Cedar Point PTR 9/7/08

[mattnz]

Nice report! It's always cool to see pics of different rides rather than just coasters. I have a feeling you *really* like Raptor and TTD.

[haux]

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.

You stopped on both!? Oh man! Some of my friends were on the MF train that stopped. I would have been, but I opted to ride in the front seat. Boo.

[CoasterLine]

Haha, yeah it was fun. Some people didn't like it. The only down side is that the crew didn't wipe off the seats of the trains so everything was soaked when we sat down, and we had to sit in it for 20 minutes. The belts were soaked also so when we got off we all looked as if we peed ourselves. Haha.

 

It was funny, they gave us all of the "walk up the exits and get on" passes, however... we didn't end up needing them because the lines were so short.

 

Within the first 4 hours we were there we rode everything, we were only there from 10a to 6p and we spent at least 2 hours wandering the park and enjoying the sights that normally we were too busy to see on a normal day. It felt like we never waited in a queue at all... quite the opposite compared to a normal CP day.

 

It was an unbelievable day.

[ebl]

Demon Drop must be one of the very last first generation Intamin freefalls still operating. I wonder how long Cedar Point will keep it?

 

Nice Photo TR. Cedar Point is on my list of parks to visit.

 

Eric

[dino]

Nice TR, every time I read one from CP I vow that I will go there...one day. Absolutely love that shot of Maverick with the sun underneath .

[Astat]

Demon Drop must be one of the very last first generation Intamin freefalls still operating. I wonder how long Cedar Point will keep it?

 

Nice Photo TR. Cedar Point is on my list of parks to visit.

 

Eric

 

It's the last one still operating in North America. I actually rode it 2 weeks ago, the thing is honestly pretty scary with all the creaks and clunks and other unusual noises it makes, it sounds like it's about to fall apart! Still gives a good ride though. Cedar Point might feel like they have a little extra incentive to keep it now that it's the only one left in the country, I know it was for sale on a website a while back but I think it's no longer listed.

 

I think they might as well remove it considering its ridership and condition, but the problem is that it's in a spot where there isn't a whole lot else they could replace it with.