I went to ACE Spring Con at Hersheypark and Knoebels, and then a friend and I stopped by Cedar Point for a couple of days on the way home.
Hersheypark was full of high school groups, but we had no problems getting our rides in during ERT and during the less busy mornings. I really enjoyed Fahrenheit, Great Bear, and the Lightning Racer. Springsteen was playing a concert in the stadium in front of the park, and I'll never forget my zen ride on Great Bear while listening to the concert.
The weather was generally good, with the only serious rain coming during dinner on Saturday night at Knoebels. This cleared out the park, and wet the tracks of the Phoenix and Twister, and they were FLYING all night after that during ERT in the humidity, light fog, and lightning off on the horizon. I ended up prefering Twister of Phoenix. I loved Phoenix's airtime, but it seemed every time you were off your seat you landed hard, and I got punched in the stomach by the lap bar at one point, literally knocking the wind out of me. Twister was trying to do a Voyage impression, and I really liked that, especially in the dark.
Cedar Point also had high school groups. Monday featured downtime of most of the coasters, but crowds lightened on Tuesday (compared to Monday) and rides were running more dependably. I got enough rides in Monday and early Tuesday that I decided to take lots of photos on Tuesday afternoon.
Here are some of my favorite photos. -Mike
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TR - Hersheypark, Knoebels, Cedar Point - May 15-19
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TR - Hersheypark, Knoebels, Cedar Point - May 15-19
by Voyager » Sun May 24, 2009 10:09 pm
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- Hersheypark - The Comet is taken over by a high school group
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- I wait for my first ride on Great Bear, a ride that turned out to be one of my favorites.
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- Riders on Great Bear - "Oh crap, I'm upside down!"
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- "If I think hard enough, the ride will be over... If I think hard enough, the ride will be over....."
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- Some riders on Superdooper Looper fear the first drop and loop - others are simply bored. (It's a fun ride, especially in the dark.)
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- Fahrenheit has an amazing looking station with laminated wood beams. The ride is a tangled mass of track.
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- The lift of Fahrenheit goes straight up - 90 degrees. The first drop is 97 degrees. This makes for great reaction shots! This is the front car of a train going over the first drop....
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- ....and this is the second car of the same train. Terror achieved!
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- More of a side view of the drop.
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- Only one hands-up rider on this train. I enjoyed the drop about 18 times during my time there.
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- Riders look a bit more relaxed after about four inversions.
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- On to Knoebels - The Flying Turns is still not done. I describe it as a bowling alley on acid. Can't wait to try it out in a month/year/decade.
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- Riders endure the aggressive first part of Twister's helix.
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- Twister riders wonder what is next as they near the end of their ride.
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- The Phoenix flies down from the second turnaround - the front wheel of the third car is clearly seen off the track.
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- Kids love the Phoenix!
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- Twins and enthusiasts love the Phoenix!
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- On to Cedar Point - I caught this shot with my pocket camera while waiting in line for Maxair.
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- Raptor riders "kick the sky"
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- Most riders enjoy dropping down into the second part of the ride....
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- Well, if you see me taking a photo of you, I recommend that you smile. Otherwise you'll look like a moron on the internet for eternity. Take that, guy making faces and trying to ruin my shot.
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- Ah, terrified Dragster riders, what great photo subjects. The green shirt is a Kingda Ka shirt, but strangely the guy is still hanging onto the lap bar. Get those hands up!
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- The girl in pink's expression is priceless. I think we have a future enthusiast here.....
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- Must.... pose.... for... the.... camera....
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- Screaming schoolgirls!
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- Finally, two people demonstrating proper riding technique.
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- A tough shot to get - Magnum flies over its next to last airtime hill - happy riders rejoice.
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- More Dragster - "Oh no we're gonna hit the yellow thing!!!!"
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- Twisting....
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- More twisting....
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- Hey... we're leveling off... we survived!
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- Possibly my favorite shot of the trip - three great expressions (girls in blue, guy in green)
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- Guy in back seat - too scared to look, or maybe a double bug strike....
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- Hairtime fun!
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- Okay, that wasn't funny - whose cell phone just hit me in the eye?
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- Corkscrew! Wheeeeeee!!!!
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- Nearing the end of the ride, but still hauling a$$
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- Person on the right - "I have the coolest socks in the park"
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- Girl in white is scared by the orange tape of death
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- Shirtless guys and scared kids
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- Girl in pink - "I can't believe you're going on a TPR trip and you're not taking me!"
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- See shirtless guy - make up your own caption!
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- It's "Choke your friend for the on-ride photo" Day here at Cedar Point. Join the fun! (Seriously, this isn't funny not that someone on every train is doing it.)
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- Proper MF riding technique - just have fun
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- And finally, while some riders are corkscrewing, some are being corkscrewed. You decide which is which.
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by tanthonyam » Sun May 24, 2009 10:26 pm
Those are some really funny expressions! You should send those pics to the Ellen show. She likes to put things like this on her show. Im sure she would get a kick out of it, and who knows, she might air some of them on tv.
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by slicknixon » Sun May 24, 2009 10:27 pm
Hair-time freaking mania!!!
Especially that first one of the Comet.
Great job!
Especially that first one of the Comet.
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by Movieguy » Mon May 25, 2009 2:49 am
Wow, those are some funny rider pics...I should take photos like that when I go on my trip, now that I've got a digital camera. 
Farenheit looks like it's such a rush. Can't wait to try that one.
Great TR
Farenheit looks like it's such a rush. Can't wait to try that one.
Great TR
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by STR8FXXXINEDGE » Mon May 25, 2009 5:47 am
You've got some awesome photos here!
Thanks a lot for sharing.
Thanks a lot for sharing.
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by Homeboy23 » Mon May 25, 2009 6:01 am
Nice photos! Very different approach from many trip reports.
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by PKI JizzMan » Mon May 25, 2009 6:41 am
You love that 200mm, Mike! Haha.
Grr...I need to get up to CP with my camera! Hopefully this year. Two years is too long!
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Grr...I need to get up to CP with my camera! Hopefully this year. Two years is too long!
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by Lenaapple1974 » Mon May 25, 2009 9:05 am
Definitely some great rider shots there! I love the expressions of some of the riders. It makes me wonder who likes to ride, who is on a dare, who is riding that for their first time... lol.
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