ginzo Posted June 4, 2007 Posted June 4, 2007 We've been wanting to go back to Indiana Beach ever since we first visited it briefly last year. We basically did the coasters and the dark ride last year, and ignored the excellent flat ride collection. So, I rounded up Liz and a non-enthusiast friend, and we headed deep into the heart of corn country. It was a great day. The park was dead, and it never really rained despite the looming presence of rain clouds for most of the day. We ate way too much food, and rode most of the rides in the park. The park was this dead all day. Some random girl told us that she marathon rode Cornball for 2 hours without having to get off. The litter bug who left that cup was fed to the deadly Indiana Beach piranhas. The Cornball Express is easily the best coaster in the park, and a solid contender for the best in the state. Ride in the very back seat to get some very powerful drops. Liz and Jed approved of the giant Tiki head. Your gold or your life! Jed claimed that the IB crow was his favorite part of the park. At the very least, I bet he could beat up the Holidog in a UFC cage match. My what a giant booty you have there Mr. Crow. Arrrrrrr....thare be no escape now mateys. (I wish IB would bootleg the theme song from the PoTC ride.) Although it needs TLC and many will disagree, I think this is the best shooting dark ride in the state. Actually, it's my favorite one ever. Liz prefers Men In Black, but she's wrong. Falling water is good Feng Shui. As much as I love Indiana Beach, the water from Lake Shafer smells funny, tastes bad (in the drinking fountain), and looks repulsive. You'll never catch me in their water park. Presenting the original CCI aquatrax. This is my favorite swing ride because it takes the rider out over the water. It's mildly scary, and fun at night. Falling water is good Feng Shui. The haunted house is a must for any trip to Indiana Beach. It's an upcharge that costs $3.50, but I think it's worth it. Watch the Dr. Frankenstein animatronic closely, and he does something VERY cool. I'm not going to ruin the surprise. Liz made fun of me all day for calling this "LoCoSuMo". It's a unique ride that could be better realized with a less rough experience. Random pontoon boats in Lake Shafer as seen from the bridge. We entered via the bridge, which is an intregal part of the experience. It is especially fun to jump up and down on the suspended part of the bridge. Welcome to Indiana B! Indiana Beach attracts only the most classy clientele. GET AWAY FROM MY CHEEZBURGER!
coastercrazed49 Posted June 4, 2007 Posted June 4, 2007 Nice Trip Report. Iniana beach looks really nice especially Cornball. I have heard meny good things about that ride and I am no surprized.
ginzo Posted June 4, 2007 Author Posted June 4, 2007 Here is the second half of my photos. If you don't want to play my way, I'll take my banana and go home. I'll leave this one up to your imagination. Even the crow got in on the action. Sorry ladies. I'm taken. The Bluth family presents the John Holmes edition frozen bananas. These things are quite tasty. We avoided this one because we were somewhat traumatized from an earlier ride on the Music Express. Indiana Beach has torturously long cycles on some of their spinning flat rides. It does look fantastic though. The lit up rides are very hypnotic, but I think the overly illuminated midways take away from the effect. Indiana Beach at night is legendary, but I wasn't astounded. I prefer Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom at night. However, we only got about 30 minutes of darkness, and most of the rides were shut down. I'll try to go back for a longer night session. Here are the swings at night. I was too busy trying to get night rides in to wait for an action shot. The Falling Star is now my favorite ride at Indiana Beach. I suggest riding on the edge in your own section. The laterals and airtime are insane. I only wish the cycle was a touch longer. Watch out before they take your other hand, Buster. Indiana Beach has two mini golf courses. This one is included with the pay one price wrist band. The nicer course down by the Ferris wheel costs $3. Not being generally fond of upcharge attractions, we blazed through this one in about 10 minutes. The sky ride lets you see the roof of the Den of Lost Thieves. Some guests enjoy watching the piranhas feed. The scrambler ride as seen from the sky ride. We didn't bother to ride it. This is how they used to handle line jumpers before the piranhas invaded Lake Shafer. Liz claimed to be scared by the haunted house. Me pushing her towards the animatronic scare scenes did nothing to allay her fear. A peek inside the haunted house. Jed looks very excited about his ride on the sky ride. Here are the deadly Indiana Beach piranhas. They live off a steady diet of line jumpers, litter bugs, and screaming kids.
ginzo Posted June 5, 2007 Author Posted June 5, 2007 Nice Trip Report. Iniana beach looks really nice especially Cornball. I have heard meny good things about that ride and I am no surprized. Thanks. If you can make it out there some time, I don't think you'll regret the trip. Though it is pretty far from where you're at.
jamesdillaman Posted June 5, 2007 Posted June 5, 2007 Awesome, Joe. Julia and I will be there late next week. Great pictures! I love this park so much. Gotta love me some Cornball!!!! -James Dillaman
mcjaco Posted June 5, 2007 Posted June 5, 2007 Shame you did not ride the Scrambler. It's an awesome ride. It makes certain members here yell, "I'm a girl!" I'll never tell who though...
bigstevet07 Posted June 5, 2007 Posted June 5, 2007 Great Pics. Last time I was at Indiana Beach the scrambler went out over the water too. At least a little section of it did. The den of lost thieves was not a shooting ride either, it was just a haunted dark ride. Of course that was like 18 years ago or so. The falling star there is awesome. I need to get back there and get my hurricane and cornball credits. Only Tigerrr and Galaxy were there back then.
ginzo Posted June 6, 2007 Author Posted June 6, 2007 Shame you did not ride the Scrambler. It's an awesome ride. It makes certain members here yell, "I'm a girl!" I'll never tell who though... Even the Scrambler is good at Indiana Beach? That place is full of surprises. Thanks for the tip.
gnewton34 Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 Great pictures! I can't wait until I get to go there this summer. So is the haunted house like really scary or is it more cheesy?
ginzo Posted June 6, 2007 Author Posted June 6, 2007 Great pictures! I can't wait until I get to go there this summer. So is the haunted house like really scary or is it more cheesy? It's just dark and campy. Be sure to give it a whirl.
RedB Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 So you're saying the water park isn't worth it? I was thinking of going next Wednesday and getting the combo pass.
ginzo Posted June 6, 2007 Author Posted June 6, 2007 So you're saying the water park isn't worth it? I was thinking of going next Wednesday and getting the combo pass. I'm unqualified to make that assessment because I've never actually tried the water park. However, the water park is pretty small. Don't expect Splashin' Safari!
RedB Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 I'm not, though I haven't been to splashin safari yet either. Just thought I might hit it up while making the rounds through SFKK, HW, and SFGAm next week. And on Wednesdays they are suppose to have the buy one get one special on the combo passes so...
mcjaco Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 Shame you did not ride the Scrambler. It's an awesome ride. It makes certain members here yell, "I'm a girl!" I'll never tell who though... Even the Scrambler is good at Indiana Beach? That place is full of surprises. Thanks for the tip. In a word. Yes. I am a Scrambler fanboy though.
Airtime&Gravity Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 Great TR, and the night photos were really cool. I don't know what to think about the park though. In some photos it looks nice, but in others, it looks run down.
ginzo Posted June 6, 2007 Author Posted June 6, 2007 Great TR, and the night photos were really cool. I don't know what to think about the park though. In some photos it looks nice, but in others, it looks run down. Thanks! There is a run down quality to the park, but I really think the place just works. Most of the rides are fun, the concessions are reasonably priced and tasty, it usually doesn't get that crowded, etc. They actually do a pretty good job of maintaining their rides. I saw what looked like new wood on all of the woodies.
ECZenith Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 Nice TR! It was fun to see the inside of the Haunted House for once!
ginzo Posted June 6, 2007 Author Posted June 6, 2007 Nice TR! It was fun to see the inside of the Haunted House for once! I hesitate to put up too many pictures of dark rides/walk throughs. But, I don't think I gave anything away. Maybe I should have put up a picture of two of the inside of the Den of Lost Thieves. I really like the inside of that one.
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