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Riding Vortex again! And don't forget the other rides, of course...

Fantasmic stuff! That pool at the hotel you stayed at looks totally awesome! Oh and I've never been to Disney before in my life...sigh Glad you had a great time!

Just checked the Saturday forecast via weather.com's 10 day forecast (tomorrow I'll start checking the 5-day forecast) http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/Mason+OH+USOH0566:1:US http://www.weather.com/weather/wxdetail6/USOH0566

Another amusement park-related dream (not KI, unfortunately) last night: I was riding the defunct Python at Busch Gardens Tampa. The track was its normal yellow, but the trains looked more like Tennessee Tornado's trains. Second, the seats were made of this red plush-like material and third, parts of the train had cobwebs on them as if it hadn't operated in a while. It was so weird! (I do hope I get to go to KI on Opening Day; I must be getting interested in riding an Arrow looper again!)

Now it's been approximately 5 months and 2 weeks since Closing Day (the last time I was there). On the other hand, it's been only 8 days from when I was at Dollywood.

Tennessee Tornado was really great! I liked the hang time in the first loop when I sat in/near the back, and the little pop of airtime on that turn before the brakes. The first drop and loop are my favorite parts; the ground-hugging turn before the first drop really gets things started! I rode it 7 times; 5 of those times involved the handy little Q-Bot. On top of that, I was the last rider of the day on the ride when the park closed at 8. I'll tell more about it in a trip report when I write it in the near future (it may take a little while; my PC is having problems).

I got Q to Q when I went to Dollywood on Wednesday (it was PACKED!). It is well worth the $20 plus tax; I was able to ride all the roller coasters multiple times! I also highly recommend it. If you go on a crowded day, go for it. You'll be glad you did!

^Me too! I just checked; of course, they're still down. Maybe they're hiding something?

That would be nice. 3 more days until I visit Dollywood!

I'll be on the 'Tornado in approximately 4 days

Fascinating pics. I once went to NYC in 2002, but I don't remember much except riding the elevator up and down the Empire State Building (I had/have an obsession with elevators and escalators thanks to OCD and Asperger's Syndrome!)

Easy: Any sign Hard: Inside of a ride's station Expert: A show inside Festhaus

I had another dream - not about Kings Island, but a short and sweet dream about Dollywood (maybe I'm really excited about my trip there next week!) I was riding Tennessee Tornado. That's it. (I told you! Short and sweet!)

Sorry for the bump, but it's official - I'm going to Dollywood for sure next week! (most likely Wednesday, April 3) The tips have been helpful and I am making sure to keep them in mind! (speaking of Dollywood, I had a dream last night that I was riding Tennessee Tornado.)

Sorry for the double post, but it's been over two days... Easy: A flat ride on a sunny day Hard: Pic taken inside of a restaurant Expert: Pic taken inside of a LaRosa's

4 months and 17 days! (I can't really imagine not riding Vortex for that long during the operating season! )

I don't think it's that bad...I think it looks great! As for the most recent "Expert" option...I did take a picture of the ACE plaque on June 4, 2011, but I lost it when my computer's hard drive failed in September Carry on...

Easy: A roller coaster Hard: A looping coaster, mid-inversion Expert: A park trash can

I'd like a shirt as well. I think the new KIC logo looks cool! And yes, if the whole "username-on-the-back" thing works out, then I'm all for it!

^Look in post #8, the one made by Vortex2012. It contains a link that goes directly to the page you're looking for.

I MIGHT be going to Dollywood during my Spring Break (there's a slight chance at the moment), so the tips are helping me too. The rides I want to go for the most are Tennessee Tornado, Mystery Mine, and Wild Eagle. So far I've heard about this park having very great rides, and just now I was reading the posts about the friendly employees. And yes, I've never been to Dollywood.

I just watched it online. It's nice to see my favorite ride as part of a TV show again. (ever since Insane Coaster Wars, to say the least!)

I just checked today; now all of the cams EXCEPT the WindSeeker one are up. The Soak City Cam is pointing at its front entrance area now, instead of pointing at the top of Rendezvous Run's slides. Breakers Bay, part of Tidal Wave Bay, and the sand volleyball court are also in the cam's picture. http://www.visitkingsisland.com/online-fun/webcams

I haven't told my mom or anyone in my family about it, but I'd really like to do this. Time will tell....depends on if I set up a page or not. I don't even know if I can go to KI on June 9. If I do happen on going to KI then, it may most likely not be for Coasting For Kids. I don't like the idea of my mom, a non-enthusiast, standing around or walking around by herself all day long while I ride over and over (unless someone else goes to the park with me). I still have a lot to figure out at the moment.

Last night, my most recent KI dream started with me being in line for WindSeeker. Strangely enough, all my friends from school were there too! I went into the ride area, thinking that I had forgotten my seat number, so I just sat in a random seat. Now, the thing I don't like about ride dreams like this is that I never encounter the real-life ride experience. This was apparently the case, again. The ride only went up a little ways and then stopped, and then this marching band with all these dancers came in right under the ride, and put on a show! I thought it was interesting, despite the fact that the ride stood still the whole time. When I was back on the ground, I thought, "I'll ride WindSeeker one more time; then I'll ride Vortex." By that time it was evening. The sun was setting, the lights were coming on and all my school friends had mysteriously disappeared. In the dream, WindSeeker's lights looked just like they did in real life! I rode WS again. This time, the ride actually went up pretty high, although it rotated very slowly. Afterward, this other ride, which looked almost the same as WindSeeker, caught my attention. The other ride stood on the other side of Vortex, and had exactly the same looks as WindSeeker, lights and everything. But this one didn't just go up and down a tower. It also went around a track circuit. I walked over to the ride, looked at it, and exclaimed, "It's Kings Island's new ride!!!" I never rode the ride though; before I knew it, my radio alarm was going off and pulling me away from dream land. I had almost no trouble recalling that dream in my memory after I woke up, and as I did, I thought, "I'm so posting this on KIC when I get home from school today..." -BFF, who hopes to ride WindSeeker as soon as possible this year, since it is one of her favorite rides.