jamesdillaman

I think a good steel coaster without inversions will keep with their "family-friendly" theme. A ride you can go on with your parents when you're 11-15 and still have a good time on. If they do have inversions, I'd like to see it limited to one or two "good" inversions. I think it would be awesome to theme a steel intamin to Santa's sleigh do acrobatics through the air...

Or maybe it's because it will be the 12th coaster in the park.... Hmmmmm. Methinks you are looking into things too deeply.

Seriously, IB without Cornball or LoCoSuMo is almost not worth paying to get in...

I call shenanigans, I saw no cigarettes in this entire update, where were the smoking hotties?

If SoB gets more money put into it not towards tearing it down, then Cedar Fair is dumber than I thought... Remember Hercules? Out of its demise we got Hydra. Remember, a smoother, crappy boring ride is still a crappy, boring ride... Seriously, the ride would be better if it was just the drop into some brakes. The world doesn't need a Rocky Mountain treated SoB, it needs a new ride... NTAG was a WAY better ride to start with than SoB. Heck, even Rattler was (Especially if they bring back the big drop!). At least Rattler has only 1 never ending helix...

Good to hear, can't wait for the Dirty South Bash!

To be honest, I'll just be happy to ride LoCoSuMo. The last three times I've been there, it's been closed. This is unacceptable more than moving the swings...

It's too short. It'll be trimmed. They'll take out the best element. Would've been better if it was an intamin megalite...

Family members are $5 additional each for up to four.

My advice? Join Club TPR with a family membership. Instead of $29.99 to get it, it's only $15 with the Club TPR membership. I'm sure Robb would agree this is a great idea...

On Sunday the following rides weren't operating: Yo, Yo, Falling Star, and Musik Express (Obviously) Log Flume Cornball Express Lost Coaster of Superstition Mountain Antique Cars Splash Battle Shafer Queen The park gave us free tickets to come back during the 2011 operating season, though, to make up for all the closed rides. Indiana Beach has been getting a lot of flak for the changes they're making, but they're definitely pumping a lot of money into this park, which I guess is a good thing. I just hope they've planned on keeping revenue streams stable. If the prices go much higher, I think people will find other things to do, and I don't want this park to go the way of the numerous lakeside parks in the midwest that are no longer there or just a shadow of their old selves. Also, It looks like Adventure point will be quite large, encompassing where the mini golf course was in HH's turnaround as well as the location of Falling Star and Musik Express, with a zipline going out to the yo-yo platform. It could be the coolest ropes course I've seen built around here. We'll have to wait and see. I hope they bring back the water stunt show, there was no sign of it and the ramp in the lake was gone. Maybe it'll come back as the season progresses. I hope so, as it's part of what makes IB special. Frankenstein's Castle is still awesome. Glad to see they're keeping that one good! Also, Hoosier hurricane was running pretty smoothly with only one rough spot where it dives under the bridge. Even had a couple pops of almost air in the back. I really wish Cornball had been open, though. Oh well, I'll be back later this summer it seems.

Best. Idea. Ever.

The bigger disappointment for me was finding out the Ribbon Fries on the Boat are no longer there. Now they just have normal, frozen french fries that they load up... Boo.

Fixed.

Adam better do it, or I'll troll him for ages...

I never thought I'd share a dream with Barry. Wow.

^ Your opinions are no longer valid to me.

^ Awww, we'll miss you David! Have fun at the wedding!

^ Too bad they used the real Eiffel Tower and not the Kings Island model...

Looks like a good time was had and you hadn't even been to a park yet! Great to see things from your distorted and lovely point of view Chuck. Hopefully Julia and I will see you again at Deep South Bash! Until then, keep the updates coming. Hilarious as always!

Be sure and use the new 2011 Waldameer Club TPR discount when you go. Save some dough!

Racist...

It is quite alarming how much rattle was in Diamondback after only a season... Hope it doesn't keep getting worse.

^Not trying to be mean or anything, but if you haven't been to either park, you're probably not very qualified to give advice here. Just a thought. No rushing around at KI. The lines can be worse than CP depending on the day. You'll be hurrying just to stand in line. After more thought, I think Waldameer might be the better choice, also. Unless you want to go a few hours out of your way... then I'd definitely hit Indiana Beach. But that aside, Waldameer is a great park without all the corporate gloss-over.

^ Well Kings Island has one of the greatest selection of kiddy rides you'll find anywhere, but I like the atmosphere at Waldameer much better. Ravine Flyer II is better than any coaster at Kings Island, but Kings Island definitely has a lot more rides. I'd say Waldameer is a half-day at best, where KI definitely will take a day to do especially including the kids' stuff. KI will also be vastly more expensive for everything: admission, food, drinks, parking, etc. Again, as Robb said, it depends on what you're looking for.