Saturday, September 3rd

So my cousin came and visited me at work on Wednesday and asked if I wanted to go to CP on Saturday and I said yes. He is 19 and he drove. He picked me up around 6:30am and we stopped at Tim Hortons before getting on the bridge (Ambassador) and then we were on our way. He has GPS navigation in his car so it was very easy to get there. We got there around 9 and parked in the Soak City lot. We bought our tickets and completely forgot about not being able to get in until 9:30, but the woman at the gate ripped our tickets and let us in anyways. When we were in line to buy our tickets we saw that dang sign that said "Top Thrill Dragster will not open today" so we were a bit disappointed but we didn't let it bother us. The weather was absolutely amazing, sunny, warm, and not a cloud in the sky. We headed right for Millennium Force. We waited about half an hour. By this time it was about 10 to 10 so we went for Mantis and waited for the front seat, about 15 minutes in total and had a great ride. After we conquered the big red bug we went for the big yellow and red dragon and waited about 5 minutes for the front of that too, it wasn't bad at all. We were disappointed to see that Wildcat had a decently long line (for Wildcat) so we said we would come back to it (big mistake). We headed down the Frontier Trail to CCMR and had a decent ride with a short wait. Mean Streak had a short line, as usual so we waited for the front. The train was at the station and the rail crossing gates were just closing so we went for another lap on Mean Streak and settled for the middle, which wasn't as smooth, but very fun. By this time we were hungry so we got an elephant ear and pizza at Stockade Refreshments and they were both very good. Next was Gemini, blue train, back seat. There was no wait and we had a great ride so we went back for another ride, red train, back seat. I developed a new love for the back seat on Gemini. Next we splurged and rode Monster, for both of our first times. We both liked it very much. We headed to Magnum after that and the "ejector seat" had no one in line for it since it was blocked by the line for the front so we went right there. It was a bit bumpy but lots of fun. We went to Power Tower next and rode the Turbo Drop side, which had about a 20 minute wait. It was the first time I had been on it since May, so I really enjoyed it. We headed up to Wicked Twister after that and waited for the front for about half an hour. The front was awesome. maXair's like was extending in the middle of the midway towards Wicked Twister so we got in. The line moved quick and in total, I think we waited about half an hour. It was my cousins first time on it and he loved it. It was funny because when I was there on Monday and rode it I got seat 7, and today I got seat 7 again today. We went to check out Disaster Transport, but the line was out of the building so we said nevermind, We headed across the midway to Raptor, which said a wait of an hour and a half, but we got in anyways because it's my cousins favourite ride. The line moved very quick, but it was the worst line I've ever waited in. There was a woman, a VERY loud woman, in front of us who just wouldn't stop talking. She complained about Bush, she complained about the new bathing suit she bought, she complained how her feet were too dirty, she complained that Dragster wasn't open, and the list goes on. Eventually we phased her out but it was still bad. As we got closer to the stairs that lead to the station these two men, rather large (not fat, tough guys) jumped over the queueing line rails in front of us. I wasn't going to say anything because of their intimidatingness, but my cousin just kind of move in front of them when they weren't looking and it was all good. I looked for a ride op to mention it to but had no luck. We got up to the station and waited for the front. The front of Raptor is the way to go. Luckily the sign was wrong, we only ended up waiting 50 minutes. After that we went to Blue Streak, becuase my cousin hadn't ever been on it. We waited about 15 minutes and we enjoyed it. I really wanted to ride Demon Drop, to ensure one last ride in case it is sold. We waited less than 10 minutes and had a good ride, we even tried the nickel thing and it worked well, I even caught it so it wouldn't fly away. We got on Skyride and headed back to the middle of the park to decide what was next. Wildcat had an even longer line than before and Millennium's line had grown to over an hour. We walked the Frontier Trail again, but not before stopping at the Dippin Dots stand right by the Dragon's Inn. That was my first time having them and they were pretty good. We walked the trail and decided on Gemini. We did the back seat of the red train again with a short line and we had an awesome ride. My cousin and I stopped at the Gemini games area and played some skee ball. By this time it was around 5 and we decided that we had had enough so we headed home after an awesome trip.