Cedar Point (CP) Discussion Thread

[scud]

Ha. I'd like to know where on the Maverick you work too, Jon. The water bombs sound like awesomeness...Hope they're on when I ride. Gah, still 16 more days til I leave for the Point...

[Danzaw*nk]

Got to say, Maverick has been added to my list of 'Coasters to ride before I die' aswell as half the coasters at Cedar. When i'm 18, i'm going to have to save up the money and fly to Ohio simply for Maverick and the rest of Cedar. Is the park I most want to visit and it just seems to get better every year!

 

Darn you lucky Americans who can just drive there, im bored of Stealth and Rita

 

Looks amazing and I hear it is!

 

Dan

[Carnage]

Darn you lucky Americans who can just drive there, im bored of Stealth and Rita

 

Yeah, but you got Nemesis so I figure it's a fair trade.

[Danzaw*nk]

Darn you lucky Americans who can just drive there, im bored of Stealth and Rita

 

Yeah, but you got Nemesis so I figure it's a fair trade.

 

Yeah Nemesis is great but after so many rides you do feel a bit ill lol, oooo the helix is fantasticly intense but still, Cedar Point .

 

Is a shame about the g roll still, looked lovely and intense but none the less, looks like an awesome ride. Just still so jealous that my non enthusiast mate is going in a month .

 

Dan

[Reality15]

scud/FeelTheFORCE, I work every position on the ride, it just depends on our rotation, so you'll just have to look at our nametags and see if it's me. There's not very many guys on our crew anyways.

[hemmy]

I just got back from my Cedar Point trip.

 

My review of Maverick:

 

Best ride in the park. There is just something about it that makes it better than Millennium, Magnum, and all the rest.

 

Granted things did not start off well.

 

My first time in line I waited 2 hours and when I got to the front of the que the ride broke down (this was approximately 7:00 pm) They were unable to get the ride working for the rest of the day so I felt cheated.

 

Then first thing the next day I ran to Maverick and the wait was about an hour.

 

I once again got to the front and it broke down for about 30 minutes. I was really afraid they were going to shut the ride down again but they didn't.

 

I finally got on, and they were handing out Maverick first rider T-shirts through Tuesday I believe, maybe longer.

 

Maverick is now my #1 steel coaster.

Love

[Loco]

I found a reverse POV of this thing on Screamscape, it looks awesome. It really gives you an idea of how crazy those transitions are.

 

Reverse POV

 

She looked terrified while she was in the tunnel waiting for the launch. lol

[happyscrappy]

Good LORD, those OSR's look PAINFUL. I'm a little less excited for it now.

[Loco]

^ Yea they do, but im still pretty excited.

[dandaman]

There was a segment on FOX 2 (Detroit) last night near the end of the 10:00 newscast. "Now we're going into a 95 degree DROP AAAAAAAAAH!"

 

Heading out to the Point tomorrow with a few friends. I'll say hi if I see you, Jon, 'cause there's no way I'll be leaving Frontiertown over the course of the day.

[matteocrepaldi]

Looks like an AMAZING ride! Can't wait to experience it myself!

[Théo the little french]

this video is great! I like the journalist: she's afraid but she's very happy and she positives!

[ECZenith]

I sweat they always have the most terrified journalist ride a new coaster. remember the Infusion video?

[hemmy]

If you don't know how to ride there can be head-banging, but the ride was very smooth and I usually get headaches easier than most people and I had 0 pain on Maverick.

[cprocks22]

Good LORD, those OSR's look PAINFUL. I'm a little less excited for it now.

They're actually super comfortable, they aren't hard plastic, there almost like rubber.

[youthink?]

Haha I'm going to be that lady In the tunnel she was all "Are we done?"

[FeelTheFORCE]

lol She ducked coming out of the tunnel.

[Loco]

Lol also when the launch kicked in, she gripped that restraint with dear life.

[spaceace12]

That lift hill is super fast!

[Xxhershey818xX]

I cant wait to go to CP again!!!

[hemmy]

The lift/launch hill is no doubt faster than Millennium's until you reach the peak.

[kweiss]

Good LORD, those OSR's look PAINFUL. I'm a little less excited for it now.

They're not bad.

 

Perhaps it's different in the back row (both my rides were front seat) but as I said before, through 2 rides I experienced ZERO banging against the restraints. It's simple - see a turn coming and lean in that direction. As long as you have a general idea of the layout and you don't sit there like a motionless rag doll, you should be fine.

[RedB]

She reminds me so much of my girlfriend.

 

On the lift hill: Oh my god! Oh my god! I'm gonna die!

On the final brake run: Woot! Can we go again?

[Chris Benvenuto]

Well, anyone who's heading there June 21st. I'll be there, and possibly we could meet up....if aviliable and I can get outta FrontierTown.

 

 

But, I can't wait to ride, 19 days until my turn!

[hemmy]

Age: 12

 

I won't say what I am thinking.

 

Instead I will comment on my 2 rides on Magnum earlier this week. 1 train operation was very slow.

 

30 minute wait on Monday evening, and 45 minute wait Tuesday afternoon. And neither of those lines reached outside of the station.

 

Rest of the park was great though, easily my #1 park.