Part 2, the rides.
For flat-rides, Delirium is a lot of fun, Drop Tower is great, Windseeker was great for both the breeze and the view of all the coasters running all around. (Kept getting the E.T. soundtrack, too.) Zephyr provided the funniest image with half the chairs missing from it to social distance. My personal favorite flat has to go to Shake, Rattle & Roll. I've never been on that type of ride before and I loved it!
As for the coasters, I was able to ride all of them cept' the Great Pumpkin Coaster and I did enjoy all of them...except for one. An that was the Racer. Took one ride on Red and that jackhammered my lower back to oblivion, I somehow managed to save myself by pulling and holding myself forward in a awkward position, and that one ride was enough for me. I'll happily watch the trains race, but I don't see myself getting back on anytime soon.
For the others, here's some notable thoughts...
The Beast - Some coasters are good, some are bad, others are great, a handful are "Classics". As for the Beast, I can't think of any other coaster like it, and this one clearly had the most hype going in. Did it live up to my hype? HECK. YES. This is one of the strangest coasters around, but it's so much fun. There's a ton of character to the ride, and while I'm more of an airtime person, I can fully appreciate what this ride set's out to do. Rush through the woods and terrain, and finish with one of the most terrifying helix's around. Now I will admit, if you're in a wheel seat you can get a very vicious ride where you're hanging on to survive. But thankfully I only had a couple of those kind of rides. All the other rides were in non-wheel seats so I was able to handle it no problem. I was also able to get a couple night rides in on Saturday and those exceeded my higher expectations! No one is kidding about night rides on the Beast, they're really something else!
So take all that and factor in this coaster was built without any computers or calculators at the time, for me the Beast is one thing...Iconic.
Banshee - A killer B&M invert that packs a wicked punch, definitely one of the top coasters in the park for me and I love how it just keeps ramping up the intensity with the dive into the ravine. Now yes, it does have a rattle. But it was nothing I couldn't handle. The vest restraints weren't as bad I thought they would be, either.
The Bat - My first suspended coaster and this one is just plain fun! The swinging provided some nice unexpected forces and the ride had a nice layout to provide plenty of it.
Adventure Express - This was a nice surprise! Another coaster which makes fun use of the ravine, and I appreciated the various Indiana Jones/Legends of the Hidden Temple kind of theming throughout. 10/10 "ending", too.
Backlot Stunt Coaster - It's a nice family launch coaster with a good kick at the beginning, and the shipping container tunnel makes for a fun finale.
Flight of Fear - I was pleasantly surprised by the theming of the hanger, that's a really nice trick and the preshow gave me some nice Alien Encounter vibes. As for the ride itself, it packed a good punch! First time literally since I wasn't prepared, however every other ride I knew how to ride it and enjoy it. Even with the train stopping at the midcourse, I feel Premiers spaghetti bowls are much more intense than Vekoma's Rockin Rollercoasters.
Orion - My first giga and my first time riding a B&M hyper train. Those seats are downright wonderful, I can see why people love them. As for Orion, I enjoyed it! There's definitely some wonderful air and the layout has it's fun quirky moments. Naturally I don't know how it compares to other Giga's, but I certainly don't have anything like this back home so there's no complaints for me. Also, the whole soundtrack and general theming of this and Area 72 is wonderful!
Diamondback - A B&M hyper which certainly holds it own, great airtime throughout the whole ride. Bit of a nasty rattle at the exit of the Hammerhead, but all in all a great ride. I also had a very memorable 1st ride in the back, where I had to dodge a whole bunch of quarters and random stuff flying out from folks in front of me. I also learned what happens if you're in the back and you have your arm held out when you hit the water, the water hits back much harder! XD
An finally, Mystic Timbers.
I knew this ride was gonna' be good cuz' GCI, but this had more than one surprise for me in store.
A great entrance with a spooky custom soundtrack and foreboding queue videos? Check.
Nicely themed coaster trains? Check.
A lift-hill which builds the anticipation and has a little bit of character to it? Check.
A big curved drop which feels straight from The Outlaw at Adventureland in Iowa? CHECK. (Fun fact. The Outlaw can be considered a precursor to GCI since it was built by one of the founders, and it's a coaster I know very well since I grew up riding it!)
A ride which HAULS through the whole course, plus a wonderfully atmospheric brake run/hold area? CHECK & MATE.
Mystic Timbers was hands down the biggest surprise for me. It just delivered every time and I appreciated the details they put into it. I adore a good paranormal/haunted theme, and MT pushed all the right buttons. I even got all three surprises in the Shed, too!
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All in all, I really enjoyed the park. I know it get's glossed over a lot due to a certain park further up the state, but it's really a nice park and both The Beast and Mystic Timbers provide a great one-two punch for woodies. I'm also very happy to have gotten a Platinum Pass since a couple local friends and I are planning a Ohio park trip to both King's Island and Cedar Point. While I've still yet to visit CP, I do know I'm certainly looking forward to returning to King's Island!
Edit- Also, forgot to mention. It should be interesting to see what the future brings since it seems like two prime spots for new additions are the former Tomb Raider/Crypt area, and most certainly the former Vortex plot. Speaking of which, they really cleared out the whole area of Vortex. I only saw one footer and one piece of track on the ground, that's it.