For a few years now, I have wanted to visit Coney Island. Several family members and friends talk about visiting it in its heyday. Well, I just really wanted to check it out. Since I was meeting friends at KI for the day, I couldn't stay long, but since I was in the area, I stayed on 71 a bit longer, and took 275 down to Coney to check it out. I got there before the rides opened, and just kind of browsed around. It is a neat place, and I could just feel the history as I walked around. By noon, I had picked up a few souvenirs and checked out the history photos in the gift shop, and headed back to KI. However, like Terminator, I'll be back.

Spend the rest of the day at KI. The highlight of my two day trip was the post-fireworks ride on The Beast. It had been 15 years since my last night ride. Just absolutely incredible. It was also really neat walking through the dark, empty park. A rare experience, for sure. A bonus was walking out to the empty parking lot! I'll never fight 10 pm Kings Island parking lot traffic again. Just stay in the park for 45 minutes or so.

At this point, returned to the KI resort and conference center for the night.

The next morning, spend a couple hours in the dry park (and watched the Spirit Song crowds fill the park), and finished up with a couple hours in the water park. I always forget how much fun Boomerang Bay is. The lines there were very short.

Overall a great 2 day trip!! I'll let the photos do the rest of the talking:

Nice report...and nice Coney pictures. (I have yet to make it to Coney yet.) It surprises me that it had been 15 years since your last night-time Beast ride!

Sounds like you had fun! Good pictures too!

hey did i see you on the 9 cause i was there, check out my tr.

^Probably not. I was only in the regular park until around noon. Sounds like you experienced The Beast and the empty park after the fireworks, though, like I did. I HAVE to do that again soon!!

Nice TR. I like seeing pics of good ol' Coney Island. It's been a while since I've been there and every pic brings back good memories. The KI pics are nice too.