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Here's a nighttime shot of Diamondback for the soul. The coasters at Kings Island are so photogenic lmao

(Image taken June 13, 2024)

We're shaking things up today and heading to Busch Gardens Tampa for some images of Cheetah Hunt!

Fun fact about me, cheetahs are my favorite animal, and have been since I was a kid! I was pretty ecstatic to go on this coaster, and was even more excited to not only see that there were cheetah facts in the queue, but that there was a bunch of detail work! Everything from the cheetah-shaped rock in queue (image 2) to the design of the train to the ride experience itself made me incredibly happy.

And speaking of the experience, an Intimin multi-launch was an excellent choice for a cheetah-themed roller coaster. Also you get to see a beautiful view of the whole park from what I've been nicknaming the "bowtie" in image 5. There's also some airtime going up there, so that's cool. And besides that section where you get a moment to breathe, the whole ride is exciting high-speed action! I was lucky enough to get to ride Cheetah Hunt twice while I was in Tampa, and I wouldn't hesitate to go on it again!

(Images taken June 3, 2024)

Congratulations, fellas! You're getting some ✨Orion queue lore✨ photos today!

All of these were taken from the one time I was in the fast lane queue for Orion. There's a lot of really cool stuff over there on that fake pinboard. I wish it was easier to access beyond "pay money to ride this ride faster than everyone else," you know?

Pretty much everything on this board is a reference to the in-universe Project X Initiative, it containing posters for each Sequence as well as a collection of photos & Easter eggs for each ride involved. Let me tell you, this wall makes my life easier in terms of having to reference the different sequences for lore lol

(Images taken July 22, 2023)

Here's some Beast photos from the last time I was at the park. Gotta love a good night ride!

(Images taken June 13, 2024)

Sorry for the short hiatus! I'm likely not going to post as frequently as I have been, as I'm - for lack of a better word - simply running out of Kings Island photos. Expect quite a few photos from other parks in the near future lol

Anyways, one of my favorite things to do at Kings Island is go down to White Water Canyon not for the actual water ride, but to watch people passing by the geyser area and take in the unique sounds, smells, and views of the beautiful surrounding area, ESPECIALLY of Mystic Timbers. There aren't very many opportunities to get that close to a wooden coaster in general, so I always find myself feeling enchanted whenever I get such a close look at this beautiful GCI woodie, especially as the trains zoom past and overhead at thrilling speeds!

Also bonus: The Mystic Timbers track is right next to the White Water Canyon geysers, meaning that you not only have a super cool view of a unique wooden coaster right there, but you also have a designated area to lovingly torment people on a water ride >:)

(Images 1-4 taken May 27, 2024)

(Images 5-6 taken June 13, 2024)

HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING, if I made a random "ask the Kings Island roller coasters" blog, would any of you interact with it?

Happy first day of Kings Island being a Six Flags park now I guess lmao

Happy birthday to Orion at Kings Island, one of only 7 giga coasters in the world! I rode it yesterday and had one of my smoothest rides yet! It's certainly a top tier coaster in my books!

(Images taken July 1, 2024)

For the 4th of July, I'm posting two roller coasters from a family owned park that's only open 4 days a year, one of which is today: Stricker's Grove! These are The Teddy Bear - their kiddie coaster, and Tornado - their not kiddie coaster! Both rare credits that I'm happy to have! If you ever get the chance to go to this tiny park, be sure to do it!

(Images taken September 4, 2023)

Psst!

...Psst!

Hey guys!

Do you want to see some Mystic Timbers shed photos?

*opens my secret stash*

(⚠️Mystic Timbers shed spoilers under the cut!!! I'd highly recommend going into the experience blind if you get the opportunity!!! You have been warned!!!⚠️)

THE SHED!!!

Can we take a moment to appreciate the fact that the shed has day/night lighting, with there being more regular lights on during the day and more blacklights on at night? Plus the sheer amount of STUFF that has been packed into this building on the sides, including the fact that there's words of warning painted all over the walls in blacklight paint. There's so much fun stuff to look at, and I absolutely love the attention to detail!

Okay, but in all seriousness, don't do this. Do not take your phone out on a roller coaster. I am an idiot and you should not do what I have done here. All of these photos were taken while the ride was STOPPED. We were NOT MOVING and were SITTING MOTIONLESS ON THE BREAK RUN when these images were taken. While you shouldn't take your phone out on a roller coaster IN GENERAL, you ESPECIALLY shouldn't take it out while you're moving. You could very easily drop it and hurt someone, and nobody wants that.

Anyways, I hope that there's someone out there who's just as happy as me to have some inside Mystic shed references. They're practically impossible to find (and for good reason) lol

(Image 1 taken April 20, 2024)

(Images 2-3 taken May 27, 2024)

(Images 4-6 taken July 3, 2024.)

Alton Towers people, do y'all wanna hear about my characters? Bc I really wanna talk about them-

THERE'S A CHANCE THAT THEY COULD MAKE THE BEAST EVEN LONGER???

WHAT???

Oh, Flight of Fear launch tunnel. How I adore you <3

(Image taken July 27, 2024)

STEEL VENGEANCE!!! RAAAA!!!

It would be a crime if I didn't talk about this awesome ride on national roller coaster day! The best way I could personally describe SteVe is "Iron Gwazi on steroids." It truly is remarkable! I could ramble on about this coaster for hours, but I'm sure nobody wants to read that. That being said, if you ever get the chance to go to Cedar Point, go on Steel Vengeance! You will NOT regret it!

(All that being said there likely will be a post about the lore of FrontierTown, because it is extensive and wonderful and my brain has latched onto it, so don't be surprised if that ends up showing up at some point lol)

(Images taken August 4, 2024)

I'm cooking up a new KI lore post at the moment! This time about Mystic Timbers' timeline! Stay tuned!

Welcome to the newest edition of the ✨KINGS ISLAND LORE!!!✨ Mystic Timbers edition!!!

It's been a while since I've done one of these, huh?

As always, my posts about the Kings Island lore will be under the tag #kings island lore. If there's anything you want to know or any questions you have, feel free to let me know! I'm always happy to talk!

Now buckle up, because we're going through the entire timeline of Mystic Timbers!!!

The story of Mystic Timbers - much of which can be heard via the radio of the truck at the ride's entrance (high-quality videos exist on YouTube if you want to give it a listen of your own!) - starts in the year 1982 when the Miami River Lumber Co. purchases forest land just northeast of Rivertown, taking note of the railroad (K.I. and Miami Valley Railroad) in order to transport timber. They get straight to work clearing out the area to build the mill when they come across the foundations of an old wooden shed that once stood on the grounds. Thinking that they've gotten lucky (that's one less foundation they have to put in!), they build a new shed overtop of the foundation of the old one.

A year passes - we're now in 1983 - and construction has finished. Everyone's ready to start working proper when the superintendent of the company disappears, leaving no trace behind beyond a scribbled note next to the coke machine in the workshop that reads "DON'T GO IN THE SHED". Regardless, the mill opens the next day. It was around 2:00 pm when 13 workers who were loading a haul into the shed had an encounter something of paranormal nature (likely with the Mystic Timbers tree, but it's never expressly stated what they encountered) and subsequently ran for their lives, some of them hopping in a truck and accidentally smashing it against a tree by the front gate (we all know what truck that is!). Only 4 out of the 13 people definitively made it out, with the whereabouts or fates of the other 9 unknown to this day.

From here, the lumber company & the surrounding area became overrun by a medusa-like growth of vines as the forest seemingly came to life and nature moved in to reclaimed its land. There was a total of 66 men and women who entered the lumber company and were never seen again during this time. Not long after it opened, the Miami River Lumber Company was shut down, condemned by the authority of Department 47, a fact which we learned via a sign posted on the entrance to the "Abandoned" scare zone in 2023.

The Bureau of Paranormal Activity naturally took an interest in the plant-based paranormal activity of the area and converted the now-abandoned lumber company into an off-base substation (designated "0017") in order to do research the strange goings-on of the lumber mill.

Being a spooky abandoned place with ghost stories now, the Miami River Lumber Co. became a hotbed for urban explorers and dumb teenagers who wanted to check the place out for themselves. While many are eventually deterred by the security guard who's on duty there for the sole purpose of keeping these people out of this highly dangerous paranormal hotspot (which begs the question for many of these explorers: Why would an abandoned lumber company need a security guard?), those who make their way in soon find themselves drawn to the shed, encountering the monster(s) that lie within. Presumably, as the riders, we too are among the unfortunate who were drawn to the shed. It's unknown what our fate is - if we survive the creature at the end or not - but what is known is that there's 3 different stories as to what's in the shed: a bat, a snake, and a tree. Whatever the real answer to the age-old question of "What's in the shed?" is, though, is up to your own interpretation (I'm impartial to the tree myself).

Then in October 2023, something new happened. Those 66 missing people returned, albeit forever changed into monsters themselves. Outsiders would step into Rivertown only to find themselves in a small abandoned lumber village that's haunted by something mysterious which has seemingly come from the forest themselves. It's believed that the human-shaped, chainsaw wielding, flannel-wearing monsters chasing you around are what's left of the old lumber yard workers from the past, but there's no way to truly know for sure. All that is known is that they seem to be evil in nature, and you should probably run for your life.

And that's everything on the story of Mystic Timbers that I've gathered so far! I hope y'all have enjoyed this stupidly long ramble about a really cool wooden roller coaster! Again, if you have any questions/things you'd like me to clarify, feel free to let me know!

UNTIL NEXT TIME!!!

Before yesterday, I had never been stopped right under Invertigo's vertical loop in the queue before, but MY LORD-

That is beautiful :)

(Image taken September 1, 2024)

Honestly, it's a crime that IMAScore never released the music for Orion on YouTube. Every time I walk into Area 72, it's like a WHOOSH of dopamine because of the beautifully majestic music playing over the speakers. The music is so perfect for Orion and I want to be able to beam it directly into my skull the same way I can with the Mystic Timbers music lol

KINGS ISLAND LORE MASTERPOST!!!

(Post last updated 9/29/2024)

KI lore intro & ATLAS Substation Overview Map

Project X Initiative

"Beast Day" Implications (more of a short ramble than a full lore post, but I thought it'd be good to put in anyway)

Mystic Timbers Timeline