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From what I can remember I think they are a mirror image or close to it. I do not recall Thunder Run being as rough as Hurler. Of course I was several years younger last time I rode Thunder Run.

I think the entire show is great. The girl on the rope is beautiful and graceful. The talent each performer has is astounding to me. I think Trevor (the bike guy) is really good, he says it's calculated risks, I think he's crazy talented. If you follow him on Twitter, he's interactive with people which is nice to see. Hand2Hand is really a good addition. I miss the teeter totter part of the show, but seeing someone get hurt during the show, I am okay with the change.

You have to inquire about the drink wrist band, they do not offer.

We did not ride their train. The day we were there it was incredibly hot and we left midday for several hours and returned later in the day, so we missed a lot. I loved the park though. I wish they would repave the walk ways and give it some TLC. I was not a fan of Timber Wolf. It gave me a very bad headache. I was told later in the day by Zach it was a smoother ride than earlier in the day, but did not want to chance feeling worse. I can say I have it ranked as my least favorite coaster ever.

My friend Steven (A Kid Again dad) was in line with us when we found out someone had "won". I thought it would be awesome for Steven or any person from A Kid Again would have won.

1. Banshee 2. The Beast 3. Diamondback 4. Enchanted Voyage 5. Flight of Fear 6. Backward Racer 7. The Bat (original) 8. Tomb Raider 9. Flight Commander 10. Flying Eagles

I have rode even more Boomerangs since my last post. My opinion still stands. I will say even though I thought Carolina Cobra at Carowinds was by far the best of the worst coasters.

Only side hugs are permitted while courting. Malem does not like hugs. Goble does not like hugs. Goble gives in faster than Malem to receive hugs and will at least partially hug back. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The Hurler really is painful. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

When we were there a few weeks ago the seats were still wrapped up. I wondered if there were changes made to it to prevent it from getting "stuck". Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

We have been able to do a decent mix of coasters and haunts on a Friday night last year without a Fright Lane pass. We were not able to do everything though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Zach, you like the abuse and torture. Just because I have this started, we went to Kings Island last night for Katie's birthday. I was very happy to ride Banshee three more times. Out of all the coasters I have ridden over the past week, Banshee is still my favorite. I truly hope that Kings Island continues to pay attention to the things they have done with Banshee, specifically the theming. While "theming" does not necessarily enhance the actual ride (at times I think it can) it really adds to the full package of the park experience. From back to the front of our group - Zach, Melissa and Katie, Lucas (OhioColts) and Duncan. I forget Duncan's name on here. This was not only Katie's actual birthday, but A Kid Again Day. I got to see my friends Amber, Steven and KK. This is the family that I wanted to do the A Scream For A Kid fundraiser for. I can say meeting this family has been one of the most rewarding things I've had in my life. Amber's example of what a dynamic mom does has helped me be a better mom. Both Amber and Steven got to ride Banshee and loved it. When I met Amber, it was on July 10, 2012 at the Ed Alonzo show. We were able to watch Cirque Imagine. It was great being able to see them again. The new additions to Cirque Imagine are really good. It's just a really good show all the way around. As Amber said she loved Ed and hoped he returned to Kings Island this year, she was well pleased with Cirque Imagine. Both are great shows that cannot be fairly compared to one another. Katie taking selfie taken with someone wearing a horse head. Thank you BoddaH for tweeting this out. KICers waiting in line for the last train of the night on The Beast. I am pleased to announce that BoddaH is coaching Katie in the art of courtship in hopes she can court a certain ride op. Happy birthday Katie! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

We have rode Boo Blasters On Boo Hill at Kings Island, Kings Dominion and Carowinds. As you may know, my daughter loves BBOBH. we ride BBOBH almost every time we go to KI. (Oddly enough, we did not ride on her birthday.) BBOBH is probably the longest of the three we've ridden. The theming in it annoys me. Many things do not work. It seems extraordinarily generic. The guns work minimally at times. BBOBH at Carowinds seems like the shortest one. The guns work less frequently than the ones at KI. The crew is probably the friendliest of any crew (including coasters and flats) in the parks we visited. Very pleasant experience. Kings Dominion is by far the best. Guns worked. Targets worked. It was smaller than the one at Kings Island. We rode this one twice even getting stuck the second time for 15 minutes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Final trip stop - a surprise for Melissa. Hendricks Motorsports Museum and garages. These are free things you can do if you are in the area. Growing up in Indy, we've had racing around us all the time. I don't follow racing or follow anyone specific for Indy Car or NASCAR. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think we are going a week from today in the evening to Kings Island. We are putting our passes to good use. It's the first year we have upgraded to Platinum. We have Six Flags as well. The Six Flags season passes are inexpensive especially if you buy a group of 4 or more. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

July 8 Carowinds. It was a very hot and humid day when we arrived. It seemed to cool somewhat quickly. This park is a nice park. It's like Dorney and not necessarily a destination park, but it's a good park. By the time we arrived here I have to admit I was exhausted. Dee and Rick headed home on Sunday. I wish they could have came along for the full trip. Maybe next time! Melissa needed 3 coasters to reach 100. Her 100th coaster was Intimidator. Intimidator was Zach's 200th coaster a couple years ago. I have to say I like Intimidator better than Diamondback. Hurler at Carowinds is much smoother than Hurler at Kings Dominion. I hang my head in shame because I did not ride Flying Eagles. Zach said he pointed them out and I apparently ignored him. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I read some of the comments on Facebook last night about breast feeding. Kentucky Kingdom just cannot get a break. I breast fed my daughter when she was a baby in public (including Kentucky Kingdom) and I never had an issue with anyone ever saying anything. I always tried to be modest. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I am hoping we can go this year to Stricker's Grove. I have heard it's a great park to visit. Sounds like you really like the park. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Was able to hang out with my friends that I met through A Kid Again two years ago. Both mom (Amber) and dad (Steven) got to ride on Banshee. It was truly wonderful seeing them and the other families that A Kid Again helps. KK has grown so much. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

She shut up because that was about the time the ride went down. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I really cannot wait to return to this park. It has such an excellent variety of rides. Avalanche was a great ride. I do wish they had a Jamaican flag. It's a fun bobsled ride. The Crypt is a fun top spin. I miss our former ride so much. I did not get to hear them sing. Unfortunately I will have to add pics later of Katie's 100 coaster. I have them on my camera and haven't uploaded them yet. Thank you Chris for talking to Logan (ride op on I 305). I told Logan I had my 100th ride the night before and this is my daughters 100th and he knew about it. She did not get an announcement, but he knew about it. I bought the girls white tshirts to decorate in honor of their 100th coaster. Melissa Katie I can go on and on about Kings Dominion. However this would be very lengthy. I will finish KD with we had to evac Rebel Yell after an over 30 minute wait and had about a 15 minute delay in Boo Blasters on Boo Hill. Most of us had never had an evac or stranded on a ride more than a few minutes and it happened twice. I will do BBOBH Reviews at some point between the parks (Katie loves BBOBH). A few more random KD pics. Dee cracks me up. The ride op is a good sport. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It was easier getting a pic with Jonathan's mouth shut than with #Jonathan, too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

We returned the following morning and meet up with my friend Cathy, her daughter Kris and her grandchildren Em and Callie. I have "known" Cathy online for years. She has shown extraordinary amounts of kindness to us over the years. I so appreciate her making the trek to meet in person. I had the privilege of taking Em on her first coaster, Great Pumpkin Coaster. She loved it. Cathy and her family went to the water park. We really aren't water park people so we went back to riding rides. (More on that as time allows.) As I have been going through pics, I found some that at least make me laugh. They pretty much sum up our trips to parks. My daughter is crazy. Andrew willingly said he would have his picture taken with a Charlie Brown statue unlike Zach who refused. Andrew is standing like nothing is going on. Katie is trying to drag Zach to get his pic taken with Charlie Brown and Melissa is right behind (it's not a zombie). Andrew is still stand like nothing is going on. Katie in the background trying to play Tug of War with Zach. Both Katie and Melissa attack. Followed by Em running in to help. This pretty much sums up any park experience so far this season and probably why OhioColts is leery of any more trips to Kings Island with our group. More about Kings Dominion to come. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

July 5th pm - July 6 Kings Dominion. This park is the best Cedar Fair park I have been to. It is beautifully landscaped. They have an excellent selection of coasters and flats. I struggle with which park is better between Kings Dominion and Six Flags Great Adventure. Both are marvelous. Well, for starters I need to give props to Zach. Katie, Melissa and I were in pursuit of our 100th coasters. I was going to hit 100 first, followed by Katie then Melissa was 3 behind her. When we arrived at the park I believe I was at 96 coasters. Katie and I both decided we wanted to have Intimidator 305 as our 100th. We first ride Grizzly. It was a fun, but bumpy woodie. It has small seats. Hurler is violent. The only coaster less enjoyable is Timberwolf at Worlds of Fun. Hurler gave me a neck adjustment and honestly my neck has not felt better in a long time. Well once I hit 99 coasters, Dee took the girls to ride Avalanche. Rick, Andrew. Zach and I headed to I305. I told Zach I really wanted front row, but they had it blocked off for a parent swap. The couple in front of us asked if they could ride front row and the ride op said yes. Zach told him it was my 100th coaster and he nicely allowed us in the front row. Before we were dispatched, the ride op announced my 100 coaster. It was cool! When we returned he welcomed me back. I cannot imagine a better way to have my 100th coaster experience. Intimidator 305 is awesome. I love the speed, smoothness and essentially every thing about this ride. It flies up the lift hill and does not let up. I cannot say it tops my favorite Banshee, but it's a close second. Well the park closed and we headed to the hotel. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

July 5 Six Flags America. Dee and Rick did not go to this park. They went on to Kings Dominion. Lucky Dogs. Well, I was hoping all the things I had heard about this park were not true. After an enjoyable time at Six Flags St. Louis and a wonderful time at Great Adventure, I hoped that the things I had were not true. We walked through to security and were greeted by a very sweet security guard. She was smiling and happy. Aside from the costumed characters, she was the highlight of the park. I have to say that the park exceeded the expectations, but it was worse than I heard. I can say it takes effort to be as bad of a park as this. It was a busy day. The lines were not long, they just move at such a slow pace. The ride ops have no sense of urgency whatsoever. The best example if the worst was the crew at Batwing. Batwing is very similar to Firehawk. We were in line and it moved painstakingly slow. The gal at the mic was singing (poorly) and the two gals with her were grooving to her howls. Initially it was funny, but quickly got old. She asked if anyone would like to request a song and someone requested loudly that she shut up. About the time we were a train or so away, the ride malfunctioned. We got out of line and returned later. Melissa, Katie and I stood in line to ride Batwing an hour or two later. When we got in line, there was maybe a 4 train wait. It took an hour to get through because they were so slow. The coasters are nothing spectacular. They do have Jokers Jinx that is like Flight of Fear, but outdoors. I will say their costumed characters were probably the best of any park we went to. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk