The Geek Mojo Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Dammit! I miss the mushrooms everytime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster19 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Dammit! I miss the mushrooms everytime! Â I have as well. So today I made it a mission to see them. They were playing on a weird schedule. It seemed to be the 05/20/35/50 today. Â Â Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchang11 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Thinking of doing a trip to Kings Dominion on August 9-10. Does anyone know what the crowds are like on a Thursday or Friday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crosshairs007 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Kings Dominion has released a schedule for Winterfest. Â https://www.kingsdominion.com/explore/calendar-and-hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Woah, it looks like they’re totally doing New Year’s Fireworks with that crazy 1 AM close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinaman Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 We went to KD for TT media day but have never been to the park during normal operating days and now it looks like we will be going to KD in about two weeks. It's not a make or break thing, but does anyone have any info on Volcano? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyUD06 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Screamscape is saying they're replacing some track and it won't be open until next year. Take it for what its worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbie68 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Hi Screamscape may be right on this one. When I was at the park a few weeks ago I was talking with a security guard who has been there a long time. She said Volcano will be down the rest of the year. She seemed to be pretty sure. Like anything she could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyUD06 Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Was at Kings Dominion yesterday for the better part of the day with a buddy. Some notes: Â -Platinum Pass got us in the park early. Notably only I had a pass but they let me and my friend through. Now that Early entry is Avalanche/I305, the entry point is between Dominator and Camp Snoopy. -Early entry got us us two rides on Avalanche with no waiting. Second ride was a reride where we just switched spots without having to walk around. Great ride that I hope they never remove. -Didn't see any holes in Volcano's mountain; they may have been there but I couldn't see them from the ground or Avalanche's lift. -Early entry also got us two rides on I305, but we had to walk around. Literally passed out on the second run (back row); came to on the brake run. Probably due to alcohol intake. -One ride on Flight of Fear. Very back row was roped off, so we were in the front row of the last car. -Two rides on Twisted Timbers (front and back). Holy amazeballs what an awesome ride. New #1 RMC, and very, very close #2 at this park. -Got to meet Robb Alvey briefly. Cool guy. -Went to the waterpark for the next 4 hours. Tornado is long gone with a fence up around its site. -Got a ride on right side of Rebel Yell, 2nd row. Seems like more of the ride has been retracked since the last time I was here in March, and aside from some jostling leading up to the turnaround, very smooth for an old woodie. Â After that we were both feeling pretty tired so headed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgtlover Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Apparently they are testing pouches on Twisted Timbers' trains for loose articles. Since I'm not sure what coaster sites are banned from this forum, just do a search for "cell phone pouch on Twisted Timbers" and you'll find it. It's been posted in numerous places on FB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterNerd87 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 BBQ & Brew Fest portions are actually decent if you get the tasting card. Compared to al la carte, you get two samples for free. The Peach Cobbler is fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Maier Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 I'm seriously considering defecting from Six Flags to Cedar Fair as far as passes go. Â KD is a 2 hour drive for me; Dorney Park is 2 hours 45 minutes for me. Â That and I haven't been to KD since a summer camp day trip in '94 (and I'm realizing KD has a better coaster collection). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterAuditor Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 I'm seriously considering defecting from Six Flags to Cedar Fair as far as passes go. KD is a 2 hour drive for me; Dorney Park is 2 hours 45 minutes for me.  That and I haven't been to KD since a summer camp day trip in '94 (and I'm realizing KD has a better coaster collection).  Did you just find out Kings Dominion exists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 (and I'm realizing KD has a better coaster collection). Â You mean to tell me the years of Coasterbill telling everyone and their mother to "go to Kings Dominion instead" meant nothing!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Keep your Six Flags Pass because it’s dirt cheap but like... yeah, welcome to the dark side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steamedturtle Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 I'm seriously considering defecting from Six Flags to Cedar Fair as far as passes go. KD is a 2 hour drive for me; Dorney Park is 2 hours 45 minutes for me.  That and I haven't been to KD since a summer camp day trip in '94 (and I'm realizing KD has a better coaster collection).  I live 30min from SFA, and 90mins from KD (when the traffic is good, which is like never). I've been to SFA twice this season, and KD 8 times.  But yeah, just get both. A SF season pass is like 25% the cost of a platinum pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterNerd87 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Keep your Six Flags Pass because it’s dirt cheap but like... yeah, welcome to the dark side. If you can swing both, you will have access to a park pretty much anywhere you go. Granted, IMO Cedar Fair parks are more consistent across the board in park offerings than SF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelTheFORCE Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Finally got on Twisted Timbers. It's still having frequent hiccups and ran one train over the past 3 days, but I still had about 10 rides total on Wednesday and yesterday. I can honestly say I like it better than Steel Vengeance. It just does so much in so little space, and it took a good 3-4 rides before I could properly prepare for that gnarly outward-banked turn. Some of those pouches were in place behind your legs on the green train also, but not being used yet. It's virtually impossible to reach the pouch with the restraint down and the shin guard in the way, so I think they could work. Anyone that made it past the front person with a banned item was told to put it in a locker, and was also given some sort of card. A few people returned to the same spot in line, so I'm not sure if that's what the card was for. Â One guy yesterday was not having it after being told to put his fanny pack in a locker. He was MF-ing the poor girl just trying to do her job, and security needed to get involved. It's a shame people need to act that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil009 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Sounds like parks are getting a lot stricter with their loose articles policies, so I just want to make sure: KD is still cool with stuff in zippered cargo pockets, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phant0mF1re Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Not on Twisted Timbers...it's the same policy as Steel Vengeance at CP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripleybl Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Not on Twisted Timbers...it's the same policy as Steel Vengeance at CP. Â I was at CP two weeks ago and they made me empty my pockets before I crossed over into the FL+ line... They are taking this cell phone thing pretty serious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil009 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Not on Twisted Timbers...it's the same policy as Steel Vengeance at CP. Â Yikes. Do they pat you down or what? Or do they just ask you and hope you don't lie? (Sorry I'm asking so many stupid questions... I have yet to go to a park with such a draconian policy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Farmer Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 No pat down, at least not when I visited this past Friday. I saw a handful of people make it all the way to the station house with their phones. A few of them, who just kept them out obliviously, were turned away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Not on Twisted Timbers...it's the same policy as Steel Vengeance at CP. Â Yikes. Do they pat you down or what? Or do they just ask you and hope you don't lie? (Sorry I'm asking so many stupid questions... I have yet to go to a park with such a draconian policy) Â this is the silliest thing to be obsessing over. . . just put your damn phone in a fluffy bunny. Â they are right there across from the entrance to Twisted Timbers (next to Apple Zapple entrance). Â sheesh.. . it really isn't that hard. Â why in the world would anyone try to sneak their phone on anyways? the way the restraints sit, you don't want ANYTHING in your pockets, zippered or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelTheFORCE Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Not on Twisted Timbers...it's the same policy as Steel Vengeance at CP. Â Yikes. Do they pat you down or what? Or do they just ask you and hope you don't lie? (Sorry I'm asking so many stupid questions... I have yet to go to a park with such a draconian policy) Â In addition to about 3 or 4 large signs, the person at the front is watching pretty closely and asking everyone if they have a phone. You're allowed keys, wallet, etc. in secured pockets, just not a phone. If you wear glasses without a strap, they'll even tell you to put them in your pocket. The ride operators MUST pull down your lapbar, and they don't allow any riders to do it themselves. If anyone does, they unlock that row and reset until the ride op pulls it down. I'm guessing that's also a way of looking for any sort of phone shaped object in people's pockets that may have slipped through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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