DeliriumDreamer Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Yesterday was my bf's birthday, so we celebrated it at his favorite place- Cedar Point. It was me, him, his roommate, and three of his closest friends. We woke up at 6:45 (in the dark because our dorm had a "planned power outage"), I grabbed my IJST hoodie (gotta represent!),and left the dorm at around 7:30. We had a quick bite to eat, and crammed all six of us into his roommate's Buick Park Avenue. Not a good idea- it made for a very uncomfortable hour-and-a-half-long ride. We finally arrived at the park at 9:45, where Mike (my bf) bought his season pass (and got a free poster), and his roommate Josh and I bought our discounted tickets. We immediately headed into the park and hit the first ride we saw- Demon Drop. Demon Drop, as usual, was quite a thrill. Sad to say, it might be the last time we would be able to ride this ride in Cedar Point, so we had to pay our last respects. Right after Demon Drop, Josh did the carousel while the rest of us did Disaster Transport. This ride was different than the last time I rode it. All of the lights were out except for the lift lights. It was cool riding this ride in complete darkness. We met back up with Josh, and since he can't ride much because of his size and weight (need I say more?), we rode the big ferris wheel. We could definitely get a great view of the park and the beach from there. Leaving the Josh again, Mike and I hit Wicked Twister- in the very back seat. That is one heck of a thrill when it goes backwards and spins. We walked around the water arena that I guess they use for a water sports show, the wonderful people at Cedar Point put skeletons dressed as clowns underwater and in the windows. (So that's what they do with line jumpers?) Then it was time for Josh's favorite ride, Ocean Motion. A Classic HUSS pirate ship. Just before the ride was about to begin, Mike pointed out the HUSS sticker. HA! I've found another one! (picture will be added to the gallery) (More HUSS stickers can be found in my album) While the rest of the group did another few rounds of Ocean Motion, Mike and I split off from the group and rode one of my fave steels, Raptor. The wait was about a half hour, and we got the very last seat on the train. That was well worth the wait! The unexpected inversions, the smooth ride, the G's pulled, that bright green B&M track.... ah, it was amazing!!!(I also met up with my MaXair counterpart, Shawn over there) The group had already done Cedar Downs Racing Derby while we were on Raptor, but they did it again, because Mike had never ridden it before. It's a fun ride, and it definitely stands out from most of the other carousels I've ridden. No calliope music here, it was replaced with racing announcements. The horses actually felt like they were gaining and losing speed throughout the ride- compared to the other horses beside us. (Mike typing) Next up was the coasterbuzz podcast with Richard Kinzel! For those of you who don't know Mr. Kinzel, he's the CEO, President, and Head Honcho of Cedar Fair L.P. Basically, the King of Cedar Point. The interview lasted for about 40 minutes, and very informing. We learned that Mr. Kinzel has been with Cedar Point for 34 years, and started out as a food-service employee! Wow, the ladder he has climbed to get where he is. For a 9 year span, he was GM of Valleyfair. In 1986, (around that time) he was promoted to CEO of Cedar Fair. He has also received EVERY first ride of every coaster Cedar Point has built since the Corkscrew! And that was in 1976! After the interview, Ariel, and myself had the honor TO SHAKE HIS HAND, AND HAVE OUR PICTURE TAKEN WITH HIM, COURTESY OF MY GOOD FRIEND JOSH!!! We're hoping the picture with him came out well, since the Red Garter Saloon is a pretty dim. Hopefully, Ariel will add it to her gallery. The podcast will be on coasterbuzz Nov 2nd. After the podcast, we grabbed a quick lunch. We tailgated from Josh's car since we had great weather for an October day. Josh, and my 3 closest friends decided to take a nap after lunch, and Ariel and myself decided we needed to grab a ride on Millennium Force! We waited an hour for Millennium with a 10 minute down time for maintenance. Well worth it, because we got the last car, 2nd row!!! It was a great ride, and well worth the hour we waited. I also bought the picture, and I litereally look possessed in it! We met up with the rest of our group at Blue Streak, and I was talked into doing a palm reading session with a psychic. Ariel went to ride Blue Streak while I was convinced to do the psychic. I believe we went for a Magnum circuit after the psychic reading while Josh went to try for a haunted house. Ariel and I got a great ride on Magnum in the last car of the train front row. It was down to 2 trains when we went to ride. We were told the 2nd train went crazy, and was taken off the track and put on the transfer track. That was a great ride. If you go to Cedar Point, it's a must you get on Gemini, and that's where we went next! Gemini is always a fun ride, and it never ceases to thrill!! We found out today it will receive some minor wood replacing this off season. Unfortunately, Gemini turned out to be our last ride of 2005 because a friend of mine started having serious pains in her heart. They were so bad, one of them brought her into tears, and on her knees. Ariel took her to first aid; thankfully, they just had to go around the corner for the closest kiosk! That was a blessing in itself! I am happy to report that she is doing good today!! Since my friend started having her pains, we called it quits, and started out of the park. Ariel and I hit a couple gift shops, and made a special shop at the Pagoda Gift Shop. We saw a sign outside that shop that was advertising $5.95 t-shirts, and 3 for $15.00 US. Those shirts were junk! Friends, you didn't miss a thing! We did make a stop at the Park Plaza gift shop, where we decided to get matching Cedar Point hoodies!! $30 US each too! A good price for Cedar Point hoodie! We then grabbed one last picture of Demon Drop, which as we all know might not see 2006 @ Cedar Point. Then, we bid farewell to Cedar Point for the season, and vowed to return opening day, which is May 6, 2006 @ 10am sharp!! (Note from Ariel- Turns out the IJST hoodie came back to haunt me, sitting in a room full of ACE'ers and people wearing CP shirts, I kinda got scowls for wearing a shirt to a rival park. Hey, I gotta represent!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Rider Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Turns out the IJST hoodie came back to haunt me, sitting in a room full of ACE'ers and people wearing CP shirts, I kinda got scowls for wearing a shirt to a rival park. Hey, I gotta represent!! Hey, I wore "The Beast" Hoodie to the Kentucky Rumbler Announcement, lol, I felt so low, Wearing "overrated" on me, and at a ride that might be very good, but to a small teeny tiny park... Then, we bid farewell to Cedar Point for the season, and vowed to return opening day, which is May 6, 2006 @ 10am sharp!! You know where I will be, the Thanksgiving Section, in line, 3 stories up in the air + A/C, waiting for none other than... The Voyage Roller Coaster, 1st train of people rolls out at 10:02, the time it takes to get the riders seated and ready... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Face/OffJZ Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 that sounded like a blast! Raptor 2 time and MF in the last row! I also waited an hour for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabloRM Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 I like how in the middle of her trip report, she refers herself in the 3rd person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKlockster Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 LOL!!!! ^ So I take it Voyage will take two minutes to load? I might hit Cedar Point next season if I have the time and feel like blowing the cash. If I have extra time and money I will probably spend it better going to some place like Kennywood or maybe a round two at Holiday World! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Nice Trip Report... Love the point and cant wait to ride SkyHawk next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeliriumDreamer Posted November 1, 2005 Author Share Posted November 1, 2005 I like how in the middle of her trip report, she refers herself in the 3rd person. Note: I wrote only half of the trip report this time, Mike wrote the other half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Rider Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 LOL!!!! ^ So I take it Voyage will take two minutes to load? I might hit Cedar Point next season if I have the time and feel like blowing the cash. If I have extra time and money I will probably spend it better going to some place like Kennywood or maybe a round two at Holiday World! There is a thing that Holiday World does... even if you are the first rider of the day, you might not even be on the ride sometimes, until the train is over 1/2 full... its strange I know, but at least this way, if the rails are cold, then it will make it over the hills. I remember seeing a full train of associates... Red Yellow and Blue uniformed people, I think they even had their nametags on too!! --- She didnt refer to herself in 3rd person, Mike was typing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Nemo Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Im glad you had a great time! Cedar Point is a great place for awsome thrills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterfan Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Hey my dad and I wore our Beast hoodies to CP many times this year! It's sad to see Demon Drop go. That was a great ride. The best haunted house there had to be Lair of the Vampire, it was awsome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabloRM Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Did thier Log Flume by Mean Streak get removed too? I heard a rumor about, but I wasn't sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeliriumDreamer Posted November 2, 2005 Author Share Posted November 2, 2005 Did thier Log Flume by Mean Streak get removed too? I heard a rumor about, but I wasn't sure. Yeah, it's not removed yet, but everything was turned off. CP turned the ride into a haunted attraction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeliriumDreamer Posted November 9, 2005 Author Share Posted November 9, 2005 The pics from the trip are up! You can find them (as well as other pictures) here. BTW- this is the pic of Mike, Mr. Dick Kinsel, and myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Rider Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 BTW- this is the pic of Mike, Mr. Dick Kinsel, and myself. I do recall a picture on FACEBOOK that said "Ariel with Dick" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeliriumDreamer Posted December 2, 2005 Author Share Posted December 2, 2005 That would be courtesy of Mike's roommate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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