Is It Worth The Wait?

Im new here(as you can probbaly tell by the title of the subject, it sounds newbish to me!) Anyway, ive been obbsessed with rollercoasters after riding shivering timbers at MA(living only 15 miles away from this beast:) Ever since then ive road every rollercoaster in cedar point, i went last year and road the MF, great ride, but, were going there for a school trip at the end of May, were getting there when the park opens, if i hurry to the dragster will i have to wait "long"? Even thought everyone and there brother will be in that direction, what do you think? sorry the beggining of my post was a little off topic, but i was just introducing myself, but anyway, what do you think
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Born To Ride The Rollercoaster

The morning is prolly the best time to make a dash for it, if you don't get there are soon as the park opens try waiting unitl after 5 or 6. Thats just what I always find to work, but basically - if you can handle whatever the wait is at the time you first look at the line, get on it. You won't be disappointed.

Thanks, now im really looking forward to another trip to cedar point!
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Born To Ride The Rollercoaster

If it is 4 hours like it was on opening day when I rode,no,it is not worth it. I don't think the lines will be that bad anymore though with more trains and the extra car back in.

YES it is worth the wait! I went just got back from my trip. The line said that it was 4 hours, but I was off in an hour and 45 min.

If you are a single rider I recomend going! When standing in line they asked for about 11 people to ride with some one who needed a riding partner

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Cedar Point Rocks My Socks

I would say it is definatly wait for your first time. For my first time I waited 2 and 1/2 hours, but I really wouldn't want to wait more than maybe 1 and 1/2 hours anymore.

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AKA...Somewhatchewy, Joseph the White.
If ignorance is bliss, why aren’t more people happy?

I only had to wait approximately 2 hours for it yesterday. They were only running 4 trains, but we caught it right after it had broken down, so a lot of peeps got out of line. The launch is worth 1 hour, and the view at the top of the tophat is worth the other. :)

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LeWiS

I went opening day and waited 5 1/2 hours, honestly i think it goes really fast, and it is worth the wait :D

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~Yea..life throws you curves...but you learn to swerve..~
2002~14 CP trips
2003~1 CP trip

2 hours is one thing but there is no way that I am going to wait 4 hours to ride one ride. Cedar Point has too many other coasters to ride to be stuck in a line for that long.

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Feel the Beat

i rode it yesterday and i waited about 3 hours for it and it was well worth it! i don't know if the morning is the best time to go but it will get you into a shorter line. For all those who have rode it you noticed a sign that said"occasionally a launched train my not clear the hill,do not be concerned by this, the train will roll back and return to the starting position" this means when the ride hasn't ran for ahwile the magnets cool down making it harder to launch the train over the hill. so in the morning they may have to run a few empty cars and expects delays.

no matter how long the line is, it is definatley worth the wait, i especially liked riding it at night

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" you never cease to amaze me"
days at the point=2
TTD Rides=3
Wicked Twister Rides=34
Millie Rides=55

My brother and I got inline about 9:10am on opening day. We got in one hour before the GP, with our Joe Cool club passes.

Even so, we waited over 3 hours. But lemme say, I think it was definitely worth it! :)

... and Ricky, I may have misinterpreted what you said, but I think youre mistaken about something. They post that sign because rollbacks occasionally happen, and the train wont go all the way over the hill and fall back. The magnets have nothing to do with the launch, those actualyl fall INTO the track and the cable is what launches the train.

The magnets then 'pop' back up after the train passes over them, but they actually have nothing to do with the launch itself. Unless you are thinking about LIM's (which are not on TTD), I dont think the magnets can overheat, as you had mentioned.

And as far as running some empty trains in the morning, thats just standard testing for safety, nothing out of the ordinary, all rides do it :)
*** This post was edited by Draken_LC 5/11/2003 4:13:52 PM ***

Well... Theirs no LIM's on TTD but, magnets can overheat and thats why WT was down alot last season.
*** This post was edited by Cedar Po!nt 5/11/2003 4:42:41 PM ***

what are the magnets for then? i am trying to learn evrything i can bout this ride and i also would like to know why it can't sometimes clear th hill if it is not powered by the magnets? is it because of weight or weather conditions?

Again, the magnets are for braking and have nothing to do with the launch. The reason a train wouldnt make it over is that the system didnt correctly calculate the weight of the train, and/or didnt get the right amount of oomph into the system that launches it.

I dont have a link, but maybe someone does and theyll post it. The system works basically as a giant motor, its a giant drum that has many outlets into tanks of nitrogen. There is a cable that hooks under the train. Nitrogen is shot into the drum, spinning the drum, pulling the cable and propelling the train.

...and Wicked Twister was down somewhat because of the magnetics and overheating, but there was also a lot of strain being put on the structure itself, which they fixed with those poles this year, so it should be running a lot better and more proficiently.

the magnets are emergency brakes, for when the train doesnt clear the hill these magnets will slow the train down and stop it from hitting the next train waiting to launch, these same magnets are used on the opposite side, they slow the train down, these are the brakes of the ride... i hope that answered your question..
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" you never cease to amaze me"
days at the point this year=2
TTD Rides=3
Wicked Twister Rides=34
Millie Rides=55

*** This post was edited by TTD_RIDER 5/11/2003 7:06:17 PM ***

here are some pics that better describe what I was trying to say about the brakes:

These are pictures of the brake fins in their 'up' position: http://www.pbase.com/image/16230732 , http://www.pbase.com/image/16230718 , http://www.pbase.com/image/16188550, and http://www.pbase.com/image/16188556

When the train is ready to launch, the brakes drop down into the track, as seen here: http://www.pbase.com/image/16230730

The train launches, and each set of brakes 'pops' back up after the train passes over them.
*** This post was edited by Draken_LC 5/11/2003 7:02:45 PM ***
*** This post was edited by Draken_LC 5/11/2003 7:08:35 PM ***

Magnum opening day 89' : 2.5hr
Raptor opening day: 2 hr
Millenium on Mothers Day 00': 2.5 hr
TTD Openinig Day 03': 2 hr

I would have waited at least 6 hours for any of them on a debut year.

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"Coming soon to a park near you"

Draken_LC said:
...The system works basically as a giant motor, its a giant drum that has many outlets into tanks of nitrogen. There is a cable that hooks under the train. Nitrogen is shot into the drum, spinning the drum, pulling the cable and propelling the train...

Actually, the compressed nitrogen gas pushes a piston, causing the piston to push hydraulic fluid through the drum.

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Top Thrill Dragster - the best 20 seconds of my life!!! (my GTTP sig)
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I would rather hear synthesizers sing than hear rappers talk. (my universal sig)

Thus far, I've waited 1.5, 4, and 2 hours respectively for this ride. And its worth every second of the wait. It was even better my 3rd time, as I was finally able to ride and absorb the entire ride, which was great!

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Michael McCormack
Magnum Count: 651
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