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Oh trust me I have no sympathy in this situation. I was just trying to find reasons why these kids were so stupid.

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The problem I had with Conneaut is that the Mapquest directions were written using the wrong exit number. Basically it said "Take exit A". But the directions after that were based off the assumption that you had taken exit B, which was one exit earlier. Meaning turns were backwards, and I had to first get to the point where the real directions were supposed to pick up. So naturally reading the rest of the directions was really confusing. Might be good to get a physical map to look at.

"Darwin" is more of a slang term for human stupidity now. When people use Darwin in this way they're never using it in the literal sense.

They probably underestimated how fast a croc can be. Typically in a zoo they'll just sit there not doing anything. Maybe the kids saw that which made them feel safe jumping the fence. But not realizing that when crocs act, they can snap in a split second.

Plus the ride crew needs to be trained on the ride. They'll typically use empoyees to act as the guests.

Yes, and no. When using mapquest/google maps make sure to proofread the directions. Read them in detail while looking at the map to make sure they make sense. I've had mapquest directions that have sent me WAY out of the way. And I have had mapquest multiple times tell me to miss my exit, get off the highway, get back on going the other direction, and then take the correct exit. Just make sure it doesn't tell you to do something strage. Watch out especially for when you're in the middle of nowhere. Actually I used mapquest going to Conneaut and it really screwed them up. The directions were written based off a wrong exit.

The parents probably weren't even there. Every school trip I went on to the zoo I ended up running around with my friends, with no supervision. Though I didn't jump into the crocodile pen.

It's probably likely that a POV will be posted before the park opens. MF and TTD both had POVs posted before the ride opened.

Cedar Point will probably post one eventually. They have with every other coaster they've built. Any non-Cedar Point POVs will probably be from media day. Cedar Point is very anti guest POVs. I highly doubt they will be letting anyone on the ride with a camcorder during park hours.

Survival of the fittest I guess. Would a crocodile be a foreign animal that they wouldn't have understood the danger invovled?

July is the worst time to go to any theme park. Partly why I rarely go anywhere during July. You'd probably enjoy your trip much more if you moved it to early June, or late August.

Nice TR Chuck. I had the same thoughts on SFA. Decent park that wasn't as bad as I had heard. Going in off peak times really seems to make the "bad reputation" parks bearable.

As with all season passes it's a great deal if you use them enough. Figure out how many times you expect to go to a Cedar Fair park. Add up regular addmission of each visit. If it's more then a Maxx pass, get a Maxx pass. If you don't think you'll get full value out of the pass then don't get it. For me it's a steal as I'll be using it at like 4 or 5 parks.

Personally I always stay at Breakers Express. It's an affordable hotel, and is very nice. It's not like the rat traps that you can find on 250. Plus you still get early entry like all Cedar Point resorts. I've looked into Lighthouse Point, Breakers,etc before, but I've just enver been able to justify the extra cost. Breakers Express is much cheaper then the other hotels. I just can't justify spending 2x as much for a room I'm only going to sleep in. Even if it means not being walking distance.

Deciding that one ride is better then another, when you haven't even ridden both of them is just as bad as getting in fights over a coaster's stats.

The difference between 92 and 93 is only what Cedar Point markets the ride as. The actual speed will vary depending on temperatures and load. When it's cold it might not even hit 92. And when it's hot out it might get over 93. TTD for instance doesn't always go at the marketed speed of 120 mph. I've seen it launch many times as high as 125 mph. What's wrong with the people in New Jersey if someone would hit you because of a difference of 1mph on some geek stat??

Well that flash trick works less and less now. Only the shooting ranges that use light will work. The newer shooting ranges use a laser, and the flash trick will not work. Just about all the shooting ranges in major theme parks have been converted to the laser versions.

In metric 92 mph = 148 km/h. So no, that's definetly not the reason.

I'd suggest go straight to the back seat. Why waste your first ride on a middle, less intense seat? I always like to go right for the most intense seat, to make sure my first ride is as good as possible. But that's just my choice. And yes, as everyone else says, Voyage is very intense, but not rough. At least there's no massive jackhammering or shuffling like would normally be associated to a "rough" coaster.

There's the system for you. Bet this person is thrilled that you got a scholarship that you didn't need in the first place. And no you cannot pass this scholarship onto your friend.

Think about thinking about it?? Would you even know who would truly need it? If you don't want the scholarship, then fine. But it's not some blank cheque that you can pass off to whoever you see fit.

That's not your decision, it's the school's.

It's better that it won't be wasted now. It'd be better if someone got that scholarship who actually needs the money to go to school. It's annoying when kids get scholarships who don't need it, and just end up blowing the money on something. Meanwhile kids that can barely afford school have to work multiples hard working jobs just to get through without a crippling debt.

Well did you even need it? Sounds like the money for college isn't a problem for you.