5/25/01 - first of the year
(as posted to www.coasterbuzz.com )
I'll try and keep this one brief. Steph and I made our first trip to the park and had our passes processed. The new process is much better than the old, but it still involves too much paper handling. I've said it before... nobody does it better than PKI.
It had been raining on and off all day, but we didn't get there until about 4pm. The lot wasn't very full, but the bus lot was. Streams of kids headed for the gates when we got there, and that meant short waits!
We first did a quick lap around the park as many rides were just testing following a spot of lightning. Mine Ride looked like a good place to start. Classic, but I probably won't ride it again until October.
I noticed the new signs at the queue entrances, and make no mistake, they suck. If they're just there for the legal crap, fine, but please bring back the character signs.
Peaked in to see the end of the country show at Red Garter, and alas, Hot Country Hoochies make me put up with the music once again. There are always beautiful women at Cedar Point, but when you add talent, you've gotta stop and watch!
We ended up at Midway Market for dinner. Still the best bang for the buck in the park.
We then jumped on Raptor, where we had about 15 minutes in line. I'm always surprised at how much I like the ride, and how much it still gives me "that special feeling" in the gut. Of course, that back right seat always delivers. The crew hasn't settled into a tight groove yet, but they're already close with trains sitting in stand-by for not more than five to ten seconds. The new paint job looks fabulous, by the way. Contrary to crybabies claiming brake fouls, the ride is still fast in the second half.
From there we went to Magnum (and passed zero wait on Power Tower's space shots... that was stupid). Entering the empty queue we hooked up with Dan "Did You See Me on Discovery" Haverlock, who apparently didn't have inventory that day. To the ejector seat we went! Overall, the ride is much smoother than last year, though the pretzel seems to be getting a little worse. Strong winds held the ride back a little, but I'm sure there will be faster rides for other times.
We ended on Millennium Force. 45 minute wait. There's something I wasn't used to seeing. However, I was pretty pissed off when people began smoking all around me. If it's one person, I'll say something, but when you're a minority, you can't go there. Inconsiderate morons are one thing, but CP cops standing on the outskirts of the queue doing nothing with their thumbs up their asses are even more irritating. This is the same crap they did at the start of last year. Who has to give them a tongue lashing to do their jobs?
We sat in seat 2-2. As expected, the ride delivered! Lap 51 was a winner, and I again remembered how intense that speed in the low turns is. Good times, can't wait to get on it again.
Overall, the thing that impresses me most about the park is that every day is consistent with every other day when it comes to service, shows and rides. The park continues to set benchmarks. Looking forward to another season.
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Jeff
Webmaster/Guide to The Point
Futuristic bow-wow... do the dog catcher!
I'll try and keep this one brief. Steph and I made our first trip to the park and had our passes processed. The new process is much better than the old, but it still involves too much paper handling. I've said it before... nobody does it better than PKI.
It had been raining on and off all day, but we didn't get there until about 4pm. The lot wasn't very full, but the bus lot was. Streams of kids headed for the gates when we got there, and that meant short waits!
We first did a quick lap around the park as many rides were just testing following a spot of lightning. Mine Ride looked like a good place to start. Classic, but I probably won't ride it again until October.
I noticed the new signs at the queue entrances, and make no mistake, they suck. If they're just there for the legal crap, fine, but please bring back the character signs.
Peaked in to see the end of the country show at Red Garter, and alas, Hot Country Hoochies make me put up with the music once again. There are always beautiful women at Cedar Point, but when you add talent, you've gotta stop and watch!
We ended up at Midway Market for dinner. Still the best bang for the buck in the park.
We then jumped on Raptor, where we had about 15 minutes in line. I'm always surprised at how much I like the ride, and how much it still gives me "that special feeling" in the gut. Of course, that back right seat always delivers. The crew hasn't settled into a tight groove yet, but they're already close with trains sitting in stand-by for not more than five to ten seconds. The new paint job looks fabulous, by the way. Contrary to crybabies claiming brake fouls, the ride is still fast in the second half.
From there we went to Magnum (and passed zero wait on Power Tower's space shots... that was stupid). Entering the empty queue we hooked up with Dan "Did You See Me on Discovery" Haverlock, who apparently didn't have inventory that day. To the ejector seat we went! Overall, the ride is much smoother than last year, though the pretzel seems to be getting a little worse. Strong winds held the ride back a little, but I'm sure there will be faster rides for other times.
We ended on Millennium Force. 45 minute wait. There's something I wasn't used to seeing. However, I was pretty pissed off when people began smoking all around me. If it's one person, I'll say something, but when you're a minority, you can't go there. Inconsiderate morons are one thing, but CP cops standing on the outskirts of the queue doing nothing with their thumbs up their asses are even more irritating. This is the same crap they did at the start of last year. Who has to give them a tongue lashing to do their jobs?
We sat in seat 2-2. As expected, the ride delivered! Lap 51 was a winner, and I again remembered how intense that speed in the low turns is. Good times, can't wait to get on it again.
Overall, the thing that impresses me most about the park is that every day is consistent with every other day when it comes to service, shows and rides. The park continues to set benchmarks. Looking forward to another season.
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Jeff
Webmaster/Guide to The Point
Futuristic bow-wow... do the dog catcher!
Alot of new cops this year btw.. The regulars have just started to come back so the smoking rules should become enforced again real soon...
There have been the same complaints abotu running in the park this season so far.. They had a crew meeting last night so maybe things will start to gel..
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MF 2000 - 269 laps
MF 2001 - Tell ya when I hit triple digits....
There have been the same complaints abotu running in the park this season so far.. They had a crew meeting last night so maybe things will start to gel..
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MF 2000 - 269 laps
MF 2001 - Tell ya when I hit triple digits....
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