Thrill_Biscuit Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Well, my wife and I finally took our long-planned (and anticipated) annual trip to KI. We got up at 6:00, drove out to Preble County, brought our little cousin (10), and a friend of his (12)(this was her first ever trip to KI, and it was cool to see her first reaction to seeing the Eiffel Tower, SOB and Drop Zone as we came up Tylersville road. Big eyes, and a gasp of amazed anticipation. It was cool.) It was overcast and a little sprinkly, but overall it wasn't a bad day to visit the park. I was a little disappointed to be greeted by the strains of "Been around the world and I-I-I-I-I can't find my baby..." blasting over the speakers, instead of the bombastic, John Williams and Gabriel Yared scores that used to make the entrance much more enchanting. It felt kind of weird to me...and the music selections never seemed to get any better to me (all 'old' stuff). We tried the "let's sneak through the fudge shop to get ahead of the line" trick. No good: it was long in there too. Once the throngs were released, we walked briskly towards IJST. I think about 200 rude guests sprinted past us at a good 5 minute mile. We got onto IJST twice with minimal waiting, Vortex with about a 5 minute wait, Beast in like, no time, and then, suddenly, every attraction was Longlinesville, baby! (Even the LMRR!) I like the more 'personalized' interaction between ride operators and guests ("How was your ride?"; I thought it was just a "Beast" thing, but noticed they were doing it on a lot of other rides, too (Reptar, AE) It's a nice touch. Some of the sorest thumbs I noticed: 1. The Carousel was silent. No music. Sad. 2. Drop Zone was closed, and there was a sense of foreboding because of the recent 6FKK tragedy. 3. Delirium kept closing (operating in test mode) each time we got in line for it; 4. The F-14 is gone from the TG path; 5. Congo Falls (which we rode five times(?!?) ate my Cleveland Indians hat; 6. Vortex has orange seatbelt thingies; 7. I bragged all the way to the park about the cool glass blower.... who's gone. Sad. All in all it was a good trip. My wife says "best visit ever!". The kids were sad to go at the end of the day, but came away with lots of 'puff puppies' and LEDware. Ridelist: IJST, IJST, Vortex, Beast, WWC, SR&R, Zeph, VF,TG,CF,CF,CF,CF,CF,ET,VF,VF,RRRR, LMRR, AE, AE, Racer, and Vortex. ~sorry I put that song in your head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 I continue to be amazed that otherwise safety conscious Cedar Fair apparently does NOTHING at all to stop guests from running to rides at opening. Down this road falls WILL happen. I've never seen other companies allow this practice. At Kings Island and Cedar Point, the security guards watch it happen and make no effort whatsoever to stop it, at least in my experience. I just do NOT understand it. Not only is it dangerous, but it is also, as you pointed out, rude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastergirl Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Ridelist: IJST, IJST, Vortex, Beast, WWC, SR&R, Zeph, VF,TG,CF,CF,CF,CF,CF,ET,VF,VF,RRRR, LMRR, AE, AE, Racer, and Vortex. Okay... I figured all of them except "RRRR". Which ride is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Runway Reptar??? Also I couldn't figure out LMRR. Are you referring to KI&MVRR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrill_Biscuit Posted June 25, 2007 Author Share Posted June 25, 2007 Ridelist: IJST, IJST, Vortex, Beast, WWC, SR&R, Zeph, VF,TG,CF,CF,CF,CF,CF,ET,VF,VF,RRRR, LMRR, AE, AE, Racer, and Vortex. Okay... I figured all of them except "RRRR". Which ride is that? Rug Rats Runaway Reptar. The "LMRR" is my many-decades old, incorrect reference to the KIMVRR (I lived in Morrow as a kid, and the remnants of the Little Miami Rail Road ran through the middle of town. Old habbits, you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWildman424 Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 No FoF or FH? Thats area is gonna be the first thing I do next time I go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrill_Biscuit Posted June 25, 2007 Author Share Posted June 25, 2007 No FoF or FH? Thats area is gonna be the first thing I do next time I go. I'll try FH on a weekday. I didn't get much sleep the night before, so I knew FOF would beat the living nonsense out of me (Vortex, Beast and Racer had already shaken a few good bones loose; you gotta be up to your game at 38 against the Giants of KI!) I'll get in my FoF track time sometime later this year, after a good 10-hour snooze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deb Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 No FoF or FH? Thats area is gonna be the first thing I do next time I go. I'll try FH on a weekday. I didn't get much sleep the night before, so I knew FOF would beat the living nonsense out of me (Vortex, Beast and Racer had already shaken a few good bones loose; you gotta be up to your game at 38 against the Giants of KI!) I'll get in my FoF track time sometime later this year, after a good 10-hour snooze. Last time we went, FoF was the 2nd smoothest ride we rode... after Firehawk. But it was the only time I've ridden it without the OTSR. deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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