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Trip Report: Cedar Point on August 8, 2010

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This Cedar Point trip was another early one, but instead of hitting the park first, I went to Soak City.

Soak City - Wave Pool

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.

Cedar Point - Magnum XL-200 First Drop

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.

Soak City - Zoom Flume

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.

Soak City - Eerie Falls

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”.

Soak City - Renegade River

Soak City - Renegade 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.

Soak City - Water Slides

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.

Cedar Point - Magnum XL-200 First Drop

Cedar Point - Magnum XL-200

Cedar Point - Magnum XL-200 Track

Cedar Point - Magnum XL-200

Cedar Point - Magnum XL-200 First Drop

Cedar Point - Magnum XL-200 First Drop

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 60th Birthday celebration was going to be held that day and of course I had to go!

Cedar Point - Snoopy's Birthday

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.

Cedar Point - Snoopy's Birthday

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

Trip Report: Cedar Point on July 30, 2010

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This trip, #8 if you’re counting, started off as a get-there-early-to-ride Shoot the Rapids trip.  Well being Cedar Point’s newest and most unreliable ride, it was closed for the morning and most of the day.  So with my dad and sister off riding Maverick, I was stuck for a short period of time with nothing to ride.  Of course that didn’t bother me as I took pictures of Shoot the Rapids, the Frontier Trail, and I also got to see the filling up of Thunder Canyon.

Cedar Point - Millennium Force Overbanked Turn

Cedar Point - Petting Farm Cows and Goats

Cedar Point - Petting Farm Chickens

Cedar Point - Thunder Canyon Without Water

Cedar Point - Thunder Canyon Without Water

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.

Cedar Point - Minions

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

Cedar Point - 2011 Ride Watch Markings

Cedar Point - 2011 Ride Watch Stake

Cedar Point - 2011 Ride Watch Stakes

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.

Cedar Point - Hotel Breakers

Cedar Point - Hotel Breakers

Cedar Point - Hotel Breakers

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.

Cedar Point - Top Thrill Dragster

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.

Cedar Point - Higher Up Staff

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.

Cedar Point - Planet Snoopy Banner

Cedar Point - Snoopy's Deep Sea Diver

Cedar Point - Flying Ace Balloon Race

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

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Trip Report: Cedar Point on July 22, 2010

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Trip #7 was another afternoon show trip and for the Maverick/Shoot the Rapids ride night.

Cedar Point - Maverick ERT Sign

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.

Cedar Point - Shoot the Rapids in a Downpour

Cedar Point - Shoot the Rapids in a Downpour

Cedar Point - Red Eye Saloon Fire in the Rain

Cedar Point - Millennium Force Area in a Downpour

Cedar Point - Millennium Force Area in a Downpour

Cedar Point - Frontier Town in a Downpour

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

Cedar Point - Gemini Midway in the Rain

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

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Trip Report: Cedar Point on July 9, 2010

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Trip #6 was another short one as I just had my wisdom teeth taken out the Monday before and riding rides that put force on the blood clots didn’t sound like a good idea. I got to the park just in time to see the last showing of Grand Ole Country. I then took the train over to the Garter to see Tropical Heat, Island Beat. I also ran into the cast from Grand Ole Country coming to show their support for their co-workers.

Cedar Point - Snake River Falls Rainbow

Cedar Point - Snake River Falls Rainbow

Cedar Point - Snake River Falls Splash

Cedar Point - Snake River Falls Splash

Cedar Point - Snake River Falls

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.

Cedar Point - Starlight Experience Lasers

Cedar Point - Starlight Experience Summer

Cedar Point - Starlight Experience Fall

Cedar Point - Starlight Experience Fall

Cedar Point - Starlight Experience Winter

Cedar Point - Starlight Experience Winter

Cedar Point - Starlight Experience Tunnel

Cedar Point - Starlight Experience Winter

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

Ride Count:

  • CP & LE Railroad x1

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Trip Report: Cedar Point on July 2, 2010

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I really wanted to go to Cedar Point on the weekend of the 4th, but knowing how crowded it would be I settled for a few days before.  I got to the park early to get a ride in on Raptor and Millennium Force before it got too busy.

Cedar Point - Raptor

Cedar Point - Millennium Force

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.

Cedar Point - Shoot the Rapids

My first ride ever on Shoot the Rapids was AMAZING!

Cedar Point - Shoot the Rapids

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!

Cedar Point - Shoot the Rapids Water Cannon

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.

Cedar Point - Shoot the Rapids

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.

Cedar Point - 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.

Cedar Point - Power Tower Geek Shot

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

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