and I also saw Jonathan (jcgoble3) inside guest services. I later heard something like someone who works at KI saw one of Jonathan’s posts on KICentral about how he was able to use more than 1 FUN Perk or something. Then they made his pass invalid, and he had to pay whatever the ridiculous fee now is to park. I may have had that story not completely accurate, but it’s what I could remember. At 9:58, the National Anthem played, and then we headed for Diamondback. I walked right on to Diamondback, and I already forget who I rode with. But, I ended up riding a total of 5 times until I had to get off. All were chilly rides, riding threw the wind. I got off and headed for another ride on Diamondback. Also, I found this in DB Trading Post. Sweet! I walked onto Diamondback for 1 more ride. It was a nice, cold ride on Diamondback. When I got off, I attempted a Panorama of the Diamondback station. On my way to the Eiffel Tower for rope drop, my dad found us. He didn’t come because he said he wanted to sleep in. So, it was I, Matthew, the other Matthew (dad), my sister Lucy, DiamondAceExpress, and Jonathan at rope drop. We agreed on heading to FOF when the park opened. Here’s another attempt at a Panorama. So, we all walked to Flight of Fear. I think we got 2nd ride of the day. It was a lot of fun, as always. We then headed to Firehawk, except it was only the men, while Lucy and DiamondAceExpress didn’t want to go on. We walked onto Firehawk. We went into our “Flight Positions” and stayed there. And stayed there. And stayed there. And then we found out “We are experiencing a minor technical delay”. This was only my 2nd time being “stuck” on a coaster, the first being on Lost Coaster Of Superstition Mountain at Indiana Beach. The Firehawk crew was nice and making sure we were all ok. My dad was texting my mom and it turns out they were riding Racer and Dodgems. We waited about 20 minutes, and we were finally raised. We decided to wait it out, as I thought it wouldn’t be too long until it would run again. After a test ride, we got on. We safely had a fun ride on Firehawk. We ended up meeting up with DiamondAceExpress and Lucy again and headed for Delirium. Delirium was a walk on, and a fun ride. We now wanted to head to Drop Tower, but it was closed, and would be closed for the rest of the day. I had my FUN Perk for Xtreme Skyflyer, and decided it might be good to use it while in the area. I was able to ride with Jonathan, who paid the $5. Unfortunately for the others, they waited about 15 minutes until we finally got on. This was my 2nd time riding Skyflyer, and Jonathan’s ?? time. But, for both of us, it was our first time actually riding with somebody. We got on, and soon headed up to the top. I heard “3,2,1, fly” and pulled the ripcord. We free-falled to our doom, but the rope grabbed us just in time and we flew over Action Zone. We flew around for a minute, and then returned to the ground. A great, thrilling ride on Skyflyer. At this time, we were getting a little hungry, and decided to head to Rivertown Junction, hoping it wasn’t closed. But, it was. It was about 20 minutes until the 1:30 tower drinks meet up, so I suggested a quick ride on The Beast, so that’s what we did. The Beast was a walk on, and another great ride on the world’s longest wooden roller coaster. We now headed to Tower Drinks for the group photo. There was a bit of people there, including Don Helbig. Don talked with us, and also mentioned taking us all on a FREE Beast tour at 3:00. That sounded great, so we were looking forward to that. IndyGuy4KI and his kids found us. He mentioned Beastie1980 is almost here, so we waited for her to come. She came about 10 minutes later, and joined us in the picture. We asked Don to join us to, because he is a KICentral member, so he did. My dad took the photo. Then, Beastie1980 and her mom joined us to go to Hanks. I used a 30% off food voucher for our whole purchase. I scanned my pass, as nobody else cared anymore, and got a free Dinosaurs Alive! Ticket. I was unable to use it nor give it away in the day. We headed to the Festhaus to eat where it was warmer. I ate my taco salad and we watched part of the Graveyard Shift. The Crypt finally, after all these months, snuck up on us and said hi. We told him about The Beast tour, and soon it was actually time to head to that. We met up with a big group in front of a fence, and Don let us in. This is pretty cool. An offseason fun idea. Whenever it snows, sneak back behind The Beast, brink a sled, and sled down the hill next to The Beast’s second lift. My last attempt at a Panorama. Beastie1980’s head got chopped in half. I've "Posted more Images tha I'm allowed to", so Part 2 should be here in a few minutes.

Welcome aboard the S.S. Titaneer, I'm your captain A.S. Titan, but you sailors can refer to me as Titan. You are about to embark on the greatest journey ever known to man; one full of adventure, hardships, and expensive food from that yonder galley. Now just where are we going? Several villages, on the small island of Cincinnati aka the Kings Island. Oh and before you board I must warn you, there's a Beast that roams the village. He seeks revenge on those who destroyed his son and to make it worse, he's unchained. Okay on a positive note, let's board the vessel and head out! Alright folks we are currently sailing out of the channel and heading for the mighty Congo Ocean. Keep your eyes open and you may be able to spot some Kenzel Sharks. But we ask that you do not try to interact with them because they are vicious and will sue for everything you have. Also look out for Paramount Pirates. They'll ruin this vessel with their corporate cannons. Now, we are supposed to arrive at 9:00 A.M. tomorrow. But most of the natives don't wake until 10, however with this golden loot we'll be welcomed just fine. So I'm going to leave you guys to get settled and let's hope for a safe journey. "Land Ahoy!" We've spotted the island off in the distance! It's a bit foggy, but we should be able to dock in about 10 minutes. Everyone make sure you grab your golden loot and a lot of coins, because food will cost you an arm and a leg, literally! Alright folks we've reached land, so let's exit and head on over to the International Trading Market. There are various posts here such as an Emporium, Pretzel Shop, Pizzeria, and a bunch more. This market also features the village's signature feature. A fort known as the Eiffel Tower. This gives you a great view of the whole market place and surrounding villages . There is also a royal fountain that stretches along the length of the market, with an added band stand at the end. If you are up for some black (not really) magic, then head over to the bar (theater) and check out one of the last remaining Alonzos! Now, off to the left of the International Market is a village known as the Action Village. This area is home to many natives of the island. The first native of this village is a man named Invertigo. He recently received a new look, but don't let that deceive you. He resides at 138' tall and has some interesting features about him; such as a cobra roll, loop, and two 138' lift hills. You'll find yourself being lured into his 138' lift hill and then once you reach the top you'll be dropped! You'll free fall 130' before being thrown through a cobra roll and propelled through a loop. But he's not done yet. Then you'll make your way up his second lift hill, only to go through his maze, but in reverse! They recommend you be at least 54" to feel his wrath, however if you're taller than 78", he'll spit you out! The next native of this village is an extinct bird species known as the Arrow Suspenders. There's only one of these here, named Flight Deck. There's not much stats on it because it's a long hike back there, but we believe that it can fly around 50 mph. And if you get caught, you'll be swung helplessly around it's long twisted path, but once you reach it's nest you should be fine because it doesn't have kids. It's recommended that you be at least 48" to feel the wrath of the Arrow. Drop Tower is the island's high roller. He resides at 315' and if you're lucky he'll take you up to his level, but only for a little bit. Then you'll find yourself being dropped at 67 mph into the dungeon. Now he's a bit prejudice and favors people who are 48" or taller, however once you hit 80", it's off with your head! Natives on the island like to call the storms Deliriums. These are short fast storms that can cause a lot of damage to property. They have tornado like qualities and will spin you dizzy, before finally releasing you from their iron grip. You should be able to survive this storm if you're at least 52" tall, however the storm likes to keep prey that are 70" or taller. Here we have the Congo Falls. This is the tallest waterfall on the whole island and spills out into the mighty Congo Ocean. There have been a few brave souls who have boated down the falls, however that number is very few. Could you be the next one who conquers this behemoth? I have a buddy who can hook you up with a boat, however you must be at least 46", for liability issues. Finally we have the Skyflyer tree. It got it's name because when you climb to the very top and look into the sky, you feel like you flying. This tree is privately owned and usually has a fee to climb. We recommend you be at least 48" tall, that way you can reach every branch safely.

Shake, Rattle & Roll, for sure. Not nauseating like Monster but not as simple as Scrambler. I love it!

Great TR, ohiocolts! I still don't know how I ended up in more pictures than malem did.. Passing through Rivertown was a bit melancholy, I admit. Slight addendum - the small log flume (Race For Your Life Charlie Brown), being part of Planet Snoopy, was actually operating. No one in the group was brave enough to ride it in those temperatures, of course. I think I was the only one in the group who wanted to ride. I would have, too, had it not been for the fact that I would have rode alone.

Ohiocolts, you really know how to write a trip report, my friend! Sounds like I should meet you guys next summer. I was able to go, but I had a sinus infection, and instead went down to Dent Schoolhouse. The Crypt was getting on my case bout that.

Slight addendum - the small log flume (Race For Your Life Charlie Brown), being part of Planet Snoopy, was actually operating. No one in the group was brave enough to ride it in those temperatures, of course. You actually dodged the pictures better than TheCrypt did that day, that's amazing, good job! TheCrypt asked me if I wanted to ride the Planet Snoopy log flume, and I told him he was crazy. It was way too cold to even think about being wet that day. It was a great day and I can't wait to do more of the meetups in the park next year.

Basically, they saw my post on KIC earlier in the month about a glitch giving me an extra drink wristband and didn't like me taking advantage of that. They voided my pass when they saw it, and when I arrived at the park, I had to pay to park and go to guest services, where security had a little talk with me. They then reactivated my pass and refunded the parking fee. Lesson learned: don't take advantage of glitches, and don't post about it in public if you do (I got the impression that they were more annoyed that I posted about it than that I did it in the first place). Nice report!

Incredible pictures. I've loved reading your trip reports this year. Next year, I've got to get back to Kings Island. Thanks for your incredible write-up. It was well worth waiting for.

So, many of you may think this crazy, but this is what I was doing INSTEAD of Kings Island on Closing Day. My mom said since I was previously sick all week, that going to Kings Island and riding roller coasters in 40 degree temperatures would only make it worse. I could go, but couldn't ride anything, so I didn't bother going. We were going to Cinci to visit my grandparents, but I said what the heck, why not stop at Dent Schoolhouse on the way. Here are some pictures showing the horror of the schoolhouse, taken with permission. A Full Trip Report can be found here: http://www.haunttour...choolhouse.html

Id run the other direction and bust down the door if I had to and I wouldn't care if I got a refund or not. You are a brave man sir and I congradulate you.

Excellent report and pictures! You took a lot more of them than I did, and somehow I avoided every single one. Thanks for posting, and sorry I took your parking space! Slight addendum - the small log flume (Race For Your Life Charlie Brown), being part of Planet Snoopy, was actually operating. No one in the group was brave enough to ride it in those temperatures, of course.

I say that Viking Fury is not only underrated, it's the hidden gem of Kings Island. It's located in a beautiful spot and gives consistently fun rides.

The breaking has about stopped. And brake run is the phrase he's looking for. At least he didn't loose it (ugh!). That would be rediculous (double ugh).

The one and only reason I don't like it is because it feels like you're going to fall out.....IT SCARES ME.... Exscuses, Exscuses. Just kidding You really should try it again, just relax and trust the restraints. And if you do plum it down to earth, you can say " I told you so " or I'm sure SomeOne else will do it for you.

Aruba Tuba.

Past would have to be the Spongebob ride.

I always enjoy a good Ride on Viking fury in the end seat. and believe it or not, Surf Dog gives a real fun ride too!

Slight addendum - the small log flume (Race For Your Life Charlie Brown), being part of Planet Snoopy, was actually operating. No one in the group was brave enough to ride it in those temperatures, of course. I think I was the only one in the group who wanted to ride. I would have, too, had it not been for the fact that I would have rode alone. Well if you would've told me that, I would've rode with you!! I thought you were kidding!!

I've had a lot of great trips to KI this season; here are some of the highlights: -Getting night rides on White Water Canyon and Adventure Express -KIC Day 2012 -Riding the repainted Invertigo

The Grand Carousel too. I really like it. lol, this is my favorite horse, haha, Im such a little kid, i know.

'Nuff said. Moving on....

Repetitive dreams about an object, person or place might reveal a desire for closure to some issue in your life. Your subconscious mind keeps taking you there, even adding details like weather conditions, so that you can discover what you need to do to resolve something you're not consciously aware of. I keep dreaming of being in Action Zone, and running into of a family from Miamisburg that I revered very much, but haven't seen in 20 years. I used to lie to them a lot about everything, and I was foolishly egotistical and narcisistic to the point of quickly overstaying my welcome (they were a perfect, Brady-bunch-like family on whose daughter I had an enormous crush, but as that wore off and I grew wiser and less naive, I realized that I loved that whole family dearly). I've never called or written to them for fear they still think I'm the dork was back then, and I keep having the dreams of visiting them again, probably because my subconscience wants me to come clean and ask their forgiveness for the lies and stuff. I think that the dreams take place at Kings Island, because the park has been the stage for dreams of mine throughout my long life.

I had a weird dream that they tore down Son of Beast. Oh, wait...

Current KI & MV RR Grand Carousel Past Phantom Theater KCKC

Really, one ride that has yet to be said, the trams, I considered it the ride to all rides, but sadly people failed to recognize who it was, a ride.

Eifle tower- if considerd a ride.

LOL! I love it! I demand more or else you'll be walking the plank!

The finished version ought to be pinned on the Kings Island section of the Community Index (at least, from what I see thus far). Great work and I look forward to the finished version!

coasters, rides, locomotives, working at the zoo, playing on rct3, getting good grades, making people happy and friends

Cream colored ponies and crisp apple strudel

Oh my god thats not everything. Whimper.

I knew my penguin hat would get myself noticed! (and I'm STILL bummed I missed that Beast tour) and I'm assuming that tour was beastly! (no pun intended) A friendly reminder: Didn't you forget that in between our AE and Vortex rides, we also rode The Racer?

94.5 already? You're as bad as my mother. Constant Christmas music is too jolly and peppy for me. At least 99.1 doesn't start on Christmas music until Thanksgiving and doesn't go to 100% Christmas music until Christmas Eve.

I have posters mess up all the time, and the frames they make for them don't do much to help... -KIFan73 running for the TV…O-H-I-O!!!

My advice: If you can make it... GO!!! The trip is well worth it. Short lines (rode the 3 coasters 42 times in just over 5 hours of ERT, Good food (you are fed 3 times during the event), silent auction for park parts, waterpark ERT, the list goes on. You will have a great time!

Thanks for taking the time to post your report...it was a fun read!

I could care less, it has no affect on me.

VortexBFForever you have alot of dreams about Vortex.... It concerns me. xD

Kiss 107.1 and Q102(101.9$) 92.5 the fox. 103.5, STAR 93.3 550 AM 700 WLW 740 AM sacred heart radio I listen to a lot of radio

You might recognize this picture from a PTR I just wrote yesterday.

How. Did. I. Miss. Meeting. You. Sounds like you had a great day. Thanks for sharing. Quick sidenote- is that Beastie's hood with the scales and ears? I can't believe I missed that too...

Past Ski Lab Present Shake Rattle & Roll

Adventure Express.

Gosh, under rated rides. Let's see well obviously Delirium, Drop Tower, and no sure this is a flat but Thunder Alley rocks. Left Left Left Left

The scrambler

I'm confused

I was driving by my neighbors yesterday, and one of them had haystacks and pumpkins as decorations, and the houses on each side had christmas lights and their trees lit up in the window. It just made me laugh.

That was an excellent and detailed trip report - it's obvious that you had a great time. Thanks for sharing! It was great meeting you at the park; I'm sorry that the bigger group meet-up time didn't work out for you. (Next time, hopefully!) Once upon a time, one could ride The Beast with that style of seating.

An awesome read. Almost as much fun as being there! Thanks!