markhudson17 Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Late last night my friend Shirley(need_for_speed) and I decided we were going to go to Cedar Point today instead of Kings Island. We got a late start and didn't leave my house until 8:30. We arrived at the parking tolls at CP at exactly 12 noon. Our first ride of the day was Blue Streak with a 20 minute wait. This was my first time on this old woody and was pleasantly surprised by the airtime. We then headed over to TTD. We waited about an hour and rode in row 5. This was only my second ride on TTD and I put my hands up for the whole ride. We started to get hungy after TTD so we headed out to the car for lunch. After re-entering the park, we hit up Raptor. Had about a 10 minute wait. After Raptor, we decided to to to MF. Waited 30 minutes. We rode in row 2 and boy was I surprised. I absolutely loved the drop and actually got airtime on the hills. After MF, we walked around to the back of the park. Rode Mean Streak because it was a walk on. After MS, we rode Gemini. It was also a walk on but they were running both sides. I got up pretty bad in the final helix. We decided our last ride of the day would be on Magnum. Waited about 20 minutes. Rode in the back seat of the second to last car. I was already sore after Gemini but after this, I could barely walk. We wanted to get back before dark, so we left the park at around 530. I'll post the pics as soon as I get them uploaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI Kevin Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Wow. You got a lot accomplished in 5 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markhudson17 Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 Time for the photos. Please excuse the quality of some of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster_junky Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 great pictures. expecially like the last one of raptor, sporting the support that's almost completely white on top from seagul poop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goofywdw Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Cool pictures. I like the one of Millie going up the lift. I saw your status on Facebook and was so jealous. Glad you got a lot done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markhudson17 Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 Cool pictures. I like the one of Millie going up the lift. I saw your status on Facebook and was so jealous. Glad you got a lot done. Thanks, I think I made quite a few people jealous. I also took some videos of TTD. Not the best but I like them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster_junky Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 so did they remove the whole building that had the "your speed" sign on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markhudson17 Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 I didn't see the sign but I beleive the building was still there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomTheater Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 That building cannot be removed, as it houses the launch mechanism for TTD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markhudson17 Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 That's what I thought but wasn't 100% sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigacoaster2k Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Gosh I love Cedar Point. You made me miss the place.. and I felt a huge smile on my face when I saw your second photo of the coasters from the causeway. Seeing that while driving to the gate always gets me so darn excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Did you see the crane over by Wicked Twister? Someone was up checking out something on the backwards spike... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast79 Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Nice pics, I love the one with Millie's lift and flyby! With such a short trip I'm glad to see that you didn't waste it on Dragging Iron... Opps I meant Iron Dragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markhudson17 Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 Did you see the crane over by Wicked Twister? Someone was up checking out something on the backwards spike... I didn't notice it until we went out to the car for lunch. The crane was gone by the time we left though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Send in the cranes There ought to be cranes And now it's not here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster_junky Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 That building cannot be removed, as it houses the launch mechanism for TTD. the one that has the sign that says the different dates that year at the park? I thought that it had a food stand in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanStreakLady Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 That building cannot be removed, as it houses the launch mechanism for TTD. the one that has the sign that says the different dates that year at the park? I thought that it had a food stand in it. The food stand you are thinking of is on the backside of Top Thrill Dragster's "stands". The building that had the speed sign on it is almost at the end of the first straightaway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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