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Not necessarily so. I have a lot of fun working Haunt every year. It's a wonderful change of pace from my day job. Gator, who started in his teens and now falls into that "30s or older" group (and is currently in his 19th season at the park). I started well past 30 because it was the only job I was offered after being laid off last year. I did enjoying working when I had someone around my age to socialize with, but days when I was stuck listening to Justin Bieber conversations amongst other teen topics and interest, they weren't all that much fun for me personally. Most of the "kids" I worked with were extremely nice and courteous, so in no way am I implying they were a pain in the neck (or elsewhere) to be around. I'm saying that finding common interest were challenging, not impossible, but challenging. If I were half my current age and wasn't having to take a $400 a week pay cut (as KI was my only source of income at the time), I think working there would have been so much more enjoyable. I would definitely recommend working at KI if your just starting out in the work force and still live with your parents or guardians or wanted a part time job to make some extra cash as an adult. But if your plan A is to move to Mason and try to survive off a seasonal position income at KI by yourself, you should definitely move on to plan B. Unless, of course, your really wealthy and just need something to do to keep you from being bored. But if that were the case, wouldn't you just buy a season pass and play instead of work?

1, Depends on weather, park attendance, how many people are in your work crew and how many of them actually showed up to work that day. Your shift my be 5 minutes or 15 hours, but "if" everything goes as planned you get around 7 hours a day. At least that was the case in the department I worked. 2, 40 X 7.25 = $290 (before taxes), So, don't plan on living in Mason or anywhere near the park, driving a luxury car to get you to work, or ever ordering anything besides $1 menu items or what's on sale at the grocery store. Plus you'll want to make sure you don't get ill or injured. Yes, the park does offer insurance to their employees, but that will just eat up about another $20 a week out of your paycheck and you'll still have to make a co-pay. 3. Math test to work in games, drug test at the beginning of the season to work in rides or maintenance. Everyone working at the park is subject to "random" (a.k.a. don't screw up and we won't test you) drug test for any position held during the season. Is working at the park fun? Sometimes. I'm sure it's more enjoyable for someone in their teens than it is for someone who is in their 30s or older. Are you going to be able to "make it" without living with your parents, a roommate or having another job? No.

Best Amusement Park - Cedar Point Best Theme Park - Dollywood Best Wood Coaster - El Toro Best Steel Coaster - Millenium Force Best Flatride - Drop Tower or The Crypt (Kings Dominion) Best "New" Ride - if new for 2010 only, Intimidator at Carowinds. New overall to me is El Toro Best (outside of an amusement park) Food - Oklahoma Joe's BBQ in Kansas City. Most Beautiful Park - Dollywood Best Water Ride (Includes river rapids, splash rides, and waterslides etc etc) - Wildebeest Best Waterpark - Splashin' Safari (win by default) Best Park Staff - Holiday World Best Kids Area - Kings Island (win by default) Best Park Show - Imagine at Dollywood, Although the 5 mins. of the "cowboy" show I saw at SFA was so bad that it was good gets honorable mention Cleanest Park - Holiday World Best "OMG" moment on any coaster - Voyage on Saturday at Holliwood Nights Best Ride Operations - Cedar Point Best Single Coaster Ride - Voyage on Saturday at Holiwood Nights Best New Park to me- Six Flags Great Adventure Yes, my list looks a lot like gad198, but out of the 13 parks I went to this year. He was at 10 of them.

You should also mark April 17th-October 31st on your calender also, because thousands of homosexual guests and employees are at Kings Island on those days as well and I would hate for you to have to share the park with someone who doesn't share your beliefs or worldview.

You have no idea how intense this trip was, as there was a side destination besides Dollywood and Carowinds that added about another 100+ miles to this trip. I have no idea how anyone could pull off as much driving as gad198 did in these two days on a mere 6-7 hrs. of sleep in 2 days, I was exhausted when we arrived home Saturday night and i managed to slip in several hours of sleep in the backseat during our journey. Plus, it was also the first time I ever saw anyone successfully eat a slab of ribs and a side baked beans while driving up a winding mountain road while driving 55 m.p.h. What can I say besides the man has some mad skills. 7 states and 2 amusement parks in 40 hrs. was an experience to say the least. I'm so glad I was talked into going on this trip as I never fail to have nothing, but the best of times with this amazing group of friends. One of the highlights for me that wasn't mentioned in the report was watching a certain 3 point shootout player supply about 40 kids with basketballs. Yeah, maybe he wasn't having one of his best shooting days overall and got a bit frustrated with his preformance, but if he could have seen all the smiles he produced and the rather large crowd that he entertained, he may have realized it wasn't as bad of a shooting exposition as he thought. Watching those kids smile from ear to ear is what a day at the amusement park is all about for me and I glad i got a chance to witness it that day.

I had the same feeling about airtime on my 1st and 2nd ride on Intimidator, of course, I got seriously stapled and was around the middle of the train both times. The 3rd go around completely changed my opionion about the airtime on the ride as it was in row 3 with some breathing space between me and the restraint. All I could think was WOW!!!! I pulled all the airtime that DB offers plus the twisting elements put it slighty ahead of DB in my opinion. My 4th ride and final ride was also a good one towards the back of the train, I feel that I got way more airtime in the back than I had ever pulled in the back 2 cars of DB.

Before WLWT went off their 6 o'clock newscast tonight they posted a statement from Kings Island that said "Son of Beast will not operate in 2010. The park will consider the Son of Beast ride for the future, but at this time is not prepared to operate in 2010.

Kings Island-76 times, and thanks to gad198 Holiday World and Cedar Point once each.

561 times in 76 trips.

2.8 miles away. Can Usually get there in about 5 minutes, but takes about 45 minutes to walk home when you lose your keys on Firehawk.