Supernatural Anaesthetist

I think the new element should be called the McScrew-Up!

Hey Sammi! Your project sounds awesome! I too am from Ohio, so I'll pass on sending one out, but way to go with everyone helping you out! My kids thought your project was really cool. They also envy you for living so close to KI, as they've never been there as of yet! We're hopefully planning a trip next year to ride Diamondback! BrownStreak, I feel your pain with the lack of decent radio in the Rock N Roll capital! 88.3 out of Baldwin Wallace (www.wbwc.com) is usually pretty decent for only being a college station. The summer marathons they have every year ususally rock and they have a good mix of specialty shows from oldies to prog to metal. All the best! Tim

Great TR as usual! Those parks look like a blast! KidTums looks like she's having an awesome time! I think she's going to have more frequent flier miles racked up by age 3 than I'll have in my entire lifetime! Speaking of KidTums becoming this year's Zombie Baby, I had to post this video I snagged two years ago for a haunted house in the Columbus, Ohio area. KidTums could take some lessons from this kid! I never made it down to see if this haunt was any good or not, but I still find this video disturbingly amusing ever time I watch it... Hope everyone is having an orgiastic time! zombiechild.wmv Zombie Child Video

Thanks for sharing those pics with us DJ! That museum looks incredible. Definitely a cool place to take my kids someday!

Absolutely brilliant TR Beeja! The amount of detail in that park is amazing. Your niece and nephew are adorable too. They look like they had a blast! All the best! Tim

Best.... Quote...Ever! Great trip report Dave! Very entertaining and funny! Makes me want to plan a trip there myself.

Republica was such a great band and that whole CD is great. Sucks that they're not recording together anymore.

Great pics everyone! It sure brings back a lot of great memories. I still have to say The Wave was probably one of the best wave pools I've ever been to. The size of that pool was so huge....and waiting for that one wave seemed like it took forever. But when it came, total chaos! Anyway, I was digging through some of my things when I remebered I had kept this ad that was in one of the Ohio travel magazines from the 80's. I've always loved the stylized look of this piece, kind of combining the old with the new. Enjoy!

It's the new seats from Vekoma where you ride until you die! More pics in a bit.

Great pictures everybody! Real, your shots of CP and Hersheypark are incredible!! Here's one I recently took while visiting the Ohio State Refomatory in Mansfield, Ohio. My friends Dawn and Marty in their ghostly form....

Since the coaster season is unfortunately starting to wind down and the “Haunt” season is upon us (yay!), I thought I’d post this TR on beings from “the other side”. About a week ago, I had the chance to attend an actual Ghost Hunt at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. This place has been closed down since December of 1990, but is currently registered as a historic landmark in the state of Ohio. A Bit of History on the OSR… Construction of the OSR first started in 1886, with its first inmates being transferred into the prison in September of 1896. The OSR was originally built as a reformatory for juveniles, but later changed to a maximum-security prison in the mid 1900’s. Levi T. Scofield designed the facility to encourage the inmates back to a "rebirth" of their spiritual lives. The architecture itself inspired the inmates away from a sinful lifestyle and towards repentance. The Reformatory is the largest castle-like structure in Ohio, and in the top 5 largest in the USA. Comprising 250,000+ square feet, and combining three architectural styles: Victorian Gothic, Richardsonian Romanesque, and Queen Anne. After viewing the massive building, large granite pillars, and elegant construction, some have considered the Reformatory to be a grand architectural achievement, and is also one of the biggest castle-like structures in the USA. The OSR has also been used as a visual backdrop for several movies and television shows over the past twenty years. Films such as Tango and Cash, The Shawshank Redemption and Air Force One have been shot there along with music videos and photo shoots from bands such as Godsmack and Marilyn Manson. The Reformatory has been featured on Fox’s “Scariest Places on Earth” and the crew from The Sci-Fi channel’s “Ghost Hunters” has also made an appearance there as well (and proved this place is truly haunted). Since the prison’s close in December of 1990, the property has been turned over to the Mansfield Reformatory Preservation Society. The MRPS has been slowly renovating the structure, bringing the building’s architectural styles back to their original glory. All funds from tours of the facility go to the ongoing preservation of the OSR (now know as the Mansfield Reformatory). The Hunt is on… Never attending one of these functions, I was unsure on what to expect. I had toured the building before on other occasion (the preservation society offers several tours in the daytime), but never to this extent. The first thing you notice when you pull onto the property is the extreme size of this place. The structure towers over you as you pull through the gates, like it’s watching your every move. I attended the hunt with a couple of my friends (Dawn and Marty). We ended up hooking up with a couple of Marty’s friends that shadow as paranormal investigators in their spare time. Once everyone arrived that evening, there were probably around twenty-five of us that were hunting for the unexplained. A typical hunt starts around 8:00 in the evening and lasts until 6:00 the next morning (or until you decide to leave). Once everyone had been assembled in our group, we were off for the guided portion of the tour. Stepping into this place through the front Administration Building is like stepping back in time. For you old school gamers out there that have played The Seventh Guest or The 11th Hour, this place is an incredible reminder of the visual aspects of those games. Ornately carved dark woodwork adorns the walls. Tile and hardwood floors cover the various levels of the structure. Multiple rooms within rooms, some of which lead to nowhere. Dark corridors and multiple stairways that often lead to several different levels of the structure. Without a map to guide you, it’s very easy to get lost in this place. After awhile, everything starts to look the same and it’s hard to judge where you’re at or where you’ve been. I’ve attached a floorplan of the building along with a few photos. More to follow… Overall floorplan of the OSR. The view as you enter the driveway into the OSR. The central tower and the East Administration Building on the right. The East Administration Building with the East Cell Block behind it. The East Administration Building. The East Administration at dusk. The lower level on this portion of the building has been fully renovated into a museum/gift shop. Electric chair on display in the museum located in the East Administration Building. The OSR never had an actual electric chair while it was operational. This chair was donated to the museum in 2003.

I hope everyone has a great time at America's Roller Coaster Capital of the World! Don't let the storms get you guys down....there's always the bar at TGI Fridays!

Sounds very cool indeed! The Thing is definitely one of John Carpenter's best films...Less not forget Rob Bottin's incredible special effects which were way ahead of their time. If this maze is done right, this could be one very scary and claustrophobic house. It's hard to belive this movie is 25 years old already....Man I feel old!

They should just merge the two places together into one and call it Pizza Slut! Great poem too...I laughed my off! Excellent TR as always Robb! Thanks for hosting such a great site.

Great trip report guys! Busch Gardens landscaping is truly incredible and their rides kick ass! I definitely need to get down to Kings Dominion..Volcano looks sweet!