After a painful 13 hour drive, finally got to the Kings Island resort and conference Center across the street. Really nice- clean and comfortable. After hitting the bar, I crashed for the night.
I'll skip boring tedious details and give highlights.
SON OF BEAST- scored the walkback both mornings with an expired ACE card. Ride started running at 10:15 with 2 train operation both days. Also did it at 1:30 Sunday afternoon with only a 50 minute wait. A good ride, but not the life changing experience I've heard about. Slightly bumpy in some spots, but nothing unmanageable. Overall, a really good coaster which will be great when they perfect 3 train operation.
RACER- did this before with almost the same setup at PKD. Lines were short and ride was fun.
OUTER LIMITS- despite trying my best to keep my head out of harms way, I got literally beaten to death on this thing. Maybe I was doing it wrong, I don't know.I don't mind getting knocked around, but this was above and beyond. It was tolerable with the restraints being somewhat soft. I couldn't imagine it with the original restraints. Declined a fourth ride despite no lines.
VORTEX- I like (or did at one time)Arrow loopers. Maybe it was better when it opened. I noticed it was badly in need of paint and some TLC. A decent ride, but I was expecting more. Maybe I've gotten used to basically similar layouts and elements on Arrow coasters. A slight let down.
ADVENTURE EXPRESS- I heard the ending bit the biscuit, so when we rolled into the station, I laughed. Why bother with a themed lift? Other than the end it was a decent mine train. On a humorous note, sitting behind me was a father and his 6 year old son. When we pulled into the station, the kid loudly announced "Daddy, that sucked!" causing a good portion of the train to laugh.
TOP GUN- really good, tying Big Bad Wolf at BGW for my favorite Arrow suspended.
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