After an amazing ride on the Force, I headed over to Mantis, which I now regret because it hurts way too much in too many places.

On the way out to the car to change into a swimsuit, I stopped for a ride on the Magnum, which also hurt.  I guess it depends on which seat in.  After a quick change in the car, I headed over to Shoot the Rapids where I got in 5 rides with very little wait.

It looks like all of its problems have been fixed.  They even added mist to the top of the 2nd hill.

I then headed to the car for lunch. After lunch I went over to the Gemini games determined to win a Minion.  After beating a girl in the first round to win a cheap bear, I then played against myself to finally win a Minion!

After that I headed down the boardwalk to check on WindSeeker.

Then I rode Troika and Ocean Motion.

Moving on, I took the SkyRide over to the Frontier Trail so I could see Grand Ole Country.  It’s exactly the same show as last year and the cast seems worse.  I’m sure it will grow on me, but I never really liked the show anyway.  Next up was Tropical Heat, Island Beat.  It was great as usual!  When I was leaving the Garter, I saw dark clouds and heard thunder.

So I joined the crowd of people heading out to their cars, but of course I pulled out my video camera and filmed the whole thing.  So that was how my day ended.

After the ribbon was cut I headed to Millennium Force where I saw my friend Stefan waiting in line to be on the first train of the season. After a short wait, I was on the ride.

It was awesome and the new paint looks great. I then walked down the Frontier Trail and took a fly on SkyHawk. After that I headed over to take the Antique Cars for a spin.

You could tell that it was the first day because I had my camera in my hand and the guy told me no cameras on the ride, haha who doesn’t take their camera out while riding a car ride. Then I walked down to Magnum XL-200. It felt a whole lot smoother this year.

Now it was finally time to see the star attraction: WindSeeker.

It’s sort of ironic that the “star” attraction is a WindSeeker instead of a StarFlyer. Well WindSeeker looked amazing and I can’t wait to ride it! I also saw Dick Kinzel over there where I got a picture with him and he said the ride would be open by Memorial Day weekend.

After that I took a trip to Alaska in complete darkness. I guess Cedar Point has officially given up on the themeing of that ride.

Afterwards, I headed over to Pink’s for the Grand Opening.

Mrs. Kinzel made an appearance, first time I’ve ever seen her. Also the Pink family was there to cut the ribbon along with the Kinzel’s.

Next was a look at the reconstruction of Ocean Motion.

It looked really nice with the pond, but it could use a few more trees. It was then time for lunch at the car. After eating, I headed back in to Donut Time to try out the free computes they had there. They’re nice for what they do, but they’re super locked down and you would need to be a pro hacker to do anything.

As 2pm rolled around, it was time for the first annual CP Guide meet-up at WindSeeker. I got to meet John Fite and his amazing family!

I’ve known him through flickr and it was finally nice to meet him in person. After that I did a little shopping where I saw an employee who looked exactly like my friend @sethdawg17! It was then time for the Point Online meet-up, but the WindSeeker area had become very crowded and since I didn’t know who anyone was, I moved on. I took the train over to Frontier Town where I rode Mean Streak.

The retracking of the first curve really helped and the ride is now a little more enjoyable.

Next up was a Paddlewheel ride with jokes so cheesy and corny that they’re brought to you by Doritos! I then walked down the Dragster midway to Tropical Heat, Island Beat. The show is still great and the even snuck in a few new songs.

To finish up the day, I headed over to Pink’s where I got pictures with the Pink family!

Then I took a bunch of pictures of Ocean Motion before calling it a day.

In conclusion, I had an amazing time on opening day and I can’t wait for a great season!

For my first trip of the year, I had the opportunity to visit the park in the winter off-season. Mr. Innes was very nice and agreed to take myself and a few select CP Guide members on a tour of the main midway, wicked twister midway, and a small part of the wildcat midway.

To start we walked through the Hotel Breaker’s parking lot and saw the roller coaster cars awaiting a winter check-up.

Then we moved on to the WindSeeker construction site.  They had just poured the foundation the Friday before and they were working on setting up the concert mold for the ride base.

The concert they used was special concrete that need to be done in one pour, the reason behind the giant concert pour.  The foundation is 60ft by 60ft and the ride will go down 6ft.

The ride is currently scheduled to open on opening day, but so was Shoot the Rapids, so we will have to see.

Moving down the midway, we find Chaos, or the spot Chaos used to occupy.  Chaos is undergoing its off-season maintenance, but it doesn’t sound like it’s coming back.

Troika, like Chaos has been taken apart for its off-season maintenance, the rumor circulating is the Troika will go to Chaos’ spot and open up space for Disaster Transport to be replaced with a new coaster. Of course, this is just a rumor, and I don’t have any real facts to support it.

Throughout the park many rides have been shrink-wrapped; maXair is one of them as well as the test seat.

On the main midway, the games are all closed up as expected and Raptor was hibernating until May.

Ocean Motion, on the other hand, will be getting a new home at the old Demon Drop location and it will be complemented with a pond when it opens in May. In the Blue Streak area, we find Calypso taken apart for its maintenance.

Boo Hill has been reverted to its normal season look and the Blue Streak was nicely covered with snow.

Moving onto the Wildcat Midway, we find that Dodgems has been enclosed so the floor doesn’t get ruined and Wildcat’s queue ramps have been taken apart for easy access to the track for car removal.

Many of the fences around the park have also been removed for easier access to the rides.

The train cars for the CP and LE Railroad are at different parts of the track: one set back in Frontier Town and one is parked by the Mantis.

Moving on to Millennium Force, we find two cars left on the midway.  Of course we all went crazy taking pictures of it and the brand new wheels.

Ending the tour, we walked back down the Wildcat midway and by Scrambler and Matterhorn.

We passed Kinzel’s Castel and through the parking lot of coaster cars.

On the way out I took some pictures of Mean Streak’s off-season track work and some views of the park from the road.

To finish the day I took a picture of me in front of the “Welcome to Cedar Point” sign.

As you might expect, those were only a small chuck of the pictures I took, click here to view all 150 pictures on flickr.

So, while my parents went to see A Halloween Hullabaloo, I went around with my sister taking pictures for class.

While taking pictures, I found that Chaos was closed, as it had been for many weeks prior.

After the show was over, I re-met with my parents in time for the Monster Midway Invasion Celebration Parade.

Then I ran over to the Eerie Estate and got inline before a massive line formed. After that, I headed down the Frontier Trail, and guess what the only walk-on ride in the park was? Why Shoot the Rapids of course.

It was a warmish 60° day so I rolled up my pants, and hopped on. All of the water effects were off and I managed to only get a few water spots on my pants.

I was already in Frontier Town, so I finished up my roll of film over at Mean Streak and headed to the car to put away my camera and get ready for a frightful evening.

It all started with the Overlord, as usual. Then it was onto Fear Faire and then the Fright Zone, which was so crowded that you could hardly walk through the tunnel, luckily, so of the “higher ups” at Cedar Point took over and directed traffic to the best of their ability and moved the crowd to the blacksmith path after exiting the tunnel.

I then finished off the night with CarnEVIL and put a close on the 2010 season.

I then stuck around to watch the Screamsters come out of the Ballroom and get ready for the Overlord precession.

After, I followed the Fright Zone Screamsters to the Frontier Trail where I did some checking on Shoot the Rapids.

It still looked closed, but there was nothing in the sign to suggest an early season closing. Once 8PM came around, I headed over to CornStalkers where I waited about a ½ hour.

After CornStalkers, I ran into some friends from school and they were spending the evening there too since there wasn’t a high school football game that week. We were all going to go through CarnEVIL, but they all chickened out.

Then I went through Terror Island twice and every time I go through with my video camera, I always get “picked on” so to say; they all want to be stars of the camera. Back tracking, I went through the Fright Zone again on my way to see the Halloween Hullabaloo.

After the show I went though G.A. Bockling’s Eerie Estate and then Happy Jack’s Toy Factory. To finish the night, I went through Fear Faire.

I said hi, took a picture with him to add to my staff pictures collection, and talked for a bit. He said that he started working in 1969 on the Frontier Lift. Once in the park, I rode the Blue Streak and then headed over to see The Overlord, but ran into the procession of Screamsters along the way.

Then it was on to the Fright Zone and to check on Shoot the Rapids and found a sign that said “Shoot the Rapids is currently closed due to weather conditions”.

I’m guessing just like everyone else that it was closed for the season and the sign was just a cover up. Moving on, I went through CarnEVIL, Terror Island twice, and Fear Faire.

Then I did Club Blood and Happy Jack’s and got done right around park closing, calling it a night.

Ride Count:

• Blue Streak x1
• The Fright Zone x2
• CarnEVIL x1
• Terror Island x2
• Fear Faire x1
• Club Blood x1
• Happy Jack’s Toy Factory x1

Wonderful as always, but I see the reason Cedar Point only has this once a year. It’s a lot of work to control the crowd. Most of the people come to Cedar Point to ride the baggiest rides around, not stop and watch a parade. Thus they are inconvenienced by it going down some of Cedar Point’s smallest, and most crowded, midways. Next up was Happy Jack’s Toy Factory.

I got in line about a half hour before opening and was in one of the first groups to go in. TIP: Get there early and a half hour will be the shortest wait of the day/night. Basically, it was the same as last year with no new surprises. Then I took some time to do a little shopping before Carnival: A Sideshow of Magic began.

My opinion of this show: it sucked just like Rock Band, and it even used the exact same set and TV screens. Cedar Point really needs to get Chris Linn back. My theory is that they went way over budget with Rock Band and needed a cheap show to fill the Halloweekends gap. After the show I headed back to the car to eat dinner before The Overlord!

Then it was to the Fright Zone for opening, but first I had to check on my rapids. The water effects were on, but the ride had already closed for the Fright Zone.

After opening, I headed to the Garter for The Edge of Madness: Still Crazy.

That is a good show and much improved from last year! Then it was back through the Fright Zone and I headed back to Mean Streak, which had closed already for off-season maintenance.

I got stopped at the train crossing where the worker probably thought I was crazy for two reasons: One was for waving at the train as it went back, required by workers, but not by guests and not many do it on their own. The second was going to take pictures of the sign and new smoking area. But, oh well, that’s the way I am. ;D After a little more shopping, I headed over to CarnEVIL and Terror Island before calling it a night.

Ride Count:

• Happy Jack’s Toy Factory x1
• The Fright Zone x2
• CarnEVIL x1
• Terror Island x1

Show Count:

• Halloween Hullabaloo x1
• Monster Midway Invasion Celebration Parade x1
• Carnival: A Sideshow of Magic x1
• The Edge of Madness: Still Crazy x1

It’s basically the same performance, but I’m wondering if someone else is in the Overlord custom this year as his hand motions are not the same.

Anyway, next I went to Dr. D. Mented’s Asylum for the Criminally Insane. Being new this year I figured that it would have a long line, which it kind of did and I ended up waiting a half-hour.

Next I walked over to CarnEVIL and Terror Island and all I can say is that the Terror Island Screamsters love being on videos. They kept coming up to me and made sure that they were in my video. After getting scared, not really, it was time for a real terror Magnum XL-200 and Top Thrill Dragster, both with short lines.

Then seeing that G.A. Bockling’s Eerie Estate had a short line, I decided to wait it out and go through. After that, I headed over to the Blue Streak and The Magical House on Boo Hill. I really don’t see how that can be so enjoyable for little kids. In my opinion, at least add some friendly Halloween characters throughout the house. Next was Raptor and then through Fear Faire. I then rode front row on Iron Dragon, I was very close to riding in my own train, but a few more people came before it left.

Then it was onto the Fright Zone and CornStalkers.

I quickly headed back to the Wave Swinger to ride in the fog, which isn’t as much fun as it looks.

To finish the night, I went with the last group, no wait, through Dr. D’s Asylum.

Ride Count:

• Dr. D. Mented’s Asylum for the Criminally Insane x2
• CarnEVIL x1
• Terror Island x1
• Magnum XL-200 x1
• Top Thrill Dragster x1
• G.A. Bockling’s Eerie Estate x1
• Blue Streak x1
• The Magical House on Boo Hill x1
• Raptor x1
• Fear Faire x1
• Iron Dragon x1
• The Fright Zone x1
• CornStakers x1
• Wave Swinger x1

Before getting off the ride, the train came into the station, but didn’t make it completely in and we couldn’t get off for about 5 minutes.  Then it was on to ride Disaster Transport and guess what!?!?!  The lighting effects were actually working!  I guess Cedar Point decided that with WindSeeker coming into the area that they would do a bit of repairs on the rides in the area.  Next up was Wicked Twister, Chaos, and Ocean Motion.  In case you haven’t heard, is leaving next year* and is currently for sale to make room for WindSeeker.

Then it was onto the Scrambler and a first for me: Matterhorn.

They were both lots of fun!  Being almost 6PM, it was time to head over to the Garter for Tropical Heat, Island Beat.  Instead of a movie, I took plenty of photos of the show.

There was also a cast change with Sarah Chybrzynski leaving and another girl, who I don’t her name, took her place.  After the show, I took a ride on Millennium Force and Terror Island looked almost ready to open for the season.  I then walked down the Frontier Trail to find Shoot the Rapids, you guessed it, broken down!

Next was Maverick and no matter how empty the park is, this ride always has a line.  I waited only about 30 minutes for my second ride of the season.

Next up was Wave Swinger and this ride is going to seem like a kiddy ride next year after 301ft WindSeeker opens up.  To finish off the night, I rode Gemini and Top Thrill Dragster.

*EDITOR’S NOTE: This trip report was written at the time of the trip and should have been published shortly after, but it wasn’t and because of that, something has changed: Ocean Motion is MOVING to the old Demon Drop site after no one purchased it.

Ride Count:

• Raptor x1
• Disaster Transport x1
• Wicked Twister x1
• Chaos x1
• Ocean Motion x1
• Scrambler x1
• Matterhorn x1
• Millennium Force x1
• Maverick x1
• Wave Swinger x1
• Gemini x1
• Top Thrill Dragster x1

Show Count:

• Tropical Heat, Island Beat x1

Before the celebration began I got to ride Raptor, Millennium Force, and Iron Dragon.  The ceremony began and Dick Kinzel (Cedar Fair CEO), John Hildebrandt (General Manager), and Bryan Edwards all talked during the ceremony.

Also Tony Clark was there taking a movie for Cedar Point’s YouTube.

They gave out free cookies during the ceremony like with Snoopy’s Birthday.

After it was all over, I asked to take a picture with Dick Kinzel and of course he said yes.  Then I headed to the back of the park to ride the Antique Cars.  After exiting the ride, I got a tweet about the next 5 people to show it at Millennium Force’s entrance wins a prize.  So I ran all the way from the back of the park to the entrance of Millennium and Tony was there and he gave me a bag filled with Millennium Force things after seeing the tweet.  If you’re wondering, inside was a Millennium Force picture frame, keychain, 2 postcards, and a snow globe.  Thanks Cedar Point and Tony, I hope they do a twitter contest again!

That was it for the day because it started to look like rain.

Ride Count:

• Raptor x1
• Millennium Force x1
• Iron Dragon x1
• Antique Cars x1

I just going to put this out here now, I’m a color and shade person.  I don’t care who small Geauga Lake’s Wildwater Kingdom it is still my favorite water park because it has shade from trees and manmade structures as well as colored slides.

Also the fact that Cedar Point surrounds it and Magnum cuts through makes you think the entire time you’re waiting in line that you could be over there having fun on walk-on rides.

Anyway, the first thing I went on was Zoom Flume and it wasn’t the best experience of my life because it’s so violent it throws you around, I bonked heads with my sister a few time, which hurt, and it feels like you’re about to go over the side.  I ended up going on it twice and it was OK.

Next up was Eerie Falls and I went on all three, but on the second slide I went on, ended up flipping over at the end.  I wasn’t expecting that at all and water went up my nose and I wasn’t a happy camper. After that I went on Renegade River, which is Soak City’s element filled “lazy river”.

After going on that I have just one thing to say: “Why isn’t the water heated like Wildwater Kingdom?” It was freezing in there, although it might feel good later on in the afternoon, first thing in the morning, it doesn’t.

I then went on all of the other tube slide; I prefer to skip the body slides because unlike modern slides, you empty out into a pool of water which looks like it all goes up your nose.  Again, not fun!  To finish off the morning I went into the Wave Pool and took some action and geek pictures of the Magnum.

Part II of the day started after lunch at the car.  I headed into Cedar Point, still wearing my swimsuit; I bet you can guess why!  Snoopy’s 60^th Birthday celebration was going to be held that day and of course I had to go!

Everyone fan-related to the point was also there because we all thought it was going to be an announcement for “New for 2011″ but we were all disappointed when Snoopy opened his present and it turned out to be cookies.

After the celebration, I headed over to the Main Midway to try out the splash fountain that I’ve been waiting for ever to try.  Well, it’s not as fun as it looks.  If you want to get wet you’re better off going on Shoot the Rapids, which I did after taking the train over to Frontier Town.  I went on it once before it broke down, then I went on Thunder Canyon and Snake River Falls before going back to ride Shoot the Rapids one more time before calling it a day.

Ride Count:

• Zoom Flume x2
• Eerie Falls x3
• Renegade River x1
• Tube Slides x4
• Lazy River x2
• Wave Pool x1
• Shoot the Rapids x2
• Thunder Canyon x1
• Snake River Falls x1

This happens every morning and if you want to know more, Tony and Tyler wrote a blog entry on it.

After that I met up with my dad and sister and we took the train over to the Main Midway where we found Millennium Force with a very full queue line and moved on.  We took the train fully around again and then got off and took the Skyride to the other end of the midway and then rode Chaos and Ocean Motion.

I also took pictures of the many construction markings in the area.

I then exited to the Beach and walked the boardwalk to the Hotel Breakers and took my very first peek inside.  It’s very cool in there and if it wasn’t so expensive I might look into staying the night.

It was then time for lunch at the car.  After lunch I headed to Paddlewheel Excursions for a ride and to take my yearly video of the ride.  After that I headed over to Frontier Town to see Grand Ole Country which is an OK show, but nothing special once you have seen Tropical Heat, Island Beat.  The audience just seems more into Tropical-Beat then just sitting there at Grand-Country.

There is about a half-hour delay in between shows, so I took this time to stroll through the Town Hall Museum and check on how Shoot the Rapids was doing, still down if you’re wondering.

After Tropical Heat, Island Beat, I headed to the car for a quick snack and then took the longer way around the point by going to Frontier Town to catch the train so I could check on Shoot the Rapids.  I was finally open and I met up with my dad and sister and headed over to get in about two rides before it broke down AGAIN!  After that I was done with rides for the day because my parents went all crazy about the Snoopy Scavenger hunt and we all ended up going back and forth between all three kids areas.

My day at the point then ended and on the way home we stopped at Costa Azul for dinner.  The food there is OK, but I have defiantly had better at my local Mariachi Coco’s.

Ride Count:

• CP & LE Railroad x1
• Skyride x1
• Chaos x1
• Ocean Motion x1
• Paddlewheel Excursions x1
• Shoot the Rapids x2

Show Count:

• Grand Ole Country x1
• Tropical Heat, Island Beat x1

I went to see Grand Ole Country and then took a rough ride on Mean Streak.  I then took the train over to Tropical Heat, Island Beat at the Red Garter Saloon where they finally switched the old chairs and replaced them with new ones.  After the show it started raining so I hopped back on the train and stayed on for about an hour and a half while it poured.

When it finally slowed down, I made a run for the car by using overhangs and shops to stay dry along the way.

By the time I made it to the gate it had stopped raining and a few rides started testing and running for the few still in the park.  I was too wet by that point to stay so I headed home and I heard that there were very few people who ended up going to the Maverick ride night.

Ride Count:

• Mean Streak x1
• CP & LE Railroad x8

Show Count:

• Grand Ole Country x1
• Tropical Heat, Island Beat x1

I then walked down the Frontier Trail to find, I bet you can guess, Shoot the Rapids down! Please fix the problems Cedar Point! Anyway, that didn’t matter to me as I couldn’t ride anyway.

I then headed to the car to leave the park, yep, I was there for about three hours just to leave. Haha, not really, I left to go have a quick dinner at Wendy’s before heading back to the point 10 minutes before Hot Summer Lights started. That’s the difference between Six Flags and Cedar Fair, at Cedar Fair you can re-enter all the way up to 9:59pm while at Six Flags you can’t re-enter after 7pm. Really, how is that more fun than the fun and only?

Anyway, after Hot Summer Lights, I went to take tons of pictures of the Starlight Experience after most of the guests cleared out.

After that, I headed back to the car to call it a night.

Ride Count:

• CP & LE Railroad x1

Show Count:

• Grand Ole Country x1
• Tropical Heat, Island Beat x1
• Starlight Experience x2

While ridding the Force, I noticed that Shoot the Rapids had opened at 10am instead of 11am like the other water rides.  So I took the Skyride back to the car and changed into my swimsuit.

My first ride ever on Shoot the Rapids was AMAZING!

I even got to ride in my own boat!  I then took three more rides on it that day! Being a single rider has its perks!  I also managed to waste about $5 on the water cannons!

After my 3rd ride, it broke down so I headed back to the car for lunch.  After lunch I decided to try out Challenge Park’s go-karts.  I got my temps last winter and had my proof that I was 16 so I could go on the “big kids” track.

After that I headed back into the park to ride Shoot the Rapids again.  I got to ride three more times before it was time to change into dry clothes for Grand Ole Country.  After the show, I hopped onto the train to go and see Tropical Heat, Island Beat at the Garter.  I then rode Iron Dragon and Top Thrill Dragster before trying something new: Power Tower.

In my two years of going I had never been on it at all.  The end result is: I like the shot side better than the drop side.  It’s quicker and has more of a thrill then the suspense of waiting at the top.  I ended up riding both the drop and the shot two times each.

I then finished up my day by riding the Magnum and then going out to dinner at Costa Azul.

Ride Count:

• Raptor x1
• Millennium Force x1
• Shoot the Rapids x6
• CP & LE Railroad x1
• Skyride x2
• Challenge Racing x1
• Iron Dragon x1
• Top Thrill Dragster x1
• Power Tower: Space Shot x2
• Power Tower: Turbo Drop x2
• Magnum XL 200 x1

Show Count:

• Tropical Heat, Island Beat x1
• Starlight Experience x2

I first started my trip off with a quick dinner at waaaay better Wendy’s.  Then I headed to the park to catch the last show of Tropical Heat, Island Beat.   Then I headed down the Frontier Trail to check on Shoot the Rapids, which was still closed, but ended up opening the next day.

It had been almost a month since the ride was planned to open, so everyone who wanted to ride, including me, was hoping that it would open very soon.

Also, they finished stocking the gift shop, plus employee ride night the night before spelled an opening within the coming days.  Next, I moved onto the CP & LE Railroad to take me to the front of the park so I could ride Blue Streak and Raptor.

I then hopped onto the Skyride and then made it onto one of the last Iron Dragon trains of the night.

I then headed to see the Starlight Experience.  After that I did a little shopping in Frontier Town and then caught the last ride of the night on Paddlewheel Excursions.  After that is was time for the ride night to begin.

I got in two laps on the Magnum and then headed over to Top Thrill Dragster to find that it was down and there were still general public riders waiting to ride.  So I called it a night and went on a walking loop of the point.  I managed to take some pictures of the Starlight Experience before it was shut off for the night.

I then headed to the bathroom. (I normally don’t post that in my trip reports, but this time in plays into the story.)  After coming out of the bathroom, I spotted people running back towards the Maverick, so I followed and it turned out that Cedar Point opened Maverick because Top Thrill Dragster was down.  So I got one no wait ride in on the Maverick before officially calling it a night.

Ride Count:

• CP & LE Railroad x1
• Blue Streak x1
• Raptor x1
• Skyride x1
• Iron Dragon x1
• Paddlewheel Excursions x1
• Magnum XL 200 x2
• Maverick x1

Show Count:

• Tropical Heat, Island Beat x1
• Starlight Experience x2

Then it was onto a new ride, well at least for me, Mantis.

Mantis was OK, nothing special it hurt, but not too bad.  It’s a little uneasy at the end where it goes slow, especially since it rolled back a few weeks earlier.

Then with the park just opening, Dragster had the shortest line it was going to have all day so I jumped in line and what did I find?  Someone throwing up!  What a wonderful start to their day and mine.

After the Dragster, which didn’t give me a headache this time, I headed to the CP & LE Railroad.  I took a loop around the park then got off to go to the Skyride so I could head out to the car for lunch.

After lunch, I headed over to the Wicked Twister midway, like I always seem to do after a lunch break.  I rode the Giant Wheel and it seemed like the ride cycle was shorter than normal, am I the only one noticing this?  Then, with it being almost 2pm, I headed over to the Jack Aldrich “Centennial” Theatre for Rock Band Live.

The show overall was decent, not something that I’m going to see every time, but I could see Cedar Point losing the Rock Band branding, adding more songs and then renaming it to some Rock and Roll name.

Just my thoughts, but the actors from last year’s show that returned this year had done much better work in the past.  (Sorry Jordan and Stephan, but it’s the truth.)

After Rock Band Live, I headed down the midway to the Cadillac Cars where the “bring-the-car-in-girl” asked me about if I was disappointed that Shoot the Rapids wasn’t open because I was wearing the shirt.  I said “yes” because who wouldn’t be disappointed when there now #1 favorite ride is closed!  After that I went to my favorite show for the 2010 season, Tropical Heat, Island Beat.

Over the winter I had been listening to Hot Island Rhythms from Kings Island and was hoping that Cedar Point would get a show like that and guess what, they did!  The show was great as usually and the performers are really getting into the show.

With the 1/2 hour and hour show time differences, I had time to check out Shoot the Rapids.  The ride was empty of water and there seemed to be no one working on it.

After that, I finished my walk over to the Palace Theatre where I saw Grand Ole Country which is another great Cedar Point show that always makes me feel like going to Lone Star to eat!

When the show was over I headed down the Gemini midway to ride Paddlewheel Excursions where I got called out for wearing my Shoot the Rapids shirt.  The guys asked me what the new ride was because of course I was probably the only person walking around the park in a shirt for a ride that isn’t even open yet!  I told him, like he didn’t know ;D and he made some joke about how that light pole is the only thing new that’s working.

I then decided to take a break from the rides part of the park and I headed out to the beach to cool off my feet.

I ended up getting the bottom of my shorts soaked in the process, but it the ripped sand in the lake felt good on my feet.

After coming in from the beach I went on Ocean Motion because who know how long that ride is going to be around (#cp211).  After Ocean Motion, I noticed that the 7pm All Wheels Extreme had started and decided to stop and watch.

After the show it was time to call it a day and I left the park and headed to Costa Azul for dinner.  What an amazing day at the point!

Ride Count:

• Raptor x1
• Millennium Force x1
• Mantis x1
• Top Thrill Dragster x1
• CP & LE Railroad x1
• Skyride x1
• Giant Wheel x1
• Cadillac Cars x1
• Paddlewheel Excursions x1

Show Count:

• Rock Band Live! x1
• Tropical Heat, Island Beat x1
• Grand Ole Country x1
• All Wheels Extreme x1

Then it was on to one of my favorite rides, Paddlewheel Excursions.

Trying a second time to get pictures of the back of Shoot the Rapids, failed because my new camera wasn’t made to point and shoot a million times in a minute.

Then, I took a quick ride on the Gemini and Cedar Creek Mine Ride to stall so I could make it early to the 4 o’clock Grand Ole Country.

After Grand Ole Country, which is a great show, I took the train around a few times to take a look at Shoot the Rapids.

Then, it was onto Tropical Heat, Island Beat, which is the best show in the park this year.

After the show I took a stroll down the Frontier Trail, visited Charlie Brown’s cabin, and took a peek at Shoot the Rapids. But, guess who I found sneaking a ride, Tony and Tyler. They are two very lucky people. Then a quick dinner break at the car, and then back to Shoot the Rapids for more pictures.

Yes, I really do love this ride, even though I can’t ride it yet! Then it was onto the Hot Summer Lights midway for a ride on the Iron Dragon and Wildcat. After that, I headed over to the Wicked Twister midway to ride Wicked Twister and Troika.

I waited in line for Disaster Transport up until the top of the stairs when the ride broke down from mechanical reasons.

With the park closing soon, I headed over to see the Starlight Experience for the first time this season. I personally think that adding rope light to some of the signs made it look unprofessional. Also, with the addition of Shoot the Rapids, it opened up a lot of the area, not as dark as last years.

That was it for my day, got plenty of rides in for it being a busy Memorial Day weekend.

Ride Count:

• Magnum XL 200 x1
• Paddlewheel Excursions x1
• Gemini x1
• Cedar Creek Mine Ride x1
• CP & LE Railroad x1
• Wildcat x1
• Wicked Twister x1
• Troika x1

Show Count:

• Grand Ole Country x1
• Tropical Heat, Island Beat x1
• Starlight Experience x1

After that I headed past the Raptor and to Millennium Force, which was broken down, then to Maverick, which was also broken down.

So, then I decided to stop at Shoot the Rapids to take some quick pictures.

Then I went to the Iron Dragon which was my first coaster of the 2010 season.  Then I back tracked to Raptor and got off just in time to see the “running of the bulls”. After managing my way through the crowds I went to ride the Corkscrew, the Magnum XL 200, and the Gemini.

Heading into Frontier Town, I rode the  Antique Carsand then headed to Shoot the Rapids to take pictures of everything and film the testing of Shoot the Rapids.

I also saw @coasterhq taking some pictures for his site: Coaster HQ.  I then decided to take the train back to the main midway and then the Skyride to the car for lunch at the same time @thelostcoaster was having lunch at his car.

While waiting in line for the Skyride I saw someone familiar:

(Dick Kinzel, Cedar Fair CEO)

After lunch, I returned to the park and it just doesn’t sound the same without the Demon Drop.

I then power walked to the Iron Dragon midway to see the Ohio State Spring Athletic Band perform.

Then it was on to Paddlewheel Excursions to get an up close look at Shoot the Rapids.

I then did a little shopping in Frontier Town before taking the train back to the front for Tropical Heat, Island Beat.

After that I walked over to the Wicked Twister midway for the Space Spiral which now features Tony’s voice.  After buying a Shoot the Rapids shirt and magnet, the crowds pushed me out.

That was my Opening Day 2010 trip, short but fun filled after A LONG winter!

Ride Count:

• Iron Dragon x1
• Corkscrew x1
• Magnum XL 200 x1
• Gemini (Red Side) x1
• Antique Cars x1
• CP & LE Railroad x2
• Skyride x1
• Paddlewheel Excursions x1
• Space Spiral x1

Show Count:

• Tropical Heat, Island Beat x1

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