So does that mean that most of the toilets no longer work?

No. And believe it or not, the park has waterless urinals. And a water fountain inside the men's restroom at the back (yuck).

You know it's the offseason when your brother informs you that the KI food truck was at Cincinnati Financial handing out free blue ice cream, and texts you a picture of himself eating it.

Needless to say, I'm jealous of him.

When someone creates these skyscraper, city roller coaster Photoshop images. This is very cool.

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2014/04/surreal-photos-city-roller-coasters/8835/

I know the off-season is getting to me. Last night my boyfriend and I had our date night in Mason, just so I could drive by the empty, lonely park. Hold on guys I'm gonna cry. So close yet so far!

When you get to end your off season early by riding your bike up and down the hills and imagine you are on The Beast.

Eating blue moo cookie dough ice cream cone knowing it's not what you really want! Smurf cones rule!!

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When you keep craving a Banshee Twist ice cream.

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When a song, once again, randomly plays on your iPod and it brings up memories of Kings Island.

I know I'm not the only one. Heck, this could have already been mentioned.

^ No you're not the only one. There are many songs on my iPod that remind me of KI.

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^ Do check out this topic : http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php/topic/25889-songs-that-go-well-with-rides-at-ki/ , it discusses a little bit about what you are talking about

When you begin to count down the hours until Opening Day.

You hear a bus on the way back from class and the noise you immediately think of is the release of pressure on The Bat's brakerun. That PSSHHHH sound

Now that I think about it, could someone actually refresh me on what makes that noise? I think I have a solid idea but I don't want to assume I'm right...

When your eye starts twitching and you sweat profusely because you havent ridden a roller coaster in so long........ I have a problem....

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When you dream about The Bat two nights in a row.

Btw, these were not very fun dreams...

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You take a Sat. off from work so you can prepare for the coaster season.

My (partial)checklist:

1. Burner flip phone that fits easily in my front pocket---For park emergency use only.---Keep the "good" phone in the car.

2. Book 2 nights at a nearby hotel.

3. Oil change in the car.

4. Clear safety glasses with a strap to keep them from flying off during a ride.

5. Pack for varying weather conditions. (it is mid April in the Midwest)

6. $.97 rain poncho's (fit nicely in back pocket)

7. A couple Ziplock baggies for your stuff that you don't want to get wet if weather hits or for water rides later in the season.

8. Clean out all the junk from wallet.

Later,

Mark

Safety Glasses?

I like clear safety glasses because you can keep your eyes wide open and not squint because of the air hitting you in the face ay 50+ MPH (just like a lot of people wear sun glasses on rides) but at night you don't need tinted lenses.

I like clear safety glasses because you can keep your eyes wide open and not squint because of the air hitting you in the face ay 50+ MPH (just like a lot of people wear sun glasses on rides) but at night you don't need tinted lenses.

Good point.

No need for safety glasses here!

There are some perks to having poor vision. Unless you were at Knott's Berry Farm prior to a few months ago.

When you buy new sunglasses for a new coaster season.

Yeah I bought sunglasses specifically for the new season.

When you wake up and say: "not another day without Kings Island... Waaiit, its MEDIA DAY!! YAY!!

Yeah I bought sunglasses specifically for the new season.

yea, i need to buy myself a cheap pair just so my good ones won't be lost on a ride.

Amazon, my friend!

I bought a pair of Full Mirrored Aviator Sunglasses for $9.45 and I love them.

At the Walmart near me (in Englewood), these were $25 so I saved $15.

I'm thinking a 5 dollar pair from Walmart lol

♫ With the glass so dark thay won't even know your name. And the choice is up to you cause they come in two classes: Rhinestone shades or cheap sunglasses... ♫

-Tb, quoting ZZ Top

It's over

For some of us...

AND, since the Offseason is back among us, time to revive this thread.

Today at work, I got some of my code back from the QA department that was ready for release. They sent me the ticket with the comment "All clear". Naturally, my follow-up comment when I sent it back to inform them that it had been merged into our release candidate was: "That all clear means this code is out of here, so sit upright and hold on tight because this changelist will be released tonight!"

And no, I won't get in trouble for that. Our ticket tracking system is purely internal, so we will often try to inject humor into our notes. One of the things I like about my job, they don't expect us to be proper and professional all the time as long as we project a professional attitude to the customers and release stable, high quality software, the higher-ups are good with that.

When you ride an escalator, and get to the top, to hear it sounding like a chain link at the top of a roller coaster.

When you are in line at the BMV you wish you had a Fastlane pass.