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As some of you may know I am the guy who put off his vacation when Dragster had its accident and I decided I didn’t want to come unless it was replaced or “remastered”. Then when it did come back reimagined I once again stopped my plans when it went down early in the season. And boy am I glad I did wait(more on that later). I stayed at hotel breakers with my mother from July 14-July 19. So I got 4 full park days and a half a day when we arrived because we got to the park at like 2pm. I’ve never done a trip report before so if this is a little rough bear with me. I have tons of thoughts, hot takes and opinions I’d really like to share. Let me start with the good. Immediately upon arriving they were able to accommodate our early check in request and had the room ready. Room was tidy, had no bad smells and had a perfect view of TT2(as I had requested lol). Immediately the hotel staff made us feel very welcome and had no issues answering our questions or taking our trash away. They were very very quick to respond to all requests such as extra blankets or coming by to pick up the trash(we were told to leave it outside the door). This kindness extended to the ride ops and all park staff we encountered. Everyone was super nice! The rides! After hearing on Facebook so many awful accounts of rides being closed that simply wasn’t my experience at all. Yeah Millie and Maverick went down twice at two inconvenient times but other than that I barely ever saw a ride closed. Let’s start with B&M’s. First thing I did was ride gatekeeper in the front row on the left. Starting the ride off with an inversion that flips you over the tracks was an awesome sensation! I really enjoyed it and the gate elements added a lot of fun to the ride experience. Rougaru was meh in terms of layout and honestly I didn’t enjoy it enough to ride more than once. Ironically I think my opinion of it would be far better if it was still a standup ride. But it was by no means bad and I didn’t find that my head banged around too hard. Raptor was awesome! My favorite B&M in the park by a good margin. It had a great layout with wippy inversions and a final helix that seems to go on forever(my favorite part). Unfortunately I do agree with the people who find Valraven very dull. It felt completely forceless to me and honestly I only have two good things to say about it. The smoothness and that last inversion gives you a little bit of hang time. I’m simply not much of a fan of Dive coasters Speaking of Forceless, let’s get to Millie. I have heard this ride called Millennium forcless for as long as I knew it existed. I got a front row seat for the first ride and was immediately struck by the view, the videos don’t do it justice. The first drop was awesome but I immediately greyed out in the helix and went on to grey out twice more in the layout. The ride was smooth and fun but I absolutely did not find it forcless at all! I do prefer Fury but this ride has aged VERY WELL IMO. I greyed out on that first Helix every single time. Magnum. Honestly respect the ride for its history but I hated it. Just too painful and I have massive bruises from it. Corkscrew, Gemini and Blue streak were also not very pleasant to be on and frankly I rode them just to say I tried them lol. The only two coasters I did not ride was Iron Dragon and Cedar creek mine ride. Wild mouse by Zamperla was fun! The only thing wrong with it was its very short layout. Great family ride. Let’s move on to the other Zamperla creation and my new number one coaster. TT2 was worth the wait and then some. Being thrown back at 100mph at like 350 feet was simply incredible. Both in view and strong floater airtime. Going up that top hat was really quite intense and being jerked over it into the downward spiral was nuts(especially back row). It bordered on uncomfortable but man I absolutely loved it guys. I have a TT2 blanket on me as I type this Sirens curse was very fun and while Cedar Point isn’t lacking in great coasters this was more than a solid addition. My only gripe with the ride is that I wish it had a bigger drop. The layout after the drop was really good and had no down time(great pacing). And man it was potentially the smoothest coaster I’ve ever ridden. The Vekoma at my home park is night and day difference in smoothness. Also that light package for nighttime is absolutely gorgeous and the on ride audio was super neat. Not to mention the very good theming around the queue. It’s not Disney, but they clearly cared and it shows. Next up we have two absolute gems! Maverick and Steel Vengeance. Both of these rides lived up to my high expectations. Mavericks low to the ground layout and snappy elements remind you that size isn’t everything. The launch under the station is a genius way to keep the layout compact. And boy at night you feel like you’re getting launched into the wall. Both Maverick and Vengeance are better at night. Steel Vengeance was completely insane. Like to the point I’m still not sure if it’s a great ride just because of the sheer intensity. The layout and ejector airtime simply can’t be appreciated by a forum post or a YouTube video. I would argue that as great as the first half is that the second half is even better. Visually just going through all that wood was so disorienting in the best way possible. And you really feel out of control. It’s probably the most intense ride I’ve ever ridden. I think I do prefer Maverick simply because I found it more comfortable as Steve was hard on my legs. I also loved how the rides very much feel like rivals and that the park embraced that fully with a backstory. The flat rides were good! Max air and skyhawk were standouts. I found power tower to be disappointing. You simply don’t drop far enough imo I really don’t have many negatives but they do exist. I think the employees being forced to ask every single time if you want a souvenir cup even if you’re holding one got old fast. I was very polite to them as I was informed beforehand they get into trouble if they don’t ask. It made me feel sad for them because you always have A Holes who you know treat them badly over it. The breakers wasn’t disgusting or anything but it certainly didn’t feel its price. I understand they’re getting away with that though because it’s simply a 5 star location and the convenience is ridiculously nice. I feel spoiled staying on site. The all season drink plan was so sooooo worth it. Getting to fill your body with power aide came in extremely clutch in the hot weather where it’s a struggle just to stay hydrated. I also really liked the food. Cheese on a stick didn’t disappoint me and the portion of fries with my meal was very large! The macaroni and cheese was to die for as well. We ended up eating outside the park one night at a place that was called Brick oven bistro or something like that. We loved our food and the price was very reasonable. Anyway guys my trip was everything I hoped for and more. The only bad part was my mom didn’t want to ride much. None of my guy friends or coaster buddies were available this summer (work, kids etc etc). But my mom did surprise me. She rode Sirens curse, gatekeeper, Valraven(the GP seem to adore this one) and I somehow talked her into riding Maverick even though she had read how intense it was. She walked away with Maverick being her favorite by far! If you know my mom this was a BIG plot twist lol. Unfortunately on our last night at the park we were in the queue and it broke and never reopened, so she never got her night ride in. Cedar point simply can’t be missed and I’m already hoping to return in a few years. 10/10 trip. I am so jealous some people get this as their home park. And with Kings Island not being too far it’s an embarrassment of riches for Ohio.

Day 7: Mall of America Doing this on a very hot Saturday was kind of a terrible idea so this report will be rather brief. The park and mall were absolutely packed. Started off with a few kids rides with my friend's 4 year old, including getting the Hayride credit (still no idea how I got the lapbar to come down far enough to click, but that was a painful ride ) and a couple other tight squeezes. Afterwards I started my own lap of the park but unfortunately by then the influx was on. First thing I came to was Orange Streak which was on two trains and was only a 5-10 minute wait. This was a neat ride, almost more of a sightseeing monorail than a real coaster layout but it had a nice long layout. Next was Rock Bottom Plunge which was a 25 minute wait. Rode in front and got a rather shaky ride with a few jostles thrown in for good measure. Definitely one of the worst Eurofighters I've ridden. Contained on to Avatar next which was a pretty quick 15 minute wait. This was my 2nd halfpipe coaster and I actually really enjoy these. I got a lot of spinning on my ride and the floater is a lot of fun on the spikes. Last coaster was Fairly Oddparents which had a 30 minute wait. Fun ride with a lot of spinning in the 2nd half. Cool to see one of these in the landscape the coaster was designed for. With the credits acquired I next went to Log Chute which has a line out the entrance. This took an hour but was a really good Flume. Got much better than expected and it was weird walking around the mall soaked for the next hour. Also WTF is up with the unload procedure? Instead of getting out on the right side, you get out on the left, go up and over the platform, then come down the right side right next to where you could just hop out of the log in the first place. WTF? After that long, hot wait (the sun was brutal through the glass and the A/C couldn't keep up) I finished with a ride on the drop tower which, while small, give you 5 or 6 drops with a nice pop of air on each one. I thought it was fun. I was getting tired of the heat and crowds so called it a day at that point even though there were a few more flats I wanted to hit. I had a nice day but not going there on a Saturday after again. Tomorrow is mostly a rest day but I will be going to Valleyfair midday to give Excalibur one more try and get a couple more Renegade rides. Awesome view from the living room window!

I'm sorry that another member of the community is treating you this way. For one, I appreciate your enthusiasm for the hobby, so please keep posting your updates.

Day 8: Today was supposed to be a rest day but I took the 5 minute ride over to Valleyfair to ride Excalibur real quick since I missed it on Friday. The park was pretty dead because it is f*cking disgusting out today and the longest thing I did was the walk from the gate to Excalibur which took 12 minutes. No wonder they want to get rid of this thing. Anyway, after Cedar Fair being ridiculous by chaining off the station in order to pulse in Fast Lane people that didn't exist, I was one of 3 people allowed into the station after the non existent Fast Lane people were done filing in. I rode in row 3 first which had a huge pop of air over that small bunny hill, and then hopped in the back for a ride that had a fun pop on the first drop but not as good on the other hills. The transitions on this ride are terrifying arrow goodness but it doesn't get too rough. Such a weird ride, glad to have checked it out before it checks out. Since I was all the way back there I figured I might as well ride Renegade and got a front ride and back ride. The front shines in the second half on the smaller hills, but the back excels in the first half with some pretty wild intensity on the drops out of the turns. The first drop is excellent in back as well, almost a double ejector moment thanks to the twist. On the way out I rode Wild Thing in back real quick to see if it sucked any less back there. It didn't. Luckily Minnesotans have an elite hyper coaster 6 hours away in Chicago, because damn is this thing lame. Beginning the drive back tomorrow, with a quick stop at Bay Beach to check out Zippin Pippin. Considered stopping into SFGAm to grab a couple Bull rides but it's going to stay disgustingly hot tomorrow so i probably won't want to do that. Maybe will do a quick stop or two in the city and be a tourist for a couple hours on my way through.

I made a quick visit to the park last Wednesday, not just for riding a few rides, but also buying some popcorn and seeing how much can go into my Playland Popcorn Bucket. Turns out the Large is twice what my little plastic "pail" can hold. Next time, I'll get the smaller size and see how that works out. On my usual way to the park. Once inside, I turn left and see this. The log flume ("we're riding in a ....") is at the front of the park. Pretty basic layout. Still gives a good WET thrill. Now THIS is landscaping, lol! Too bad there's not more of this around the park. My popcorn destination: The Snack Shack. I can already see that it won't all go into my bucket. It's twice as much popcorn. So next time, I'll get the smaller bag. Work on the Amphitheatre is looking good there. This was a quickie TR, so I end this one with the usual WHEEEEEE!

Ahh, okay ... that's when the Mules make their debut. Good deal!

Well hopefully the building gets attention. It’s still a basic pavilion.

Holiday in the Park canned AND 2026 coaster will not be happening for at least one more year. Thank you Cedar Fair for officially destroying everything good about this park.

What I usually end up doing is do the TR as comments in my planning thread, then go back and edit the tile of the original post and link to the new comment. Otherwise, starting a new thread should be fine, or posting it in the CP thread.

Great first report! It's a shame you skipped Iron Dragon (with 4 days there, like, why?), since Arrow suspendeds are a dying breed.