Jeffy Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 The family, wife (non-rider) and 2 kids; 8 yr old daughter 52" and 13 yr old son traveled to Sandusky this past week. Tuesday's crowd in the park was moderate however Wednesday crowd appeared to me to be large. We stayed inside the park at Sandcastle Suites. My daughter was able to ride all the rides except Raptor, Witches Hat and Mantis, she decided to wait until the next trip to ride Millennium but wanted to ride Maverick even though she was told Maverick was probably a more rougher ride but she enjoyed it. She also rode Magnum and was impressed by the airtime hills on the return to the station. My son rode a new ride for him since our last trip Disaster Transport wasn't running; he loves Millennium and knocked out several rides on it. We were able to ride every coaster in the park in two days with the exception of the kiddie coasters this year which were covered on the last trip. One of the highlights was getting the wife on Wildcat. She really doesn't like to ride but in a good act of acquiescence she rode it and seemed to smile a bit. CP Mine Ride- meh Dragster- only 10 min wait; over in less than 2... Mantis - nice elements Raptor - very nice - long wait - worth it. Blue Streak - classic and nice air. Corkscrew (ouch ) Mean Streak (double ouch). Iron Dragon - nice family ride. Millennium is just a dream to ride and worth the 5.5 hour trip from Kentucky. This is will probably be a semi-annual trek for us as we visited in 2009 (similar 2 day trip) and was fairly intimidated by the size and scope of the place. This year we were able to navigate it using the different gates and resort shuttles from our hotel. As well as using the train and sky lift. I still believe CP food prices are a little over the top in most stands. But with a little browsing you can find a decent meal and at a reasonable price; fed four with drinks all you can eat for $50.01, in Midway Market inside the park near the main entrance. Perhaps I'll be able to post some pics of the resort in a few. I didn't take many pics inside the park... I'm there to ride. America's Roller Coast - Ride On Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Nice trip report. Glad to hear you had a fun time. I love going to Cedar Point. It is just a fun park, and has so much to do. That park seems so much bigger than Kings Island, in part because it is more elongated than Kings Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Nice report. Dragster- only 10 min wait And I thought I had some short waits the week of the 20th! Wow! My shortest wait for TTD (excluding the nighttime ERT session on the 23rd) was 20 minutes. (Which reminds me: I need to make time to finish composing my own CP trip report.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
standbyme Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Thanks for the report...it was a fun read. And just to save some other readers the trouble: ac·qui·es·cence (kw-sns) n. 1. Passive assent or agreement without protest. ( I could kinda guess what it meant...but I still looked it up! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffy Posted July 2, 2011 Author Share Posted July 2, 2011 Nice report. Dragster- only 10 min wait And I thought I had some short waits the week of the 20th! Wow! My shortest wait for TTD (excluding the nighttime ERT session on the 23rd) was 20 minutes. (Which reminds me: I need to make time to finish composing my own CP trip report.) To explain "Dragster- only 10 min wait" I was staying inside the park which affords those resort customers one hour early admission. However TTD is not one of those rides that run early. Tuesday we hit Millineum and Maverick early the following day we woke up just a tad be later, lollygag towards TTD while all the other folks were going to the early ride offerings. When Kate Smith finished "God Bless America" I was right there in line with about 30-50 other riders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 ^OK, that makes a lot more sense. Thanks for the clarification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.