RollerManic Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 (edited) ^Hmm, I was there yesterday and everything I waited for was exactly half the posted wait time on the app. Also, that “legendary” Millennium force re-entry gate was open Thursday, but we had just gotten off our first rode in 10 years, and it was awful. We sat up front in IIRC Red train (I know for a fact it wasn’t Blue) and the whole ride jackhammered throughout the course. My father and I were extremely disappointed that one of our previous all-time favorites appeared to had aged well. We vowed it another attempt because we felt that it of all rides was it worth a chance at redemption, but because it was lightly raining we passed on the re-entry gate. Last night, we took our second ride on Millennium to end off our trip just like we did 10 years ago and prayed to go it would be better. Sure enough, sitting in row 2 of Blue train, we had every bit of as good of a ride as we remembered long ago. We both came to the conclusion that something was f**ked about the exact row of the train we rode in the first day. I always think about writing trip reports while I visit parks and what all I would write, but I’ve never actually have gotten to it. However, this trip went so incredibly well that I think for once I’m actually going to complete a wordy, multiple-part photo TR for this in a couple days, so look forward to it. Edited June 23, 2019 by RollerManic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 ^ I basically only ride Millennium Force in the front, but I thought it was riding as great as ever last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjr19 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 ^ I basically only ride Millennium Force in the front, but I thought it was riding as great as ever last month. Same here, rode front row on the Blue train yesterday and it was running amazing as ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerManic Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Blue train was great as ever, but something about the front of one of the other two trains was just awful. It really sucks that my brother who we brought to the Point for the first time this trip left with a tainted experience of Millennium Force; he only rode it that first time with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Also, that “legendary” Millennium force re-entry gate was open Thursday, but we had just gotten off our first rode in 10 years, and it was awful. Maybe the trains need a little more extensive refurbishment. Out of the 20 or so rides I've had in the last few years only only a couple were pretty bumpy. We found out our favorite seat is the 2nd to last. It's pretty smooth and it's a lower seat, which I feel are less rattly. It's also in the back car but it doesn't hold that 2-3 extra train wait that the back row can sometimes hold. I recommend this seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SbSteveZ Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 ^ didn’t they completely redo those trains a couple of years ago? At bare minimum they replaced the body with all new fiberglass pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth1 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 I have always wondered where people go to eat after the park when it closes at 10. I have its only fast food open late in Sandusky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 I think that's been a problem for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 I have always wondered where people go to eat after the park when it closes at 10. I have its only fast food open late in Sandusky. Just give up and go to Applebees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth1 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 What if you don't like Applebees? According to you just give up. Why are so grouchy towards people all the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 What if you don't like Applebees? According to you just give up. Why are so grouchy towards people all the time? What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth1 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 You said give up and go to Applebees and I said what if you don't like Applebees? I am supposed to bother trying to look for anything else then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 I always think about writing trip reports while I visit parks and what all I would write, but I’ve never actually have gotten to it. However, this trip went so incredibly well that I think for once I’m actually going to complete a wordy, multiple-part photo TR for this in a couple days, so look forward to it. Its no secret I've written tons of reports so at this point it probably seems like old hat but believe me every time its totally daunting before I start and then once its done I swear them off for good. Then I go to a park and take a bunch of photos for the next report that I don't want to write. Easiest way to just get it done? Go through your photos, pick the ones you want (because trip reports where the posters posts every single stupid picture they took are f*cking dumb) and then just start to tell us the story that goes along with the photos. You don't have to get super in depth like some of us do, just tell us about your day. Helps if you make if funny or otherwise entertaining but after doing a few dozen of them thats the easiest way for me to make it happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaMarkSta Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Thristy Pony is open til midnight during the week and till 2 am on Friday and Saturday, can't go wrong there plus its right outside the park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 You said give up and go to Applebees and I said what if you don't like Applebees? I am supposed to bother trying to look for anything else then? Unless I'm in a major city I really never expect much after 10pm. You're in middle-of-nowhere, Ohio. A chain restaurant, a diner (if you're in the place that has actual diners and not places that just use the term "Diner" interchangeably with "Restaurant" and aren't open 24 hours), Fast food or a bar that's not running a crappy late-night menu is the best you can really hope for. Whenever I try to go to Thristy Pony it's closed super early. You could try it but have a backup plan because their hours on Facebook and Tripadvisor don't match the hours that pop up on Google and it seems like they pretty much just close whenever they want. Dianna's Deli & Restaurant says it's a Deli but it looks like a diner to me. We've never been because it's always slammed after the park closes but it exists. Honestly there's just not much to pick from... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Physical Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Brick Oven Bistro has some good food and a (shockingly) large craft beer selection. They close at 10 on the weekdays and 11 on Fri-Sat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appel Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 I had a chance to experience Steel Vengeance over the last 5 days. Can anybody tell me why the pullout after the first drop is slightly shifted to the right before the speed bump? Is that on purpose or did it have to be like that to allign with the 2nd big hill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroGravity55 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 ^ The catwalk on lift has the track shifted off the center of the steel ledger to the right. The slight shift in the drop is to center the track back on ledgers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppedup Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Had a great day Sunday at CP. Beautiful weather and FL+ allowed us to ride, ride, ride. We got Steel Vengeance three times in about 30 minutes at one point. My daughter said no to anything Arrow or wooden after getting beat up by woodies at HW and doing Vortex at KI. So we rode Steel Vengeance, Maverick, and Millennium Force a lot. With a sprinkling of TTD, Raptor, Gatekeeper, and Rougarou. I talked her in to riding Magnum by the end of the day, but it was about a 30 minute wait, so we bailed. Back Beat Que is a nice addition to the food lineup. Basically the same stuff as Miss Keat's Smokehouse, but with the addition of fish and shrimp. I always ask my daughter at the end of a trip: Favorite park: Cedar Point Favorite coaster: Mystic Timbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterInk Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 My family had just purchased tickets for tomorrow (Wednesday) for a visit. I checked the tickets after they printed to verify everything was correct, and found the tickets were addressed for today rather than tomorrow (but seriously more like ). We need to either purchase new tickets and (hopefully) get some sort of a refund for the wrong tickets, or need to show up tomorrow with the wrong tickets to get them switched (but we don't even know if that's a thing). Guest services is closed, so no contacting them tonight. Couldn't find anything about the problem on the website or online. If you could point us in the right direction we'd really appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 ^ I've always been nervous I'll make that mistake someday so I always double check at the confirmation screen. Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 You said give up and go to Applebees and I said what if you don't like Applebees? I am supposed to bother trying to look for anything else then? Unless I'm in a major city I really never expect much after 10pm. You're in middle-of-nowhere, Ohio. A chain restaurant, a diner (if you're in the place that has actual diners and not places that just use the term "Diner" interchangeably with "Restaurant" and aren't open 24 hours), Fast food or a bar that's not running a crappy late-night menu is the best you can really hope for. Whenever I try to go to Thristy Pony it's closed super early. You could try it but have a backup plan because their hours on Facebook and Tripadvisor don't match the hours that pop up on Google and it seems like they pretty much just close whenever they want. Dianna's Deli & Restaurant says it's a Deli but it looks like a diner to me. We've never been because it's always slammed after the park closes but it exists. Honestly there's just not much to pick from... This is accurate. Sandusky is Lake Erie's Branson, so it shuts down early. I got lucky on my trip there last year and Thirsty Pony was still open after CP's 10PM closing time. They stayed open for about an hour and were pretty full too, not many open tables. But it's a crap shoot; on my previous visit Thirsty Pony closed at the same time as Cedar Point (makes no sense to me, but that's how it is). Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 I always think about writing trip reports while I visit parks and what all I would write, but I’ve never actually have gotten to it. However, this trip went so incredibly well that I think for once I’m actually going to complete a wordy, multiple-part photo TR for this in a couple days, so look forward to it. Its no secret I've written tons of reports so at this point it probably seems like old hat but believe me every time its totally daunting before I start and then once its done I swear them off for good. Then I go to a park and take a bunch of photos for the next report that I don't want to write. Easiest way to just get it done? Go through your photos, pick the ones you want (because trip reports where the posters posts every single stupid picture they took are f*cking dumb) and then just start to tell us the story that goes along with the photos. You don't have to get super in depth like some of us do, just tell us about your day. Helps if you make if funny or otherwise entertaining but after doing a few dozen of them thats the easiest way for me to make it happen. Same . . but LOL, believe it or not, I edit the heck out of pics before I post. Sometimes only a 3rd of the pics I take make it into a TR sometimes, there's just a lot you wanna share! but agree with everything you say, it's always daunting (especially for those of us who sometimes get too detailed). . but go for it RM, love seeing TRs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterInk Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 ^ I've always been nervous I'll make that mistake someday so I always double check at the confirmation screen. Best of luck! Thanks! Hoping for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDD27 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 So I took my first trip to cedar point during the past few days. After years of waiting I finally made the trip. Unfortunately my anxiety disorder has been acting up really bad recently and made for me to be rather sick the whole trip so I only got on a few rides and unfortunately had to put Steel Vengeance off til the next trip. Some quick thoughts though. Millennium force is fun, but was a let down for me and I find Intimidator 305 to be way more fun. Magnum on the other hand exceeded my expectations. I made sure to ride car 1 row 3 as I've read over the years and it honestly stands as my favorite hyper now even though my thighs are a bit bruised. Hopefully I'll be back and feeling better in a couple months for steel vengeance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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