Well well well...we found ourselves in the northern Ohio area in early June 2023 because I wanted to see The Cure play outside of SoCal. The results of that are a video for another day. But since we planned to be in the Cleveland area, we naturally decided to spend some time and use our Cedar Fair pass at America's Roller Coast, Cedar Point. I experimented with only doing 1 lap of filming at the end of our trip and I didn't like it as much as filming as we went. But otherwise I think there's some interesting stuff here. Still working on how to best use this new camera so some of the audio isn't great, but stay for the visuals. Enjoy the coasters!
Visiting California's Great America - June 2023!
In the early 2000s, this was our home park. Then we moved away in 2005 and haven't been back since. Well, with the rumors that owner Cedar Fair is looking to close down Great America in the next few years, we decided to put our CF passes to use and head up to Santa Clara for the weekend. And as a warm-up for our pending late summer trip, my sister decided to join us. We picked up 3 new credits and finally got to enjoy Gold Striker and Railblazer. It was a fun, nostalgic weekend. Check out a handful of coasters with us, along with a dash of non-coaster rides, and enjoy this book report!
Knott's Berry Farm, Easter 2023. A walk around the park and a few Boysenberry Festival treats.
After almost a year between visits, we made it back to Knott's Berry Farm on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023. Mostly we took the opportunity to walk around the park on a beautiful morning wearing our Sunday best. We did ride a couple of attractions and dabbled in this year's Boysenberry Festival offerings. The festival is almost over at this point, so I don't know if I'd make any specific recommendations. We also ran into a couple of friends from the tiki community that we hadn't seen in a few years (not pictured) which was an unexpected treat. Oh and there's an overview of the Boysenberry Festival art exhibit. Casual trip - come check out Knott's with us and...Enjoy!
Our July 2022 Kings Island weekend
From the moment we left Kings Island in 2021, I was angling for a return. The fact that they were celebrating 50 years only added to my desire to return. And so here we are at the end of July 2022, taking a red-eye from LA to Cincinnati just for Kings Island. No regrets, this was a great weekend. We rode so many coasters on repeat and caught up on our Kings Island history. I feel a kinship to this park because it reminds me so much of what Magic Mountain was, and what it could have been. Kings Island, we love you. Please keep on doing what you do. See you again soon. Enjoy!
Vignettes from Disneyland's 67th Anniversary
We headed to the Disneyland resort for the weekend of July 16-17, 2022 so we could celebrate the 67th anniversary of Disneyland. We rode some opening day attractions like the Jungle Cruise and the Mark Twain Steamboat, and enjoyed more "recent" favorites such as the Matterhorn and Pirates of the Caribbean. Then we had lunch and got out as the crowds descended. Please enjoy this collection of vignettes from Disneyland's 67th Anniversary!