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Why does water that has "trickled through the mountains for centuries" have a "use by" date?

LOL! These comments are hilarious! I totally forgot the Launched Party. Oh well...

So which ride would YOU elect as President of Kings Island? The Beast and Diamondback are obviously the major party candidates, but there's a host of third-party options and even a place for write-in votes. Cast your ballot!

I laughed so hard at that that it took me four clicks to hit the Like button on your post because I couldn't hold my hand steady.

Regarding seasonal merchandise in a retail store, what is your suggestion for between halloween and thanksgiving? The stores have a dedicated location for whatever the current holiday is, and there is very little non-food thanksgiving related merchandise. The other options would be to leave it empty, or fill it with something that is wasting valuable selling space. It makes sense to put christmas junk out as soon as possible after halloween. General winter stuff. Sleds, toboggans, winter coats, gloves, etc. November is about the time of year that people are going to begin looking to buy stuff like that, so put it all in one place where they can easily find it.

On or after Thanksgiving. Period. Seeing and hearing Christmas stuff before Thanksgiving irks me to no end. What's wrong with just taking it one holiday at a time?

Agreed. I'm 25, and in many ways I'm really just an overgrown kid.

Huh? You totally lost me there. Start over. Read this article on useful bug reports and then give us as much information as you can.

Worked for me. What specifically are you clicking on, step by step, and what is the system doing in response?

To be blunt, his mother is an idiot, and I have no sympathy for idiots. Any reasonable person should have known not to put a toddler in a position where he could easily fall over 10 feet into an exhibit of vicious animals. It's called "common ****ing sense". People who are that stupid should not be allowed to have children. I hope she goes to jail over this; they could get her not only for some charge over her son's death, but probably also for indirectly forcing police to kill an animal that is a member of an endangered species.

Always assume the weather will be significantly worse than is forecasted. Case in point: Yesterday was forecasted on Friday night to be in the upper 40s with no precipitation in the late afternoon. Decent weather for the rescheduled trick-or-treat, right? Actual weather: low 40s with steady rain mixed with a little bit of sleet the whole two hours. See also: KIC Haunt Night. I rest my case.

Though I will point out that even on broadband, tall images are still annoying because of the extra scrolling needed to get past them.

And this year's GOCC winter tour is at Cedar Point, not KI.

What is the sound of one hand clapping?

You speak as if this already exists. Where?

"There never seems to be a magic time to go when there isn't 90+ minute lines on every decent ride"? What world is he living in? Six days out of every summer week have lines far shorter than that.

Terpy got corrected by Don! I never thought I'd see the day that would happen!

Opening Saturday, April 27 and daily operation beginning Friday, May 10 would be consistent with the past two years, so that's my guess.

Yeah, the wind made it a bit chilly. I wore thermal underwear top and bottom, my warmest shirt, and a winter coat with gloves. On the other hand, malem is the one in the shorts.

Great report! One minor correction: I didn't go with you to Flight Deck; I split off after the group Beast ride to do a little shopping. I have no clue who that was next to me in the back row on the final train of The Beast. I was trying to pick a row, saw a single rider in line for the back row, and joined him.

KI has posted the first offseason photo on Facebook, a Beast car being transported to the wood coaster maintenance facility:

I tried to count rides in 2011. It died by June. I highly doubt I'll attempt it again. As far as parks this year, here's a permanent record: 4/28: Kings Island (Opening Day) 5/19: Kings Island (Soak City Preview) 5/24: Kings Island 6/1: Holiday World (HoliWood Nights) 6/2: Holiday World (HoliWood Nights) 6/10: Kings Island (Coasting for Kids) 6/21: Kings Island 7/5: Kings Island 7/19: Kings Island 8/4: Kings Island (KIC Day) 8/10: Kings Island 8/27: Wet 'n Wild Orlando (cut short to just one hour by Tropical Storm Isaac) 8/28: Busch Gardens Tampa 8/29: Aquatica Orlando 8/30: Universal Studios Orlando + a couple hours in Universal's Islands of Adventure 8/31: Universal's Islands of Adventure + a couple hours in Universal Studios Orlando 9/1: SeaWorld Orlando 9/2: Discovery Cove 9/3: Epcot 9/4: Disney's Typhoon Lagoon 9/5: Magic Kingdom 9/6: Disney's Blizzard Beach + an hour in the Magic Kingdom 9/7: Disney's Animal Kingdom 9/8: Disney's Hollywood Studios 9/9: Park Hopper abuse (I was in my third park of the day by 11:30 am ) 10/5: Kings Island (Halloween Haunt) 10/14: Stricker's Grove 10/28: Kings Island (Closing Day)

I got back seat on the last Beast train.

Indeed. I was just pointing out that sometimes things are built that are not safe. I never said anything about the loop being the problem.