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If it was me, I'd be so distracted by the roar of the coaster and the screams of the thrilled riders, that after a few minutes I'd put my chores off until later (whenever that may be), and spend the rest of the day at the park. My house would NEVER be well kept if I lived next to an amusement park!

Magnetic brakes are where it's at.

Me too. I've always been fascinated with history, and obviously I'm fascinated with amusement parks too.. put the two together and you have my attention!

I just pictured them putting the Crypt sign in front of the Dippin' part of the sign.. and we have Crypt dots.. that will get the imagination going on what such a treat would look like! And yes, I agree. I look forward to these photos so much.

Those are amazing photos. So many have been taken of the first hill, but I am dying to see more of the actual layout. Thank you! I love seeing this coaster being built, piece by piece. I still find it hard to believe the park I have been visiting for so many years is getting a coaster of this magnitude. I am very, very excited.

That hammerhead turn, however, definitely looks like it took a turn for the better

Same here. I could survive for the rest of my life on Cheez-Its and Mountain Dew. I do have a question. What kind of paper or ID should we show so we can get in? I don't want to just assume someone will recognize me.

I'm not. The postwhoring and straying off topic in this thread has been going on for months.

This is the special ERT scheduled for one hour after the park closes. They still have ERT every morning for an hour before the park opens. I'd rather go for morning ERT, lines are MUCH shorter. I went for MF ERT last year, and it was terrible. It was scheduled from 10-11 pm, and people (including me) started lining up at 8:45 pm. The coaster was down due to mechanical problems. At 11 pm, they announced to the entire line (which was past Mantis all the way to Iron Dragon) that ERT night was called off, and no other coaster was substituted. People were so angry that they were booing, cussing and throwing trash. IMHO, it was not at all worth it. I did, however, only end up waiting 10 minutes for MF the next day on morning ERT.

http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/admission...point_perks.cfm That's right.. not one, but two ERTs on Maverick.

*wipes a tear away* .. my god, it's beautiful. I can't wait to see it up close and in person.

(changing subject slightly) You may be a Millennium Force addict when: on your second visit to CP in two months, one of the MF ride ops recognizes you, smiles, and says "Hey, you're back!" True story.

I doubt that. The capacity on Firehawk is awful, to the point where I don't even want to ride it anymore.

If I get stapled on Diamondback, someone is going to get hurt.

I wish there was a smiley for the shocked/completely disgusted face of horror I am making right now.

X2. **For those of you who claim Milly has no airtime, here's a clue: STOP STAPLING YOURSELF (something any true coaster enthusiast knows). I always get airtime on MF. I see way too many people staple themselves and then wonder why the coaster is "boring" .. (never mind that it's the number 2 steel coaster in the world and hasn't dropped below second place since it was built 8 years ago). The last time I looked, this topic was called "Best Ride You've NEVER Ridden," not "MF Bash Thread."

Angie, who spends most of her time by a large force next to a body of water, is impatiently awaiting the arrival of a dangerously attractive snake.

If by chance the weather gets so bad that no one can make it, will it be rescheduled?

You can count on one from me too (for those of you who don't know I do PTRs, see my October 10-12 Cedar Point TR for an example ).

1:27 and still on I downloaded a bunch of songs I heard at CP, burned them onto 2 CDs, and jam to them while I'm driving.

You will definitely see me there.

I just paid online. I'm impatient

<-- rode Millennium Force when it was 41 degrees BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. But still totally worth it, as always.

I was going to mail my payment today because I don't have PayPal. ..but I worked 7-3, the post office closed at noon, it's not open tomorrow, and I have no stamps. So I will be mailing my check Friday afternoon after work. Hopefully by the time my letter reaches its destination, the capacity won't be full. I will be extremely disappointed if it is, and I don't have much hope because it seems the spots are going fast.

I didn't see it.. I'm sorry.