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For all of those who would like to go (including me!), here's a quick tip: The best time to go are the last couple of weeks of May, and September weekends. The crowds are light, and the hotel prices are cheaper! You can stay at Breakers Express for a little over $60 a night! Just thought I'd throw that out there. CP is usually pretty crowded through the middle of summer.

Thanks guys. I now realize why the backwards thing happen more than a few times. It shows who's new to photo TR's. I've got some more pics. Yay! (these were all taken by my mom) I now leave this set of pics with a true sign of a coaster geek. Coaster videos on the iPod. I have more coaster footage on that iPod than I do songs! It's great. Thanks again guys. More feedback appreciated. Man I cannot wait to come back! One of the cons of CP. Park in the middle of a lake=lots of seagulls=crap EVERYWHERE! Wicked Twister fits so well with its surroundings. Here they come around the corner. Yes, we have a coaster and a bird. Over at Cedar Point, Dragster is ready to launch. This wave pool wasn't bad. It was a little to shallow. I had to be in the deep end most of the time. She gives it a smile. I give it a "big mouth open." My sis and I splashing into the finish of Rondezvous Run, which was AWESOME! I got some good air on that thing. It's really weird to get air on a water slide. Oh wait, my bad. This is a water COASTER! LOL. You know sometimes it's fun to stand under buckets, and other times it hurts. Ready to get soaked (again)? This is a tree house with lots of fun water stuff that gets other people pissed when water is dumped on them, haha. Here's your initial fist look at the water park. Cool huh? We stopped at Castaway Bay. This is the first thing you see when you walk in.

^LOL! I just realized How many times I (and my mom) captured shots with trees in them. Yes Cedar Point DOES have trees! I didn't take pics of the trashcans either! I wonder what that shows about me?

Hi everyone. This trip actually took place last July. I wanted to make this Photo TR then, but for some reason I wasn't in the mood to, so I've decided to post it now. Please pardon me. Anyway, here are the pics! (darn they're backwards, sorry, won't happen again) The 1st sign of sweetness! OMG, it's the SIGN!!! (drooling) Here was our stop for the next 3 nights. These were in the hotel lobby. How much for them!? Ahh....memories. This pic never gets old. The soak city parking lot. It sure was peaceful that morning. It was about to get crazy. 1st up, Maverick. My new #1 steelie! I ran with the crowd to this coaster 1st thing EVERY morning I was at the park. That alone wore me out! Maverick, you ROCK. Hey, what's that? Well, It's Millennium Force! Maverick moved this baby down on my list. Sorry MF. Going up and into a tree. Sweet!!! Talk about speed. The final air hill, and dad. Overbanked turn awesomeness. This coaster is AMAZING at night! Iron Dragon. Not bad, but I wouldn't care too much if the park took it out after a while. Top Thrill Dragster. So tall, so fast! The most intense 20 seconds of my life! (Yes, it was my first time.) "Arms Down.......Arms Down.......Arms down" I could beatbox to this. LOL. Going down. My family, except my mom, who was taking the picture. Wildcat. One of Schwartzkopf's best "looks like nothing, but packs a punch!" coasters. This is my "If I had a facebook account, this would be my profile picture" photo. (I hate all profile sites.) Loading into the car. Power Tower. One of my favorite S&S towers, and the best flat ride at CP hands down. Magnum. Train full of happy but sore riders LOL. Gemini. I believe My sisters and I are on the blue train. This coaster has great air, but it was kinda rough in the very back. Skywawk. I'm on the 7th seat over. This was a really fun ride. Going up. Entering the helix. Some intense g's are pulled here. Raptor from Skyride. This is Cedar Point. You like it? Goooooood. Oceana Midway. So colorful. maXair. Fun, but it made me a little sick. (which is weird, because I can ride Delerium fine) Wow, My sis was able to birth WT out of her head. (My captions suck don't they?) Best location for an amusement park EVER!!! (when the weather is good) We have a LOT of skyline pics. My mom took most of them. My sister and I on Troika. Wicked Twister. Front and center. Talk about a wind rush! The ride op was using his girl voice whenever he said the whole 3,2,1 thing. It was pretty hilarious. Off we go! This coaster sure is fun. Up the back spike twisting wickedly LOL. (I know, bad joke right?) Sexy. Snapped this while waiting in line for WT. Ain't it pretty? Wicked Twister. Cool coaster. Sorry I didn't turn the flash off. You can kinda see the train. TTD at night. YAY NIGHT PICS! Finally, here is Kings Island's attempt to be like Cedar Point. I think it's obvious who wins. Thanks for reading! Feedback requested.

^Amen! I believe this is the first time I've seen or heard of Deja Vu (SFOG) get stuck right there. R.I.P. Deja Vu Thanks for all the OMG! moments! edit: Really nice pics BTW!

I don't count, but it's still fun to get on as many as possible.

I am going satuday. This is good to know. Thanks.

I'm going in a couple of days, and I wanted to know. How are the crowds on september weekends at the park?

I REALLY hope they just relocate Deja Vu. I love that coaster.

Mind Bender at SFOG only pulled 5.4 G's, which is still pretty intense.

It's so strange how we never think about people we know dying like this. RIP Daniel.

Guys, Dubai is all over the discovery channel. They've got shows about the man-made islands, the work-in-progress skyscrapers, and the indoor ski resort. This place is an architect's playground! I DEFINITELY want to go here some time.

I don't know. I would pick SOB. Just because it's still kinda rough and boring. I had a really good ride on Vortex the last time I was there. I sat in the back car. It had GREAT air on the drop. The rest was decent, because of less head banging than before. I got off the ride WITHOUT A HEADACHE. Thats good news to me. I'd kinda wanna keep it in.

Does anybody (besides Jarvis) use a JVC everio camcorder. I have one, and I was wondering if it's good for shooting POVs (even though at this point, I would definitely need some help with getting permission to get POVs). Someone please give me the info about that. One other question. Are JVC everios compatible with the new iMovie 08 on macs? EDIT: Never mind about the compatibility question. I found a converter.

I asked if I could get a POV of Tennessee Tornado with my camera strapped to my hand. They still said no. I couldn't even put it in my cargo pocket. I think there is another reason other than safety that you can't film POVs, like copyright for example, even though that maybe unlikely.

^Yes, but when I got to the station, the gates were open, and there was a guy in the far seat so I couldn't get to the bin. I then put my hat in my front (non cargo) pocket, because it was the first thing that popped into my head. We went to the lost and found, but they said they never found it when I called them later. It's all cool now. I recently got a new hat exactly like the one I lost.

^Agreed. I LOVE that first drop! I LOVE MAVERICK! (even though I lost my hat on it lol)

Yay for the fearsome 3! Nice pics! Here's another advice for all the Millie fans who haven't: RIDE AT NIGHT! It feels much faster, and it might actually be too! When I was there last month. I noticed that while in line, it looked like it was flying through the last turn, and the brake run faster than normal. On the lift hill, it also sped up a little bit half way up on most of my rides. That was cool.

Hey, I was there the 24th, 25th, and 26th. I was one of the people to get on Maverick first, and on the 26th, I was the first train of the morning. I thought that was really cool. Those "Running of the Bulls" crowds are crazy! The first morning I wanted to walk, but too many people were running so I ran. The next morning, I ran from the start, and almost died from exhaustion. The next morning I jogged (which is running, just not sprinting). It's a much better idea to jog than sprint. I had to stop sprinting halfway there. Nice photos!

Man, I remember going to Opryland once. I was 3 or 4. I rode my first roller coaster in that park. I also remember Hangman, and how huge it looked. Sad to see the park go. The irony: I moved to Nashville from Atlanta in '97. THE year that Opryland closed. Since then, life has been kinda boring without a local park in town. Oh well. At least I'm 3 hours away from my favorite woodie (VOYAGE!).

Thanks again guys for all the info. I appreciate it

So, is there a separate line at the gates for early entry people? If so, where?

^Hmm. I managed to book a room this past June. Just to specify the question I asked earlier. For all who have ridden there, how's the ride on MF in the backseat.

Here's another question (sorry for asking so many questions). I'm planning on riding MF in the backseat. 1. How's the average wait? 2. Can you pick a seat? 3. How's the ride?

Thanks guys. Another thing, since I'm staying at Breaker's Express, I'll be able to have early entry. How many people usually show up for early entry?