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I was wondering, in past years, had Backyard BBQ been open in the fall?

Great trip report and photos Brad! Glad you had a good time. Thanks for sharing!

Great trip report Brad! Glad the crowds went your way. Sounds like you had a great day!

Nice trip report! Also, I've always been wondering, what does it mean to rip the cord on a Flying Eagles type of ride?

^It has already been announced that Wolf Pack will remain open in its same spot for Haunt this year.

^Thanks for your take on the day. When I did stroll through Planet Snoopy, it looked a bit crowded, one of the days The Great Pumpkin Coaster has a longer line than Diamondback. Glad you also had a good time!

Hello everybody! I took one last trip for the summer to Kings Island and Soak City today, as I go back to school tomorrow. I went with my mom, my sister Lucy, and her friend Abby, and we were also going to meet up with my friend Nathan and his family. (Lucy mostly “controlled the operation” >. )My mom had to work in the morning, so no ERT. We did get there around 10:15, and we all headed off to Flight of Fear. Looks like painting and stuff for a Haunt attraction, Massacre Manor, unless it is being renamed/rethemed this year. I guess it’s being renamed Scrambler . Anyways, we walked into Flight of Fear. We walked right up to the station, and there was lots of rows with no lines. So, after just waiting for 1 launch, we got on. On the ride, I was looking for any light shining thru the walls from the damage. I thought I maybe saw a little something, but I’m not sure if it has to do with it or not. Anyways, Flight of Fear was a good ride. My mom thought I and her should ride Vortex, (Because they won’t do it. They won’t even try 5-1!) while maybe they do WindSeeker. So, we did just that. I saw a bit of empty rows for some seats on Vortex, and it was a literal walk on for 5-1. It was of course a great ride in 5-1. Abby and Lucy were still in line for WindSeeker, I also wanted to do WindSeeker, the line was short enough we would get on the next ride, so we went in line for WindSeeker to. We walked on to our seats. It was a nice, relaxing ride. Great view too, of course. Then, I wanted to try Xtreme Skyflyer for the first time. I had money, and I’ve always wanted to do it, so we headed back to Action Zone. As I would have hoped, it was only $5. Lucy and Abby went on Flight Deck without me . My mom stayed and watched. I bought my ticket, and got in line. They were only operating 1 side. I waited maybe 10 or 15 minutes until I started. I watched the other rider’s free fall. Soon, it was my turn. They strapped me onto the rope thingy. Then, the what I call “Stand to Fly” moment was crazy, too. You just got whooshed to flying position. Soon, I went up. I was pretty nervous. I was really high, I believe 200+ feet, looking down. “3 2 1 fly”. I pulled the cord, and then I was falling to the concrete. Luckily, my harness saved me from dying. The rest of the ride was smooth flying. But that first drop… It feels like you are falling to your doom. It was a crazy, fun ride. Definitely worth $5. Oh, and here is a video of me on the ride my mom took with my iPod. The quality is not the great, but it is still something. Hopefully I did that right... After that insane ride, I found out Abby and Lucy were riding Drop Tower without me again. I hoped to come back to AZ later, but that never did happen . So much for “Lucas’s fun day of riding all his favorite rides that he likes with no lines” day. Oh well, we then headed to Diamondback. There was no line for Diamondback, just a station wait. I was walking to the back row, but of course my sister dashes ahead of me to get there before me. I should have reported that, as I believe it is line jumping. Anyways, I got next to back row, but I wanted to put my arms back on the splashdown. It was still an awesome Diamondback ride. Lucy and Abby were hungry, so we went to eat. I didn’t want to have to get the pizza combo for the 5th straight time, so I and my mom got a taco salad from Hanks. I got an instant reward for a free Thunder Alley ride. Lucy got a sub from Subway. But, a $5 footlong at Subway is $5, and 12 inches, right? Well, they are $6 here. And the $6 isn’t for a footlong, it’s for a 6 inch. Overpriced. We then went into the Festhaus to meet up with Nathan and his mom, his little brother Owen, and littler sister Emma, who both recently turned 7. They paid $30 for the Gold Pass Pizza Meal “Deal” thingy. A big taco salad, that my mom and me easily split (And I was full) is only like, $7.50. Turns out they just got here, and they decided to do White Water Canyon. I would not do that, for multiple reasons. We would then meet up in Soak City. I rode The Racer, and Lucy and Abby did Delirium. Thru the queue, I looked at FOF and could kind of see some sort of damage, but I didn’t get a good view. Only the Red side was open, and I just had to wait for 1 ride. The ride ops were being a lot of fun today at The Racer. They get the ride ops of the day award. The Racer was a great, FUN ride. I then met up with Abby, Lucy, and my mom, and we left to Soak City, with not nearly as many rides as I was hoping to get in. When we got to Soak City, it looked kind of crowded. But, the reason it seemed crowded? Most of the slides were closed. The only slides open were Mondo Monsoon, Rendezvous Run, Tropical Twister, and the kiddie slides. I was a bit disappointed. Probably because there aren’t enough lifeguards available or something (At School). Anyways, I headed to Mondo Monsoon by myself, and my mom found a spot by Tidal Wave Bay to sit down and put our stuff. About 3 “rows” of stairs were filled in the Mondo Monsoon line. I can’t be completely sure, but I think I waited around 20 minutes. It was a fun, cold, waterful ride! I then headed back to Tidal Wave Bay to find where my mom was. I found her; she said Nathan was here, in the wave pool, so I searched for Nathan. I eventually found him, and we stayed in for another round of waves. Speaking of waves, Breakers Bay was also closed. After that, we went onto Rendezvous Run. There was no wait to get a mat, and about a 5 or 10 minute wait for the slide. It was a fun slide down my new favorite Soak City waterslide. Nathan then went to do Tropical Twister, while I went back to Tidal Wave Bay. I didn’t do Tropical Twister because I honestly didn’t really like it that much. I stayed in Tidal Wave Bay for just about another round, and then my mom said we had to go in around 25 minutes (They have some Y classes and work and stuff). Me and Nathan went on Splash River. There wasn’t any line, and we got our tubes. Then, just to my luck of us about to leave, I saw Paradise Plunge open up. Grrrrr. We stayed for 1 lap of wet splash river fun stuff, and then I headed back to the wave pool to get ready to go, while Nathan did Tropical Twister one more time. I met up with my mom, and we then got ready to go, and then we left, probably our last visit to Soak City this year. Thank you Soak City! And well, after having a fun, Kings Island filled summer, it is now time to return to the classroom. Goodbye, summer! See you next year! A couple of notes: *As far as I know, I didn’t see anything closed at Kings Island. Paradise Plunge and Thunder Falls opened around 3:45-4:00, but I’m not sure if Breakers Bay, Zoom Flume, or Pineapple Pipeline ever opened. *Xtreme Skyflyer is awesome. Get there early, as it’s only $5 early. Tons of fun! *I’m glad I’ve got an awesome Amusement Park only 20 minutes away from me. Well, goodbye summer, and, Thanks for Reading!

I'll have to check the building out when I go to the park tomorrow.

I should have PM's a mod about trying to make KIC Day 2012 an "Official Event". I wanted to make another KIC event like the ones from 08 and the past, but I guess I failed making an "official" event.

Great trip report! Glad I got to meet you. I really like when you said Lucas was awesome .

I'm now 36.69% to the 4 Star Level.

http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php?/topic/26235-kings-dominion-teaser/ I've already created a topic on this.

I did not use that spoiler button because I looked all over yet couldn't find it. I have seen Ed Alonzo 5 times, and that was probably my last time. As for the FD trees, I didn't notice anything, but I forgot to really take notice, sorry. Thanks for clearing me up on the orange truck thingy.

Funny thing is...they put that up earlier this year. That is really funny. I actually took a picture and posted it up on here in some topic.

I didn't know you went today, I also did. Thanks for sharing your day with us!

Today I took a trip to Kings Island with my friend Sean, my mom, and my sister Lucy. There are a few photos in here of some interesting things I noticed today, but no rides. We went to my friend Sean’s house to pick him up. I asked if he had his pass, and he said no. So, he spent awhile looking for it and just gave up and got some money to get a replacement pass. So, after that long hassle, I thought so much for getting there right at ERT opening. We headed to the ticket booth and got Sean’s pass replaced for $15, and then we went in. It was about 10 minutes after 9, and we headed to Drop Tower. There was literally nobody on Drop Tower or in its line, so we hoped right on, and I, Sean, and Lucy had the whole ride to ourselves. Going up, I think I could see King Cobra’s footers, which I have never seen. I also noticed some shaking or something on the ride a little bit before we were at the top. It was, as always, a fun ride. There was still absolutely nobody in line, so we got on again. Another great ride. Now, we decided to head over and do the other ERT thrills, on Diamondback. It was about a walk on for Diamondback. It, of course, was a great ride. I and Sean decided to get back in line, and it indeed was another awesome ride. Nobody was in line for our row, so we had a re ride. Of course, it was another FUN ride. I decided to check the time, and it was around 10 minutes until 10. So, I and Sean headed to Eiffel Tower for rope drop, and Lucy was going to follow us. So, after about 5 minutes, I took off with Sean and Lucy to the X-Base. We wanted to ride Flight of Fear first, because I was hopeful they might have lights on the ride for the first ride. We had a huge lead in front of everybody, so we slowed down. We easily got front row for the first train of the day on Flight of Fear. Unfortunately, the lights were off. It was still a great ride in the front seat on Flight of Fear. The exit ride ops seem better now, as it seems they are saying “Welcome back riders, how was that ride!” more often on Flight of Fear. It also slid through the MCBR again. We then went to Firehawk. We waited about 5 minutes and got the front row. As always, it was a really fun ride. We kind of wanted to do Flight of Fear again, so we did that one more time while there isn’t much of a line. We walked up to the station, where there was a separator. All the rows were even, so we got to go on the front row again! It was another really fun ride on FOF. Similar to before. I and Sean decided to split up from my mom and Lucy for a bit, until the Alonzo show they wanted to see, or if we didn’t see each other there, at the exit around 2:30. We headed to Action Zone to go on Invertigo. There was a short line, which lasted around 5 minutes, a few cycles. It was a fun Invertigo ride. Then, really, the only other thing back here to do was Flight Deck. I didn’t want to get wet on Congo. You have to pay for Xtreme Skyflyer. We already rode Drop Tower twice. Delirium was closed. And you know what is being torn down, and has been SBNO for 3 years. So, we walked back to Flight Deck. There wasn’t really a line, but we waited about an extra 5 minutes for the front row. Good thing I did, because I spotted this. So, this makes me wonder. Does it have something to with SOB’s deconstructing? Are they in the process of clearing trees? Does it have something to do with Flight Deck? Eit: I've found out it is nothing bad happening. Anyways, Flight Deck was a sweet ride. I just hate its paint. I call it gray. Well, me and Sean headed back towards Coney Mall and decided to stop at Adventure Express on the way. To our surprise, Adventure Express had a small line, but it was only about 5 minutes. What happened to the days when the park would be packed and AE wouldn’t have a line? It was a nice ride though. And I forgot to look over at FOF to see how bad its building was damaged. A nice little ride and it seemed a little brighter in the tunnels for some reason. The Racer’s line was spilling out of the entrance, so we decided to do it later when both sides were running. I told Sean about the 5-1 trick on Vortex, so we headed there. I even told him I’d give him a dollar if there was a lot of head banging . Again to my surprise, Vortex’s line was shorter than the line for Adventure Express. We waited a couple cycles for row 5-1 and then got on. It was a great ride on Vortex. Hardly any head banging. Sean was thankful I told him this trick. I thankful I heard it here on KIC. We the headed over to WindSeeker. We just missed the next ride when we got in line, so we went on the next one. It was a fun, nice, great viewing, cool, windy, and relaxing ride on WindSeeker. I now also noticed The Crypt’s back gates are now only half open instead of fully opened. We then decided to head over to The Beast. When we got to The Beast, it was closed. Oh well. We saw Diamondback’s line was short, so we headed there. It was just on the stairs, and was about a 5 minute wait. It was another FUN ride on the tallest, fastest, and meanest coaster ever to strike Kings Island. We then decided to eat lunch. I wanted to go to Hank’s, but Sean didn’t. We ended up going to the Festhaus. On the way to the Festhaus, I noticed Tower Gardens was blocked off and it looks like they are already getting ready for Haunt in there. I forget what they have in there, I though Cornstalkers or something. Anyways, I ended up getting the pizza combo AGAIN. It’s probably like the best value in the Festhaus. But, I did get a receipt saying a leveled up to 3 stars in FUN Perks. After eating, there was about half an hour until the Ed Alonzo show started, and I want to get there for good seats, so we probably had around 15 minutes. I thought we only had time for 1 more ride, and The Beast was a far walk, and a risk if it was still closed or had a line, so we went to The Racer. We waited for the front row on the Red Racer. I love the classic music in The Racer station they now play. I hope it sticks around. I’m not sure what, but there was some problem going on, on The Red Racer. So, we waited a few extra minutes, but got on after a few cycles. It was a great ride on the front row of The Racer. We then headed to Ed Alonzo’s Physco Circus of Magic and Mayhem. I saw my mom and Lucy in line, so we caught up with them and just got there in time when the doors opened. We got in the second row on the left side of the theater. A lot of it this time was trying to figure out the tricks. I know some of the easier ones, but there is plenty I still don’t know. Anyways, it was still a nice show. My mom wasn’t feeling all that well, so I just bought something for my sister’s birthday (Which was yesterday) in one of the stores. She got to choose something I could afford, and she choose a fake mustache and a mustache bandage. She is one strange little “10” year old. Then, we left the park. I also saw the graveyard, which I have never seen before, on the way out. If you watched the Ghost Hunters Kings Island episode back in the winter, you will understand some of this. Missouri Jane’s grave, featured on Ghost Hunters. It eve says she died when she was only 5. It’s always fun to pretend! Now, she is a ghost, and lurks around the park when it is closed. If that grave only said Son of Beast… A couple of notes: *Delirium was down most of the time I was there, but was operating when I came out of the magic show at around 2:30 with people. *I’m not sure if/when The Beast was operating today. *The first 3 star rewards are $5 in Beagle Bucks (In park cash), a $5 Merchandise Voucher, Meet the train conductor, and a free preferred parking spot. As always, Thanks for reading!

I can't belive I forgot to look today...

Funny video! Nice footage too! "But above all, beware of the tiki's!" Love it!

CoasterBob62. How long will this echo?

Great trip report, Original! Glad you enjoyed some first rides, and first night rides. Glad I got to meet you! And there is another response!

Magic Kingdom: BTMRR or Space Mountain Epcot: Test Track Hollywood Studios: Tower Of Terror Animal Kingdom: Expedition Everest

On Friday, I now remember it did glide through the MCBR. I remember I was saying "Wait a second, we're those the brakes?"