Homecoming at PKI

[CoasterKrazy]

Homecoming dance at my school is pretty much pointless, so a friend and I decided to go to PKI for Fear Fest instead.

We left home at 1 PM and got to the park at 2 PM. The parking lot seemed crowded, but the park was perfect. I guess people don't carpool anymore. First stop once inside the park was Scooby Doo and the Haunted Castle. I don't know what PKI was doing on Saturday, but ALL of the lines were as fast as I've seen them. I think my score on Scooby was 1260. Still a great ride, but I miss Phantom Theater at the same time.

Next was Tomb Raider. Again, very short wait. Every other torch is lit up in the "monkey soldier" room now for some reason, and the lights don't go out in the movie chamber. The giant statue is lit up with red lights and you are able to watch the screen come up out of the base of the statue. I don't know which I like better, the pitch blackness, or watching the screen rise out of nowhere. The ride was the same as always, but it seems that the effects get slightly worse each time I ride. Getting onto the ride, you're able to see the themeing, and a few of the lighting effects ( Giant statue getting mad, eyes lighting up, etc. ) are very slight. The sparks are now nonexistant very little fog appears at the end of the ride. But I'm not complaining

Vortex was next on the list. I think I had the best ride I have ever had. My head didn't touch the restraint once, and the entire ride was smooth as glass. Plus the GREAT pops of airtime at the beginning of the ride. Possibly the best Arrow I've ridden, and top coaster in the park, in my opinion. Keep this one for a few more decades PKI!

Flight of Fear came after Vortex. This is a great ride too. I can't help but love the fast paced elements and abrupt stop at the end. By this time it was about 4 PM, so my friend and I decided to try Curse of the Crypt. She's not too fond of haunted houses, so that wasn't the best choice in the world. Anyway, it was an okay walkthrough, but I wonder how it compares to others at other parks. That was our last Fear Fest attraction of the evening. We then ate at Wings and headed to Action Zone.

A quick trip on Adventure Express took us to our first ride of Drop Zone for the night. I could ride DZ all day long, and I really could have that night. The line was moving fast. It is now a priority to hold out my hands in front of me while on the ride. If you don't do this, try it sometime, it really adds to the fear factor of the ride. You can't grab ahold of the restraint once you fall though! Half the fun is keeping your hands from shooting back up to that restraint. Top Gun was next, followed by another trip on Drop Zone.

The rest of the night was taken up by walking around the park, taking in the Fear Fest themeing. There seems to be A LOT less themeing this year for Fear Fest, but this may be attributed to this being the first weekend of operation. Lets hope so, because I plan on going back, and I hope they get more of the decorations up. Overall, a GREAT night, and an awesome substitue for Homecoming dance