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I saw the fire as well! I was in line for Diamondback.

This sounds fun! I want to check this out, but I have no plans to go to Worlds of Fun anytime soon. Side note: When I first saw this thread, I though the train at WoF had actually been robbed. Good thing this is not what I first thought it was!

^^For that matter, there was one time when I was riding Vortex last June when this boy about my age was sitting right behind me and saying the F word constantly from the time the train crested the lift to when it arrived on the brake run. I had to cover my ears the whole time! Worse, it was my last Vortex ride of that day. Not a good note to end on...

I'm a teen as well. I remember when bad language and carelessness wasn't so much of a problem because I never heard it or noticed it. Now, it happens way too much. (in my opinion)

My biggest pet peeve at KI is bad language. I've heard such words mainly from other teenagers on too many of my visits, especially this year and the last. If you know me, you know I absolutely detest bad language! I try very hard not to let it ruin the fun I have. And thankfully, I've succeeded.

I've been to Tattoo/Freedom's Call before! But I haven't gone for a long time. I found out this year's Freedom Call is tonight; hope I can go! As for the pedometer topic, I'm planning to buy one soon just so I can measure how many steps I take during a Kings Island visit.

Trust me us below 18 year olds get the same sick, painful feeling getting off Arrow-Loopers. If anything the headbanging is even worse on us! I've ridden Anaconda, Corkscrew, Loch Ness Monster, and Vortex and I got sick after riding all of them. Corkscrew is probably the least painful IMO. That's probably true for at least some, but not all. I'm 15, and I don't get a sick or painful feeling on any Arrow loopers (granted, I have a stomach of steel)! Since I have a habit of relaxing during the ride (which is quite helpful), the little headbanging I face is hardly a problem. The Arrow loopers I've been on are Vortex, Corkscrew, Viper (at Darien Lake), Anaconda, Loch Ness Monster and Tennessee Tornado and all of them are fun! But that's just me. Everyone's different.

Shouldn't it be Nahtanoj#? Actually, it should be nahtanoJ#. I'm actually a bit sad that #Jonathan will be gone soon, even though I only saw it in person 3 times in my life! (so far; I'll be going at least another time before the 13th)

^I was thinking the same thing!! To be exact, I thought "What's with Six Flags and their wooden coasters?!?" I understand they're older rides and all, but there's also nothing wrong with them staying a little longer...

I wonder how long it took him to get to 10,000 on Millennium Force! On the topic of counting, I like keeping track of all my rides. I've kept track of every single ride I've taken to the present day using a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. 61 rides on The Bat, 78 rides on Diamondback, 241 rides on Vortex and counting...

You guys go to a lot of places! I wish I could come along. Glad you are having fun!

I think you mean Six Flags New England. (that's the park in the article) http://www.4-traders.com/SIX-FLAGS-ENTERTAINMENT-C-5371870/news/Six-Flags-Entertainment--Cyclone-Storms-out-of-New-England-and-will-be-Retiring-at-Six-Flags-18633647/ (this is the same link, just in working form) Edit: Original post fixed! As for me, I (and probably most other people) only thought Six Flags was closing Colossus at SFMM; now they're closing another one too?!?

Edit: PTR Still in progress. I accidentally thought this was "Random Photo of the Day" for a sec. Sorry for the false alarm!

Glad you had fun!

^Yes, I will take LOTS of sun protection with me! Now, my on topic sentence in this post will be: According to my previous post, I cannot make it if the unofficial KIC Day is on 7/13!

I do not know if I will make it on the Coaster Crew day, but I do know that I cannot be at the park anytime from July 12-19 because I will be in New Orleans.

I have now started to post the PTR from 6/02! I'm also working on the 5/23 one, but I have decided to post the 6/02 one first while the details are still fresh in my mind. As a "preview", I'll show a few pics of a couple of the things I did:

My school's last day was on Friday, May 30, so going to KI on June 2nd was one of the ways I "celebrated" that. Since a handful of schools are/were still in until June 5, I figured it wouldn't be too crowded. I was pretty much right. Although the waits for the rides weren't walk-ons, the most I had to wait was only 20 minutes for Diamondback. The least I had to wait was a cycle-length for a couple of the Planet Snoopy rides I rode. I had originally planned to be there for ERT, but we didn't get there until about 11:00. But whether what time it was or not, this was our first time visiting during the day after 3 evening visits. For once, I didn't have to worry about running out of time! The first place we went was Planet Snoopy. I was itching to ride a few of my previous favorites from 2007 and 2008! The first one I rode was the Fairly Odd Coaster/Woodstock Express. Since I had not been on this ride since 2009, I was far from used to hearing "Woodstock Express" instead of "Fairly Odd Coaster" in the station and on the lift hill. I still vividly remember the light purple track and supports, the pink train (Wanda) and green train (Cosmo) and hearing "Welcome to Cosmo and Wanda's Fairly Odd Coaster. Please remain seated..." halfway up the lift hill (I didn't really hear the rest of it because the train was already at the top by then). The wait was only a couple minutes. I rode in the back row on the yellow train. The ride was still so familiar to me even after not riding it for about 5 years. The only things that had changed were the name, the spiels, and the colors. The experience was exactly the same as I had remembered! Granted, I had never rode in the back seat on this ride before, since in 2007 I was very picky and only rode in the middle or the front. I had, and still have, NEVER ridden Avatar/Surf Dog. I was hoping I would get to ride it this time, but it was closed. It was testing at some times during the trip but it never opened. Next, I headed to Plankton's Plunge/Kite Eating Tree. The wait was only a cycle length. I was the first person in line for the next cycle. I rode on the end seat on the side facing the front of the park. Next to me was a little girl who was riding with her father. She was laughing for almost the whole ride, which made me laugh a little as well. The ride was already fun as I remembered, and this experience was making it better! Like on Fairly Odd Coaster/Woodstock Express, I had to get used to hearing "You're not gonna get this kite!" instead of "All hail Plankton, or you take the plunge!". Just because you're growing up doesn't mean you'll stop enjoying Planet Snoopy. Big kids can enjoy it too. Next I headed to Runaway Reptar/Flying ACE, my first full-circuit inverted coaster (and the park's only invert with a powered lift). The wait was a 5-train wait (about 10 minutes). I rode in the second row. Like the others, it was just as I had remembered, although it was a teeny bit shakier than I remembered. The next former favorite I visited was Phantom Flyers/Linus' Launcher. The wait was a cycle length. I had a nice mini-flight for the first time since I last rode it in 2008. I was getting a little hot by this time, so you all should know where I headed next-- --to Wild Thornberry's River Adventure/Race For Your Life Charlie Brown, Kings Island's oldest Arrow! I rode 2 times. The wait was about 5 minutes each time.On my first ride I rode in Boat 5; the second one was in Boat 19. It was a very good way to cool off! I joined the line for Diamondback. Although it was a bit lengthier than I hoped, I knew it would move fairly quickly. I had not been on Diamondback since October, so a ride on it was WAY overdue! I rode in Row 6 on the Green train. This was my first time riding Diamondback since when it got the seatbelts. Thankfully, they do not affect the exhilarating ride experience! It felt so good to fly down that drop again!!!

I was pleasantly surprised when I saw/heard them yesterday on the way out of the park. They sounded amazing! I'm so happy they are at Kings Island!

I was at the park today, but I left before it happened.

I have never been to Indiana Beach. What is it like?

Last part, I promise! This was my first trip that I took my new iPod with me. I took a few pictures from there as well: There are a few photos I have on Flickr that are not featured in my PTRs. You can always visit my Flickr Photostream. Thanks for reading! P.S. Per jcgoble3's request, I will be sharing PTRs a little differently, starting with the one from 5/23. Just letting everyone know.

(I have explained another time that I use Handheld NightScene mode on my camera for pics like this. That is why Katie almost looks like a ghost. ) I gave hugs to all the other group members. The last words I said to them that night were “See you next Friday!” +Adventure Express: 1 YTD: 2 Total: 32 +Racer: 1 YTD: 2 Total: 14 +Vortex: 3 YTD: 6 Total: 233 +Backlot Stunt Coaster: 1 Total: 2 +The Beast: 1 Total: 12 Notes: -Met a KIC group for the first time since Media Day! -Met UnrealNightmare for the first time (nice meeting you, by the way ) -Didn’t get to ride WindSeeker -Short lines! -Chilly, and the slightest bit rainy. It didn’t rain very much, though. -WindSeeker was open all evening until it closed sometime during the last hour. -There was an ‘80s song playing in line for The Beast (think about it…a song from the 1980s on a coaster that opened in the 1970s. -Crew was really quick in checking lap bars on Adventure Express -the potato fries that ohiocolts had were REEAALLLYYY good! (P.S. ohiocolts, LoraX, Beastie1980: I’m also expecting trip reports from 5/16 and/or 5/23….that is, if you want to write them )