KI, Coney Island, and more KI 9-25 and 9-26, 2009

[gigacoaster2k]

** DAY ONE: Kings Island **

Tom (Tom76257) and I made plans to go to KI on Friday night since it was the first night of Haunt, and then made plans to go to Coney Island on Saturday. I've never truly experienced Haunt, and many of our friends said they were going, so I was very excited!

We got to KI on Friday, and saw Dave, Adam, and some others at the gate. It was sprinkling, and we stood and chatted while we waited for the metal detectors to open. Little did I know what was about to happen, since I've never truly experienced Haunt. At 7 pm, all the gates opened and a stampede of scare actors came POURING out, from the fog, some with chainsaws, some screaming, some winding their way through the metal detectors. Among them were Zach (KI Man) and Dane. It was wild, I loved it!

Tom and I made our way to Diamondback. I was in awe of how creepy Diamond looked in the fog.. made me want to ride it even more than usual (if that is even possible!).

There was absolutely NO line, so we ran back for a second ride. For our third ride, we met up with Adam (pkiboy) and Jackson (Beast1979).. Tom's 100th ride on DB! (and my 151st.. tee hee) Tom somehow lost his black Maverick shirt in DB's queue. He tried to find it, but never did.

I really like this pic.

Then we decided it was time for the haunts. Since Rachel (StalkerChick), Alyssa (TrainedBeast), Jared (rotag1299), and Justin (JustinM_17) were all in Urgent Scare, we went for that one first. Jackson doesn't do haunts, so he sat out.

The beginning part before the tunnels isn't really scary, just creepy. This chick was kind of just walking around the yard, and would occasionally throw a barrel. She picked up a long metal stick at one point, and started doing tricks with it. It looked more like she was practicing for baton twirler or flag corps instead of trying to be scary. We did see Rachel and Alyssa by the front, though.

I don't understand the sound effects. It sounds like you're at a football game with cheering. I did like the part inside the hospital though, that was really creepy and gross.. FANTASTIC! And Justin and Jared scared the crap out of me in the last tunnels!

I like how you guys did not go out of character even when you saw us. I give Urgent Scare a 9/10.. they really need to be scarier toward the front and in the yard, but I enjoyed it!

We went back toward DB since David (Dvo) had texted me and said he was at DB. The five of us rode DB, and then Adam and Jackson bailed on us, so David, Tom and I headed for a foggy night ride on Drop Tower.

There was pretty much zero wait. DT is a great ride at night, and combined with the fog, it was really wicked. I like how the fog swirls around the base of the tower after it drops. Action Zone looks downright evil at night in the Haunt fog.. it was great! So was the music they were playing on the midways.. PLAY THAT MUSIC ALL YEAR PLEASE!!

The three of us decided we wanted to do more haunted houses, so off we went to one of my favorites.. Cornstalkers! It was wicked at Cedar Point, and it was wicked at KI too.. TERRIFIC! 10/10, that's all I have to say!

Then it was off to Club Blood, another one of my favorites. Another 10/10.. haha the three of us got hit on like crazy going through this one. Definitely not for young eyes, or the faint of heart. CB never fails to impress me or gross me out.. or make my eyes pop out of my head 0=)

We then went to Slaughter House. This one was seriously creepy, but it stunk REALLY bad and you couldn't see anything because the fog was so dense. Scareactors had to point us in the right direction. It was weirder than it was scary. I guess it was OK.. I give it a 7/10.

David had to leave soon, so the three of us rode DB, and then Tom and I headed to Racer. We got 2 rides in a row without getting off the train because no one was waiting for our seat.. yay for re-rides! I LOVE DOING THAT!

Our last ride of the night was DB with my friends Bryan, Danielle, and Ryan from the Detroit and Cleveland areas, then we called it a night and headed home.

Count for the day:

Diamond - 6

Racer - 2

Drop Tower - 1

Club Blood - 1

Cornstalkers - 1

Urgent Scare - 1

Slaughter House - 1

** DAY TWO: Coney Island, and a random trip to Kings Island **

We arrived at Coney Island shortly after opening. There were a few KICers that said they would be there, but I wasn't sure who would show up.

Our first ride of the day, Tom's 48th coaster and my 47th, Python!

I love the gut wrenching drops. A little rough, but not bad!

We walked around the park, and ran into Robbie (CoastersRZ), who was working, and helped us decipher the map lol. I was completely amused and delighted by this door that leads to nowhere.

We stumbled upon one of my favorite spinny rides anywhere.. Trabant!

We decided to head for the bumper boats since that sounded interesting. My boat stunk badly and refused to go in reverse.. it chose to go in circles instead lol. That was fun, though!

I saw they had a swinging ship (River Runner), so we rode that in the very back seat. I love those rides!

My phone rang while we were on it. I checked it after the ride, and it was Ryan (BoddaH1994). He met up with us, and the three of us hit Python first.

Then we headed over to Flying Bobs, and the three of us were goofing off on it the whole time. A little shaky, but that thing has some speed! w00t!

We headed to the bumper cars, where we were all epic fail at trying to hit each other. It was hilarious.

Kat (violakat03) was at Six Flags Great Adventure that day, and sent me a pic of El Toro. I yelled a few jealous expletives, and went to jokingly send her an evil text message back. Ryan started laughing, grabbed me and said "No, send her a picture of THAT!" and pointed at this.

The next several minutes were spent wondering how the three of us would get to ride it that day (it was closed).

Then it was off to the carousel, since I knew Kat would give me crap if I didn't!

I am a happy Angie on the carousel.

Wake up, Tom!

Ryan is having too much fun, haha.

We were walking around the park, and saw Scream Machine running. Here's our conversation when we saw it.

Ryan: "That looks pretty intense."

Me: "I kind of want to ride it."

Tom: "Me too."

So we rode that. Ryan got a kick out of it and announced that he could ride that thing all day. It was a fun ride!

We had all been debating about the Rock-O-Planes, but said screw it and got on. Our first ride felt more like a Ferris wheel, and we saw Ryan upside down in his cage a few times. He instructed us on how to make the cages flip.. and our second ride was wicked awesome! I got a few 360 flips out of the cage Tom and I were in!

Then we rode the Ferris wheel.. squashing the 3 of us into 1 seat was quite amusing. Ryan kept trying to scare me by acting like he was going to tip the seat, and I smacked him a few times lol.

Then for some reason we kept walking toward the Tilt A Whirl. The two guys had been trying to convince me all day that it wasn't a real Tilt A Whirl, so I finally gave in. I stalled at the entrance, and Tom was all sweet and "You don't have to if you don't want to." Ryan was "NO. YOU ARE RIDING THIS." lol. So I got on, and both times it was mostly tilt and hardly any whirl.

We headed back to Scream Machine. It had rained, and I was yanking wet branches down and getting the guys wet. I accidentally smacked Tom in the face with a branch. Then on Scream Machine, I went to pretend like I was going to smack Ryan in the face, and I actually did smack him lol. I felt bad for abusing the guys haha.. sorry!

Our last ride of the day at Coney was Python. I bought a bag of kettle corn, I couldn't resist.. I LOVE kettle corn! Ryan had said he was going to KI that night, so we agreed that was the plan.

I really like the landscaping and scenery at Coney. It's a beautiful little park.. I enjoyed my day there.

Ride count:

Python - 3

Scream Machine - 2

Rock-O-Planes - 2

Tilt A Whirl - 2

Trabant - 1

Bumper Cars - 1

Bumper Boats - 1

Ferris Wheel - 1

River Runner - 1

Flying Bobs - 1

Carousel - 1

On the way to KI, it dawned on me that my platinum pass was at Tom's house.

We got to KI around 6:30, and since Tom's house is a bit of a drive from KI, I decided to go to GR and get a one day admission ticket since I didn't have my pass on me.

The crowds at the gate were insane. We got to DB's queue as it was filling up. Brian (the ride sup?) complimented me on my last PTR from Holiday World, and said he enjoyed it. We walked and talked with him as he opened the lower queue. By the time the lower queue was full, so was the first one, and people were still piling in. We saw Brad (Indyguy4KI) on the train in front of us, so he waited for us.

The three of us headed for a night ride on Beast, and then it was off to a night ride on Drop Tower. The queue was deserted. We rode, and then met back up with Ryan. The four of us rode Racer, Vortex (ow), Crypt (ugh, terrible), and headed to BLSC.

In line for BLSC, I got a stomach ache and got light headed.. I wasn't feeling well at all, and it wasn't from the rides. It felt more like a virus.

We saw Ronny (Gordon Bombay) working on BLSC. Tom got off BLSC and realized his phone wasn't in his pocket. He went back and they found it on the train.

We wanted to ride DB, but they shut it down for crazy lightning that was flashing everywhere. My phone was almost dead, but I checked the radar anyway. Ryan took my phone to look at the radar (which didn't look pretty), and as soon as he did, it promptly "powered down" aka died. LOL. Thanks a lot, Ryan.

We headed to the Festhaus to get some pizza. The guys were picking on me hardcore at this point lol. We had a good time picking on each other and telling stories over pizza and cups of soda. I couldn't quite finish my food, and the guys were going on about the "clean plate club" and staring me down with every bite I took. MEANIES! LOL this girl can eat.. leemee lone! haha

Ryan went to get his pass processed, and the four of us went to see if DB was open. Brad and Ryan decided to wait, and DB did open. But Tom and I were freezing, wet, and tired, and the weather wasn't letting up.. so we said our goodbyes, called it a night, and went home.

Ride count:

Diamondback - 1

Drop Tower - 1

Racer - 1

Crypt - 1

BLSC - 1

Vortex - 1

Beast - 1

My stomach ache got worse to the point where I got sick after taking a Zantac 75 with a little water to try and feel better this morning.. I called in to work and promptly passed out until sometime after noon. I'm not feeling much better right now.. but I will live.

[rotag]

What no mention of me gettin you on fri. For playing with my heads/arms/legs. Lol

[gigacoaster2k]

What no mention of me gettin you on fri. For playing with my heads/arms/legs. Lol

OMIGOSH I'm sorry! I didn't mean to leave the rotag out! Yeah you did scare me a little.. and that's how I like it!

Fail to scare the crap out of me in a haunted house.. and there's a slim chance I will be back!

[KI Kevin]

Club Blood was a huge letdown for me. There was virtually no reference to vampires, and it was quite short. The guy letting us in and the DJ were pretty funny though...haha. I did like Tombstone Terror-Tory though. Cemetary Drive was worse than Club Blood

Oh and you went to GR on Saturday? My friend forgot his pass in my mom's car, so we did to. I guess you guys were a good amount ahead of us, because I think I saw you a few lines over while we were in line for GR.

[gigacoaster2k]

Oh and you went to GR on Saturday? My friend forgot his pass in my mom's car, so we did to. I guess you guys were a good amount ahead of us, because I think I saw you a few lines over while we were in line for GR.

Yesterday I was wearing a brown Holiday World shirt with a gray thermal under it, and black cargo pants (for you or anyone else who thinks they may have seen me).

[KI Kevin]

Oh and you went to GR on Saturday? My friend forgot his pass in my mom's car, so we did to. I guess you guys were a good amount ahead of us, because I think I saw you a few lines over while we were in line for GR.

Yesterday I was wearing a brown Holiday World shirt with a gray thermal under it, and black cargo pants (for you or anyone else who thinks they may have seen me).

Well first I saw Tom, who is really tall, then I looked over and you were there.

[The Interpreter]

Two things....unless something has changed, Guest Relations can look up your pass and let you in once without additional charge.

And Pepsi Python is not a mouse. It does not have the hairpin curves and s shaped top characteristic of mice. It is, instead, a "classic family coaster" from D.P.V. Rides of Italy.

[Ashers]

Sounds like you guys had an awesome weekend...well except for the stomach virus...ugh...hope you get to feeling better soon, love! Sorry I didn't get to meet up with you guys last night! We waited in line for DB FOREVER and then ended up doing Trail of Terror and I left. I'm already sick, and getting soaked in the rain probably wouldn't be such a good idea..lol. I'm really excited to try the rest of the Haunts soon, Urgent Scare sounds like it was just as good as last year, can't wait to do it again. We def have to meet up and go to Haunt soon. I miss my Angie-poo!! <3

~Ash

[Tom76257]

Nice PTR, Angie. I had a great time with you and all the others that we hung out with.

Dvo, it was nice to finally meet you and actually have to look up at someone. LOL! Sorry, I HAD to say it being tall myself. Had a great time with you too discussing your BooBuzz adventures at Cedar Point, coasters, haunts, and other things. Hope I can hang out with you again at KI and/or other parks soon.

[Dvo]

Nice meeting you too, sir. That was a pretty fun night. Always nice to have someone to hang out with at the haunts. I'll get a TR of Fall Affair at Holiday World up tonight. Epic trip

[rotag]

Hey tom, was that you that pointed me out after I scared gigga? Sorry I could only wave and not talk, its part of the job.

[CoastersRZ]

It was nice seeing you guys down at Coney! I`m glad you had fun! Coney was actually more crowded today than it was yesterday. And I actually was running the Ferris Wheel and Rock O Planes for a while today.

[gigacoaster2k]

Two things....unless something has changed, Guest Relations can look up your pass and let you in once without additional charge.

And Pepsi Python is not a mouse. It does not have the hairpin curves and s shaped top characteristic of mice. It is, instead, a "classic family coaster" from D.P.V. Rides of Italy.

GR did look me up and handed me a one day ticket that said SP FORGOT - Price $0.00.

I corrected myself on Python.. thanks. I hate being misinformed or thinking something's something when it is in fact, not!

[Tom76257]

Hey tom, was that you that pointed me out after I scared gigga? Sorry I could only wave and not talk, its part of the job.

That was me. It's alright. Angie was actually proud of all our friends for staying in character when we acknowledged them. I got lost in a few haunts and some scareactors actually stayed in character and told me where to go. You did your job and did it well. Kudos!

It was nice seeing you guys down at Coney! I`m glad you had fun! Coney was actually more crowded today than it was yesterday. And I actually was running the Ferris Wheel and Rock O Planes for a while today.

Nice to see you too, Robbie. Thanks for pointing us in the right direction when we didn't know where to go (or what to do. LOL!).

By the way, I never knew Rock O Planes could be so much fun. Being completely upside down against the seat belt while looking at the Flying Bobs was QUITE an experience!

[DropZone99]

Nice PTR! I was kinda sad that I didn't see many people at KI. I only saw Brian, Adam (only for like 10 minutes), Danielle (just for like 3 minutes), and a few friends working in Urgent Scare. I was thinking I'd see alot of people and hangout with them the whole time but guess not. Glad you had fun though, but it sucks you got sick! Get well soon!

[Jasper]

Very nice PTR Giga!! I love reading your TR's, then you add photos and they're truly amazing. Your pictures made me want to go to the park right now so bad. I love those cold October nights where it is kind of humid and cold. Glad you got to ride Drop Zone at night, the ride looks truly amazing! Thanks for the PTR Giga!!

[StalkerChick]

Lol I <3 my giga! The noise out front is supposed to be a riot lol it drives me nuts too don't worry gotta love being half staffed on opening weekend *sigh*

[Gordon Bombay]

No Backlot photos? I'm disappointed.

Great, great, great PTR otherwise!

[Tom76257]

No Backlot photos? I'm disappointed.

Great, great, great PTR otherwise!

Well, Ronny, you wouldn't have gotten any Backlot photos out of me. LOL! If you remember, I left my phone in the car of the coaster. Thanks to you and the rest of the crew for discovering it, though, and giving it back to me. That was very much appreciated.

[Captain Nemo]

Great TR, For realzz!

[IndyGuy4KI]

I enjoyed hanging with you guys on Sat night. I probably would not have stayed through the storms without you guys. Ryan stayed for 2 rides on DB when it reopened. The park was almost empty at that point, so it was worth waiting the storm out. It was steady rain so Ryan and I got pin faced pretty bad. Since I am from Indy and had a total of 4 hours driving there and back, I stayed until it closed and got the last ride of the night. Thanks to Captain Nemo who rode with me on my last few rides. I was able to get 11 rides in on DB between 12 and 1.

Thanks KI for another great evening hanging with my KIC friends, Angie, Tom, Ryan, and Gabe (Captain Nemo.)

[Justin_M17]

Oh wow, when Adam turned and pointed me out as you guys passed me in Urgent Scare I figured I had failed epically in scaring any of you. It sucks that you came through when you did though, you missed Paul (My partner in crime) because he was on break at the time. You all need to come through again and drag Jackson through next time!

[KIfan1980]

There was absolutely NO line, so we ran back for a second ride. For our third ride, we met up with Adam (pkiboy) and Jackson (Beast1979)..

Glad you had a good time (except for the stomach issue) this weekend.

Its too bad (for me) that I didn't run into y'all on Friday night as you'd probably have convinced me to try a Haunt. I did see Adam and Jackson at Diamondback - they were in line for row 16, when I was boarding row 1. I was planning to wait for them at the exit, but Gary (1200+ rides at the time) flagged me down for a re-ride as he had an empty seat in his row - which was too good an opportunity to turn down!

[pkiboy]

There was absolutely NO line, so we ran back for a second ride. For our third ride, we met up with Adam (pkiboy) and Jackson (Beast1979)..

Glad you had a good time (except for the stomach issue) this weekend.

Its too bad (for me) that I didn't run into y'all on Friday night as you'd probably have convinced me to try a Haunt. I did see Adam and Jackson at Diamondback - they were in line for row 16, when I was boarding row 1. I was planning to wait for them at the exit, but Gary (1200+ rides at the time) flagged me down for a re-ride as he had an empty seat in his row - which was too good an opportunity to turn down!

Keith I never saw you Friday night next time yell my name . Gary is very smart at finding empty seats like that as well as Andrew is to. But it was a fun night friday. Btw Keith I'm almost at 500 rides.

[violakat03]

Angie, great trip report (like always). I'll admit I got a good laugh out of the fact Backlot stole Tom's phone! Almost as good as me losing mine to Gemini! Also, the photo you sent me of the slide made Nick and I crack up in line for El Toro.

Glad you guys had a lot of fun. I'd say I wish I could have been there, but 19 rides on El Toro were too awesome to miss out on!

[XGatorHead 8904]

Great TR. I don't know how I missed you guys when you came through Slaughter House. I guess I need to pay more attention to who I'm scaring! We had some technical difficulties on Friday night, which had been corrected by Saturday. And the smell just adds to the authenticity (although now that there are no more animals, who knows how much longer that smell will stick around).

[gigacoaster2k]

the photo you sent me of the slide made Nick and I crack up in line for El Toro.

That was Ryan's idea. The BoddaH can be quite amusing. I found it FAR more hilarious than what I was originally going to send you, which was a 5 letter word that rhymed with ditch.. haha, you know I love you.

[violakat03]

Ok, so I realized something after posting my last reply and I just HAVE to ask this.

How on earth did Tom manage to lose his shirt in LINE for DB?!!!!!??!!

[gigacoaster2k]

Ok, so I realized something after posting my last reply and I just HAVE to ask this.

How on earth did Tom manage to lose his shirt in LINE for DB?!!!!!??!!

He wore a DB shirt under a Maverick shirt, and was carrying his hoodie. He took off his Maverick shirt so he could wear his DB shirt for his 100th ride, and tucked them both under his arm. He got to the station and realized his hoodie was still there, but his shirt wasn't.

[Tom76257]

That or I left it on the bench near the Nick U bathroom. I'm not too worried honestly. I have another Maverick shirt anyway. I'm either getting the shirt that I lost or a Dragster shirt when I go back up to Cedar Point.