Mikey's Opening Day Report

Absolutely Amazing is right! The park was packed, looked clean, great employees, excellent rides, and a new coaster (did anyone else know about this?) ;) Here are my highlights:

Left Auburn Hills at 5:45, arriving at the Joe Cool Main Gate at 8:15. Line was not that bad, and I found Josh (Spin and Puke) and his brother and we hung out for the time until opening.

Ran like hell and got to the DRAGSTER queue at 9:10. Wait at that point was 2 hours ALREADY. I have NO IDEA how so many people got there before us. Not sure if the Magnum gate got in the same time, or what? If E-Train or anyone knows, thats appreciated.

Sat in the second to last row with my dad, with Josh, and his brother a row ahead of us. Red Train. The trains kick butt, and are very comfortable. The countdown lights do not work yet, and that's fine with me.

The launch is un-mo-fo-believeable!! Jeff is 100% correct: You don't ever think the launch and acceleration is ever going to end. Love the twist on the drop, and the head chopper is outstanding! Excellent ride. Absolutely new favorite of mine, (sorry X and Magic Mt).

When we left, the queue line grew to 5 hours. I pity the folks without Joe Cool. A total of three trains, (red, blue, green) were running. Purple was on transfer with water dummies, and black cherry was on transfer as well.

The midway looks totally different, but they have done a great job. Bright colors, signs promoting the ride everywhere. The SHOP ZONE has excellent merchandise. For $31.95, I got a great red polo shirt with the logo. Hmm...whatever will I wear tomorrow to teach in? ;)

Twsiter: Still a great ride. Love the back seat.

Raptor: No mid-course brakes, and an absolutely awesome ride.

Mantis: Again, no trims. What a difference the ride makes,

Gemini: What can I say? Still a classic 20+ years later.

I was FLOORED at how busy the park was. Did not get on Millennium (2 hours when we went), or Maggie (45 mins). We had to leave at 4, to get home for dinner with the grand folks.

Greetings: Great to see Josh and his brother, Aaron (Tekguy), Joe (Gemini176), Adam, and two other guys who are very familiar but don't know their names,(sorry) Dan (who I asked where the queue was...but I'm not sure Dan knows what I look like...lol...great to FINALLY meet Jo (if only for a second...sorry, Jo and Raptor gang, I had to use Freeway, as I had to go), talked to E-Train. If I missed anyone, I am terrible sorry. I felt like it was Cheers...I ran into many a friends...

A great day at the, and here's looking to a great year! I suspect, based on Opening, record-breaking attendance!

Around one in the afternoon, my dad and I began to get REALLY TIRED, and FATIGUED. We figured it was the "after-effects" of Dragster, so we called our new disease..."ROCKET LAG!"...some people get jet lag...we got "ROCKET LAG!"

-Mikey :)
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Drag Races: 1, Rocket Lag Days: 1

*** This post was edited by olympic10086 5/4/2003 9:13:54 PM ***

rocket lag, lol. sounds like you trip was awesome. i was so mad that i couldnt go today. but saturday is jsut 6 days away!! i hope by then everything will be ready.

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Cedar Point Rocks My Socks

Mikey - I wanted to meet you and ride Dragster! Come on buddy :) Well Tuesday is right around the corner.

I think I am suffering from Rocket Lag too lol

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Eric Morrison (Coast)
Point Hype
http://www.pointhype.com
*** This post was edited by Etrain 5/4/2003 10:13:05 PM ***

Did you get on Mean Streak? I am wondering if they changed anything with the trims.

No, my former favorite ride of all times, was not on our to-do-list today.

-Mikey

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Drag Races: 1, Days Of Rocket Lag:1

Mikey, Magnum Gate was definitely the way to go. I got there at 8:40, they started letting Joe Cool people up to the "tunnel" right after the entrance at 8:55, then right after the national anthem finished the "race" was on! I ran past a ton of people (felt like Barry Sanders flying by Magnum's entrance) and must have been in the first 20 JCC people in line, but all the VIP "first riders" were already in line, so that's where the wait came from (I ended up waiting 1.5 hours). Sorry I didn't catch up with you man, but at least you got a Dragster ride!

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Dragster "Top Thrills": 2
World's first strata-coaster!

I'm gonna have to say dragster is my new #1. The launch was wild, I looked at my on ride photo afterwords and I looked like a scared little girl....hope no one saw it ...anyway, the air time at 420 was great and unexpected-even in the red car which seemed a bit slower than the others. down was sweeeeeet....!
Here's my four favorite parts of the ride in that order : Launch, tophat, downward spiral, going up....whatever......best ride in the park.

Enjoyed hangin out with Mikey and pops ,
let me know if you're going again before you start working for the summer.
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