Comments on: The magic is back, for the most part… http://joewessels.net/2007/07/21/072107_22391jpg/ Random thoughts and observations from a freelance reporter and photographer living and working Cincinnati, Ohio. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:32:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: hot dog http://joewessels.net/2007/07/21/072107_22391jpg/comment-page-1/#comment-16952 hot dog Sun, 05 Aug 2007 20:22:27 +0000 http://joewessels.net/2007/07/21/072107_22391jpg/#comment-16952 Dude, I was at Winterfest the winter of 2005. The scroge puppet told me to light my electric manorah. Dude, I was at Winterfest the winter of 2005. The scroge puppet told me to light my electric manorah.

]]> By: Joe Wessels http://joewessels.net/2007/07/21/072107_22391jpg/comment-page-1/#comment-16554 Joe Wessels Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:28:43 +0000 http://joewessels.net/2007/07/21/072107_22391jpg/#comment-16554 Melanie: It was a great day - a day better than most of the ones I've had there since my tween years. But also glad that I'm not the only one noticing that the place isn't looking itself these days. Randy: I've had some fun jobs in my life - vendor at Riverfront Stadium, roller rink deejay, walk-around character at Chuck E. Cheese (yeah, I was Chuckie) - and I never find those places too exciting to go to anymore. I always think about what it was like to work there. I always wanted to get a job working at Kings Island but feared two things might happen: I'd end up dreading the place and/or I'd get a job as roving broom-and-dustpan person sweeping up the cigarette butts and spilled ice cream cones of ungrateful patrons. I'm glad now I didn't, because I still have great memories of the place. Melanie: It was a great day - a day better than most of the ones I’ve had there since my tween years. But also glad that I’m not the only one noticing that the place isn’t looking itself these days.

Randy: I’ve had some fun jobs in my life - vendor at Riverfront Stadium, roller rink deejay, walk-around character at Chuck E. Cheese (yeah, I was Chuckie) - and I never find those places too exciting to go to anymore. I always think about what it was like to work there. I always wanted to get a job working at Kings Island but feared two things might happen: I’d end up dreading the place and/or I’d get a job as roving broom-and-dustpan person sweeping up the cigarette butts and spilled ice cream cones of ungrateful patrons. I’m glad now I didn’t, because I still have great memories of the place.

]]> By: Randy http://joewessels.net/2007/07/21/072107_22391jpg/comment-page-1/#comment-16531 Randy Thu, 26 Jul 2007 03:55:27 +0000 http://joewessels.net/2007/07/21/072107_22391jpg/#comment-16531 I worked at Kings Island for a summer back in high school...and I remember it being one of the best summers of my youth. I don't know if I could call it 'magical' but it certainly was a great summer working with a bunch of young people like myself. If it weren't for the commute I would have returned. *BTW, my home ride was the Wild Thornberry's River Adventure (aka the smaller of the two log flumes). I worked at Kings Island for a summer back in high school…and I remember it being one of the best summers of my youth. I don’t know if I could call it ‘magical’ but it certainly was a great summer working with a bunch of young people like myself. If it weren’t for the commute I would have returned.

*BTW, my home ride was the Wild Thornberry’s River Adventure (aka the smaller of the two log flumes).

]]> By: Melanie http://joewessels.net/2007/07/21/072107_22391jpg/comment-page-1/#comment-16497 Melanie Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:46:13 +0000 http://joewessels.net/2007/07/21/072107_22391jpg/#comment-16497 Sounds like a fun day! I do agree with you about the condition of the park - it hasn't been the same since Paramount took over. Sounds like a fun day!

I do agree with you about the condition of the park - it hasn’t been the same since Paramount took over.

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