Retrospective PTR : Cedar Point on a rainy day in 2004!

[robinschroder]

Hello again!

 

Well, this is another belated photo trip report - this time for my visit to Cedar Point! I'm guessing that a large percentage of you have been, or have at least seen some of the other Cedar Point trip reports, so once again - I don't think you've missed much! But if you have ever wondered what Cedar Point looked like on a rainy day in 2004, then you've come to the right place!

 

Inspired by my trip out to ride X @ SFMM, I just had to get out to Cedar Point to ride Millennium Force and Top Thrill Dragster! I flew from London Gatwick out to Detroit and then changed onto a flight to Cleveland. After staying overnight in Cleveland, it was time for a Greyhound Bus experience! (As I've probably said too much already, I don't drive so all of my trips have had to be via public transport). The journey from Cleveland to Sandusky Greyhound bus stop took just over an hour, although I had to wait in Cleveland for ages prior to my departure since (as you may or may not know) even if you purchase a ticket in advance, bus seats are given on a first-come first-served basis. I saw so many people turned away for their connections when they'd spent almost whole days travelling across America, only to be told to wait for the next bus... in 4 hours time! Fortunately I didn't have any such problems. I got a Taxi from Sandusky Greyhound out to Cedar Point and as we started to approach the park, I was blown away by the view of Millennium Force, Power Tower and Dragster standing so tall!

 

Because I didn't want to miss out on any of the rides (and since TTD had been down every now and then) I stayed at Cedar Point for 3 1/2 days and had a fantastic time! It rained a lot on some of the days which was a shame, but I did have a lot of time there when the weather was good as well. These photos were taken on one of the said rainy days - I would have taken more on the sunnier days except I was too busy with the rides! Enjoy the photos!

 

(By the way, that's me done with retrospective trip reports for now! Well, unless I drag out some pictures of Nemesis's first year, 1994. or some shots of Goudurix from 1992 when it wasn't rough...)

 

Robin

Goodnight Cedar Point! And thanks for reading this retrospective trip report!

And finally, Wicked Twister - which I *loved* almost as much as Power Tower, TTD and MF!

Or some surprisingly strong positive Gs at the end?

Anyone for some airtime? (Although admitedly not as much as, say, Expedition GeForce)

And the same again but from slightly further 'round!

Millennium Force's insane 310 foot drop!

More Raptor and the blue, steel monster that is Millennium Force lurking in the background!

Yay! Vertical loop! It's Raptor!

TTD's superfine 420 foot top hat!

Dragster closed due to adverse weather conditions. However, I managed to get my fair share of rides by the end of my trip! Including a fantastic ever-so-slight overspeed moment when it reopened after having been down all day, resulting in some insane to

What a fantastic view as you enter the park! (Ignoring the rain!) Power Tower and TTD towering over everything else - well, except for Millennium Force!