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Happy Birthday Pineracer

I think my first visit to the park was around that time. Looking back on it, I can now realize how annoying it must have been to hear that noise all day.

I didn't know the ride operator could control if the buzzers worked or not. It was fun to press the horn button.

Darien Lake and other NY parks can reopen in April with 33% capacity https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/greenburgh/news/covid-19-new-york-amusement-parks-family-centers-given-green-light-to-reopen/803444/

They are good until the end of the 2021 season (along with any add ons like the dining pass).

It's my favorite time of the year at the park too. In addition to being able to ride coasters until late December/early January, I like walking around the park and seeing all the decorations and lights. I'm also happy to see Justice League Battle for Metropolis get so many votes for best themed attraction. Every time I enter the queue building and go to the ride, I still can't believe that such a themed ride exists at a regional park.

The results are now in.

Other than for big go kart fans, I guess if a park has to lose a ride, that's one of the better rides to lose considering they are usually an upcharge and can be found outside of amusement parks.

I never got to ride Volcano. It looked like it was a fun coaster but my only visit to Kings Dominion when it was operating was in 2003 before I was a coaster enthusiast and not going on more extreme coasters at the time. My first visit as an enthusiast was in June 2019 just after it closed.

I don't have any specific memories of getting to play in this attraction but I'm guessing I did because when I was a kid I always liked ball pits, nets and slides and I know I visited Great Adventure a few times when I would have been the right age (or I guess height) for this. I also didn't realize that the building is still there in the Golden Kingdom.

I would have liked to have stopped at Jungle Jim’s when I visited Kings Island in 2015 but didn’t have the time (hopefully I’ll get another chance at some point). It looks like an interesting store.

I hope Wildwater Kingdom opens this year and that they have daily operations rather than just Thursday - Sunday. Edit, I got an e-mail from Dorney https://www.dorneypark.com/what-to-expect-when-we-reopen

Cedar Fair has started to announce opening days for their parks for this year and for some parks it is much later than usual. May 14 Canada's Wonderland, Cedar Point, Kings Island May 22 California's Great America, Carowinds, Kings Dominion, Valleyfair

I think the Jersey Devil Coaster will be better than Bizarro but not as good as Nitro.

I haven't been there since 2003 but always enjoyed my trips to Dutch Wonderland. I liked how they had a great variety of rides like the coaster and log flume that weren't just for little kids even though it's primarily a kids park.