MASSIVE Cedar Point TR, Oct 10-12!

[gigacoaster2k]

This is going to take multiple posts, so please bear with me, as I was there for almost 3 days.

I left work and headed straight for Cedar Point. I got stuck behind a train on Route 6.

Just as I thought that one had passed, here comes another train from the opposite direction.. COME ON!!

There are no words to describe the excitement I felt as I passed over the causeway and felt the cool lake air blow through my car windows, and the sounds of seagulls.. like someone else said, it's like driving toward the gates of heaven.

By this time I was dancing in my seat, I was so excited. I got to the park around 6:30 pm Friday.

Raptor riders screaming past me!

You know where I'm headed first! Who would have guessed?

As I was in line for Millie, I saw Single Rider Guy in the yellow shirt, he was running back toward the entrance and everyone was yelling GO, GO, GO!

Sorry for the blurry photo, I was kind of in a hurry.

Zooming overhead at 93 mph!

I decided I had to get a ride on Dragster before the night was over, so I headed over there. I hit the slingshot side of Power Tower on my way there, why not ride it if it's on the way?

Power Tower is so pretty at night.

The turbo drop side..

and the slingshot side.

I hit Dragster, and the line was only half an hour. Photos do NOT do justice to this 42-story monster.

I ended up talking to a group of 3 people, and the girl that said she wanted to ride with me asked if I wanted to ride in the very front.. you better believe I didn't turn that down. So I got a night ride on Dragster in the front seat. I'm one of those people that throw their hands up at the green light and keep them up until it's back on the brake run. That was wild.

Riders getting ready to launch on Dragster!

It's only 0-120 mph in 4 seconds, don't look so scared!

I headed toward Magnum, I'd never ridden it at night and I wanted to say hi to my friend Bre that works on it. I saw her, and waved, but I don't think she recognized me. Magnum is amazing at night.

I headed back toward the front of the park and hit the turbo drop side of Power Tower. After that I got to meet my friend Bryan that works in Challenge Park, but then he had to go back to work.

Fog from Iron Dragon and fright zones.

I went for Wicked Twister in the very back seat, and said hi to my friend Scott that works on the ride. Wicked Twister looks so evil at night.

Not ready for the 209-foot drop and a re-launch? Too bad!

I saw Maxair and decided I had to ride it, just to compare it to Delirium.

I'm sorry guys, but Maxair is much better. I'm aware that the website says the ride cycle is the same length, but Maxair is smoother. You feel as if you're being tossed gently, not flung around and jerked around, besides, you actually feel as if you're upside down at several points during the ride, and the airtime is unreal. I don't know who agrees with me on this, but with all due respect, Maxair destroys Delirium.

I headed for Raptor, not too long of a wait. I made the mistake of riding in the middle, and got jerked around quite a bit. Got some nice photos, though.

B&M in your face!

Check out my hoodie.. haha my nose and lips are red because it was cold, it was in the mid 50s with a strong breeze off the lake.. wow, that was really, really cold.

I headed toward Millennium Force for a night ride, and got a shot of Coasters Drive-in. I love how it looks at night, it's so nostalgic.

Cedar Point has a Halloweekends hearse!

Millennium Force at night was, as always, AMAZING, and I got on the second to last train. I wanted last train, but that sadly did not happen for me. I left the park around 12:30 am.

Friday ride count:

Millennium Force - 2

Power Tower - 2 (one red, one blue)

Top Thrill Dragster - 1

Magnum - 1

Wicked Twister - 1

Raptor - 1

Maxair - 1

I apologize for the bad quality in some of my photos. Much better ones are coming.

Saturday and Sunday still to come!

[Ki Man]

Millennium Force in the backseat at night = AMAZING

[LongLiveTheSmurfRide]

I'm disappointed that I didn't get up there this year. First time in like 10 years that I haven't but I'm planning on making up for it next year.

[gigacoaster2k]

Saturday:

OH

MY

GOD.

I stopped for an iced coffee at McDonalds, then headed over to the park. I was directed to an area by a fence so obscure that I looked to my left and saw Demon Drop and Raptor.

This is what I saw at 10:30 when I got to the entrance (park opens at noon to the public, but 11 am for platinum passholders).

Not starting off too well.

I'm closer than I was before, thank goodness they opened more entrance lanes.

I headed straight for Millennium Force again. The wait wasn't bad, about 20 minutes, but it was growing, fast.

Millie airtime hills!

I walked over to Maverick, and the wait was already 2 hours. I had just gotten to the entrance when they announced that it had broken down. Frustrated, I walked over to Magnum, which wasn't open yet.

It was here that I remembered it wasn't only a sunny Halloweekends Saturday, but BooBuzz was going on too.. I realized then that I may not have such a wonderful day.

I was waiting to be one of the first to ride Magnum, when I heard the crowd gasping and then cheering extremely loudly behind me. I looked up just in time to see Dragster roll back! I booked it to Dragster, but they were only running half-full trains, and by the time they got to full capacity, it was running just fine. When it was my turn to ride, it hovered at the top of the hill for a second or two, and then went down normally.

Dragster queue

Not just roller coasters and thrill rides.. anyone up for some Lake Erie water sports?

I wanted to ride the turbo drop side of Power Tower, but the line was already back into the queue.

So I hit the red side instead. That line was much shorter.

I went for Wicked Twister, and the line was half an hour.

How about some beach photos?

Wicked Twister queue.

I can't remember who told me that if you ride the second seat from the back on the right side, you get a completely unobstructed view looking straight down. I rode that seat, and WOW, they were right. There is nothing below you in that seat.. I'm spoiled now.

Look! Cedar Point has one of these too, and while I was taking the photo, they were having a screaming contest on it. This one is Ocean Motion.

After this, I headed back to Magnum, and got a shot of Corkscrew on the way.

This is where my day gets really bad.

Magnum was over an hour wait.

After Maggie, I went to go ride Dragster.. and changed my mind.

At this point, I was trying very hard to stay optimistic.

I took a deep breath and headed to Maverick.

I took one look at the line, and grabbed some food and water.

THE LINE WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE QUEUE, AND BACKED UP ALL THE WAY TO CHICK FIL A.

I'm almost to the queue entrance! I managed to get 2 trains in one shot, though.

I'm inside, and the line is STILL backed up to Chick Fil A.

FINALLY!

I decided after all that, that I'd ride in the front seat. Surprisingly enough, I was only 2 trains away when I got to the loading station.

That huge wait in line was totally worth the very front seat. Maverick is wicked awesome.

After that, I decided to see what the wait was for Millennium.

Iron Dragon queue.

Millie's queue was full to the switchbacks, and backed up almost to the lockers. I wanted to cry.

I hit Magnum, waited about an hour and 15 minutes, saw my friend again, then decided to go ahead and wait the 2 hours for Dragster because I really wanted to ride it. I'm not sure why, but for some reason I was really hyped about riding Dragster this weekend. I couldn't stop watching it.

I hit both sides of Power Tower because the lines were short, and then met up with my friend Ben. We went for Wicked Twister, and I let him ride in the "cool" seat.

We headed to Iron Dragon, and decided we were going to scream through the whole ride like we were terrified. He was screaming bloody murder, and I was laughing so hard at one point that I couldn't scream anymore. The girls in front of us were like "Are you serious?" It was so funny. I love being stupid sometimes.

Ben headed for the Sky Ride because we were tired of walking, and he didn't realize how scared I am of that thing. I do not like the thought of swinging from a bucket on a string that high in the air. I finally just took a deep breath and relaxed, and I was fine.

Then it was off to the Cedar Point/Lake Erie Railroad, because he wanted to go to a haunt. I said why not, so we went to CarnEvil.. wow, that was a pointless waste of time. ONE person jumped out and ALMOST scared me. Everyone else was just walking around kind of looking at you.

Our last ride of the night was Dragster's last train. We didn't leave the park until 1 am.

There was a dragster car outside of Coasters Drive-in that I had to get a picture of. It had a skeleton in the drivers seat, once again, sorry for the bad quality.

Saturday ride count:

Power Tower - 3 (2 red, 1 blue)

Dragster - 3

Magnum - 2

Wicked Twister - 2

Millennium Force - 1

Maverick - 1

Iron Dragon - 1

CP/LE Railroad - 1

Sky Ride - 1

The park was packed, it was hot, and lines were ridiculous, even Corkscrew had a 3/4 hour wait, but I still had a great time.

Sunday's PTR will be posted tomorrow afternoon. Thanks everyone for bearing with me.

[Beast1979]

At Kings Island the park doesn't fill up untill Haunt begins.

At Cedar Point, it's filled ALL DAY!

[Touchdown]

^Thats mainly because its an all day event there and the park is much bigger. Its not a trip to CP if you havent hit MF, TTD, Maverick and Raptor for most people and if you are going to do those four rides and the Halloween stuff, youll need all 12 hours on Saturday.

[Jasper]

I beg to differ Beast1979 on a Saturday in October the park is full all day no mater what time and then when Haunt starts it only get worse. At least thats what i have experienced.

[BavarianBeatle]

I make it a point to avoid Saturdays at that place. That's why I've spent many more Saturdays at Sandusky Speedway than at CP.

[Dvo]

If you get to the gates before the park is open, you should use the Marina entrance for getting to Millie fast. You can still park up front and just walk around the side. Then you can bolt to MF. I did it 4 times this year and got on the first train every time

[LongLiveTheSmurfRide]

I went to Halloweekends last year on a Saturday (I think I trip reported it here) and it was horrible. I'll never go on a Saturday again. There were huge lines for everything including bathrooms and ATM's. We waited for food near the front of the park for almost an hour. Next year it's Friday for me.

[Jasper]

Are Fridays any better than Saturdays at Kings Island.

[Touchdown]

^Wait what are you asking? Is a Friday at CP or KI better then a Saturday, much, much, much better if youre lucky you wont wait at all on a Friday at either location.

[The Interpreter]

And Sundays are better than Fridays either place, unless you are in it for the Haunt/Halloweekends...which is on on Sundays at CP, but NOT at KI. On Sundays at CP (except Oct 12), though, the "outdoor haunted walk-through attractions" are not open, according to the website.

[specialk141]

i was also at the park this weekend. though we passed on friday night since we did not arrive until afte 9pm, we just checked into the hotel.

saturday was crazy! thank goodness we got there around 11am, we were about 3/4ths of the way back in the lot. lines were already long. we got magnum, millie, skyhawk, then left to go to fridays for dinner. we returned around 6pm and had to park in the challenge park lot, no spots to be found anywhere!

we did get to check out every haunt except for undertaker u and the mummy one though, as well as catch an evening ride on raptor, skyride and dragster. The haunt lines really do move faster than you would think.

I for one was very entertained by corn stalkers, terror island and carn-evil becuase one of the girls i was with was absolutely terrified of everything! it was hillarious, the rest of the group (myself, a friend and his girlfriend) just kept cracking up laughing. Good times.

Sunday was much better. Much less crowded, got to do maverick, millie again, raptor again, maxair (which i agree is totally better than Delirium) disaster transport, dragster again, rode the train, played a round of putt-putt and hit a few more flats. it was a very enjoyable weekend, with great weather for october!

check out my pictures on my facebook album. (add me if you want)

PHOTOS HERE

[BavarianBeatle]

I've enjoyed the Fridays and Sundays this Fall. I love the "post season" at parks, as I like to call it.... The only time I have enjoyed a Saturday in the Fall was two years ago when I went with a date (when I used to do things like that LOL!!!) and she had to talk to me in long lines ....

[gigacoaster2k]

Sunday: MUCH BETTER day at the Point.

I took the advice of many, and drove around to the Soak City lot.

I got an amazing photo of Millie.. with the red train stuck on the hill.

First drop.. mmhmm, yeah.

I was told this pulls 5 Gs.. can anyone clarify this?

I arrived in the SC lot to see two familiar faces.. Bre and Bryan! I ran up and introduced myself, as it was likely the only chance I'd see Bre not in the Maggie station, kind of hard to hold a conversation with a ride op for more than 10 seconds. Very friendly, cool, awesome, fun people. I just wish they didn't live so far away, I like actually being able to spend time with people.

Maggie's hill, with Ripcord and Skyscraper in the background.

Once the SC gate opened, everyone started booking it for Maverick, so I said what the heck and started running. I only ran so far before my lungs started to hurt, and just as I got to the queue, Bryan texted me and said he beat me to Maverick. I got to the station to see him on one of the trains.

I got off my first ride on Maverick, and caught up with Bryan. We rode Maverick again, and noticed the line was getting yucky already, so we headed over to what he refers to as "boring hawk." I kind of have to agree, I mean the cycle is like what 45 seconds?

We ran over to Maggie to get the first train, and I took a photo of the sign just to prove what is indeed line jumping, since there seems to be a bit of controversy.. if you ask me, the ones starting the controversy are the culprits in the first place.. don't argue, just follow the rules. It's not hard.

We rode Maggie twice in the back row.. with the trims off. Now that was good stuff. Bryan wanted the ejector seat but it was closed, and Bre looked at him and said "I would have stapled you." Gotta love that girl.

I hit Dragster because I figured since it was morning, I might get a rollback.. nope. I'm doomed to only watch it happen and not get one.

I hit the red side of Power Tower because there was virtually no line, and then went to the Sky Ride because by this time, it was getting warm and I was tired of walking, so then I went for Wicked Twister in the cool seat where you get that unobstructed view looking straight down.

Another beach view from Twister

I was walking toward Millie when I saw Single Rider Guy, so I said "Hey single rider man!" and he smiled and said hi back. I got 2 rides in a row on Millie, the wait was less than 45 minutes.

I can't believe I got this amazing shot.

I'm running out of captions. You pretty much get the idea, no words are needed.

Intamin track, in your face!

Another amazing shot.

It's only 93 mph, why are you screaming?

Yum, airtime.

My favorite part. I love this drop so much it almost makes my eyes roll back in my head.

I decided to finally overcome my nerves and hit Skyscraper (for those of you who don't know, it's a 150-foot tall propeller with open seats on each side that spin in a full 360 either forward or backward. The tower itself spins at 55 mph). Bre had said it was the most intense thing she's ever experienced, so I decided to give it a shot, I didn't drive 3 hours to chicken out.

On my way to Challenge Park, I got some photos of Maverick for you guys to enjoy.

Gemini's racing trains!

Thrillseekers in training.. look at the little girl on the left throwing her hands up. That was just too cute not to share.

Me enjoying a blue Icee. It was getting very hot out by this point.

Going up on Maggie!

Going down on Dragster!

See that yellow tower?? It's time for my *gulp* first ride!!

I remember telling myself to keep walking TOWARD this huge yellow tower as I walked through the exit under Maggie and toward Challenge Park.

As I was getting very tightly harnessed in on Skyscraper, and told that I could only hold on to my harness, I felt fear strike me hard, but I managed to stay calm.

Bryan asked me if I wanted to spin, and I said I didn't know, so he spun my seat and started the ride. My knuckles were white and I remember screaming OH MY (expletive) GOD!! About 5 seconds later I let go of my harness and rode with my hands up.

H O L Y C O W.

Bre wasn't lying. That thing is totally out of control. I loved every second of it, although I have to admit it's the first thing I've ever ridden that I wished I had a diaper just in case. Very much worth the $20.

After that, I headed back to Dragster. I was wondering if any ride in the park would be as thrilling after riding Skyscraper. The wait was only 45 minutes, it was no hour and a half. The signs seemed to be way off all day.. not that I'm complaining.

I hit the blue side of Power Tower, nowhere near as thrilling as Skyscraper (can you tell I loved it??). Then it was back to Wicked Twister, for another ride in the cool seat. Twister never fails to make me cuss like a sailor's wife on that second backwards launch, I love it.

Another beach photo.

Off to Raptor I went, and it was almost my turn to ride when someone got sick in the station. I hate the fact that people laugh and point and describe the chunks, etc. Leave them alone, seriously.

Twisted B&M track!

Not just ride photos anymore..

I realized that in a few hours, my trip was coming to an end, so I ran for my precious Millie.

I was really wanting another ride on Skyscraper, so I ran back to Challenge Park. On the way there, I saw that CornStalkers was just starting. I couldn't see ANYTHING through that fog, and I got the living garbage scared out of me a few times. Now that's what I call a haunt, if you're going to do something like that, you'd better scare me good or I won't come back.

I shelled out another $20, and scraped the sky again.. my god.. I can't get enough. I'm telling you, it's worth it. Bryan and the other ride op started joking about holding me upside down, then they took hold of my seat and spun my seat like 6 times.. I remember yelling "(expletive) BRYAN I'M GOING TO (expletive) KILL YOU!!!!!" I didn't actually mean it though, lol.

Ben and I met up, and we hit the red side of Power Tower, and then decided to be idiots and scream our heads off on the front seat of Corkscrew. Everyone behind us on the train was laughing. I love doing that.

We headed for Dragster for a night ride, and I convinced Ben to ride Skyscraper with me. He works there, yet he's never ridden it. It's $10 a person when 2 people ride, but again, WORTH IT.

We got a night ride on this.. unbelievable. Ben looked like he was scared out of his mind, and said he hated me and didn't like me anymore, but he admitted that it was crazy awesome.

We headed for one last ride on Wicked Twister, and as we were heading to Millie, I realized that my trip was coming to an end, and that I won't see anyone I met until next spring. I pretty much broke down in tears.

Dragster christmas tree

One last look.. I'm going to miss you.

My last ride at Cedar Point was Millie's last train, in the very back seat.

As I headed back to my car, I saw Bre and Bryan leaving, and we said our goodbyes.. and I started the long, lonely, dark drive home. It was about 2:45 am when I got back to my house.

What an amazing, unbelievable weekend.

Sunday ride count:

Millennium Force - 4

Skyscraper - 3

Dragster - 3

Wicked Twister - 3

Power Tower - 3 (2 red, 1 blue)

Maverick - 2

Magnum - 2

Raptor - 1

Skyhawk - 1

Corkscrew - 1

Sky Ride - 1

TOTAL RIDES FOR THE WEEKEND:

Power Tower - 8 (5 red, 3 blue)

Millennium Force - 7

Dragster - 7

Wicked Twister - 6

Magnum - 5

Skyscraper - 3

Maverick - 3

Sky Ride - 2

Raptor - 2

Skyhawk - 1

Corkscrew - 1

Maxair - 1

Iron Dragon - 1

CP/LE Railroad - 1

[BavarianBeatle]

Can't get my oldest near Skyscraper. My youngest..... I'm still trying to scare him and haven't been able to do it yet.... When asked what he wants to do when he grows up, he says stunt man!!! And I don't doubt for a minute that he's capable!!!!! He did Millie and the Voyage with his hands up the whole ride at 8 years old!! And did Slingshot at KI at 7 while laughing the whole time. Then he told me it seemed boring because he spent too much time staring at the sky!! I never should have taken him on that upside down swing ride at a local festival when he was 4..... By the end of the ride he was crying, but about a minute after we got off the ride, he said, "Let's go again, Dad!!!" I thought, "He's hooked"... But I never knew how much.....

But, as you said, Skyhawk is way too short, as is Wicked Twister, IMO.... Both need about 3 or 4 more swings back and forth...

[gigacoaster2k]

Skyscraper isn't for the faint of heart, that's for sure.

If you hold your legs straight out and then tuck them under really fast and point your arms forward, you can get your seat to flip about 4 times.

Anyone looking for an extreme thrill should pay the price and experience it. It's worth every penny.

[BavarianBeatle]

Skyscraper isn't for the faint of heart, that's for sure.

If you hold your legs straight out and then tuck them under really fast and point your arms forward, you can get your seat to flip about 4 times.

Anyone looking for an extreme thrill should pay the price and experience it. It's worth every penny.

I would do it in a heartbeat!!! but, alas, the children (at least one of them) get in the way....

[tigellinus]

I finally got to go through your PTR, and WOW!! Great job! You and Beast1979 are awesome with your PTR's and you totally capture the trips really well just like we were there, so thanks for posting!!

I'd be too crazy to quote everything I wanted to comment on, but I'm glad you finally got to hit maXair and know why it is so much better than Delirium! I counted the swings this year on both, and you get two more on Max than Deliri AND if you took a pic of both at their apex (which I did), Max is easily 20-30 feet higher!! Though from what I've heard, maXair runs higher and longer now than before it's breakdown last year (I didn't ride it until after), and Delirium *used* to run higher and longer before it's breakdown in 05 (I also didn't ride until after).

But frankly, the Delirium operations this season at KI has sucked!!! Sorry. But on maXair they actually count people during the ride cycle (rarely done at KI this year from what I've seen), and at CP they move fast during loading, while KI they're complete snails. Thank God Diamondback's restraints are idiot proof, or else I'd hate to see Delirium's miserable operations there! Btw, seat 21 on maXair is sick and by far the best! (by comparison, I found seats 40-10 fairly weak).

As for Wicked Twister, I've mentioned 8-2 (2nd to last, right-side) before, but I'm no Indiana Jones in the discovery as I heard from others about it...but I'm glad you got to try the "cool seat"! hehe

Unfortunately, I didn't go to BooBuzz this year, but at ERT people got 12 laps on Maverick and many without getting off! That's crazy!! But your Saturday ride count still looked ok, considering. Did you attempt the Haunt on Millennium Island?

That's also good to hear you finally tried the SC lot! As I've said before, I'm never parking in FunWay again. I liked the MF pics from Perimeter Rd..."Please Keep Moving"

As for the Maverick ROTB, I ran track in college so I have pretty good endurance, but commonly people start off with a 400 meter speed, which is crazy considering Maggie to Maverick is like a half-mile, but by going at a 800 meter pace I usually pass the carcasses around the train crossing (despite getting passed at first), and easily get the first or 2nd train. I can't wait for D-back's morning runs next year!!

Two other questions I had, is Bre the Maggie ride op with curly blonde hair? And doesn't SkyScraper have the BOGO free discount with Platinum Pass??

And lastly, I'm not sure where you sat for BoringHawk, but there's one side and one seat that I think could be the "cool seat" gem and seems to be way more thrilling than other sides/seats. Sorry about no TTD RB!! I've been on that like 50 times and have never had one

Sorry my post was so long, but I'm glad Sunday was a lot better and you had a good a trip! Although I'm still hoping to one day maybe see a PTR of yours from Great Adventure! (or Magic Mountain or BGE)

[gigacoaster2k]

I finally got to go through your PTR, and WOW!! Great job! You and Beast1979 are awesome with your PTR's and you totally capture the trips really well just like we were there, so thanks for posting!!

I'd be too crazy to quote everything I wanted to comment on, but I'm glad you finally got to hit maXair and know why it is so much better than Delirium! I counted the swings this year on both, and you get two more on Max than Deliri AND if you took a pic of both at their apex (which I did), Max is easily 20-30 feet higher!! Though from what I've heard, maXair runs higher and longer now than before it's breakdown last year (I didn't ride it until after), and Delirium *used* to run higher and longer before it's breakdown in 05 (I also didn't ride until after).

But frankly, the Delirium operations this season at KI has sucked!!! Sorry. But on maXair they actually count people during the ride cycle (rarely done at KI this year from what I've seen), and at CP they move fast during loading, while KI they're complete snails. Thank God Diamondback's restraints are idiot proof, or else I'd hate to see Delirium's miserable operations there! Btw, seat 21 on maXair is sick and by far the best! (by comparison, I found seats 40-10 fairly weak).

As for Wicked Twister, I've mentioned 8-2 (2nd to last, right-side) before, but I'm no Indiana Jones in the discovery as I heard from others about it...but I'm glad you got to try the "cool seat"! hehe

Unfortunately, I didn't go to BooBuzz this year, but at ERT people got 12 laps on Maverick and many without getting off! That's crazy!! But your Saturday ride count still looked ok, considering. Did you attempt the Haunt on Millennium Island?

That's also good to hear you finally tried the SC lot! As I've said before, I'm never parking in FunWay again. I liked the MF pics from Perimeter Rd..."Please Keep Moving"

As for the Maverick ROTB, I ran track in college so I have pretty good endurance, but commonly people start off with a 400 meter speed, which is crazy considering Maggie to Maverick is like a half-mile, but by going at a 800 meter pace I usually pass the carcasses around the train crossing (despite getting passed at first), and easily get the first or 2nd train. I can't wait for D-back's morning runs next year!!

Two other questions I had, is Bre the Maggie ride op with curly blonde hair? And doesn't SkyScraper have the BOGO free discount with Platinum Pass??

And lastly, I'm not sure where you sat for BoringHawk, but there's one side and one seat that I think could be the "cool seat" gem and seems to be way more thrilling than other sides/seats. Sorry about no TTD RB!! I've been on that like 50 times and have never had one

Sorry my post was so long, but I'm glad Sunday was a lot better and you had a good a trip! Although I'm still hoping to one day maybe see a PTR of yours from Great Adventure! (or Magic Mountain or BGE)

Thank you! I'm always looking for a photo opportunity at a park, I personally love trying to get the trains in the photos. I can't believe I got 2 train shots on Dragster.

What I love doing is standing in the Dragster entrance right under the track as it launches. You can feel the ground tremble, and it sounds like a low flying jet racing overhead. Gives me chills every time, no matter how hot it is outside.

You think the FOF launch is intense? Double that and race 40 stories straight up in about 2 seconds, with only a lap bar and seat belt to save you. IMO it will be the best 17 seconds of your life. I LOVE DRAGSTER!

I'm glad someone agrees with me that Maxair > Delirium.

Delirium seems to jerk you as it swings. Maxair is SO SMOOTH and you definitely get more upward swings, not to mention it does swing higher. The website is wrong, they are NOT the same ride. I've ridden both many, many times, and there is a marked difference.

Bre is the ride op with straight brown hair. And I really do want to hit SFMM one day, isn't it supposed to be SF's best park?

[FOFreak]

Never been to Cedar Point.

[Vortex]

Odd I went to Cedar Point two weeks ago and walked on all the rides. The longest wait time was 5 min for Millennium Force.

[gigacoaster2k]

Odd I went to Cedar Point two weeks ago and walked on all the rides. The longest wait time was 5 min for Millennium Force.

This weekend was sunny all day, Friday through Sunday. I saw maybe 2 clouds and that was it.

BooBuzz was also going on Saturday, plus Sunday the park was open until 10pm instead of the normal 8pm time. The outdoor walk-through attractions, which normally aren't open Sundays, were open on the 12th. So this was a big weekend for CP.

[tigellinus]

I'm glad someone agrees with me that Maxair > Delirium.

Delirium seems to jerk you as it swings. Maxair is SO SMOOTH and you definitely get more upward swings, not to mention it does swing higher. The website is wrong, they are NOT the same ride. I've ridden both many, many times, and there is a marked difference.

Like I said, I think post-Delirium's long breakdown in 2005 (it might have been 04?) the repairs made the ride a little weaker AND more rough unfortunately!! You know that slight metallic squeal you hear when Delirium runs? Well, I don't think it had that sound pre-breakdown. I think when maXair opened in 2005 and before Delirium's SBNO status mid-05, they were both the same ride. But after Delirium got fixed it's never gone as high anymore.

And I really do want to hit SFMM one day, isn't it supposed to be SF's best park?

Well, it has the most coasters of any SF park and the most unique/diverse collection...and it has X2!! But Great Adventure still has your 2nd favorite coaster you've never been on, El Toro!!! Of course, I don't think anything will bump MF from your #1

[Touchdown]

^Not to mention SFMM has a reputation for horrible poor customer service, one train operation, and long, long, long lines. I may be in the minority, and I do have to admit I have never been to SFGAdv or SFMM yet (SFGAm, SFOT, SFOG, SFAW, SFWOA, SFNE, SFDL, SFFT Ive been to) but SFFT blows the others out of the water. Great operations, shows (best night show not at a Disney Park,) customer service and themeing the name Six Flags does truly not deserve to be attached to this park. Outside of that SFOT, SFOG and SFGAm are the other decent parks, the rest not so much.

Edit-really a word that rhymes with kiss is a censored word here!?! Whatever.

[gigacoaster2k]

Something I forgot to add:

On my first ride on Millie on Sunday, it finally happened.

At the bottom of the first hill, I got that light headed feeling, it got more intense, and I was looking at the world through gray-colored glasses for a second.. then I saw white sparkles, and the feeling went away about halfway through the first overbanked turn. It lasted about 2-3 seconds.

In the 37 times I've ridden Millie, there have been 2 other times when I've seen little white dots at the bottom of the hill, but that was the first time I've ever grayed out on it.

[corn4ahead]

wow.....dude....i am goin this friday, cant wait...i hope to god it isnt anything like satrday....how long did u wait for dragster and maverick sat.

[gigacoaster2k]

wow.....dude....i am goin this friday, cant wait...i hope to god it isnt anything like satrday....how long did u wait for dragster and maverick sat.

Friday wasn't too bad. I got 9 rides in 6 hours, including front seat on Dragster.

Saturday waits were god awful. I'm talking 3/4 hour wait for Corkscrew and Iron Dragon, it was THAT busy.

The wait for Dragster was 1 1/2 to 2 hours all day Saturday, and the wait for Maverick was easily 2 hours.

[corn4ahead]

yea, that sounds right. Last year it was awful, 1.25 hrs for cork and ID, 2 for all the big coasters. one manager said while we were waiting for maverick, that that day was the most crowded day in cp history, 65k plus.