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It's one of my favorite annual reports to look at as I love to see the current visitation trends in the theme park industry, and I think its really well done and presented like a nice yearbook. I like that they also put water parks and even museums into the report (I just wish someone tracked zoo and aquarium attendance as well).
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Golden Horse Builds A Dive Machine
805Andrew replied to Gutterflower's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
I know! Same here. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk -
I always found that Mr. Korn guy off putting with his comments and posts here on the forum. Glad to hear he will no longer be participating here. Exactly! Why complain about getting free entry to the park, free ERT, a free meal, and being able to stay for the rest of the day if you want? Some people. [emoji19] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Only X2 requires you to use l0ckers which are located in the station for $1 for up to 2 hrs single use. All the other rides either have cubbies in the station or let you leave your stuff on the exiting side of the station. I wouldn't put anything in a pocket while riding besides a park map unless you have zippered or well buttoned pockets. A couple of weeks ago I found a cell phone in my seat just before boarding Apocalypse and was able to notify the person leaving my row, but on certain other rides her phone would have fell out even being in her back pocket so she got lucky.
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Kings Island (KI) Discussion Thread
805Andrew replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
For anyone who is a frequent visitor or familiar with Kings Island, how are weekday crowds at the very end of May? I'm planning on visiting on Thursday May 31 and am wondering if its going to be crowded enough to justify getting Fast Lane. Of course I'll play it by ear and see how crowds are when I get there, but if lines for major rides are 30 minutes or less for then I feel I won't need Fast Lane. I plan to be there all day with a friend who's never been but I've been there once before so the only new thing for me will be Mystic Timbers. -
Cedar Point (CP) Discussion Thread
805Andrew replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
I guess Steel Vengeance had an incident that is causing it to run one train for the time being. I'm going to laugh if its running one train for Coastermania because I was originally going to go to that but it sold out so quick I changed my plans to go to Holiwood Nights instead. I still plan to visit CP in August so Steel Vengeance should be running smoothly by then. -
805Andrew's 2015 Japan Trip
805Andrew replied to 805Andrew's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
If you guessed I was going to Tokyo Disneyland next as I was passing by Tokyo DisneySea then you guessed correct. If you guessed I was going to DisneySea you guessed incorrect. Anyways, after I left Tobu Zoo I took a train going back to Tokyo with the intention of going to Tokyo Disneyland for the evening/night. I was going to spend four full days at the Tokyo Disney Resort with TPR at the end of the trip but Space Mountain was going to be closed by then for its annual refurbishment so I used it as an excuse to go to Disneyland for an evening at the begining of the trip. Tokyo Disneyland has a Starlight Passport ticket option which is good for admission after 3PM on Saturday or Sunday and an After 6 Passport which is good for admission after 6PM on weekdays. Both of these options were perfect for me as I wanted to visit in the evening and was going to do full days at the end of the trip. Since it was a Sunday, I went with the Starlight option which is a little bit more than the After 6 Passport. I don't recall how much the price was then, but it wasn't much more then these prices listed today. Anyways on to the pictures. It was the final days of the Easter Celebration and all of these decorations would be gone by our group visit at the end of the month. Minnie, Mickey, and Pluto Easter eggs. I think the other ones are Daisy and Donald. The Easter Celebration was mainly decorations by the park entrance. Easter in June isn't more out of place then Kings Island's Christmas in July. I arrived at Tokyo Disneyland around 5:30PM I think. With the park open until 10PM, I had just over four hours to get on Space Mountain and whatever else didn't have a long line. Looking back at the turnstiles and the Tokyo Disneyland Hotel. Entering Disneyland through the World Bazaar. I've never had this view of a Disney castle before. Let's not forget why I'm here. I'm going to get the Space Mountain credit before it closes down for the rest of the trip. Let's check out how long the wait time is on this Sunday evening. F%@$ me! I'm going to have to bite the bullet on this one. If I'm waiting in a line that long then I'm grabbing a snack nearby. This will do. Here they go all the way with Disneyfying their snacks. The strawberry churro was really good! With a snack in hand and the park brochure to read I was ready to wait in line. Day turned into night in the outdoor queue of Space Mountain. This Space Mountain still has a working escalator. After Big Thunder Mountain Railroad I went back towards Space Mountain as I wouldn't be able to ride it the rest of the trip and got in line around 9:55PM. The posted wait time was 70 minutes I think but I only waited about 35-40 minutes. Four rides in about four hours, not bad for Tokyo Disneyland on a Sunday. Inside the boarding station of Space Mountain. I only waited about 75 minutes as opposed to the 100 minute posted wait time. Yay for Japanese efficiency! Time to board! This Space Mountain is very similar to the California version with the exception of no onboard soundtrack and just space sounds from the building as you ride. It was mid June and Tokyo Disney still had its Easter decorations up. The Electrical Parade was going on when I got out of Space Mountain. This was the only float I got a picture of as I was going to watch the parade when I visited again at the end of the trip. This was the second Disney castle park I've been to, so this castle was huge to me. Another angle of the castle in dimmed light as the parade was giong by. Zooming in towards the top of the castle which is something I wouldn't have to do with my home Disney castle. Splash Mountain is the only ride at Tokyo Disneyland to have a single rider line so I went to it with my limited time left in the park. I bypassed the 60 minute standby line and got on in 5 minutes. The single rider line worked great here! After Splash Mountain I was hungry as a bear, so I went to the Hungry Bear Restaurant in nearby Westernland. I got my first taste of Katsu Curry (Pork Cutlet Curry) in Japan with a Mets Grapefruit soda. It was so good and 1280 Yen (under $11) for everything. I recommend a quick serve meal here when visiting Tokyo Disneyland. Big Thunder Mountain was nearby the Hungry Bear Restaurant and was about to reopen from a breakdown when I was done with dinner so I got in line. A few minutes later the ride reopened and the line started moving and I got on in 15 minutes. I liked this version of BTMR a bit more than the CA version. Time to say bye to Walt Disney, Mickey, and the castle for now. Time to go to the outside World again, but at least its still Japan. Easter in June! Tokyo Disneyland Hotel looks great at night. Here are the ticket prices for 2015. With the exchange rate of about 120 Yen to the USD, admission is substantially cheaper than the US Disney parks. The Starlight Passport isn't listed here but its slightly more than the After 6 Passport. Daisy holding up a basket full of eggs. Checking out the hotel really quick. A few of the Easter eggs wound up here. The Tokyo Disneyland Monorail Station right in front of the Tokyo Disneyland Hotel. A short walk to the right is the JR station where I'm headed to get back to my room for the night. Since I couldn't have a beer at Tokyo Disneyland, I'm having one in my room at the Kurumi Weekly Mansion to end off the night. Exiting through a covered World Bazaar instead of a Main Street. -
805Andrew's 2015 Japan Trip
805Andrew replied to 805Andrew's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
I actually hate cheese lol, but the theming in the queue and loading station was cool. The weather was overcast but it only rained for a short time and it was still pretty warm so by that standard it was a pretty good weather day overall. You're going to have an amazing time, especially being your first visit there. I'll be interested in seeing your perpective in TR form when you get back. I almost pulled the trigger on that trip but I should be back to Japan in 2020. I was going to say it kinda looks like a sky ride. If it was expanded I think it would be a cool transportation system for parks to have. -
805Andrew's 2015 Japan Trip
805Andrew replied to 805Andrew's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Okay, finally time to continue with my Japan TR from 2015 after seeing another 2015 TR on here. On my fifth day of my trip and my fourth full day in Japan I would finally meet up with a good chunk of the TPR group for a pre trip day trip to Tobu Zoo. The main reason for going to Tobu Zoo as most of you probably know was to ride one of four Intamin Megalites in the World, which were recently collectively ranked as #6 steel coaster in the World and #1 in Japan, although I would later ride three coasters in Japan that I liked even better. I woke up and left the Kurumi Weekly Mansion where I was staying before 6AM to walk to the nearest metro station and take a few different train lines to meet up with the TPR group by the Shinagawa Prince Hotel where we would all go together to Tobu Zoo. Tobu Zoo is about 60 km north of Tokyo in the small city of Miyashiro which is in a rural area. Once we got off the train it was a 10-15 minute walk to the park. We had early entry into the park for an ERT and filming session on Kawasemi before the park opened to the general public. Everyone in our group had Japan Rail Passes and instructions on how to get back to Tokyo so we were free to stay as short or as long as we wanted too. I stayed for about half a day seeing the zoo as well and doing the rides part of the park. Tobu Zoo is about half amusement park and half zoo with the animals being separate from most of the rides. After Tobu Zoo I went to another park around Tokyo for the evening/night which I'll get to later on. Anyways on to the pictures. Crossing the Sumida River just before 6AM to get to the nearest metro station. On the other side of the Sumida facing north you can actually see the Tokyo Skytree a bit better this day. Taking the local and regional trains with TPR to Tobu Zoo. Made it to Tobu Zoo! First park of the trip! We're entering Tobu Zoo before everyone else. Regina is on the left and you can see a tiny bit of Kawasemi on the right. Tobu Zoo's totally cute entrance statue. There is Regina. We'll get to you later. There is Kawasemi. We're heading towards you now. Tobu Zoo's mascot with one of the park's ferris wheels behind it. Time for our ERT and filming session on Kawasemi. My first Intamin Megalite! Kawasemi goes quickly up its lift hill like Skyrush. Notice this picture is from when I rode Kawasemi again later in the afternoon as I didn't take any pictures during morning ERT - I was too busy riding it! This was the best shot I got of Kawasemi later in the afternoon. I rode it 10 times during morning ERT I think and I rode it a couple more times again later in the day. Kawasemi was the first rollercoaster I rode in Japan and ended up being one of my top four favorite rollercoasters I rode that trip. Lots of ejector air on those hills like a mini Sky Rush but smooth and not painful. Actually the closest thing I've ridden to this in the US is the Chance designed Lightning Run at Kentucky Kingdom. Here's Regina coming out its station. After Kawasemi we headed to Regina to ride it before it started raining. It rained a little bit while we were in line but it stopped long enough for us to ride. Here's instructions on how to ride. The seats and retraints were a bit of a tight fit and uncomfortable for a taller western rider. The lap bar went up higher then my waist which pervented this ride from being truly enjoyable. Also it was a tight fit for my long legs in the train. These trains were designed for short and skinny Japanese people. Regina was a decent length and had a pretty good layout but was rough around the edges. Regina definitely has potential and if it had comfortable trains and restraints I would have liked it a lot better. If this wasn't an Intamin I could see this being a candidate for an RMC treatment. It started raining after we rode Regina and everyone split off in different directions. I rode the suspended monorail with a couple of others I think. Here's a view from the suspended monorail while staying dry. Here's the new powered kiddie credit which I may or may not have ridden later on. Here's a nice view of Kawasemi from the monorail. Here's one of the park's two large ferris wheels with Regina in the background. The suspended monorail runs on a complete loop with two stops in the rides area of Tobu Zoo with some parallel sections in opposite directions. Here's the park's other ferris wheel called Emma's Cheese Wheel and it is the larger of the two wheels and it is themed to cheese making. Each ferris wheel unit is climate controled with its own AC unit. This one is right in between the rides and zoo parts of Tobu Zoo. I'll get to it later. Time to go through the zoo area of the park now. Here's a Mayalan Tapir with some giant tortoises. Camel feeding here. Notice that the wooden railing is censoring the camel toe. A zookeeper feeding the monkeys here, not spanking them. Tobu Zoo had a great collection of many different monkey species, most of them from Asia. The guy in the back corner looks red and sore - maybe they do get spanked after all. A Big Thunder Mountain of monkeys. Foreshadowing what's to come later on. Punk rock birds! They have cat nursery here. So Japan! The rural area surrounding the back side of Tobu Zoo where there's another entrance. We entered through the rides side of the park. Nice flower garden here. You can get really close to kangaroos here. Everything is cuter in Japan, even the deer. This elephant is getting fed something on the side - campaign donations maybe? I'm not joining his party though. The zoo was nice - not the greatest zoo ever but a nice mid sized zoo and pretty decent for a zoo/theme park combo. More to the animals side of a theme park then Discovery Kingdom (though they have more high profile animals) and bigger then Hersheypark's ZooAmerica. Anyways I'm hungry and thirsty now and went by this stand cooking up meat and serving it on a stick that smelled so good. I got pork on a stick (a different type of yakitori) and a whiskey highball which is Japanese whiskey with ginger ale. They made the drink pretty strong and both things were great and also reasonably priced for 1000 yen. Emma's Cheese wheel is in the distance which means time to ride that next. Almost every theme park in Japan has an oversized ferris wheel which are great to ride for the views alone - Tobu Zoo has two! I'm not sure if the other one was running this day or not, but this one had the centralized location with the probable better view anyways. Here's the view towards the front rides side of the park. The best views of Kawasemi are from this wheel and it did cycle a couple of trains while I was riding this. Here's a view of the suspended monorail and Regina in the background. Here's a view of the back zoo side of the park. We can see the city of Miyashiro in the distance surrounded by the rural areas near the park. Back on the ground I rode a few more rides and rode Kawasemi again before leaving the park. I tried these bears which came recommended but I wasn't crazy about them. They weren't bad - just boring in my opinion and like bread that's barely sweetened. The first miss of the trip for me. I rode this pedaled track ride which is at many of the independent theme parks in Japan. Being seated in a car by myself I had to pedal extra hard and it was quite a workout! Regina says hi by the way. This track ride had great views of Regina and the front end of the rides part of Tobu Zoo. US parks should have this type of ride to keep more of its guests in shape. I did a couple of walkthroughs and mazes like this one before leaving Tobu Zoo. I had to do the swan paddle boats by the front entrance before leaving. I'm having a great day at Tobu Zoo and in great time in Japan so far. Nice view of Kawasemi from the paddle boat lake. I stayed a little longer then expected at Tobu Zoo and it was time to go now being almost 3PM I think. I ended up leaving on my own. On my way to the train station I grabbed an avocado flavored soymilk from this machine. It was actually pretty good and kind of like avocado smoothies at boba drink places but in soymilk form. I took two trains back to Tokyo including this local one going to my next destination which was different than where I started for the day. Here's a little hint of where I was headed next. Stay tuned for the next part of my day. -
Great seeing the rest of your TR Andy. This is tempting me to finish my 2015 Japan TR. Also I would never thought about using rollercoasters as an excuse to visit Mexico DF until TPR visited and documented it and now with Medusa Steel Coaster being the top ranked steel coaster in the World Mexico is even more on my radar. Of course I want to experience all the cultural and culinary things as well and might want to visit Guadalajara as well after reading this report.
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I agree that Patriot is trash. I went to CGA in March on the fourth day of it operating season (I posted a mini TR on this thread on page 1146: http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42682&start=11450) and finally rode it. While its slightly better than Vortex, its not by much in my opinion. I forgot how good Flight Deck is and was reminded when I rode it then. Gold Striker is my favorite though at CGA (at least until Railblazer opens), I could ride that all day. I also love their Intamin Drop Tower and glad they kept their sky ride (one of three Von Rolls left in CA I think). I haven't ridden Grizzly in a few years but the last time I rode it after Gold Striker was open I thought it was more boring than bad. The loading operations on it are horrible though and I find it pointless now at CGA since they now have a far superior woodie with the same height requirement. You can't agrue that Grizzly is good intro ride for kids or a family ride when it has a 48" height requirement and its layout isn't worth RMcing in my opinion. I think Grizzly has played its course and is ready to go as it's sitting on prime real estate for a future star rollercoaster.
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[PTR] My 2017 Japan Adventures
805Andrew replied to Itachi's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Funny thing, I immediately searched for the Rusutsu one after you told me the difference and watched the Nagashima one (which I've ridden before) to compare against it but this is the first video that came up in my search from a different TPR trip. I love how crazy the girl's hair got 1:05-1:20 in the video. I noticed that when I saw the video - it looks like a batshit crazy ride where the second half is like being in a drying machine cycle. I'll have to get up to Rusutsu on a future Japan trip. -
[PTR] My 2017 Japan Adventures
805Andrew replied to Itachi's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
^Interesting, I never knew that. Thanks! -
[PTR] My 2017 Japan Adventures
805Andrew replied to Itachi's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Is there any difference between the Rusutsu Ultra Twister and the ones at Nagashima Spaland and Mitsui Greenland for those that have ridden all of those? Besides the mountain top location the Rusutsu Ultra Twister looks similar to the others but for some reason it is ranked a lot higher than the others in the coaster poll. (Note I wasn't sure whether to ask this here or in the Coaster Poll thread but decided to ask here since the Ultra Twister was just mentioned). By the way great job on the Japan TR. I enjoyed reading about it and seeing about the lesser known/visited parks in Japan and can't wait to eventually go back to Japan to discover more of what it has to offer. -
TPR 2017 Coaster Poll Results!
805Andrew replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Great list overall, and I'm glad I participated in this poll. Some surprises like Medusa Steel Coaster taking the top steel spot and Coaster at PNE Playland cracking the top ten wood list, mainly because they're not talked about as much as many other coasters on this list. Also I was surprised to see Scream! ranked so high and in the top 66 percentile and above Thunderbolt at Kennywood (which I thought was an awesome woodie) and Eejanaika at Fuji Q (which I thought was smoother than X2) as well as Mystery Mine at Dollywood. My question for next year's poll is when we log in will it save our rankings from this year (minus coasters that may have been deleted due to being retired/removed) if we did the poll this year so we can just adjust accordingly and add new coasters or will we have to rank our coasters from scratch again? Me too! That was my #1 ranked wooden coaster and in my top ten overall, and my GlowRT sessions on it had a big impression on my ranking. ... despite my best efforts. Sorry Mystery Mine, I tried but everyone really, really hates you. I ranked Mystery Mine pretty high too. It was my favorite ride at Dollywood (Lightning Rod was closed). I honestly don't get why it was ranked so low and below Scream! SPM2 went through a major refurbishment last year in turn which made it a much smoother and better ride. I rode it for the first time last September and I loved it and it became my favorite Space Mountain of the three I've ridden. It's still ranked pretty low at #369 (42.90%) so the people who rode it after it reopened last year (like myself) probably ranked it pretty high while people who haven't ridden it since it was refurbished probably ranked it pretty low. -
Cedar Point (CP) Discussion Thread
805Andrew replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Wow, this guy is awesome. Love his reactions to his first time riding. -
TPR Cruising on the Disney Magic!
805Andrew replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
This cruise looks great so far. All the food choices look excellent and its making me hungry although I already ate tonight. Props to Kristen for going for Seared Ahi salad, that's a very sophisticated chioce for an 11 year old. It would be hard for me to pick off that menu though, most those choices sound delish! Also I'd pick Shawarma over normal hot dogs or hamburgers any day. I hope enough people go for the Shawarma to justify them to keep serving it. Looking forward to reading more. -
With the word getting out more each year on Boysenberry Fest, the excitement around HangTime (even though it hasn't opened yet), and theme park food events becoming more popular in general I can see why Knott's had its busiest Spring Break ever. It's an exciting time to be at Knott's and they have made strides in recent years by upgrading classic attractions, adding new attractions periodically, adding more seasonal events, and adding more interesting food items using the Boysenberry. It's my first year being a Knott's passholder as I usually just go for WCB or Knott's Scary Farm but if they keep me excited I'll be coming back more often. Thanks for the kind words. For how busy it was during the day I was impressed with how quick the Boysenberry Fest food lines were moving and it was only at night that the Sausage and Elote lines moved painfully slow. The regular food lines were moving at Six Flags speed though and I only waited in one for buying my souvenir cup for the year. I don't see how so many people still went for the regular park food when the Boysenberry tasting card was such a better deal, especially among families which could have shared a card among 2-3 people. A kid offered me his tasting card with two tabs left when I was in the Elote line but I declined it since I still had two more tabs on my own card to use up afterward, but if someone had handed me their drinking card I would have gone for that. I thought about doing the drinking card as well but decided against it because I wasn't too impressed with the drink selections for the price (Paso Robles wine country spoils me) and decided I could just order a beer or wine a la carte if I wanted one and I didn't need the cheese plate that came with the tasting card. Funny that I decided to come on Friday instead of Thursday because Xcelerator would be open but I never did get on it. In that case, I could have just came on Thursday instead but it looks like it would have been almost as crowded anyways. I'll get back on Xcelerator though when HangTime opens.
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I forgot to post my pictures from my trip to the Boysenberry Festival last Friday so here we go! I didn’t get to the park until the afternoon since I left home later than anticipated and it took me five hours (instead of the normal four) driving through LA midday traffic. My first time parking in the back lot behind the park which some people call the dirt lot but it’s more like a grass lot. My first time using the Western Entrance into the park. It was a lot quicker getting into the park this way with a lot shorter walk from my car, but the fact that this lot/entrance into the park was open means the park was super packed this day. HangTime is looking great and it’s color scheme blends in nicely with Xcelerator’s. Knott’s nice flower fountain has turned into a Spring Break playground for kids - I’m sure this was totally their intention. [emoji19] The park was in full force for Boysenberry Fest...and Spring Break. Boysenberry Festival was the reason I was braving these Spring Break crowds. A Boysenberry Pie eating contest was going on as I was walking by Calico Square. OMG, these shirts are so cute! I almost bought one. The OG Boysenberry Fest! After checking the prices of the items individually this was a no brainer. At $3.75 per item, my rule was to only pick items costing more than that (so no macaroon unless bought a la carte). Here’s my tasting card. This is going to be both lunch and dinner for me. I really liked the fact that you could mix and match the items since I wasn’t going to try a quesadilla (I don’t like cheese). The back of the tasting card had a map showing all the food locations. I never did see the quesadilla one but I wasn’t looking for it either. First up was the Boysenberry Sausage w/ ketchup, mustard, and relish all infused with Boysenberry. It was really good, though the bread didn’t do much for me and was a bit dense. Second was the Boysenberry Hummus w/ pita. I like Boysenberry and I like hummus, but they don’t work well together. This was my least favorite of the items I tried. The pita was fine and was your standard pita. This booth had the shortest wait of all the food items. Next up was the Boysenberry Chicken Wings, which were pretty good, but could have been even better with a little more spice in my opinion. This item didn’t have a la carte price posted but I was quoted $9.99 when I asked which would make it the most expensive item and not worth buying separately as both the sausage and the short ribs are less than that and have more amount of food. Fourth up were the Boysenberry braised short ribs over a bed of rice which were really good but a bit fatty. Notice my Boysenberry colored souvenir cup that I bought when I arrived for $32 to get free refills at the Cedar Fair Parks for the rest of 2018 - filled with Boysenberry Punch of course! After four items I was pretty full, so I decided to walk around and save my other four items for later. Ghostrider’s line was out to the Pan for Gold area, so I kept walking around. I was quoted 50 min wait for Silver Bullet, so I decided to keep walking around since I have a Platinum Pass and could always come back whenever to ride the rides. Although it was crowded, the atmosphere and weather was nice. Knott’s Berry Farm looks really nice in the spring. I’ve always visited in the fall or winter, so this is my first time visiting this time of the year. Most everything had long lines, but I could always count on Supreme Scream and its fast moving line (waiting under 20 min). Plus that Boysenberry sunset is hard to resist. After doing a loop around the park and going back to my car to get a sweater (the temp had dipped to the low 60s which is cold for a Californian [emoji23]) I was ready for dinner and round two on the sausage. The line was quite a bit longer this time and moved a lot slower, and I had to wait extra for them to restock the Boysenberry mustard. I had the sausage (which is Boysenberry infused) with the Boysenberry mustard, relish and ketchup on the side for dipping. I thought this was the best executed item at Boysenberry Festival in terms of the best use of the Boysenberry ingredient. Next up was the Boysenberry Elote. This had a really long line at night and if I wasn’t so full I would have tried it earlier. The slow line ate up into a good portion of my last hour in the park but I was determined to try it. I tried it with the Boysenberry butter and mayo, but w/o the parmesan. It was pretty good but a pretty small piece of corn. I was on the fence on trying the Pierogis because they had cheese in them but decided to because the bacon grilled onions and Boysenberry sour cream that came with them looked good plus I’ve had Pierogis at Knoebels before and those were fine for me. I’m glad I did because I didn’t really taste the cheese with the potatoes in there and the bacon grilled onions and Boysenberry sour cream were really good. It’s like if Knott’s collaborated with Knoebels on this menu item! For my last item I got the short rib again. Although I didn’t really taste the Boysenberry in here, this was my favorite item overall. I grabbed it to go and tried to make it to the coffee window that sells the Boysenberry Boba but missed out on it by ten seconds as they closed the window as I was approaching it when the park closing announcement came on. Oh well, I should have just gotten in line for Ghostrider instead. I hope they bring back the Boysenberry Boba next year or add it to its coffeehouse menu so I can try it. My original plan was to grab a Boba after finishing eating and get in line for Xcelerator to end the night, but that slow moving Elote line put a damper into that. I decided to sit by the outdoor tables by Xcelerator while eating my final short rib and watch Xcelerator trains go by. HangTime started testing after I sat down (just after 10PM) so I got to watch it cycle empty trains while I finished eating before leaving the park. HangTime is going be an awesome addition to Knott’s that will round up its thrills well and I’ll be back as soon as it opens. All in all, I had a great time at Knott’s Boysenberry Festival and would definitely do it again -hopefully next year. I think Knott’s will bring back the Boysenberry Sausage, Short Ribs, and Elote at some point as those were really popular items, but I don’t see them bringing back the Boysenberry Hummus or Pierogis due to their lack of lines (the pierogis were fine, people just don’t know what they are around here). I do hope they bring back the Boysenberry sour cream and Boysenberry salsa (which was served w/ the quesadilla that I didn’t try but heard it was good) and try them served with some type of street tacos in the future. Anyways if you’ve never done Boysenberry Fest before, definitely consider it for a future year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
