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That was awesome McSalsa!

As long as being out down a few notches so the queue is visible.

Any announcements on the times yet?

Oh ok. I thought you meant the attraction itself. Carry on.

Yup, people were on it.

The go karts are gone. Just saying.

Great trip report Brad! Thanks for sharing with us!

We got at the park around 6:45PM, after my baseball game (Which by the way we won 5-4). We took separate cars, my mom and sister in one car, and my dad and I in another, in case it rained and my dad wanted to head home. We waited in the entrance for about 10 minutes, until my mom and sister came. We decided on heading to the Eiffel Tower, to see the former Son of Beast sight and check out the lines. When we got to Eiffel Tower, I saw something I’ve never seen, the elevator was stuck. Kids were just waving and stuff through the windows. We didn’t want to wait for them to get back down, so we decided to make our first ride of the year The Racer. There was about 4 switchbacks open which resulted in about a 15 minute wait. Also, instead of just part of the middle fence, the whole fence in The Racer station was now removed. We chose Red side and got towards the middle of the train for our first ride of the year! The ride was fun, and it was great to get back on a coaster again! It was pretty smooth for the front seat of the car. You could also see WindSeeker’s evacuation system in the turnaround. From here, we kept texting KICers to try to get in a group, but they were in line for Firehawk. We decided to check out the Flight of Fear line, but decided not to do it, because it would probably be the last ride of the night. They did get a nice, new estimated wait time sign, along with a few other rides. We ended up talking some more about what to do, and decided on trying out the Reds Hall of Fame Grille. We were surprised to see not many people here, probably because it was after most people ate dinner, but we were quickly seated and handed our menus. The menu had about 6 Reds trivia questions, which were cool to have. It took a while for a waitress to come, but in about 10 minutes one did. My dad and I split some ribs, while the girls split chicken tenders. The TV’s had ESPN, a current baseball game between the Cardinals and somebody, and a Reds classic highlight thing, which made it a very sporty atmosphere. We decided to get up and look around while waiting for our food. The theme was done really well, and there was all kinds of classic Reds memorabilia. After gazing around for about 10 minutes, we headed back to our seats, and an appetizer my parents ordered, which was chips and some dip thing, was already there. In about 5 minutes, the rest of our food was here. The ribs weren’t anything special. They were dry and overcooked. Kind of tasted like jerky. The service was asking how everything was, and we reported how the ribs were. Everything else was really good. But, the ribs weren’t as good as what I’d heard from media day. They weren’t awful, but they weren’t worth $20. I also recalled seeing someone on KIC post about a 10% discount on all food purchases for Gold Passholders, but they said they didn’t have it. So: Pros: *Theme was excellent, all kinds of stuff for any Reds fan to look at. *Service was fairly nice, for me anyway, but I heard different stories from others. *The rest of the food was all good. *Plenty of TV’s to watch whatever. Cons: *Ribs were overcooked, not worth $20. *Wouldn’t accept any discounts. After eating, we kept texting a KIC group, and decided to meet them at The Beast. A new fence replaced the trash cans and plants and photo booths that used to block The Crypt entrance. We ran into malem, Beastie1980, Original, Muppetfan, Beastie’s mom and sister, firebeastoffear, and I believe that is it. It was around 8:50 and we walked into a full Beast queue, with the exception of a couple switchbacks in the first queue house and one switchback on the rear side of the station switchbacks, which I haven’t seen the switchbacks in the station used in forever. We kept discussing whether or not we would make it before the fireworks started. 40 minutes later when we reached the station switchbacks, we realized we wouldn’t make it before fireworks, and met our fate that this was the last ride of the night. There was plenty of cheers and stuff we started in the loud Beast station. There was a nice 4 minute firework show, which was a great way to end Opening day. Well, actually, we were ending Opening Day on a Beast night ride! After the fireworks, we waited about an additional 20 minutes to get on. Including fireworks, the total wait was about 1 hour 40 minutes. So, that makes me thing a full queue for Beast is only about just over a 1 hour wait. Ready to roll! I rode with my dad for my second ride of the year. The ride was amazing! And on the second lift hill, the people in front of us were asking if this was another drop, and it sure was! We raced through the pitch black tunnels, through the dark woods, until we safely made it back to the station. We headed out now, cause what else was there to do? They probably wanted us out anyway. There was lots of texting going on throughout the day for me to try to get my shirt. At the front entrance, we met Gator and he had my shirt. We also walked through a nice Snoopy’s Starlight Spectacular on the way. Big thanks to Indyguy4KI and XGatorHead for eventually getting my shirt. When we left the park, we chatted with Gator and it started to rain. Perfect timing. A great day. A couple of notes: *I think 2 rides in a day might be an all time low for me *There was all kinds of new little things throughout the park. I also can’t wait to see what will happen in Action Zone! *Not quite sure what rides were closed, but I believe many went down during the day and WindSeeker was not open. Thanks for reading! Also, here's a quick video from the day.

^^ I also ran into Eiffel Tower being shut down cause the elevator was stuck.

And it looked really nice!

The new evacuation system is behind a fence around Dinosaurs Alive 3D, and it's viewable while riding The Red Racer.

Based on what I've recently seen, about a 30-50% chance of rain, with highs in the upper 60's and lows around 50.

I'd love Reds day to return!

Whenever I try to edit my signature, it always says I can only use up to 6 lines, while I only used 3.

Thanks everyone! And here's the video.

Yesterday, my dad’s friend invited us over for a ride around the Tri-State on his club’s plane. It was a really nice day, pretty odd considering there’s going to be snow today. But that’s Ohio weather. Setting up and checking to make sure the plane was ready seemed complicated. I really didn’t understand much of it. The takeoff was a lot of fun, kind of like a long Flight of Fear launch. First, we passed over my house, my school, and some of the baseball fields I play on. There were a lot of baseball fields. Next we flied towards Kings Island. First thing I noticed is how much space Son of Beast took up. (These are all screenshots from a video) Thunder Alley is just a dirt oval now. The water tower is also clearly gone, but the paint that was under it still remains. After that, we took a quick fly to downtown Cincinnati. Then we headed back to the airport. I admit I got a bit motion sick towards the end, but I felt better after we landed. Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for reading!

About 139 days, 21 hours, and 9 minutes.

Just saw a live report on FOX 19, still pretty bare, and there going to fill over 100 positions. EDIT: Patio located under Diamondbacks lift hill, looks pretty sweet.

As a fan of the Reds, this just looks really awesome.

Those cars belonged to Vortex! What a surprise!

Is there any way to edit the team name?

Well, you start of by paying the $25 registration fee, and then you have your fundraising page. The money you collect goes to Give Kids The World, which provides kids with life-threatening illnesses vacations with their families. You can ask your friends and family to help donate to your page. Once you have raised at least $75, you are able to go. The riding schudele is on the CFK website, but basically you can ride for the amount of time it lasts without getting off, and it's a lot of fun. We're also provided with lunch, a beast tour, and prizes for the top 3 fundraisers. It's a really fun event for a great cause.

I'm all signed up and I've made a "team" for KIC.

Same here. Haven't has a field trip since the last time we had a snow day.

I joined in November 2011. Mainly for news on The Crypt.