LongLiveTheSmurfRide

Right. The one I used to always run was the Turkey Trot in Miamisburg. It's $17 for the entry fee. A ticket to KI is $33 so it evens out if you think of it that way. Plus it looks like you'll get a lot more swag with the KI thing.

That's right. I was all ready to go last year and then it was canceled. Glad to see it coming back. Last year I probably could have jogged the whole thing. This year I'm not sure if I'm up to it, but I'm getting there. This will help me get in shape for my wedding in November.

1) Avatar 2) TG93 3) VortexJunkie 4) Diamondback FOF 5) Goofywdw 6) Ki4life08 7) Beast1979 (With the famous Trooper Mom) 8) dare-to-fly 9) The Beast Rider 10) coasterguy15 11) Raptor 12)markhudson17 13)need_for_speed 14)wide_load 15) Bravo4460 16) AgentSoB (at about 5:00 have to freakin work mad.gif ) 17) Amber ( and family ) 18)angrybeaver 19)indianapolisman 20) SOBFOF 21) HTCO(with friends) 22)Phantom Theater! (With a friend) 23) CedarPointer 24)G-Force (In the morning and the evening) 25)Skywriter-Family 26)Justin M17 27) FFEKUdawg4life, i have all day 28)catzdrummer09 29) Andrew 30)rotag1299 31) derek9312 (With girlfriend and maybe family) 32) Pkiruler ( by himself but be there about 6 or 7 p.m to closing.) maybe 33)Phantomtheater (the one who wears shorts in a snowstorm) 34) BoddaH1994 35)Ashers (Ashley) 36)kjkjkj(Kyle, Ashley's brother!) 37)RWildman424 (Starting work around 3:30ish) 38) Beast Man 39) tigellinus (w/ non-enthusiast g/f) 40) markalan (and friends) 41) Ogrmac (and friend) 42) Braves0511...all alone 43) violakat03 (wearing a KIC shirt) 44) gigacoaster2k (Angie) 45) gameGhost (Mark) 46) Kawana with Elina 47) Tuskin 48) Unrealsk8er (With fam and gf) 49) Zosobeast (w/ Kittenpooh as his guest) 50) Captain Picard 51) Mr. & Mrs. Thrill_Biscuit 52) Dvo (with uncle) 53) LongLiveTheSmurfRide (w/ fiance and friend)

Calling the park might get those answers.

Thanks for the advice. We're going the first week of November, so I shouldn't have to worry about the Thanksgiving turkeys. I'm totally a ride person for most things, but I plan on kicking back at Epcot and enjoying the different countries with my "new" wife; that's why I'm planning a full day there. I'm assuming that the next time we ever go to WDW, we'll have a kid and we won't be able to do the adult things as much, so I need to enjoy them now. Glad you like the Haunted Mansion, Henry, it's always been my favorite ride at both Disneyland and Disney World. I can't wait to ride it again.

I have a few tea cups, yes tea cups, and little saucers that have the same looking picture that my girlfriend's mom got me from 2nd-hand shops. She's found a lot of old KI and CP stuff at places like Goodwill really cheap, so she grabs them up for me whenever she finds them.

What time do they typically open the gates to let cars in the parking lot? 7? 8?

There's about 12 people gathered near the DB entrance. Wonder if it's break time or if there is a mini-tour or something going on.

Hey Henry, looking forward to more here. I'm most likely hitting Disney World during my honeymoon in November. I'm pretty excited and still trying to figure out what to spend more time waiting for. We're doing a cruise too, so we'll probably get a 3 day pass and maybe have 1 day be a park hopper. I figured we could do the Magic Kingdom in one day, Epcot in another, and split the Studios and Animal Kingdom with the hopper on the 3rd. I'd must rather have a day for each park, but it looks like 3 is the magic number.

Here's a pulled out view:

Perfect spot for a Giant Ferris wheel.

I remember, I think it was '95, they had a "Congo" exhibit in that theater with props and models from the movie Congo. Good times.

They're showing us Vortex's new paint job. Edit: And the new covers for the DB queue. Thanks Topgun.

Isn't riding Face/Off back-to-back with someone the only way to ride it? Sorry, couldn't help it. I think they mean by back to back is twice in a row Oooooooooooohhhhhhhh. Makes more sense.

Isn't riding Face/Off back-to-back with someone the only way to ride it? Sorry, couldn't help it.

That's how it works on Ebay, so who knows.

At KI: The Beast (of course) Other: Any of the coasters at Holiday World are an adventure at night. It's so hard to predict which way you're going next when it's dark.

They're expecting an opening day "hangover". They'll need huge Tylenol.

I would say only 1 day (or less) is all you need, BUT, I've been going to KI since I was a kid and know what I like and don't like and what I'll ride and not ride, so my duration there is based on that. So if you want to experience everything, I'd say go for 2 days.

I hear you, I'm trying to get my fiance talked into a Disney Honeymoon. I haven't been to Disney World since I was 7 years old. I want to experience that marvel again, if possible.

Interesting article. I need to look into this because my fiancee and I are looking to take a cruise for our honeymoon. Right now we're leaning towards the Disney deal of 4 days on land and 3 days at sea.

I would think if they were to go the route to say that the park was no longer a "theme park" and just an old fashioned amusement park, then the "hodge-podge" wouldn't be so bad. But since KI is still officially labeled a theme park with themed areas, yeah, they should do their best to make the buildings, rides, and restaurants reflect the themed area that they occupy.

I like that idea. An international theme instead of trying to cling to Oktoberfest would seem to make more sense the way the park is set up now.

Hopefully they don't mow it like the workers in the original Roller Coaster Tycoon game.

I say they roll out the AstroTurf.