PTR 09/28/14

[WindingSon]

Back to Kings Island for one last time for the year. Used my free Fast Lane pass for renewing, and had a great time. Photos taken with my iPhone 5S.

Arrived very early, allowing me to snap a quick picture of the entrance.

As the time crept closer to 10:30, they all began to come out and prepare the ticket booths.

First stop was Banshee, with the ERT. I rode it twice, but stopped before I had the chance to feel sick. Don't tell anyone I took this from Drop Tower.

Speaking of Drop Tower, I had never ridden it so it was next:

Very fun, forceful and exciting ride. It was quite a bit more fun than I expected.

At that point, ERT was over and I made it over to The Bat.

I think this photo encompasses how busy most of the rides were today.

Decided to switch over to Coney Maul and check out some of the shops. There were a few good hauls to be had.

Skipping The Racer and FOF, I decided it was time to have my second ever ride on Firehawk. I did not like it as much as the first. Huh.

One that did not disappoint however:

Vortex seems to get better every time I give it a ride. I gave it and WindSeeker a whirl and was rather impressed by both today.

Backlot Stunt was next, and it had maybe the longest line of the day. Looked to be around 15 minutes or so. I got right on with my FLP and enjoyed it. The fire effects were working today, when they weren't the last time I rode it.

The Beast taunted me to ride, but I was hungry so we stopped and had a small bite to eat at La Rosa's. It was fine.

Not fine, was The Beast. It was great! I swear it's been faster this year. That first helix after the second lift hill is outstanding. I waited maybe 5 minutes for the front row, and it may have been the best ride I had on it all season.

A trip to Rivertown just can't happen without Diamondback, and it was running just fine. I rode near the back and it seemed to float more than normal. Good stuff.

BLUE ICE CREAM and Boo Blasters was next. Ice Cream was good, but the blasters were still not working great on the Boo Blasters. Oh well.

Made our way back to Coney Maul, adding a ride on The Racer to the list. It appeared the red train was being held up by angry guests who lost an item on the ride. I jammed the lap bar down too hard and had an uncomfortable ride this time. Whoops.

I made up for it with another ride on Vortex.

Something is missing here. Let's investigate from the other side.

Hmmm. Well. I don't know. Hopefully SR&R is back next year.

Making our way back to the entrance, I realized I had never actually stopped to look at the Grand Carousel:

It was beautiful to say the least. And I bet it's better at night.

I found a great spot to get a photo of the Eiffel Tower:

But then I realized the REAL reason they tore down Son of Beast:

and I realized it was time to go home.

[TheBEASTunchained]

GREAT photo-trip-report, Thanks for sharing!

Sounds like you had a great time at the park!

[McSalsa]

Great Trip Report, and awesome photos. Beast does seem to be running great since it's re-track this year, ESPECIALLY at night. Diamondback has seemed better too, in fact...looks like the park's other signature rides may have been nervous of Banshee's debut and upped their game or something.