Cedar Point 6/18-19/07

[Raptor66]

Well I decided to have my dad drive my two friends, Kevin and Ben, and me, Travis, to Cedar Point for my birthday. My birthday was really June 6, but so, what, I got to go to Cedar Point! This would be my second trip to CP, but it was my friend's and my dad's first trip. Well our group started the drive at 6:30 Monday morning. Of course we had to keep busy on the trip, so we brought along a small TV, a DVD player, and my Nintendo Wii. It is really awkward to use those remotes in the car with three teen boys in the back seat! Oh, well. After watching "The Messengers" and playing Mario Party 8 and Excite Truck, we finally arrived at Cedar Point.

We got their around 10:30. First thing we do is we head to Raptor, only to see very long lines, so we decided to pass it by for the time being. We then headed to Corkscrew for a short wait. It was fun for being over 30 years old, but nothing to what we would ride later. After that we rode Mantis. I am aware that many people on this site do not like stand-ups, but this ride is one of my favorite coasters. The wait was only about half an hour, even though the line looked long. After this ride we were all hungry so we decided to eat at Chick-Fil-A. My friends and I then decided to ride Skyhawk, while my dad "digested." Skyhawk was pretty thrilling, and looking straight down at the top of the swing is very freaky! It had a short wait too. We decided to pass by Maverick because of the uber-long line and headed to Mean Streak which turned out to be a walk-on. Wow, I didn't remember it being so rough last time I was at Cedar Point. This ride doesn't compare to The Beast. Next we rode Gemini. Ben decided to sit out because he said he had a bad headache from Mean Streak. He missed out. Gemini was smooth as glass. Also our train, the blue one, won! After that we headed over to Magnum, but decided to ride Witch's Wheel first. I was surprised at the lack of restraints. Still a fun ride. Afterwards we waited about half an hour for Magnum XL 200. Awesome ride as ever, with lots of air time. We then headed over to Millennium force. The wait was about an hour for this ride. When we finally got on, my heart was pounding. Since last September, the tallest/fastest coaster I've ridden was Magnum. I was surprised at how open the cars are. The view from this ride is great, but before I knew it were at the top of the first hill, plummeting at 92 mph almost straight down. Wow. This ride was an instant favorite. It is truly amazing. I couldn't stop laughing after getting off. ext we decided to have a quick smoothie break, which were more like cups of fruity ice cream than smoothies, but still good.

Afterwards we rode Iron Dragon. This Arrow suspended wasn’t nearly as fun as Top Gun, but a bunch longer, as it had two lift hills. Afterwards we decided to cool of on Disaster Transport. the line was surprisingly long. We waited about 20 minutes to get on. I always thought this was one of the least popular coasters in the park, but I guess I was wrong. After that ride we decided to ride the giant wheel. You get a great view of the park from up their, but I noticed the ride I wanted to ride next, Wicked Twister, was closed. Fortunately, It re-opened right when we got off the wheel. We managed to beat the crowds heading to Wicked Twister and only waited 3 or 4 cycles before getting on. Ben sat this one out, again. The ride op got really annoying, though. After every ride she would ask, “Welcome back, riders, how was your ride?” After the riders cheered she would say “Wicked!” That was annoying. The ride itself was not that intense, but really freaky. Kevin and I sat in the very back seat. At the top of the back spiral we would stare down through a spiral of cars. The pause at the top felt like forever. After that fun ride we rode Chaos. My dad sat this one out. Pretty fun ride. Really disorienting. After that we had a walk on ride on Blue Streak. My dad lost his Blackberry on the last ride of the day. How unlucky for him…

After this, we left for our hotel, a Red Roof Inn about 5 miles from Cedar Point. We ordered pizza, (don’t remember from where,) and swam in their indoor pool, which was tiny. The next morning we ate and checked out of the hotel and left for Cedar Point. It was raining, but it stopped right as we parked. My dad, was lucky enough to find his Blackberry at the lost and found. All the thrill rides were still closed because of the weather, so we rode the CP& LE Railroad. The theming was entertaining, with the animatronics skeletons in western scenes. After we got off at the station by Iron Dragon, we got in line for Millennium Force. Today the wait was only about 30 minutes. After this ride, we rode Iron Dragon again. Then we headed over to Top Thrill Dragster, only to see that it was closed for mechanical problems. We decided to ride Power Tower. We rode the red side, the side that launches you upwards. This side was a walk on. The blue/green side, which launches you downwards, had a decent line. I didn’t know what to expect on this ride. I was really nervous, there was no indication when you were going to be launched. When it did I was really surprised because it wasn’t very intense at all. It was a fun ride. After this it started pouring rain. We hid under a vendor’s umbrella. After the rain slowed down, we headed to Coasters for lunch and to wait out the rain.

After the rain stopped, we headed over to Magnum to see if it was open. It wasn’t. We saw that Witch’s Wheel was open so we rode that. Afterwards we headed to Maverick. It was still closed, too, but we waited in the short line outside of the queue line. About an hour later, the ride finally opened, and there was a few hundred people behind us. After it opened, we were only on line for about 20 minutes, if that. Maverick is a real people eater. This ride is AWESOME!!!! Hands down best ride ever! To all those who think Maverick looks tame, it’s more intense than Millennium Force. The 100’ 95 degree drop is more intense than Dragster’s 400’ 90 degree drop. I sat in the back seat. At the top of the first drop you feel some serious ejector air, and are immediately pushed back into your seat at the bottom of the drop. This ride is non-stop intensity from start to finish, only pausing just before the 70 mph launch. Wow. Go to Cedar Point and ride Maverick, no matter how long he wait is. It is the best.

After Maverick, we rode Magnum one more time. Then we finally managed to get in line for Top Thrill Dragster. Ben sat this one out, so I made him hold my Maverick on-ride photo and T-shirt. The wait was about 30-40 minutes. Once we got on, my heart really started racing. Kevin, who was sitting next to me, didn’t realize that two trains were released from the station at once. He though we were supposed to launch when another train launched ahead of us. Finally it was our turn. After the intense launch, it was a matter of seconds before the ride was over. This ride was over quickly, but was very intense. You don't get a chance to appreciate how high you are, because you are only at the top of the hill for a second or two. After Dragster, we waited about 15-20 minutes for Raptor. We found the new on ride cameras entertaining. We were making funny faces during the ride and pretending that we were asleep. Word of warning. The front seat does not have the cameras yet, so if you want to see your video, don't ride there. Anyways this was a great close to our visit. After riding Raptor we left to go back to Cincy. We watched "Stranger than Fiction" on the way back. I can't wait to go back with my marching band this September. My only regret from this trip: we didn't ride Demon Drop.

[welchce]

Great report. It would've been hilarious to drive up next side your car to see three guys in the back swinging their arms around like fools. Too bad about the weather taking some of your riding time. What seat were you in for Maverick? There were other people on this site saying that they had horrible rides in certain rows.

We decided to ride Power Tower. We rode the red side, the side that launches you upwards. This side was a walk on. The blue/green side, which launches you downwards, had a decent line. I didn’t know what to expect on this ride. I was really nervous, there was no indication when you were going to be launched. When it did I was really surprised because it wasn’t very intense at all. It was a fun ride.

I have rode Maliboomer at DCA (which is the same as the red side but is 60 feet shorter) and I have to agree that you do get nervous for the launch but it's not that bad and it is very fun. I would not mind seeing on of these at KI but why with Drop Zone? I have yet to ride Drop Zone because the line is usually really long and it scares me

[TOPGUN1993]

Raptor does have camera on the Front seat... and you need to Ride DemonDrop!

[Raptor66]

Really? I didn't see any cameras on the front row. There was a metal bar that came around in front of and above the riders but nothing attached to them. In the video booth, the screen which I assumed was for the front car said something like "Videos not available for this car at this time" or something like that. Oh yeah, I sat in the very back row on Maverick.

[Kawana]

I have yet to ride Drop Zone because the line is usually really long and it scares me

My sentiments exactly. I've ridden it before, but the first time I went this year, I decided to pass. I would much rather ride a ride like Power Tower.