Rain....
First in a 3 part series
Group: Me, Rebecca, Kate
Well, Friday morning we were up and on the road by 6am. After a quick stop at Tim Hortons, we were on our way. The trip was pretty uneventful, and after taking 4 to the causeway, we turned towards 250 because we needed to stop at Meijers. After some screwing around with the short cart and purchasing alcohol at 9:45am we were on our way back to the park.
Driving past the construction site provided an interesting view of what is to come. No matter what they do, I'm sure it will turn out as a really sweet ride. We got checked in at LHP and unloaded our gear, made some clothing changes (it was raining, with no sign of really stopping) and headed to the park.
After going through the sign in process, Kate and I went on Magnum. This was a fun ride, even in the rain. After getting off, we went to check our pictures and found that they were not working. Oh well, on to do more in the park. We actually went around Frontiertown first instead of our usual up to the front. I wanted to check out Skyhawk. The ride looks amazing, and really does fit into the area. I also like the look of the compressor barn, it looks a lot like a livery stable and does fit the area. It was, however, closed. So a short walk through the museum and we were off -- to Antique Cars. I guess I should mention that so far, the only rides we had seen running were Magnum and Millenium. Gemini and Mean Streak were not running. We took a stroll down the trail and skipped Millenium. Haven't been able to get my wife on it yet, and I didn't feel like leaving her while we waited for it, I knew I'd have chances later. We got a rainy lap on the Dragon before deciding that it was time for lunch. Macaroni's.
This was pretty good, in fact, I was kinda surprised by it. There was a line out the door, but that was because we got there right at opening. The pizza was good, the service wasn't standout, but it didn't suck either, and the price wasn't horrible for feeding 3 people at an amusement park. Next stop - Disaster Transport.
We waited about 15 minutes -- to get to the conveyor belt room. At which point we decided it wasn't worth it and left by jumping the chains and going out the side exit (the entrance for Halloweekends). That sucked because I really like that ride. Decided that some 25 cent cotton candy was in order, and you easily get at least a bucks worth of sugar and it was good. Unfortunately, none of the carts were out all weekend because of the weather, so we were trying to figure out where we could find it. I think they need to put big signs outside those places that have it. A ride on space spiral (another must do on each trip) and we were off to maXair.
We waited through 2 cycles before getting on. This was enjoyable although I did notice a vibration at the apex, I think related to the motor switching gears. A little unnerving, but not that bad. I was a little queasy after getting off, a first for me as I really enjoyed the ride last year. We went over and got a spin on Blue Streak (amazes me how people still can't find the entrance) and Calypso. Nothing out of the ordinary just typical rides.
We headed to the arcade to play some skiball and I won a plush snake while my wife and sister played for tickets and then they went to play whack-a-mole. I played a couple games myself, getting 150 both times and giving the tickets to Becc.
At this point, we made a stop in some shops, including going up to Attitudes. Contrary to semi-popular belief, nothing in there was really over the edge. Some of it was a little more risque than would usually be found in Cedar Point, but nothing despicable enough to warrant removing the store. After some shopping we decided to head back to the cabing for a little break. I hit corkscrew on the way out and I still can't get over those belts. I'm getting tired of getting dinged in the head when I go to get off the ride. The ops on here were moving at their own pace. I don't know if its an early season thing or just bad ops, but it wasn't CP quality.
After a short nap, me and Kate headed back into the park, this time I had my sunglasses (rain seems to hurt less with them). It was about 7 when we got to Raptor. After a walk on there we started making out way to Millennium. This trip was detoured to Wildcat and a front seat on Mantis. I didn't feel the lift trims grab, and it made for a very fun ride. The ops are moving quick and thats a good sign for an under-rated coaster. We then walked over and up Millenniums ramp.
With the park closing in less than 25 minutes, things were EMP-TY. We waited one maybe two trains before getting in the station and in line. We rode towards the back and it was a great, if not painful ride. Kate had her hands in front of her face almost the whole time, and I ducked on the first drop to avoid some change. That was a blast. But we still had one goal left for the day, SkyHawk. We got to SkyHawk just as they were finishing loading and I was able to watch the mechanics of it. The ride wasn't as noisy as I thought it would be, I don't know if they were able to tame it a bit from opening day or not. Our ride was enjoyable. The feeling on it is unbelievable and I enjoyed every second of it. I actually left the ride a bit woosy as something in one of the last swings didn't sit right. A couple deep breaths out on the midway calmed everything down though and I was all set.
That was the end of the park. We ordered some pizza (don't even remember from where, it wasn't too bad) and watch 'A Time to Kill' on TNT before getting some sleep. However, our time to sleep was only about 20 minutes before the rest of our group got there (around 11:20). They made enough noise that sleeping didn't make sense and we got up to chit-chat a little before getting back to bed around 12. 18 hour days are fun, especially when there is a park involved.
Saturday's TR will be coming soon.
Group: Me, Rebecca, Kate
Well, Friday morning we were up and on the road by 6am. After a quick stop at Tim Hortons, we were on our way. The trip was pretty uneventful, and after taking 4 to the causeway, we turned towards 250 because we needed to stop at Meijers. After some screwing around with the short cart and purchasing alcohol at 9:45am we were on our way back to the park.
Driving past the construction site provided an interesting view of what is to come. No matter what they do, I'm sure it will turn out as a really sweet ride. We got checked in at LHP and unloaded our gear, made some clothing changes (it was raining, with no sign of really stopping) and headed to the park.
After going through the sign in process, Kate and I went on Magnum. This was a fun ride, even in the rain. After getting off, we went to check our pictures and found that they were not working. Oh well, on to do more in the park. We actually went around Frontiertown first instead of our usual up to the front. I wanted to check out Skyhawk. The ride looks amazing, and really does fit into the area. I also like the look of the compressor barn, it looks a lot like a livery stable and does fit the area. It was, however, closed. So a short walk through the museum and we were off -- to Antique Cars. I guess I should mention that so far, the only rides we had seen running were Magnum and Millenium. Gemini and Mean Streak were not running. We took a stroll down the trail and skipped Millenium. Haven't been able to get my wife on it yet, and I didn't feel like leaving her while we waited for it, I knew I'd have chances later. We got a rainy lap on the Dragon before deciding that it was time for lunch. Macaroni's.
This was pretty good, in fact, I was kinda surprised by it. There was a line out the door, but that was because we got there right at opening. The pizza was good, the service wasn't standout, but it didn't suck either, and the price wasn't horrible for feeding 3 people at an amusement park. Next stop - Disaster Transport.
We waited about 15 minutes -- to get to the conveyor belt room. At which point we decided it wasn't worth it and left by jumping the chains and going out the side exit (the entrance for Halloweekends). That sucked because I really like that ride. Decided that some 25 cent cotton candy was in order, and you easily get at least a bucks worth of sugar and it was good. Unfortunately, none of the carts were out all weekend because of the weather, so we were trying to figure out where we could find it. I think they need to put big signs outside those places that have it. A ride on space spiral (another must do on each trip) and we were off to maXair.
We waited through 2 cycles before getting on. This was enjoyable although I did notice a vibration at the apex, I think related to the motor switching gears. A little unnerving, but not that bad. I was a little queasy after getting off, a first for me as I really enjoyed the ride last year. We went over and got a spin on Blue Streak (amazes me how people still can't find the entrance) and Calypso. Nothing out of the ordinary just typical rides.
We headed to the arcade to play some skiball and I won a plush snake while my wife and sister played for tickets and then they went to play whack-a-mole. I played a couple games myself, getting 150 both times and giving the tickets to Becc.
At this point, we made a stop in some shops, including going up to Attitudes. Contrary to semi-popular belief, nothing in there was really over the edge. Some of it was a little more risque than would usually be found in Cedar Point, but nothing despicable enough to warrant removing the store. After some shopping we decided to head back to the cabing for a little break. I hit corkscrew on the way out and I still can't get over those belts. I'm getting tired of getting dinged in the head when I go to get off the ride. The ops on here were moving at their own pace. I don't know if its an early season thing or just bad ops, but it wasn't CP quality.
After a short nap, me and Kate headed back into the park, this time I had my sunglasses (rain seems to hurt less with them). It was about 7 when we got to Raptor. After a walk on there we started making out way to Millennium. This trip was detoured to Wildcat and a front seat on Mantis. I didn't feel the lift trims grab, and it made for a very fun ride. The ops are moving quick and thats a good sign for an under-rated coaster. We then walked over and up Millenniums ramp.
With the park closing in less than 25 minutes, things were EMP-TY. We waited one maybe two trains before getting in the station and in line. We rode towards the back and it was a great, if not painful ride. Kate had her hands in front of her face almost the whole time, and I ducked on the first drop to avoid some change. That was a blast. But we still had one goal left for the day, SkyHawk. We got to SkyHawk just as they were finishing loading and I was able to watch the mechanics of it. The ride wasn't as noisy as I thought it would be, I don't know if they were able to tame it a bit from opening day or not. Our ride was enjoyable. The feeling on it is unbelievable and I enjoyed every second of it. I actually left the ride a bit woosy as something in one of the last swings didn't sit right. A couple deep breaths out on the midway calmed everything down though and I was all set.
That was the end of the park. We ordered some pizza (don't even remember from where, it wasn't too bad) and watch 'A Time to Kill' on TNT before getting some sleep. However, our time to sleep was only about 20 minutes before the rest of our group got there (around 11:20). They made enough noise that sleeping didn't make sense and we got up to chit-chat a little before getting back to bed around 12. 18 hour days are fun, especially when there is a park involved.
Saturday's TR will be coming soon.
posted by John at 11:55 AM
3 Comments:
...I ducked on the first drop to avoid some change.
You mean, like loose change flying through the air?
Yeah. Both times I rode, there were varying amounts of change flying back from the people further up in the train.
Ouch.
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