violakat03 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Okay, this one is going to be kind of fun. Last night, three members of KIC (violakat03 (Kat), Gabe (the ultimate lurker) and gigacoaster2k (Angie)) and some friends (my husband Nick, Gabe's wife Deb, and my friends Woody and Lisa) went to Krazy City in the Tri-County Mall. When we arrived, we were a little surprised at how busy it was, and also learned that it closed at 11 rather than 1 a.m. like we thought. We got our $10 all-you-can-play cards at the counter and decided the mini-bowling alley looked less busy and thought we could hang out in there until it cleared out a little bit. This plan worked quite well, actually. The seven of us overthrew three lanes of the mini bowling and had at it. We learned three things - gigacoaster2k gets better the longer she plays, my friend Woody is very competitive, and Gabe's wife needs bumpers when she bowls. After a full game, some of us got bored with bowling and my hand was hurting (I'd spent most of the day detailing my car since it was so nice out) so we split into two groups. One group stayed bowling and one group decided to go play on some of the rides. We originally intended to go on the MoseRides SpringRide, but there was a line for it. Instead, we decided to go on the Wisdom Industries Tornado ride. Since Angie and Lisa get motion sick and Deb wasn't interested, Gabe and I jumped on it by ourselves. And I do mean literally by ourselves, we were the only two people on the ride. We got it spinning pretty good but I quickly realized I have no upper body strength it was wearing me out. Angie shot a video of us using my camera, seen here: After stumbling off of the Tornado, we hopped in line for the SpringRide. Deb opted out of this one too, giving us a "you guys are nuts" look as we got on. I learned that Gabe has never been on Drop Tower at KI and we decided we'd drag him onto it on opening day. After an invigorating ride and a good adrenaline rush, we decided that the trippy blacklight mini-golf would be fun. It's a really good thing we weren't keeping score, though I have a sneaking suspicion Gabe would have won if we were. There was a lot of entertaining mulligans and a couple of instances of just throwing the ball into the hole and calling it finished. We took a peak at the go-kart line and decided it was still longer than we wanted to wait, and headed for the bumper cars. For such little electric bumper cars, these things get up nice speed and you can get a really good bump out of them. All five of us rode on the bumper cars, along with a couple other people, so we had a lot of fun chasing each other around in them. I shot a POV from my car, seen here: Then we went back and collected Nick and Woody from the bowling alley and headed for the go karts. Gabe and Deb decided to call it a night at this point, though we did discuss plans for our next meet up. There was a fairly long line for the ride, we had to wait for several circuits before getting on. After piling five of us on, there were also about 4 other cars full of people not in our group. Unfortunately, the rest of the people didn't know how to drive and kept causing wrecks, so we spent most of our time stopped or speeding back up from stopping for a wreck. By the time we got done with the go karts we only had about 20 minutes left before closing, so we decided to take a couple more rides on the SpringRide. Angie and I got on it while the rest of the group headed for the concession stand (something about go karts made everyone parched), and I shot a POV, seen here: We jumped off and got back in line, and were joined by the rest of the group (minus Woody, who opted to continue enjoying his refreshments instead). Another POV was made of the four of us being goofs. After this ride, Krazy City was closed, so we headed out. We were all incredibly thirsty (except Woody, who was still enjoying his Diet Coke), and a couple were hungry, so we headed off to the nearest Perkins. I feel very sorry for our waitress and any one else who might have been there, because we were one of those loud, annoying groups who was having way too much fun to be in a restaurant at midnight. Overall, the night was a ton of fun. It was great getting a bunch of friends together, and this was the first time I'd hung out with Angie. We don't live all that far from each other so hopefully this won't be the last time either. There will probably be much scuba diving, KI-ing and other Krazy City nights this summer for all of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballfreak Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Sounds like you guys had a good time. I really want to go there it seems fun. I'm jealous. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ki Man Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 So it's do everything in Krazy City for 10 bucks? If so, that's a great deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Was the Skyscraper still closed? I know it was closed when we went there after the KIC construction tour back on February 21st. That ride can pack a nice little punch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violakat03 Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 Yeah, Skyscraper was still closed. I got the impression it had been closed for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Well, it has been closed now for at least a month! Which is a shame, because it is a great and thrilling ride (its even a little bit intense, at least more than what I expected). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigacoaster2k Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 The third video posted absolutely kills me. I was laughing so hard watching that. I don't know what happened with my bowling. I granny bowled a gutterball and then out of nowhere I started getting strikes.. I was like wtf? I will admit to causing one of the go kart wrecks (the first one, actually, LOL I was trying to go around this guy and ended up spinning him into the wall. I whacked my knee into the steering wheel so hard that there is now a nice bruise on it today.. that's what I get for driving like a maniac! ). Unfortunately Skyscraper was closed. Hopefully it won't be next time we go, but we still had a great time. And yes, it's play and ride all you want for $10, definitely a great deal. They give you a little card that you have to scan for every ride or game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Skyscraper was closed when I went November 23rd Shopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violakat03 Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 They had that same sign on the registers both times I've been there. Maybe they're waiting for a part for it or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rcfreak339 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Great Videos! I have not visited Krazy City but hopefully that will change sometime soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ki Man Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Whichone is Skyscraper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 It's the ride with the one long row of seats, over which a plexiglass shield is lowered. While it wasn't working, it looks like the ride spins you around in a circular motion at fast speeds. Hats off to Kat for a good trip report! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violakat03 Posted March 24, 2009 Author Share Posted March 24, 2009 Whoa, Gabe does exist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCryptRaider Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 I've ridden Skyscraper ONCE. It was a few weeks after it opened, and we went there for my brother's birthday. It's really fun, I love it! It's just never open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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