mikeykaise

My wife asked me a question that she was curious about and since this is my first coasting event I wasn't sure. She was curious if we got off the racer to take a break from it if its kosher if we got in line for another ride or would that be considered bad form?

I think I counted 6 duckies but I could be wrong since I kept on getting distracted by the amusement park rides.

That's the version of Elvis that most impersonators do--maybe because it doesn't matter how fat you are? Looks like Elvis went overseas and had a quick sex change done just in time for the ride opening but chose to still dress the same.

I've only been to CP once as a teenager and that was the summer Millenium Force had just opened. I wish I could get back there this summer. Oh well, there's always next summer.

blown away at how much has been raised. I'm playing catchup with topics since work has been consuming all my time here for the past week or two. I've got some possible donations I'm working on, but Our team rocks.... Go Kings Island TPR!!!

I like the kid in the Onell or Oneil shirt... not screaming or anything just sitting back and enjoying the ride like he was watching a football game or something.

beautiful picture and touching letter Kara... aww drat stupid allergies where's my box of Kleenexes.

Thank you Robb & Elissa!!!!!!!!!! I got my first TPR shirt today, I got my first TPR shirt today!!!! What an awesome surprise inside of the envelope with the t-shirt.

To me it kind looks like the cup wasn't running over just working its way loose and she was pulling it back into place? Women riding coasters are all kinds of sexy....

What an awesome trip report, its wierd to not see a jammed pack Walt Disney park but looks like you picked a good time for a vist.

That is awesome, it will be my first Coasting for Kids event and my first TPR event also. I haven't been to Kings Island since around 2000 so I'm hoping to get a ride in on a couple of the new coasters that have been installed since my last visit after the event and before the last rites on Beast. I'm stoked about that too I've never had a chance to ride beast at night like I've been wanting to. I've almost made a full circle. I was born in Cincy and lived there till I was 10 and then moved to Indiana. I grew up there and got married in Indiana then got transferred to Louisville for work so I'm thinking in another 10 years or so it might be time to close the circle.

how awesome, its mind blowing that we've raised this much money, go TPR!!!

Welcome to the Kings Island team and I look forward to meeting you on the 10th.... its a good thing the racer is one of my fav coasters.

shocker.... more beautiful photographs from Hanno. Awesome job Mr. Cameraman

I love Disney and all the good stuff they do but they have a bad habit of taking stuff and putting their own spin on it which usually ends up being just a tad over the top so I definitely agree that this looks like it would be the best party ever. Kara, What an awesome update. It's very cool seeing the GKTW resort but seeing all the smiling children in the pics makes me realize even more how worth it is to give up at least a day to help provide smiles all around like that. I wish there was never a need for a place like this since it would mean no sick children but as long as there is I hope GKTW can keep on making children happy for 100 yrs or more longer.

Awesome trip report, can't wait to see more.

The Big Mike charm strikes again, its more powerful than the Force.

You have a donation now, I added a 3 dollar bonus for being an awesome TPR Member

I've done quite a bit of fundraising in the past. Don't continually pester the people that say they will give later. While some people just want you to go away and forget that they promised something. However, many will give later. Keep a list of all people who said they would give later and contact/approach them again 2 weeks before the final deadline for pledges. Two weeks out is enough to stress urgency and also give them time to budget out of there next paycheck if necessary. Let them know that you are xx% of dollars from your goal and their donation will help you reach that goal. I feel your pain, I've been putting things out there everywhere I can and mentioning it to everyone I can and I'm not getting very good results like others have been getting.

yeah I think I'll pass on the SCAD tower myself too. I don't think I could get myself to get enough nerve to do it, just give me a track and a car and you can spin me, loop me, and dive me all you want.

awesome trip report very funny, and El Toro is one of the coasters that are on my MUST RIDE Bucket list that thing looks like its a blast.

eek, the Kings Island team needs help, we're now the 2nd place team behind KIC. They are at $618 and we're at $596. I'm hoping all these postings and flyers at work will help since I'm employed at a very large world corporation but so far I've only had one $20 donation so I'm pushing the information out as much as I can. Here is the link to the TPR Team page for Kings Island: http://www.firstgiving.com/process/teamarea/default.asp?did=1785&teamid=182009

very cool place.... I haven't seen a Perkins since I was a young'un roaming the mean streets of Cincinnati and that's been 28 yrs ago. I loved Perkins back then and didn't think there was any around anymore. I'm thinking its time for a road trip.

I can just see it now, "Let's see where should I drop all my rides at," looking around as he's thinking, "Yep, this looks good". Its definitely an interesting tiny tiny park in an interesting setting. My whole thing is what about the building in the background is that the Maintenance building or is it a business where they got permission to setup shop out back? Have fun Big Mike and enjoy your break from doing postings. Dang nab it, now where will I get my daily Big Mike fixes from, oh well guess it's time to start over from the beginning for the next week or so.

Luckily, yes. We are currently pursuing two options that would provide us with additional land for the future. After land acquisition, our main focus is building up our back-of-house and food service operations to support an expansion and additional villas. Last year GKTW served a record 7,097 families, and we are projected to exceed that number in 2012. That is awesome Kara, your organization is well worth our time and effort and I hope we can raise enough between us all to achieve all of the goals GKTW has. For the rest of the club, it is now official that I'm a card carrying member (well will be in about 10 days or so when it shows up) but I have now become an official member with my first enthusiast club. Ace rejected me since I'm a featherweight so I guess y'all are stuck with me and with that being said the whole Initiation contest is still open to whoever makes the highest bid on my coasting for kids page! Come and get it...