may 18-20

it was great, details later, I just got back and I want to sleep. I just have to say Katie from the TTD crew was so nice! We have a nice conversation while we waited for them to remove one of the trains.

Day 1: get there around 11am, (driving through cleveland sucks) and check in get our season passes and go in the park. TTD is closed with the trains off the track so we were really bummed at first. I think we rode the Millenium a few times. Raptor, Mean Streak, Blue Streak, Maxair, Wicked Twister and Disaster Transport. All a few times. Maxair is really good

day 2: early addmission and guess what, TTD was open!!! We rode it 3 times before the park opened to the public and once more after it opened. On our second ride they had to take off a train, so as we sat on the train and waited we talked to Katie, a TTD employee. It was fun. We didn't wait more than 1/2 hour for any ride, other than Millenium. We rode everything listed above and then some. Again, went back to the hotels bar, drank, then slept.

day 3: early addmission again! But we only rode the TTD once more cause it was down for a while. Making my total ride of TTD with the World title for fastest and highest coaster a big 12 times. (5 times this trip) Kingda Ka, I believe broke and won't open till sunday. The park was packed today, so we headed for some fastlane stamps for raptor and millenium and one last ride on mean streak and called it a day.

Can I just vent a little?

line courtesy:
1. No line jumping, if your friend is in front of me, too bad. If they were your friends, they would hang back for you. Or you can meet them at the platform.

2. Don't crowd. It doesn't matter how close you are to the platform, you still have the same number of people in front of you.

3. Don't push and horse around with people you are with. You hit me I'm hitting back. I probably have another hour standing next to you, don't upset me.

4. if your not sure of your size, use the test seat located at the entrance of every roller coaster!!!

5. Put the backpack away! You cant ride with it, it costs $5 to put away, you're better off leaving it at the hotel or car. and if you must have a back pack, move out of the way of the entrance when the attendant tells you that you can't ride.

6. Exit, Exit, Exit. Down the ramp and past the door, if you are waiting for someone, MOVE!

I had a great time, just a few incidents where line jumping was ignored or not caught. Big biggest peeve in the world.
*** Edited 5/21/2005 1:24:19 AM UTC by TopThrillAudrey***

I was there on Wednesday too. I would like to add another thing to your list. Remember your seat number on maXair. I went on it two times, and both times people didn't remember what number they were told, causing all kinds of trouble.

Glad you got to go on TTD, I thought there was a bit of hope on Wednesday when they transfered the trains onto the track. Oh well, I will be at CP plenty of time this year.

How was TTD running on Thursday and Friday?

Beautifully!! Rode it 5 times totaly this year so far.

Someone peed in seat 28 and the ride op who gave out numbers forgot about it, messed everyone up and the other guests balmed me for not sitting there when it was closed.

I almost forgot about physics day. I waved to the first few groups I saw, like I said I would in an earlier post. But there were so many.

another vent: Disastor Trasport need to have someone directing people through the turn-style.

The group of people on my first ride admitted to the ride op they didn't pay attention to what number she had given them. The second time it was a group of like 5 ladies, I think they had been drinking a little, they said they had forgotten where to sit, so just took other peoples spots.

Hiya Audrey!

Glad you had a good first visit this year! Make it a point to send CP an email about your positive and negative experiences. They do read them and if you praise an employee they will get credit for it!!!

1. No line jumping, if your friend is in front of me, too bad. If they were your friends, they would hang back for you. Or you can meet them at the platform.

This has been quite the problem this spring in the park. I know security has really been hopping trying to stay on top of this. Apparently a lot of people have complained about it and I think the ride ops have been told to step up enforcing the rules. Anybody gives the ride ops any hassle about it and the jerks get to chat with security. It is kinda puzzling that this would be an issue so early in the season. Ride lines are NOTHING this spring... what does line jumping save them? 3? 4 minutes? Doesn't make sense...

CPLurker

^I dont think its so much these people want to save time waiting than "catching up" with their group and not giving a damn about all the people they are cutting in front of. Either way its bad and I also have seen a lot more linejumping and general riff-raff in the park this spring compared to previous years.