Stewart32 Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Hi KI Fans, Well its been quite a long time since I last posted here and that's because I have not visited KI in that time. The boy and I last visited during the Halloween season of 2009. But yesterday we closed out the summer season with an out of the ordinary Monday trip. I figured that visitors would be less than on a summer weekend... and this seemed to be the case, but not by much. The boy, now 10, is tall enough to meet the most stringent heighth requirements, so he can now ride anything in the park... and ride we did! Here is the list of NEW to us (meaning first-ever ride) but OLD (meaning at least dating from the 2010 season) rides we enjoyed together: Firehawk Flight of Fear Invertigo-started to "grey" out Diamondback While I could have experienced these rides at any time, it was important to me to wait for the boy to get old enough so that we could ride them together... some Dads choose say a ballgame for this bonding, but I went with amusement park rides instead. We also enjoyed the NEW/NEW Windseaker which provided much more thrill than I had given it credit prior to riding it, must have been the soaring height. We did not get to ride these favorites before a storm deluge moved in over the park at about 8:30: Delirum Drop Tower Flight Deck and while NOT a favorite I usually try to ride SOB for completness, but I didn't see it run all day anyway. BTW I bought the boy a T shirt, the one that lists all the coasters with a check-box on the back. Strangely it does not list SOB. Is this ride still in opereation? Vking Fury and a number of others. We caught a show, Snoopy Rocks or whatever at theater, and it was entertaining. Then we enjoyed pizza & macaroni at the Festhaus. At 46 the inner ear is beginning to betray me. I really like steel coasters and the the twists, turns, inversions etc that they offer. But many left me sweaty weak and a bit green. (The boy was fine.) However, Diamondback delivers all the thrill with none of the side effect except shear delight. I can't stress how utterly satisfying the ride was for both the boy and me. Absolute speed, a smooth ride, soaring height, and great seats... what more can one ask for? complete list in order: 1. Boo Blasters on Boo Hill 2. The Beast 3. The Vortex 4. Windseaker 5. Firehawk 6. Flight of Fear 7. Adventure Express 8. Congo Falls 9. Invertigo 10. Diamondback 11. White Water Canyon 12. Back Lot Stunt Coaster 13. The Racer Looking forward to the next visit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Glad you had a great day at the park with "the boy." I sure hope he has a name! As far as SOB, it has been sitting SBNO since mid season 2009. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Glad you had a great time! I was there yesterday as well and my 8 year old cousin from out of town was with me, and finally over the 48 inch mark so we could ride many of the 'big' rides. I too enjoyed getting to experience her first big coaster rides with her (though she didn't go any bigger than The Racer so far). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart32 Posted August 9, 2011 Author Share Posted August 9, 2011 Glad you had a great time! I was there yesterday as well and my 8 year old cousin from out of town was with me, and finally over the 48 inch mark so we could ride many of the 'big' rides. I too enjoyed getting to experience her first big coaster rides with her (though she didn't go any bigger than The Racer so far). good times indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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