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So basically there were about as many rides open as there would be in peak season with 15 mph winds.

Update: Christmas came early for me (From Sunday) Also, it contains the cleanest water in the city of Tampa. The park closed early yesterday and will remain closed today due to a water main break. I guess I almost got 2020ed but they filled it up just in time.

I heard Six Flags has some rides for sale if Indiana Beach is interested...

It seems recently businesses sure are throwing around the word "luxury." It's becoming about as useless as the intangible label, "World Class."

If you ride Stanley Falls solo don't wont to get that wet and that's what I did a lot because Brit wanted no part of it. Plus if you sit up front on really any flume your feet are covered by the front of the boat so you're golden.

There are some pics and videos going around of the Free Spin track / supports that have showed up on site. Most interest thing is the color scheme, with the supports painted to look like bamboo.

I don't think Cedar Point could pull this off even if they did it well but that event had no chance to succeed anyway because it was the worst thing ever.

More pics! Continuing with a loop through the park to check out some of the various flat rides. I mentioned in the TR that Dragon Wrestling Tournament was no longer. That's a shame. Mainly because it's one of the best names in a park full of awesome ride names. But also because ... this. This is amazing. RIP, Dragon Wrestling Tournament. (for those wondering, Dragon Wrestling Tournament was a Huss Flic Flac.) Next up on the way through the park -- Giant Water Pump. Giant Water Pump is an extremely small frisbee-type ride. I think it only seats 6 people. Like a smaller version of that bell ride at Hansa Park (that I actually somehow got on). Music Box -- another kids flat. A carousel! Phoenix. It's not just a coaster at Knoebels. This one is an Enterprise. Given that these are disappearing, it's good to note that Legendia still has one. Magical Lake Expedition. Yeah, that's some magic. It's a pirate ship, with zero pirates in sight, but a gratuitous amount of mermaids. Magical Lake Taxi is some kind of boat ride that goes out over the lake. Not sure it was operating on the day we were there. Would be good for some closer views of Lech Coaster on a day with a little more time at the park. The Tea Cups are ... just called Tea Cups. The Carousel is ... the Carousel of Love! The Royal Ballroom is... ...a Trabant! Wonder Garden is ... actually, I'm not sure what it is. Did anybody go through this? It looks like it's some kind of walkthrough in a spinning tunnel, maybe with weird effects of some kind? I really wanted to check it out, but as I recall, I was running short on time to either get to lunch or get out of the park. They have inverting bicycles. That's a hard pass from someone as clumsy as me. Join the circus! This is what you always wanted! These are all your dreams come true! Circus Hoppala, unfortunately, was down for the count (and has since been removed). I believe it's a Moser Hoppla, and it basically just inverts a lot. Not sure I've seen one of these before. This picture barely looks like it was taken in a theme park. A pleasant scene. Open areas for people to just take it easy. Play areas for kids. European parks are smart for building things like this. US parks should take note. Finally -- what's in the dome? Like I said -- it's Hawaii. Or Florida, or the Caribbean, or whatever. It's a beach party. Also, there's a cow... ...and a robo-mower, which I was way too amused by. Scary Toys Factory was inop. I'll have to find my scary toys elsewhere. Across the water, it's Dragon Temple. Skyflyer is flying. That brings us to lunch, in a nicely themed restaurant. Seriously, in this one picture, there's more cohesive theming than in that entire other ... er, fine, I said I wasn't going to talk about them anymore. Lunch is served! It was great! The Fanta Shokata (Elderberry-Lemon) I'm not as sure about,, but I'd never seen one of those before, let alone tried one. Anyone up for some Polygamy? Alright, Lunch is done, so let's get back to Lech. Lech is visible from pretty much anywhere on the park's waterfront, so with a long enough lens, you can get a whole variety of different angles. Here's one that shows off the steepness of the drop. A big flip into the first inversion. Airtime -- and that big white bird again. Also, if you look closely, I'm pretty sure Steve is in about 70% of the Lech pictures in this part of the TR. Just look for the bald guy in the red shirt with his hands up! More airtime! Lots of crazy track on this view, and you can see the inversion heading into the ride station. This is sort of the best "full view" of Lech from across the water. Cresting the lift. Lech Coaster is 131 feet tall. It has three inversions. Lech has a max speed of 59 MPH. Lech is 2979 feet long. I think that's all the pertinent stats. Thankful that the sun came out for a bit so I could get a couple good cycles with nice lighting! And now a few pictures from closer to the coaster. That's a drop alright. Going down? Nowhere else to go. The big white bird makes a nice prop for pictures like this one. Plus I got really lucky on the timing here! A closer view of the bird. A big inversion from the back side of the station. So many good photo angles of Lech Coaster, and I barely scratched the surface of them. Another inversion shot! (another appearance by Steve!) Into the station! (seriously, did Steve ever get off this ride all afternoon?) The in-station inversion needs to find its way into more coaster designs. It's awesome. So many emotions. I have no idea what this award is, but whatever it is, Lech deserved it. Barry and David agree! And now here we are, in 2020, and we're actually advocating for parks to buy new Vekoma roller coasters. What a world. One more ride I got a few pictures of -- Diamond River, the park's splash boat. Diamond River is adjacent to Lech at the north end of the park. It actually has two hills and two drops, but I only had time for pictures of this one. The splash begins. Skloosh. Water everywhere. Diamond River looked like it wasn't a complete soaker, but nearing the end of our time at the park, I wasn't going to risk it. Extra credit for the nicely-themed boat, too. Heading toward the exit, but one more place to stop on the way out. This is Korona Ziemi. Literally, Korona Ziemi translates to "Crown of the Earth" ... but what it actually means in Polish is "seven summits." As in, the highest points on the seven continents on Earth. And Legendia has a museum for it. Amazing. Mountaineering artifacts and informational signs! Boots and helmets and other mountaineering equipment! The star of the show? Gigantic scale models of the seven summits themselves. The grand-daddy of them all, Mount Everest. North America's highest mountain peak -- Denali in Alaska. The level of detail on each mountain model is pretty stunning. Somebody spent a lot of time on this, and I absolutely love it. That brought me to the end of my day at Legendia, with the group about to head out. I waited several minutes for a train to run on Lech Coaster for this closing shot, but no such luck. This will have to do. Such a cute little park, with a really bright future. Hope I get to visit again some time. That's it for this TR segment. Will try not to wait 5 months between segments for the next one.

Here are some pics from the Texas Thrillseekers nighttime Cliff Top Tour!!

Here are some pics of the Texas Thrillseekers Behind The Scenes tour of Poltergeist!

The point was that if KIEnthuiast is so desperate for Winterfest-lite events, options exist. Whereas his park had 4 months of a near-100% operational season while KD/CW/Carowinds got zero months of any kind of operation, which kinda removes his right to complain that KI isn't doing a Winterfest-lite like those parks.

Top Thrill Snowplow

There was a time in my life when I would have cared what Lightning Rod was made of. So refreshing to give precisely zero effs. I just want to go to Dollywood and not worry about it being open!

AMEN!!! It's so dumb to me that a company (Premier) which made headlines and won awards and praise from all of us for taking OTSR's OFF of rides that didn't need it is now needlessly putting OTSR's back on rides that don't need them!!! UGH!!! AND THERE IS NOTHING COMFORTABLE ABOUT COMFORT COLLARS. Sorry, I'm just really passionate about this and I think it's crap.

I like how they build a roller coaster in the same time it took them to built new lockers for Harry Potter.

Holy crap you nerds are a tough crowd. It looks like a coaster that will make me hoot and holler the entire time I'm on it while simultaneously trying to throw my fat ass as far from the train as possible. I'm so damn sold.

Finally, some pics from our Costa Rican adventures. If you like adventuring, this is the place! Plus English is widely spoken and they pretty much accept US dollars everywhere. It's not a cheap vacation but it's a lot of fun. First, we did some ziplining at the Arenal Volcano. These were the longest and fastest ziplines we've ever done. One zipline was nearly 1 km! The outfit was called Mundo Aventura, whoever's interested. Here's Cheryl, flying through the air without a care in the world. Until she "valley-ed", and had to pull herself to the end. My big fat self was not having that problem. In Costa Rica, they give you a huge leather mitt (see my right hand) with which you hold the cable while zipping. It keeps you from spinning and can act as a brake if you need it. Next up, the good folks at Aguas Bravas gave us a great whitewater rafting trip. Class 2 and 3, for those interested in such things. Most of our pictures show this expression on our faces. But totally fun. Next up was an awesome ATV tour. We'd never done this kind of thing before, so it was pretty awesome. Iguana! Awesome assemblage of giant crocs! Scarlet Macaw in an almond tree. White Faced Monkey in Manuel Antonio National Park. This is my clearest shot in two dozen photos. But it's just incredible to see monkeys hanging around, not in cages, just foraging in the jungle. Thank you so much for reading our Central America report! See you in the queue!

Looks good with Volcano right behind it.

Wow lots of theming... In my opinion I think it is a little over the top for a TopSpin but thats just me. Hopefully it will open with the park

^^ It says the 23rd of February on the pictures, but I'm going opening day so I will take pictures and let you know if it is open.

I think its just going to be a topspin ride in the dark just like the one at PKI. PCW has a topspin but its outside and your get very wet on it. The topspin Tomb Raider ride looks pretty cool though. 8)

Not sure about the PKD, but PKI's is a giant model. Three long rows. Isn't Dominion's supposed to be a floorless?