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Well, to be fair, Kings Island does require lockers on a couple of rides, but at least they allow you to take a phone with you if you have the foresight to dress properly so it's secured. But yeah, at this point having been to all the CF parks except KD and Carowinds, I'd place Knott's first, then Kings Island, and then Cedar Point. All three are fun places though, I enjoy a day at any of them.

^ Wow, that is an amazing song. Will have to check out some more of this. Cool early industrial stuff. I don't know much about Suspiria, tbh, but I've always been a fan of Radiohead from the mid 90s on, so I'm excited for the soundtrack and will have to check out this movie. Seems in the vein of A Clockwork Orange, which I love, so I'll probably enjoy this.

I don't think I agree with that. If the brake is loose, wouldn't it be in danger of falling off?

I don't even understand how some of these arguments start coasterbill asked why people are complaining about the restraints. invertalon stated why he did not like the restraints, he stated his point of view based on his opinion. ytterbiumanalyst you implied that invertalon used extreme height to justify why others are complaining. I read it that invertalon was only stating his opinion, and that others 6ft 6in and taller would agree. He never implied that all the complaining was due to tall people. As numerous people have stated throughout this argument they is no one perfect restraint for every person and every coaster. Taller people and shorter people will argue about the same restraint. Rounder people and thinner people will argue about the same restraint. There is not one size fits all because we are not all the same size. Seems fair to me. I weighted heavily the sentence "If you're not 6 ft 6 in you wouldn't understand," as though the complaints are coming from those 6 ft 6 in or taller, and that is absurd. I can accept that it was just a poorly worded sentence, as without it the tone is quite different.

^^ Yep, it's 4 way with onions. 4 way has a choice of onions or beans, and 5 way includes both. ^ I can definitely understand that opinion. I rode it several times that day but generally went straight to the lazy river afterward. Oddly enough, I also had an extremely minor injury at CP Shores...but let's save that story for its place in the narrative.

I completely endorse including a cave tour and an animal safari with your theme park visit.

Thanks everyone! Day 3: We Built This City on Soak ‘n’ Roll Having done pretty much everything I came to Kings Island to do on Friday, I decided to make Saturday a waterpark day. I started off with Early Entry on Diamondback and Mystic Timbers again, then rope dropped Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown before taking the train to the waterpark. There won’t be very many photos this time, because I was in a waterpark and I don’t want to be that creepy guy taking photos in a waterpark. I started off with Tropical Plunge, which is a very fun complex and similar to the one at Oceans of Fun, before checking out the critically acclaimed Island Barbecue. It was very sweet, but otherwise pretty good, especially paired with a Kona. Don't adjust your screen. The blue light is not a filter. The air in Soak City is just that tropically fresh. After lunch, it was time to check out the park’s lazy river—and it is the absolute best one I have ever experienced. I loved all the things that spray, and there are quite a few, but plenty of space in between for just relaxing too. I literally spent about half my waterpark time going around and around the lazy river. Come to think of it, this is actually the ride at Kings Island that I rode the most, including the dry side. Thunder Falls is fantastic! It’s an older slide, just exciting enough but not too intense either. It’s old school and very well done. But the crown jewel of Soak City is Tropical Twister. Ho. Ly. Sh*t. It’s so unassuming, but the airtime just gets bigger and bigger. This is one of the best waterslides I have been on anywhere, and I’ve never seen anything else quite like it. So much fun. The forecast was for rain, but it never actually materialized and most of the day lines were very short because of it. For the most part, I got on everything right away, but late in the afternoon, attendance did pick up and I headed back to the dry side. Since it had worked so well the previous night, I just repeated my course of Bat at sunset, Diamondback at twilight, and Beast after dark, front row. A guy I work with who is from Cincinnati had told me about Gold Star Chili. The last time I was in town, I had Skyline, but I didn’t know about Gold Star. There was one of each chain within walking distance of my hotel, so I headed out to Gold Star that night. Very good stuff; a little sweeter than Skyline, so I think I prefer Skyline myself, but still very good. Gold Star is a very unassuming diner. It's very comfortable with who it is. Cincinnati chili credit! That was the end of my time at Kings Island, but I wasn’t done with Cincinnati quite yet. Stay tuned for the first cultural day of the trip!

This is gonna be a great trip report. That cabin looks like going to stay at Grandma's house.

Oh I've noticed. If you're spending more energy complaining about something than having fun, you're doing it wrong.

Everything looks so good, just like it does every year!

Wow, that's pretty impressive. Really if there are enough guests in the park, there's not any reason why every park can't deck out the whole thing and just run what will function in that temperature. I feel like a lot of these partial openings are just to reduce costs until they see what the demand is.

Don't lie to me. You used extreme height as an explanation for why people are complaining about Steel Vengeance. Not sure if that stellar logic or the assertion that Bill doesn't understand what it's like to be tall is more hilarious.

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Cedar Fair have changed fluffy, fluffy bunny filled with medicine and goo policies in the past two years. You should be fine with your bag, but I would "be prepared" to get a fluffy, fluffy bunny filled with medicine and goo if for whatever reason you are asked to. Good to know, thank you for that updated information.

If you are not 6'6" (or taller), then you really wouldn't know. What. The. Actual. F*ck. 6 feet 6 inches? Dude, 0.15% of people are that height, and the bitching is coming from way more than that. I suggest you march right down to the closest university, enroll in Statistics 101, and come back to us at the end of the semestre with a real argument.

I am convinced that most enthusiasts actually hate coasters.

Great shots! I305 looks so good from all angles.

Yes, I had no problem with a small bag at Knott's WCB 2016.

Superman at Fiesta Texas is something ridiculous like 52. But yeah, pretty much all the B&Ms could run at around 40 if the parks wanted them to.

You both totally should go! I feel like Kings Island is a very underrated park. They don't really have that heart pounding super intense coaster that a lot of enthusiasts love, so it gets passed over. But they do have a lot to offer and it's very well rounded. Makes for a nice relaxing day.

^ It gets me that some people still haven't figured out Six Flags doesn't give a sh*t about that.

Those look seriously good.

Day 2: What’s in the Shed? The next morning I took off for Cincinnati and two whole days at Kings Island. Last time I was here I had an evening and a full day, and while I got to do everything, I decided it was worth it to take my time this time around. I processed the Platinum Pass I bought for this trip (2 days KI + 2 days CP, this is really the cheapest ticket) and headed in for early entry. Mystic Timbers wasn’t quite ready, but Diamondback was, so I rode that one several times with zero wait. It was magical. I love Diamondback, and I think it’s still the best coaster at Kings Island. From Diamondback, I noticed Mystic Timbers had people on it now, so I went over there next, but just then the thunderstorm rolled in. All hail Midwestern thunderstorms! It lasted about an hour, and I sheltered under the Mystic Timbers locker hut, and chatted with some people there. Enthusiasts find each other. There was an ACEr who tried to proselytise an ACE membership, and I remembered exactly why I’ve never gotten one. Another ACEr ran into the locker area, which gave me an opportunity to find other people to talk to. These guys were YouTubers who came to the park to illegally film coaster footage. Joy! Then I discovered the third set of rain refugees were a teacher couple who came to the park from western New York as a getaway before they had to go back to work. I knew there were normal, well adjusted people in this park if I looked hard enough! The rain let up and of course the rest of the day was amazing. Morning thunderstorms convince people not to come even if the weather is sunny from then on. Mystic Timbers is really great. I was expecting a Prowler-like experience, and that’s exactly what it is. The multiple river crossings are fun, and the airtime is unbelievable. But of course, it’s all about the shed. This is a great way to spend time on the brakes waiting for the station to clear. The props were cool and the video was fun, and that’s all I will say about it. If you haven’t been out to Kings Island to ride this, go! It does not disappoint. I spent the rest of the day riding everything as much as I wanted. This was my first time solo on a rapids ride, and as it turns out you go backwards through the whole thing and hit every single drop. So much fun. The eponymous Tom & Chee. Really good, hadn't thought of balsamic vinaigrette on a grilled cheese, but it's awesome. Flumin' time! The vegetation has grown in nicely over the last couple of years. What are you doing? I told you not to go in the shed! Really easy to get two trains in this area. THROUGH THE VINES!!! Can you spot what's wrong with this picture? Diamondback is so big and so visible from all over the park. So great. Sklooosh! There was a stunt show going on in International Plaza, so I took some time out to see that. It was fun, nothing I hadn't seen before, but well done nonetheless. What time is it? Tower time! But first, a stunt show. Hmm, where have I seen this before? Motorcycles in a cage with a four wheeler. I also got to go up in the Eiffel Tower, which I wasn’t able to do last time because of thunderstorms. It was awful, nothing like the original. You can’t see any of Paris at all from there. This is NOT Paris. Nope. Not a single Parisian building visible from here. Can't see a single croissant cart. No Metro stairs here. This fountain is not at all in Paris. Not even a little bit. Wait, is that Montmartre? Goddamn it, it isn't! Just Windseeker. This Eiffel Tower sucks. To be clear, I'm totally joking. Eiffel Tower is a great attraction and I'm so glad to be able to experience it this time around. Shoutout to the bartender at the Biergarten, really great service. Had an awesome pretzel and some good Cincinnati craft beer from Moerlein. I love when parks have local stuff available, since trying new foods and drinks is a big part of visiting a city for me. Of course I couldn’t miss the new Cirque show, Gravity. It has a sci fi theme with some really good effects and of course amazing acrobatics. I also managed to take better pictures of it this time too. Hard to do with all the lights and movement, but I think a couple turned out all right. A little pre-show fun. Spaceship! Spaceshipspaceshipspaceship! What planet is this? Good thing our spaceship folds down like this, super convenient. Selfie! Hey, there are aliens here! Can we talk to them? Hmm, they seem to communicate by tying visitors to a column and doing acrobatics in front of them. Uh, guys? Alien guys? Um, we're still tied up here.... Time to bike on back to our spaceship now. You always have to plan your night rides at this park, and so I headed out to Bat at sunset, then Diamondback at twilight, then Beast just after dark for the greatest coaster experience there is. I settled in near the Eiffel Tower for some fireworks, misjudging just a bit the direction they’d come from, so my view was a bit obscured by a tree. Still a good show and a great way to end a day at Kings Island. This is a Pokestop. It's called "Tower Gardens Monument to Cancer." I never get over how awesome these fountains are. Goodnight, Kings Island!