Logan D. Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Hey all. Welcome to my first TR of the season. I went to KI today for the first time this season after being to CP twice this summer on vacation and with my schedule keeping me from coming any earlier I was desperately ready to go to my home park. My girlfriend and I arrived at 9:30 and went to ERT using our Platinum Passes. We rode Diamondback twice as a walk on in rows 3 and 4. We then went over to The Beast and rode it twice also as a walk on somewhere in the middle both times. At this time we were all ready burning up so we stopped and got some water and headed to BLSC. It was 9:50ish and they were already running, we walked on 3rd row and it was rather dissapointing in that there was none of the themeing operating. After BLSC we went to Vortex and walked on in the last row. This was a really good ride today, smoother than I remember, and it really helped to cool us off from the humidity and heat already in the air. We then went to The Racers and rode front seat red train with a 1 train wait. They were only running only the red train and the blue track was actually being worked on at the first airtime hill. Let me say though that the crew at The Racers was very unenthusiastic, which I guess could be because it was only 10:15. We then stopped and had "breakfast" at the Coney Mall, I had a BBQ Ham panini which was actually very good, despite definitely not being breakfast food. It was around 11 now after eating and failing miserably at some games so we decided to go to X-Base. After getting a locker, which are a GREAT deal at $.75 compared to the $2 at CP, we rode FOF with a 20min wait. We then went over to Firehawk which was a 25min wait and was put in the 3rd car, yellow train. I was sorely missing this coaster and it didn't disappoint. It was a little past noon now and we headed over to Action Zone. On the way we rode AE and it wasn't bad (especially compared to the awful Mine Ride at CP), we rode last seat 2nd train and were distracted the entire ride by two girls in front of us who kept texting and taking photos with their phones throughout the ride (sadly they didn't lose them though I secretly wished they had...). We then rode Delirium after a 20min wait, I must say I like MaXair at CP better as the cycle is longer and it gives better airtime in my opinion. My GF is terrified by Drop Tower so we skipped it as well as Invertigo as it had a nearly full queue which we decided to skip due to the incessant heat. After discussing SOB and it's closure (and maybe shedding a tear...) we rode Flight Deck in the front row, no wait. No matter what people say I think the ride is still great and I would be sad if it got removed. It was awesome today as there was a kid riding his first roller coaster ever in the seat behind us and he loved it! It was around 1:30 and we decided to go to Boomerang Bay and cool off. On the way we stopped in NickU for some blueberry soft serve and a ride on Avatar. We then took the train from Rivertown and arrived at BB to see where the crowds had been all day. It was packed! We decided to spend some time in Great Barrier Reef, which was crowded but not awfully so, especially near the deeper end. We spent plenty of time in there and then went to Crocodile Run to see that the line for it was wrapped all the way around it... So we decided to skip it and went to Snowy River Rampage. It had a 45min wait which we we waited and rode. It's a good slide, but the wait was pretty long for what it is. It was 3:15 now and we decided to leave BB and go back to the main park. We rode the train back and went over to DB to find it only had a 15min wait. We rode it in the tenth row (which some say is a tighter fit, but me with a 40in waist, found it no tighter than the other rows I had ridden in. We then went to The Beast and rode it in the front row with only a 15min wait. It was about 4 so we went and watched the 80's show at Showplace and it was very enjoyable. After the show the heat was just so unbearable we decided to leave the park and on the way back stopped at City Barbecue. So there it is, my first TR ever and of this season. Today was the first time I have ridden DB and I must say it is a good coaster. I found it got better the further we went back on the train, so next time I must try it in the last row. There is some good airtime, but sadly I found myself comparing it too much to Mille and Maggie at CP which lessened my enjoyment of the coaster but it was still good nonetheless. I also found that The Beast was a little more trimmed than last year which made it a little less enjoyable also, but it is still 10x better than Mean Streak at CP in my opinion. We are going back this Wednesday and plan on staying for the Fireworks and I also want to see the Don't Stop the Music show. Thanks for reading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIfan73 Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Great TR. I also rode DB for the first time this week! Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
standbyme Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Nice Trip Report...thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 I enjoyed your report, thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback FOF Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 You guys are brave going on a Saturday, in the middle of June, when it's nearly 90*. Anyways, nice trip report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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