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Photo TR: Kings Island 7/26/2007


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Kings Island was the next stop on the trip. The park wasn't that busy and lines were short for almost everything.

 

The entrance is still Paramount:

 

Once we got into the park, we headed over the action zone as this is the busies park of the park during the day. Face/off wasn't open yet bu Demon Drop was open, this is the tallest drop tower in the US:

 

First coaster we rode was Son of Beast. I missed the loop by one year, but by judging the roughness of the rest of the ride, maybe its a good thing:

 

 

There is a little cage for children waiting for their parents on the ride. (Or maybe it is there to protect them from the beast):

 

Next up was Top Gun. I like this Suspended arrow a lot better than the others I've been on (XLR-8 and Iron Dragon) because it swings more back and forth. They were running 2 trains, but it was walk-on anyway.

 

We made our way down to Adventure Express. It was running 3 trains. This thing is an efficiency machine and it was walk-on. This is my favorite arrow mine train

 

Next up was Racer. We rode backwards first. Sat all the way in the back (car with logo). The backwards side is way better than the forwards side:

 

Next we got in line for Firehawk, right after we got in line, it broke down. On one side of the station the people would stay lying down. After waiting 15 minutes without moving, we decided to go elsewhere and come back.

 

 

 

We then headed over to Italian Job, this is a fun little coaster that is great for families. The first spiral is pretty intense:

 

 

Huge Numbers:

 

Next up was Vortex, the elements feel similar to Great American Scream Machine at GrAdv, but less headbanging:

 

 

 

The Beast was next, this ride is very intense, but I loved it, I put it somewhere in my top 10 wooden, but somewhere near the bottom:

 

Tomb Raider was closed all day . I really wanted to ride the HUSS Giant Topspin. When we asked an employee why it was closed, the girl replied "because Kings Island sucks".:

 

Next we headed over to the Nickelodeon area. The theming here is awesome and I see why they are rated #1 Kiddie area in a park, it really blows everyone elses away:

 

 

The Vekoma Suspended Family coaster was next, Rugrats Runaway Reptar, lots of run with minimal headbanging. There aren't any inversions so this should be expected:

 

 

 

Next up was the Fairly Odd Coaster, the trains are really small, they are like shrunken big PTC's.

 

 

Next up was the Skater, this is one with the hump in the middle. I like the feeling that you get from disk-o's but the track on this is better. The best ride would be the disk-o with a hump. Still, this was a lot of fun:

 

We headed back over to the action area of the park to see if Face/Off was running. It was and had the second longest line all day. It was about 30 mins. This ride is amazing, its all the fun of a regular boomerang, but without the headbanging and hard stop. It doesn't make you sick like regular boomerangs because it brings you up to the first lift hill at the end of the ride and then slowly lowers you down:

 

 

Delirium was next and it seems to go higher than maXair at Cedar Point.

 

Kings Island has one of the more interesting Slash Down rides because it has a little air time hill on the drop:

 

There is a fish feeding place on the patio near Adventure Express. The fish go nuts when you throw food at them. I highly suggest anyone going to Kings Island check them out. (Hint: You can get more food for free by picking up all that is dropped near the food machines, the piles on the ground here are much more than what you get for 50 cents in the machine):

 

Then we headed over to firehawk to give it another try. It seemed to be running so we gave it a whirl. We waited about 45 minutes and it was well worth the wait. The vekoma flying coasters are way better than the B&M ones. There is no awkward moves and the flip and the top of the lift hill makes it very thrilling. The way the restraints work provide no head banging because it is a soft strap. Kudos to Vekoma for making an awesome coaster:

 

 

Flight of fear was next, It has very nice theming. I like to call this kind of coaster "the big tangle" because the other ones that premier made look exactly like that:

 

Next we hit Scooby Doo & The Haunted Castle. This is a sally interactive dark ride. The scenes inside it are just like Ghost Hunt at Lake Compounce, but the ghosts are now scoobies:

 

Then we went up the tower and I took some shots of the park:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And some other pics:

 

 

Later in the day we got some re-rides on Adventure Express, Italian Job and some night rides on Beast.

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Tomb Raider was closed all day. I really wanted to ride the HUSS Giant Topspin. When we asked an employee why it was closed, the girl replied "because Kings Island sucks".

 

Hahahahaha.

 

That anecdote captures the essence of the Kings Island experience.

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Great Photo TR! I'll be there in 2 days!

 

I will also be in the park in 2 days if you see me with my sister stop by and say hello.

 

Also you have some very nice pictures of the park. I hope Tomb Raider is open this time I have not got a ride in this year.

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The vekoma flying coasters are way better than the B&M ones.

 

 

I disagree. I have only ridden X-Flight and Tatsu, so i don't know how the Superman clones compare, but Tatsu blows X-Flight out of the water, easily.

 

Scruffy, I will look for you.

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The vekoma flying coasters are way better than the B&M ones.

What B&M ones have you ridden?

 

I have ridden Superman Ultimate Flight at both SFGdv and SFoG. I was talking more about the awkwardness of the restraints rather than the track layout itself.

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What are you talking about? Vekoma flyers better than B & M. You have got to be kidding me. I rode The Borg Assimilator at Carowinds a few months back and it was the worst, read WORST steel coaster I have ever been on. My neck and my back popped and both hurt after we got off the ride. The restraints were uncomfortable at best and it was very shaky and rough. Unless it is for a credit (cause I am a bit of a credit whore) then I won't ever ride a Vekoma flyer again. I would be ok if Intamin and B&M were the only coaster manufacturers ever. IMO, Superman is way superior to Borg. Very smooth and the restraints are very comfortable.

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Very smooth and the restraints are very comfortable.

 

Although I give B&M the edge in the flying coaster department, I don't think you're going to get a mass following who actually thinks the restraints are comfortable. Hanging there like a piece of meat waiting for them to send out the next train so you can get off on a B&M flyer is NEVER a fun experience. Even climbing the lift can be awkward.

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Firehawk can be uncomfortable if you don't get a good feel for the seat. The first time I rode was very uncomfortable, but the second and third time I adjusted myself to the seat and restrains abit better and I had a blast! Thank God there is no stacking on Firehawk, unlike there was on BORG. Ugh, that sucked.

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Really good TR. It seems like you really enjoyed yourself.

 

You didn't miss anything with Tomb Raider (unless you enjoy pain and a large excess of blood in your brain).

 

Since when is Firehawk comfortable? Last time I checked, the seat cuts into your back in several places. Firehawk was probably my least favorite ride when I was at Kings Island (keeping in mind that SoB was closed). It was slow, boring, and uncomfortable.

 

I'm not going to say that those of you who are saying that B&Ms are uncomfortable are wrong, but they're a damn sight better than Vekomas, and they only really get uncomfortable when you're stacked at the station. If you don't get pinned, they feel like pillows during the ride. It's brilliant.

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