bluestreak

^^Can't get on eBay because of crappy WiFi at school. Do you have any lapel pins?

It's an amazing coaster. I've ridden Lightning Rod, Outlaw Run, Goliath, and Storm Chaser. To me it's in third ahead of Goliath. Outlaw Run isn't that much further ahead though.

I had pretty low expectations for the park before our big Missouri trip and it absolutely blew them away. Aside from no real stand out coasters, it's absolutely one of the best parks I've ever been to from an operations standpoint. I absolutely loved every second I spent there.

^If they even get it fixed by then. Knowing this park I wouldn't be surprised.

Yeah it's a shame. Not their fault. I can't wait for the food trucks!

I was there yesterday evening and I'd say they are already having staffing issues. Seems gemini is down to just one side for the most part unless it's a Saturday. Most food places that were open only had 2 or 3 workers. Many food places closed. Merch places only had one worker. Many games were closed. Glad the park wasn't busy because from an operations standpoint it would've been a mad house.

A lightning run-like coaster would be fantastic I think.

So... Waiting in line for Millennium tonight, a storm came out of absolutely nowhere. It was about an hour or so before closing so we really didn't expect to get a ride on it but we decided to wait and see since CP never kicks people out. With people leaving, we eventually made it into the station and the rain still coming down hard. They started to take trains off as thunder and lightning passed through. The rain got heavier but at about 10:30 the lightning passed and to the delight of the 30 or so people left in the station the ride op came over the PA and said, "open gates, load train" 7 rides in the ridiculously hard rain later, the park closed. But that had to be the most fun I've ever had riding a roller coaster. We were all nuts for riding in a torrential downpour, but oh was it worth it.

Millennium in the pouring freaking rain. Worth it.

Yes it was snapchat.

I feel like this is definitely a hint.

^Thank you! Yes Fire in the Hole is very very similar to Blazing Fury. And yes I ate cinnamon bread don't worry

Thank you so much! I'm not really much of a photographer and take my pictures with my phone but I do like to think that I have a good eye. Hopefully some of my pictures proved that. Thank you so much! KI and SDC are very enjoyable parks. Just watch out for the crowds at KI on a Saturday. You'll definitely want fastlane.

And that station is way too long to only have those big Dipper trains. They'll definitely be regular length trains

I'm going to the announcement tomorrow and am absolutely stoked. I won't be able to sleep at all tonight!

I want to say it's a helix type ride. Either way, I'm so super excited for tomorrow!

^Thanks for reading!

Ok the final report of the trip: Kings Island. Kings Island is basically my second home park since it's a rather short 3.5 hour drive from my house. We usually go a few times a year so there's nothing new here for us. But, we still love the park. Kings Island is such a beautiful park, especially around the center near the Tower Gardens. I never get sick of it. We were there opening until the (yet again, too early for the crowds) 8 o'clock closing. We were able to get on quite a lot though thanks to a game that awards front of the line passes. So despite the rather heavy crowds for a monday, we got on plenty. I'm a huge fan of the Beast and will usually defend it but having just ridden Voyage, there's really no comparison. Yes beast is still a fun ride and always worth multiple rides, even during the day, it's just not doing it for me anymore. Maybe I'd feel differently if I hadn't just gotten off of Voyage but my point still stands. Diamondback is still running amazing and the air in the back is outstanding. Pro tip: Don't look behind you during the splashdown if you're in the very last seat. You will get a face full of water. And it hurts. Mystic Timbers is still running like it did opening day. I wish prowler was this smooth. Such a great ride. Definitely very rerideable. Banshee I think is still my favorite invert. So much fun and has every element I love in an inverted coaster. Plus it's got a little bit of intensity which was severely lacking with Patriot earlier on in the trip. Other than that, Vortex still sucks. Racer has gotten better than when I rode it earlier in the year. Firehawk and Flight of Fear are once and done coasters. We didn't bother with invertigo and Back Lot had way too long of a line and we would rather get another ride on diamondback than ride it haha. The bat was down all day and I believe it's been down for over a week. Anybody know more? We did use our meal plan twice while there but we ate at Skyline and Subway so I can't really speak for their food. We also checked out the stunt show they have going on. Kinda cool but I really can't get into shows. Scorecard: Diamondback 3x Mystic Timbers 4x Beast 3x Vortex 2x Windseeker 1x Red Racer 1x Firehawk 1x Flight of Fear 1x Adventure Express 2x Banshee 3x Drop Tower 1x Monster 1x KI&MV Railroad 1x I didn't take too many pictures so most will be from the train ride since I have yet to get pictures of Mystic Timbers from the train. Thanks so much for reading all through this trip report. I had a lot of fun typing all of this up! Can't wait to see what next year brings us for our big trip.

^Interesting. Thanks for the info. They make for nice little benches haha. Anyways Kentucky Kingdom. Just a very nice little park. Rides are fun. Park is beautiful. There's parts of it that scream at you that it used to be a six flags park, and there's also remnants of old queue lines and footers but I think that kinda adds to the charm of the place. Other than that there's not a whole lot to say. Lightning Run and Storm Chaser are an amazing one-two punch, and thunder run is a great ride too. Especially with the new train and extensive retracking they did. Didn't ride T3. We planned on it but the line was way too long and not worth waiting for what might be the worst coaster I've ever ridden. The park was actually surprisingly crowded but that kinda made me happy because it's nice to know that they are making money and doing well for themselves. We decided to leave a little early and try to get up to Kings Island before it closed for the evening since we did everything at KK that we wanted to do. We made it just in time for one ride on Mystic Timbers. Always a ton of fun. Oh and the out of state deal is fantastic. $30 for 2 Days and free drinks. Scorecard: Storm Chaser 5x Lightning Run 3x Thunder Run 1x Sky Catcher 1x Flying Dutchman 1x Kings Island tomorrow then the drive home. It's been a great trip. A full day at Kings Island is a great way to end it. Again not many pictures since I already have a lot from the park the last 2 years. Thanks for reading! LOL

Anybody know what's been going on with bat? Seems like it's been down for at least a week. My friend was at the park last week 2 days and it was down both days and today I stopped in at the park and it was posted at the front of the park that it would not operate today.

Alright as I stand in line for Lightning Run at Kentucky Kingdom, I'll type up the holiday world report. Let me first start by saying that coming into the day, Holiday World is my favorite amusement park. And my home park is Cedar Point so that gives you an idea of how much I love the place. There's just something about it that I love. Even though the park was pretty crowded since it was a Saturday, my opinion is no different. It's such a fantastic park. Even with the crowds we still got plenty of rides in and didn't wait much over 20 minutes for anything besides Voyage a couple times. Seems like most people went to the waterpark. I had heard that Voyage was running a little rough this year but honestly I thought it, and everything else in the park was running very, very well. Voyage was definitely running better than it was last year when I rode it. We only had one meal at the park and it was the standard Thanksgiving dinner at Plymouth Rock Café which was fantastic. Service everywhere was very fast and friendly. We ended the night with a pitch black ride on Thunderbird and then 3 pitch black rides on Voyage. One of which in the front seat. Voyage in the front seat at night is something to behold. Right up there with beast as the best night time ride experience. Such a fun day at the park despite the crowds. Can't wait for my next visit, whenever that may be. Scorecard: Voyage 6x Thunderbird 3x Legend 2x Raven 2x Gobbler Getaway 1x Crows Nest 1x Liberty Launch 1x As I said, we are at Kentucky Kingdom today. Trip report should be up tonight or tomorrow. Not many pictures since we have been to the park every year since Thunderbird opened so I have plenty of pictures. Thanks for reading! Comments are appreciated! Finally a park that's open till 10

Trio report coming tomorrow from Holiday World. Too tired to type it today! Great day though!

For anybody else wondering, it turned out to be about a 50 minute wait. Also, voyage is a very close second to beast for best night ride. Edit* Heres a debate for everybody. Voyage front seat at night vs. Beast front seat at night. Having just got off the front of voyage, my vote goes to Voyage. That was the most kick ass ride I've ever had.

Anybody know how long the line for Voyage is if the basement park of the line is full?