Yeah so friday was my first day at Kings Island for the season. I couldnt have picked a better day to go. We got there around 4:45 and i had to wait for my friends to get their passes processed. 30 min later we were in the park. We first walked on SOB, then walked on Invertigo, then went over to FOF annd got 2 rides on that. You get the picture. No more then 15 minutes all day long for any ride.

Well, my first ride on DB was sweet, we were in the front row of the second car on the red train. Airtime was insane. wait:

10 min

My second and third ride was in the very back of the green and red trains. I loved the back and its definetly better but for some reason it kinda made me a bit nauseous. I really dont get it. So it kind of turned me off riding for a while and it turned out that we ran out of time to ride it a night(i wasnt happy)

Beast ride at night was awesome though and we got the second to last ride on FH but it was sweet because, we got to see the fireworks on FH so it made skipping DB worth it.

As for the nausea, i think im just gonna take some Dramamine before i go next time but overall DB 10/10

Btw, im not sure why everyone was saying how forceless the Hammerhead and helixes were, i thought they had great lats and such. Also, it didnt feel really trimmed at all. Maybe its just me though.

EDIT: ride count

DB: 3

FOF: 2

FH: 1

Invertigo: 1

SOB: 1

FD: 2

Beast(night ride): 1

Delerium: 1

AE: 1

Vortex: 1

Any Questions?, Comments?

i am hoping for a day like you had when i go on sunday. !!!!!

i am hoping for a day like you had when i go on sunday. !!!!!

Thinking the same thing!

For your Guy's sake i hope so too. I honestly didnt think it would be very crowded but i was definetly less crowded then i thought still.

Do you guys know if KI will open for more fridays before everyday operation.

Sure, every one of them, from 10-10 but each is a Math and Science Day:

http://www.visitkingsisland.com/visit/visit_calendar.cfm

Few will probably be anywhere near as deserted as last night apparently was...

but then the park really clears out after the school groups leave at around 7.

And a lot of people who would otherwise have been in the park by then have left earlier due to the huge crowds of math and science students.

i'm going on may 15 for math and science day.

only 20 more days!

I was amazed at how dead the park was yesterday. I never waited more than 10 minutes for Diamondback.

Yep, i couldnt believe it. I figured that we would wait at least an hour for it.

Nice TR, yeah I don't even think we waited more than 10 mins, got ten rides in under 2.5 hours.

But I refuse to go on SOB or Vortex any more.

SOB ran really smooth, well at least in the front. And Vortex ran really well in 7-1. But i still dont like Vortext that much. New trains would be nice. I barely fit in them and im only 6'2.

As I have stated again and again and again, on Vortex car 5 is far, far smoother than car 7. Car 5 is the car around which Ron Toomer designed the entire experience.

Terpy, who wonders why he keeps letting this near secret out of the bag, then wonders why he cares that virtually no one seems to get it...

Yeah the park was as empty as I've ever seen it..I met up with Kat, her husband and Angie (giga) and later Ryan (Boddah). DB was basically a walk on most of the night. I personally got 7 rides in and never waited m than 10 min I think. Beast was a 1 cycle wait and the rest of the park were walk-ons. We stayed from about 4:45-10 and got tons of rides in...I was also at the park from 9:-2 today and got 5 more rides on DB in..again, the line was never more than about 15-20 min the whole time and the single rider line was about 5-10 minutes....of course the park got more crowded as the day wore on, as is normal for a Saturday. Looking forward to seeing some of you on 5/9 at Ride Warriors..

Terp, 5-1 or 5-2?

Depends on how tall you are. As on other Arrow coasters, the back rows of trains (in this case 5-2) can be rather confining. I recommend, and ride, 5-1. For years I got drug back to 7-1 by friends. Though fun, it isn't 5-1. Just like for years friends drug me back to the back of Top Gun nka Flight Deck. I much prefer 1-1 there....

And just like the back seat person that I am, I prefer the second seat to the back on both. I'll never change!

As I have gotten older, I have come to realize I want to ride where I want to ride. I am more than willing to wait longer to ride there, too...

Terpy, who rides Beast in the front seat or the middle row of the back car...by the way...and who really likes the bench out in front of Son of Beast...

Yeah, Vortex hurts my shoulders, and as for FD we got 2 rides in 1-1 in a row without getting off!

When Kat and I went to ride 5:1 on Vortex on opening day, the ride op slammed down on my OTSR so hard that I was pretty much stapled. I HATE those harnesses.

^me too, and i would really like to see the trains like the ones on carolina cobra

oh, i know, next yr can be an upgrade year. New Vortex trains, Flight Deck paint job, etc.

When Kat and I went to ride 5:1 on Vortex on opening day, the ride op slammed down on my OTSR so hard that I was pretty much stapled. I HATE those harnesses.

He did the same thing to me. I had scratches on my arms from it. I'm usually able to get both of my hands up but I could only get one up.

As I have gotten older, I have come to realize I want to ride where I want to ride. I am more than willing to wait longer to ride there, too...

Terpy, who rides Beast in the front seat or the middle row of the back car...by the way...and who really likes the bench out in front of Son of Beast...

Diamondback: any seat is fine with me, but back is the best

Racer (red): back

FOF: front

Beast: front at night

Millennium, Wicked Twister, and Dragster: back

Maverick and Raptor: front

Magnum: ejector

By ejector on Magnum, do you mean the back row of the front car (1-3)?

I love the back seat to. Like how when you get to the top, you get shot over. But your right, it is a little nerve racking.

dude, idk what it was, the back was alot better but for some reason it made me a little woozy and i dont get sick on roller coasters. weird. I do love how its whips you over all the hills though.