IndyGuy4KI Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 I had a vacation day to use and wanted to visit another day before the end of daily operations. I headed towards KI at 6:30 AM from Indy. Got in the park about 8:45. There was a delay with DB opening so I only got 3 rides in during ERT, but rode a 4th time before heading towards The Beast. I was walking with a retired P & G employee who hits up the park a lot and we rode The Beast 3 times in a row. I was telling him about what I think about where to sit on a 3 seat car on a train. Obviously middle row is best, but we ended up ridding 3 times in a row. We sat on the same train and in the same car, but we shifted from middle row, to front row, and then back row. That order is what we decided was smoothest to roughest. I parted ways with him at that point and I headed towards BLSC. I then decided to get a good ride in on WS. Vortex was having an issue and maintenance was hard at work getting it up and running. I then headed up CM and hit up Racer and then on to AZ and rode Delirium since I missed it last visit. I was getting a little warm so I hit up Congo Falls. While ridding there were some people from possibly Pakistan with those really cool bright outfits (Shalwar kameez style) who sat in the back row of the boat. They were soaked from head to toe after the drop. They were smiling so I guess they enjoyed it and not upset they got them wet. I then headed back to DB for another good ride. I was then getting hungry so I was looking for some food options. I wanted Rivertown Junction, but it was closed that day and Hanks was also closed. I ran into Don and talked to him for a few minutes. I then ended up at Jukebox Diner. This was my first vist there this season. The burger and fries were great and the portion of fries was just right for a very hungry man! After getting full I decided to hit up Vortex since I missed it earlier. I had never done a invert right after lunch before, but normally ride DB right after lunch, so I figured I would be fine. I did have a little grey out on the start of the second loop that I had never had before on that ride, but not sure if it was due to having a full stomach? The ride did not bother my stomach in any way. A True Ride Warrior!! I then figured I better not push it and decided to take a nice relaxing ride on WS. I then wanted to head back towards DB, but on the way I hit up BLSC and rode The Beast 2 more times. I meet up with Gary Coleman at DB and rode 6 times in about 35 minutes. I then really needed to get something to drink, so I left Gary and got some water and a Coke. At that point Beasie1980 (Melissa) texted me and said that she was in the park eating in the FH. So I got back on DB and rode it again and met her and her family at the exit. Melissa had her sister with her and we took a ride on DB. We then headed over to The Beast and rode it 2 times. They wanted to ride FOF, so we headed that way. Got a good ride on it. We then hit up Racer, AE, Delirium, and Invertigo. Melissa had not ridden in the front seat closest to the control room, so we rode in that seat. I don't ride Invertigo to often, but this was a good ride. We then hit up FD. I took a few pics of SOB while we were back there. Good bye SOB! I guess it was just not meant to be. We then headed down CM and around to BLSC and got the white train. We stopped at the DB splash down and Melissa's mom took a picture of us with a train going through the splashdown. Left to right: Beastie1980, Indyguy4ki, Beastie1980's sister (I forgot her name.) We then rode DB, Melissa wanted to ride front seat, so I took a few pics while we waited for that row. At this point it was getting dark and Melissa wanted a night ride on The Beast, so at about 8:30 we headed towards The Beast. Here we are in the queue. I got some sun today. Okay, I got a lot of sun today! We got an amazing night ride in on The Beast. (I have only had one or two so far this season) After that I wanted to get a night right in on DB and then I was getting home for it was close to 9:30 and I had a 2 hour drive ahead of me. We had a great night ride on DB to end the night. All in an awesome day at the park. Thanks to KI for another great relaxing day at the park. Ride Count: DB - 15 The Beast - 8 BLSC - 3 WS - 2 Racer - 2 Delirium - 2 Congo falls - 1 Vortex -1 FOF - 1 AE - 1 FD - 1 Invertigo - 1 Total: 38 Thanks for reading! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastie1980 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Thanks for pushing me to ride Invertigo in the front/back seat, it was a great ride. I'm happy we were able to meet up, my family and I loved it. Being able to hang out at the park with another member of KIC made for a great day at the park. We'll have to do it again some time. BTW, my sister's name is Summer, but it's okay that you forgot!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBEASTunchained Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Sounds like you guys had A Whole lot of fun and it seems like you got quite a few rides on Diamondback and The Beast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrypt Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Glad you both had a great time! In the picture of IndyGuy and Beastie in The Beast's queue, you can see the red station lights everyone was talking about! Neat effect! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanna Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 I love reports with pictures. Great photos, too. Looks like you had a great time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiocolts Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Great trip report and photos Brad! Glad you had a good time. Thanks for sharing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted August 26, 2012 Author Share Posted August 26, 2012 Glad you both had a great time! In the picture of IndyGuy and Beastie in The Beast's queue, you can see the red station lights everyone was talking about! Neat effect! The spot lights moving like we are looking for a beast is a nice addition as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
standbyme Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Thanks for the report...i'm glad you had a good time. P.S. Are you getting a head start on "No Shave November"?! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 It is now trim once a week, instead of shave daily! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Light trims, midcourse only? What a lift! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 Got to hand it to you Terpy, that was good! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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