What was your first ride like?
I won't get my first ride until 2005 probably.
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"The old man saw the picture of us on the rollercoaster ride, when we went through the loop-de-loops."
*** This post was edited by coastercrazy on 6/24/2001. ***
My first ride was in the red train, 8-2 on the left. It was a life-altering experience (as far as the coaster-riding part of my life goes). Little did I know that the ride is much better closer to the front of the train when the ride is warmed up.
Devistating!
Unbeleivable!
Exhilerating!
Mind Blowing!
Incredible!
I momentarilly lost all recollection of coasters before it. I got off, and asked myself, did that really happen? All of my coaster dreams came true.
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Feeling kruggie cause I'm not at the Point.
Check out my TR from our first visit in May:
http://www.guidetothepoint.com/thepoint/cpplace/thread.asp?ForumID=4&TopicID=4882 Can't wait to do it all again Columbus Day weekend!
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First we Rock - then we Roll!
May 15,2000 Blue Train 3rd Row From Front. Amazing! I dont know how else to put it.
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MF Count: 19
First CP Rollercoaster: Corkscrew
My first ride was at Coastermania in 1-2, and the seats are elevated in the back so it was almost an unobstructed view of the whole ride. I had waited for 11 months to ride it and I knew the layout by heart, and it still blew me away!
Whenever there are first time riders waiting beside me and a train comes in with everybody screaming and clapping, I have to turn to them and say, "Yes, it's that good!"
MF count: 20
Tue, May 16th 2000 at 3:30 PM, seat 8-2R. Red Train I believe.
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2001 Force Laps-55
2001 Magnum Laps-115
6/11/01 Gemini Laps 100
May 13th, 2000 - Opening Day. I believe I was in 7-1... not the BEST seat on the train, but I was blown away. I couldn't believe it. The whole day was spent recollecting those 2 minutes. I had to do it again, so I did. Then when I got front row a month later, it set a whole new standard. The front is incredible!
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Steuks!!
June 17, 2000. The gates opened at 9:00. It was 8:40 when we left our room at the Breakers and at 8:45, we were at the Magnum entrance. The line to get into the park was through the Challenge Park ticket booth and back to the Soak City fence. Ah, but we wouldn't wait.
Straight up to the Guest Services door, a quick knock, and we're in ahead of the crowd. Our secret "Fast Pass" comes in the form of a Dorney Park Season Pass. Season pass holders from other parks show their passes at Guest Services and sign in there. Once we signed in, I sat down because we still had five minutes to park opening. Kathey asked what I was doing, and I told her that we couldn't get in until the gates opened. The GS host heard me and told us to go on in anyway! First ones in the park, and a five minute (in reality it was about two minute) jump on the general public!
We ran under the tunnel and made the left turn toward Power Tower knowing that we were going to be first in line on MF! WRONG!!!
As we approached Coasters, we saw the sea of humanity who had apparently been let into the main gate a few minutes early. It was as if a siren were sounding and the Eloi could do nothing but follow. We joined the masses. When we finally reached CP's version of the Morlock's subterranean trap, we entered the line exactly between the MF exit and Toot Sweets. Few of the queues were opened yet though, so it would be only a 30 minute wait.
The energy in the crowd as the first train rolled up the hill was electrifying. A wave of enthusiasm swept through the line like I haven't seen at Cedar Point since the Magnum DJ said he wouldn't play YMCA again for the rest of the day back in 1997.
It was only now that I realized what a breathtaking structure this was. As I watched the train speed up the lift, my eyes were transfixed on the apex. When the train actually peaked, I was amazed to watch the elevator lift catapult the train over the other side. I stood in awe, awaiting my turn to be flung over the edge.
Before long we were on the loading platform. There were about a dozen people ahead of us, so getting the first car was out of the question. However, I thought we might have a shot at the already-mythical 5.1. Strangely, most folks filled the seats front-to-back, so I hopped into the middle car and buckled in. Lexi and Megan, already knowing all of my CP secrets, bolted for 5.2.
As has been said in other reports previously, words cannot adequately express the ride on this monster. We pulled out of the station and began the ascent, at first slowly, but then kicking into second gear halfway up the hill.
Due to the angle, I couldn't see the track ahead of us, so it was a great surprise when we began to crest the top, far earlier than I expected we would. Hands up. I said HANDS, GET UP THERE!! (OK, hands are now listening to the head again).
We began the descent, picking up speed at an alarming rate. Every millisecond that I thought we must be at the 80 degree angle, we continued to drop over more and more and more. After what seemed an eternity, the earth was finally rushing straight at us. The G's on the pullout were unreal. I was having a difficult time keeping my arms in the air, but WHAT A RUSH!!
The overbanked turns were so smooth that I didn't even realize until later rides what the horizon looks like from 122 degrees. I continued to watch the track ahead.
We sped around the left turn and into the tunnel at breakneck speed. Out of the tunnel, and immediately up the gigantic second hill, where I would later measure the airtime at an unbelievable 4.1 seconds!
I had never seen the full POV video, so coming down the hill, I saw both the outgoing and the incoming track and for some reason thought that we would turn LEFT on the island. As I prepared myself for that turn, I was jolted back to reality by the right hand turn.
Through the first island turn, then expecting a pretzel-type turnaround like on Magnum, I was once again surprised when we hit a hard right into the second island turn.
Through that turn, then over the final island hill, still at a velocity that would get you a speeding ticket in every state but Montana, and back through the second tunnel with every voice on the train now at maximum volume.
A hard left, screaming past the station of cheering onlookers (still) and into the final overbank. We jetted into the station and cruised to a stop knowing that we had just experienced the nirvana of thrill rides. (Dear other coasters of the world. Please be advised that you have all been moved down one spot on the favorites list. Thank you.)
My adrenal glands were working overtime. I'm pretty sure that at that moment, I could have lifted a car off a baby if called upon to do so. My heart was racing, my lungs filled fuller, my legs were energized, and life was very very good! In summation -- WOW! In fact, reliving it while I was writing this just now was pretty darn good .
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Duane Cahill
I need a vacation to recuperate from my vacation.
It was... well... words cannot explain!
I loved coasters when I was in school, but I went to Six Flags over Georgia when they opened the Batman ride in 1996 and got sick on the thing. I REFUSED to ride coasters after that. Anyway, I visited a *sweetie* in Cleveland in August of last year and he took me out to the point. I warmed up to a few of the little coasters, but it wasn't until I was back up there (I live in Greenville, S.C.) later that month that he talked me into TRYING a ride. I got in line for Raptor, but chickened out and WALKED THROUGH the line and out of the station without riding. Hating myself, we got back in line at the end of the day and I LOVED it! :) The next day, I told him that I was going to try MF, but he thought I was joking. His best friend convinced me that I could do it, so the three of us got in line. On the way up, I had my rosary in one hand and, with tears swelling up in my eyes out of fear, I kept saying, "Oh, mother f&$#@#! Oh, sh!t! Oh, F*&%!" The lift was so steep and FAST... And it makes your heart skip a beat when it kicks in 3/4 of the way up. Once I was over that hill, and WHAT A BIG DROP IT TRULY IS, the fear was gone and the exhilaration (sp?) set in!
I am now HOOKED! MF is the coaster that I measure all others against.
(Around here, all we have is Six Flags over Georgia and Paramount's Carowinds. Forget them. I'm making that 600+ drive to go to Cedar Point next week where THE RIDE is.)
It is an experience all by itself and I hope that you can make it out before 2005...
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http://photos.yahoo.com/LadyGator_29609 ;o)
Lets see after looking at the progress everyday during the winter the day had finally risen upon me to see the coaster in person. No clue what day it was or what time but it was pouring down rain. My friend and I rushed to buy ponchos and our tickets. Got to the Force and saw that it wasn't running my friend said lets not wait, I said HELL NOOOOO I waited this long, I can wait a little longer. So through the pouring rain we waited behind the most annoying kids telling the dumbest jokes I ever heard for 2 hours. Finally a train flew bye and the crowd was estatic. We got into the que and onto the ride. Hands up the whole way words can just not describe the experience, The best ride of my life.
~Chip Force
First time riding was in the front seat!! My wife and I were amazed at how smooth the ride is. Didn't get much of a chance to be scared of the height as it goes up the first hill so quick.
Turned towards my wife to say how awesome the ride was and she started laughing. She was pointing at my forehead and couldn't stop laughing. Looked at my sister-in-law in the seat behind us and she was also pointing at my forehead and laughing. My brother-in-law was laughing. They laughed for 2 minutes straight before they were able to tell me that I had a bug squashed on my forehead. The bug was squashed almost all the way across my forehead! I counted 9 bugs I collected on that one ride.
Be prepared to be the windshield for the other riders if you ride in the front seat!!
First ever ride on Millennium Force.....
Date: June 3,2000
Time:10:45am
Train:Blue
Feelings:"OH MY GOD!",MY HEART WAS BEATING FASTER THAN IT EVER HAS BEFORE!IWAS SO NERVOUS AND YET SO EXCITED,THE FIRST HILL IS THE MOST AWESOMEST!THE WHOLE RIDE WAS MIND BLOWING!I WISH I COULD FEEL THE WAY I DID WHEN I FIRST RODE IT,I GUESS YOU NEVER GET THAT FEELING BACK.
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Cedar Point.....HOLD ON!!
DBCahill, I got a rush reading your experience. I am going in September and will wait for the front. It really looks incredible and I am counting the days, 69.....
Considering all the #'s I have.. it's funny.. I remember #1 and #2 the most..
#1.. opening day 2000 season.. 6:45pm.. seat 1-2 with my friend Charlene. (4 1/2 hour wait) upset because the photo didn't come out..
Char left and I got back in line for another 3 hours wait.. got 1-1.. Unreal...
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MF 2000 - 269 laps
MF 2001 - 92 laps as of (6/28/01)
June 11th, 2001 - Gemini 100
I don't even remember my first ride, it was all a blur. I remember getting into my seat, it is the only coaster i felt a little scared to get on (not anymore) ;) Right after my first ride, i couldn't talk, i wasn't screaming or anything. I tried to talk, but i couldn't, it was very weird.
I also remember waiting 3.5 hours+
I dont know yet, but I will tell you in about a week, I will be leaving for CP on thursday, and cant wait to ride the mighty MF!!
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CPfan Stuck In Utah!!!!!!
1st ride, June 10th 2000, 11:45 am, 1st ride of the season, 1-1, blue train...great ride but then I thought I'd rather do magnum.
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DT80: 30 and proud of it!
Proud member of the O.C.
Elite Eight (ring man)
June 14th 2001 10:05:26 seconds I had my restraint down on the yellow train. It flew up the lift hill. My heart was beating fast and hard and I thought I was going to faint. We reaced the top and FLEW down the drop. The speed just blew me away. That ride was the best ride of my life.
May 15
About 9:30
Blue train
row 1-1 left
later rode again that day.
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