TBpony414 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 ^Sucks about your car but a big win for finally getting on I-305!!! Make it happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Ashland  Ah the Center of the Universe! Believe the hype! Woot Woot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defrocker Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Ashland  Ah the Center of the Universe! Believe the hype! Woot Woot  Ashland is where I stay when I go to meetings/training at Corporate HQ. The town never manages to disappoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP Maverick Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 I'm torn between the better reviewed hotels in Ashland and being able to walk to the park from Best Western. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 I love that Best Western. I also love the attached Denny's that's open 24 hours. Denny's sucks but when you get back from the park after midnight it's awesome to have it in your hotel. The hotel itself is average but it's clean and that's all that really matters. You can't beat the location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defrocker Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Another thing of note is that Denny's is the only sit-down restaurant in a 3-4 mile radius of KD. I found that our when I lost my keys at KD this summer and had to walk to the nearest place to grab some dinner... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImNotOneOfYou Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Another thing of note is that Denny's is the only sit-down restaurant in a 3-4 mile radius of KD. I found that our when I lost my keys at KD this summer and had to walk to the nearest place to grab some dinner... Â I remember back when I visited Kings Dominion we just walked to the Denny's and back and probably saved time opposed to driving to a different restaurant. I don't know if we originally planned on doing that because every single thing we did was going with the flow. Sources tell me that one year they passed Kentucky Kingdom and after remembering it exists said 'hey let's go there' and went there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 I remember back when I visited Kings Dominion we just walked to the Denny's and back and probably saved time opposed to driving to a different restaurant. I don't know if we originally planned on doing that because every single thing we did was going with the flow. Sources tell me that one year they passed Kentucky Kingdom and after remembering it exists said 'hey let's go there' and went there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImNotOneOfYou Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 I have so many stories to tell of the amazing organization that is ThrillCoaster Tours and so little opportunities to tell them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furyous Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 (edited) KD has very weird enterances. Edited October 23, 2016 by Furyous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP Maverick Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Got to spend a couple hours at Kings Dominion last night after picking up the car. I was surprised how dark the whole park was. It made navigating between rides a bit more difficult than I'm used to. Also, why would they make you enter Grizzly from the Dino entrance building. I didn't like that. Â Oh, and I-305 is quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcoastermark Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 I think KD wins, hands down, the award for hardest/most difficult to find ride entrance ever. It is so strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 I think KD wins, hands down, the award for hardest/most difficult to find ride entrance ever. It is so strange. I think both KD and KI are the hardest parks to navigate without a map. The pathways just plain do not make sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainUnknown Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 I think KD wins, hands down, the award for hardest/most difficult to find ride entrance ever. It is so strange. Â Found at the entrance to Corkscrew at Valleyfair. Yes, this is the entrance, with the arrows pointing to the exit 5 feet away. WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 ^ Yes, totally agree. That sign tripped me up. I had already identified the entrance because I saw the switchbacks going up the hill, but then I saw the sign and second guessed myself. After a minute I saw people coming toward me on the exit path and figured it out, but I did look like an idiot there before that happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 I think KD wins, hands down, the award for hardest/most difficult to find ride entrance ever. It is so strange. I think both KD and KI are the hardest parks to navigate without a map. The pathways just plain do not make sense  I totally agree, but nothing compares to the Grizzly entrance at KD. I mean... how is this the entrance? The MotoCoaster entrance at Darien Lake is the only thing I've ever seen that's even close to this stupid but at least there it's apparently obvious that the coaster exists. I would think most people who go to KD without a map for the first time don't even know that Grizzly is a thing.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainUnknown Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Disney/Universal: Exit through the gift shop Kings Dominion: Enter through the gift shop that has no relation at all to the theme of the attraction and has no business being the entrance to any sort of ride at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 So prior to DA, where was the entrance to Grizzly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furyous Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 One part of me hopes they get a family RMC in 2018 just to see the vitriol exceed the 2017 announcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallpox Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 So prior to DA, where was the entrance to Grizzly? Â it was never super obvious, but it used to at least make sense. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfBobs Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Welp.. this explains why in two quick stops at KD last summer I couldn't find the entrance to Grizzly. Mystery solved. Thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP Maverick Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 I am sorry to hear that. Before they had Intimidator, Grizzly was my favorite ride there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Like Theme Parks. Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 ^Grizzly blew me away, it was way more forceful than I expected! There's a few great airtime hills, ridiculous laterals, and an awesome location. For me it's the best coaster there outside of I305 by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneyislandchris Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Welp.. this explains why in two quick stops at KD last summer I couldn't find the entrance to Grizzly. Mystery solved. Thanks guys! It also explains why the Grizzly station always looks like any coaster's station at Dorney Park. If you have more than eight people on a train, the park must be SLAMMED that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furyous Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 ^Grizzly blew me away, it was way more forceful than I expected! There's a few great airtime hills, ridiculous laterals, and an awesome location. For me it's the best coaster there outside of I305 by far. Â It's 4th in the park for me, behind I305, Volcano, and Dominator. Still a fantastic ride, and really shows how great KD's lineup is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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