PTR: Indiana Beach 8/5/09

[angryemobeaver]

My friend Brian goes to Indiana Beach ever year (He lives in Cincinnati) and since he passes through Indianapolis, he decided to take me. My cousin is also a huge coaster enthusiast so he came along too. I got picked up at about 10:30 am. We first went to Indianapolis Int Airport to drop off someone and to get some food. The food was too expensive so we ate at Popeye's in Lafayette. On I65 we started seeing signs for IB and seeing alot of these creepy giant wind mill things. Than we got off the highway to take the side streets to IB. Since I had never been, I didn't know how close we were. Than out of no where we arrived, Didn't see a sign, didn't see a skyline, it just came out of no where. Than we walked across the famous bridge.

 

First thing was LoCoSuMo. The whole queue was filled and they were running 1 train. So about an hour later we were getting on. I always hear mixed opinions about it. People say it's painful, fun, and weird. I loved it. I noticed a few pops of airtime, the turns were really weird, and the theming was random. I loved it alot, Wanted to reride but there was more credits to get. 8/10

 

Next was Cornball Express. It was my 80th. coaster. They were running 1 train and the line was half the stair case. We rode in row three. OMFG Cornball is amazing. Buzzbars, Lose seat belt, insane ejector air! The hill right before the head chopper was one of the best elements on any coaster. The helix was okay, didn't have alot of G's but I like it better than Beast's. 10/10

 

Next we all went to Galaxy. I was really excited to ride since it's a clone of Bavarian Beetle (a coaster that used to be at KI.) It was running two trains and the queue was half full. I rode in front seat. It was filled with trims, I lost count how many. It was a little bit rough, but amazing. The never ending helix was really great, it made the ride what It is. The trims were awful though. I thought I was about to get airtime til' a trim nearly stopped the train. 7/10

 

We were going to ride Tiggr but the queue was filled with 1 train, so we skipped it. Instead we went to Hurricane. The queue was about half filled with 1 train. About 15 Minutes later we got on. I rode in the very back seat with Mitchell. I thought I was going to get some floater air on the drop out of the lift, but I ended up not getting any there. It was really weird, When I thought I would get air, I didn't and when I thought I wasn't I did. The turnaround was a little rough and too slow but that is okay. I think Hoosier Hurricane is very under rated. It's not near as great as Cornball, but it's a fun ride. 8/10

 

We all wanted another ride on Cornball so we got back in line. The line got shorter. This time I thought I'd ride back. One of the ride opts. recognized the logos on all of our shirts (We all wore Son of Beast shirts for some odd reason...) He said he hasn't been to KI since 03', and we told him about Diamondback. When he checked my seat belt he noticed how lose it was. He asked me if I felt safe, I said yeah. Than he said "Well okay..." And loosened my seat belt as lose as it could go and asked "how about now?" I still said yes, than he told me he was kidding and tightened it a tiny bit. Back seat was really fun but not as good as Row 3.

 

We all forgot about Steel Hawg so we got in line for it. The queue was filled and they were running 3 trains. The line was still about 30 Minutes. I didn't know what to expect about Steel Hawg. The lift was really fast, the drop was fun but not as good as Maverick's. The opposite banked turn was alot of fun. The first inversion was really fun, it had a few seconds of hangtime. The next inversion was weird, I don't know if I liked it or not. Overall Steel Hawg didn't live up to the hype, but was still a good ride. 6/10

 

After Steel Hawg we went to the car and I drunk my Yoo-Hoo drink. Than after a short break we came back in to the park and we rode Great Wheel. It wasn't the average wheel though, It seemed alot faster than most. After that we rode Falling Star. I had alot of fun on that, it had good airtime and even some laterals. Next we rode Sea Dragon. I hear it's one of the best ships, and it definitely is.

 

We decided to ride Tiggr, no matter how long the line was. Luckily it got shorter. While waiting I just kept thinking how forceful it looks. I was thinking it was going to be the second best coaster there. I was wrong. I thought it was relatively boring, pretty forceless, and seemed like it was going to stall. I was disappointed and let down. 4/10

 

Since we had a bad ride on Tiggr we rode Cornball. This time I rode in the very front. It was better than back seat, but not as good as row 3. I also talked to that ride opt. again. I wanted to ride Air Crow so we got in line for it. Sign said no snapping, which sucked... I still had alot of fun on it, and it's one of my favorite flat rides. Not as good as Flying Eagles at PKI, but it was still good.

 

Than we rode Dodgems. They were the best Dodgems I've ridden. I heard Double Shot, and had to ride it. The line was long, but we still got in line. Than when we were about next Mitchell got a phone call. Our parents didn't know we were at Indiana Beach, and they were freaking out. So we told them, got in huge trouble, and had to leave before we got to ride Double Shot, and reride other rides. It was dumb of me not to ask to go, but I knew I wouldn't of been able too. So we had to leave, which sucks cause it was only 7pm.

 

Well now that your most likely skipped through that, here are the photos.

This was my first sight of Indiana Beach.

Mmmmmm Corn & Crows..

Hoosier Hurricane is good, but it's no Cornball.

Kind of rough, but still good.

The turnaround was a little slow, but fun.

LoCoSuMo full queue sucks.

Are you sure all of us, can fit in... there?

The funny thing is this is probably the least sharp turn on the ride.

Yep, but it's fun!

Sadly, Didn't have any time to ride the Flume.

Cornball is sooooooo amazing.

Hoosier Hurricane's one train they ran.

111º

Hangtime!

I think it was my first S&S Coaster.

Yeah, that's Steel Hawg.

Yet I saw no Hogs made of steel.

The overbanked turn was a nice ending.

The queue was full.

Great hangtime.

Very fun inversion.

I didn't care for the restraints.

I think I may be the only person in my neighborhood with this photo.

Surprisingly no airtime here.

But some here.

Cornball & Hoosier.

Tigggggr.

Hoosier Hurricane at sunset.

♥

boooo

I miss Flying Eagles.

Wanted to reride but ended up not getting to.

Very photogenic.

Cornabll, and Air Crow together!?

 

Thanks for reading. Sorry I still don't know how to upload the photos on TPR...

[YoshiFan]

Sounds like operations are horrible. How can they run 1 car on a coaster that only seats 2 - 4 people?

[spaceace12]

I will wait for pictures, but wanted to add, Cornball only has a train, so it always has been one train operations...but I could be wrong.

[slither37]

^^^ Great life lesson: "It is better to beg forgiveness than to ask permission"

[triggernel]

Hey man I'm headed there next monday, any good advice for a first timer?

[spaceace12]

Ride lost coaster first...it has horrible capacity, but is a must ride. Then go to Tig'rr, after that, you should be fine.

[Cameron]

Weird to hear that Galaxi was braked so hard .. there are brakes all over that thing, but I've never seen them used (except one trim near the end, which is necessary otherwise the final turn really hurts). Lost coaster was running both trains earlier in the season, so one must be down for maintenance (they wouldn't willingly only run one train now when they ran two while the park was significantly less crowded).

 

Tiggernel: There's no real "way" to do Indiana Beach, that's one of the things that's so great about it. Take your time, enjoy the the flats, and just soak up the atmosphere. So many rides packed into such a small space means that you can easily bounce around the entire park without feeling like you're walking around the sun. Even on really crowded days you're likely to not wait more than 15 minutes for anything .. except obviously Lost Coaster since one train is down. Hawg can get a bit of a line too, but it's not too bad. I actually tend to have more fun there when it's crowded as the atmosphere is just so much better. Don't skip Frankenstein's Castle, it's worth the $4.

 

Cameron (Yes, I'm an Indiana Beach fanboy!) Silver.

[larrygator]

Hey man I'm headed there next monday, any good advice for a first timer?

 

Tacos!!!!!!!!

[FLIPDUDE]

Hey man I'm headed there next monday, any good advice for a first timer?

 

Yeah, don't miss out on the double shot!!!

[angryemobeaver]

Yeah, don't miss out on the double shot!!!

Sucks I missed out on Double Shot.

 

 

Tacos!!!!!!!!

I didn't get to eat the tacos either, they smelled good though, maybe next time.

 

Weird to hear that Galaxi was braked so hard .. there are brakes all over that thing, but I've never seen them used (except one trim near the end, which is necessary otherwise the final turn really hurts). Lost coaster was running both trains earlier in the season, so one must be down for maintenance (they wouldn't willingly only run one train now when they ran two while the park was significantly less crowded).

Yeah Galaxy was killed with the trims. I can't imagine how amazing it'd be trim free!

 

Ride lost coaster first...it has horrible capacity, but is a must ride. Then go to Tig'rr, after that, you should be fine.

I rode LoCoSuMo first, than Cornball, than Galaxy.

 

Hey man I'm headed there next monday, any good advice for a first timer?

Not really just ride Cornball in the 3rd. Row, ride LoCoSuMo front wards, and have a good time.

 

^^^ Great life lesson: "It is better to beg forgiveness than to ask permission"

Okay.

 

I will wait for pictures, but wanted to add, Cornball only has a train, so it always has been one train operations...but I could be wrong.

Added photos. Yeah I totally forgot it only had 1 train. I got it mixed up with Hurricane which has two trains one is on the transfer track.

 

Sounds like operations are horrible. How can they run 1 car on a coaster that only seats 2 - 4 people?

I agree.