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That is unless cedar point is looking at this and think "well that's cute..."

You ever see that show, "Life After People"? They'll be kind of like that. It's so true, it's one of the this I love about Dorney! The GP goes and stands on endless lines in the water park and right next door are two B&Ms with next to no lines!

I will admit I'm intrigued to see how RMC do age, but I have a feeling they will do just fine, since all the advancements they made was to make a wooden coaster last longer...

ITS OFFICIAL!!! From LC Twitter!

Honestly, I feel that Kings Dominion has one of the most well-rounded roller coaster lineups! I feel like the only thing that is missing is an air Time Machine, that we might get this year! We have three solid Woodies (yes, hurler isn't the best, but I didn't find it as bad as most of you make it out to be) A standard arrow Looper, and a great B&M floor less multi looper, a unique launch coaster, an intense ride like none other, and a few family thrill coasters... I think it's an amazing line up to grow up on!

I don't know if I would read into that too much... When you look their line up, they added wooden coasters and ride styles from Intamin that B&M couldn't supply. Also they had great success with their Intamin rides (most likely because they didn't ouch the envelope as much as Cedar Fairs did) and so they worked well for the park.. I'm sure we could see my B&M rides at Hershey in the future if they wanted them...

Ummm... Not sure, I mean they were pushing trains out pretty fast when I was there last week...

Or as I'm seeing it... A motion sickness nightmare...

I think we all will have our eyes on Holiday World for years to come. I'm so glad I got to go this year for the first time, and I look forward to going again in the future to see how much has changed, since it's almost garanteed it's going to change drastically in the future... I feel like this is the next Dollywood project, we all watched as that park went from good vino in bread and a nice arrow looper to the mega resort it is today, I'm almost positive we will see that type of explosion happen here as well!

Yea but those are the smaller trains, I'm sure cedar point would use the larger ten across trains...

Oh darn, forgot about that for a moment.. Ok, RMC THOSE TWO RIDES TOGETHER!!!!!

Tempest clone would fit well, but that's two launched loopers, so maybe not...

True... And if they did do that, we would all sit here and complain that they didn't have a traditional wooden coaster anymore...

Terrain Giga Coaster? Let's see, Milenium uses the island pretty well... And just because we haven't seen one, doesn't mean we won't... A Giga Terrain sounds like a crapload of fun!! Especially night rides like the beast on steroids!

Omg, could you imagine?!?! That would be crazy cool! **goes to google maps to day dream**

Rob I agree whole heartedly... Cedar point has an amazing line up, and it really does have "something for everyone" in their coaster line up. We have super extreme (TTD Maverick) super long (Millenium and Mean Streak) people eaters (gatekeeper, raptor, rougarou) and small and medium coasters for all the GP people that just want a fun ride that doesn't push the boundaries too far... I think a dive machine is a great addition to their line up, and I'm sure with this being cedar fair, and cedar point it will be a stand out ride! I'm sure we will see some truly unique maneuvers that will make this ride a great one. In the mean time 14 more days of us beating a dead horse...

Could it be both? Something like Mystery Mine or Superman down in Australia? Why can't it be a dive machine with a dark ride beginning?

I was there on Tuesday as well. I can vouch that raptor was down for a LONG time. The train was there for a while (I didn't check my watch though) In regards to Maverick, it's not low capacity or slow operations that's the problem, it's the sheer amount of people in line for it! I have to admit, cedar point is an absolute fast pass must! Even with it on a Tuesday the waits were still 30-45 min!

The Hampton inn kings island was wonderful! Stayed there on Sunday night, it was clean and had a great breakfast!

Has anyone seen any construction updates?

Thanks for all the comments everyone! It really was an amazing trip. It took over a year to put together, so don't take a big trip lightly! Also, it took years to find the right group of people to do it. There were four competent drivers who split the whole trip, there is no way any one of us could handle the whole trip! I'm going to take another nap now....

Day 8 - Kennywood Phantoms Revenge - what a surprise. I had a feeling from videos that this ride would be fun, but for the first time I think I can say a hyper coaster had me out of my seat more than in it! Between that and the serious lack of restraints (which I love) it was a bit frightening and great! Thunderbolt - great ride. Love the shaping of every drop and the laterals were great strong but not too much. The ride was much smoother than I was expecting. Racer - another fun ride. Nothing crazy but I liked the forces and its quirky layout. I also felt that the hills were a little steeper than I was expecting which was a nice thrill. Jack Rabbit - another fun woodie. Loved the double dip after the lift hill and the lack of restraints definitely added to the thrill. Sky Rocket - another pleasant surprise coaster from this park! I think it rounded out their coaster line up beautifully. Nice smooth launch, fun layout with some fun elements like the swizzle maneuver towards the end. Kennywood overall was a nice park, but a little too far for me to visit again unless I'm planning a trip in that direction and they add something worth visiting. The fries are great, but not as amazing as I was expecting. Overall it has been a great trip full of fun laughs amazing g forces memorable events and a lot of car rides! I look forward to visiting all these parks again in the future, as well as expanding to new areas of the country. Final Stats Days: 8 States: 12 Miles: 2421.3 Final coaster count: 71 Current personal coaster count: 156

Day 6-7 Cedar Point Showed up to Cedar Point around 5pm. Checked into Hotel Breakers and was upgraded to the 9th floor tower room facing the park. As a coaster geek, I loved every minute of it!!! Since I reserved the room back in January, we all received 2 front of the line passes. Top Thrill Dragster - first ride of the day, first use of the cut the line passes and we slipped right into the front row. Amazing ride, great sense of speed and rode much nicer than Kingda Ka. Fun conversation with the ride ops about how TTD is better than Ka as well. Power Tower - shot up side - great view of the park. Such a great way to see the park from above and really have a moment to really see that I'm really here at the Point. Blue Streak - station wait. Nice ride, rarely in my seat which made my happy. Rougaru - great ride. I love twisty B&Ms and this did not disappoint. I do wish I could have ridden Mantis, but I found this a great ride. Are the trains higher than regular Floorless coasters? I felt like I needed to jump up into the seat more than other floorless rides. Millennium Force - the ride was down and we waited for about 15 min while they tested. Got on the last row for a sunset ride. What a great experience. Smooth, strong, fun forces. Such a great time! Maverick - used our second cut the line pass. Got right on the middle car. What an amazing first ride. Loved the out of control feeling. I now understand why some people feel like this and El Toro are siblings. This ride was full of unexpected forces and direction changes. Loved every second of it! Ran back to MF to hit a night ride before closing. It was a great way to end the night. Although I will say Beast at night is a better end of the day ride in the dark Starting tomorrow with some Perkins and then heading into the park for my first experience with a Fast Pass system! Work up and was at Perkins downstairs by 7:45. I assumed since the park would open in an hour or so to hotel guests that it would be a disaster, but the restaurant was pretty empty. Filled up quickly as we got up to leave. Finished breakfast, packed the car and headed to the Beach Entrance for morning ERT. Gatekeeper - solid B&M with some nice g's on the first drop, but other than that and the keyholes it was kind of forgetful... Rode back row on the right side. Raptor - I was quite excited to ride an old school B&M invert. This did not disappoint! Solid forces, great snappy cobra roll, I loved it although I think Afterburn was a better ride overall. Magnum XL-200 - I got a serious kick out of the bunny hops. My group didn't love it, but maybe because of the history of the ride I really enjoyed it. I was surprised by how uncomfortably hot the tunnels were. Woodstock Express - credit. Maverick - rode it last night, but today didn't disappoint at all! The launch last night took a moment, but today it was instant. Such a great ride, I can only hope Intamin makes more of these little devils! Mean Streak - I was riding this and actually yawned half way through. I did start thinking how great a RMC conversion could be. The layout and structure has some serious potential, and I'm sure RMC has ideas on what they would do to it already. Maybe we can get Tony Clark to get the rest of the admins to realize how great it would be to revitalize this ride! Lunch - ate at coasters Drive In. Needed some AC from the relentless sun (not a cloud in the sky all day) Top Thrill Dragster - rerode in the back row. Honestly like this better than Kingda Ka. I also liked how much closer you get to the structure. To watch the track climbing up to the tower sway after a train went by was really cool. Wicked Twister - we rode the back since I've ridden Possessed at Dorney Park and wanted to experience the twisted back tower. Solid ride, nice smooth launches. I also loved the fact that it literally is built on the beach, very unique location for such a ride. My group also enjoyed watching the trampoline guys warm up in the stadium next to the back tower. Gatekeeper - rerode this time on the right hand side. Liked it significantly more. We walked to the front of the park to take pictures with the front sign and video of gatekeeper doing its thing. Corkscrew - nice smaller Arrow Loop Screw. I like these rides. You have to accept them for what they are, but they are most of the time smooth and some weird shaping and forces. Mine train - this turned out to be my 150th coaster! I kind of love the fact that it happened on a row this. Odd, off beat, and uselessly fun in an odd way! Millennium Force - great way to end my first visit to Cedar Point with a back row ride to this ride. I love it and it is definitely one of my favorite rides so far! We hit the road and got to our hotel about 2 hours later on the other side of Ohio. Woke up and drove 1.5 hours to Kennywood before the long ride back to reality. The view from our hotel window! another view The Fast Passhole wristbands! that is a long neck... me and my #150!

Day 5-6 Kings Island Showed up around 8pm. There were rain storms for a few hours beforehand so the park was empty. Banshee - back row! Such a great ride. Super fun, intense, long ride with great flow. Loved the design of it going down the hill. The in line twist was great fun as well! Adventure Express - nice mine train. Wtf is up with the last lift hill, all of a sudden your at a universal/Disney park! Other than that, nothing really to report. Bat - fun ride. One and done, but this one was better than at CW. Was it designed here and then copied there? Stunt Coaster - I rode this at CW a few years ago during the day. SO MUCH BETTER AT NIGHT! If you get the ability to do so, do it! So much fun! Beast - what a great way to end the night! Two rides, one front one back on the legendary beast. Had a blast!! Tomorrow we will finish up KI then head to Cedar Point!!! Woke up to rain. Not like that would stop us! ERT on Diamondback. Diamondback - solid B&M hyper, but the rattle was so rough I could see it in the wheel assembly ahead of us! Got three rides, all in the rain which was a blast! Beast - daytime is not nearly as fun as at night, but a rain ride is still a blast! Flight of Fear - just like KD. I liked the lights inside better here. Plus getting out of the rain was nice. Totally taken back by the length of the video on the queue. Nighthawk - I liked this much better than Batwing at SFA. Fun ride, but a one and done. Nothing too special. They where running two stations though so that kept things moving. Racer - again, another great racer. I really love these rides. Lots of airtime and just all around American coaster fun! At this point we needed a break and grabbed French fries and ice cream. My cousin Nick failed at eating the ice cream successfully and wore most of it on his hand.... Vortex was closed, Invertigo had a 40 min wait so we rode Banshee one more time and then hit the road up to Cedar Point. Stopped off at Schmidt's in Columbus for a late lunch. love this nighttime shot of Beast in the fog! we rode one of the last trains of the night, great shot of the station empty THEY SELL SELFIE STICKS?!?!!

Holiday World Showed up to the park around 9:30, walked into the gates and took the advice to put our stuff in a locker. Let's start off by saying that their system is AMAZING! Simple to get started and easy to get to for the rest of the day. Especially with its central location. I personally would open the park up TO the lockers so you can take care of that and the drop the ropes from there, but I understand why physically. Legend - great way to start the day! Solid woodie, lots of fun. Really enjoyed the layout and its length. If it wasn't a busy Sunday we would have had a reride. Raven - fun ride, and as the first ride for the park I can see why it did put the park on the map. Loved the helix on the water, and it had a great forested section. Splashin' Safari ZOOMbabwe - such a fun ride. I liked the holes in the side and the sudden drops. Lots of fun. Jungle Racer - Holy airtime!!! Wildebeest - so much fun!! We rode single rider and still got to ride together Mammoth - we were going to ride, but a thunderstorm came through that closed the park for about 45 min. Voyage - amazing! Such a great ride. Loved the far end of the ride and the return journey was great! I just wished the first few hills had better airtime. If they did this would out due El Toro in my book. Thunderbird - What a pleasant surprise! I was hoping this would be a new level of B&M intensity and it was! It wasn't G force intense, but the relentless direction changes were great fun! Loved the theming as well. At this point it was about 4 pm EST and we wanted to get to Kings Island for night rides on Beast and Banshee so we hit the road and grabbed food near Kings Island. Such a great gesture. Elephant Butts! very nice tribute in the front of the park when you all need water shoes, you all buy matching pink water shoes.