when did you miss or dread coming back?

With all the employees I have chated with, most seem to miss cp and long to go back this summer for the nights of fun, crazy work hours, and employee ride nights in which we rode Maggie 30 times in a row.....but for some its a no go. The thought of going back to cp is a terrible and dreaded thought.

I my self had come top the conclusion that there had to be a better place of employment for a broke college student, but then a few months went by and I found myself missing the mear site of MF while driving down the causeway.

When did you begin to miss or dread the return of going back to cp for summer employment?
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Gemini Crew 02

I've never dreaded returning to CP until I was actually there ;) j/k Usually, I'll begin to miss CP a month or so after I leave. I leave and I think to myself - "I can do this, I can live without CP. Who needs it?!"

...Then maybe a month or two will go by, it slowly dawns on me that I'm just kidding myself... and then I'll just find myself fantasizing about the oddest things - walking down the midway, walking from the guardbooth to my room at Commons, going to Meijers, eating in the Caf, silly mundane things...

The whole atmosphere of the Point just comes rushing back. I have thought of all the other jobs I could get, the other places I could go...but I honestly cannot think of any other job I'd rather have than one at CP, at least for now. My family thinks that I am certifiable...but you just can't explain working at the Point to someone who hasn't.

Now I have at least 3 1/2 agonizing months to wait (assuming I get re-hired!) My main hobby in the offseason is always to find ways to distract myself until spring rolls around...

The only thing I dread about Cedar Point is not being able to return this year. I'm half hoping I don't get F.A just so I can come back. If not I will have a season pass and I will be there more times than I can count

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Annie

CP & LE RR Crew '01
Swings and Swans/CP & LE RR '02

"Life goes on baby!! Give it up fpr DNA!!"

I loved working for cedar point for 3 years. There is times where i would love to come back for my 4th but i have a better offer out of cedar point as a mgr back where I live. So i dont think there is a chance of going back unless for somereason they give some massive raise NOw i know that won't happon. I had a great time though esp when you meet some of the greatest friends out there. :) I will miss you all.
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Kelly aka TazMaster
CP@LE RR 2000
White Water Landing 2001
Wicked Twister/Kiddy Kingdom 2002
Season Pass Holder 2003+
"What...what do u mean he is to tall to ride?"

I think I got most nostalgic for Cedar Point last year when I got my contract back for my second season and knew (well, ^_^ thought I knew) what I would be doing all summer long -- and I was so excited to just head down there and let the fun begin! I missed all my really good friends that I knew would be back, also, since all of them live so far away from where I do and I didn't see them at all throughout the year. And of course, as a Campus Ambassador, I was busy talking about CP all week long to other students, so it was always on my mind.

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~Lee~

Group Sales ATL '01
Group Sales TL '02
'03 -- TBA
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"The greatest leaders don't take credit for their actions; they don't have to."

I never thought i would miss cp while i was there. I was sure that i would leave that place and never give it a second thought. Now, i do. I miss being working hard for ten hours straight, with no break, sitting out on the curb at commons bull****ting with people, the stupid uniform, walking around and waving to my co-workers, knowing all inside stuff, hanging out in the caf., talking to all the interenationals, the satisfaction of going home each night knowing that someone had a good day because of me....

alicia

PT Wagons '02

I always thought that I was not gonna want to come back, even though I knew that for my dream carrear it would be a good idea, but then the last night and processing out was very sad saying goodbye to all my friends and knowing that I wont see most for about 9 months.

-Doug-
170 days till opening day and
185 days till first day of work (at cp)
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I am a Mechanical Engineering major not an english major so pardon my horrible grammer

As a general rule, I start missing it when I'm processing out. And it's always the little things that I miss the most, like the walk to and from the bar, seeing my best friends on a daily basis, and going anywhere, and seeing people I know. I never realize until I'm leaving how much I take these things for granted all summer.

As for when I start dreading it... that takes a little longer. I spend the whole summer before swearing I wouldn't be back. But sure enough, April hits and there I am, smiles and all. The dread of the whole thing doesn't usually start until the first o-c on an eleven o'clock close, or my first write up for something stupid. Then I start to wonder why I keep doing this to myself. More often than not, the good times I have override the bad, and I remember why I keep doing it.
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~Robin
...'01 ATL Disaster Transport; '02 TL Mantis, Wicked Twister

I've missed it since the 27th, and I didn't even leave till the 11th. Post season is not good for the soul. You see almost everyone you care about go on with their lives while your still there hanging out. It's like watching the end of a teen drama flick about graduation, a really bittersweet ending and everyone leaves happy, but your the dork that stayed to watch the credits.

I can't wait till I go back. And I never really got sick of it. I think that's because life at CP is much more stress free than life outside in the real world. I love the enviroment, I've never gotten jaded about seeing the sights day in and day out. I still love the coasters and would still spend (some) days off chillin in the park. I won't be going back till late May, but everyday till then will be just that, another day waiting to get back on Point.
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Merch2002
"whatever it is i hope it makes me pee myself"