Riding the Raptor

It's just a great and fun coaster! I love Raptor! :)

I was terrified the 1st time I rode Raptor in 1996. 852 rides later it is still my favorite invert. (Followed by a close 2nd by Fire, Ice and Talon)

If my screen name doesn't prove that, then the 2 Raptor tattoos I have should ;)

Jo
2000 Raptor Crew
2002 Raptor Crew
2003 Raptor Crew
Lifetime Raptor flights: 853 :)

No0 freefall....just get on and enjoy the ride! You will enjoy it...promise...........

Raptor is I think the 3rd best coaster behing Top thrill Dragster and Mill force

Just ride it, it's real fun...Like I always say, never judge a coaster before you ride it...Go for it, Trent. I love the sensation of flying...I used to be afraid of heights, but look at me now...I'm riding Millenium Force and Top Thrill Dragster and I'm only 14.

Like we all said just go for it...don't take so much time to think about it!

I think I all of us have already noticed your 14...

I have ridden Raptor for 4 years straight. The first three years, it was a very smooth ride. Yesterday I visited CP and rode Raptor twice. The ride seems to be getting a lot bumpier. The two barrel rolls seem to be putting a lot of stress on the trains. Maybe the trains need new wheels, but I know that Raptor is a lot rougher than it has been in previous years.

I could have sworn I just read they put new wheels on Raptor. You think that Raptor needs new wheels? Go check out Dominator in the flatspins!

Just to let everyone know that I didn't ride the Raptor this year. On the Saturday that I went (July 17) it poured the rain and it was really cold. By the time the rain let up, it was over a 2 hour wait in line. So, there's always next year. This was the worst day at Cedar Point I've had since I've been going.

Trent

IT THE BEST RIDE IN THE PARK i was scared and i just sayed what the hay. i scared of hights so yea .but one thing ride it in the middle then ride it one time in the frint for the best ride ever

where is the frint of the ride? I want that seat.

Starting out small and working your way is the worst way of getting onto the bigger rides unless you're a little kid and can only ride the kiddie coasters but that's another story. I was terrified of coasters a few years ago and when you want to go on rides like MF, Raptor or the other big rides your mind tells you start out small. You have to enter the park through the main gate and ride the first coaster on the left. Face your fear and get rid of it as soon as possible.

I wouldn't go on a ride bigger than Mine Ride or Iron Dragon and then I was forced on Millennium Force and it changed my way of looking at coasters forever. And look at me now, I take the 2 1/2 hour drive to Cedar Point at least 3 times a year and ride every ride there.

Private Message me if you ride it. *** Edited 7/29/2004 6:49:41 PM UTC by Gomez***

I used to be just like you guys. I was TERRIFIED of heights and roller-coasters. I'm 15 and my parents got me to ride The Beast at PKI last year and I loved it. Next time you go Trent, just get in line for it and just do it. You'll most likely get nervous when you get to it, but just do it! The first hill is just amazing, it's almost like your flying. The loop is fun but isn't scary.

You'll enjoy it.

I used to be afraid of the coasters as well, and my mom got me on Corkscrew... ever since then I didnt stop. Raptor was intense the first time I rode it too, and the in-line twists made me dizzy (they still do, but I love it!) I love the first drop as well!

Juggalotus, the front is to the left as you enter the station. However, when my friends and I ride, we ride in the back. It seems to have the most forces and you can almost walk on it a lot of times.

As for myself, I love the Raptor. I didn't ride it last summer because I had gained weight and was a little too big to ride it. I'm dieting right now and I'm down about 40 lbs from the last time I went to the doctor over winter break. If I can't ride it, I'll keep trying to lose.

I know this topic goes all the way back to 2004 and I apologize in advance.Anyway though, I have a complaint about Raptor. For one I don't understand why the Raptor crew rushes you to get to your seat. That drives me and other people nuts. By time you try to put your stuff in the bin and deal with the people that just got off, the ride operators are ready to close the restraint. Are they on quota or something? The other complaint I have is I wish there was a more gentle approach to the train coming back into the station. Yesterday I rode Raptor 5 times and had a head ache for an hour just from that last turn. Does anybody else feel the same way about Raptor last turn?

Personally, I love the intensity of the last turn of Raptor. I suppose the ride ops want to prevent stacking the trains when they run all three. But I never had the problem of them locking my seat before I get a chance to sit in it..

You must have not hated the ride ops and final turn too bad if you rode it five times.

^The ride hosts want to hit interval as much as possible. Rushing people back into the seats is probably the only way they think it is possible to do it. I don't know why the ride hosts don't assign seats; if they did, the riders with loose articles could be placed in seats near the bins. It always seems that exiting patrons and spectators hang around toward the exit putting on shoes. That slows the riders who need to put stuff in the bin down.

Your mom is to fat to ride TTD. said:
You must have not hated the ride ops and final turn too bad if you rode it five times.

Well I never said I hated them. Maybe I should have used the word suggestion.