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last time I was at the park I rode SoB with a british guy and his GF. It was sooo great. I wish I had a british accent....

When I think 4th of July I think of warm sunny weather. Not rain and cold. It disappoints me for sure. I was looking forward to the fireworks tonight Here in Ashland at Summer Motion but I really don't want to sit in the rain and then the fireworks be cancelled. I might go find a restaurant near the riverbank and stay in there and hopefully be able to see them. Who knows. I hope the rain will stop just for a while.

Great pictures! I love SDTHC. But of course just look at my picture and you can tell that I am a fanatic. haha.

I think that the cold makes the ride that much better. I can't wait to go back. I think that they need to have an all-nighter for The Beast. I think that it would be great to ride it right when the sun comes up too. I guess that I just love The Beast haha.

Yeah the last time me and my friend rode it we were freezing! Well worth it though.

I've never rode it at dusk but From the details you gave it is a must have! Thanks for the tip!!

I was typing a reply on another topic and it made me wonder about The Beast at night..... what time do you usually get in line to ride The Beast at night? I love riding The Beast after the fireworks and was wondering if there is a way to ensure that you get to ride after the fireworks. BEfore I was in line to ride at about 9:40 and the ride op said that after the fireworks they were going to run two more trains and we could wait in line but weren't guarunteed a ride. The next night we waited in line after the fireworks and they did more than two rides. Does it just depend on the ride op or the amount of people? I thought that after a certain time they could stop taking people and the people already in line could be guaranteed a ride. What do you all think?

The Beast at night is a great experience!! One night When I went to ride it at night it was 9:40 and the ride op said that they were only running two more trains and that you were allowed to wait but might not get to ride. I think it would be easier if they closed the ride at a certain time and then all those already in line should have a chance to ride. I've only rode The Beast once after the fireworks and want to do it again very very soon!!

Nice pics!!!

My favorite rides... 1) FoF/ Beast at night 2) Beast It's always a tie between those two. In my opinion FoF is the best steal coster in the park HANDS DOWN!!

White Water Canyon will get you wet for sure. On all the water rides though it is just a matter of luck as to how wet you get on any of the water rides. On WWC my friends shorts got a lil wet and I got SOAKED. It's really just a trick of right place right time or wrong place wrong time.

I went on a Monday and Tuesday and the longest that I waited in line was about half an hour and that was for Firehawk. It was also Reds Day so I still have trouble figuring that one out! I would suggest Monday thru Wednesday. I find those to be the best days to go. Enjoy your trip and be sure to post some pics when you get back!

Very very true. I've been wondering how they can still use the hannah barbera stuff if they don't own the rights anymore?? I know that they have Yogi Bear on Endless Summer on Ice and they are still selling a lot of Hannah Barbera stuff That isn't even on sale anymore. I miss Hannah Barbera land most of all. At least scooby doo is still there. I just don't know for how long! =(

Heh, I'm 17 and I still bring Tylenol whenever I go. I ride Vortex and SOB so much that it'd be pure idiocy to not bring some. Amen! I'm 17 and do the same thing! Also..... Wear light comfy clothes. Cotton is pretty amazing when you spend the whole day at the park. Especially if you go on White Water canyon or a different water ride. chaffing is a major pain and makes it really hard to enjoy the park. Last trip I wore Jean shorts and rode WWC I had to go buy a pair of shorts from the emporium out money I could have easily saved haha.. Enjoy your trip and BE SURE to ride The Beast at night. That one ride is worth the whole ticket!!

What is the rebar used for? and does anyone know what DR and PH 3 mean? If these are really stupid questions I'm sorry I'm just a lil confused.

I second that. Although the first drop is fun the rest hurts. This year on The Beast it never actually hurt.

The Beast is so much smoother than it was last year. waaayyyyy better than Son of Beast in my opinion.

One of my good friends knows the director of ops for the Park. They typically are only seeing 300-500 guests a day The same friend went to the Park and had nothing positive to say. Sad thing is, it looks like they did a nice job with it. Detailed and nicely themed. There just isn't anything to do there and whats there is mediocre at best. We may be taking a trip up in two weeks, I'll be sure to post a TR when I get back. - Todd please do because it looks like a fun place. I hate that it isn't doing well at all.

Darn. I can only imagine the price of merchandise once you get in the park. The price for food and shirts at HRC's is crazy enough.

Wow. Such a good idea for a park too. Not fair.

hard rock park...check it out. Has anyone been to one of these parks yet? I thought that it was pretty interesting and I'm thinking about going.

I actually have tons of pics I just don't know how to put em on here.....oops.

thanks. I tried to make it easier to read by not putting it in one big long paragraph. I hate that.

This is going to be very long so just hang in there lol. Monday We got to the park right at ten o' clock. First ride of the day was Delirium. It was a walk on. Then headed over to the sonf of beast and waited about ten minutes. waited the same for Drop Tower as well. Invertigo/face off took about twenty minutes for the very front seat. AE was a walk on as it usually is. Me and my friend decided to eat in festhaus and during our lunch the county line show played. I must say that it was pretty good if you like country music. After that we headed over to Fof and Firehawk. Fof took about 15-20 minutes to get on. Firehawk the wait was less than a half an hour! surprised me considering the 2 1/2 hour wait I had last time I rode it. After that it was Vortex which was fun as always. Then to The Beast and the Crypt. The Beast has become so much smoother than it was last season! I was amazed. I remember last season I had bruises on my leg and arm but it was very smooth this time!! Then we waited for like a half hour - 45 minutes on the crypt! Crazy! For some reason the line takes so much longer than it used to. No effects or anything were on it. It wasn't even completely dark. It is a fun ride don't get me wrong but It would be so much better if they would just add some stuff to it! Headed over to white water canyon after that and rode the favorites for a second time. All in all a great day. Notes - I was really surprised at how non-crowded it was. I mean it wasw Reds day and still the longest wait was about 45 minutes. - Noticed some construction going on by SoB. There were some old train looking cars that were blue and white. Not really sure about them. - Delirium broke down at about 1:00 and was closed until about 8. - The Red Racer was also breaking down most of the day. - Some kids kept throwing and bouncing basketballs that they won while we were in line for Firehawk they kept hitting me in the back of the leg and the ride operator kicked them out of line. I'm happy finally somebody took some initiative to control the basketballs. I don't know about you all but I find them highly annoying. - The fireworks were really hard to see. Blocked by trees and such. Tuesday Got to the park at about 10:30. It was more crowded than on Monday. My Mom and Dad headed over to the waterpark to reserve a Cabana for the day While me and my friend rode some stuff and got shirts made. We made The Beast the first ride of the day since we only rode it once the day before. It was about a ten minute wait not bad at all. After that we rode Vortex and headed over tho the waterpark. It was kinda chilly at the waterpark so we rode the tazmanian typhoon and coolangata racer we ordered lunch at the Cabana Amazing food brought right to us. It was great. My parents stayed at the cabana of course lol. My and my friend rode the train a couple of times through to dry off and to get some good looks at the construction going on. I'm not sure but the ravine thing they are digging looks to go to the left and I'm not sure how far. We were looking for any hints to what the ride could be but only found signs that said construction entrance. Darn. We headed over to Action Zone and rode Delirium and SoB and Flight Deck. most of the lines were about 20-30 minutes long. After that we headed over to The Racers and to FoF. We also watched the Endless summer on ice show. AMAZING!! I suggest that when you go to the park you take time and see this show. It is really good. Again me and my friend rode some stuff for a second time and headed over to the Scooby Doo haunted castle. The wait was about half hour. At about 9:10 and took our first ride. We got back in line and were two trains away from going again when the fireworks started. After they got the clear we rode it in complete darkness and I swear the tickets are worth that one ride in the dark! Amazing!! I've rode this ride in the dark before but for some reason this ride was different. That second hill was breathtaking! The view of the park was awesome as well. After that ride we called it a day and headed home. Amazing Day. Notes - The cicadas were horrible but of course anyone who has been to the park knows that. The were everywhere. They can be fun to play with whil waiting in line though. - I noticed that there is still a lot of Hannah-Barbera stuff used. Like in The Endless summer on ice show they used Yogi Bear. and in the lost parent center BamBam is still on the wall. They are also still selling Hannah-Barbera stuff in the shops. Can they do that? I know that probably sounds like such a stupid question but I thought their license or whatever with them was over... OH well I dont know I was just curious. - The Emporium also had a whole section devoted to Scooby-Doo. Anyone who knows me knows I'm in love with Scooby_do. In fact I spent about 250 dollars on scooby doo stuff lol. I never have seen them sell so much scooby doo stuff. I usually see stuffed animals but I mean they had EVERYTHING Scooby-Doo!! It was awesome! - The guys who were working The Beast when the park closed were amazing! They kept the crowd entertained and were extremely nice. They even have a song to sing..... If you're gonna ride The Beast clap your hands if you're gonna ride The Beast clap your hands if you're gonna ride The Beast cause The Beast is really sweet if you're gonna ride The Beast clap your hands. Love those guys lol. This has been one of the best trips I've taken to the park. Overall I think Cedar Fair is doing a pretty good job. Of course some things need work but that is the case with any park. I'm buying a season pass next year FOR SURE!!!! Things for hanging in through the post lol. comment on anything you read!!

Flight Deck is a really good coaster to ride if you are a little nervous about moving up to the bigger coasters. After Flight Deck head over to Flight of Fear. Probably my favorite coaster at the park. Besides The Beast of course.