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stljason1 I Guess Donkeys Are Okay
Joined: 09 Jun 2005 Total posts: 20 Location: Peoria, IL Age: 22 Gender: Male |
 Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 6:31 pm Post subject: Photo TR: Cedar Point, 7/6 and 7/7 2005 |
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Well this marks my 5th trip to Cedar Point in my lifetime, 1st trip was in 1999. This was my first trip there without my parents, a pretty big deal I think. I took along a friend who has never been to Cedar Point. We left early Wednesday morning for the 400 miles trip from Central Illinois. We were inside the park by 3:30. I wont go into extreme detail on everything like I sometimes do on other sites, instead I'll put most of the pertent information in my picture captions. Ive heard some talk of how park operations have gone downhill recently, but I didnt see any of that. Overall we had an awsome trip, it was a little crowded, but the crowds seemed to really die off after 8.
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| Here's a nice view of the right front side of the park. I nearly parked in this area, but luckily as I was walking away from my car I noticed the numbers in the parking spots and the cars with stickers in their windows...I wonder what would have happened |
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| I snapped this one upon entering the park. Turned out pretty nicely. |
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| Ah, the blue streak entrance. The first thing we rode upon entering, the sign said 45 minutes, it ended up being a half hour wait. I could tell it was crowded when I walked in...oh well, thats why we had almost 2 days... |
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| A stunning shot of the Blue Streak...this is probably where the line started, to you BS buffs out there... |
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| I wasnt overly impressed with MaxAir. It wasnt BAD, but I feel the restraints really took you out of the ride...they seemed like horrible horsecollars to me |
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| This was a cool shot I thought, I just looked up and snapped while waiting for Magnum, which was running awsome. Gotta give the crew here props, they hit interval almost all the time. The wait was never over 20 minutes, especially if I wanted to sit in |
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| We got on MF a total of 3 times, 2 times were end of the day night rides. I had never left CP after closing like that, it was strange to walk around an almost empty park. MF was amazing, as usual, and while the crew didnt hit interval very often, they s |
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| I has skipped Mantis in my previous two trips, so I figured I might as well. I still dont like it. Its not the roughness, I just hate all stand-ups. |
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| I for whatever reason felt compelled to take a picture of a bush alongside the Mantis queue. And I have included it for your viewing enjoyment. |
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| Still my favorite ride... |
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| Got 2 rides on Dragster, including my first in the front row. Our first ride was 1st thing Thursday morning, waited about an hour. Great ride, its amazing how well this thing is running...it can really move a line pretty quickly when its running like th |
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| This is probably the best part... |
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| The weather was PERFECT both days, sunny and High's at 79-80. That's probably one reason it was so crowded on a weekday. |
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| Wicked Twister was closed, and apparenty it just today opened. Sad, because I LOVE wicked twister. |
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| Yes, the Maxair line extended this far back...still wasnt more than maybe 30 minutes or so. |
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| Ah, a picture of my Freeway. This was only my 2nd time using freeway, it really paid off, and its my favorite of the q-bot/ fastpass systems. So simple, yet it works to perfection. |
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| Probably my favorite picture of the bunch. Took it from sky-ride, it turned out really nicely. |
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| A nice overview of the park, as seen from skyride. |
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Funny Magnum story...
one time on Thursday while on Magnum, when our train was stopped on the break run just before you enter the station, some guy in the back was having a good time, sort of mocking the auto spiel guy(not in a bad way) He said somethi |
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| Another shot from the Sky Ride... |
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| Took this baby while waiting for front row. |
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| coasterdude5 Randomness
Joined: 21 Feb 2005 Total posts: 5606 Location: Memphis, TN Age: 18 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 6:45 pm Post subject: |
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Awesome TR! Those pics were awesome!
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| SLUSHIE It's hot outside, and I have a headache
Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Total posts: 925 Location: California Age: 22 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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| I like the freeway system too, but I hate the large black stamp they put over it to know its been used. I swear the ink was 1inch thick.
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| CoasterFanatic The Resident Smart-Ass
Joined: 15 Feb 2005 Total posts: 4495 Location: Weirton, WV Age: 34 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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^ Agreed. The freeway stamp system has got to be one of the worse executions of virtual queueing anywhere.
Have you ever noticed the condition of the stampers surroundings?
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| PhishyBrewer Joined: 05 May 2005 Total posts: 4406 |
| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice! I need to take a trip back to Cedar Point. I've only been there 5 times this year. 
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| Hattuchili Not Everyone In Germany Wears Lederhosen and Eats Sauerkraut
Joined: 15 Feb 2005 Total posts: 4057 Location: Bremen, Germany Age: 29 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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Wow, nice photo TR and great pictures! I never visited Cedar Point, but I put it on my list. 
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| pgathriller Scharwzkopf Shuttle Loop Fanatic
Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Total posts: 522 Location: El Paso Texas Age: 19 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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| That was one of the best photo trip reports I have seen on Cedar Point. I loved the pictures of Top Thrill Dragster, my favorite coaster! Did you see any roll backs?
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| SpartanTS Full Fledged Donkey Enthusiast!
Joined: 12 Jun 2005 Total posts: 243 Location: Charlotte, NC Age: 25 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 5:28 am Post subject: |
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| pgathriller wrote: | | That was one of the best photo trip reports I have seen on Cedar Point. I loved the pictures of Top Thrill Dragster, my favorite coaster! Did you see any roll backs? |
I'm going in 25 days 
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| stljason1 I Guess Donkeys Are Okay
Joined: 09 Jun 2005 Total posts: 20 Location: Peoria, IL Age: 22 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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| pgathriller wrote: | | That was one of the best photo trip reports I have seen on Cedar Point. I loved the pictures of Top Thrill Dragster, my favorite coaster! Did you see any roll backs? |
Nope. Dragster was running amazingly. Thanks everyone for the comments. Its too bad though, on a lot of the pictures it cut some of my comments off...oh well. I just got back from Holiday World, hopefully I'll post another trip report tomorrow...although I dont think I took enough photos.
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| sfdlfan11 I Guess Donkeys Are Okay
Joined: 26 Mar 2005 Total posts: 14 Location: buffalo Age: 18 Gender: Male |
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