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When you start brushing up on your DDR skills with your home version because you'll soon be playing on a machine in the arcade! (on that note I'm praying they didn't take out the last machine. They already took out one in the arcade by The Beast, and for what, a prize redemption table that I never saw being used in my 10+ visits last year... :/ )

I've never been stopped for a picture when I'm flying solo! But when me and my bf come together we figured out if we splinter off for a bit we won't be asked for a picture, it works out anyway so he can go to the smoking area and I can go to the bathroom or look in the stores in the meantime A while back they would ask him to give me a kiss on the cheek for a photo. It made me wonder if this has ever created awkwardness for a pair visiting the park as friends, especially if one or both of them have feelings for the other that neither have mentioned yet, haha :}

When you have a rollercoaster related dream and wake up sad because you know it'll be a few months before that itch can be scratched

I also got Vortex! just curious, what were all the available results?

Same here

Awww. Didn't have the money to renew at that time. :< oh well, I will need my energy for opening day!

I should have stuck around the Banshee! instead I ended up going over to The Beast for my final ride. I hoped to get in the front seat but I lost track of time and got there way too late. Oh well, it was still a nice way to end the night (: unfortunately I had to wait to get my bags from lost and found after that.. haha.. the whole day my phone was an hour ahead because I assumed it would roll back on its own. nope. So I got a locker at 4:15 thinking it was 5:15, and that I would ride the Banshee until closing time. Ended up going way over my locker time without realizing it. D'oh. >_< I wish I had just stuck around the Banshee instead. I didn't know so many KICers were there (: I would normally describe my bag as an outstanding way to recognize me but I didn't have it on me at the time. If you saw a petite woman with her light brown hair in a weird bun with a green jacket and pink gloves, it was me. XP opening day feels like just yesterday. it's going to be a long off season... I've already had a ki-related dream. got this shot, been trying for years. was never in the right place at the right time. it was around 12:45 when this picture was taken (or it may have been 11:45.. not so sure anymore with the time issues my phone was having). It's like the park knew it would be my last chance to get it this year. :sniffles:

My aunt was able to bring me with her to Kings Island on days for her work (Kahns) when I was a kid, once a summer. I have fond memories of going to the waterpark with her, dragging her on Son of Beast with me and winning things out of claw machines. =D Thanks for being an awesome aunt, I'm sure your niece and nephews will have happy memories of your visits for years to come (:

Yup, I was there today and my longest wait was FoF, but I didn't keep track of the time, was playing on my 3DS. I agree with jbum, it was a great day (: I got off of Invertigo and noticed there was no one in line behind me for the front seat (going backwards first)! I thought about asking to ride again but was already walking away and didn't want to bother anyone lol. Also walked right on Delirium 3 or 4 times, and was surrounded by empty seats! And Banshee, whew. I rode the front and back seats several times, only waiting one or two cycles if that. (:

Sounds interesting! I think the only way you could get me into one of the mazes is if the lights are on.

i've had many trips that I didn't write anything about! I've been slacking lol! some things that come to mind: one day while entering the park, the man who scanned my pass stopped me to get a good look. he had to ask the others around him "is this Amanda?" pointing from the screen to me. "yeah!" they all said. I was scared he wasn't going to let me in. I think I may have tried to grab my pass back from him too hastily. Well, he was holding it out in my direction after scanning it, but was still judging my resemblance to my picture. My picture is from 2008, I haven't had a new one taken since. I am kind of attached to the picture, it was taken on a happy day. my bf pointed out that I have lost weight, but my weight is about the same now as it was in 2008. i'm just glad there wasn't any trouble P: I had an awesome visit with my bf around the middle of July. It was one of the best days we've had together in a while. we tried the Banshee twist. we managed a fireworks ride on the Banshee, our hands locked for the whole ride. It was his first night rides on the Banshee. (: When we got off and looked at our picture of us linked together, and he gave me the most loving smile I could have melted into a happy puddle right there. :3 one day I played DDR a few times. It seems there are new tracks on the machine in coney mall. As I put my second token in, a passing employee said "get it girl!" (: crowds have been between uncomfortably large and somewhat pleasantly small, although I have been only going on weekdays and one time on a friday. I know I don't want to miss those few awesome days where the kids are going back to school and everything is a walk-on. <3 The two of us were there last Thursday. we got our first rides of the season on Firehawk, while also using the locker time to ride the Banshee. We got off our last ride at 9:57 or so, and we were running to the line when the fireworks started. They closed the line right in front of us, although it was not yet 10:00. :/ anyone else experienced this? why are they doing it like this? The ride on Firehawk was intense though. It was an amazing ride, adrenaline pumping as I felt myself being strained by the forces against the harness, feeling like I could go flying out, but I know I wouldn't. I had forgotten how much of a thrill that ride is. (: we were riding in the back of the train. My eyeballs felt like they were going to pop out a few times lol. This is all i can remember to mention at the moment >_<

I recall getting nearly 1k points, not too bad for my first try I suppose (:

Wow it's been a while since I made a trip report! I visited the park on a day a few weeks ago but never wrote about it. Two notable things from that day: I rode Banshee at night, in the dark for the first time (then second, third... 5th or 6th time!) also earlier that day I got my bag soaked in pop because someone's souvenir cup spilled in the Delirium bin. But TODAY, July 1st, 2014, I visited the park again, this time with my beloved bf, rather than him dropping me off then heading to work. (: I didn't take many pictures today, which I regret, I should have taken one of us. We had a pretty awesome day, despite being chased out of the park around 8 by a looming storm. We had many firsts today! We haven't been to the park on a "date" since opening day, and we only rode Banshee that day. Since then we've visited the park together accompanied by a friend of mine. We got to do a lot of things for the first time this season, He got his first rides of the season for Vortex, Invertigo, Racer, WindSeeker, Zephyr, and others I can't recall. We got our firsts together for Drop Tower and the Eiffel Tower. (: Also today I got a high score for Tsugaru on the DDR machine in the big arcade in coney mall. I was surprised, I thought I did kind of badly, but I guess not =p I love entering a high score! Altogether: these are the rides I can remember we did: Diamondback, The Beast, Vortex, WindSeeker, Zephyr, The Racer, Drop Tower, Invertigo, Delirium, Boo Blasters on Boo Hill, and the Eiffel Tower. As I was making that list I remembered Boo Blasters! Ryan had never ridden it before, and the last time I did it, it was Scooby Doo themed. It was the first thing we did, while headed to Diamondback, we were talking about it, and I mentioned it's air conditioned, and didn't need to say anything more! lol. It was an interesting ride, it was a lot more exciting than I remember it being before. Does anyone know what the highest score you can get is? (: sorry the pictures are so huge!!

Sorry guys, I'm one of those people that doesn't stand on their number at Delirium, but I promise I can remember my number and won't steal anyone's seat. ;] I get up to the gate and stand as close as possible so that anyone could stand on their number behind me, I like to be close to the gate so I can push it open immediately and go to put my bags away. During my last visit something bothered me a lot. At Delirium actually. When I went to get my bags, the woman in front of me grabbed her sandals and put them on right in front of the bin, still blocking everyone waiting to get their things. On top of that, it seems her souvenir cup had spilled almost all over my bag and the bottom of the bin, probably all over other people's belongings too. What do you guys think, should souvenir cups be put in bins along with everything else or set next to the bin to prevent spills like that?

I heard Madness by Muse for the first time at the park. Also Wide Awake by Katy Perry. And believe it or not, I heard Happy by Pharrel all the way through for the first time at the park. Hearing these songs in other places gives me warm and fuzzy ki-related feelings. :3 Also, I believe my boyfriend has wondered about the same song you posted about, so thanks BB1 for posting the answer! More songs I first heard at ki: All Day, All Night by Neon Trees, Arms by Christina Perri. Since I'm already posting this, I'm wondering if anyone knows the music they played in the station of BLSC last year. I don't remember it well enough to give a description anymore. I think it was instrumental. There was a dubstep kind of song I heard 1 or 2 years ago while walking past the basketball shooting game in Coney Mall, no lyrics but the melody pops into my head from time to time and drives me nuts!

Delirium is my favorite! But I never knew that MaXair had more spins per cycle, cool. I remember the year it opened I went with my friend. As we were headed to the park, she told me how much she wanted to ride Delirium, and I said "No, thank you!" however, once we got there and stood before it, she became the hesitant one, and I became the eager one. anyway, we got on, and ended up both loving it. It can LOOK menacing, but it's bark is worse than it's bite. I find myself agreeing with the swingset comments. I love that tickle feeling from either facing the sky during the highest peak, or facing down to the ground. Have you tried the Skyflier ride by chance? When i tried that one, I found myself comparing it to a horizontal Delirium, lol. Anyway, if you're feeling up to it, maybe you can give it a try. If you don't like it, the ride cycle isn't too long, and you can get off and never do it again if you don't want to.

Guys, I'm one of those people that says "The" before ride names. Also I sometimes don't capitalize titles. I'm so sorry. :blush: I also get old names mixed up with new occasionally. Hehe, my friend will call Firehawk Firefox sometimes, not trying to be funny, it just comes out that way.

I mentioned this in my Trip Report thread, but one day I was at Flight of Fear and the person at the controls asked the station for a number 1-100. The number picked would match with a phrase to say when the train is sent out. All of them were very amusing, for example: "TEAM ROCKET'S BLASTING OFF AGAAAAAIN!" I haven't rode the ride since that day, I hope they are still doing that.

There are a lot of Drop Tower replies in this thread! It was the first thing to pop into my head. I'm not afraid of heights as long as I feel safe, and I do feel safe on the Drop Tower, but the anticipation is so nerve-wracking! Also, my bf and I try to do every ride with no hands. It's so very hard (and thrilling) to be up there, waiting to drop, holding my hands out instead of gripping the handbars for dear life. Another ride that makes me nervous is the Slingshot, which I've done a handful of times. I'm not afraid of it, but it makes me terribly dizzy most of the time, which is a shame because I think the ride is really cool otherwise. :/ The Skyflyer was also pretty nerve-wracking, but only the part where you are being lifted and the moment of pulling the cord. I've only done it once, but it reminded me of riding the Delirium, only horizontally. P: I see a reoccurring theme in response, anticipation. It's the real killer!

This sounds really nice. Correct me if I'm wrong does it work this way: I would pay the $12.99 (season pass) and my Dad would get in free because I have purchased a BBQ ticket. Is there any access to the park or is the picnic grove separate? It's affordable than Golden Corral, which was my original Father's Day plan.

Lol, your reports amuse me. I look forward to seeing more (: Oh, and we're both from the same city.

When I am at the park with my bf I keep my eyes open for change on the ground. We have rarely found bills. Never have we picked it up and saw someone looking around. Never more than $10. two times, I've found a $5 in the same place on different days, and that place is across from the vending machines by Invertigo. The last time, it was right after it had rained and the bill was soaking wet. I wonder if someone had dropped it and decided they didn't want to put a wet bill back into their wallet? Another time, my bf found a $5 that had been blown almost to the fence of The Vortex, sitting at the foot of a bush, across from the basketball shooting game. A woman and her husband were sitting on the wall nearby, saw him grab it, and said "good eye!" haha

TRIP REPORT for May 23rd, 2014 I'm a little behind on this, but I still want to share the pictures I took and overall impression of the day I went alone again, joining my BF as he went to work. Tomorrow (29th) I think we might go together for the first time in a while! I was not expecting the park to be as crowded as it was, but it was a Friday, and the beginning of memorial day weekend. I didn't do a whole lot of riding things, I spent a lot of time just walking around, and checking out the lines. I probably made my way around the whole park 3 or 4 times. I like to walk around in the arcades each time I pass them, to enjoy the air conditioning, and see if anyone is on the DDR machines I played 3 free games that day. I noticed the machine by The Beast had two credits, but no one near the machine. Later, around nine I was feeling exhausted and like I could hardly stand, but when I checked out the arcade an saw a game in progress that had been abandoned, I jumped on it after arriving at the park, going right for Diamondback as I usually do and seeing the line in the state it was, I made my way over to The Beast and made a stop at the train for my first ride of the day. I got a picture of Pikachu this time! I also took this picture while waiting for the train to leave the station. I had a very nice view of the Diamondback's first drop. After walking past The Beast and deciding to save it for last, I went over to Vortex. Ugh, I have a story to tell later on about my last ride of the night that made me mad at myself, I'll get to that. I rode on the left side of the train, I usually ride on the right. I like my usual better. Vortex's front door, and WindSeeker in operation!!! After riding The Vortex, I got my first WindSeeker ride of the season in. I much prefer riding with a friend of mine, since single riders will get paired and I suck horribly at small talk. The guy sitting next to me said he was from a city 4 hours from here in indiana. He commented on how it was fun but not thrilling, and that's okay. I told him when I want to feel a thrill on the WindSeeker, I just pretend the lapbar isn't there! Telling this to my friends has made them recoil in terror, muahaha. I walked down coney mall, enjoying the Zephyr, and the arcades. I played DDR 5 or 6 times. I played a song in arcade for the first time, that I had not had the courage to try in public. But I had it down and rocked it. 8) I also spent a lot of tokens on claw machines trying to get a minecraft toy for my brother. didn't win. here's the machine in question I spent most tokens on, this one's by The Beast. it serves two purposes, to show my little brother the toys later and a selfie of your humble narrator. I rode The Racer two times, first on the red train and second on blue. it was my first time on the red train this season (or is it the other way around? I forget!) anyway, I find I prefer the side I took second (the only side that has been open so far on my visits this season) better. I love the airtime so much! I walked by Delirium and it had not yet opened. every time I walked by it later though, it was crowded. I walked around the action theater area, looking at the lines for the Banshee and Invertigo. I stopped and took a look at the Banshee berries for the first time. I watched an employee really load one of those bowls up with berries and cover them with whipped cream, and it looked soooo good! I only had $10 to spend though and wasn't sure what to buy. I decided to come back later if I was hungry. Invertigo's line was also pretty long, but I took a few minutes to rest, take pictures, and sing along with the song on the radio (I think it was justin timberlake haha). had a little bit of small talk with a man waiting for his family who was in the line. I actually came back later and stood in line for a few minutes around 8:30, but decided heading over to The Beast might be a better idea and left the line. Now, these events may not be exactly chronological, since I spent a lot of time just wandering around P: I went through the festhaus, enjoying the nostalgic smell. I rode the viking fury, I sat on the far left side, I think the far right is better though, you get a nicer view from up high. I shared my lapbar with a little boy, which made me nervous because his legs were tiny compared to mine and there was room under the lapbar for him to put his arms! I'll just ride it with a friend next time. Later, I decided I was getting really hungry, and decided I wanted to try the Banshee berries. Unfortunately it was a different employee who didn't use as many berries or as much whipped cream as I had seen earlier. I carried my bounty back to a seat in the middle of the Action Zone, and had the feeling my snack was drawing attention, as I sat down I heard a girl say "that looks so good!" the picture didn't come out so good, but here it is! the berries were nice and sweet, but I was hungry again quickly, which I should have forseen. I just wanted to try it bad! I was left wondering if I should have instead tried a Banshee twist. maybe next time. from my seat, I watched Delirium swinging and Banshee roaring through the track. also I picked up an abandoned unopened package of skyline oyster crackers. and ate them. actually, that was when I was in the line for The Racer. so I guess I had berries before The Racer. man, I shouldn't have waited to long to do my trip report. I think it was getting to be around 7, and everything was getting to be that pretty golden color. I went over to Diamondback and got a ride in. the line wasn't too bad, and I got front seat. As I was going up the hill, I watched a train kick up the water and create a rainbow, which was very satisfying! not as satisfying as the ride though. but right after, I went over to see if I could get a picture of a rainbow, but none were appearing. maybe I was at just the right angle, or the sun wasn't hitting it right anymore. it was around 9:10 I think when I got in line for The Beast, and something happened i've never had happen before, I was able to get on RIGHT before they stopped operation for the fireworks, by the time my train rolled back into the station, everyone was waiting. but the ride was fantastic! It was so dark in the woods. but I got cold from the ride. Now, this is the point where I look back at myself and facepalm. while exiting The Beast, I noticed the time was 9:57. so I RAN from The Beast, and tried to figure in my head if I could get to the Diamondback or Vortex faster. I decided Vortex and ran myself down to the entrance, with time to spare. I was all alone from what I could tell, and amazingly, as I ran up into the station, there was no line for the front seat so I jumped right for it. the train had been just rolling into the station and I was ready to get on. as the doors opened I walked forward, only to see the second row in front of me... and a couple going into the front seats. *facepalm* to make things worse, I hesitated, before noticing what I had done, trying to go for the front and seeing they were technically there first, I had just picked the wrong row. I went to the box and put my bag away, hating myself for my dumb slip up. I sat in the second row and could see they were setting off fireworks, which was nice. but throughout the ride I was just fuming at myself for picking the wrong spot and not noticing. to add insult to injury (or injury to insult), the second seat felt a lot bumpier. after that, it was time to meet up with the BF and go home. it was a pretty good day overall, but just couldn't get over my dumb mistake. Also, I was terribly cold for the rest of the night, probably from the chilly night rides. I hope we will be able to visit the park tomorrow.

Longest I've waited was for Banshee on opening day. I'm not exactly certain of the exact time but it was over four hours. It blew Diamondback's opening day line wait time out of the water (I think I waited 2 to 2 1/2 hrs for it)!

I hope I don't encounter this. The idea makes me panic a little for a few different reasons. For example, I don't want to make someone mad by declining their offer, or look stuck up. I would just rather pretend everyone else in line isn't there while I wait to get my adrenaline fix. Also germs... but if I am feeling sociable that day, I may deflect it into a fistbump or something that doesn't involve as much contact.