krambman
Posts: 3,606
Aug 12, 2010 9:38am
I was at Cedar Point three weeks ago, King's Island last week, and I'll be back at Cedar Point again tomorrow. I like King's Island as a park because it's large and well laid out, however, compared to CP, their coasters suck. The Beast is the only really good coast at KI and Firehawk is pretty good (except I lost my wallet on the ride, but thankfully got it back). Other than those two, none of their coasts can hold a candle to anything at CP. Diamondback might be the fourth or fifth best coast if it were at CP. King's Island's a nice park, but if you are just going for the coasts, it's all about CP.
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Nashley25
Posts: 82
Aug 12, 2010 12:26pm
Anybody who says KI has better coasters than CP has no idea what they are talking about. Also am I the only won who feels the Beast may be a little overrated?
End of Line
Posts: 6,867
Aug 12, 2010 2:20pm
Nashley25;449313 wrote:Anybody who says KI has better coasters than CP has no idea what they are talking about. Also am I the only won who feels the Beast may be a little overrated?
No way. The best time to ride The Beast is at night around 10:30-10:45, it's the best night coaster around.
I go to Kings Island atleast once a year b/c it's a lot closer and a staight shot on I-71 south, unlike CP when we got lost in Amish country on the way up and back.
Its a shame that Son of Beast is still closed, it's my 2nd favorite ride behind The Beast.
Fab4Runner
Posts: 6,196
Aug 12, 2010 2:26pm
The_Crosby_Show;449433 wrote:No way. The best time to ride The Beast is at night around 10:30-10:45, it's the best night coaster around.
I go to Kings Island atleast once a year b/c it's a lot closer and a staight shot on I-71 south, unlike CP when we got lost in Amish country on the way up and back.
Its a shame that Son of Beast is still closed, it's my 2nd favorite ride behind The Beast.
Ummm you shouldn't really be near Amish country at all, lol. I'm interested to know how you managed to get lost.
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Sonofanump
Aug 12, 2010 2:36pm
The_Crosby_Show;449433 wrote:unlike CP when we got lost in Amish country on the way up and back.
I also inquire how you got lost. Very little between I-71 and CP is amish.
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Sonofanump
Aug 12, 2010 2:37pm
You must live in SE Ohio then, it takes about 3 1/2 hours to drive from KI to CP.tk421;448957 wrote:It's just too much to drive the entire distance of Ohio to go to an amusement park when I can drive to KI in around 3 hours.
End of Line
Posts: 6,867
Aug 12, 2010 2:53pm
Fab4Runner;449442 wrote:Ummm you shouldn't really be near Amish country at all, lol. I'm interested to know how you managed to get lost.
I was in the backseat when all this happened. My friend who was driving took a lot of "back" roads on the way there, and we got lost on the way back going through Bucyrus.
Commander of Awesome
Posts: 23,151
Aug 12, 2010 2:58pm
Sucks to hear about SotB. That was a great roller coaster, too bad some pussies had to ruin it for everyone. Glad I got to experience it.
DeyDurkie5
Posts: 11,324
Aug 12, 2010 5:10pm
Commander of Awesome;449497 wrote:Sucks to hear about SotB. That was a great roller coaster, too bad some pussies had to ruin it for everyone. Glad I got to experience it.
the train derailed and almost killed a lot of people...i wouldn't call them pussies lol
End of Line
Posts: 6,867
Aug 12, 2010 6:45pm
DeyDurkie5;449639 wrote:the train derailed and almost killed a lot of people...i wouldn't call them pussies lol
Then they fixed it. Last summer a woman in her 70's I believe rode it and came back a couple of weeks later and said she had a blood clot in her brain b/c of it. If she was smart and told the ride staff when she got off that her head was bothering her it most likely wouldn't be closed of now.
CinciX12
Posts: 2,874
Aug 12, 2010 7:52pm
Nashley25;449313 wrote:Anybody who says KI has better coasters than CP has no idea what they are talking about. Also am I the only won who feels the Beast may be a little overrated?
Its good because of how long the ride is, but quality is just average.
hangonsloopy
Posts: 1,291
Aug 12, 2010 8:55pm
I needed to see a chiropractor after riding the beast. Maybe its just me, but I can't enjoy a coaster that causes me pain.
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Aug 12, 2010 8:57pm
hangonsloopy;449790 wrote:I needed to see a chiropractor after riding the beast. Maybe its just me, but I can't enjoy a coaster that causes me pain.
Then you definitely would not have enjoyed Son of Beast.....it is ten times rougher. The Beast is rough, but it never bothered me like SOB, Wolfbobs(geauga lake), and a few others.
hangonsloopy
Posts: 1,291
Aug 12, 2010 9:53pm
wes_mantooth;449793 wrote:Then you definitely would not have enjoyed Son of Beast.....it is ten times rougher. The Beast is rough, but it never bothered me like SOB, Wolfbobs(geauga lake), and a few others.
Oh I rode that one too.
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raiderbuck
Posts: 1,623
Aug 13, 2010 12:18am
Going to CP this saturday. Still haven't riden Maverick, hopefully I'll get to do that this Saturday.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Aug 13, 2010 1:17am
hangonsloopy;448621 wrote:We always go to cedar point at least once a year. I was at Kings Island 2 years ago, and was not impressed.
After going to CP, every other amusement park is just lame.
hoops23
Posts: 15,696
Aug 13, 2010 1:18am
Living in Sandusky, I've had my fair share of Cedar Point over my lifetime and yet NOTHING beats it. It's just a park that you can't get tired of, especially if you love coasters.
People who go there and claim you gotta wait half a day to ride the rides there, well, you need to figure out the best times to go. Obviously weekends aren't that time, especially during the summer.. You can say the same about any of the top parks in the world though.. Obviously the great ones attract the people.
I've always found that during summer Tuesdays and Wednesdays are best, especially if you get there when the park is opening. Obviously when school begins that's a great time to get there as well..
I haven't had the chance to get there this year though, but I always go to Halloweekends. Nothing beats that.
People who go there and claim you gotta wait half a day to ride the rides there, well, you need to figure out the best times to go. Obviously weekends aren't that time, especially during the summer.. You can say the same about any of the top parks in the world though.. Obviously the great ones attract the people.
I've always found that during summer Tuesdays and Wednesdays are best, especially if you get there when the park is opening. Obviously when school begins that's a great time to get there as well..
I haven't had the chance to get there this year though, but I always go to Halloweekends. Nothing beats that.
Iliketurtles
Posts: 8,191
Aug 13, 2010 2:09am
This although I don't live in Sandusky. Also in my experience Sunday is a great day to go to Cedar Point as well. Also take a risk and go on a day it may rain, also if is does rain try and check the weather and see if it is going to stop soon. Earlier this summer is was supposed to rain and so CP was pretty dead already then all of a sudden the rain came and it poured for like 20 minutes and lots of people left. I think after it rained I only waited like 30 minutes max for the top rides and that was for the front.hoops23;449971 wrote:Living in Sandusky, I've had my fair share of Cedar Point over my lifetime and yet NOTHING beats it. It's just a park that you can't get tired of, especially if you love coasters.
People who go there and claim you gotta wait half a day to ride the rides there, well, you need to figure out the best times to go. Obviously weekends aren't that time, especially during the summer.. You can say the same about any of the top parks in the world though.. Obviously the great ones attract the people.
I've always found that during summer Tuesdays and Wednesdays are best, especially if you get there when the park is opening. Obviously when school begins that's a great time to get there as well..
I haven't had the chance to get there this year though, but I always go to Halloweekends. Nothing beats that.
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Sonofanump
Aug 13, 2010 6:46am
Iliketurtles;449983 wrote:This although I don't live in Sandusky. Also in my experience Sunday is a great day to go to Cedar Point as well. Also take a risk and go on a day it may rain, also if is does rain try and check the weather and see if it is going to stop soon. Earlier this summer is was supposed to rain and so CP was pretty dead already then all of a sudden the rain came and it poured for like 20 minutes and lots of people left. I think after it rained I only waited like 30 minutes max for the top rides and that was for the front.
Bingo. Locals with passes go on a weekdays after it has rained.
hangonsloopy
Posts: 1,291
Aug 13, 2010 7:38am
raiderbuck;449936 wrote:Going to CP this saturday. Still haven't riden Maverick, hopefully I'll get to do that this Saturday.
Honestly, it's ahead of dragster in my top 3. It's amazing. Be sure to ride in the front or back though. The middle is a tad bumpy.
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Nashley25
Posts: 82
Aug 13, 2010 12:29pm
Maverick is a great ride, its fast and quick and the first hill although not huge is pretty cool.
Iliketurtles
Posts: 8,191
Aug 13, 2010 12:36pm
Also I disagree with this the best coaster around here to ride at night is Millennium Force especially in the front.The_Crosby_Show;449433 wrote:No way. The best time to ride The Beast is at night around 10:30-10:45, it's the best night coaster around.
raiderbuck a word of advice try and move your head with the turns... I've had many people say they didn't really like Maverick because the first time they rode it they had headaches or their ears hurt because of there head hitting the pull down bars on the turns. Its an awesome ride though hope you get to go on it.
hoops23
Posts: 15,696
Aug 13, 2010 11:44pm
Agree about the Force being the best night coaster. Right next to Lake Erie, great view.
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