Friday, May 27, 2005
Paramount Kings Island
Kings Island, Ohio |
Face/Off inverted coaster |
Face/Off inverted coaster |
Al and Brian contemplating if they want to ride Drop Zone |
Base of the Drop Zone before being lifted 315 feet in the air and then
dropped |
Almost to the top... |
Brian looking at something interesting??? |
Entrance to Top Gun suspended coaster |
A very empty line...YAY! |
It's Chili-Vision!! |
Almost to the Top Gun, but now a work from our sponsor |
Still in line for Top Gun |
Me and Brian at Son of Beast |
First hill (214 feet) on Son of Beast |
Al and Brian taking it bringing up the rear |
Brian and Al exiting Son of Beast |
The SkyFlyer and DropZone |
The Delirium is a pendulum ride that swings back and forth, while the wheel
on the end spins around |
After a few rides, it's time to hit up Bubba Gump's Shrimp Shack for some
lunch |
I don't know if the food or the Zydeco music is making Brian look disgusted |
Al looking intelligent |
Me and my Fish & Chips Fries |
Brian and me |
Brian and Al in front of The Racer. It was alright, but would have been
better if the other train was running, so we could race. |
Entrance to the Vortex. Lots of walking up and down steps...uggghh,
but well worth it. |
The Vortex. We all agreed this was the best coaster at Kings Island. |
The Vortex |
This is our overpriced picture of us riding the Vortex |
Brian and I at the entrance of The Beast, the world's longest wooden coaster
at 7400 feet |
The coaster is all in the woods, so you can't really see it, even from the
330 foot observation deck of the Eiffel Tower. |
A.C.E. Roller Coaster Landmark in front of The Beast |
Sign inside the station |
Sign inside the station |
Sign inside the station |
An overhead sign above the trains as they are in the station |
An incoming train at the end of its ride on The Beast. This is all of
the ride you can see. |
Tomb Raider. A fun ride, but not worth the 2 hour wait we endured. |
A raft ride guaranteed to get you drenched. If the ride doesn't get
you soaked, then the patrons will with water cannons they can shoot...for a
price of course. |
Looks like Brian opened up his own restaurant chain at Kings Island |
Brian and me waiting around trying to dry off after riding Whitewater Canyon |
The Beastie is the kiddo version of The Beast |
Front of the park taken from the Eiffel Tower |
View from the Eiffel Tower |
View from the Eiffel Tower |
View from the Eiffel Tower |
Son of Beast from the Eiffel Tower. Note the loop in the middle.
Only looped wooden coaster in the world. |
Son of Beast from the Eiffel Tower |
The Racer from the Eiffel Tower |
The Racer from the Eiffel Tower |
Back of the park taken from the Eiffel Tower |
The Vortex from the Eiffel Tower. Note the only part of The Beast that
you can see |
The Vortex from the Eiffel Tower |
Another view from the Eiffel Tower |
The Italian Job stunt ride was down that day. |
Entrance to Flight of Fear indoor looping coaster with a 60 mph take off out
of the station. Another favorite. |
Hangar 18, which holds Flight of Fear |
A little nod to the Megadeth song \m/\m/ |
Bureau of Paranormal Activity |
Once you enter the building and walk down into a concrete bunker, you are
inside the Flight of Fear |
After walking up into the flying saucer, and down a couple corridors, you're
finally at the ride. Strap yourself in good! |
It rained while we rode Flight of Fear, and we caught this rainbow when we
got outside. |
This is me being all pseudo-tough |
The Racer once again. Note the backwards path of the train. One
train faces forward, and one train faces backward. |
The Delirium at night. This ride was too much fun. |
This is the fountain at the front of the park, with the Eiffel tower in the
back. It was a long, fun, and exhausting day. Time to go home. |
Here's the sleeping arrangements back at Al's house. Y'know, those
Aerobeds are pretty comfy. |
Al playing on his PC |
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Sat, May 28, 2005
Cedar Point
Sandusky, Ohio |
Cedar Point from the parking lot |
The entrance to Cedar Point |
Brian and me in front of the entrance |
The Demon Drop |
The Raptor looping inverted coaster. After riding this, it rained for
about an hour. |
The Arcade and Park Operations area |
The Mean Streak taken from our little train ride while rides were still down
due to the rain. |
The Mean Streak again |
The 300 foot Power Tower. Two towers launch you up, and the other two drop
you. |
The Wildcat. We rode this one for nostalgia purposes. Nothing
scary, just a quick little fun ride. |
The Wildcat in all of its fury...hehe |
The Cedar Point Marina behind Millennium Force |
The ending turn to Millennium Force |
The 420 foot tower of Top Thrill Dragster. One of the most insane
rides I have ever been on. |
Me and Brian waiting to get on Top Thrill Dragster. Due to a mild
sprinkle, the ride had to be shut down. |
Brian and I waiting to get launched 120 mph down the Top Thrill Dragster.
We were waiting at the starting point 4 different times, but due to weather
conditions and technical difficulties, we couldn't go. |
Due to the rain delay, when we eventually did launch, our train shot up to
the top of the 420 foot tower, but didn't have enough momentum to go
over...so we came back down backwards. What an unexpected rush!! |
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