Mustangman55

Thank you Amy! I appreciate the detail you provided and will definitely give it another shot. As long as my health permits it.

Good question! I failed to pace myself properly. Day 1 and 2 I rode way too much way too fast but I had fast lane and wanted to make it worthwhile. Steel Vengeance and Magnum left a huge bruise on my right leg that is still there and it’s still sore. I might upload that later but I found both of those rides to really test my legs lol. Day 3 it rained pretty much all day and we couldn’t do anything until like 6pm. Day 4 I was still exhausted and trying to get my last rides on the “big rides”. But at the same time I didn’t want to ride enough to warrant another Fast Lane. Iron dragon was like a 40 minute wait and I planned on coming back but Maverick had a little delay while I was in line and it took quite a while. I will definitely make it a priority on a future visit. Assuming it still stands.

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.

Putting it in the CP thread sounds appealing. I have it all typed up I just have to paste it. Thanks!

Thanks! That’s really sweet of you all. Question, do i submit my trip report in this thread? Or do I make a whole new one? I don’t want to spam the forums with something that isn’t allowed Also there may be a dedicated trip report thread, but if there is my dumb brain doesn’t see it. Thanks guys! Happy riding in the meantime

I did go! We leave tomorrow morning. Best vacation I’ve ever had. I legitimately couldn’t believe TT2 and Steel V are actual rides. I’m not scared of big boy rides but man both those rides had me nervous each time I went on. I might write a trip report if anyone cares to see it!

Apparently they’ve also lined part of the queue with a pondliner. And they have painted some of the supports to look weathered so it should be a really cool theme. Hopefully that doesn’t delay an opening?

Any hope for Sirens Curse to actually make coastermania or atleast June 15? I have seen some people say of course and some say it’s very unlikely. Of course we as the public don’t know how much work is left. But it’s stressing me. What do you all think?

It is Thank you. I hope Sirens Curse is open by June 15th. I’m glad they seem optimistic about TT2

No I didn’t go anywhere last year

Thank you Prozac. I think my plan is do both. Atleast in this moment 4 days sounds like appealing insurance if a ride goes down or bad weather. Also the more I look the more interested in the waterpark I become. I will think about it but hopefully I can do fast lane a few days as well. currently arriving Sunday and leaving Friday the 20th of June

That's true! We have decided since this is a really a trip I have been waiting for all my life we broke down and splurged on a nicer room. So we will be arriving Sunday afternoon and then leaving Friday! So the only thing that can bring me down is if the rides are down. Tony said he expects sirens curse to be apart of cosstermania and that's June 6th. I know the word "expects" isn't definitive but I'm hoping for. Super excited. The only thing that can bring me down is the rides being down

You’re fine dude! Just wanted to clarify. I appreciate the help im getting

So are you saying in your experience week days are actually MORE busy than Sunday? That’s wild. I was hoping Mon-Wed would be fairly good

Thanks! I think some of my trepidation comes from there being two new rides if we count TT2(god willing it works). I’m also on the spectrum and like taking things kind of slow as I can be overwhelmed. But at the same time I really want to feel like I can ride as much as I want as I’m quite sure I’ll love the rides. I think I see a fast lane plus in my future regardless of how many days I stay. What is your personal anecdotal experience with Sunday crowds? I’m not trying to be a bother just wondering how it compares to weekdays or if it’s more of a Saturday experience. As a disclaimer I know you absolutely can’t guarantee me anything

Sorry to revive a dead thread but I am currently arriving at the breakers June 15th and leaving on the 19th(a Thursday). So basically three and a half days at the park. I'm thinking about maybe getting an extra day and arriving Saturday. With the hopes that June 15th(Sunday) will be a slow day to kinda chill and ride some stuff without rushing around. One of my buddies said 3 and half days is more than enough but I wanna absolutely feast on the rides. Just two or three rides on one coaster isn’t nearly enough for me. And then you’ve got Sirens curse and TT2 which are going to draw heavy wait times. A couple of really good flat rides too Also I’m on the spectrum so sometimes I need a bit of downtime. I would go arrive on June 15-20 but sadly that specific room is booked up Going backwards to a Sunday is the only option for now. What do you guys think?

“So how many inversions do you want”- Premier Rides “Yes” - Canada’s Wonderland. Looks wonderful. I just kept waiting for the inversions to end and it felt like they never did!

I think you misunderstood me, or I misunderstand you lol. I feel I have pulled the trigger because I have my tickets extended through 2025. I feel a lot better about just giving up on going this year and giving them time to work on TT2. I’m thinking first week of June that has 9-10pm as the hours. Unfortunately breakers wouldn’t let me schedule that far. Buch gardens is kind of a separate thing. I’m kinda waiting to see about the Hurricane and Kumba is having its maintenance from the 12th to 25th. I love how open they are about that on their website! Super helpful just like you guys! Ride on

Tell me how it goes! What’s your top three rides in the park? I was able to get my plane tickets extended so hallelujah! I will be using the advice I got here for my 2025 trip for sure. I may still go to BGT this year as I’m kind of pumped to go somewhere. But I’m not sure if I will or not. I’ll make a separate thread if i do. Thanks for everything guys

No. I have plane tickets that will expire by May 2025. I don’t know if I can get them extended. I was answering the guy who asked if I had made a decision and then I got lots of good feedback when I explained I may go somewhere else this summer

Thanks. I will definitely think about that. Do you know anything about best times to go to BGT? Like August vs September? Weekday vs weekend at those months. The reason I’m leaning towards that park is I really want to experience Gwazi and Montu. If I could find someway to work island of adventure in there I’d be very happy. I think that I could actually make the drive to BGW pretty easy so I don’t wanna use plane tickets(already purchased) on that lol I actually don’t know anything about Knoebels. I’ll definitely look that up

I don’t know if I’m going now. I might go to a different park this year if TT2 stays down. I am scheduled for middle August at the moment I know it sounds a little harsh not to go over one ride being down but I have literally put off going because of the original top thrill being down. So it’s a big deal for me. I’m thinking of Busch Gardens Tampa

Oh wow what are some other rides that may not open? Like flat rides? I definitely wanna ride max air and every coaster that isn’t literally for small kids. Also will less staff affect rides that are open with slower ops potentially? Personally I’m not too bothered about food being closed. But if the lines are practically the same with FL I would choose middle for sure. I know you can’t say for sure but I’m wondering just how big the difference is. Like are we potentially talking about Maverick having a 20 minute regular line vs a 90 minute line kinda thing. Thanks coasterbill also those darn crowd counters and calendars keep showing it’ll be packed in mid August or at the least very. busy. But I don’t know how much stock to put into that. Thanks for your patience having ocd and second thoughts isn’t fun lol

Dang I feel all special that someone cares about my Cedar Point thoughts lol. But seriously thank you. You guys have all been so nice to me im still having trouble deciding middle august (night rides) vs last week of August in terms of crowd levels. If fast pass evens it out I’d prefer to go earlier. But If rides are literally a walk on late in August because the kiddos are in school…. Tough choice. Any personal experience?

Hey is that the same as https://www.thrill-data.com ?