Kings Island PTR 6/14/07

[gnewton34]

This is my first trip report, so bare with me. Yesterday I traveled to Ohio for a day at Kings Island. I went with my sister and my 2 nephews and niece. I already knew I wasn’t going to get to ride any of the major rides because the group dictates what we ride and they are all scared of most of the big rides. But still, my sis paid my way in so I wasn’t going to complain. We headed into the park and I was surprised to see that the park was not very busy at all. The guy in front of me had to go through the metal detector like 20 times. He kept taking stuff out of his pockets and finally they made him take his belt off and he was able to move on into the park. I thought it was funny for some reason.

 

First things first we headed to the kid’s section of the park. I hadn’t been since they’d revamped it and there were a lot of nice changes. It was really colorful with all your basic recognizable Nick Jr. characters. I can see why they get awards for their kid’s section. I’m just glad I didn’t see anything Wonder Pets related, that guinea pig freaks me out. I’m still not a fan of the name The Fairly Odd Coaster either, it will always be The Beastie to me. We decided to ride the Avatar ride first. I was actually pretty excited to ride it. The two younger kids chickened out after they saw what it did but my older nephew and I loved it. He said it reminded him of the Viking boat except that it spins. It was really smooth and didn’t spin so much that it would make you sick. We both give it a thumbs up. It’s a great ride and a great show if you ever catch it on Nick.

 

My nephew and I went off to ride some coasters after that. We headed toward The Beast to get it over with. We walked by White Water Canyon and Tomb Raider, which were both closed down. I found someone’s Gold Pass on the ground and turned it in, so if anyone knows a Kellie Campbell tell her pass was turned in. We get to The Beast and surprisingly there is no wait to ride. And this would be the way it was all day long. We basically walked onto almost all the rides we rode all day long. On to The Beast, it was rough and I definitely like the second half of the ride more than the first. The first half is just so slow now it’s pathetic.

 

Up next was the Italian Job Stunt Track. It was the exception to the no wait rule for the day but was still only about a 10 to 20 minute wait. IJST was actually really fun, I’d never rode it before and even the younger kids in my group rode it and loved it. We rode it 7 times throughout the day because they liked it so much. If you get to ride DEFINITELY ride in the front seat. I flew out of my seat multiple times in the front. After IJST we walk past another ride that’s shut down, Shake, Rattle & Roll. Lots of shut down rides that day. I have to avoid The Vortex because no one in my group is brave enough to ride with me. We ride the Zephyr, swings are always fun. We go into the Flight of Fear/Firehawk area but again I can’t ride because my group won’t do extreme coasters. This was the busiest part of the park, which is understandable. There was probably at least a 1-hour wait for these rides easily.

 

We head to The Racer after that. I love The Racer, well the backward side anyway. My nephew loves it too. We rode it 10 times during the day, never having to wait. Only rode the forward one once because it hurt to ride it. The red backward train was faster while the blue one was smoother. My niece also rode it for the first time and loved it. We rode The Adventure Express about 10 times during the day because the two younger kids LOVED it. It’s okay but it’s super rough, I think I left some internal organs in one of the tunnels. We also rode Top Gun, which was quick but still fun. We headed to the water park for a couple hours so the kids could get in the wave pool for a while. All in all we had a great day and had a lot of fun.

 

The only really bad thing about the park was that some of the workers are rude and it seemed a bit dirty to me. Also, there was a fun experience waiting to get on IJST. This woman comes trucking up the exit on her scooter with her group of 8 people in tow. There was nothing at all wrong with this woman or her family members. It was my group’s turn to get on the ride but we couldn't get on because that whole group practically got a whole train by theirselves. The woman gets up and walks to the coaster with no problems whatsoever and the whole group just has the worst attitude ever. After their ride was over, she even had the nerve to complain to the ride attendants. She yelled at one of the attendants, “This ride almost gave me WHIPLASH! I can’t believe you all let me ride this thing.” I hate people like that and I just don’t think that big of a group should be allowed to cut in front of a whole line. The group behind us was mad because the same group had already jumped in front of them on another coaster. And apparently there is a lack of watches in Ohio because I got asked what time it was 10 times.

 

Now here’s some pictures, with more to follow...

Entering the park and a random family I don't know.

Blues Clues! Yeah, I'm a dork.

The Backyardigans swing. Great, now I'm singing the theme song again.

The entrance for the The Avatar, lots of people were using it as shade and blocking the entrance.

The Avatar! It didn't make me sick, yay!

Sandy Cheeks with the kiddie water area behind her. I don't know what she's doing with her hands.

Bow down and worship at the altar of Spongebob.

I love getting sprayed by elephant snot water.

Tomb Raider, nobody riding it today.

The Beast, yeah.

IJST! Ride in the front, trust me.

Shake, Rattle & Roll, another ride shut down.

Zephyr!

When I was little I would always hope to find Greg and Peter Brady here.

The Racer...yay for backward, boo for forward.

The Adventure Exess??!?

The train for The Adventure Express. My spleen just cringed in fear.

I thought this was a pretty shot. The Viking Ship from across the pond.

[gnewton34]

And here's the rest...

Nothing like a wall of candy...

Kids love Scooby! Lucas, Logan and Victoria, my nephews and niece.

My niece, Victoria, after her first ride on The Racer.

Another empty que for The Racer.

Kid's area at the water park.

Train to the Water Park!

The Racer hill taken while waiting forever at the top of the Monster.

The Monster or The Octopus or The Spider, whatever you wanna call it.

The Vortex!

Scariest. Gary. Ever. Ah Munna Eat Choo! Roar!

WTH? Snakes with tiger heads or Tigger that was in a bad accident and had to have his body removed?

Best park employee ever. He laughed in some little girl's face when she lost the game.

IGTHERTOWN!!?!?!!

Empty que, like this all day long.

Scientology! Oh wait, this is Top Gun.

Still out of commission, I saw no work being done on this whatsoever.

[Reon]

You didn't stop by Firehawk?

 

I was actually there that day, since I was off work and didnt feel like driving all the way up to GL only to grab a few credits and drive back (8 hours of driving...) I agree though, the park was empty. Even Firehawk only had a half hour wait. The only thing I didnt hit was FoF, only because all the switches in the queu were full...

 

Anyways, glad you had fun and found that pass. Next time your in town, remember to stop by Coney Island and say hi. I've been getting the coaster and dodgems alot this year

[gnewton34]

Nah, I figured there have been enough pictures of Firehawk and I didn't want to make my group wait on me to ride it.