gigacoaster2k Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 I had just gotten home from work, and got a text from Tom(76257) asking me if I wanted to ride Diamondback, and that he was going to the park. I gave that a few seconds of thought, jumped in the shower, and hopped in my car to go to KI. I was barely 15 miles down I75 when there was a very nasty traffic jam just north of Dayton due to an accident. It finally un-jammed, and I hit the gas only to see more brake lights less than a mile ahead and lined up as far as the eye could see.. there was another freaking traffic jam, and for no reason. Thanks to these delays, it took me about 1 hour 20 min to get to KI, usually takes me an hour tops. I arrived at the park, and had to park way out in BFE by the passenger drop off. Tom and I met up at Diamondback, where both queues were full. We decided against DB since the wait was just too long, and headed for Red Racer. Rode in the second seat from the back since wheel seat equals ouch. Racer is a much better ride without trims. Otherwise, it's kind of boring and really doesn't deliver much airtime.. maybe I'm just spoiled by Voyage? I suggested we ride Drop Tower (gee what a surprise coming from me), so we headed that way. Tom saw 2 coins fall from the top of the tower when it dropped. We also saw Danielle (keiko_coaster) getting on the ride in front of us, and while we were waiting for DT, we watched her having fun on Skyflyer. We both really wanted to ride Diamondback, so we headed that way and waited it out. When we were almost to the second queue, it broke down for a while. We decided to wait it out, and saw markr in line ahead of us. I am not sure how long we waited, but it had to be at least an hour. When we finally got to the station, we were assigned to row 1! I was ecstatic. Tom wanted to request row 16, but I wasn't having it. I went straight for our assigned seat. It was so worth it, waiting all that time and being assigned to row 1.. wow, just wow. Then we headed for a night ride on Drop Tower, where it too broke down right before we were supposed to get on. The queue pretty much emptied out to about 2 ride cycles when the announcement was made. I also noticed while waiting that Congo Falls was running empty boats. We saw distant fireworks from the top of the tower.. too cool. Our last ride of the night was DB. We saw the fireworks from the queue, and it looked pretty wicked with a full moon and creepy dark clouds. We waited for the night's last train, and Gabe (Captain Nemo) rode with us. We saw fairly close fireworks from the coaster while riding too. Tom walked me to my car as I didn't feel comfortable walking that far out by myself. We saw a fantastic display of fireworks with an amazing grand finale, I am not sure where they came from, but people were getting out of their cars to watch. As I was about to leave, we saw Jared (rotag1299). The three of us ended up chatting until the lot was almost empty. Jared tells some colorful stories, and kept us entertained. I decided it was time to leave when I saw employees leaving, and saw a street sweeper cleaning the parking lot. For a short trip, I had fun. Tom is awesome and fun to ride with (thanks for twisting my arm and MAKING ME come out, 76257 ) Fireworks - 4 Diamond - 2 Drop - 2 Red - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markr Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Nice seeing you yesterday. Sorry didn't get a chance to stop and chat but was tired, so decided to go home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotag Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 it was nice catching up in the lot. just wish it was longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIfan1980 Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 We saw a fantastic display of fireworks with an amazing grand finale, I am not sure where they came from, but people were getting out of their cars to watch. I'd assume these were the City of Mason fireworks. They started about 10:30pm and were at a park only about a mile and a half from KI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotag Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 you could still here them shortly after you saw them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Yep...just like thunder arrives shortly after you see the flash of lightning. Light travels much faster than the speed of sound. Supposedly, by counting thousands (one thousand, two thousand, three thousand, etc.) between the flash of lightning and the arrival of thunder, one can estimate how far away, in miles, the lightning strike was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom76257 Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 As always, it was nice hanging out with you, Angie. Also, thanks for telling me about your ride where you closed your eyes on Millennium Force. I did the same thing on Diamondback and that "blind" ride was awesome and felt like a completely different ride. I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone who wants a different ride experience. I'm still waiting for my first "zen" ride (riding alone on a coaster). That Drop Tower night ride was also something to remember. Next time, I'll invite more people. I just didn't really have any phone numbers besides the ones that I knew were out of town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast79 Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Glad you guys had fun, I hope we all can make it on Tues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigacoaster2k Posted July 5, 2009 Author Share Posted July 5, 2009 Next time, I'll invite more people. I just didn't really have any phone numbers besides the ones that I knew were out of town. So I was a last resort? I see how it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 We saw a fantastic display of fireworks with an amazing grand finale, I am not sure where they came from, but people were getting out of their cars to watch. I'd assume these were the City of Mason fireworks. They started about 10:30pm and were at a park only about a mile and a half from KI. They were the Mason fireworks, which I witnessed in person since I was there attending the Huey Lewis show. The show was amazing..far better than any show ive seen at KI, and in my mind only surpassed by new year's eve fireworks at Disney and the Labor Day fireworks in cincy on the river...go Rozzi! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropZone99 Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Nice random visit! It must be cool getting to randomly go to KI in the middle of the day. How many rides on DB and DZ do you have? Cause right now I think I have more DZ rides than anyone else on KIC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
House Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 I almost waited for the last DB train of the night, but instead opted for the last Beast train. Glad I did, I saw those fireworks while riding The Beast. It was pretty sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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