bgroodog Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Hey everyone, I'll keep this short! I just got back from an plane ride over Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. I would like to thank my buddy for giving me the opportunity to go flying with him, he did a wonderful job piloting the plane! Enjoy the photos, and hang in there... The off-season blues are almost over! EDIT Here is most of the shots on my Flickr account. Check them out! Fill sized Images available! CLICK TO GO TO PHOTOS Also.... DIGG IT! (Vanishes into the distance) Goodbye! See you in a few weeks! Almost time to leave My favorite shot of the trip One more wider angle Look at all them coaster thingies Raptor overhead Great shot towards the back of the park Poor Twister... There's them coaster trains in storage Another view of the center of the park Center of the park.... Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I got most of the park in this shot, to bad the sun is in the wrong place... Crappy ride, but a beauty to look at. I spot the re-tracking in progress... Hope its a smoother ride this year! Looking towards the front of the park One of my favorite shots from the photo shoot Best drop in the world in my books View of most of the peninsula Mantis, my home last year (I was a ride host here). The most underrated ride in the park. I loves it! Pretty sure this is a duplicate angle, but oh well... Pretty Reflection A better view of B&M Goodness Great view Close-up of failure... Truly an Intamin EPIC FAIL.... But I still love the ride. Time to go around again! Sorry if there are duplicate angles... My favorite Steel coaster, perhaps in the world? So far... I see triangle hills in the distance... Like a toy model, one I wish I could bring home with me. A great collection of rides you have there Great view of the middle of the park where you know what stands tall and proud. Oh wait, that's just Top Thrill Dragster... Never mind. My favorite B&M Invert looking fine as always... A crane and a piece of track missing? This cant be good... Something seemed a bit weird about Wicked Twister today... Sun was just coming out, lucky for us! Looks like it was going to be a great day for photos. Starting on our first pass around the park... Look at those curves.. Here we are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPmaverick Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Great photos! And with Wicked Twister, there were many occasions throughout the season that I saw maintenance working on that tower so this does not surprise me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netdvn Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Incredible, awesome, insane! I really wish I could visit Ohio this year. Those pics just emphasize my desire for Intamin goodness. Too bad the closest Intamin is about an hour north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugart Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Thanks now I find myself mysteriously looking at CP hotels. Awesome pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkman25 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I have only ever been to this park twice in my life, but what is wrong with wicked twister? Both times I have been, the ride was running and running great too. I don't know the story behind this ride I guess, besides they put those little support beams at the top of the support tower to hold up the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkdcoaster Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Truly AWESOME PICS! Thank you soooo much for sharing. any chance we can get the full size pics somewhere? a few of those are easily wallpaper shots! JEFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgroodog Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 Ill post some on my Flickr account, but only the good ones. I'll post the link when they are up on the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero One Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 It looks like part of Twister's queue is also gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atem122 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I've never seen CP like this, I just noticed so much more in those photos than I have in the rest of my life. Great pictures, seemed like a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreditCrazy Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Great pictures! Cedar Point really is completely surrounded by water...and the ride overview shots on Maverick, MF, Raptor, and Mantis are really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansrubens Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Wow those are one of the best CP pictures I've ever seen. I think it's a great addition to the park index. ----Hans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJS1981 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 beautiful pics! in some shots, Millenium Force really dwarfs the other coasters. how long was the flight and was it specifically to take pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgroodog Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 Hey everyone... I Uploaded my better Aerial shots to my Flickr. Better Quality and Larger Images for EVERYONE! http://www.flickr.com/photos/8308074@N04/sets/72157615194672039/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intamin10 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 if you zoom in On Millennium Force island it look they clear some of the land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkman25 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 ^I noticed that too. But it is already known that nothing new will be built this year, perhaps it is just relandscaping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vffreak07 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I don't see why people don't like Mean Streak so much. I rode it 3 times in 3 different seats and thought it was a semi-enjoyable ride. I mean yeah it's not like Hades or Renegade or Shivering Timbers or anything, but still it's good. I mean yeah it's a waste of wood, but still it's better than SOB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgroodog Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 Yep, lets remove a bunch of adult trees for "Re-Landscaping"... let the rumors begin! I was holding out to see how long someone noticed that there were indeed trees missing. That was quick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Some awesome pics, thanks. Hopefully we'll get out to CP someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speeddeamon128 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Wow awesome pics! The pics of Millennium Force are my favorite & I agree BEST DROP IN THE WORLD I wish I could go to CP this year but I can't fit it in my summer schedule. Hopefully I will be able to go next year & they will get a new coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 They have to clear land for their 18th coaster, being that SFMM will add their 17th next year. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkman25 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I am simply saying that for this summer there isn't anything new being built. So the removal of adult trees would classify as "relandscaping" because they are altering the terrain including flora and the actual ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPmaverick Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 If you look at the 2009 park map http://www.cedarpoint.com/_upload/pdf/2009_large_group_catering_guide.pdf (The map is somewhere in there) many of the bush looking things have been removed along with several buildings throughout the park. The map also has many other changes like MF's lift, TTD's train, and WT's train which makes the map much more accurate. So maybe the tree removal is for 2010 (I can hope, can't I). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jds03 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I could have sworn when I saw the description "Intamin Fail" that maverick had vallied. Great Pics! I absolutely love seeing Cedar Point from the air, and I actually did in person once, back in 2004 when on a commercial flight from Denver to Philadelphia. I think that was the only year since 2002 I haven’t had a trip there. It's so refreshing to see pics like this, because from the ground at cedar point you feel like an ant compared to the rides around you. It’s truly a unique perspective to look at the rides from way above for once, and it gives you so many fanboyish ideas for where the next coaster could go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgroodog Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 It looks like part of Twister's queue is also gone. I would assume a crane of that magnitude would need room to sprawl out. There really isn't a sturdy base anywhere near the tower except that area. Must be a heck of a repair job none the less. beautiful pics! in some shots, Millennium Force really dwarfs the other coasters. how long was the flight and was it specifically to take pics? It was specifically to fly over Cedar Point... Of course pictures are a must on any plane adventure! It was a great time, hooray for turbulence air time! I don't see why people don't like Mean Streak so much. I rode it 3 times in 3 different seats and thought it was a semi-enjoyable ride. I mean yeah it's not like Hades or Renegade or Shivering Timbers or anything, but still it's good. I mean yeah it's a waste of wood, but still it's better than SOB. We just like to give it a hard time... It has gotten better over the past two years in my opinion, which is a good thing. Its just more of a Sunday stroll then a thrilling ride, which some people like. I do enjoy front seat rides on Mean Streak, but that's it. I could have sworn when I saw the description "Intamin Fail" that maverick had vallied. Great Pics! I absolutely love seeing Cedar Point from the air, and I actually did in person once, back in 2004 when on a commercial flight from Denver to Philadelphia. I think that was the only year since 2002 I haven’t had a trip there. It's so refreshing to see pics like this, because from the ground at cedar point you feel like an ant compared to the rides around you. It’s truly a unique perspective to look at the rides from way above for once, and it gives you so many fanboyish ideas for where the next coaster could go! Totally agree... Seeing a park you go to often from a new perspective makes it even more enjoyable and breathtaking. I also could never find a good bunch of "good" aerial shots of the park and thought I would change that. I think I have succeeded, don't you? We just lucked out that the sun came out and had an overall great day for picture taking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedarpointfangirl Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Awesome pics, thanks for sharing!! Now I have to wipe up all the drool from my keyboard!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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