Please describe Top Thrill Dragster.

This is the single most intense ride I've experienced, by far. It took me to my 3rd ride to remember to look around at the top, the launch is that crazy. Somebody asked how this compares to LIMs like on WT, there is no comparison. If you were to ride WT right after riding Dragster (I haven't actually done this), you wouldn't even think you were moving on the launch. The only thing that I was a little suprised of was the feeling you have while dropping. After that rediculously intense launch, you don't really get that feeling in your stomach that you normally get on the first drop of a coaster, like MF. I think that you are in such a daze and you're adrenaline is pumping so much that you really don't feel the drop like on most rides, you're just falling. It's kind of cool actually.

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CP 2K3: 8

I completely agree with mantis_man. At first I thought that the "stomach butterflies" were going to be all over the place, but it didn't happen. I actually felt like being pushed down the spiral, but since you are going face first, you just don't feel that stomach tickle... not like when riding Power Tower.

I would have to say that people that don't like the butterflies-in-the-stomach thing, should ride Dragster without worry... On the other hand, I did miss the tickles...:)

Ride#1 Complete Blur.. what the He-- just happened?

Ride#2 Still pretty blurry.

Ride#3 Much better actually remembered to look around on the crest.. WOW!

Ride #4 Even better at night.. the lights make it great and bright.

Ride#5 First front seat ride.. Never again any other seat... only the front from now on.. no matter how much longer the wait is..

Ride #6 Front again.. at night.. wow...

Ride #7 Now I got a handle of the ride It is not the same when you know what to expect but, I dont know if I'll ever be ready for launch everytime it knocks me on my A--.. it is just that tremendous... absolutely mind-blowing..

Cannot wait to go again....

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TTD=7. MF=78. Raptor 100+ Magnum. 250+ lost count.

On Dragster, before you remember what comes after "Thy Kingdom Come," the ride is already over. :)

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

On the launch, I got that stomach feeling so bad I almost couldn't stand it. IT WAS GREAT! I just remember getting to the top, putting my hands up, then putting them down IMMIDIATLY. Looking at MF up there was also great. The spiral honestly wasn't much, but it was great.

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LeWiS

Yup... pretty much the same thing here.

With high blood pressure, I had to keep myself from getting anxious. I waited for the front (the ONLY way to go) seat. Two of my friends jumped on in a matter of minutes, since they didn't care what seat they got. Part of me wished I would have joined them, you see, the ride shut down two times while I was waiting. So they rode in an hour, and I waited 3 1/2 hours. It was the most intense launch I have ever been in, absolutely insane! Here's my experience; remember, it's true about the "bits-n-pieces" theory...your brain cannot comprehend everything at once!

I waited in line. I made my mind up that I'd keep my hands up all the way, after all; you wouldn't be able to hang on if you got thrown from the car...not that, that would happen though...you are stapled into your seat. The harnesses are slightly lower and tighter than MF. After the long wait, we finally were able to board. Setting in the seat was very comfortable. It kind of "hugs" your body. Then away we went, up behind the first car that was leaving the station. We watched them as they pulled away. Then it felt like forever as we watched them get smaller and smaller in front of us. Taking a quick look to my right, there were tons of adoring fans. What the heck...put on a show and act like I'm driving this thing. "Arms down, head back" No problem...head back...arms down....well, slightly raised to imitate driving this beast. Oh look - the count down lights are going, wow, they go fast! OHHHHHHH MYYYYYY.... TUNNEL VISION!!! Like a episode from a movie sequence! Had there been a light at the end of this thing, I would have thought I was on my way to Heaven! MAAAAAN...... FAST, and LONG!!!!! Will this ever reach the end before going vertical? YES...vertical, wait...wha? How? Ok.....UP.....looking straight up!!! wait....wha? How? Ok....OVER...looking over at the water and city of Sandusky!!! wait......wha? How? DOWN...SPIRAL and DOWN....AMAZING! Can't really feel my body to know what is happening, but the pieces of views I have just seen are processing a little slow, but amazingly!!! FINISH line!!! WOAH...for real?!?!?! How'd that get here so fast? Wait...wha? Smoooooooth......Look to my left, there are the adoring fans waiting to be in MY seat!!! It looks like we are traveling SO slow by them...HEY......"How's my hair?" Probably STRAIGHT back!!! MAAAAN......SCRUB that bug off your face, it's plastered into your skin!!!

Bits-n-pieces!!! That's all, just bits-n-pieces! The brain cannot process everything that is happening so fast around you, you can only remember just bits-n-pieces! But the launch....oh.....the launch!!! ALMOST TOO intense!!! You eyeballs will feel like they are driven to the back of your skull! Keep your hands in a fist, and you can keep them to the front of you...it's hard, but you can! Front seat...hands up all the way...it's the ONLY way to do it!!! TRUST me on this one!!!

Ride it, it's unlike ANYthing you will EVER ride!!!

Well....ride it when it's back up an running! hehe, hopefully soon! I need to try a night run on this thing!!!

Best way to stimulate Top Thrill Dragster:

Find a belt and tie it to the point where you can't breathe anymore. Sit in front of your computer and read the following:

Put your arms down. Put your arms down. Put your arms down. Put your arms down. Put your arms down. Put your arms down. Put your arms down. Put your arms down.

Now watch the video, leaving the belt on until the video is over. Enjoy your stimulated ride on TTD.

The only sensible way I can find to describe TTD:

WOOOAAAAAAHHHHHHH! YeeeeHHAAAAAHHH! Damn, that's a good vieeeEEEWWWWWwwwwWWWW! WOOOOHHOOOOORRRRRRRR!

But a lot more so.....

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Steve

'03 Counts : TTD : 4 MF : 29 Raptor : 25 WT : 18 Other : 31

Lane's TTD Testimonial:

Imagine, walking into the entrance of TTD, under trains roaring over your head. When you finally stop in the line and look around you, everybody is buzzing about how nervous, excited they are while others are just quiet and watching every train climb to the top of the hill. That anticipation alone makes TTD great!

As I got onto the station, I was excited yet something was telling me to not get on the ride. Watching trains following each other going out the station. All of the sudden, mechanical problems shut down the ride, everybodies heart drops while other passengers had to unload from the launching positing and walk back to the station. All of the sudden, while nobody is aware, the train starts revving and shoots up. IT DOESN'T CLEAR! It rolls back as fast as it goes up but creeps slowly back to the launch position. (I'm sharing this because it impacted my ride experience). Moments later, they shoot it again, this time it clears and everybody is cheering and they begin to load the trains again.

It's finally my turn and I tuck my baseball cap into my pocket and take my seat in the train. I buckle myself in and push down the lap bar as far as I can, (getting it as tight as I could, almost suffacating myself). All the sudden, one of the operators come by and shoves it down another four clicks making it incredibly uncomfortable. And then they move you forward quickly to the starting position (for those who load in the front of the station). Then you are sitting there and see the two information lights come on. As you look ahead,there's a tower that you have to strain your neck to see the top. On your right, is the stands where people are just waiting to see you pass, but more directly on your right are hundreds of people just sitting and watching you. Watching all the deep breaths you take in, how red your face is, whether or not you are praying, hanging tight to the lap bar. Yet out of the corner of your eye, you are trying to watch the lights hit green. Everything happens so slowly, deciding whether or not to look away from the lights and miss the launch, look at the lights on the hill or the ones right in front of you. You know that when you watched it, it seems as if it all just came on at once. But when the first yellow light comes on, it just all happens so slow, like you are waiting an eternity for it to turn green.

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Life has it's ups and downs, might as well make it on a coaster!

I've been on it too and it was fantastic! I really can't think of any words to describe my ride experience.

I love this park! I really do! But, my current description for TDD is this...

"A $25,000,000 big, huge, red, white, yellow and beige roller coaster that should be considered S.B.N.O."

I think that it would be a great idea for them to have a soft opening for major rides like this then have an official grand opening mid-summer. That way they can get the problems taken care of and tons of testing done in plenty of time before letting it loose on the guests. Getting the bugs out would save the guests AND the park lots of grief due to unscheduled downtime.

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20 year member of ACE. Time flies when you're having fun =)
*** This post was edited by Scott 6/15/2003 2:25:12 PM ***

i have to agree with alot of these guys posting....there are no words that can describe TTD. the pov video is very cute but nothing compared to the real actual ride. make sure you have something to drink after the ride because you will have no voice from cheering so loud. simply just an amazing and incredible experience.

I went to Cedar Point for the first time Monday and Tuesday! It was GREAT! TTD of course was not running. Tuesday though... while waiting to get into the park at 9:00am, A worker (Women) said that the TTD was testing and it was an hour to hour thing and that it might be open. When we heard this my friend and I got excited like many others. We went and lined up at TTD... (not in the actual line). While waiting they were testing it and all trains cleared the hill and it looked to us that everything was fine and it might open! Then about 15 minutes later a worker came and said, "I gurantee TTD will NOT open today!" We all were bumbed and we all offered to give money and sign papers to let us go on. We still had so much FUN! Has anyone ever heard them say a ride will for sure not open today and it does?

if they say it won't...it won't, i think this is the first time it has been closed for a this much amount of time. there is another sign that says that TTD may open later in the day.

Broke down junkpiece!
*** This post was edited by Shadow 6/18/2003 7:21:30 PM ***

hey it's new technology and it's not like it's the first time CP has had a problem with a new ride. have faith in them...

I would say the best way to describe TTD is as follows, A very tall, very yellow, very fast, very $25mil PAPERWEIGHT

Is it broken down, again?

joseph have you ridden it yet?

Yes, and while the launch was incredible, I think I am still a millie fan. Only got to ride TTD once in 3 days. Will reevaluate mid July, if they get NO Thrill Crapster going again.

the launch was the biggest thrill of all and you said you loved it. do you even know what happened to shut it down? i don't understand how a ride being down makes it a terrible ride.
*** This post was edited by CP FREAK 6/18/2003 8:11:52 PM ***