I just got back from my coaster trip to northern Ohio. I am just going to give a brief overview of the days we spent.
The trip started out with a 2-day trip to Cedar Point (Tuesday July 10 and Wednesday July 11). This was my second trip to the point (the first being last year). The park was a little busy, but we managed to have a great time with some great rides.
Magnum XL-200 (4 laps including one front seat)
Last year I was not too impressed with this coaster. However this year is a different story. Magnum quickly rose to be one of my top 5 after my first ride this trip. We got airtime on almost every hill. Another thing that made me enjoy it more was the smaller wait. Last year we waited over an hour. The longest wait this time was 30 minutes and that was for front seat.
Millennium Force (3 laps one front seat ride.)
This continues to be my favorite coaster. I had told my group that we were going to wait for front seat, because they got to ride it last year and loved it. If you have the extra time , I suggest you wait for the fornt seat. It is a much better ride up there, I just loved going down the first hill and seeeing it continue to slope more and more. The longest wait for the Force: 1:15 minutes for front seat.
Raptor (3 laps including one front seat and one back seat)
The new paint looks nice. The only complaint I have is I never really felt the 0-g roll. Oh well this is still one great ride.
Gemini 2 laps (one blue, one red)
This ride was fun last year and even better this year. One of my friends is rather loud and made this so much fun. He named the cars Ricky Rudd(sp?)(the blue) and Jeff Gordon (the red). As we went around the track he would keep yelling stupid stuff such as, "Slow down Ricky Rudd, speed up Jeff Gordon." And he did it all in a redneck voice. He had the whole car laughing at one point.
I am not going to go into detail with the other rides, so here is a list and the number of laps.
Power Tower 2 rides (one on each side)
Mantis 2 laps (one front row, one back row)
Iron Dragon 2 laps
Mean Streak 1 lap
Blue Streak 1 lap
Disaster Transport 1 lap
Cedar Creak Mine Ride 1 lap
Woodstock Express 1 lap
Corkscrew 1 lap
Wildcat 1 lap
Cedar Downs 1 lap
Space Spiral 1 lap
White Water Landing 1 lap
Thunder Canyon 1 lap
Two rides on the train
Countless number of times on the Sky Ride
We also watched the Michael Jordan Show, The Summer Beat Show, and the Summer Spectacular.
The trip to Cedar Point was everything I expected. We had a blast. And if it hasn't been said enough yet, I love CP's ride-ops. The were very quick and made for a much enjoyable time, so if anyone reading this is one of those people I just want to say thanks. On a side note, if you are going to Cedar Point make sure you eat at the Midway Market. They have a great buffet for only $10. I am going to try to convince my dad to take me back up there for Halloweekends.