Ride On_17

dun Dun DUN! Cue Jaws theme.

Ride On_17, who goes on vacation, spends a few days at the beach, checks KIC before going to the beach again, and reads through many pages filled with very imperative knowledge about potholes, traffic, and drama queens.

Luckily Racer had awesome airtime when I rode it. The roughness was really bad though. But even though some people complain about wooden coasters because of how rough some of them are (I'll admit, sometimes this even includes me), people should think more before they say "Tear 'em down!" Without these old, classic woodies, we may not have had all these monstrous steel scream machines that we do now. Sure, I might be interested in given some of them the Rocky Mountain treatment (Mean Streak, anyone?), but I really do love these old rides. There's just something about them...

No, unfortunately the Cedar Point bottles only work there but Kings Island has their own at the front of the park to buy. Actually, I've heard that the refillable cups are able to be used at any Cedar Fair Park: http://pointbuzz.com/Forums/Thread/29665.aspx

Awesome video!

I'm not too picky. I like rock, alternative, indie, pop, and some rap. Sometimes even some electronic depending on what it is.

I actually said I went on Invertigo in my report, but that's ok I've never been on a boomerang coaster and I thought it was a lot of fun. I didn't think it was rough. No, it wasn't glass smooth but it wasn't bad at all. It's a fun ride. As for Racer, I even went on the red side and found it extremely rough. It's still a fun ride though. And I'll definitely have to go on The Beast at night. It sounds really awesome. When we went by Vortex to go on it, it had shut down and we just never ended back up in that part of the park. I'll have to try that and Flight Deck next time.

I still can't get over its ending. Going up the lift, all the theming, you start to drop down, and....you turn into the station. Maybe I'll eventually get used to it, but the ending does end the ride on a little bit of a sour note. I like my rides to end with a big finale, but the rest of the ride is fun.

It's similar to a mayfly. They're harmless but are so annoying, especially in the evening and at night. You just see clouds of little black flying things. And whatever you do, DO NOT wear a white shirt if you don't want bug guts all over it after a night ride on a coaster, and try to keep your mouth shut or at least cover your mouth with your hands when you ride. Sometimes muffleheads (I call them Midges) can get really bad, but don't let them bother you. My family actually finds it fun to protect ourselves from them while riding, and so do other guests. If we're wearing hoodies, sometimes we've pulled the strings tightly so the hood is covering our faces. It's pretty funny hearing other peoples' reactions to it, but it usually works pretty well! One of the best things is watching returning trains especially on Millennium and Dragster and seeing looks of disgust on all the riders, mainly those in the front row. Everyone then starts brushing themselves off and picking midges off them. And sometimes you can't even read the lettering on the front of the trains due to so many splats. And if you do find yourself face-to-face with midges (haha see what I did there?), always remember it's never a bad thing to get a little extra protein in your diet.

I guess I was lucky when I went. It was a walk on.

Very cool and creepy.

IMO, next to the actual ride itself, the speculation and anticipation is the best part.

^This. Probably the single most important advice you will ever get.

Yeah, weather has definitely been a major detriment to the park this year. Mother Nature just hasn't been cooperating all too much. But enjoy your visist, and both you and your son will love the park. Unless you get Fast Lane Plus, which I'd recommend since you're coming from far away, you probably won't be able to get on everything. Be sure to start at the back of the park first (Maverick) and work your way up. At the start of the day Raptor and Gatekeeper are mobbed, but the lines go down as the day progresses.

A hint can be a hint of a hint...or just a hint. Or not a hint at all. Or a hint of a message. Or a message of a hint. Or none of the above. Ok, I'm getting scared. I think Interpreter is starting to rub off on me

Diversion?

Awesome. I wonder if any new footers have been poured.

Hey, it could be the record breaker so many of us have been wanting. I can picture it now: New for 2014: Kings Island unveils the worlds longest family wild mouse coaster! You won't have a dozen hairpin turns. You won't even have two dozen. Brace yourself as Banshee sends you an a mile long journey of more than three dozen hairpin turns. Don't forget to grab a Snickers bay to enjoy while you sit on this 5 minute side-winding screaming demon!

I love tweetups. I'm glad CP started doing them too. Sounds like you had a fun time at the park.

A next gen flying coaster could prove to be interesting. I guess I'll still say it will be an invert but I might just bite my tongue for a little while. Very interesting... But of course, one has to wonder, could there possibly be more diversions? I would assume so

This is real life, not RCT

Now I do sort of remember reading that...But I had completely forgotten about it when I wrote my post. I guess as they always say, great minds think alike

Where did jdawg1998 say it? That's funny if I said the same thing as him. I never saw it.

Has anyone taken any recent pics of the construction from Eiffel Tower? Anything new or exciting? When I was there on Thursday I took some but have been too busy to upload them, but there really wasn't much of a difference between my pics and the ones posted before my trip. Since it's been a few days I wondered how much (if anything) has changed.

The farthest is Codonas Amusement Park in Aberdeen, Scotland. It's a small park with small rides, but nevertheless it still had a few little coasters. Coasters are coasters.