- June 5th, 2016, 8:31 pm
#88153
Day 1 Part 1
Starting in Spring of last year, Sean (sean978) and I, along with my family, began planning a three-park trip all throughout Pennsylvania. As time went on, it slowly turned into a weeklong, 5 park trip that was sure to be the best vacation of our lives. After a year and a half of planning, the final schedule became:
Sunday - Kings Dominion
Monday - Hershey Park
Tuesday - Knoebels
Wednesday - Dorney Park
Thursday - Hershey Park (Day 2)
Friday - Six Flags Great Adventure
After over a year of waiting, the date finally arrived! After waking up at 5:45 this morning, we hit the road for Kings Dominion.
I will admit that this was more or less a last minute decision to help divide up the long drive to Hershey. Still, it was a much welcomed addition as Sean and I both had an amazing time at the park last year. While there may or may not have been an issue involving Sean's pass not working which lasted for 20 minutes, we finally got into the park!
Just like the last time we came, the first ride of the day was...
And just like the last time, we rode it in the front! Also like first time we visited, everything in the park was walk-on as the entire park was dead. The longest wait we had for anything was the queue for front row on Volcano which was no longer than ten minutes.
Onto Dominator, the ride is still a lot of fun but I've got to say, it was a little better last year. It's still an awesome ride that fills a huge gap in the park's lineup, there was something that just wasn't the same. Even in the back it felt like your standard B&M looping monster.
Next was a ride that felt even better than last year's visit...
Volcano was one of our favorites from last year and that certainly hasn't changed. It's an awesome coaster that is fantastic in the front. Not to mention how great the theming for this ride is. Really shows how great Paramount was at theming when they weren't busy raping parks of their history.
Ride number three of the day, like Volcano, was just as amazing as it was before.
I feel like at this point there's nothing to be said about this masterpiece that hasn't already been said. It's just amazing. From nearly passing out on that first curve (which Sean did) to being thrown out of the train, its just amazing. The raw speed on this combined with it's low-to-the-ground maneuvers make it the beauty it is. While it may not be as complete as our beloved Fury, its still a great coaster that deserves your respect.
After riding enough times to drain all the blood from our heads we headed onwards. Thanks to the weather being much better than we expected and with the park being dead, we ended up with a lot more time than we thought we would. This opened up many (wonderful?) opportunities like getting to ride Backlot again.
Fun little coaster. In a way I'm glad Paramount didn't "gift" us with one. Although it is a great coaster for young kids too scared of the big kid rides. Not going to lie though, the fire effects were not well appreciated in the Virginian heat.
After a short water break we made our way to the park's new addition...
To be continued.
Starting in Spring of last year, Sean (sean978) and I, along with my family, began planning a three-park trip all throughout Pennsylvania. As time went on, it slowly turned into a weeklong, 5 park trip that was sure to be the best vacation of our lives. After a year and a half of planning, the final schedule became:
Sunday - Kings Dominion
Monday - Hershey Park
Tuesday - Knoebels
Wednesday - Dorney Park
Thursday - Hershey Park (Day 2)
Friday - Six Flags Great Adventure
After over a year of waiting, the date finally arrived! After waking up at 5:45 this morning, we hit the road for Kings Dominion.
I will admit that this was more or less a last minute decision to help divide up the long drive to Hershey. Still, it was a much welcomed addition as Sean and I both had an amazing time at the park last year. While there may or may not have been an issue involving Sean's pass not working which lasted for 20 minutes, we finally got into the park!
Just like the last time we came, the first ride of the day was...
And just like the last time, we rode it in the front! Also like first time we visited, everything in the park was walk-on as the entire park was dead. The longest wait we had for anything was the queue for front row on Volcano which was no longer than ten minutes.
Onto Dominator, the ride is still a lot of fun but I've got to say, it was a little better last year. It's still an awesome ride that fills a huge gap in the park's lineup, there was something that just wasn't the same. Even in the back it felt like your standard B&M looping monster.
Next was a ride that felt even better than last year's visit...
Volcano was one of our favorites from last year and that certainly hasn't changed. It's an awesome coaster that is fantastic in the front. Not to mention how great the theming for this ride is. Really shows how great Paramount was at theming when they weren't busy raping parks of their history.
Ride number three of the day, like Volcano, was just as amazing as it was before.
I feel like at this point there's nothing to be said about this masterpiece that hasn't already been said. It's just amazing. From nearly passing out on that first curve (which Sean did) to being thrown out of the train, its just amazing. The raw speed on this combined with it's low-to-the-ground maneuvers make it the beauty it is. While it may not be as complete as our beloved Fury, its still a great coaster that deserves your respect.
After riding enough times to drain all the blood from our heads we headed onwards. Thanks to the weather being much better than we expected and with the park being dead, we ended up with a lot more time than we thought we would. This opened up many (wonderful?) opportunities like getting to ride Backlot again.
Fun little coaster. In a way I'm glad Paramount didn't "gift" us with one. Although it is a great coaster for young kids too scared of the big kid rides. Not going to lie though, the fire effects were not well appreciated in the Virginian heat.
After a short water break we made our way to the park's new addition...
To be continued.
Last edited by gabed on June 9th, 2016, 7:29 am, edited 1 time in total.
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