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In the phone box for WoodStock Express an original sticker of 1970s Kings Island Logo and Scappy from Scooby Doo.

That is Mr. Ouimet's Favorite Seat!

I'm afraid I would have to use my license to kill if that would be an issue. Also I called him stupid to his face for not taking my advice.

^ I think the Actors might have toned down a little bit for us because my friends look a lot younger than they are. And Scott was 10 so...

^^Thanks! You can actually see them from the Banshee Webcam.

Well I guess it wasn't technically my Birthday, it was on Friday, not Saturday but that isn't going to bother you. Is it? So after two brown Sugar Pop tarts, a quick game of pool, we crammed into the car, all five of us. On the way to the park we made a pit stop at Walmart, and geared up with sweatshirts, gloves, and OSU hats, and a pack of Juicy Fruit. We pulled into our slot in the typical Invertigo Parking, and threw on some ponchos. We made our way to the gate and were greeted by the cold, windy rain, and light crowds. We rented a locker, threw our Extra Cloths on, went to the restroom, made a stop by guest services asking what rides were down and the only thing was Surf Dog and Flying Ace Ariel chase at the moment. We browsed around the shops on International Street and then stood for the National Anthem and set off for Back Lot Stunt Coaster as pure our tradition. We then realized that the dormant BackWoods Bayou was blocking our path so we went all the way around. Aaron made an argument for Vortex but we reminded him it was Tradition. All four of us hopped into the front car leaving the other two behind us empty and launched! Despite the rides innocent looking appearance it really packs a punch with a lot of G-forces and whole lot of fun! We now prepared for Vortex I convinced Jesse (the smart one ) to sit with me in the famed 5-1 but stupid Aaron and Scott decided to Sit in the front. Oh well, I had fun. Awesome Ejector air and sweet G-forces, exceptional Arrow Coaster. Next we set off for Rivertown and the tallest, fastest and longest Roller coaster in the World, In 1979. The Beast. We got a nice longs, fun, but cold ride on the longest wooden coaster in Earth. Now it was time for Diamondback Pretty much a walk on a great ride in row number 16. I believe the inner seats right next to each other are a lot smoother than those that are on the edge of the train. We now headed to X-base to ride Firehawk, and the crowds weren't that big. This being my birthday celebration I had money set aside for Fastlane passes. But lines weren't to terribly bad so we held off. Firehawk went down so we left got inline for Flight of Fear, it took about 20 minutes to get on but we had an awesome adrenaline filled ride. We decided it was time for a ride on Invertigo so we waited 30 minutes and got a nice intense ride. We were going to do Drop Tower but the line was pretty long so we headed to Flight Deck. An epic ride on a dying race of rides, I hope it stays for a long time. Long live Flight Deck (#longliveflightdeck )! That was pretty much it for our ride count. It was about 2:50 at this point, we felt like seeing the Ed's Magic Show but the next one wash't until 3:30 so we headed up to the top of the Eiffel Tower got some lovely view of from the top, I pointed out the some of the tracks and supports on the ground for Banshee and they found it really cool to see it 'in pieces". I also pointed out the old Trams, they ask why they don't use them anymore because. My dad pointed out that the puniest park lot at the hospital he worked at has a tram and it is smaller than preferred parking. I wish those would come back just a common courtesy for everyone. But after a while atop of the center piece of the park, it was about time for them to start seating they opened the doors right when we got inline. Although they probably wouldn't admit it, I think they really enjoyed the show. They laughed out loud quite a lot. After a nice fun filled mind bending show in the Kings Island Theater we wanted something to eat. So we got our hand's stamped and set off for Taco Bell. We lost our parking spot before we even pulled out of the lane. Oh well, I got a Chicken Quesdilla quesadilla and everyone else got a Doritos Locos Taco Except Jesse he got a normal one. We got back to the park and some how I was talked into a Fright Lane pass . We waited outside Holiday Horror because I remember that one from last year and enjoying it (sort of). We didn't use our punch because we already in the front of line anyways so... But finally it opened and I walked down, my heart pounding. I actually really enjoyed I let out a few screams through it. I liked a lot of animatronics like the painting that folded down and the head popped out. And the room that caved it, that scared the pee (not really) out of me. So did the coat hanger with that hats that popped up to a skeleton with a hat on it. Over all an awesome opening to the Haunt. (7/10) Next one was CarnEvil I enjoyed this one we all came out laughing, we did use our punch on that one so we got the front of line and the group, so pretty good scares, really that one wasn't that bad. (6/10) We then did one that I was kind of nervous about. Madam Fatales Cavern of Terror, ultimately this was my favorite. I liked going through the cavern and having Madam Fatale Greet us in the pre show room. We went in the front of the line and I loved pretty much every aspect of this. It was just awesome, I liked the line of mummies and all sorts of other things. (10/10) We now wanted to do Board 2 Death, I was really disappointed with this one, I like the start with monopoly and some of the other things but really it wasn't all that impressive. (4/10) Next we decided to head to Urgent Scared. I actually really liked this one. I liked the reception room with the elevator music and the phone ringing. I did find it a little hard to hear the nurse at the start but ultimately it was a pretty awesome maze that got quite a few scares on me. My dad, being a physician really enjoyed this too. (8/10) We now headed to Delta Delta Die, which was better than Board 2 Death but wasn't as good as some of the others. I guess my dad liked it better, it might be because some of the theming and ideas I didn't get to well but it still got some pretty good scares on me. (6/10) Now we were going to do Wolf Pack but we ended up doing Club Blood first, it was okay the motor cycle scared me quite a lot, I guess that had a bit more of an adult theme but it was still enjoyable. (5/10) Wolf Pack was up next, I really enjoyed this one, they got quite a few scares on me and my friends. But we all really enjoyed it, but there was a bit of an issue with the Fright lane thing, because you exit where the Fright lanes go you could keep going so that should be addressed in the future. (9/10) Next was Slaughter House this one might have been a bit to much for me, a lot of gore and uck. The Car really got me. And I really freaked out when we had to push our way through all of those corpse hanging. But it was still pretty good, (8/10) Now it was getting pretty late so we stopped and got Jesse his Aunt Annies Pretzel and decided to do the outdoor ones which I liked. First was Corn Stalkers, I liked how it was different from the others, despite the fact it was one line the Scare Actors got me quite a few times. I liked the length and time in this one. (9/10) We now decided to hit up the train again with Tombstone Terror-tory, this is one of the coolest concepts for a Haunt it was probably one of my Favorites. I liked the trains' narrator and the story of it, that was pretty cool. It was really long and really fun. For the majority of the time We at the very front, just Aaron and I all alone no one ahead or behind us and that made it all the more awesome! (10/10) We hit up Holiday Horror one last time using Frightlane and settled to use our Extra one on the Cavern of Terror one last time. Over all a very fun and exciting night at the Haunt. Post Trip Notes: - Disappointed in amount and quality of the Monsters just walking aroung the Park, I was a lot more impressed with them last year. - Loved Tomb Stone Terror-tory and Madame Fatals Cavern of Terror. - Very cold and rainy, kept the Crowd away for us to get on most of the rides before Haunt Crowd Showed so we saved money and were able to buy Fright Lane! - I'll will try and post some pictures soon! And thanks for Reading my novel.

I don't know but I found it funny: Wicked Twister Op: Welcome back Train Number two! And on Flight of Fear: Op: Welcome back riders how was… *acts puzzle*

Fix it… A fan who can't stand the "the". It is kind of a pet peeve of his. But Welcome to Kings Island Central!

It seems only yesterday we were still speculating about what was happening in Action Zone. Our 400 foot inverted wooden roller coaster.

^^A lot?

Was this a college kid doing an indepth thesis or a high school kid doing an introductory thesis? What articles did he research on Wikipedia? Too many variables. In truthfulness, Wikipedia is a decent start and for some medical terms it does have a decent level of understanding on their. The problem with Wikipedia is that the way the "fact" is presented can be misleading. The way a tone is worded can change the meaning of the article.... "Top Gun was repainted to be part of the all new Paramount Action Zone" "Top Gun was repainted gray, from its original bright red paint job" Top Gun, originally Red, changed to Gray, in 199?" 3 "facts" but only one is a true fact while the other 2 are presented as opinionated versions of the facts... To answer your question, this thesis was written by a College student (junior I think), and I don't know much more past that. All I was trying to cite was that Wikipedia has gained a rather undesirable reputation of being a totally unreliable website, which I believe isn't the case. I see what you mean, all of my teachers in the past have forbidden the use of Wikipedia as a resource for a paper. But I have always used it as an "outline". Which, this year my English Comp teacher recommends!

I remember one of my dad's student did his thesis on the accuracy of Wikipedia he researched a bunch of subjects and then compared them to Wikipedia's notes and all but one fact was off.

Oh, wikipedia... One simple search can answer so many questions.

Now that you guys have mentioned that, a Cave of The Bat would be awesome! A fan trying not to infringe...

^Flight Deck. A Abbreviation breakdown! DB = Diamondback SD = SurfDog ( do people use this one?) FAAC = Flying Ace Ariel Chase DT = Drop Tower CF = Congo Falls TA = (old) Thunder Alley FH = Firehawk FoF = Flight of Fear AE = Adventure Express SS = Sling Shot VF = Viking Fury WS = WindSeeker ET = Eiffel Tower WS(E) = Wood Stock Express Some of them aren't really used, and some of them I don't have but that might help.

This is puzzling, yet very intriguing.

^ 3D printers have made some amazing strides in recent years.

Is there an issue with having a ride repainted just because it received a paint job fairly recently?

All post should contain and convey more than what can be expressed with just one word.

I feel The Beast replace Son of Beast Parking, because it is over next to Drop Tower, where Son of Beast probably would've been.

You post many questions that can't be answered, but there is one that I can answer for you. That would be ME!!! But back to all amusement industry serious, which compared to other types of serious, isn't very serious... I truly think that Cedar Fair is doing an awesome job with Kings Island, and hope that they will hold on to it forever. And I have feeling they will, it get some of the highest attendance ratings out of their parks and it is just such an awesome real-estate, I just hope to the heavens that we don't end up like Geauge Lake... If Cedar Fair does sell it I hope that the park goes to family that would take good care of and bring back the feel of old, old days, but right now Cedar Fair is doing awesome. Though things might change when Mr. Ouimet leaves, or maybe he evolves from what he is now. But Long live Cedar Fair, and Long live Kings Island!

Probably, maybe it will replace Invertigo...

You are probably right, but when I hear stories of Kings Island's past, and look at the map in the First Aid Station, that has always been one of the most intriguing aspects of the former life of the park. I really enjoy canoeing, and I think that would make for a great family ride, in Rivertown. The Canoes always seemed one of the things that made Kings Island so unique, and such an awesome park, with just such variety, and if I owned Kings Island that is what I would want in my park. If I had more time, and wasn't force to come up with these ideas on the spot for Razzy's entertainment, I would probably do things differently and really figure out how to tie all of these unique things that made Kings Island such a special place, and bring them into a 21st century Kings Island and what makes it so special today.

The whole concept of the suspend was so they didn't have to bank the track but still get the all of the G-forces that would come with it.

Great Trip Report! And Absolutely Brilliant Photographs!