gabelogan99 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 My day started, as usual, in Jamestown where my grandparents live on Lake Shawnee. I went to McDonald's there in Jamestown first and planned on eating there but I had forgot my glasses case at my grandparents house. I decided to instead get my breakfast and take it back to the house, get my glasses case, and then leave for Kings Island after that and that's what I did. When I got to the park, I parked in the first spot of the second row of preferred parking. Then I had to apply some sunscreen. As I was doing that, I heard the horn sound for Diamondback. It was 9:22. So I hurried with my applying and headed into the park to Diamondback. I rode in row four or row five. I saw Tom76257 in the car before mine and that would be the one and only time I would see him before he left. I then headed to The Beast and waited a couple of extra trains for the front row, but by the time I got out of The Beast, it wasn't yet 10:00 but it was very close. So, at 10:00 I headed into Coney Mall and into X-Base for a ride on Firehawk. Of course, Firehawk wasn't running yet. I think I have been there only one time where it actually started running at 10. So I instead waited for a few people to come along and a few of them went into Flight of Fear so that's what I did as well. I got on the first train of the day. I don't have a preference of seating when I ride Flight of Fear. After that, I headed once again to Firehawk and it was running so I got in on the first car of that for the day. I rode in the very back for the first time. That was quite an experience and much more different than I would have anticipated. It was still a great ride for me. I figured it would be a good stratetic move to head over to Action Zone so that's what I did. I passed up Adventure Express, which rarely has a line no matter what time of day it is. I rode Drop Tower. This was my first time riding it this season and I had a great ride and had a great view when we stopped at the top. I only had to wait one cycle to ride it. Then I went to Delerium and waited only one cycle for it as well and was on and off in no time. I then went to Son of Beast. There wasn't much of a line. I waited for the very front because any other seat is rough for me. They were running both trains, but were only loading one. Eventually they started loading it and the line moved faster. I had a great ride in the front! Then I went to Flight Deck and rode the front of that as well. There was less than a five minute wait, not including the time it took me to walk all the way there of course. By this time I was getting a little hungry. It was around 11:30 or so, so I decided to get a soft pretzel and a Coke in Action Zone before moving on to my last ride there. I decided for the first time this season to pay the $9.99 and drink all I want all day. I knew it was going to be hot and I would need semi-constant refreshment. (Yes I know that Coke dehydrates you because of all of the sodium.) I finished my snack and I went to Invertigo and waited one full cycle and was on the front/back seat. (Not to be confused with the back/front seat.) I had a very nice ride and I had rode the front/back seat before but never the back/front, so that's something I can do another time. By the time I got off, I noticed that the line was a bit longer, so I got over there at the right time to have a practical walk-on ride in the front/back. When I got off, it was a little past 12 and I had done everything in AZ, besides the paid attractions. I got another Coke before heading to Adventure Express. (Yes, I decided to indulge a little bit. Afterall, I had to get my money's worth.) So I went to Adventure Express and waited 2.5 cycles for the front. I went to The Racer right after that and The Racer wasn't racing--only the red side was opened. I rode the front car and to the best of my knowledge, this was the first time I had done so. I went on a Racer hiatus for a few years and have just started riding it again. I walked down the midway to Vortex. 5-1 didn't really have a line so I figured I would try it to see what all the fuss was about, although I usually ride in the front. I certainly see what everyone is talking about with that seat. It might be my new favorite seat. Then I went to Spongebob 3-D and rode that before heading into Rivertown and I rode Backlot Stunt Coaster in the front. When I got off of that, it was twenty minutes until 2. I decided to go to Diamondback again since it was relatively close. I used the Single Riders Line and didn't wait very long at all--five minutes at the most. Then I went to Scoody Doo and the Haunted Castle. I have never rode it by myself, but I decided to since the inside queues weren't filled up at all. I got a score of 1440, but again I had no competition so it was fairly easy. Most of the guns in that ride work pretty well, but every now and then you'll get one that doesn't work very well or one that doesn't work at all. When you have three to choose from, it's pretty easy to pick a winner. After SDatHC I went and got an ice water at the drink stand under The Eiffel Tower (in a regular cup, because of the wristband) and I sat and drank that and then headed on up the tower to get a look. It was hot at this time. I looked over at Boomerang Bay and it looked ever so inviting. I wanted to go in and get in the wave pool for a little while but, alas, I didn't have my swimwear...or so I thought. Then I remembered that I had put my bathing suit and a towell in a bag and thrown it in my car a couple of weeks ago in case I needed it. So, even though I wasn't planning on it at the beginning of the day, I was now cooking up a plan to take a dip. I had to eat first, though. I had time to catch a ride on Viking Fury before I headed to the picnic grove. I went to the Backyard BBQ for the second time this season and there was actually a pretty good crowd back there, nothing combared to July during Spirit Song, though. I would say there were probably 50-60 people total, which is pretty light. I wasn't expecting that many, though, on a day like that. I had two hot dogs, two hamburgers, four chicken tenders, and a drumstick for dessert. I'm still overall pretty satisfied with the deal and I thought it was better than having to leave the park and come back. I then decided to go and get my gear and head into Boomerang Bay. Actually, I decided to simply just drive over there. When I got out of the car, a strange little wind was blowing. I couldn't see it until I got in there, but something was cooking up in the skies. I sat there and waited for a bit to see what the weather was going to decide to do and then it started to sprinkly and I headed back out to the car. Shortly after that, I heard them clearing out all of the slides and stuff because of lightning in the distance. I drove back over to the main gate and my spot in preferred parking was still waiting for me. I realized that they shut down everything over at KI as well--so I got an ice water once again and went into the Festhaus for a little shelter, even though it wasn't really doing anything. I saw a good deal of Down Home Country while in there and then headed back out and down the midway once again. The rides were still closed, but Dodgem wasn't. There wasn't even a long line for it. So I headed over and did that while the weather situation was still up in the air at that point. They're not very thrilling, but they were all right with me. I walked around a little more and saw that the rides were running again and so I headed to Diamondback again. Linejumping Incident at Diamondback! It seems to be a pretty common occurance, I know. So I get in the SRL again and in front of me I see about three kids 12-13 years of age jump from the main line into the SRL. This is what frustrates me. I don't really care if a relatively small group goes in the SRL, but just don't linejump in the process. I get to where the end of the line is, which is about halfway up the steps and notice that there are actually around six total in the group. Now, I didn't exactly huff off to guest relations when I saw this, but I will admit that it did make me a little mad. Again, it wasn't the group that bothered me--it was the jumping from one line to the other. There was security presence at the beginning of the line, but that doesn't do much good when kids are able to very easily jump from one line to the next. I was thinking they could fix this by closing up the hole in the handrails. Unfortunately, it didn't just end at the linejumping incident. The kids clearly had no clue as to what line they had just jumped into. When the seat assigner assigned one of the boys to pair up with an odd group, two of them went and it messed everything up. Now it was the time to say something, unless of course the two seat assigners couldn't figure it out for themselves, and they did. The kid came back into the line, in front of me and one of his friends and I just kind of stood there and acted like I couldn't believe what I had just saw and what a bonehead move he just made. I even said something that wasn't so nice under my breath--and even though I wasn't looking at him at the time I knew he was looking at me and could probably pretty easily read my lips. It did make me mad, but it wasn't really complaint worthy. The SRL was moving very well and it didn't actually hold me up hardly at all, so that was partly how I kept my cool. It all goes back to what I said before--they need to find a way to make it impossible to jump from one line to the other. It's just too easy to do right now. One of the seat assigners was Cory Butcher and I informed him of the issue right before I boarded my seat. I decided to once again ride SDatHC after Diamondback, there was no line once again. I got a score of 1560 this time. When I got out of that, I knew the rain was about to come and it was about to come harder than it had all day. I got a Coke in the Festhaus and once again took shelter. I caught a little bit of a performance of The County Line. (Yes, I do mean The County Line.) and then Down Home Country started, and so did the rain. It poured buckets for about 5-10 minutes and that's all it did for the rest of the time I was there. I headed out of the Festhaus and noticed they weren't running any of the rides so I went on SCatHC once again, figuring it would be my last ride of the day. I only got a 1290 this time. It was nearly 7:30 and I figured that they might not be opening the rides up again for the rest of the day. I was about to head out but then I heard Diamondback's horn sound. They were opening it again. I thought there was no harm in riding, especially since a lot of people were cleared out and it would practically be a walk-on. I was right--and even more right due to the fact that the SRL was open. I got assigned the back seat and talked to RWildman424 (Ryan) for a few seconds before heading up for my very first ride in the back row. (I saw Kitten riding in the front row of the same train--I had met her earlier that day along with Justin and Kawana.) The back was awesome. Ryan had told me it was a great seat, his favorite in fact, and that I would have to decide for myself when I got back. The back of Diamondback is just incredible. The way you go down that hill is really quite a thrill. I'm not so sold on it that I'm quite ready to say that I like it better than the front, but it's very very close. I rode SDatHC one final time on my way out of the park. I got a 1290. This turned out to be a great day because I got to do so much. It didn't bother me that it rained a little either because every time that it clouded up and looked like it was going to do something and they shut the rides down, a small chunk of the crowd left. I don't see how I could possibly top this trip and probably won't any time this season until October perhaps. All of the ride crews did a great job as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassie_KY Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Nice trip report with lots of information. My first ride on Diamondback was in the back, I don't think I sat in my seat hardly at all for the whole ride. I'm glad you had a good time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBeast07 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 ha ha, i'm sure the ride ops hate being noted by name on these trip reports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Looks like you had as much fun as me on Monday. Nice TR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoeter Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 ha ha, i'm sure the ride ops hate being noted by name on these trip reports. Cory Butcher is a member here on KIC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabelogan99 Posted June 5, 2009 Author Share Posted June 5, 2009 One thing I forgot to mention that is worth noting is the fact that the drink wristbands are not waterproof. This concerned me a little bit when I was thinking about going to Boomerang Bay. It fit loose enough that I actually pulled it off before I got in the car and slipped it back on without ripping it when I headed back to Kings Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittenpooh Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 It was nice meeting you! Glad you had a ton of fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory Butcher Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 ha ha, i'm sure the ride ops hate being noted by name on these trip reports. Nah, its ok! I like it, I get to know what people like and what they don't like when they come up and say hi on future visits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback FOF Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Nice report. Sounds like you had a great time. I wish I would've been there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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