9-28 Double Dragster

It was just a short trip from 1030-2 but it was a good one. Started off with a no wait magnum ride. We had 5 people in our train. Then my brother and me went and waited about 30 minutes for Dragster and calculated about a minute and 7 second interval. It was pretty consistant around that number. Millennium Force had no wait about 1130 so we got a front seat but COLD ride. It was well worth the cold though. :). Now that the rope ladder challenge is over by Millennium Force *by the entrance to Mantis* I tried it right at noon for a free try with my Joe Cool. I almost made it, but being a big guy wasn't an advantage.

About 12 Dragster went down and we went over by the hydraulic building to check out that maitenance was changing a one of the wheels on the last white section of track before the cable enters the hydraulic building. It was one of the wheels underneath the track. The delay was about an hour and 15 minutes. They launched the red times 2 times both with rollbacks then loaded the first 4 rows and rolled back. It made it the next time and then they added 2 more rows and so on. We got in line and walked right up to the station. We go the same train as in the morning again (blue) and it was a good ride. Still no rollbacks. :(

To end the trip me and my brother went on to hit magnum one last time before our departure and got to catch a ride with magnum robert who ended up telling us a story. He lost his counter (which was at 2,016 today) on the ride and a few rides later one of the ride ops found under the ride. So he did get it back. It was a little chilly in the morning but was perfect when we left.

Also one side note: As reported the theming (wing and engine) was reported on the hurse outside of dragsters station, there is also a casket that is decked out as a dragster in front of Coasters and it used the engine and part of the wing. The steel tubes that supported the wing now stretch from the casket to the front wheels. Corkscrew also has the first and second lift hills painted as well as part of the first Corkscrew. The supports that support the first loop is also painted and it looks very nice!

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2003 Stats: Top Thrill Dragster: 14
Magnum XL-200: 59
33 trips to the Point