KIBeast

Besides that, the entire chain is for sale, not one individual park.

PKI Cedar Point Camden Park Myrtle Beach Pavillion Disney World Parks I'd like to visit: PKD Holiday World Hersheypark Dorney Park

Good TR report, coasterbilly. BTW, where you been?

Well, it's not like the phrase Nick or Treat is anything new. I've heard it for years. If someone was going to complain, I think it would have happened by now.

"^Um, no... Im not racies and will never be a racies." I think you mean racist. Did everyone on this board fail basic English and grammar? I'm starting to think a bunch of you did.

"Nothing says fun like ridding a bannana seat through multiple inversions and then trying to find your testicles afterwards." LMAO! I would like to see a flying coaster installed at PKI, especially after riding X Flight at GL.

"are you ok??" Yes. Why do you ask?

Yeah, Skippy, I should'nt have skipped the Bumper cars. And, I'm really glad to hear of all of the improvements for next year. Steel Venom was looking bad and the brakes were squealing rather loudly. Also, some of the seats were taped off. I will definitely be back next year so I can enjoy WWK. I actually prefer Head Spin to Face/Off. I know, some people probably are shocked by that. As I said, I really liked the Raging Wolf Bobs. It turned out to be the surprise ride of the trip.

I don't think you'll see another stand-up at PKI. Sorry, but I like them Beemers better. They could do so much more than a hill, a loop, a helix, and some trick track. I personally don't find Mantis painful at all, so I think it has aged just fine.

Maybe I caught Big Dipper on a bad day? It did bring some pain to me while Villain was pleasant. Yeah Ryan, I didn't get the whole "We're no Cedar Point" comment. Since I had never been, I didn't go in with high expectations. I wasn't expecting CP. If I wanted CP, I'd go to CP. I went to GL to experience something different.

Trip Report: 09/04/05 My brother and I finally made our first trip to Geauga Lake. Small crowd and virtually no wait for anything. It was a bit cloudy, but stayed at about 72 degrees the entire day. We arrived about 10:30am and we went to the closest coaster, Head Spin. I liked this one as I had only been on the inverted boomerang coasters. I thought it was pretty good. I would say it was a 7 out of 10. Next, we went over to Steel Venom and rode toward the back of the train. Pretty good launch and freefall sensation. The holding brake was not being used, but still fun. I would give it a 7 as I feel that Wicked Twister is a little better and I prefer the double twist. After that, we headed on over to X Flight. This was the only coaster that I was actually nervous about. I was starting to get apprehensive when they leaned you back. I loved this coaster and I think it’s a 10. I don’t see how people say that flyers are boring. There’s nothing like that sensation of flying. My two favorite elements were the loop and double in-line twist. After X Flight, we walked over to catch a lap on Thunderhawk and Dominator. I liked Thunderhawk and we both agreed that the best element is the first inversion (not sure what it’s called). I liked the pacing and inversions. Didn’t find it to be rough at all. I was surprised at how quiet the chain lift was. I thought it was an 8. Next, on to Dominator. I was looking forward to this one because not only is it a B&M, but it was my first floorless experience. This coaster rocked! The first drop in to that huge loop was awesome. Very fast coaster as well. I liked the interlocking corkscrews at the end. This coaster was definitely a 10. My only complaint is at the entrance, there is a really cool Dominator sign, but you could barely see it for the tarp in front of it. We went to the Raging Wolf Bobs after Dominator. I have to say that this was the surprise coaster of the whole trip. This is a good example of why some smaller woodies are better than their larger counterparts. We especially liked two of the turns that start out wide and quickly get narrower. Definitely a 9. After that, we went to the Villain. This one was a pretty good coaster. Had some good air time. I thought it was an 8. After that, it was on to the Double Loop. Nice pre-lift tunnel. Classic Arrow coaster. I would give it a 6. By the time we rode nearly every coaster, except Big Dipper, it was 12:30pm and we stopped for lunch. Can’t remember the name of the food stand, but we got a rather large hot dog and soda for seven bucks and change. Pretty good hot dog. Afterwards, we went over to the Big Dipper. I was ready for another wood coaster. This would be our only lap on this coaster for the day as it beat the crap out of me. When we got to the bottom of the first drop, I literally felt my spine compressing. I basically held myself up out of the seat to stop any further beatings. I couldn’t wait for this one to end. Next, we took a break out in the parking lot. We got our hand stamp to return. When we started to head back in, I doused myself with another round of sun block. Much to my dismay, it had smeared my hand stamp and was worried about getting back in. I dug up my original ticket and intended to show them that I had been there. Went to the re-entry gate and the two ladies working we really nice and didn’t give me any grief over re-entering. I offered to show them my receipt and they said they didn’t need to see it. That’s when we met a higher up employee. Not sure if he was an area manager or supervisor, but he noticed my Dragster polo shirt. He was telling me that he was at CP the previous day and had just rode Dragster. We told him that it was our first trip there and he said, well, we’re no Cedar Point. I proceeded to tell him that we were indeed enjoying GL and were not expecting a CP type of place. We went on our way and proceeded to re-ride all of the coasters. Throughout the day, we sneaked in rides on Texas Twister, which I was surprised by. It does so much more than Tomb Raider:The Ride. My brother didn’t care for the self-adjusting restraints as it was a little too tight for him and hurt his shoulder. We went to the Haybayler for a spin. I liked it that I had seen these before, but never in a barn. The last flat we rode was the Time Warp. Pretty neat flat and we were laughing and having a good time. I won’t bore you with how many laps we got on each coaster. Overall, I really liked the look of Geauga Lake. Nice theming and everything looked clean and well kept. Of course, you’ll always be able to find a little something that could be touched up here or there, but nothing major. And even though this was my first trip, it certainly won’t be my last.

Funny that you should make this poll. I can go on Top Thrill Dragster, Millennium Force, Son of Beast, but I am terrified of Ferris Wheels, Drop Zone, Power Tower Turbo Drop, and Skyline type rides.

"Wild Thornberry's had a photo thing before any other ride at the park (when it was Kings Mill). They use to put a flag on your boat if you wanted a picture and the people at the photo booth would take a Polaroid of your log as it was coming down the hill." I've been going to KI since it opened and I didn't know that. I bet it was a Polaroid Instamatic picture. How cheesy, but cool.

^True, but those cars don't come cheap. It's all about return on investment. It would be easier to re-name and re-paint Beastie to Fairly Odd.

"And we can't add one of these why? Apparently the cash strapped Six Flags can.... Oh that's right, we got Italian Job." Funny stuff, AZ.

Looks like another good hypercoaster from B&M. I haven't been to SFOG since I was about 8 or 9 years old.

The floral clock is still there. Not sure when the ivy tunnel was removed. I used to love hanging out there. Was nicely shaded.

Not to sound mean, but, you didn't check the calendar on their web site? I always do. Not usually to see if they were open, but to check the hours. Could have easily been avioded.

Have we determined whether or not it will be a clone of the other two Italian Job coasters?

I agree with you Scoob. Reptar should have an on-ride photo. I mean, even the Wild Thornberries flume has an on-ride photo. Myself, I have an on-going collection of me on different coasters. Where did you find that pic?

Much to other's surprise, I am not going to bash IJ:ST. It's not the type of coaster I like, but it seems that it is highly popular amongst families. Not real fast, but not Antique Cars slow either. There are some nifty special effects, the launch up the spiral is pretty good, and the second launch into the tunnel is cool and there are some surprises in the tunnel. It does sound like you have some catching up to do. So, it seems that there will be a lot of new things for you to try out.

"maybe they can run an electric current through it so when you touch it it zaps you. Then when the train gets back to the station, anyone with smoking nostrils and frizzy hair automatically gets ejected from the park." ROFLAMO!

Their whole chain is only worth a case of Milwaukee's Best Ice.

Maybe The Beastie is getting renamed and a new paint job?

Cool. "Kingda Ka has alot more downtime then IJST." True enough, but record breakers attract more attention. "And what is with CP being the number one park? With the slipping guest I think they should have lost a few spots." The voting was actually done before the season started. So, I'm thinking next year PKI will take over that spot. If not, it's rigged.