teacherkim Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Yeah I know it was sold out by late afternoon last year because an acquaintance tried to get tickets at that point, but not sure how quickly before that it happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 4/5/2021 at 1:26 PM, BitterOldHag said: I told a friend of mine that I had spent $800+ on a Platinum Pass and FL and was roundly laughed at. We'll see who's laughing when I walk past them in the Steel Vengeance line and get on twice before they even move. It very well may be your friends laughing at the person hanging out all by themself. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyUD06 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 16 minutes ago, prozach626 said: It very well may be your friends laughing at the person hanging out all by themself. Hey now, I hang out by myself at parks all the time. The last time I went to a park with someone was 2019, pre-COVID. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njcoasterguy34 Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 I also hang out at parks by myself quite often. I'm quite introverted, so don't have a huge amount of friends, and not many of my friends are into amusement parks like I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfBobs Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Ironically I don't typically enjoy a day at my homepark alone, but I am more than comfortable hoping on a plane or driving to some new park and spending the day by myself. Probably cause I'm exploring and enjoying everything a new to me park has to offer while at CP or KI (two closest "homeparks") I feel that I have been there and done it all so I prefer company. But there is absolutely nothing wrong with enjoying a park by yourself. True freedom is when you become comfortable enough to go to movie theaters alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njcoasterguy34 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 I've done that many times as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJLehto Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Fair, also depends on the mindset. Like, I'd say I deff have a better experience with others, but unless Im with fellow enthusiasts (which has only happened like 3 times in my life) I just wont do as much/quite what I want and generally expect a more chill day and less interest about riding stuff and some more about hanging out. Which is perfectly fine! If I go solo, I can maximize. Like I know I'll be there at open, can move at the speed I want, do the day how I want, move at a pace others dont and gunna skim/cut other things to get the most rides done. Which I enjoy as well. Nothing like a plan going perfectly and you can just beast a park. Just depends how I'm feeling/keeping it in mind. A park w/ fellow enthusiasts yeah that's the golden ticket but Im not so lucky.....my friends tend to drift lazily around and stop frequently and not really care about gate opening/beating crowds which was unfortunate at CP when they decided nothing more than 30 mins wait (lol) so it was the antique cars, log flume a few times, the mine ride I think. I shared this story here before but it cost me my 1st ride of Maverick. They didnt know...coasters are coasters, I did say oh hey I missed this last time would realllly like to do it an hour sucks but itll be worth it but nope. So I think for a while I had a backlash against doing parks with people LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasBaby Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 40 minutes ago, JJLehto said: Fair, also depends on the mindset. Like, I'd say I deff have a better experience with others, but unless Im with fellow enthusiasts (which has only happened like 3 times in my life) I just wont do as much/quite what I want and generally expect a more chill day and less interest about riding stuff and some more about hanging out. Which is perfectly fine! If I go solo, I can maximize. Like I know I'll be there at open, can move at the speed I want, do the day how I want, move at a pace others dont and gunna skim/cut other things to get the most rides done. Which I enjoy as well. Nothing like a plan going perfectly and you can just beast a park. Just depends how I'm feeling/keeping it in mind. A park w/ fellow enthusiasts yeah that's the golden ticket but Im not so lucky.....my friends tend to drift lazily around and stop frequently and not really care about gate opening/beating crowds which was unfortunate at CP when they decided nothing more than 30 mins wait (lol) so it was the antique cars, log flume a few times, the mine ride I think. I shared this story here before but it cost me my 1st ride of Maverick. They didnt know...coasters are coasters, I did say oh hey I missed this last time would realllly like to do it an hour sucks but itll be worth it but nope. So I think for a while I had a backlash against doing parks with people LOL I am fairly similar when I visit the parks. When I'm with friends and family, it's more about enjoying the park at a leisurely pace than riding as many rides as I can. I'll still get there before park opening, but I'll let who I'm with dictate how the day goes. But when I visit a park by myself, especially when I've traveled to the park, it's all about quantity and squeezing in as many rides as possible. The most rides I've ever gotten in a single day was 52 at SF Great America about 4-5 years ago when they still allowed double-rides with the Platinum Flash Pass. My CP record is 40 rides with FL Plus back in 2016, and that included 10 rides each on Maverick and TTD. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIEnthusiast Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 https://www.wcpo.com/money/consumer/dont-waste-your-money/teen-writes-book-on-the-history-of-kings-island Saw this on the news this morning. Interesting story. Can’t wait to read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 16 minutes ago, KIEnthusiast said: https://www.wcpo.com/money/consumer/dont-waste-your-money/teen-writes-book-on-the-history-of-kings-island Saw this on the news this morning. Interesting story. Can’t wait to read it. I can't wait either. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tndank Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 He posts a lot on King Island Central. Seems like a good kid. Mine shipped a day or two ago. Looking forward to it. It was supposed to be out last year but then you know. He took time to add more and is really proud of it. Good stuff. He's talked to and interviewed a bunch of people and seems to know a good amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasternut Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Just bought mine on Amazon. They're saying it's a pre-order. Not due out according to them until May. That's okay, I'll wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 3 hours ago, coasterbill said: I can't wait either. Is this the new putting tons of dots between your words? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJLehto Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 That's neat, gotta admire the passion. I used to kinda suppress this stuff bc idk, felt embarrassed wasn't till 4 years ago I was willing to just let people know, post travels on FB so yeah kudos to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 My comment was referring to being in the park with other people, but using a fastlane alone, while they socialize with each other. I should have known it was going to spawn comments justifying solo visits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Saw Orion testing today. Still crazy to think it's over a month until the park opens, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 If they load every row this season I wonder if it will ride a little different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIEnthusiast Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Snowy day in Cincinnati today 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Still haven't mastered The art of writing haiku But keep trying hard 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJLehto Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Now that CP is opening up daily fast lane any word on KI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyUD06 Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Nothing yet (got a Season Pass Holder email today that didn't mention Fast Lane at all). To further spurn the hope for those without the master plan like me, the website still says "On Sale Soon" as opposed to "Not Available." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJLehto Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Mike240SX said: Nothing yet (got a Season Pass Holder email today that didn't mention Fast Lane at all). To further spurn the hope for those without the master plan like me, the website still says "On Sale Soon" as opposed to "Not Available." Gotcha. And yeah its agonizing to see it. Never expected it to open up tbh but after Cedar Point, kinda curious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIEnthusiast Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 I finished reading the new book on King's Island today. I thought it was great. I learned a lot Lots of interviews w/mgmt. I will recommended it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasternut Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 ^ I just got it from Amazon. I haven't started reading it yet. As per your comments, looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 5 hours ago, KIEnthusiast said: I finished reading the new book on King's Island today. I thought it was great. I learned a lot Lots of interviews w/mgmt. I will recommended it. Getting colder. I'll give you a hint. You had the right number of lines for a haiku, you just needed to change the number of syllables. Hope that helps. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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