Approx. times of "invasion of the winged ones"

I have been lucky in past years, by missing most of the winged wonders that converge on CP.

Our first trip this season, will be after Memorial day for a few days, and am wondering about the prospects of either bug making a presence?

Also, it appears that week of memorial day/Coastermania, has the school crowd booked as well.

Would it be better to go to the park that wednesday and thursday 5.30 and 5.31, or wait until the following monday/tuesday?

thank you

The bugs in question, namely midges and mayflies (oh my!) have their own little features cleverly placed in the "features" section of this site. Check it out!

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Jeff
Webmaster/Guide to The Point
Millennium Force laps: 23

A funny thing about those critters, they are resillant little things! We had a live one on our windshield that made it from Sandusky to Toledo on our car, and was still alive when we pulled up in the drive way! I smooshed him when I got out of the car......tee hee!

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There were there when I went in June last year. If you are unlucky enough to be their when the bugs are tale this advice that I learned first-hand. No matter how pretty Mean Streak looks all lit up at night don't ever ride it at night.

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They are already here, although not in full force like they were at coastermania last year. I was at the Point 5-20 and there were small swarms here and there and some individual ones in the ride queues.

I hate to report it, but the midges are starting to appear in force already.

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Jeff
Webmaster/Guide to The Point
Millennium Force laps: 23

We have gone to Cedarpoint every year during the last week in june(this yr were going the 17th-23rd). With consistancy those little winged beings have plagued the midways yr after yr. and mabye this year..........oh well i cant get my hopes up that it will be any different. I wonder when they stop during the summer. anyone?

Any bug to me is better than mosquitos.

Jeff/others:

While having witnessed the 2 creatures, I always wonder what kind of time frame their being at CP in "mass".

What I mean, with 2 different types of insects, there is going to be overlapping, and what appears to be, a continual amount of them, but once they start showing-up in large quantities, when does each one start tapering-off, with less quantity? I have read about them here, and actually did a quick research on them on the net, in the past, and although they have short life-lines, their overall presence could be drawn-out quite a bit more.

Also, I am wondering what some of those will do at 90+ m.p.h. in a human eye? Will at least be interesting with all of the "attracting lights" and speed.

I witnessed more than my share of Muffleheads this past weekend-sworms of them all over my truck and again being "decoration" on the rest room walls-during the 1st week of June is when the bathroom walls color will be "black" just simply wall to wall-ceiling to floor BUGS.
Nasty critters
and not even good eatin either

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