angryemobeaver Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Part 1- Great Wolf Lodge! Last weekend me and Mitchell (gnarkiller) went to Cedar Point. We left his house around 1:30pm and arrived at Great Wolf Lodge around 7pm. As soon as we put our luggage up, we went to the hotel's waterpark. Nothing but fields farms And weird towns... But then i saw this! The wood for Cedar Point's new GCI Finally! Bored-ism, its a real word Pokahontus and her mother owel! The indoor waterpark I see Cedar Point from our balcany! Hills The main reason we came hear; to ride virtual coasters! GWL Tortues animals! Im gonna do it! Me playing virtual Mayor-Bee Highway to Hell.. Snakes in a Hotel! I can ride a virtual motorcycle with no handle bars, no handle bars GWL kills puppys! And Moles! And whatever this is! And deers! Super Silly Fun Time! There were dirt bikes levitating all over GWL! Elevator bit my finger, Ouch elevator! Wolves attacked Mitch in the killer Elevator! Caution! Me Drinking! More later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haux Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Hey! I was in the park on Sunday too. I drive by an EHCRWA tower on my way home, though mine's a different tower. I think it stands for (E-word) (H-word) County (Reclaimed or Regional) Water (Authority or Association). I can't find anything online. The crowds on Sunday were extremely light. I got numerous rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angryemobeaver Posted September 9, 2008 Author Share Posted September 9, 2008 Part 2- Cedar Point (Pt.1) The first batch of tons of Cedar Point photos! Castaway Bay looks so creepy! It's Skyline Time! Everyone's favorite Intamin Giga! Everyone's favorite B&M Space Shot! Towers & such! Spooky Demon Whore-ichle Five Flag's Cedar Point! Halloweekends theming and Raptor! Atmosphere Moment of silence Tear-drop loop More Raptor goodness I really like this picture so im not going to write a caption! Oh wait... Theming Zero-Gravity-Roll Picture that everyone has Corkscrew's loop Dragon' Iron The Pretzel Turnaround would be alot better if the train went through it fast. I <3 You! Shoot to the sky! Sunday, Sunday, Sunday.. are you ready for Top Thrill Dragsterrrrrr!? I like tilting the camera when i take pictures, it makes the pictures look super silly fun time! Not tall enough! I should of cropped this... As you can tell the lines were short. Maggy! Baby im ready to go! Yay for Arrow Hypers! I like the Magnum/Soak City/Challenge Park area So what, your a spider.. wanna fight about it? Carn-Evil and Woodstock Express! This picture was tooken from the station and i wasn't in the train. I like how this picture turned out! Gemini's 1980's station! Mas pronto! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angryemobeaver Posted September 9, 2008 Author Share Posted September 9, 2008 Part 2 Cedar Point (Part 2) Second part of the CP photos! Mean ole' Mean Steak (yes Mean Steak) was calling our names Picture everyone has of MS I do love it's sign Over-banked turns on woodies, pah-lease! So good to look at, not so good to ride... The Hall of no Return! As you can see, the lines were outragiously long! I don't like how Mean Streak's brake run is.. This ruins Frountiertown's Atmosphere... Cedar Creek Mine Ride CCMR Maverick, i promise ill ride you later! Maverick is perd-ay Ill have much more pictures of Maverick later Why PKI, why!? Swan Lake? I love Frountiertown Town-Hall Snake-River-Falls Wave-Swinger I always take this picture at CP The 95º drop I love the launch area! Another pic With train Without train Here we come Milly! Almost there... Milly is so amazing We had a walk-on Yay! Milly is pretty photo-genic, you just got to know where to look! Milly looks small from here The last over banked turn is awesome! I <3 Millennium Force! Frountier Trail Ft. Sandusky No.. my little pony, don't die! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpuddle Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Nice pictures! Hope you got your fill of short lines, because it's about to get CRAZY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adeuce02 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 nice pics. But how come not alot people like the 3-point challenge games. It has a good atmosphere and they make alot money for the park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angryemobeaver Posted September 9, 2008 Author Share Posted September 9, 2008 Part 2 Cedar Point (Part 3) Part three! Mantis's Inclined loop Twisted B&M Goodness Millennium Force says Hi! Loop Yummy Out of the diving loop Into the loop Flowers infront of Mantis's Sign Mayor Bee! Mr. Butterfly, with Milly in the background I finally goot this credit Garden infront of Iron Dragon Wicked Twister from Wildcat Corkscrew Iron Dragon Drgon Iron TTD OMG that is steep! Another Garden Cobra roll The Bird Poop coaster Afro Fountain The ultra intense helix I <3 Blue Streak I <3 Raptor Oh no Raptor, whatch out for that pole! Mr. Bear Thats Just Nasty.. Demon Drop is ahmazing The section of the park i always forget about Mr. Demon Drop Im running out of captions MaXair Towers Tower MaXair MaXair Disaster Transport More later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeti762 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Cool pics!!! Was this the passholder only day this past Sunday? If so, I'm really going to be kicking myself for NOT going (since the lines were so short!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormFreak Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 It was the passholder appreciation day, but the park was open to the public. Regardless, from what I hear, the lines were very short (comparable to May weekday). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedar Point Princess Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I was also there Sunday. We rode Raptor and were in line to ride again (since it was the only coaster open between 10 and 11) when it got stuck going up the hill. Me and my son were next in line when this happened and we were to nervous to ride it so we hopped out of line and went straight to Maverick. There was a line outside of the cue line since it was not opened yet, but when it did open we had at most a 5 minute wait. As the day went on I started to think the roller coasters were making weird noises. I don't know if I was just paranoid because of Raptor (it was only stuck for 5 minutes then worked fine!) or if was because there was not many people on the trains. Mean Streak really tore me up. I've rode it before but it was really rough this time. I heard a cable making a plucking sound as we went up the hill. That was scary! Last time I rode it it stopped half way up the first hill. I don't think I will ride this one again. After Raging Wolf Bons broke at Geauga Lake last year, I'm worried the same could happen here and that is a big hill to roll backwards on! I will be back there next week and I hope it's just like this time, no lines! I'm surprised everyone with a pass was not there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haux Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 ^ Hang on. Raptor stopped on the lift hill, and you got scared and didn't ride? How often do you visit the park? If someone's got their cell phone or a camera out or unbuckles their seat belt, they'll stop the ride on the lift if it clears the station. I think you're paranoid. What are "weird noises" when it comes to roller coasters? Also, don't ride Mean Streak. It's crap. What cable would make a plucking sound on Mean Streak? There aren't cables on the ride except below the handrails on the rides, and those don't move, so there's no sound to be made. Are you sure it wasn't the anti-rollbacks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedar Point Princess Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I've been to Cedar Point 8 total times, 6 this year. I don't know what made that sound but it sounded like a large guitar string being plucked! I did not realize that is why they stop for 5 minutes like that. I probably am just paranoid because my husband is a machinist and I understnd the concept of machines breaking down or loose bolts, but I'll still ride. I just don't want to be on anything if something major happens. Also I have a slight fear of heights so going up the hill is the worst part. After that I'm fine. I actually rode Millenium Force last month and loved it. I heard the elevator lifts are much safer than the cable lifts. My son is 11 and just started riding coasters 2 years ago and most of the time it is just the two of us so I don't want to force him on anything if he's too scared. He has rode 13 of the 17 coasters there and just realized these things happen. Maybe I should have had a beer! That would have settled my nerves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormFreak Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Cable/Elevator lifts similar to those on Millennium are no more/less safe than traditional chain lifts. Both systems work very effectively, and both systems have had failures/incidents. Nothing to be paranoid about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haux Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 You seem a little confused. No biggie. A cable lift is an elevator lift. Mean Streak has a chain lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astat Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I was there Sunday too. Got in a couple Raptor rides during ERT before I headed back to Maverick. Waited maybe 20 minutes each for Maverick and Dragster, and about 15 for Millennium Force. Everything else was essentially a walk-on. It was seriously the most empty day I've ever seen at the park, and I've been going there for 15 years. I actually left at like 6 in the evening because I'd literally been on all the big rides already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angryemobeaver Posted September 9, 2008 Author Share Posted September 9, 2008 Part 2- Cedar Point (Part 4) The last amount of pics... Raptor from the sky I had to levitate like Chris Angel to take this picture! Will this still be here next year...? I prefer V2 over Wicked Twister I love this picture, it would look better if Lake Erie was clean though... Replace this with a un-twisted spike, and everything's good! Signature shot! The Corkscrew midway (including Magnum, Milly, and Mantis) reminds me of Action Zone. Top Thrill Dragster! Millennium Force of course! I like MaXair more than Delirium Unfortunately we didn't ride this... Disaster Transport today, GCI tomorrow... Chaos Kids just love good ole' Snoopy, the 500 year old poorly drawn dog! Balloon Race Planet Snoopy Little known fact: Cedar Point does have a "pirate ship"; it's Ocean Motion! I <3 TTD TTD isn't that tall..! My three favorite things; Pepsi, Roller Coasters, and over-sized dog balloons! ----------------- Now for some hot Maverick pictures! So beautiful! I love the launched lift hill! Good airtime... AH-MAZING AIRTIME! And my new favorite picture! Horseshoe Roll Just .8 of second too late... Horseshoe Roll Brake Run Station Horseshoe Roll Sign Another sign! ------------------------------------------- The tunnel of no-return! TTD at sunset Tilted of course... Yellow, Yellow, Yellow, GREEN! I always take this picture... Signature shot? Coasters! Raptor is so beautiful at sunset! Next year it'll say "New for 2009- GCI" Blue Streak Ill see you next year, i promise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublex98 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Great Pictures and TR! It Looks like you went on a really good day with little to almost no lines! Love the Maverick "sunset" photo. Its great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandaman Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I think it stands for (E-word) (H-word) "Erie-Huron", maybe? Great TR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedar Point Princess Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Sorry. I meant chain lifts. These are some excellent photos. You could do this as a pro to help Cedar Point advertise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luka Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome pictures! Thanks for the flat ride pictures, didn't know of a few of thoughs. Very imformative TR, thanks alot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollerboy Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Nice TR! I need to get to America to do some serious coaster riding. Cedar Point is my most anticipated park, it looks so unreal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcio Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Great TR! Loved to see that the wood for the new GCI is already on site Seriously, I really wanna go to Cedar Point in a near future! =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrider06 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Awesome Trip Report! I cant wait to hit up Cedar Point next year, it's calling my name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterLine Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 As for the Passholder day, it was amazingly empty. Seriously walk-ons on everything, and any rides that didn't have a walk on were no more than 10 or so minutes. As for the Raptor stopping on the lift, I was on the stopped train. It was a routine ride system restart... after we got off that run, we headed back for Millennium Force. We got on the second train of the day, and it stopped at the peak of the lift for 20 minutes. It's amazing the views you can get from up there, if only I would have brought my camera that day. All and all it was a perfect day at the Point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Will be there this weekend...hope the weather holds out!!!! Nice report!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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