Joncars05

Wow! That is when you have to hope the seat belt holds you in!!! Yikes!!!

Are those animal attractions free? Also do you think its possible to fit all of this into a one day trip?

My GF and I are going to Busch Gardens Tampa for the first time in 4 weeks (probably Mon April 2nd or Tues April 3rd) . We are looking for some advice and tips on what to see and do there. What are the possible crowd sizes/crowd problems, queue line lengths for rides, food prices, etc... Our plan is to try and ride every roller coaster at least two times. Other than that we are looking just to explore the park and have a good time. If anyone has advice or tips for us we would greatly appreciate it! Thanks in advance.

I still think the best time to ride the Firehawk is right in the morning. I usually try and ride it twice before the crowd gets in then once more near close. anytime after noon is terrible until the crowd thins out.

Only been to two so far (Definitely going to Busch Gardens Tampa and Indiana Beach this year with a possibility of going to Cedar Point, Beech Bend, SF Chicago, and Mount Olympus by the end of the year.) So I might post after i have been to more parks but i would rank the parks as follows. 1. Holiday World 2. Kings Island HW is #1 because to me it is more geared to the consumer. They listen to their customers offer nice perks (free sunscreen, soda, parking) they are CLEAN and they have the right mix between a theme park 3 Solid coasters and a water park that is tops in the business especially for a seasonal park. They are open to any and every opinion that comes across their facebook page. (i was opposed to them buying KK thinking it would take away from HW in general and believed they had no idea what they were getting into with the likes of the Kentucky fair board AND the people who actually go to the park) they responded and said thanks for my input and for being honest. Kings Island on the other hand deleted me from their page (i had to relike the page) because i mentioned SOB. I still to this day cannot write on their wall or like anything they post. What a great way to show your customers support. Sorry for rambling. just get frustrated sometimes :D

Diamondback then Firehawk/Invertigo/FoF/Vortex/Beast/Racer. I can't choose I really like all of the rides but I would put Diamondback 1st and then the rest of the thrill ride list second. Not a big fan of flats but my goal is to try the ride all of the flats this year!

@GYK182 Thanks for those photos! I've been looking for FoF clones and what the ride looks like with the lights on. what are the names of those first two rides?

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/j_i0KxjtDH4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Modest Mouse- Dashboard reminds me of the Diamondback. I was so nervous the first time I was in the queue for this ride (HH Saturday night) this song calmed me down mainly because MM is awesome and took my mind off of what I was about to do haha.

Definitely "Vertigo" by U2. "Coney Island" by Death Cab for Cutie "Sun Hands" by Local Natives. (Not sure why this song reminds me of the park but maybe its just the AHHHHS and the first verse "climbing the hill")

I don't care what color they paint it as long as they still play this piece of magic before the ride!!! :D <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PaV5UCMsW-8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

7. Ride every roller coaster at KI during the night.

I want to know if anyone else has any goals for the 2012 season for KI and other theme parks... My 2012 goals are as follows: 1. Ride the Diamondback 75 times this year. 2. Get "Inverted" 300 times this year. (should be easy with Invertigo, Vortex, and FoF) 3. Ride all of the flats at KI for the first time. 4. Ride The Voyage, The Legend, and The Raven, 10 times at night (Holiwood Nights) 5. Add 3 new theme parks to my parks visited list. (Busch Gardens, Indiana Beach, Cedar Point) 6. Add 15 more roller coasters to my ride list. I hope I can knock the first three off the list this summer for sure. But we will see. Let me know what your goals are for this year. I want to see what other people have planned for this year!