This is the one we have been waiting for!
Cedar Point has been rated the best amusement park in the world for 15 years straight! This is 'coaster Mecca. And... we're here!
A beautiful, clear day. Just right for screaming our asses off, like Patricia in this shot taken on Magnum XL-200 (which turned out to be Gordon's favorite ride).
(Look at the guy above her and to the right. Think this ride's intense?) Loved it so much, we did it again!
The rides here are simply incredible. Many consider Millennium Force to be the best steel roller coaster anywhere, with its 300 foot drop and 93 MPH speed. (We did that one twice, too.)
Not fast enough for you? How about Top Thrill Dragster, which accelerates you from 0 to 120 MPH in 3.7 seconds and hurls you straight up a 420 foot tower, which you crest and then free-fall 420 feet down and back to the station. That all happens in 17 seconds. Think about that. Zero to 120, up 420 feet, screaming back down, in SEVENTEEN SECONDS!
This ride is so extreme that we were delayed about 15 minutes because of an incident in a train before us where one of the riders crapped himself and they had to clean up the car. No, we are not kidding!
Photo below shows us at the point of initial acceleration on the left and the end of the ride on the right. (The ride blew P's hoodie right off her head.)
Patrica found a friend in the petting zoo...
Another favorite was Maverick, which has a 95 degree drop (that's past vertical) and a memorable electromagnetic shot through a tunnel toward then end.
This park really impressed us. It was clean as a whistle, the staff was great, the attendees were nice folks, and the rides were dazzling. Too many more to clog up the blog.
We will certainly come back to Cedar Point.
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