Passholder Appreciation Day

Loopy said:When it doesn't have gum inside it, it's now not a gumball machine.

Then what would it be if nothing were in it? Just a machine?

Glad to hear you all had a good time yesterday! I would have liked to go...
When I looked at the scavenger hunt I thought that was MF's sign, but I wasn't sure. Kudos to those of you who took the time to do that... I don't think I would have the patience.

I will just keep looking forward to closing weekend!

Jason, I just came across yours - for the record, I will accept your answers. :)

I actually made it down yesterday. We drove home from Tahquammenon on Saturday (left at 9am, got home around 4). And, after having my computer crash decided to go to the Point with some friends. It was my friend Dan's birthday and his wife had been bugging me to go.

So, long story short, I did make it, and spent a lot of time in the car in 2 days. Got 7 rides in the 1:20 or so (3x Raptor, Blue Streak, maXair, Disaster Transport and Wicked Twister). We paced ourselves a bit better after that. Until the end of the day at least, when, in about 35 minutes, we did Raptor 3x followed by DT 3x (with sun glasses).

Hopefully the rest of you guys had fun with Magnum ERT, I just wish I could have been there to help RickRoll the station.

I'll be back the weekend of the 27th, but I doubt the lines will be as short as yesterday.

Yeah, I don't expect lines that short again until May. Yesterday was great - a lot of riding in a short amount of time, and no rush at all. :)

Yesterday at the park was pretty much the perfect day. No lines for literally anything, and cool weather made it perfect.

Was anyone else here on the Millennium Force train that got stuck at the top of the hill at about 11:15? We got stuck on the Raptor lift for a couple of minutes, then wandered over to Millennium Force right after that ride and got stuck up there for around 20 minutes. Great views, plus they gave us the whole "walk up the exit..." deal when we got off, although the lines were short enough to never have to do it.

We spent from 10:30a to about 6p in the park and was able to ride literally everything twice, with the exception of Cedar Creek, which we skipped. Within that time we spent at least one hour looking for all the scavenger hunt items, and probably another hour just enjoying the views and wandering.

Thanks Tony for such a great Passholder day, it couldn't have been any better for all of us. We'll definately be coming back with our Platinum Passes next year.

OnPointTony said:Jason, I just came across yours - for the record, I will accept your answers. :)

Sweet. I tried to be as descriptive as possible. I guess it paid off. :)

Sounds like a great day! I am sad I missed Rick Rolling the Magnum station. Sounds like good times. :) I am definately going to make it to more of these events next year. It sounds like it would be a lot of fun hanging out with other PointBuzzers at CP.

Jason, I used the term, "gumball machine" also. I was just saying that after the fact we realized it isn't actually a gumball machine.

I figured Tony would be pretty picky about the descriptions, fortunately for you and I, he wasn't. :)

Less than 10 minutes till' we should find out the winner!

Good luck everyone!

When the MF was Stuck on the Hill I was ready to exit out of the Red Train. They couldn't let us till the lady unlocked our lap bars. That didn't hurt me, because my mom and I just walked on every Coaster, and many Thrill Rides too. The only 2 Coasters I waited longer were the Maverick, Wildcat, TTD which I waited 20 minuted, and that isn't bad. I rode Snake River Falls because if that is true they will be demolishing that for next year's Water Ride I won't ride it again this year because it will be Cold the rest of the season.

I'll post it because I'm sure someone else is considering it and I'll save you the embarassment. Tony actually does work for a living too in case anyone was wondering....

OMG WTF...ITS AFTR 5 AND NO WINNER ANNOUNCED YET??!!1?1!!

HE SAYD BE4 5PM AND ITS AFTR 5!!11!!1! ;)

LOL Your impersonation of a 12 year old kid is almost too good. ;)

Apparently Cathy from Lakewood, OH won.... anyone know her?

http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/admission/season_passes/index.cfm

FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE ENTRIES!!

Are you serious? 439 pass holders submitted entries? That's pretty unreal. What's even more unreal is that only a little over 1/3 of them were correct.

Glad to know we were part of the 157 correct entries, too. :-D

AND we had fun doing it.

Passholder day was a lot of fun, as is every time I've been to a Pointbuzz gathering. Some of the best trips I've had to CP were during a Pointbuzz gathering.

Millennium Force was having a good day. It seemed to be running faster than most days I've ridden it. Trimless night rides on Magnum too.

I'm also glad to know we found the right answers to the scavenger hunt, even if I didn't turn the form in. I doubt I ever would have found the water wheel or gumball machine on my own.

I have to say - the light crowds, perfect weather, and ERT sessions made that one of the best days I've spent in the park in a long time! Thanks to everyone who made it happen. :)

We all know it was the hanging out with me that made it the best.