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^They are currently building dorms at Carowinds I must say I had a great first visit at Kings Island last Thursday and Friday. The only thing that would have made it even better is if the weather had been cooler. It was just HOT. We were spoiled at Cedar Point earlier in the week with cooler temps and the breeze off Lake Erie. Both days consisted of mostly walk-ons for most of the coasters. The longest wait I had for anything was 20/25 minutes for Flight Of Fear. The only troublesome one I almost didn't get the credit for was Backlot Stunt Coaster. Everytime I walked by the first day it had just went down. Same thing the next day until after lunch when I hurried up and got on as soon as I went by again and it was running. I will say that ride operations weren't as on point as it was at Cedar Point the prior 3 days. They were pretty good for the most part, but didn't have the same hustle as CP. Since crowds were light, no big deal; just a comparative observation. Food operations were decent since the park wasn't too crowded. I had read stories in here of hour waits for food. I waited maybe 5 minutes at Festhaus and Tom & Che...lol Some quick ride observations (in order of riding): *Firehawk: Definitely better than Nighthawk. No headbanging or shaken to death. Not a top 10 or 50, but re-rideable. *Vortex: Tear It Down. This was the 2nd most miserable ride experience among my Carowinds, CP, KI & KK trip (T3 worst). *Beast: Great ride. New #1 woodie. I sat in the middle seat, back car (non wheel). Sadly no night ride (too tired). *Mystic Timbers: Packs quite a punch. That shed however? Pointless. Maybe if it was at the beginning of the ride? *Woodstock Express: Just a fun ride like it's siblings at Carowinds and KD. *Bat: Great suspended coaster. Not as good as BBW was, but much better than Iron Dragon. *Invertigo: Not bad, not great. Definitely better than the standard sit-down boomerangs I've been on. *Banshee was great. The only thing keeping it from being my favorite invert are the tightening vest restraints. *Adventure Express: Enjoyable mine train coaster with unexpected "theming". *Racer: Great pair of racing woodies. Not as good as Thunder Road to me, but rode fairly smooth. *Flight Of Fear: Love the one at KD. This one was ok as well...a bit more "jerky" in places. Nothing horrible though. *Flying Ace Aerial Chase: Better harness than some of it's clones. Still a bit shaky for a kiddie coaster. *Diamondback: Quite surprising. I have it almost tied with Mako for favorite hyper. Definitely better than Intimidator. *Backlot Stunt Coaster: Great family ride. It had a few nice surprises as well and was better than expected. *Great Pumpkin Coaster: I was denied for not having a child. I already knew this, but since there was no line I tried. Oh well....lol

Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster

Corkscrew was definitely awful. It's very picturesque though, as most coasters with corkscrews over the midway are. It was the worst for me until Vortex a couple days later. Maybe I picked a bad seat. I think I was in the 3rd to last car (semi middle), thinking it would soften the blow. I couldn't wait to get off...lol

This was pretty much my experience as well.

[updates in bold] First Coaster - Scooby Doo (Woodstock Express) @ Carowinds First Steel Coaster - Carolina Goldrusher @ Carowinds First Woodie - Scooby Doo (Woodstock Express) @ Carowinds First 100 ft coaster - Loch Ness Monster @ BGW First 200 ft coaster - SheiKra @ BGT First 300 ft coaster - Fury 325 @ Carowinds First 400 ft coaster- Top Thrill Dragster @ CP First looping coaster - Carolina Cyclone @ Carowinds First B&M - Vortex @ Carowinds First Intamin - Volcano @ KD First RMC- Steel Vengeance First Chance- Lightning Run @ KK First GCI - Gwazi (Tiger) @ BGT (RIP) First B&M Invert - Alpengeist @ BGW First Hyper - Apollo's Chariot @ BGW First Spinning Coaster - Cobra's Curse @ BGT First Wild Mouse - Wild Maus @ BGW (now at BGT) First Launched coaster - Flight Of Fear @ KD First Standup - Vortex @ Carowinds First Dive Machine - SheiKra @ BGT First Flyer - SF:UF @ SFOG First Floorless - Kraken @ SWO First Wing Rider - Wild Eagle @ Dollywood First Racing/Dueling - Thunder Road @ Carowinds (RIP) First Bobsled - Avalanche @ KD First Boomerang - Boomerang @ Wild Adventures First Premier - Flight Of Fear @ KD First Schwarzkopf - Viper @ SFOG (RIP) First Arrow - Carolina Goldrusher @ Carowinds First Vekoma - Ninja (Blue Hawk) @ SFOG First CCI - Cheetah @ WIld Adventures First Mack - Wild Maus @ BGW (now at BGT) First Gerstlauer - Mystery Mine @ Dollywood First Maurer Sohne - Go Bananas! @ Wild Adventures First Togo - Shockwave @ KD (RIP) First Suspended - Big Bad Wolf @ BGW (RIP) First Eurofighter - Mystery Mine @ Dollywood First Zierer - Air Grover @ BGT First Drop Tower - Drop Zone (Drop Tower) @ Carowinds First Woodie with Inversions- Mine Blower @ Fun Spot America Kissimmee First Mountain Alpine Coaster- Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster Favorite - Steel Vengeance @ CP Favorite Steel - Steel Vengeance @ CP Favorite Woodie - Beast @ KI Favorite 100 ft coaster - Maverick @ CP Favorite 200 ft coaster - Steel Vengeance @ CP Favorite 300 ft coaster - Fury 325 @ Carowinds Favorite looping coaster - Steel Vengeance @ CP Favorite B&M - Fury 325 @ Carowinds Favorite Intamin - Maverick @ CP Favorite RMC- Steel Vengeance @ CP Favorite GCI - Mystic Timbers @ KI Favorite Hyper - Mako @ SWO Favorite BM Invert - Montu @ BGT Favorite Spinning Coaster - Cobra's Curse @ BGT Favorite Wild Mouse - Go Banana's @ Wild Adventures Favorite Launched coaster - Maverick @ CP Favorite Stand Up coaster - Georgia Scorcher @ SFOG Favorite Dive Machine - Valravn @ CP Favorite Flyer - Manta @ SWO Favorite Floorless - Kraken @ SWO Favorite Wing Rider - Gatekeeper @ CP Favorite Premier - Flight If Fear @ KD Favorite Schwarzkopf - Mind Bender @ SFOG Favorite Arrow - Loch Ness Monster @ BGW Favorite Vekoma - Expedition Everest @ Disney's Animal Kingdom Favorite CCI - Cheetah @ Wild Adventures Favorite Chance- Lightning Run @ KK Favorite Mack - Cobra's Curse @ BGT Favorite Gerstlauer - Mystery Mine @ Dollywood Favorite Maurer Sohne - Go Bananas! @ Wild Adventures Favorite Togo - Shockwave @ DK (RIP) Favorite Suspended - Big Bad Wolf @ BGW (RIP) Favorite Eurofigher - Mystery Mine @ Dollywood Favorite Zierer - Shamu Express @ SWO Favorite Drop Tower - Falcon's Fury @ BGT Favorite Mountain Alpine Coaster- Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster

24 Beast Blue Streak-CP Cheetah Great American Scream Machine Grizzly-KD Hurler-CW Mine Blower Mystic Timbers Racer [blue] Racer [Red] Racer 75 [L] Racer 75 [R] Thunder Run Thunderhead White Lightning Woodstock Express-CW Woodstock Express-KD Woodstock Express-KI No Longer With Us: Georgia Cyclone (def) Gwazi [Lion] (def) Gwazi [Tiger] (def) Hurler-KD (def) Thunder Road [blue] (def) Thunder Road [Gray] (def)

States I've been to with coasters ridden based on my current rank: Virginia- Volcano North Carolina- Fury 325 (station & most of ride is on NC side) South Carolina- Afterburn (ride completely on SC side) Tennessee- Thunderhead Georgia- Goliath Florida- Mako Ohio- Steel Vengeance Kentucky- Storm Chaser Steel Vengeance overall for the US

Steel Vengeance

I would like to update this. Cedar Point with a triple punch: Steel Vengeance, Maverick & Millennium Force.

New top 10: 1. Steel Vengeance 2. Fury 325 3. Maverick 4. Millennium Force 5. Storm Chaser 6. Mako 7. Diamondback 8. Kraken 9. Montu 10. Banshee Since no wood fit in there, I'll add my top 5 wood (since it's still limited...lol) 1. Beast 2. Mystic Timbers 3. Thunderhead 4. White Lightning 5. Great American Scream Machine

27: Invert- Montu, Banshee, Afterburn, Raptor, Alpengeist, Dragon Challenge (HH-Ice), DC (CF-Fire), Batman The Ride (SFOG) Hyper- Mako, Diamondback, Apollo’s Chariot, Intimidator, Goliath (SFOG) Giga- Fury 325 Wing- Gatekeeper, Wild Eagle Stand-up- Georgia Scorcher, Vortex Dive- Valravn, SheiKra, Griffon Sit/Floorless- Kraken, Kumba, Incredible Hulk, Rougarou Flying- Manta, Superman - Ultimate Flight (SFOG)

[update] 1: Montu 2: Banshee 3: Afterburn 4: Raptor 5: Alpengeist

[update] 1: Mako 2: Diamondback 3: Apollo's Chariot 4: Intimidator 5: Goliath (SFOG) 6: Magnum XL200

Steel Vengeance I hated to leave last week. Who knows when I'll be back in Ohio.

Update: #85: Mine Blower (Fun Spot Kissimmee) #100: Millennium Force #101: Steel Vengeance #125: Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster I chose to do MF for my 100 since it was the coaster that originally had me interested in going to Cedar Point when it was announced. I finally made it. I chose Steel Vengeance for #101 to start a new chapter/next 100 on my list.

[uPDATE] Coasters: Hurler (Carowinds) Alpengeist Lucy's Crabbie Cabbie Volcano Afterburn Apollo's Chariot Georgia Scorcher Ricochet (Carowinds) SkeiKra (as floorless) Air Grover Cheetah Hunt White Lightning (Fun Spot) Firechaser Express Fury 325 Mine Blower Steel Vengeance Flats/Other: White Water Falls (Carowinds) Days Of Thunder (Carowinds) Gauntlet (Carowinds) Blackbeard's Revenge (Carowinds) Drop Zone (Carowinds) Space Invader (Fun Spot Orlando) Turtle Trek (SeaWorld Orlando) Antarctica (SeaWorld Orlando)

I added 3 (WV, OH & KY) last week bringing my total to 11 + DC.

[update] 11 Tallest Ridden: 1. Top Thrill Dragster 420' 2. Fury 325 325' 3. Millennium Force 310' 4. Intimidator 232' 5. Diamondback 230' 6. Valravn 223' 7. Wicked Twister 215' 8. Wild Eagle 210' 9. Griffon 205' 10. Magnum XL-200 205' 11. Steel Vengeance 205' (#9 - #11 is a 3-way tie in order ridden)

[uPDATE] New oldest: Blue Streak @ Cedar Point (on June 11, 2018)

[uPDATE] Top 10 Longest Ridden: 1. Beast 7359' 2. Fury 325 6602' 3. Millennium Force 6595' 4. Steel Vengeance 5740' 5. Intimidator 5316' 6. Diamondback 5282' 7. Magnum XL200 5106' 8. Apollo's Chariot 4882' 9. Mako 4760' 10. Goliath (SFOG) 4480'

Vortex @ Kings Island. Corkscrew @ Cedar Point is a close 2nd for me as well.

[uPDATE] Rougarou @ Cedar Point

[uPDATE} Cedar Fair: Steel Vengeance SeaWorld Parks & Ent.: Mako Six Flags: Goliath (SFOG) Herschend: Thunderhead Universal: Dragon Challenge (HH) Disney Parks: Expedition Everest Independent: Storm Chaser

^Tuesday or Wednesday. Thursday and Friday will likely have school groups.

I would assume that it's priced differently per park based on attendance and # of rides/experiences where it can be used. CGA obviously is one of the lower end CF parks, so it's cheaper there. Cedar Point's is also more expensive because it's the flagship where demand is much higher for the product. They may look at it as most people who live in California are not as likely to go to other CF parks as often vs. their "home park". I hope that makes sense. For instance, I purchased my platinum pass through Carowinds and added Funpix on for $44.91. Since Carowinds is the closest CF park to me (still 6.5 hours...lol), It would be assumed I'd use it there more. That' won't be the case in my case since I'm only going for a few hours on my trip in June on the way to CP...lol Most people that don't investigate deeper than their closest park wouldn't know there was a price difference (I didn't until you posted it).