7-5-12 A Hot But Amazing Day at KI and SC

[Titan]

My friend and his day came by my house around 7:30 this morning so we would get out to the park really early. We arrived around 8:45 and got really good parking. We made it up to the gates around 8:54 and a few minutes later they played the National Anthem and opened the park for ERT. We headed straight to Invertigo where we got 3 rides in and then we headed to Diamondback where we got 2 rides in.

After getting off Diamondback it was 9:45 so we decided we wanted to ride Firehawk next. We went over and waited at the barricade. A lady from the cast of British Invasion opened the park by singing God Bless America, however the speaker cut out half way through it. Then the security guard took down the chain and we headed to Firehawk. We waited about 5 minutes before we were sent to the farthest loading dock. Firehawk was great, although the seats were uncomfortable, safety's more important.

We then went over to Flight of Fear. However they were still testing the ride. So we waited about 10 minutes, battled off some bees, before calling it quits on this ride. After that me and my friend rode the Scrambler and then the Red Racer. We continued on to ride Adventure Express, which still beat the crap out of me. But it's still a fun ride. When we had gotten off the ride we saw Drop Tower's car drop. So we decided to go there next checking Delirium first. Delirium was closed (shocker) and so was Drop Tower. I'm not sure what was wrong with it, but the car stayed at the bottom while the catch car stayed at the top.

I wasn't disappointed, so we headed to Flight Deck next. It had a short wait and we rode near the back. Still a really fun ride and it packs a punch. After that we went over to Vortex (where someone had puked on the ride). So that delayed the wait a little bit. But we were on in about 20 minutes. After that we rode The Beast and ate lunch, before heading over to Soak City.

We rode the train over and were unaware that they had delayed operations due to a lightning strike. I wish the park would have made an announcement because a lot of people didn't know what was going on. The delay only lasted 15 minutes and they continued oeprations. We only rode Paradise Plunge and Pineapple Pipeline. But we were in both wave pools and the Splash River for most of the time. We stayed for a couple more hours before returning to the dry side.

After that we rode Diamondback, Beast, Vortex, WindSeeker and The Racer (Racer 3 more times). All this in about two hours.

Overall we had a great day! I was bummed out on our previous few trips because the park was so packed. But today the longest we waited was around 20 minutes for Beast or around 25 for Vortex. I'm glad I hadn't used my unlimited 20 oz. wristband because it came in handy. All three of us had one and we each saved around 20 dollars worth of money on drinks. With these wristbands we were able to stay hydrated all day without putting a hole in our pockets. Also, the ride ops were assigning seats on most of the rides. This made the lines run so much faster, so thank you KI! Another thing I noticed is that Vortex seems a lot more rougher in the front. We all three had a great day and we are going back Saturday (with my friend's mom and dad this time) to Soak City for the day. Today was a great day to catch up on the rides we weren't able to ride on the crowded days.

Overall Ride Count: 21

Invertigo: 3

D-back: 3

Firehawk: 1

Scrambler: 1

Racer: 4

Shake, Rattle, and Roll: 2

Flight Deck: 1

Adventure Express: 1

Beast: 2

Vortex: 2

WindSeeker: 1

Also, the park seems to be having problems with bees. Workers in the Tower Refreshments wouldn't fill up any of the cups or give us a 20 oz. because of bees near the filter of the fountains. We went over to the funnel cakes place, so it wasn't too big of a deal. But there were so many bees and wasps flying around.

[TheCrypt]

Sounds like you had a great day. Glad you could enjoy the park! It was reported earlier in the season that there were bees (or bee's as the topic put it) at Boo Blasters, but that seemed to have gotten taken care of quickly.

[jcgoble3]

Nice report! I was at the park the same day. As for the Soak City lightning shutdown, there was an announcement in the waterpark, or at least at the new wave pool where I was. Otherwise, yeah, I spent my waterpark time in Splash River and the new wave pool. Didn't touch any of the slides. Glad you had fun!