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Hey guys, my co-worker is going to CP July 4th weekend.. I told him what to expect. However, on a heavy day, what would waits be for Fastlane+ members?

Being a Thursday should help the lines, but it being a holiday week I expect the lines to be pretty long(assuming good weather)... Fast lane+ will let you skip MOST of the line, bit not all of it. I'd say at worst ~20 minute wait.. Atleast that is what I observed back in May (I didn't have Fast lane though). But IMO it is definitely worth the extra $ if you are only going for a day and want to get the most out of the park

GateKeeper I miss it already

Or.. If they got to stop GateKeeper on the lift because some idiot had their cellphone out...

I don't recall getting hit with bugs. IDK, maybe I just didn't care because I was so excited

Trip Report: -Group of 9. Myself,my brother, my 2 cousins and both our parents + 1 other aunt. -Left Syracuse, NY at 6am 5/28/2016. Got to Breakers Express around 2:15. -Got ready for the park. Got to the park at 3:30pm. Started to rain... Stopped by 4pm when we allowed to enter the park -We went on one of the first coasters we walked by... The Raptor. Less than 20 minute wait. -We then got in line for Blue Streak. Basically a walk on ride... But there was a storm coming and everything closed down. We decided to wait in line(literally we were the next people on... Where else would we go anyway.) At first we were all upset about it being a rainy day.. But after that storm (which lasted 45 minutes) We quickly saw that the storm made a lot of people leave. -After riding Blue streak we skipped Valravn (Because it had a ~60 minute wait). We just started walking around the park going on every other coaster we passed. Here is the rundown of rides we rode between 4-10pm on 5/28/16: 1xBlue-Streak 1xRaptor 1xGatekeeper 1xMagnum XL-200 1xMaverick 1xMean-Streak 2xTop Thrill Dragster 2xMean Streak 2xGemini 1xValravn(Got in line at like 9:30pm. It stopped running for about 20 minutes...But I was pleased with how fasted dispatch moved to get everyone on the ride and out of the park. We left the park at about 10:30pm) (I was the only one who went on all the rides above.. Most of the time I went alone because everyone else got sick of the coasters real quick ) Sunday 5/29/16: -Early-entry kicked ass!!! Got in at 9am. We briskly walked all the way to Millennium Force. We saw everyone else going to Valravn Rode MF 3 times in about 40 minutes. WE SAW SINGLE-RIDER BOBMy cousin actually sat with him! (She didn't notice the shirt until after the ride.. and we didn't have our phones on us. I wanted a picture with him ) We then hit up Maverick to finish up the early entry lineup. -After Maverick we headed to the waterpark to scope out chairs/shade. After getting all situated, and getting a $15 locker, we all decided to go in the lazy river (It was really hot during the mid-day). I was kinda disappointed with how much sand / how many leaves were in the lazy river.. it was pretty bad. We made 2 laps in here then left. -Rode the family tube ride. Was pretty fun (Especially when you put the 3 heavy guys in one tube.. I thought we were going to flip!) -After this everyone was ready to just relax for awhile and try to stay cool.. I decided otherwise. I grabbed a bag/a few water bottles we brought from home and headed out back into the park. I never really took track of time.. But I want to say I went solo from 12:30pm-3:15pm. Sadly, all the main coasters I couldn't do because they don't allow bags... But I was able to ride Mean-Streak 2x, Gemini,2x Maxair 1x. I then met back up the the group and we hit the logflume 2x. -We then went back to our chairs in the waterpark and ate lunch. I will never plan on buying a lunch in CP again.. We ate subway and it was over $8 for a 6inch sub!. No chips.No drink. Each family spent around ~$45!! On subway! What a scam. -After lunch we saw that rain was coming around 6pm. Everyone else was basically ready to leave the park(not me...) -I went on Magnum XL since it was a shart wait. -We then headed back to Rougarou (RIP Mantis). While I was waiting in line(I was on the stairs about to get into the station) It started to sprinkle, All the rides closed.. (except Iron Dragon.. which seems to keep going...) Since I knew rain was coming, I already knew I was going to wait it out. I'm glad I did. By the time it opened back up (Id say ~30minutes) I was basically first in line.. Since a lot of people left. -Again, we saw rain coming and we all decided to ride the train(Yayay ).Went around two full times on the train and we waited for the rain/hail to stop. -After we got off everyone, other than me, headed for the Sky ride. I made my way to Gatekeeper. Rode Gatekeeper 2x just as they got off the Sky Ride/Rode the Merry go Round). And that was it for the park(We decided to leave around 8 anyway - So we could go get food at a resturant). -We ate at Quaker Steak that night, then went back to Breakers Express, then walked to Dairy Queen for dessert! -We left for home Monday at 8am. _________________________________________________________________________ A few things I want to say: -The Cedar Point app worked GREAT. Having the wait times at your disposal is really helpful. They seemed to always be accurate too! -The Wifi worked good. Except for in the waterpark.. It was very spotty there. -Every ride I went on has a great team of dispatch workers. Though, I gotta say the staff at Gatekeeper really did the best I have ever seen. The really moved fast -TTD seemed to close down alot on Sunday.. I stayed away from it anyway. Didn't get to see any rollbacks either -Valravn was my first ever dive coaster. I got lucky on Saturday and was placed in the front row! It was fun, but I didn't feel like waiting ~60-95 minutes on Sunday for it. -I didn't hear anything wrong with MF (what rattle?) -I probably would have rode more rides that had longer lines on Sunday(Maverick,TTD,Valravn).. But I didn't want to stand alone in the long line. -The only coasters I experience the front rows on was: Valravn, MagnumXL and Gatekeeper. Everything else, I preferred to sit as far back as I can go. (Previous trips I rode front row on TTD,MF,Maverick) -Maverick was my favorite ride, with gatekeeper being right behind it(I loved Gatekeeper when I sat in the back seat!) -If you ride Mean-Streak at night... Close your mouth.. unless you enjoy eating bugs. This concludes my write-up.. Feel free to ask questions!We are still unpacking, so I kinda hurried this and may have missed something.

Heading to the park tonight (5/28) So excited!!!

Thank you coasterbill! I also got my dates messed up. We will be at the park Saturday night (4pm) and all day SUNDAY. Which I hope will actually work out in our favor. We are not doing the Fastlane passes.. I can't seem to get the others to fork out the $80 :/ Anyway, Saturday we plan on hitting whatever we can. We will definitely hit the newer rides that night. Sunday early-access we will be skipping the newer coasters and heading back to MF/Maverick. As far as where we will get a seat on the rides.. The only rides I really will wait (atleast once) for the front row are MF and Dragster. I will come back here after and post a report (And possible pictures... If my phone doesn't die)

Before answering any of your questions, I will ask you a question, Is Fastlane+ an option? Everything kinda revolves around that haha We will not be getting the Fastlane+....I personally want to get it. but the other people in my party don't see it being worth $80.. How can I pitch it to them to TRY to make them get it? (4 of us total)

Hey guys! Been lurking on here for a few weeks now (Been hyped about Valravn!!) My family will be heading to CP Memorial Day weekend.. (Ya I already know to expect longer-than-normal lines). But I am hoping to get some tips/suggestions from some of you guys to help manage our time! (I have been to CP 3 times before. Since my last time here, CP opened GateKeeper, Valravn and changed Mantis) -I will be staying at Breakers Express. -We are driving up Friday morning (Coming from Central NY). We will be getting the twilight pass for Friday night. (Question 1:What would be the best rides to wait for, and what should we skip for the following day. -Since we are staying at the Breakers Express we will get into the park an hour early on Saturday. Question 2:During this hour, What rides should I expect to be open? Should we "walk fast" to Valravn first? -Which rides do/do-not have a "test-seat". My brother is a bigger guy who will probably need to test out the seats before going in line.. Its sad tho, Because honestly, He isnt even "Fat" just has really big thighs.. Its not even in his stomach that is a problem.. As in previous parks we see many other "obese" people go on rides just fine, but he cant. -We will be heading home Sunday morning. I am a little concerned about time.. So I really want a plan before going I appreciate the advice!