Cedar Point - August 12 & 13

Venom Thing · #1 08-19-2008, 07:39 PM

My vacation this year was my first trip to Cedar Point. I have been wanting to go for the last few years now and finally planned a visit there! I stayed at Sandcastle Suites which was a pretty decent deal for my group of 6. The rooms were a little smaller than I expected but no big deal! Anyway onto the reason I drove 850 miles one way..the coasters!

Ranking Order/Opinion:
1.) Millenium Force - Lived upto every expectation I had! The speed of this ride was amazing and the airtime of the two hills over to the island were very thrilling! This was my whole groups favorite ride minus my mom who doesn't go on larger coasters. Ride Count: 2

2.) Magnum XL-200 - I almost had to rank Magnum over Millenium Force but I just couldn't do it! I should call it a tie but oh well! Magnum impressed me more than I thought it would. The bunny hills at the end where worth the visit alone! I see why this coaster still has rave reviews after all these years! Ride Count: 5

3.) Maverick - Maverick's fast pace and quick turns is what made the ride high for me! I read reviews about it and some people talked it down, but I honestly cannot find a reason why..besides the longest lines in the park i guess.. Ride Count: 2

4.) Raptor - The first ride I got a chance to ride during my visit and it really set the tone for my visit. B&M inverted coasters are my favorite types of rides and every park should have one! The cobra rolls intensity caught me off guard a bit. Would have rode it a second time and many more but lines exceeded over an hour. Ride Count: 1

5.) Top Thrill Dragster - Anticipation is the best thing about this ride. I would have ranked it higher after only one time riding, but having rode it a second time really showed me that the ride overall is not as great as the anticipation of your first launch. Ride count: 2

6.) Wicked Twister - Having rode Steel Venom before at my homepark Valleyfair I knew the experience of riding an impulse coaster, infact I debated about even riding WT. I'm glad I did though and the double twisted spike is better than just the single twisted spike. Ride Count: 1

7.) Blue Streak - Old fella packed a new thrill punch! I basically hopped on Blue Streak for a credit and was amazed by the ride! Being use to the over-braked High Roller I guess I wasn't expecting much out of an old wooden Cedar Fair roller coaster but I was showed quite a good ride! Ride Count: 1

8.) Gemini - Sort of a surprise coaster! I think the racing makes it a tad more exciting..Does the blue train ever win though? Ride Count: 3

9.) Mantis - Having never rode a stand-up coaster before I was interested in Mantis quite a bit, but I walked away not that big of fan. It's an ok ride, but not fantastic..headbanging on the quick turns is a turn-off.. Ride Count: 2

10.) Wildcat - I like these older versions of a mad mouse type ride better than the arrow versions..not quite as good as the spinning mouse rides though! Ride Count: 1

11.) Iron Dragon - My mom loved this ride and I don't know why! Ended up riding it more for her. It was ok but not really exciting for a coaster enthusiast! Ride Count: 3

12.) Corkscrew - This coaster was surprisingly rough. Headbanging really caught me off guard after being use to the Corkscrew at VFair. It was beautiful in how it ties in with the midway! Ride Count: 1

13.) Cedar Creek Mine Ride - Another ride my mom enjoyed, shes not much of a drop lady so she digs the shorter, less steep drops on coasters. My opinion..its just an old family coaster..Ride Count: 2

14.) Disaster Transport - Very boring and short. The lift hill made me feel quite sick! Terrible ride..tear it down along with its pathetic themeing! Ride Count: 1

15.) Mean Streak - What a rough piece of *****! First coaster I have ever walked away with a sore neck and back! And having Excalibur at my homepark thats saying something! If I had a match with some gasoline..I know what I would do! Ride Count: 1

I didn't feel the need to ride the two kiddie coasters, i'm not that much of a credit whore..

Besides coasters I also hopped on MaXair, Sky Ride, and their train. Skipped Skyhawk due to Xtreme Swing is pretty much the same ride. I was very happy with our stay there! Everything was the best i've ever seen at an amusement park! The value is pretty amazing for an amusement park and I took full advantage of the early entry resort rule! The employees were amazing except for on Wildcat where they seemed hung-over, but we've all been there before..Anyway, I have a feeling I will be back there soon!

Overall visit - 11/10!!!!!

**Jimmy B** · #2 08-20-2008, 02:18 AM

What were the crowds and wait times like on those days?

***Chip*** · #3 08-20-2008, 01:47 PM

Where did you eat? I've heard Sandcastle isn't that great; that it's overpriced for the room you get. But it's in a pretty good location. Though I think Breakers is in a better area.

Sounds like a pretty good trip. You should have ridden Woodstock Express. It's pretty fun, though it's just a Vekoma Roller Skater. I find it odd that Disaster Transport's lift hill screwed you up. Was it the lights?

I was in the park on the 13th too!

Carowinds 73-03 · #4 08-20-2008, 01:52 PM

Great TR. Must have been busy. Those are about the same ride counts i had over a 2 day stay.

Venom Thing · #5 08-20-2008, 04:57 PM

Everything besides TTD, MF, and Maverick had like 15 minute waits while those three were anywhere from 1 hour - 1 1/2 hours throughout the day!

Sandcastle Suites was close to $300 a night with tax but the rooms and everything were newly re-done I believe so everything looked good. I had a group of six so it was either get a $300 suite or two $150 rooms and we opted for the suite so we could all be together.

I found the day much more enjoyable taking breaks from the park throughout the day actually. Each day I would spend 9am-3 in the park, then leave and go rest or go eat in town till 6, and then finish up the night with some more park action. I did that each day and it really re-energized my group and I and made our night that much better! Sure you miss 3 hours in the park but I still got 10 hours a day in the park which was more than enough for me..

The only time I ate in the park was the first day at Chick-fil-a or something like that back by Maverick. It was overpriced but the chicken sandwhiches are pretty damn good! Not worth an $12 meal though..

I also bought my tickets online for both days with that by once go twice deal or something..it was $52.95 for any two days which turned out to save alot of money since hotel discount tickets were $33 a piece for only one day..

neil_n_ky · #6 09-19-2008, 11:34 AM

Sounds great. Cedar Point has rated so high for so long I will have to go someday. I don't suppose you went to the water park there did you? I would want to try that out also.

Carowinds 73-03 · #7 09-19-2008, 12:01 PM

I honestly think with CP's indoor waterpark & a few others around like Safari & Wolf Lodge CP should remove their waterpark to have more room for expansion.

In all my visits to CP i never even thought about going to the waterpark. Heck on my first ever visit i didn't even know they had one since the entrance was so hard to find.

I did walk through it one day for an hour or so and it looked nice with a few good slides.

neil_n_ky · #8 09-19-2008, 01:15 PM

I guess it depends on what you like. I am sure going to cedar point is more a roller coaster lover's dream than a water park goer's dream! I like both. Some water rides line the proslide tornadoes actually give me that light in the stomach feeling more than a roller coaster. Go figure!

Carowinds 73-03 · #9 09-19-2008, 01:23 PM

Yep. I have never been a waterpark person. I think out of the 29 years i have been going to Carowinds or any park for that matter i have only spent a total of 2 days in a waterpark. If i do plan to go to a waterpark i mainly went to Wet N' Wild in NC since it blew anyting at Carowinds out of the water.

I still have yet to visit the 2 Disney waterparks and i have been in florida over 2 years.

Waterparks are not for me but they do offer some great eye candy.

apsterling · #10 09-20-2008, 08:06 PM

There's some really good rides in waterparks, but they're few and far between. I'm not much a waterpark person, seeing as my vision is rather bad and it's hard to wear glasses on slides, but I highly enjoyed Blizzard Beach and Boomerang Bay at Carowinds.

Sounds like you had a lot of fun! I know I sure did two months ago.