Something About Nothing ... #12

[Chuckers]

Cedar point was struggling with getting their version up and going last summer. Re-purposing the older iron dragon.

When we were there in August ? Snagged 'beta test' tickets since we had early entry into the park, but they never did get it together that day. Wound up with a entire park/hotel power loss that night yuck.

Anyway, after reading your experience, I'm glad i missed it!

I like that park for the killer coasters and our local one - Kennywood. Yet, after enjoying the polished atmosphere @ the Orlando parks, it's difficult not to compare them, unfavorably.

Cedar Park is a blast! I need to go back there. Every time I go to a non-theme Amusment park, I marvel at how badly they handle ride loading. Disney is the best at that, Universal Hollywood was good. I am interested in how UO handles ride loading. 6 Flags is horrible. Knott's Berry Farm had to be the worst when it comes to ride loading. They had no one directing traffic on many coasters.

Plus, adding VR to a coaster doubles or triples the load time as every headset also has to be checked. I think the lesser parks are doing it because they can't afford to make/maintain something like Star Tours, Minions, or Spiderman.

 

[keishashadow]

Cedar Park is a blast! I need to go back there. Every time I go to a non-theme Amusment park, I marvel at how badly they handle ride loading. Disney is the best at that, Universal Hollywood was good. I am interested in how UO handles ride loading. 6 Flags is horrible. Knott's Berry Farm had to be the worst when it comes to ride loading. They had no one directing traffic on many coasters.

Plus, adding VR to a coaster doubles or triples the load time as every headset also has to be checked. I think the lesser parks are doing it because they can't afford to make/maintain something like Star Tours, Minions, or Spiderman.

Seriously, @ CP staying onsite well worth it for EE to dash to back of park and work way forward before they open the gates to all.

Only to knotts once via their scare farm thing, one of the best haunt experiences ever!!! Will say their ride operators were a bit laid-back lol but they had some interesting vintage attractions there. Didn't really research the attractions before we boarded this one. I love dark rides, this one was impressive (holds its own & then some with the WDW ones) considering it was built in 1960!

 

[kohlby]

Schumi- Thanks for the tip that the other restaurants arent great. Since we have 5 to feed, we weren't planning on splurging on those. Now I won't feel like I'm missing out.

Ah, Cedar Point. It has been a long, long time since we have been there. Pre-kids, we did coaster vacations. One was driving to Ohio and hitting the three parks. I think it was Kings Dominion and Six Flags in there too. Millennium Force had just opened. It was awesome!

I realized last night that we goofed and my kids passes are still blocked out the first day on our weekend at Portofino. So, I guess we'll have to wait until the next day for Universal parks since its not worth nearly $100 total to upgrade their passes. Glad I caught it now, not while trying to get into the park.

 

[Chuckers]

Schumi- Thanks for the tip that the other restaurants arent great. Since we have 5 to feed, we weren't planning on splurging on those. Now I won't feel like I'm missing out.

Ah, Cedar Point. It has been a long, long time since we have been there. Pre-kids, we did coaster vacations. One was driving to Ohio and hitting the three parks. I think it was Kings Dominion and Six Flags in there too. Millennium Force had just opened. It was awesome!

I realized last night that we goofed and my kids passes are still blocked out the first day on our weekend at Portofino. So, I guess we'll have to wait until the next day for Universal parks since its not worth nearly $100 total to upgrade their passes. Glad I caught it now, not while trying to get into the park.

It was King's Island.. been there several times.. The Beast is the BEST woodie ever! (King's Dominion is in Virginia )

 

[Chuckers]

Seriously, @ CP staying onsite well worth it for EE to dash to back of park and work way forward before they open the gates to all.

Only to knotts once via their scare farm thing, one of the best haunt experiences ever!!! Will say their ride operators were a bit laid-back lol but they had some interesting vintage attractions there. Didn't really research the attractions before we boarded this one. I love dark rides, this one was impressive (holds its own & then some with the WDW ones) considering it was built in 1960!

Knott's does do Halloween very well. The Mine Train was lame the last time I rode it. It was closed for refurb the last time I went so I wasn't able to see the new version.

 

[kohlby]

It was King's Island.. been there several times.. The Beast is the BEST woodie ever! (King's Dominion is in Virginia )

Thanks for the correction! We did King's Dominion on a different trip. I can't remember if it was Beast or Son of Beast that I didn't love. There was a wooden coaster and went on forever. It was painfully bumpy though so the extended length was a bit too much beating up.

 

[Chuckers]

Thanks for the correction! We did King's Dominion on a different trip. I can't remember if it was Beast or Son of Beast that I didn't love. There was a wooden coaster and went on forever. It was painfully bumpy though so the extended length was a bit too much beating up.

Beast does go on forever.. but Son of Beast was a spine crusher. It had a loop in it - the first woodie with a loop.. the loop was the smoothest part of the ride and they took it out.. they ended up demolishing the whole ride because it was just poorly built and the trains were not good either.

 

[schumigirl]

Haven't been on a wooden rickety coaster for years.........last one I think was Stampida at Port Aventura in Spain.....many years ago! Don't know my brain or bones could stand them now........fun though!


Got really stingy itchy eyes tonight........pollen is high around us right now......lots of fields around us which doesn't help.......you would think the cold breeze coming off the sea would alleviate it.......nope.

Early to bed tonight I think.........

 

[pcstang]

Haven't been on a wooden rickety coaster for years.........last one I think was Stampida at Port Aventura in Spain.....many years ago! Don't know my brain or bones could stand them now........fun though!


Got really stingy itchy eyes tonight........pollen is high around us right now......lots of fields around us which doesn't help.......you would think the cold breeze coming off the sea would alleviate it.......nope.

Early to bed tonight I think.........

Pollen is bad here too! I now have a sinus infection because of my allergy. I love wooden coasters...my favorites. Especially at Kennywood! Haven't been in years though.
@keishashadow great job to GD!
Used to go to kings island a lot too. The bat was the first inverted roller coaster back in the 80's. never did get to ride the beast, I wasn't tall enough. I heard the same thing about son of beast and that it was torn down years ago. Thought maybe I would sneak down to USO this weekend while the family is in Nashville. No rooms available

 

[ky07]

Well here we go cause I think DW may be thinking of canceling trip to dark side since her mother went to the er last night and is still in the hospital having tests done and may have fractured her back.
So now it's a toss up if we can go

 

[kohlby]

Well here we go cause I think DW may be thinking of canceling trip to dark side since her mother went to the er last night and is still in the hospital having tests done and may have fractured her back.
So now it's a toss up if we can go

Oh no! I hope she has a fast recovery.

 

[schumigirl]

Well here we go cause I think DW may be thinking of canceling trip to dark side since her mother went to the er last night and is still in the hospital having tests done and may have fractured her back.
So now it's a toss up if we can go

Oh StL.........will keep fingers crossed you don't need to cancel. Know how much your trip means to you.........

 

[Lynne G]

Oh no KY. Hope mum recovers fast and trip stays on schedule.

 

[Robo56]

Happy late afternoon everyone .

Keisha congratulations to your granddaughter.. She is cute. She looks like she is thrilled with her bear.

KY hope everything turns out ok with your mom-in-law and you can still make your trip.

Pcstang and Keisha need some advice. Which do you think is the best view at Sapphire Falls. Pool view or Lagoon view. Grandkids and I might be getting to Universal a day early on our trip so might try SF before we move over to other onsite hotel.

Got really stingy itchy eyes tonight........pollen is high around us right now......lots of fields around us which doesn't help.......you would think the cold breeze coming off the sea would alleviate it.......nope.

Pollen is bad here too! I now have a sinus infection because of my allergy. I love wooden coasters...my favorites. Especially at Kennywood! Haven't been in years though.

I feel your pain. Was pulling weeds yesterday (Ragweed) have never had it in my flower beds before. Benadryl and cortisone nasal spray were my friends yesterday.

Get better pcstang and schumi .

Went to Kings Island a few times years ago.

Holiday world has some nice coasters. The Raven is a wooden coaster. It will give you a good jarring. It's comes up about 1/2 to 3/4 up your back. Can't ride it anymore to rough. Used to go every May for JDRF walk.

 

[ky07]

Thanks everyone,
We are just waiting on the doctor to tell us what is wrong cause the only thing they said is she is on bed rest right now and that is confusing cause she is still in the hospital but hey I have been taught not to question just let the doctor do his job

 

[macraven]

StL. Sending good thoughts and prayers that she will be fine

Sometimes it takes a lot of time to get the test results

Sending you lots of hugs

Keep us posted

 

[Monykalyn]

Keisha - that lil girl is gonna be a star!

We are just waiting on the doctor to tell us what is wrong cause the only thing they said is she is on bed rest right now and that is confusing cause she is still in the hospital but hey I have been taught not to question just let the doctor do his job

Hope she is better soon! And ALWAYS ask questions of the doctor if you don't understand something! ALWAYS! It is very easy for medical professionals to forget not everyone speaks our medical jargon and that patients understand what terms mean. If the staff doesn't volunteer what they are doing or what meds are being given ASK! ALWAYS! please be an advocate for your family. It is ok if they don't yet know the plan, but they should be communicating that to you

 

[keishashadow]

Well here we go cause I think DW may be thinking of canceling trip to dark side since her mother went to the er last night and is still in the hospital having tests done and may have fractured her back.
So now it's a toss up if we can go

Oh no, good luck to all!

I prefer wooden coasters, they show you who is boss hehe

PC - the Thunderbolt says 'ello

Robo - re SF, cannot recommend pool or lagoon view.We arrived early to SF, had planned on using the pool then segueing over to parks around 3 pm for HHN. I asked if we could switch our suite to a room so we could shower up before starting our evening. The desk personnel were perplexed to say the least.

We were only we staying the one night, an add-on day to beginning of our trip. The only room ready had view of the street & a lower floor. Normally, I'd be an unhappy camper but, honestly, it was fine by us. Would like to think we made somebody's day with an upgrade becoming available.

Know I'm in the minority here, but since the rooms onsite tend to not have an actual balcony, the view tends to decrease in importance to us. It is nice to look out and see something interesting, but we rarely spend much time in our actual resort room as the public spaces are interesting and the parks tend to call to me

 

[pcstang]

Happy late afternoon everyone .

Keisha congratulations to your granddaughter.. She is cute. She looks like she is thrilled with her bear.

KY hope everything turns out ok with your mom-in-law and you can still make your trip.

Pcstang and Keisha need some advice. Which do you think is the best view at Sapphire Falls. Pool view or Lagoon view. Grandkids and I might be getting to Universal a day early on our trip so might try SF before we move over to other onsite hotel.





I feel your pain. Was pulling weeds yesterday (Ragweed) have never had it in my flower beds before. Benadryl and cortisone nasal spray were my friends yesterday.

Get better pcstang and schumi .

Went to Kings Island a few times years ago.

Holiday world has some nice coasters. The Raven is a wooden coaster. It will give you a good jarring. It's comes up about 1/2 to 3/4 up your back. Can't ride it anymore to rough. Used to go every May for JDRF walk.

This was my view a couple of weeks ago.

Zoomed in a little. King suite, 2860, top floor. Pool view was out the other side. The bluer crew had a suite that faced the pool.

 

[pcstang]

Oh no, good luck to all!

I prefer wooden coasters, they show you who is boss hehe

PC - the Thunderbolt says 'ello

Robo - re SF, cannot recommend pool or lagoon view.We arrived early to SF, had planned on using the pool then segueing over to parks around 3 pm for HHN. I asked if we could switch our suite to a room so we could shower up before starting our evening. The desk personnel were perplexed to say the least.

We were only we staying the one night, an add-on day to beginning of our trip. The only room ready had view of the street & a lower floor. Normally, I'd be an unhappy camper but, honestly, it was fine by us. Would like to think we made somebody's day with an upgrade becoming available.

Know I'm in the minority here, but since the rooms onsite tend to not have an actual balcony, the view tends to decrease in importance to us. It is nice to look out and see something interesting, but we rarely spend much time in our actual resort room as the public spaces are interesting and the parks tend to call to me

Love the thunderbolt and the jack rabbit!
Did I spy the steel phantom? We rode it right after it was built I think at that time it was the fastest steel coaster. I remember going up the initial hill, after seeing before we rode, thinking "that's not much of a drop." Until you hit the peak ad realize how far down into the valley the drop was! Back seat on the wood coasters are the best. Lots of air time!