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Beastie1980 - No problem! Thanks for both of your responses - I'm planning on squeezing in some of the non-coaster rides too (after all, some of those are the best...), so that was definitely helpful! Glad to hear your daughter enjoyed Backlot... it's a fun ride! Pillsberry123 - Yes, that's a good thing! I don't know if I'm going to go on it yet... but I'll be heading that way for Vortex, so we'll check out the line and see, I suppose! Thanks for your response. Okay, I PROMISE to stop (unintentionally!) bumping this thread now - but I think I'm just going to brave it and see how it goes. Hopefully, it doesn't rain too much if I end up going this week... which, actually, could be a good thing, I guess. But yeah, okay. I'm going to stop talking now.

Oh, gosh - yeah, I forgot about the waterpark! Were they pretty bad (45 min+)? The last time I went was on a Sunday night, and I remember there being just about minimal wait time for everything except Firehawk/Invertigo.

Hi everyone! I hope that you all have been having a great summer (and most likely some fantastic KI experiences as well)! I feel like I asked a variation of this question last year, but the time has come for my annual KI outing - and I was just wondering how wait times/crowds were looking this year! My goal is to make it on a Friday (just the evening, starting around 4 or 5-ish), most likely this coming Friday or even a few Fridays later (I'm trying to avoid Fourth of July weekend and Spirit Song, if I can!). Would Friday evenings be an okay choice - or do there tend to be long lines? Since I'll only be there for 5 hours or so, I would love to avoid spending over half of that time waiting in line, if possible. And of course, I still have all of your guys' great advice for routes to take/rides to hit from last year, so I think I'm good to go there! THANK YOU all in advance for your help!

First of all, I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who helped me out with my questions. Thanks to all of you guys, I had an unbelievable time at KI! I'm sorry I'm posting this so late - life has been, to say the least, chaotic. I ended up buying a Starlight Ticket for admission to the park on Sunday night, which gave me 5 full hours. At the gate, I almost freaked out because the employee refused to scan my e-ticket, stating that it was "not a ticket", but a "piece of paper." Hm. Luckily, he saw the barcode at the top, and after a minimal delay, we were on our way! The fountains/International Street looked gorgeous, just like I had remembered. Everyone in my group had just eaten, so we decided to hold off on the big roller coasters until a little later. We turned left into Action Zone, and walked right onto Flight Deck for our first ride of the evening! One of my absolute favorites. The line for Invertigo looked a bit long, so we made a mental note to come back later. Instead, we headed to Adventure Express, which was also a no wait ride. There were a bunch of little kids in the cars in front of us who were bouncing up and down, as this was their first roller coaster ride ever! They were so cute, and it reminded me of when I went on AE, which also happened to be my first roller coaster, as a kid. So by this time, only about 10 minutes had passed since we had entered the park, and I definitely expected the lines to get a bit longer as we continued towards the back of the park. Our next ride was on the Blue Racer (I wanted to go on Red, but the line for Blue seemed a lot shorter - when we actually got up there, they were about the same), which was a bit jolty. Regardless, I still loved it - my friend and I screamed the entire ride for no reason at all. Hahaha it was a lot of fun, especially considering that the first time I went on it was in first grade, when I was bawling my eyes out the entire time. After The Racer, we decided to go on two milder rides to cool us off - Zephyr and Shake, Rattle, and Roll. I'm not a fan of "whirly" rides (at least that's what I like to call them), but they both had no wait, so I didn't mind. Then, we wanted to go to Diamondback, but we walked the wrong way and ended up at the Action Theater instead. o_o So we had to turn around, and on our way there, we passed by Backlot Stunt Coaster. The wait was not bad at all, only about 15 minutes, and then we were on our way! Not a fan of the flames at all - especially on a hot summer day! I was sad to see that they had stripped off all of the stickers on the cars and such - they look so... dead. But regardless, the ride was still nice. And then, finally, we made it to Diamondback. I had never been on it before, and the first hill initially kind of intimidated me. But I soon found myself forced into line (loved that display of lost electronics) and within 30 minutes, we were ascending! I ended up sitting in one of the outside seats - and it was unbelievable. I loved it, even though I had to close my eyes when we descended the first hill (the ride photo was horrible hahaha). Definitely my favorite ride of the night. My only regret is that we didn't get to go on it a second time. Our next stop was the Crypt, which I didn't like at all. I remember it being so much cooler in its Tomb Raider days, especially in terms of effects/lighting. Anyways, moving on. Then we went to The Beast, which was also a first for me, as well as all of the other people in my group! The wait was close to Diamondback's, around 25 minutes, but the ride was definitely worth it. Super jolty, but it was interesting to not know what was going to happen next. My friend kept saying, "We're almost done! We're almost done!"... and we weren't. Ride photo was horrible, as usual - it gave us all a good laugh, though. The Vortex came next, another first! We were in the second to last car, which was the closest we ever were to the back the entire night (every other ride we were in the middle). I loved it all - the loops (which I love so much more than hills), the corkscrew... eeeee. A little headbanging at the end, but otherwise, it was great! Second favorite ride only to Diamondback. After a quick reride on Shake, Rattle, and Roll, we headed back up to Invertigo, which had (understandably) a 40 minute wait. I was on the side initially going forward, and everyone's faces were priceless! By the time we got off, it was pretty dark, so we decided to hike up to Firehawk for what would be our last ride of the night. When we got in line, it seemed to be broken down, and when it started up again after about 10 minutes, they waited for a considerable amount of time between each train. However, it started to operate normally again pretty quickly, and we ended up staying in line for about 45 minutes (our longest wait of the night). It was just like how I had remembered it - awesome awesome awesome. As we were heading back to the station, the fireworks were going off, which was a great view. When we got off Firehawk, it was past 10, so we made our way to the exit through International Street. Snoopy's Starlight Spectacular was really pretty! We were so close to getting on everything! The only thing we missed out on was Flight of Fear - and we didn't get to pass through Planet Snoopy either. However, I'm SO thankful that the lines weren't bad at all. I was expecting them to be much longer, especially for a Sunday with gorgeous weather, but I'm glad I was proven wrong! All in all, I had a great time, and I'm definitely looking forward to going back next summer! Thank you all again for your advice and help!

Wow - I didn't expect so many quick replies! Thank you all for taking the time to answer, and for the warm welcomes. pbkigi - The Firehawk wait is really only 10 minutes in the evening now?! That's awesome! And I will definitely take your advice for FD - thanks! Pillsberry123 - The two rides that I really want to hit, regardless of wait time, are Diamondback and The Beast. I think I might run and hit those first then, if you don't think that the lines are going to be too terrible. Thanks for your advice - and also your input on FD/AE. It's nice to hear that those rides are still running efficiently! I'm not planning on eating a full meal this time (maybe some Graeter's though ), but I'll keep the suggestion in mind for future visits! And yes, you definitely helped a lot - thank you! MarketingExpress - Wow thank you so so much for your post and your detailed route! Super helpful. The only thing is - I definitely want to get on DB/Beast before I go, but since you put these on the end here, I can only hope that I'll have enough time to reach those! But hopefully, if the lines aren't too bad, everything will work out. And yes! I love Adventure Express at night. AE was my first coaster ever. But I'll most likely follow your route word for word, unless I decide to run over to Rivertown really quickly first and then swing back to Action Zone. Thank you again! XGatorHead 8904 - I think that news just made my day! I didn't realize that all of the lines closed at 10:00 now - the last time I went, I tried to get on FOF around 9:50 and they wouldnt let me haha. But if that's the case, I'll probably leave Firehawk for last (unless the line is still ridiculous) - hopefully, it's still up and running by that time! Thank you so much for the info! PhantomTheater - Thank you for that little tidbit about The Beast. I'm still debating between whether I want to wait it out on Firehawk for my last coaster or grab a nighttime ride on The Beast - but either way, it should be good! So what I've gathered so far is: a. The lines on Sunday evening aren't too too bad, especially as it gets closer to 10PM? b. If I move quickly, I should have time to grab a ride on most, if not all, of the coasters (Invertigo, Flight Deck, Adventure Express, Racer, Vortex, Beast, Diamondback, Backlot Stunt Coaster, Flight of Fear, and possibly Firehawk). Such encouraging news! Thank you all again - and if anyone else has more advice, please keep posting.

And yet another new member! Hello to all - I do hope that I'm posting this in the right section! I'm planning on going to KI sometime this month on a Sunday evening (I'll probably be getting the Starlight Admission). I've been to KI several times when I was younger, but this is my first time going in three years (and may I add that I'm super excited?!). So my big question to all of you is: is there a suggested "route" that I should take once I get to the park, considering I only have about 5 hours (give or take) in the park and I want to hit as many coasters as possible in that time? I'm not sure how the wait times for rides are going to work out. Or should I just go on whatever I want, considering that I'm already getting to KI pretty late in the day? Any wait time estimates for rides on Sundays would be greatly appreciated (I know that it all depends on the weather and things, but even a range of times would be super helpful. I hope they're not too bad...). Also, some other questions: * The last few times I've been to the park, I remember that the lines for Adventure Express and Top Gun/Flight Deck were pretty much non-existant; I could literally just walk up and ride, or the lines would be about 5 minutes at most. Is that still true now, especially in the evening-ish, or was I just super lucky then? * And then for Firehawk - the last time I've been to the park was in '07, and I remember waiting for close to two hours to get on the ride. So I wanted to try out something else - does anyone know the time that the line for Firehawk usually closes off (so if the park closes at 10:00, like 9:00 or 9:30ish? I have no idea - but I figured that instead of trying to wait for Firehawk during the majority of the 5 hours, I might as well just swing by at the end to try and squeeze in a ride - if that's even a possibility? Or maybe it's just wishful thinking on my part. I'm guessing the wait time is still pretty long though). * Finally - suggestions for nighttime rides? Thank you guys in advance! The forum is so nice, and it's been really entertaining to just browse through the different topics on here. edit: I MADE IT TO KI! Hahaha I have posted my trip report as well - thank you to all for your advice!