jzarley Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 My record queue at KI is also for FoF...four hours on a late Thursday afternoon in June right after its opening in 1996. I actually took the afternoon off work specifically to go down and ride it...thinking the lines wouldn't be too bad on a weekday! I waited over two hours in line for Top Gun on a May Saturday in 1993. That has to be one of the busiest days I've ever seen in the park. When I was leaving (after only riding TG and a few other small rides), they were announcing at the gate over the loud speaker "Paramount's Kings Island is extremely crowded. You may wish to visit us on another day." <G> But, my record wait was for "Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye" at DL when it opened during Spring Break in 1995--just under six hours. I think my patience level must have been a lot higher then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialk141 Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 3 hours for top gun, opening weekend 4.5 for fof opening day 3 hours each for drop zone and face/off in 99.... that was a crummy night.... it was seriously sleeting in our faces on faceoff... haha... 6.5 hours for TTD in 03. opening day.... went for that reason only... was it worth it? one word..... rollback..... seriously.... the long wait made it that much better.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outdoor Man Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 for some of these attractions they KNOW are going to have 4+ hour waits- they should outfit the lines with RESTROOMS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hot day at the park, beverage after beverage... I can't go much past 2 hours without a pit stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corn4ahead Posted May 1, 2007 Author Share Posted May 1, 2007 I plan on going on Firehawk the day after memorial day, later in the evening. I cant ride it opening weekend because i will be in kansas city. I hope i get to go to Worlds of Fun. I also cant imagine the wait being 2-3 hours for Firehawk if u get there before the gates are open, I would just run to Firehawk and get on it first thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knoxville Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 I waited 5 hours for Top Thrill Dragster once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corn4ahead Posted May 1, 2007 Author Share Posted May 1, 2007 I heard that some people waited 8-9 hours for TTD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delirium33 Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Will the park announce the official opening day of Firehawk when its ready? (Because I know that there is no guarantee that the ride will operate any particular day) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 4 hours for Top Gun in 1999, how did that happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corn4ahead Posted May 1, 2007 Author Share Posted May 1, 2007 4 hours for TG is definetly a waste of time if you ask me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Should I throw in that at least once or twice over the years I have waited longer than 90 minutes for Racer! (Don't ask whether it was forwards or backwards...there was no backwards....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JxAx Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 haha..wow. all you guys are crazy. I've never waited that long for a ride in my life. Maybe 2 hours for FoF a few years ago. I guess it's because I'm young and I was never tall enough to ride major KI rides the day/year they opened. I'll wait as long as it takes for Firehawk, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Over 5 for Beast. More than once. In the early years. The paw prints used to go back nearly to the Eiffel Tower! been there.. did that.. the whole way to the tower.. 4 hours.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory Butcher Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Longest Ive ever waited at KI...1 hour and 15 minutes for IJ:ST. Longest Ive ever had to wait at any park... 1 hour and a half for Splash Mountain, and Test Track! I have a way with lines! And, no, no linejumping has ever been involved! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 I waited about 2 1/2 Hours for Millenium Force and then turned right around and waited another 2 hours for TTD. At Kings Island the longest wait i have had is about an hour and a half for The Beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corn4ahead Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 I find it easy to avoid lines at KI. I also find it easy to only wait up to an hour for the major ride at CP too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 I find it easy to avoid lines at KI. I also find it easy to only wait up to an hour for the major ride at CP too. Mind telling us your secret? Is it anything other than avoiding busy days? Besides, I thought CP had more than one major ride. THE major ride at Cedar Point seldom has a line less than an hour, unless the park is close to empty. Assuming, of course, you meant the top thrill ride in the park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corn4ahead Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 I find it easy to avoid lines at KI. I also find it easy to only wait up to an hour for the major ride at CP too. Mind telling us your secret? Is it anything other than avoiding busy days? Besides, I thought CP had more than one major ride. THE major ride at Cedar Point seldom has a line less than an hour, unless the park is close to empty. Assuming, of course, you meant the top thrill ride in the park. 1: i meant major rides. 2: like you said, go during the week on a tuesday, wednesday, or thursday 3: start at the back of the park. These are all very obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 I waited about 2 1/2 Hours for Millenium Force and then turned right around and waited another 2 hours for TTD. At Kings Island the longest wait i have had is about an hour and a half for The Beast. I feel spoiled riding MF 5 times in under 30 mins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesv7 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 I also waited around 4 hours for Flight of Fear in it's first season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corn4ahead Posted May 3, 2007 Author Share Posted May 3, 2007 I waited about 2 1/2 Hours for Millenium Force and then turned right around and waited another 2 hours for TTD. At Kings Island the longest wait i have had is about an hour and a half for The Beast. I feel spoiled riding MF 5 times in under 30 mins Yeah...I got to the park with the early passes and rode it twice in 5 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlova054 Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 I went to Cedar Point in May last year and was able to get on Top Thrill Dragster twice in under 15 minutes! The longest I have ever waited in a queue line was also for Top Thrill Dragster, 3 1/2 hours in 2004 (it was a very busy day)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWildman424 Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 The longest I've waited for TTD is 30 minutes. I've ridden it 3 times onec in the front. I guess it was just a good day. I've waited nearly an hour and a half for Millenium Force, but that was once and it hasn't been like that since. I once skipped a 2.5 hour line for Millenium Force due to a free pass from getting stuck on Gemini. We got a ticket to go to the front of the line on any ride (other than TTD) because we sat on the emergency brakes for 10 minutes...It was great. At Kings Island, I waited for SOB for araound an hour and the same for FoF. Thats about it. I've had excellent luck with lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clbehymer Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 The longest wait that I had at KI was in 1993 on a Saturday in July, and I waited for around 4 hours for The Vortex. The line was even longer for The Beast, but we didn't wait in that one. My longest wait at CP had to be opening year for MF, it was a Sunday and the Park was extremely crowded. We waited about 3 and half hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow2k3 Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 I believe the longest wait I can remember at KI was SOB at about 2 1/2 hours. As for CP, it was my first trip up there back in 2004, and we went straight to Dragster. Unbeknownst to me, I happened to go when ACE Coaster Con was going on. I waited about 3-4 hours for Dragster. A rollback would have been nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browntggrr Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 for some of these attractions they KNOW are going to have 4+ hour waits- they should outfit the lines with RESTROOMS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hot day at the park, beverage after beverage... I can't go much past 2 hours without a pit stop. That was the nice thing about CP when TTD first opened; they allowed you to exit the line to use the restroom & come back to your place in line when the ride was consistantly breaking down. They were called 'Hall Pass' in high school. I wonder what you could call a pass for getting out of line in a park? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corn4ahead Posted May 3, 2007 Author Share Posted May 3, 2007 i love CP. I hope when i go june 7, it is a good day with minimal lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retsamemag111 Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 My longest wait would have to be 3 hours for the boss at six flags st. louis. The line was really about 45 min but someone threw up so it took FOREVER to clean it. For some reason i never just left the line! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzarley Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 I've had really good luck with lines at CP over the last several years. I've started going the last week of August (after most schools start, but the week before Labor Day), and taking advantage of one of their great package deals (two nights at the Breakers; two "Fun Day" tickets; two "Twilight" tickets; buy 1/get 1 free at Soak City; 4 tickets to Challenge Park; and $30 in "Munch Money" all for only around $400!) On a week day at that time of year I've never waited more than about 15 min. for the front seat of Raptor, and I've never waited more than 30 min. (with breakdowns) for TTD. It's a great time of year to go to CP if your schedule allows it...it's cheap, the park isn't very crowded, and the weather in August is usually a lot more predictable in Sandusky than May or June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corn4ahead Posted May 3, 2007 Author Share Posted May 3, 2007 I will have to go then...Thanks for the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corn4ahead Posted May 6, 2007 Author Share Posted May 6, 2007 I have actually heard of people waiting 10-12 hours for somw rides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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