[2009 Cedar Point Opening Day PTR & VTR]

I must say Angie, green looks good on you.

[Kings Island Will Be The Place To Be This Memorial Day Weekend!]

Just checked the weather forecast for this weekend and it's looking good. (Source: Fox 19 Cincinnati)

Friday- Sunny, 83 Degrees

Saturday- Sunny, 82 Degrees

Sunday- Sunny, 82 Degrees

Monday- Mostly Cloudy with a chance of T-Storms, 77 Degrees

[Why not?]

^ That sucks that you can't ride any of the wooden coasters. The Beast is the best woodie in the park, especially at night.

[old top gun photos?]

I also agree that Flight Deck needs a new paint job. Even if Kings Island is planning on keeping an industrial steel look- at least clean up the rust to make it look better!

[Little Things You Notice]

^ There's framing for the second story, but it has no roof nor is it an actual usable floor. I saw this in the photo gallery on KIDiamondback.com. The stairs might be for roof access. I could be wrong though.

[Take the Plunge At Amusement Parks]

Thanks for sharing this with us Terpy. It's nice to see that Kings Island is probably one of the only theme parks within 200 miles or so that has really done anything major for this season. Not much is being done because of this economy and I wonder if Cedar Fair had the funds committed for Diamondback before the economy turned sour.

[Conquering your fears]

A couple of years ago...you couldn't even get me on a roller coaster. That all changed when I was down at Walt Disney World in 2007 and I went on Rock N' Roller Coaster. That ride was awesome and I haven't hesitated about going on a single roller coaster since.

WOO-HOO! POST #100!

[2009 Cedar Point Opening Day PTR & VTR]

Nice PTR/VTR Angie! I've never been to Cedar Point and I'll definately have to check it out when I get the chance.

[TR- Wake Nation 5/11]

Nice TR SOB_TOM. It sounds like you and Ryan had a fun time up there. I'll have to check it out when I get the chance.

[Little Things You Notice]

There really isn't a second story to Larosa's in Rivertown.

[ASA World Tour Press Conference]

This probably answers the question as to why the park was a madhouse on Friday....

[May 16th TR]

Nice TR....I do agree that the helix on The Beast feels much better this year since it was retracked.

[New area by 2022?]

^ You're definately right about that. When I went on opening day, there were weeds growing up between the parking spaces and the lines badly need repainted.

[5/15 PTR]

Nice PTR....you had some very interesting pictures. I was going to go yesterday but heard it was so crowded. I'm going to try to go Friday, but I'm not sure what the crowds will be like since it's Memorial Day weekend.

[Spitting?]

That sucks, man. Sorry to hear that but someone did something similar to me on The Beast on opening day. Coming out of the helix and into the brake run, the person two rows up from me thinks it would be cool to hawk a loogie. Said fluid hit me right in the face. I was so ticked.....

[What coaster would you like to see Kings Island get?]

Kings Island should definately get a ride like The Incredible Hulk at Universal's Islands of Adventure. For those of you who don't know what that is, it's the only launch B&M coaster in existence. 7 inversions, speeds near 70mph. Yeah, Kings Island definately needs something like that.

[Whats the funniest rumor youv'e ever heard?]

Here's another one, this time between me and my Mom. We were in Flight Deck's station.

Mom: "What year did this ride open?"

Me: "1993"

Mom: "So they kept The Bat in storage for 9 years?"

Me: "No, this isn't The Bat! See how the track is banked?"

Mom: "I don't care what you say, this ride is The Bat! I'm not going on this d*mn thing!"

[Whats the funniest rumor youv'e ever heard?]

I heard this rumor at the park a long time ago: "The land Vortex sits on is haunted because people died on the ride that used to be here, The Bat."

[Coney Island "A Dream of a Park"]

Thanks for sharing this excellent video with us! Nice to see Coney Island in it's heyday.

[Scared]

I haven't had the chance to experience Diamondback yet. I'm not scared...I'm a little bit intimidated by the size and steepness of the first drop.

[Ashley's (Ashers) RWW PTR]

Nice PTR Ashley! RWW really looked like a lot of fun and if I wouldn't have had to work this past weekend, I would have been there!

[Trip Report 5/15]

Aaron- glad you enjoyed coming back to Kings Island. I have yet to ride Diamondback and enjoy how you highlight your three rides and your experience in each of those seats.

[The NEW Crypt 5/15]

Skywriter, if it has changed, please whack your friend upside the head for us.

[Just back from KI...]

I was going to go today but I texted Danielle (keiko_coaster) about 1:00pm and she said most rides were longer than a 30 minute wait and there were kids galore. Today would've been a perfect day to go weather-wise. I'm off next Friday, and contemplating whether or not I should go as next weekend is Memorial Day Weekend.

[The NEW Crypt 5/15]

I rode it once last year and haven't been on it since. Last year, it was intense but was a lot of fun. I'll ride it again and see how the ride has changed. From what was said, it's not as fun and doesn't flip you as much. I'll check it out next time I get the chance to and will report back.