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Palace Playland at Old Orchard Beach, ME. Fun, but worst among the parks I've been to. Extremely overcrowded beach, ocean water that doesn't get above 60°, ridiculous local hotel rates, and lots o' mosquitos. Very festive, though.

This makes me want to rent some movies...like "Zephyr" (2003), "Shake Rattle & Roll" (1984, 1997), "The Vortex" (1969, 1928), Peter Bencheley's "The Beast" (1996), and "The Crypt" (1981).

Enjoy at least one Chicago style hot dog.

Don't get ur shoes wet

Man, that's a huge footprint! Nice pics, Nemo!

It's days like these when Congo Falls is most appealing.

A lot more trash cans, and a big concrete & dirt hole in the ground. Otherwise about the same.

Ok, maybe not. How about Christopher Lee?

Wow! That looks kwel. Just think of what they can do with a giant, animatronic Rick Astley...

Smelled like that when the Brady Bunch was here. Spiders in their hotel bathtubs, too.

I rode WWC the year it opened and there was a lot of river foam, and it smelled like fish. Much better nowadays.

The train at 0:24 looks like Bob Dole.

Carry a spare set of cheap beach shoes in a souvie bag. Works for me.

Pure win. Like to see KI done up like that.

I already had that idea. Maybe not as huge as this, or an inflatable one whose arms move in the wind?

You could have 2:1 security and still have trouble with rudeness. When people reach the level of rudeness and discourteousness that we see in the park, they've already pretty much developed a proportionate disrespect for authority. Remember, the universe belongs to these people; we don't want to spoil their fun with rules and regulations.

I call it a success, because he beat his dad's distance and landed safely. It was a cool spectacle that we don't get to see everyday, and it went off quite well. Plus it got world-wide press for the 'besting of his dad's jump'. Very cool. [edit] Dawg beat me to it

Great job! I love it how Invertigo just happens to loop Robbie right as he walks by (0:38)! Nice work.

Great pictures! I haven't been down rt 4 in a year so I haven't seen the progress up close. Very cool to see the ol' monorail at her new home! ...and that's a big post#400! w00t!

Haven't had a chance to ride yet this year, but I did notice on 5/24, while in line for SB3D, that the trains were never staggered (always 'racing'). I can't wait to get back into some good old-fashioned races this year!

^I've been hearing about this new phenomenon called "Staycations" because of the economy woes. I wonder how many of KI's visitors come from within the 50-mile circle?

An airhose blowing around sounds like clever theming .... as in the movie "Twister" . Juz tryin' to get to 400! Have a nice day!

So far as I know all the Kings Island coasters are rollin' this year (but I didn't ride FOF this year, so I don't know about that one). (There's one big attraction that isn't open, but that one's under construction )...

And pay attention to the shadowy figure on the grassy knoll. Sheesh! [edit] Seriously, though, it is cool that he made it safely over at least 22 of them. Still very entertaining and cool.

That jump was a thing of beauty. I had some drunk guy behind me in the crowd complaining about how some guy did a much longer jump, flipping through the air, on a dirtbike somewhere, and that this is nothing compared to that. Counter to his point, I asked him politely why, then, he bothered standing in a hot, crowded parking lot, at what was a very poor angle, to see a glimpse of someone attempting what he thought was a second-rate jump. I didn't hear much from him the rest of the afternoon. Viva Knievel! Viva Kings Island! The event was pure showmanship from a man who loves his country, his family, and his one-of-a-kind job! Absolutely memorable!