After a nice time sleeping in, I decided to go here instead of Kings Dominion:



I got to the park at about 1:00PM, and after being greeted by this thing:







I decided that that was the best place to start. They were running 2 trains, and the line was basically in the station. I went straight to the back row, and managed to basically walk on thanks to my single rider status (strapped in 2 minutes after I entered the line!). I went around again to try the front. This one took a little longer as there were no groups of 3 right away. In total, I got on those two rides in under 20 minutes.

After that I decided to head up to the crazy swingy thing known as:





This one took a while. They were running 3 trains, but the line was halfway through the first set of switchbacks. I just went to the back and got on in about 25 minutes. This was a pretty cool ride. Lots of crazy swinging, and the drop to the river is pretty awesome. It is a toss-up between this and "Flight Deck (KI)".

Then it was time for this thingy:









On my way there, I found the gift shop that has the "Alpengeist" Model!

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It wasn't running, unfortunately. It looked like the power was on, but the train valleyed right before the station.

I also found CoasterDynamix's "Griffon" (also not running...) from the 2007 IAAPA convention:





I bought 1 Griffon, 1 Alpengeist, and 2 Apollo's Chariot trains.



Alright, back on topic!

There wasn't much of a line for Alpie, and I was going to wait for the front, but there weren't any groups of 3 that would have skipped the "40 minute wait" for the front, so I went for the back. I got on after about 15/20 minutes of waiting. It was awesome! Very interesting start, with the big turning drop into a gigantic immellman!

At this point my stomache was practically trying to kill me because I hadn't eaten enough (last food I had was the milkshake at KD). So after wandering around for at least 30 minutes, maybe even closer to an hour, I finally found a place that served "normal" food. Chicken tenders and fries (I really don't mind eating the same thing over and over). After that I was ready to go! So I went over to Loch Ness Monster, which was basically a walk on (for the back seat). That lift is sooooOooOoo slow! But when you finally get to the drop, it is surprisingly powerful (maybe because I just ate). I got a lot of ejector. Then a turn around and into the first loop!



The train then climbs a little hill and goes into a huge helix inside of a cave. The helix was pretty forceless, IMO. Then you hit the second lift, which takes you into the second loop:



...and then right back into the station. Neato.

I decided that it was now time to head over to the big blue thing. you know, the big one that does stuff and goes like 300 miles an hour and is like 500 feet tall? Except really it isn't that much, it is actually named:

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Alright, now for my totally awesome picture of...



whoops missed it...

ah here we go!



Water splash!

I got on 1-LLLLL(edge lol) after about 30 minutes of waiting. It was pretty fun. I love the sign that says, "Due to the popularity of the front, we will be loadig people from front to back (they weren't). With Griffon's unique tierd seating, you will get an equal view in all rows (BULL!)". Silly GP... I liked it. Sure it was short, but the at least the view was nice >^_^< I thought it was a little bit forceless though.

Oh yeah, I just had to take a pic of this:



They actually scan your fingerprint when they check your ticket! I'm not sure if that is for a background check or just so they can properly identify who's ticket belongs to who.

I will probably go back to KD tomorrow so I can get the credits I missed.

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