Tuesday, May 17th

Hello all. I just found this site last week or so, and decided to create an account so that I could post my trip report for anyone interested.

I typically visit at least once a year with my family, but last year we went to Orlando for a week instead, and I never had the drive or desire to actually buy a ticket and go by myself.

This time, however, I planned ahead. I finally went solo, so as to be able to hit whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted, with no one slowing me down. It was magnificent.

Arrived around 9:30 AM, for the first time ever before the park opens to the public. I had never seen the little blue gates before. There were lots of the "Physics Day" crowd, but with a little forethought to try to be where they weren't, they were of little nuisance. Top Thrill Dragster was closed the entire day with no attempt to get it running, and it was the one adult ride in the park that I had never experienced (besides maXair, of course), so I was a little bummed, but CP was the greatest place on Earth to me before TTD, so it wasn't such a bad thing.

Once the gates opened by Johnny Rockets, I headed straight for the Magnum. It was soooo nice to actually walk up into a dead station and actually have a train waiting for me, front row! I hopped right on and loved it--my first taste of Cedar Point since May '03.

Next was a series of minor disappointments--Gemini wasn't open, and neither was Mean Streak, completely defeating my walk through such a beautifully empty section of the park. I turned around and walked back down TTD Midway and hopped on the Corkscrew (walk-on), the Space Shot (walk-on), and the Turbo Drop (1 car[?] wait). I went around the bend and walked on Iron Dragon and Wildcat. I had forgotten how fun Wildcat was. Mantis was next, and it actually had a real 20 minute wait, which was surprising. Gotta have the front seat, though, and that added another 5 minutes.

After departing from Mantis, I saw that there was a 45 minute wait for Millennium Force, so I just got a Freeway stamp. I was trying to maximize time here. I only had 8 1/2 hours left!

I walked back down the Main Midway, and hit Blue Streak and Demon Drop, both walk-ons. Raptor still had a 45 minute wait, so I saved it for later. Then I went over to Wicked Twister Midway, walked on Disaster Transport, saw that maXair was temporarily down, and got in line for Wicked Twister. About a 25 minute wait, I'd say. I rode in front--I love the feeling of almost flying off the end of the track.

Chaos was next, and I felt bad for the poor ride op--she was doing everything by herself, which took a really long time. I realize that it's mandatory that she does this, but I found it funny that she'd have to actually say "Clear" before she started the ride. Still, major props to the midday Chaos ride op.

By now maXair was running, so I got in line. It was incredible, and I didn't even have one of the money seats. From there I was able to walk right into the front-row queue for Raptor. Then I got hungry, so I walked back down TTD Midway towards Frontier Town to eat. Stopped and rode Gemini first, though. Remember, if your train loses, that means you got a longer ride!

Stopped and ate at The Stockade, where a friendly Food Services guy named Thomas struck up a conversation about the park with me while I was eating. I thought that was nice. I then rode Mean Streak (w/ first drop trim brakes, sadly), CCMR, and then walked down Frontier Trail to use my MF Freeway.

Even WITH Freeway, it was still the longest wait of the day, around 30 minutes. This was worsened by the fact that, before my train could leave the station, they had to clean some vomit off of the train that just unloaded. This took forever, but at least I was sitting in an MF seat and not standing like everyone else. Eventually, the vomit was clean, the station applauded, and off we went. The one thing I hate most about MF is how I almost black out on it, but it's still fun.

At that point I had hit all 13 operating adult coasters, and the 5 flat/Power Tower rides I also made a point to hit. With the agenda out of the way, the last 3 1/2 hours were just ride, ride, ride.

I was able to hit (in order, all walk-ons/less than 5 minute waits except maXair, which was never more than a 2-load wait):

Turbo Drop, Space Shot, Magnum, Witches Wheel, Gemini, Magnum, Magnum, Space Shot, Turbo Drop, Blue Streak, Raptor, Raptor, Raptor, Wicked Twister, maXair, maXair, Wicked Twister, maXair.

The last ride on maXair was great. It was the final ride of the night, and we were told to just sit wherever we wanted. I FINALLY got a low-numbered seat (seat 4), and it was amazing. The upside-down perfect views of the Space Spiral, Raptor, and the Twister/Giant Wheel are spectacular.

All in all a GREAT day at the park. 36 rides for $35. Excellent deal.

--Joe

Great trip report. Welcome to PointBuzz!

Nice report! I was there on Tuesday, too. The school crowds were the lightest on Tuesday of the three day visit we had, so it was easier to get around.

maXair's queue is really sneaky, in that even when it's full and overloading, there still is only a four or five ride wait for it.

You really busted through those rides, which is pretty kickass.

Jakyl25 said:
The one thing I hate most about MF is how I almost black out on it, but it's still fun.

The same thing happens to me! You're the first person that I've heard that happens to, too. I love the ride, always ride it, but after the first hill and around that first bank things go kinda black for me. I've tried everything to not make that happen - being on a full stomach before, working my arm and leg muscles going up the hill to get the blood flowing better - All of my 8 rides this year haven't been too bad with the blackness, but it still happens to some degree. I am afraid that one time I will pass out or something. Nothing else gets me like that and I ride everything.