From the 19th to the 22nd, I stayed at the Sandlecastle Suites with Cedar Point right at my doorstep. The first evening, I used the starlight passes to start the vacation. For food, the Point is full of great food, both fast and sit-down restraunts. I suggest Macaroni's, great Italian food and allows the use of MunchMoney. For the ease of getting around the park and the availability of bathrooms, this park is the best yet. Now, as for the rides. Although I never had a chance to ride Power Tower, I managed to ride 14.
Cedar Creek Mine Ride: 4.5/10 - A really small wooden coaster designed for younger kids. Generally slow and short, but it has somewhat nice scenery and an okay helix for a semi-kiddy coaster at the end. Also, the train went through the biggest swarm of muffleheads you've ever seen.
Disaster Transport: 5.0/10 - This is a basic bobsled ride in a giant themed building. The theming is only in the queue from what I noticed and isn't very interesting to an older human being. The ride itself has potential, with some okay speed and turns, but is incredibly short.
Blue Streak: 5.5/10 - A classic wooden, this isn't all that tall or fast (although not expected to be) and is kinda rough but it DOES deliver some excellent airtime.
Corkscrew: 5.5/10 - Another classic which features a very strong loop followed by 2 corkscrews directly over the center walkways of the park. Unfortunately, the ride is quite short and incredibly rough.
Wildcat: 6.5/10 - A small wild mouse-like coaster with four person cars and some sharp turns and quick brakes. It has a decent first drop, followed by more good ones, some speed for a wild mouse, and although the final brake looks rough, it's really not that bad.
Iron Dragon: 6.0/10 - Honestly, it's not-that-bad for a suspended coaster. At one part, it pulls you through a very narrow path in the trees, and later drops you several times through the mist over the small lake.
Demon Drop: 6.5/10 - Although pushed aside by the collossal Power Tower, it is still a superb freefall "coaster". It lifts you up the shaft pretty fast, pauses, then drops you smoothly and quickly until it pivots onto its back, which is fun to experience.
Power Tower: X/10 - Never rode due to frequent shutdowns and a line longer than willing to wait in.
Mean Streak: 7.0/10 - Located in the back of the park, this wooden coaster was one of the better woodens of my life. It has a huge drop, plenty of airtime, great speed, and isn't as rough as it looked.
Gemini: 7.5/10 - This steel-tracked, wooden-structured racing coaster was the first ride at CP I went on. The first drop gets to your stomach, but it is followed with a smooth, fast pace over several airtime hills, close calls with the supports, and an upward helix at the end.
Mantis: 7.5/10 - The best stand-up for me so far. Six inversions, a huge loop with plenty of hang-time, and all with the smoothness to fit it all together.
Magnum: 8.5/10 - A truly great hyper coaster with a powerful first drop, a semi-helix, and a consistence of several airtime hills. The only problem is the lapbar doesn't give and so there is a great chance that the lapbars will throw you into it and kill your legs (LITERALLY).
Raptor: 9.0/10 - After riding Alpengeist, this ranked right up there next to it. It is smooth for most of the ride, with a great selection of inversions but the end brakes are kind of rough on the ol' head.
Wicked Twister: 9.5/10 - This ride was incredible. Although the primary launch could have been sped up some more, I was overall quite satisfied with this ride. The vertical towers provided some huge air and the ride was also very smooth.
MILLENIUM FORCE: 10/10 - Obviously, this is the best ride I've ever ridden. The longest of the four waits I had to sit through for it was only an hour. The seats and lapbars are very comfortable, yet along with the skimpy seatbelt give a feeling of danger. The lift hill's steepness is only surpassed by its speed and before you know it, you're plummeting 300 feet at an 80 degree angle. Reaching 92 at the bottom gives you a remarkable feeling. The ride has a fair share of over-banked turns, air-time hills, and speed that has every watery-eyed person stepping off it laughing in satisfaction or gasping in awe.
Power Tower: 9/10
*** This post was edited by Coasterfreak586 7/3/2002 11:10:28 AM ***
-- Harley
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Tristan said:
Mean Streak: 7.0/10 - Located in the back of the park, this wooden coaster was one of the better woodens of my life. It has a huge drop, plenty of airtime, great speed, and isn't as rough as it looked.
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Tristan said:
Cedar Creek Mine Ride: 4.5/10 - A really small wooden coasterMantis: 7.5/10 - The best stand-up for me so far. Six inversions, a huge loop with plenty of hang-time, and all with the smoothness to fit it all together.
CCMR is a steel coaster, with wooden supports
Mantis, last time I checked, only has 4 inversions.
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