Yesterday was more or less what I had planned for. We picked up my friend, Chris, at 8:30 and ventured up north. My mom dropped us off at the drop of lane. It was cold and grey.

We waited outside the gate for a little while before ERT then darted towards The Beast. An old comrade of mine was working there that day as we approached the entrance. He was standing in front of the ride saying it was closed, so we walked around for a couple of minutes. We ran back to The Beast when I noticed it was open. We were on the 4th train of the day in the front row. The cold air blasted our faces as we rocketed through the first tunnel. After that, I was fully awake and ready for the rest of my day.

I noticed Diamondback was down and it stayed down until about noon

After The Beast, Chris and I rode Vortex and then WindSeeker. We got a bite to eat at skyline, (chili cheese fries) and proceeded to Action Zone. On the way I took some pics of Oktoberfest and, I have to say, It looked amazing.

As we entered Action Zone, I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me.

DB was still down, or should I say "up"

We proceeded back to Rivertown where we boarded the Kings Island and Miami Valley Railroad

Finally fixed the sign

Along the ride, they had a little trivia game. I answered every one with ease, but the conductor couldn't hear me since I was in the back of the train.

How much did Diamondback cost?-$22,000,000

What's the original name for Soak City?-Water Works

What's the second most visited attraction at the park?- The railroad

After the train, we visited Planet Snoopy and ran into an old friend

After that, I showed Chris around because he hasn't been to KI since 2009. We went to The Eiffel Tower and got some shots.

The rest of the day, we basically walked around, rode some more rides, and ate a lot of food. Here's some more pics of our day.

I had a strange feeling I was being watched...

We left at about 9:30 and journeyed back home after a nice relaxing day

To see the rest of my pics, visit my photobucket page http://s1325.photobucket.com/user/sonofbaconator/library/KI%205-11-13?sort=3&page=1

Nice report! How long did you wait for some of the rides? Yesterday I waited 2 hours for Diamondback, 30 minutes for Adventure Express, and 40 for Vortex and Drop Tower. It was packed!

I noticed 2 things on this picture. I am unsure if they have talked about before or not so, here we go.

1.) The different color red behind the text, "This evil phenomenon can be identified." Sticker Maybe?

2.) The white marks on the bottom of the picture. Makes me think of text wrap but are they just marks or am I just seeing things

Nice report! How long did you wait for some of the rides? Yesterday I waited 2 hours for Diamondback, 30 minutes for Adventure Express, and 40 for Vortex and Drop Tower. It was packed!

To be honest we rode The Beast, Vortex, and WindSeeker all under 30 minutes during ERT. The rest of the day we just wondered and rode the train. Occasionally, we rode flight deck but all the rides had 120 min long wait times and we just kept on walking around trying to find a smaller line. All in all, the only ride that was a walk on was the train, which I didn't mind. Also, Congo falls, race for your life, and WWC were walk ons, but i had enough common sense not to ride them...

I changed the thread title for the sake of not filling up the forums with my constant trip reports.

5/14/13

The park was a ghost town. I rode Diamondback for the first time during ERT.my friend and I rode it 4 times in a row before advancing to The Beast. From there we rode Vortex twice then dodgems like 3 times. The rest of the day it was just constant walk-ons including Firehawk, which we ride twice in a row. BLSC and WindSeeker were not running when I was there at all but it didn't really matter. We had a blast!

Here's the list of my rides for today

Diamondback-6

The Beast-1

Vortex-2

Dodgems-3

Adventure Express-1

Delerium-1

Invertigo-1

Flight Deck-1

Eiffel Tower-1

WWC-2

K.I.&.M.V.R.R- 1

Racer-1

Firehawk- 2

Nice trip report! I have yet to go yet, hopefully I can get to the park soon.

Edit: I just noticed that the sign in front of Adventure Express was re-painted, it looks a lot better now.

I also noticed that I missed my 1000th post

How'd you go today? School-skipper! Or does your school just get out really, really, early?

How'd you go today? School-skipper! Or does your school just get out really, really, early?

We had an off day today for some reason. It was a perfect day to go though. I get out the 23rd

How'd you go today? School-skipper! Or does your school just get out really, really, early?

We had an off day today for some reason. It was a perfect day to go though. I get out the 23rd

I got out the 23rd too, and I have an off day Friday...for some reason. lol.

Great pics! I saw the trams in the distance. Why doesn't the park use them anymore?

How'd you go today? School-skipper! Or does your school just get out really, really, early?

We had an off day today for some reason. It was a perfect day to go though. I get out the 23rd

I got out the 23rd too, and I have an off day Friday...for some reason. lol.

Wow! I want to go to your schools! Mine doesn't get out until the 29th.

How'd you go today? School-skipper! Or does your school just get out really, really, early?

We had an off day today for some reason. It was a perfect day to go though. I get out the 23rd

I got out the 23rd too, and I have an off day Friday...for some reason. lol.

Wow! I want to go to your schools! Mine doesn't get out until the 29th.

You should feel lucky. Xenia schools don't get out until June 4. Thankfully, it's been eight years since I've had to deal with that (actually nine since the seniors get out about two weeks earlier than the rest of the students).

How'd you go today? School-skipper! Or does your school just get out really, really, early?

We had an off day today for some reason. It was a perfect day to go though. I get out the 23rd

I got out the 23rd too, and I have an off day Friday...for some reason. lol.

Wow! I want to go to your schools! Mine doesn't get out until the 29th.

31st. Anyone wanna top that?

EDIT: Looks like Xenia wins.

Or loses, depending on your point of view.

How'd you go today? School-skipper! Or does your school just get out really, really, early?

We had an off day today for some reason. It was a perfect day to go though. I get out the 23rd

I got out the 23rd too, and I have an off day Friday...for some reason. lol.

Wow! I want to go to your schools! Mine doesn't get out until the 29th.

31st. Anyone wanna top that?

EDIT: Looks like Xenia wins.

21st....

Getting out for the summer...

Ah, youth. And teaching.

Then again, I guess one could do so for retirement...endless summer?

How'd you go today? School-skipper! Or does your school just get out really, really, early?

We had an off day today for some reason. It was a perfect day to go though. I get out the 23rd

I got out the 23rd too, and I have an off day Friday...for some reason. lol.

Wow! I want to go to your schools! Mine doesn't get out until the 29th.

You should feel lucky. Xenia schools don't get out until June 4. Thankfully, it's been eight years since I've had to deal with that (actually nine since the seniors get out about two weeks earlier than the rest of the students).

my school is worse! June 7th.

But since my school is online I can go to KI on a week day.

School is K12 (OHVA) and can do my work when ever as long as its done before midnight each day.

YEAH!! Thank you!! I'm in the same school and do the same thing. It's pretty awesome having the park to yourself. Haha

How'd you go today? School-skipper! Or does your school just get out really, really, early?

We had an off day today for some reason. It was a perfect day to go though. I get out the 23rd

I got out the 23rd too, and I have an off day Friday...for some reason. lol.

Wow! I want to go to your schools! Mine doesn't get out until the 29th.

You should feel lucky. Xenia schools don't get out until June 4. Thankfully, it's been eight years since I've had to deal with that (actually nine since the seniors get out about two weeks earlier than the rest of the students).

my school is worse! June 7th.

But since my school is online I can go to KI on a week day.

School is K12 (OHVA) and can do my work when ever as long as its done before midnight each day.

Vandalia-Butler is out the 6th of June so consider yourselves lucky...

School....during the summer. . Thats me. I only have a 2 week break.

I got out April 26th! O-H!

Getting out for the summer...

Ah, youth. And teaching.

Then again, I guess one could do so for retirement...endless summer?

Endless summer... on ice?

Getting out for the summer...

Ah, youth. And teaching.

Then again, I guess one could do so for retirement...endless summer?

Endless summer... on ice?

I'd prefer that to Atlanta, honestly.

Vancouver!

Getting out for the summer...

Ah, youth. And teaching.

Then again, I guess one could do so for retirement...endless summer?

Endless summer... on ice?

Think about that movie..Surfing on ice....I wonder how that experience would be, I will just keep that thought on ice for a while.

Went to KI after my last day of school at around 11:00. What a great way to kickoff the summer! Pics coming soon

I got out April 26th! O-H!

I got out permanently on April 27th with a diploma in my hand!

Still tossing around the idea of grad school... A master's would be nice, but I don't know if I want to fight through two more years of engineering school. For right now, I'm kind of past the "school" portion of life.

What day would be better for low crowds? Thursday when the park is open from 10:00-8:00 or Friday when the park is open from 10:00-10:00?

Thursday. On Friday, you'll have people taking the day off work to create a three-day weekend. The same is also partially true on Mondays. Mid-week—Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday—will almost always be the lightest crowds, barring holidays or special events.

Going tomorrow. Any photo requests? I'm gonna try to get as many construction photos as I can.

Just make sure you get photos from the Eiffel Tower. Other than that, there really aren't too many different places to take a picture.