Best time to ride Dragster

I've got a season pass this year, and i was really hoping to ride Dragster. I was wondering at which time should i ride it? I've herd it is lots more fun at night?
*** Edited 4/3/2006 12:53:06 AM UTC by grant2cp***

I think the best time to ride it is when it's open... ;)

Anyways, try and get on it first thing if you get there right when the park opens. The park recommends riding major rides during normal lunch and dinner times, but I'm not sure if that really holds true as being a good time to ride.

Ok I'll try it hope it works.Thanks!

No gaurentees... :)

Oh come on don't deny it, Dragster will run great this year.:)

Anyway, I agree about riding it right when you get into the park. Lines tend to be short then. And if the line is extending along the fence and back to Iron Dragon, get in it anyway. Even though it looks long(and believe me it does) it's quite a short wait. It's basically because guests havnt been let into the queue.

One time I got 3 rides, in the morning, within 1 1/2 hours and the line was backed up like how I mentioned.

TTD 120mph said:
Oh come on don't deny it, Dragster will run great this year.:)

No, I meant no gaurentees that those would be the best times to ride. :)

TTD 120mph said:
Oh come on don't deny it, Dragster will run great this year.:)

It's funny, I said that on another forum a few weeks ago and I think they're still discussing why I'm wrong. I stopped checking, you were right.

Back on topic. When TTD was running last season, it usually made it through the entire day with very few delays. Basically, the line moves pretty fast and on the busiest day I went last season the line didn't exceed a hour.

The best time to ride is whenever you can. You never know when it'll be your last ride of the season.

Seriously though, I much prefer the night time rides I've had to the daytime ones.

In my opinion the best time to ride is night,Hallow weekends,early morning.

Try to get the very first ride of the day cause when Dragster first warms up the chances of rollbacks are much greater. I remember going right for Dragster last year on both days and ended up with three rollbacks altogether. Two in a row on the second morning.

I have never been on TTD at night before, so my goal is on May 20 to make that my last ride of the night and try it our for the first time at night.

That’s exactly what I plan on doing BongKong. I also think another factor for a possible ETRB(early time rollback) is to get the first train. A hard feat, YES, but if you can get first train (which I hope to get opening day:)) then maybe the fact that the hydraulics aren’t use to the weight of a fully loaded train can help in getting a rollback. That is assuming they fill all 18 seats of the first train.
p.s.- wickeddragster88, Dragster is awesome to ride at night. The countdown lights, both on and off the tower, are just so much cooler to see at night. :) I just know you'll enjoy your first night ride.

*** Edited 4/4/2006 1:35:25 AM UTC by TTD 120mph***

Last ride of the night....best time i've had on TTD. I managed to be the last public train out two days in a row last season. First public train out for the day is also pretty sweet.

I've been on both the first and last train out, too. I like the first one out better.

MrScott

Were they off the day or the year Scott? I would love to know anything that will help me get the first train of the season (seat doesn't matter). I'm planning on leaving home at 6:00 so I can get to the park by 8:00. Is that early enough?

It was the weekend after Mother's Day, either on Saturday or Sunday Morning. As resort guests (LHP), we got in the park at 9 (Sat) or 9:30 (Sun).

MrScott

Wow, that's the third time I've seen you mention Lighthouse Point....you must really like staying there.:)

Third?! You've been around for a while too. Although he is right, LHP is the best way to go.

I've only been to Cedar Point once and this was last summer. We only got the chance to ride Dragster once in the day. We got in line at dusk, but by the time we got on the ride it was dark. It made for an awesome ride, but I wish we rode earlier in the day for the daytime view from the top (which doen't last long lol) But it was still an awesome ride!

JuggaLotus said:
Third?! You've been around for a while too.

Well it's just the third one I've noticed.:)