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Beast not that I can remember it is too far away from it all. MT maybe but I don't have experience to speak to. I'd believe it would be too far away as well. Unless Tombstone Terrortory is still going? I think that's dead. Oh fog from the haunts! I was thinking the cooler weather was the cause of the fog. Should have known better. Comeeeeee onnnnnnn

Beast not that I can remember it is too far away from it all. MT maybe but I don't have experience to speak to. I'd believe it would be too far away as well. Unless Tombstone Terrortory is still going? I think that's dead.

I totally get what you're saying. JK is so strict about the way the IP is presented and seen I'm surprised this is the first thing we're given for the new attraction. Didn't she even outlaw Coke, pizza, and other "non canon" Harry Potter universe items to be in that part of the park? I don't remember a canon coaster

Infinity Falls looks fantastic. The rock work and mix of blues and greens is a great visual. Loved all the Epcot photos, thanks for sharing!

Missed ya by a day! Agreed there are so many fun night rides at Kings Island. I can't figure out if it's just that MT is better at night or that I like it more each time I ride it. I'm in the minority that likes the front better, but no matter where you sit you're going to get taken for a wild ride. Yeah, Diamondback doesn't really change much throughout the day. The only 'different' ride you're going to get is during Haunt when the fog settles into the valley/bottom of the drops which makes for temporary tunnels.

A wise Japanese man once said something along the lines of, "a delayed game is eventually good, a rushed game is bad forever". I hadn't checked in on this project in a while. It looks incredible even without whatever theme-work they're going to put in. Can't wait to see the final project!

I'm sure if people wanted to see the pictures after reading/hearing about it they'd ask. It was gross when you showed it off while we were eating lunch and it's still gross. Focus on the other parts of the trip! You do such a good job writing about it that the picture isn't necessary, but hey it's your report.

I would have thought the vivid description of your leg would be enough but there it is again. That's just unnecessary

It starts tomorrow! I'm so excited for this story to kick off. If you haven't signed up you should! The read on Majestic was really interesting too, thanks for pointing that out Robb. Way ahead of its time!

Great report glad you enjoyed Haunt? Help me. What was the big animatronic in Board 2 Death? I cannot remember but really enjoyed the dark humor aspect of that maze.

Great report, greater username Thanks for all the pictures!

Finishing the trip with front row MF night rides is exactly how I'd do it, too. Great write up of your trip. It's just a fantastic place.

Funny that you mention this, but the pumpkin-spice-beer-and-food question did come up. Jack's response: "My people are being murdered!" That is exactly the response I was hoping for, haha.

I love the idea of the Vault XX house, that's pretty cool. The Control Lab seems like a ton of fun! Thanks for the report Chuck. I wonder how Jack feels about pumpkin beers being served in park (if there are any)

Sounds like a plan johnny. If there's anyone going this Saturday please post about how it is! Greatly appreciated. It's supposed to be mid-60's and sunny so it'll probably be an accurate picture of how long the FL lines can get. Thanks to @Hilltopper for reporting too.

I've never seen them sell out, even on some of the busiest days. Enjoy your visit! Thanks! You are a brave soul to go to CP on a Saturday during HW... Even with Fastlane Plus, I personally wouldn't touch the place lol. Depending on arrival time, you may be in a 1-2hr wait on the causeway to get into the park if weather is nice. Plan accordingly! I know what I'm getting into. There are some positive reviews from recent Saturdays and I'm familiar with the park so I don't see how I can't have a good time at the park with 14 hours.

Trying to make a last minute visit to Cedar Point next Saturday. Fast Lane Plus - Platinum Passholders only get the discount when it's purchased in park. Any reason to worry about it selling out before we get there? I'd hate to get all the way there and then it's unavailable.

It was always exciting when Firehawk was announced for employee ride nights because it would never end up opening and they'd give us Flight of Fear or Racer instead See ya never Firehawk. Carowinds has the best version of the Vekoma Flyer in a much better presentation. The corkscrews make way more sense than the trash-can rolls.

Very interesting concept with that space, I think that makes sense if Vortex is coming out. But. The chairs + colors in the wreath are both very Kings Island-ish hints. I think those are the most convincing pieces so far.

Thanks! Who? Thanks! My experience only comes from this visit since it was my first time but Twister was notable rode smoother in the back, which was really surprising. My evening ride was only once since I still had to check out other attractions so I'll look forward to trying to front next visit! Looper was tough, haha. We watched a ride op work it with a smaller rider and flip for days, and we used the pedal - maybe we weren't doing it correctly but it was an effort to get that first invert. From there you kind of took off. We hung upside-down for a while before we finally went around haha.

Thanks for the kind words everyone! Thanks, jackass Day 8 - Glowphest!!! ***Shoutout/credit/thanks to Jack, Robb, Andy, Elissa, Albert, Chris, Joe, Franklin, David, Jared, Alex, Brad for a photo or two included below. It's really hard to describe the energy and excitement on this trip because every day is packed with millions of things to look forward to. I didn't have a hard time getting out of bed this morning because I had done laundry and had clean clothes! Oh wait, that's not why, it's because it was Knoebels day!!! But a new batch of clean clothes on a TPR trip is also cause for excitement Elissa gave us a great breakdown of the rides, food, and plan for the day while we drove out into the Pennsylvania woods. The location of the park was a real treat for me since it was a great break from the city life. It was a really easy drive in and we got a warm welcome from the Knoebel family. Nothing was open yet and it was easy to see why people loved the place. It's such a great escape. Things only took off from there as we got on Phoenix for some early morning filming. Phoenix is no doubt a great coaster but first - let me talk about how much fun it is off ride. You can give high fives to people on board as the train heads up the lift! Isn't that awesome? You can totally see and feel the happiness radiating from the train as it goes through the course and pulls back into the station. Phoenix legitimately scared me I foolishly tried to go hands up in the back row the on my first ever ride and wow that was incredible. I've been on plenty of wooden coasters with buzz bars, so I'm familiar with that type of airtime but Phoenix is just a different level. The first drop sets the tone perfectly, getting you out of your seat but just as you'd be tempted to grab the buzz bar it mellows out and heads up into the first turn around. The next drop puts you back on the ground to bunny hop through the structure and lets you know that you're going to be out of the seat more that in it. **My favorite moment right here, the turn and drop going by the station** Wow, that might be my favorite coaster moment. Each time you get ejected from that seat and it took me many laps to figure out how to scoot/brace into it so I was able to ~not~ hold onto the buzz bar because I thought I was going to end up in the seat next to me, haha. The double up and double down provides in incredible middle to the ride while the final series of bunny hills is the perfect ending. Whew, what a coaster. It's simply amazing, one of the best I've experienced, and deserves a lot of respect for being KT's favorite coaster. She's onto something here! I am in the minority of liking it better in the back? Honestly it's more of a question of how strong do you want your airtime, and if you want to be launched from your seat repeatedly go to the back. There were a few people describing the back seat as rough YO. Phoenix is not rough, but your butt might get sore if you aren't holding on/bracing properly in that back seat. It's not for the weak! Phoenix will pick you up and drop you But it's not rough. It was really interesting to hear how people described their rides on different coasters because 'rough' and 'intense' were terms misused a lot in my opinion. From there we were going to head over to Twister, and I witnessed one of the most badass sequences - the ride op hopping slide over the railing on Phoenix's station platform, scale down the lattice siding to the ground, get on his dirt bike and ride over to open Twister before we could get there. Knoebels is the best. On over to Twister and if you were questioning my hasty "Knoebels is the best" comment, well, there's a Starbucks in front of Twister. How'dya like that? Twister ran great, especially in the back seat. I honestly couldn't do a play by play on this ride by the lift is in 2 parts, the first few elements are big hills and the rest of the ride spends its time weaving in and out of the structure close to the ground before going through a tunnel for the finale. It's a good wooden coaster! Flying Turns was up next and it was really cool to see this ride run in person. Not just the ride itself, but how it's run. The ride ops are experts at every part - getting you on the ride and running the ride. I really liked Flying Turns! It's kind of intimidating once you leave the chain lift. You're just like, swallowed up by the track and structure. It was one of the few coasters that made me a little dizzy because of how quickly you run through the track. Unless you have the layout mesmerized, it's impossible to know where you're going. The ending going through the maintenance bay before the final mini lift was really cool to see. It's all wooden. Everything. I felt a greater appreciation for the project, coaster, trains, time, money, man power that went into bringing this experience to life. We headed to Impulse next and it was getting close to opening hours because people had come out from their camping areas and the parking lot to line up for tickets. Elissa is so awesome, she made sure we all got in the line without getting the locals/other visitors confused. You're the best Elissa! My Impulse ride was in the front middle and it ran really well. We got to see the booster seat in action, which made Larry really happy. They pretty much attach a seat on top of the seat for smaller riders that are still over the height requirement. I'd say Impulse is a great addition and not too intense to scare away younger members of the family. Very easy to ride. Elissa and Robb made it very easy for us to get our various tickets, food vouchers, and wristbands. Knoebels was really sweet and opened a ticketing booth on the side that saved us a ton of time. The park was pretty crowded probably due to the visitors that had to change their vacation dates because the park was flooded. The entire TPR group took over the Flyers and bumper cars after we got the ride wristbands. There were obvious experts (JOE!!!! Laura, Andy, etc) and novices like Alex and I. We got our flyers going for a bit, but it's hard to keep that rhythm consistent to snap over and over again. I tried to correct my car and ended up getting out of sync. Addicting! The bumper cars were fantastic and once again there were obvious sharks (Larry!!!) vs novice bumper car drivers It was must have been close to 11 at that point so we got some Cesari's delicious pizza, rode the Haunted House, the slide, whip, merry go round, tower, viking ship, sky ride, train, and so much more. Of course we mixed in trying some different sodas, food, and made notes on where to get glow. Then I started to get this feeling inside of me. I needed to ride Phoenix again. It had probably only been two hours since that last ride but, like many Knoebels rides, Phoenix is one that you can learn to ride better and better each time. It's kind of like a game. The more you're familiar with the layout, the more you can keep your hands up. It took probably 5-6 rides before I finally was able to keep 'em up the whole time and it's a serious sense of accomplishment when you're finally able to do so. Speaking of sense of accomplishment - Alex and I got to flip on the crazy hamster wheel ride and that was an EFFORT. Whew. Andy perfectly called the rain in/out, and it was never heavy enough to keep us inside. Phoenix in the rain? Yes pleaseeee. We were already getting wet enough we figured we'd hit up the log flume. Plus, the rain push the locals away from the quarter machines. Well. FRANKLIN. Isn't a local, he's a devious m*******f****** who ended up getting Jared, Alex, Colin, and I unacceptably wet. YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS FRANKLIN! It just made us care less about the rain, haha. We went on Black Diamond, which was an excellent WTF ride that was very well themed and kept me guessing around each turn. We had a delicious catered dinner that helped check off lots of the food staples, like the delicious peirogis, mac'n cheese, potatoes, chicken, birch beer, and more. There was a really cool Q&A with Knoebel family as well. At this point the rain had ended and it was time to take in the park at night. Colin and I realized we hadn't done Cozmotron yet, and we were treated to the perfect Cozmotron song Dragon Force's Through the Fire and the Flames. You know. That impossible Guitar Hero song You know the chorus!!! So far away we wait for the day For the lives all so wasted and gone We feel the pain of a lifetime lost in a thousand days Through the fire and the flames we carry onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Absolutely perfect. I'll never forget it. We were both crying laughing. Throughout the day I had played Fascination enough to win a good amount of tickets thanks to some PRIZE WHEEL spins, red-line wins, and ~perfect game~ wins. Soooooo what should I spend the prize tickets on. Hmmm. The green gardening water can. It called to me. It can be used to water plants. Or it could have a whole bunch of glow strung through it!!! Long live the Glowcan. Not only did it survive the entire Glowphest; it didn't lose any glow, it made for a unique piece, a great high five/punch, and conversation starter. Words can't describe Glowphest. Phoenix is incredible, a crazy airtime monster, and it was one of the most memorable times of my life. Thank you to the Knoebel family, Robb, and Elissa for making it happen. PS if anyone has better shots of the Glowcan please post them. So first impressions are going great! ...I feel like I'm being watched.. More classic rides that make you giggle. Hey it's me! Half 2D half 3D penguin! Come get some delicious frozen treats! Ahhh take it in. Take it innnn. The flume is great and you will manage to be acceptably wet if there's no one at the quarter bombs. coughFRANKLINcough View from the back row queue. It's been over an hour ...MORE PHOENIX! Time for a delicious gelati treat by the Fascination parlor. Calling it quits after a perfect game. My prize is calling my name... Knoebels is a breath of fresh air in the Pennsylvania woods. Riding Twister at dusk was epic. It was running so fast Alex smacked my head in the tunnel, haha. The sun is starting to set and the green and brown is starting to turn to bright LEDs. It was such a fantastic night weather wise. Just so pretty. One of the best drop towers out there. Stomach in your throat better than a lot of 'em! What a memorable day. Goodnight Phoenix! Mmmm... so many Dole flavors. It's raining but who cares. Let's ride Phoenix again! Chris removed his hand from the bar for ONE second. Brad's so good he captured it! Alex and I are having a great day at Knoebels! Black Diamond happened Let's check out the other big wooden coaster, Twister! This is certainly a change of pace - a really fun steel coaster! Handslaps! More handslaps! Look at all the leg room I have in this row! Look at all of the amazing food options... ...and the crafty signs! Joe made a nice collection of them. Fascination changed my life. I'm leaving the city to pursue botany. Which ride are we taking over next? My plane is clear for take off. Just stunning. Calm on the outside, terrified my flyer is going to snap off into the campsite on the inside Great meeting you Jack! Sideways stance///// I can't imagine what the campers were thinking at this point, haha. The whip is a ride that makes you feel like a kid again. No caption necessary. Are we going to experience any turbulence on this flight? I hope so! It's a fantastic mess of track! This turn-n-drop part is legendary. What an airtime moment. First impressions captured perfectly. I'm just laughing hysterically. This ride is incredible. This is the "I'm holding on for dear life!!" part of Phoenix. Chase and I are the only ones ready to ride I guess, haha. Jack knows how to turn on the smiles! There we go! Straight up, and way down! Wheeeee loop de loop Through the fire and the flames we carry onnnnnnnnn *endless impossible Guitar Hero solo* It's time to start collecting.. Glowwwwww! Can you spot the Glowcan? Legendary coaster, amazing park, staff, people all in one! Pheeeeesssssttt! aaaaaand roll 'em! WE DID IT. Ouch, my brain cells!!! Go Brad go! Oh my gosh! TPR is evolving! We almost got it, keep rocking! TPR loves Cozmotron!

What's funny is I posted about that on Facebook and asked people to use their imagination as if the Beast was being removed/RMC'd and they won't even think about it, haha. I genuinely want to know what would happen. It's just a lot of "Firehawk is getting kicked over to the Kentucky side" replies I just saw Kentucky Kingdom's post. If KI is really selling Firehawk to KK that's going to be one of the most bizarre transactions.

Thanks for another virtual visit to Disneyland Resort Seriously, another stellar report. All the photos and notes are really appreciated! Love everything Disney is doing for this seasonal event.

Of course it's not going to be the Beast. If it was though. I just...can't imagine what the reaction would be from Cincinnati and the tri-state area. It just wouldn't happen. There would be people coming forward with money, construction/carpentry/engineering skills to help fix it up, anything and everything to keep it going. The Beast is a staple of Cincinnati right there with Skyline Chili, High School sports, Reds Baseball, and the Crosstown Shootout. That's why KI doesn't even joke about it. I think there's a quote somewhere that immediately shoots down any thought that it's going to be RMC'd. The Racer and Vortex are right behind the Beast in that mindset, and I'd rather them "Racer 75" the Racer than RMC/GCI it. Racer 75 is in immaculate condition this year. As for Vortex, I don't know any other steel coaster type other than Python of Efteling that has had a treatment to keep it up. Vortex has a big local following but the current state it's in says a lot. The trains are run down, it needs repainted, and I'm sure there are a handful of other things that need to be redone. That being said whenever I'm at KI it's always running, 3 trains operating, and has a low height requirement. Weeee shalll seeee...

So, we know that a new B&M is in the works for 2020. If it turns out to be Vortex I could see a B&M looper taking the place. If it's Firehawk I could see the giga coaster becoming a reality. Either route, I'm hoping Kings Island is starting to replace their older coasters with modern versions. I think they have a great diverse collection and they just need to hit the refresh button on a handful of coasters that were once the world's first/fastest/tallest, but aren't providing the thrills anymore.