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Thanks for the replies! Look for Holiday World coming up tomorrow! Daniel-This definitely will turn in to a monster of a report, especially considering the sheer amount of pictures I took in Europe. But I plan on having each of the reviews to that depth, which shockingly is just a summary of the reviews on my site haha. Joey-Kings Island is definitely a lot of fun and you have a lot to look forward to. Like I said, I thought they had a good balance of rides. Of course, it isn't like any of the parks we went to this summer, though. Brian-I am very excited too! I have a lot of work before Europe though, as I need to prep some pictures and finish reviews. Should be soon(ish) though! Anyways, no I am not going on the NE trip. I wanted to but the timing doesn't work all that well with my move to Orlando. So, sadly, I will be doing the ACE Scandi trip instead. What are your thoughts on China in 2012? Parktrips- HAHAHA! That was great. Thank you for that. KT Kidd- Yes, sir! Flight of fear was a lot of fun! I thought it was better than its brother at KD too. The only reason I didn't like the ride was its semi-ridiculous wait time. Sam- Isn't it funny we are all looking forward to something different in this report? Some Europe, some IAAPA, some KD/BGW. To each his own right? Rebecca- Is this one better?

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Kings Island - May 24, 2010 in Kings Mill, Ohio First, I want to thank the park for a great day and a very fun time. This was my first experience at the former Paramount parks, and I have to say, I did enjoy my time thoroughly. Kings Island! The first park of many on my agenda for summer 2010. I was on this trip with a friend from IAAPA, also known as, rcg19! First up, Firehawk. We had been warned that this ride got busy, and even as we got there, it was already packed. The 30 min break down didn't help the cause either. With this coaster, I have now ridden B&M, Zamperla and Vekoma flyers. My thoughts on Vekoma flyers? Not bad! I really enjoyed this ride, actually, and thought it was very different in comparison to their B&M counterparts. This would be the underside of the trains. Looks a little complex, right? In all honesty, I did not find the ride rough, and rather enjoyed the loop and rolls. I definitely recommend. nevermind Behold, Son of Beast in all its glory. Truth be told, I really would like to ride this ride. In fact, it is one of those coasters I have always had my eye on. Maybe someday I will get the chance. I've been to Cedar Point, but this is my first Huss Frisbee. I have good things to say about this ride! Definitely one of my favorite flat rides now. These rides, though, take the cake for my favorite flat ride. I absolutely love any kind of Intamin drop tower. The added height of this one (as opposed to the one I am used to) definitely improved the experience. They make cool sounds too. Of all the suspended coasters I have ridden (Iron Dragon, Ninja, BBW), this one was pretty fun. I thought it was a little short and lacked a good layout, but had some good turns and speed. So, average arrow suspended it is! For real, I want to ride it. We are now arriving at Diamondback! I really like this picture! It also has two trains in it, if you look closely (lift and pond). Review of DB comign! nevermind The best part you ask? The corkscrews way off the ground! And the batwing, of course. Fun ride, I recommend it. My first encounter with a Backlot Stunt Coaster. This one (as I would later find out), is one of the better ones. I enjoyed the bonus features like the helicopter seen and the shuffle going down the stairs. Definitely recommend this ride! It is a great mid range coaster for those not quite ready for the big stuff. nevermind nevermind As you can see, we didn't have the best weather during our stay. This is not a reason to get down on the day, though, when we have a ride like DB to marathon. We took the train as a breather from the airtime. Of course, it also had some great pictures of DB! This picture was taken for linerinduction (be ready for lots more). This too was another coaster I watched them build from start to finish. Maybe it is just me, but it is kind of rewarding riding a ride that you've seen built from the ground. What a great idea! I don't know how often I have to close rides to go get lost phones because some tweener's boyfriend was texting them and their life is now over because they lost their phone. Gah! I want one. Diamondback- my number 3 favorite coaster. Truth be told, I have never had a more "magical" experience on a coaster than I did on DB, row 10. For the duration of the hills, it was pure floater air, on every hill. Absolutely astonishing. I occasionally thought I was going to fly from my restraint! I very much liked this ride, its layout, its interaction, etc. For this reason, it is rated so highly on my list. Thank you for reading! Hope you enjoyed! Look for Holiday World in the coming days!

This summer, I was privileged enough to travel to some of the world's best parks and ride some of the best coasters. I had an unforgettable experience, one that I will cherish the rest of my life. First, I would like to send a huge thank you to all those who I got to experience these travels with. I also would like to send a huge thank you to Robb and Elissa for our great experiences in Europe, and all they did to make the trip a success. Without doubt, this was one of the highlights of my life, and I definitely look forward to joining in on China in 2012. Since the middle of May, I have traveled over 18,000 miles to 6 different countries, visited 17 parks and rode 90 new coasters. All that can be said is that it was a very successful summer, one I hope to duplicate in the coming years of my life. I hope you follow with me on this great journey and can share in on the experiences as I relive them. May 24, 2010- Kings Island in Ohio May 25, 2010- Holiday World in Indiana May 26, 2010- Indianapolis Zoo in Indiana June 25, 2010 - Chessington World of Adventures in England June 26, 2010 - Alton Towers in England June 27, 2010 - Thorpe Park in England June 28, 2010 - Gardaland in Italy June 29, 2010 - Mirabilandia in Italy June 30, 2010 - Movie Studios in Italy and the drive through Switzerland! July 1, 2010 - Europa Park in Germany July 2, 2010 - Wurzburg Fair in Germany July 3, 2010 - Phantasialand in Germany July 4, 2010 - Efteling in Holland July 5, 2010 - Walibi World in Holland and Amsterdam! August 8, 2010 - Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Virginia August 9-10, 2010 - Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virigina. November 12-19, 2010 - IAAPA Convention in Florida November 20, 2010 - Universal Orlando Resort in Florida November 21, 2010 - Busch Gardens Tampa in Florida November 22, 2010 - Disney (job??) and SeaWorld Orlando in Florida I will start with Kings Island and move sequentially until we reach the end of my travels. Likely, my Europe trip will not be posted until the end of the month, as I have yet to start many of the reviews. But bare with me, all trip reports will be posted and the best of the near 3,000 pictures I took will be as well. I hope you enjoy and can share this experience with me! As always, extensive (and otherwise very truthful) reviews are posted over on my site, The Theme Park Experience. Without further adue, Diamondback and Kings Island!

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Does anyone have a Hard Rock Park map they are willing to trade? I will trade any map I have to get ahold of it. OR, I have a B&M Catalog from IAAPA that I can send your way. I also have an Intamin Catalog, or any other manufacturer, if that is what you want more. It's literally a B&M brochure. Has all the coasters they make, a brief description and some quality photos. Example: Hyper Coaster page! Has a pic of Behemoth and Diamondback.

I'm thinkin' of pulling out the heat gun and Manta model again.

You're the winner in our hearts, Daniel.

This is quite sad. Europa park and the Mack family have taken great strides and accomplished great things. I wish them the best and send my thoughts to them.

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Correct me if I am wrong, but the train will enter in the middle of the picture and then exit on the left. From there, it will have a hill or whatever, but then it should go into the picture posted at the top of page 10 (the previous picture), right?

I voted for the rapper because he has a cool name. Oh, wait. You got my vote, Daniel.

I mean, I certainly enjoyed the win...

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Great work! It is always refreshing to see other people's models. Approximately how big is it?

And this is why America will never have a mega lite. Someone will get a bruise on their thigh and everyone and their mothers will be at the courthouse up in arms about how dangerous it is. BUT, in defense of her, I found an iphone app that has the texting background a live video of what is in front of you.

Brad Dourif =/= Miley Cyrus. Bummer for you.

Another great picture of this coaster. This is one massive coaster! Jordan "Saving sucks, but riding this coaster won't!" Darrington

Honest to God, I didn't mind Ninja at all. I thought the ride had a fun layout, some cool elements and there was no line! I even rode it twice!

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