IHeartArrow
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Last week I went to Cedar Point and Kings Island and it was pretty frickin awesome. I spent Monday and Tuesday at KI and Wednesday-Friday at CP.
Ohio weather sucks and Ohio roads suck.
Kings Island-
Kings Island is a decent park. It feels really classic and somewhat outdated, though. With the exception of a few coasters everything is just so easily pointed out as 80's/90's. Some of the rides show their poor maintenance by Paramount. It would be a sweet homepark. Lines aren't horrid and it's got anything and everything.
Vortex x11
Beast x6
Adventure Express x4
Diamondback x3
Flight Deck x3
Invertigo x3
Flight of Fear x2
Firehawk x2
Blue Racer x1
Red Racer x1
Backlot Stunt Coaster x1
Woodstock Express x1
Flying Ace Aerial Chase x1
Great Pumpkin Coaster x1
Drop Tower x1
Vortex (9/10)- This is honestly the best Arrow looping coaster I've been on. It's got a creative layout, it's really forceful, it has good airtime on the first drop, it's smooth, and it has comfortable laterals. The Batwing is an awesome element and that final helix is just the sex.
Beast (9/10)- I was dreading a 5 minute ride on a Dinn-designed wooden coaster. It was really a pleasant surprise (as long as you don't sit in a wheel seat). Overall it's really fun and I love the helix after the second lift hill. My only gripe is the fricking trims. There were so many of them and they're all really really strong.
Diamondback (8/10)- B&M could have done so much better. The train design is just bleh. The longer axle makes it shuffle more. There's some really really godly airtime in the front, but the MCBR absolutely kills the second half. The trim wasn't hitting hard. Overall it's a solid ride, good for the park, good capacity, reliable, crowd-bringer... but it's just so meh. Nothing really stands out other than "OMG TALL RED THING!!"
Adventure Express (7/10)- Best Arrow Mine Train I've been on to date. It actually had the out-of-control feeling and crazy laterals. Creative layout, really good theming (CF actually let it keep that awesome tunnel!). Good family ride, rather aggressive, but overall a solid ride.
Flight Deck (6/10)- I was expecting so much more, especially after having Big Bad Wolf less than an hour from me. To me it honestly felt more like an Inverted coaster, the swinging was really methodical and it really didn't change the angle of swing during the turns.
Invertigo (2/10)- UGH. Just ugh. I was forced to ride it by my friend a third time and after I got off we went to Flight Deck and I threw up in a bush in the queue because I was really sick from having my head beat so violently. Crappy crappy ride. I'm sure it could have been executed better.
Flight of Fear (5/10)- Compared to Joker's Jinx and our Flight of Fear, KI's is really rough. The only thing is that it has all the awesome spiels and TVs in the queue and epic ride music. Other than that I much prefer our Flight of Fear.
Firehawk (6/10)- Batwing really sucked and I was absolutely dreading Firehawk. It proved to be a pretty good ride, it had better pacing than Batwing and was a lot more comfortable. Still not a big fan of Vekoma's flyers.
Racer (6/10)- Lot of airtime, typical out and back, but WHAT IS WITH THE FREAKING STRONG TRIM... there's a really strong trim before the turnaround. Not cool, Cedar Fair, not cool.
Backlot Stunt Coaster (5/10)- Like our Backlot, it's a neat little ride. My only gripe is that the second launch isn't as strong and the boost coming out of the billboard does nothing. Good family ride, nothing spectacular.
Woodstock Express (4/10)- Good little kiddie ride... but it's trimmed. What the hell? It's not necessary. Slow dispatches as well.
Flying Ace Aerial Chase (2/10)- What the hell Vekoma? How can you mess up something so small? Insanely rough. I also banged my head on the train crossing the station to put my bag on the other side.
Cedar Point-
Awesome park. I was underwhelmed the first day (due to lack of sleep, a headache, being really hot, and my friend being annoying) but the next day I was well-rested and saw how awesome the park is. There's some really good theming. Classic rides are mixed with new rides and it's a perfect balance between family and thrill. Everything at CP is just so well done. No coaster is truly horrible and the flats are good. Other than MilF and Maverick the lines were really short, no more than a 5 minute wait. Cedar Point's operators are the absolute best. They're fast, funny, and always in a good mood. Friday night was Platinum passholder ERT night, Magnum XL-200 and Maverick (TTD broke down during the day) were open.
Magnum XL-200 x29
Corkscrew x14
Blue Gemini x8
Red Gemini x7
Millennium Force x4
Cedar Creek Mine Ride x4
Maverick x3
Mantis x3
Mean Streak x3
Iron Dragon x3
Top Thrill Dragster x2
Wicked Twister x2
Raptor x2
Disaster Transport x2
Blue Streak x1
Wildcat x1
Woodstock Express x1
Jr. Gemini DENIED. The operator said I was too tall and that even if I stole a kid she wouldn't let me ride. Silly woman.
Magnum XL-200 (10/10)- Epic coaster. I've never had such violent airtime. B&M should take note. It wasn't rough like I was expecting. Seat 1-3, as the rumors may say, has the most violent airtime of any coaster. I still have my bruises on my thighs from riding 29 times. Arrow sure as hell could design a good coaster, experience-wise. From an engineering standpoint Magnum sucks.
Corkscrew (8/10)- For what it does, Corkscrew is awesome. I wasn't expecting the airtime to be like that. Holy Cheez-its. It was forceful, the Corkscrews were forceful, and it was completely smooth. No headbanging. It was short, sweet, and to the point. Nothin fancy.
Gemini (8/10)- Just good old fashioned fun. The crew had it down to a science and dispatched so that the trains were almost always dead even on the lift. Smooth ride, simple layout, but still a lotta fun. Loved high-fiving the other train. I kinda understand the trims on it, though, that helix was violent with the trim.
Millennium Force (10/10)- I just jizzed my pants thinking about it. It's not even that creative of a layout, it's pretty simple. Overbank, turn, airtime hill, overbank, airtime hill, turn, airtime hill, flat, overbank, brakes. It's just so... f***ing epic, for lack of better words. It's forceful, the airtime is good, and it's just an amazing ride. It is currently my #1. IntaWIN (for once).
Cedar Creek Mine Ride (5/10)- Eh... still better than Trailblazer. To be honest it was actually really fun. It's nothing spectacular but it's a good family ride and I can imagine that kids love it. It's not rough and it's not overly forceful. Only quarrel is the restraints, who the hell thought of that one? I had to sit Buddha-style for them to work right.
Maverick (7/10)- NOT a fan. I should not have to brace that hard to enjoy a ride. I had to deathgrip the restraints and force my head not to move. Launch wasn't powerful, layout was no fun, and the airtime was almost too sudden and strong.
Mantis (6/10)- The trim wasn't on. That's all the ride has going for it. The loop is all right, but standing for that long is really uncomfortable. Not to mention the MCBR kills it and the second half is pointless dicking around. I don't get it. Not even B&M can get a good Stand Up. I much prefer Shockwave.
Mean Streak (3/10)- I've never been hurt so badly by a coaster in my life. I figured I would try front, middle, and back and one was bound to be good. Middle was horrendous, front was horrible, and the back hurt me so badly. The trim is like a holding brake, it jackhammers worse than anything at the BOTTOM of hills (takes a damn fool to design something that does that) and I was praying that it'd stop at the MCBR so the torture couldn't continue.
Iron Dragon (7/10)- I preferred this over Flight Deck. It actually swung around (albeit not much) and reminded me more of Big Bad Wolf. I don't understand the hatred for it, sure it's not fast paced and ultra-intense but it's a really really good coaster. Awesome for families, good use of its space, and just fun for a quick ride.
Top Thrill Dragster (9/10)- Mind blown. I was wiggin out and having a panic attack before my first ride, but afterwards I was adrenaline high for an hour. My pulse was rushing and I was shaking. The launch is insane and rolling 420 feet over the earth is just plain ****-your-pants scary. Awesome ride.
Wicked Twister (8/10)- After Possessed I wasn't expecting anything great. It was shockingly amazing. Smooth, good launch, and the spikes are just awesome. The setting is good, too. Going backwards and twisting 200 feet in the air is slightly perturbing, but really awesome.
Raptor (8/10)- Not my favorite B&M Invert. The Cobra Roll was unnecessarily rough, the Zero-G roll was good, the second half wasn't awful, and the bitchslap going into the brake run just sucks.
Disaster Transport (6/10)- I heard so much crap about Disaster Transport but it really wasn't bad. I loved how it was pitch black. Although the lift hill stank of asses and sweat, it was a good little ride.
Blue Streak (5/10)- I don't understand why people love this so much, but anyhow it's decent. Nothing amazing. Over the airtime hills I slammed my head on the headrest, though. I don't get headrests on wooden coasters.
Wildcat (5/10)- Overrated. It's not awesome. It's really lame, to be honest. No laterals, no odd amounts of force, just a classic wild mouse.
Woodstock Express (5/10)- Vekoma should just stick with standard kiddie coasters. Woodstock Express was the ****. Forceful for a kiddie coaster, smooth, and just perfect for kids.
I will post the pictures as soon as I get all my stuff organized. Gotta sort through 562 of them, woohoo!
Comments and questions are greatly appreciated.
Ohio weather sucks and Ohio roads suck.
Kings Island-
Kings Island is a decent park. It feels really classic and somewhat outdated, though. With the exception of a few coasters everything is just so easily pointed out as 80's/90's. Some of the rides show their poor maintenance by Paramount. It would be a sweet homepark. Lines aren't horrid and it's got anything and everything.
Vortex x11
Beast x6
Adventure Express x4
Diamondback x3
Flight Deck x3
Invertigo x3
Flight of Fear x2
Firehawk x2
Blue Racer x1
Red Racer x1
Backlot Stunt Coaster x1
Woodstock Express x1
Flying Ace Aerial Chase x1
Great Pumpkin Coaster x1
Drop Tower x1
Vortex (9/10)- This is honestly the best Arrow looping coaster I've been on. It's got a creative layout, it's really forceful, it has good airtime on the first drop, it's smooth, and it has comfortable laterals. The Batwing is an awesome element and that final helix is just the sex.
Beast (9/10)- I was dreading a 5 minute ride on a Dinn-designed wooden coaster. It was really a pleasant surprise (as long as you don't sit in a wheel seat). Overall it's really fun and I love the helix after the second lift hill. My only gripe is the fricking trims. There were so many of them and they're all really really strong.
Diamondback (8/10)- B&M could have done so much better. The train design is just bleh. The longer axle makes it shuffle more. There's some really really godly airtime in the front, but the MCBR absolutely kills the second half. The trim wasn't hitting hard. Overall it's a solid ride, good for the park, good capacity, reliable, crowd-bringer... but it's just so meh. Nothing really stands out other than "OMG TALL RED THING!!"
Adventure Express (7/10)- Best Arrow Mine Train I've been on to date. It actually had the out-of-control feeling and crazy laterals. Creative layout, really good theming (CF actually let it keep that awesome tunnel!). Good family ride, rather aggressive, but overall a solid ride.
Flight Deck (6/10)- I was expecting so much more, especially after having Big Bad Wolf less than an hour from me. To me it honestly felt more like an Inverted coaster, the swinging was really methodical and it really didn't change the angle of swing during the turns.
Invertigo (2/10)- UGH. Just ugh. I was forced to ride it by my friend a third time and after I got off we went to Flight Deck and I threw up in a bush in the queue because I was really sick from having my head beat so violently. Crappy crappy ride. I'm sure it could have been executed better.
Flight of Fear (5/10)- Compared to Joker's Jinx and our Flight of Fear, KI's is really rough. The only thing is that it has all the awesome spiels and TVs in the queue and epic ride music. Other than that I much prefer our Flight of Fear.
Firehawk (6/10)- Batwing really sucked and I was absolutely dreading Firehawk. It proved to be a pretty good ride, it had better pacing than Batwing and was a lot more comfortable. Still not a big fan of Vekoma's flyers.
Racer (6/10)- Lot of airtime, typical out and back, but WHAT IS WITH THE FREAKING STRONG TRIM... there's a really strong trim before the turnaround. Not cool, Cedar Fair, not cool.
Backlot Stunt Coaster (5/10)- Like our Backlot, it's a neat little ride. My only gripe is that the second launch isn't as strong and the boost coming out of the billboard does nothing. Good family ride, nothing spectacular.
Woodstock Express (4/10)- Good little kiddie ride... but it's trimmed. What the hell? It's not necessary. Slow dispatches as well.
Flying Ace Aerial Chase (2/10)- What the hell Vekoma? How can you mess up something so small? Insanely rough. I also banged my head on the train crossing the station to put my bag on the other side.
Cedar Point-
Awesome park. I was underwhelmed the first day (due to lack of sleep, a headache, being really hot, and my friend being annoying) but the next day I was well-rested and saw how awesome the park is. There's some really good theming. Classic rides are mixed with new rides and it's a perfect balance between family and thrill. Everything at CP is just so well done. No coaster is truly horrible and the flats are good. Other than MilF and Maverick the lines were really short, no more than a 5 minute wait. Cedar Point's operators are the absolute best. They're fast, funny, and always in a good mood. Friday night was Platinum passholder ERT night, Magnum XL-200 and Maverick (TTD broke down during the day) were open.
Magnum XL-200 x29
Corkscrew x14
Blue Gemini x8
Red Gemini x7
Millennium Force x4
Cedar Creek Mine Ride x4
Maverick x3
Mantis x3
Mean Streak x3
Iron Dragon x3
Top Thrill Dragster x2
Wicked Twister x2
Raptor x2
Disaster Transport x2
Blue Streak x1
Wildcat x1
Woodstock Express x1
Jr. Gemini DENIED. The operator said I was too tall and that even if I stole a kid she wouldn't let me ride. Silly woman.
Magnum XL-200 (10/10)- Epic coaster. I've never had such violent airtime. B&M should take note. It wasn't rough like I was expecting. Seat 1-3, as the rumors may say, has the most violent airtime of any coaster. I still have my bruises on my thighs from riding 29 times. Arrow sure as hell could design a good coaster, experience-wise. From an engineering standpoint Magnum sucks.
Corkscrew (8/10)- For what it does, Corkscrew is awesome. I wasn't expecting the airtime to be like that. Holy Cheez-its. It was forceful, the Corkscrews were forceful, and it was completely smooth. No headbanging. It was short, sweet, and to the point. Nothin fancy.
Gemini (8/10)- Just good old fashioned fun. The crew had it down to a science and dispatched so that the trains were almost always dead even on the lift. Smooth ride, simple layout, but still a lotta fun. Loved high-fiving the other train. I kinda understand the trims on it, though, that helix was violent with the trim.
Millennium Force (10/10)- I just jizzed my pants thinking about it. It's not even that creative of a layout, it's pretty simple. Overbank, turn, airtime hill, overbank, airtime hill, turn, airtime hill, flat, overbank, brakes. It's just so... f***ing epic, for lack of better words. It's forceful, the airtime is good, and it's just an amazing ride. It is currently my #1. IntaWIN (for once).
Cedar Creek Mine Ride (5/10)- Eh... still better than Trailblazer. To be honest it was actually really fun. It's nothing spectacular but it's a good family ride and I can imagine that kids love it. It's not rough and it's not overly forceful. Only quarrel is the restraints, who the hell thought of that one? I had to sit Buddha-style for them to work right.
Maverick (7/10)- NOT a fan. I should not have to brace that hard to enjoy a ride. I had to deathgrip the restraints and force my head not to move. Launch wasn't powerful, layout was no fun, and the airtime was almost too sudden and strong.
Mantis (6/10)- The trim wasn't on. That's all the ride has going for it. The loop is all right, but standing for that long is really uncomfortable. Not to mention the MCBR kills it and the second half is pointless dicking around. I don't get it. Not even B&M can get a good Stand Up. I much prefer Shockwave.
Mean Streak (3/10)- I've never been hurt so badly by a coaster in my life. I figured I would try front, middle, and back and one was bound to be good. Middle was horrendous, front was horrible, and the back hurt me so badly. The trim is like a holding brake, it jackhammers worse than anything at the BOTTOM of hills (takes a damn fool to design something that does that) and I was praying that it'd stop at the MCBR so the torture couldn't continue.
Iron Dragon (7/10)- I preferred this over Flight Deck. It actually swung around (albeit not much) and reminded me more of Big Bad Wolf. I don't understand the hatred for it, sure it's not fast paced and ultra-intense but it's a really really good coaster. Awesome for families, good use of its space, and just fun for a quick ride.
Top Thrill Dragster (9/10)- Mind blown. I was wiggin out and having a panic attack before my first ride, but afterwards I was adrenaline high for an hour. My pulse was rushing and I was shaking. The launch is insane and rolling 420 feet over the earth is just plain ****-your-pants scary. Awesome ride.
Wicked Twister (8/10)- After Possessed I wasn't expecting anything great. It was shockingly amazing. Smooth, good launch, and the spikes are just awesome. The setting is good, too. Going backwards and twisting 200 feet in the air is slightly perturbing, but really awesome.
Raptor (8/10)- Not my favorite B&M Invert. The Cobra Roll was unnecessarily rough, the Zero-G roll was good, the second half wasn't awful, and the bitchslap going into the brake run just sucks.
Disaster Transport (6/10)- I heard so much crap about Disaster Transport but it really wasn't bad. I loved how it was pitch black. Although the lift hill stank of asses and sweat, it was a good little ride.
Blue Streak (5/10)- I don't understand why people love this so much, but anyhow it's decent. Nothing amazing. Over the airtime hills I slammed my head on the headrest, though. I don't get headrests on wooden coasters.
Wildcat (5/10)- Overrated. It's not awesome. It's really lame, to be honest. No laterals, no odd amounts of force, just a classic wild mouse.
Woodstock Express (5/10)- Vekoma should just stick with standard kiddie coasters. Woodstock Express was the ****. Forceful for a kiddie coaster, smooth, and just perfect for kids.
I will post the pictures as soon as I get all my stuff organized. Gotta sort through 562 of them, woohoo!
Comments and questions are greatly appreciated.
I actually found it to be the opposite as I think Maverick is smooth but i305's restraints were uncomfortable.
