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IJ's Amusement Adventures 2016

Imagineer Josh

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I've gotten a lot of help for this, I've finalized my plans, and I'm ready. Let's get this started!

JOSH'S AMUSEMENT ADVENTURES

So the first day, we got into Cedar Point late. And I MEAN late!

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Finally, after a long afternoon of driving and slowest service at a Culver's restaurant in the US, we arrived at my first ever visit to Cedar Point!!! :lol:

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Beautiful topiary

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X-Flight is at my home park, so it wasn't totally new to see this

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Personally I think this is the best photo I've taken so far.

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Another shot of Valravn

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Top Thrill Dragster through the trees

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Mean Streak is just beautiful... well to look at

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Slingshot is all lit up!

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Another great shot I took.

Later tonight or tomorrow morning I'll post my full Cedar Point trip report
 

Imagineer Josh

Mega Poster
So today I arrived at my hotel in Mason, Ohio awaiting my Kings Island visit tomorrow, and I synced all my photos from CP onto my computer, ready to start the TR. Happy reading!

CEDAR POINT PART 1

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The two biggest rides here were beautiful and ready to give rides

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Valravn also respectively joined the giants of the park.

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Finally here! I've been dreaming this half my life!

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>Walks into the park >Top Thrill Dragster broken down... surprising?

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We'll catch u l8er cool)

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We all know Pip Squeak (Pipe Scream) Isn't a coaster. It's like the Larson Super Loop for Cedar Fair.

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1/2 during ERT: MAVERICK!!!

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Is it a launch section? Is it a specialized lift hill? The world may NEVER KNOW!

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These people are in for a treat

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The launch in here is 10/10, no question

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Despite some controversy, Maverick ended up being my new #1 coaster.

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Loved the architecture of the area!

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Top Thrill Dragster was running =D> for 10 minutes. And the park hadn't even opened yet, this was still ERT

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Two Intamin wonders in the same picture? This truly is one of the best theme parks in the world!

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2/2 during ERT - MILLENNIUM FORCE!! My first Giga!

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From the overbank to the overbank, the ride was just exhilarating.

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The speed was nice...

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The first drop was breathtaking...

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It was very smooth... yet I still found it overrated (Valravn, you should be dropping prey, not photobombs)

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After the Intamin goodness during ERT, the park opened and we went across the road to Iron Dragon

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Walk-on #1. People would probably rather ride a bird of death (Valravn), bird of protection (GateKeeper), and bird of... dinosaurs (Raptor) rather than a dragon.

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Needless to say, it was a pleasant scenic ride the whole family can enjoy (I looked over at TTD to see it stuck just past the 'Finish sign)

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Coaster #4, Mant... I mean Rougarou

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This part personally reminded me of the Hulk's finale

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Gotta love that first drop!

To be continued in Part 2...
 

GuyWithAStick

Captain Basic
Looks like you had a nice first few minutes! Gotta love ERT. Especially if it knocks the 2 biggies for a park like CP. Looking forward to part 2! :cool:
 

Pink Cadillac

Giga Poster
I always imagined Rougarou as quite small, but the last pic says otherwise :p Everything else must make it look small! Looking forward to the rest.
 

Imagineer Josh

Mega Poster
GuyWithAStick said:
Looks like you had a nice first few minutes! Gotta love ERT. Especially if it knocks the 2 biggies for a park like CP. Looking forward to part 2! :cool:

Thanks man! I really do appreciate it

Pink Panther said:
I always imagined Rougarou as quite small, but the last pic says otherwise :p Everything else must make it look small! Looking forward to the rest.

Haha, thanks. Yeah, some felt smaller than they looked online and others felt bigger

CEDAR POINT PART 2

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Rear end view on the dive loop

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Mainstream shot. Sue me, I dunno

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Don't you just love on-ride shots?

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As we were about to sit down for lunch, B&M took 24 more riders as their own

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R.I.P. Ron Toomer

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The thrill seekers wait patiently for the mechanics to do their magic.

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Shinny!

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Coaster #5 was the one, the only Magnum! The coaster that started the idea of putting the tallest height in the name.

Seriously, think about it. Magnum Extra-large-200 feet tall. So don't blame Carowinds for having the dumb idea of Fury 325.

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Was I the only one enjoying it? (I'm in the front row next to my sister)

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Flat ride #1 was Pip Squeak (Pipe Scream)

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They are like the Larson Super Loop of Cedar Fair

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Coaster #6 was Gemini because it was right there. My first thought was, TBH, a wooden Vertigorama, without SBNO for over 30 years

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But then again, Vertigorama was by Intamin. Arrow coasters don't seem to break down all the time

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Yes, we haven't forgotten you yet Millennium Force.

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Coaster #7... KIDDIE CREDIT

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Time to whore out

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SHAKE DAT @$$ WOODSTOCK

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Why does Cedar Fair make a big deal out of vomiting, big enough to rope off the Maverick entrance

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Coaster/Credit #8 was Mean Streak, the coaster the park is trolling RMC markers (Seriously, look at Cedar Point's screamscape)

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The ride was rough, I agree with that. But it wasn't that terrible, the speed and intensity made up for it.

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Maverick has people on it? SIGN ME UP FOR RE-RIDES

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Sorry Cedar Fair, but if you want operations to go faster, then you brought this upon yourself

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Look who humped a horse! You 12 lucky ducks!

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Everybody on this website should be able to answer these questions. I'm not kidding, the first one asked how tall Magnum XL-200 is

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I'll leave you with my on-ride photo

Part 3 coming soon!
 

Imagineer Josh

Mega Poster
GuyWithAStick said:
How tall is Magnum? Jeez, at least Great America's trivia is somewhat challenging for the GP.

Excited for more! :)

Thanks, yeah even the faint-hearted could answer that. Nice job CP =D>

After we re-rode Maverick, we took a quick 20 minute "intermission" in our Hotel Breakers room because we all needed a nice break to rest our legs.

CEDAR POINT PART 3

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Break time's over! Funny enough, in the same area, there are two coasters very similar to my home park (SFGAm)

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I feel there's something missing in this... oh yeah, it needs a coaster to feel complete.

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This is a seriously large resort! Somehow it's not nearly as big as the smallest Disney hotel

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And this is Big Wheel. But WAIT! There's more!

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No no no, not Raptor. Oh, MaxAir is there too

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Coaster #9, yeah!!! Entrance Guarder! Sorry for no photos after this, I needed to clear some disk space and I didn't have time to take many more photos.

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Well I did save this GateKeeper photo

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Number 10... *drumroll* VALRAVN. Hey, no need for that language! It's better than Rougarou

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Two B&Ms going through elements at the same time, one of the best shots I took this trip

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WIPEOUT... wait, we don't get ABC. We have the luxury of Fun TV

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This is a nomination for my favorite coaster drops, probably because it was my first dive coaster

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With all this twisted steel, it's somehow missing a splashdown :?

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Don't worry, we haven't forgotten about you, flat rides! We just know that you'll never live up to Canada's Wonderland

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Top Thrill Downtime took a step out of it's comfort zone

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Waste of money if you ask me

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Hey kids, wanna jump under Snoopy's poop shoot?

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WHEEE!

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After that, I got no photos for it, but I did 2 Magnum re-rides

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Number 11 was Corkscrew, right in the midway!

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Finally! We got to Raptor after a day of breakdowns!

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Love the speed of that drop

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Since when is a Raptor or any type of Dinosaur related to China?

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Best photo I've taken for the Cedar Point day

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No queue lines is one good after effect to long downtime

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"They look taller on TV!"

To be concluded in Part 4, also featuring a trip conclusion and mini reviews for all the coasters
 

Imagineer Josh

Mega Poster
Pink Panther said:
I love how you and your family are all wearing theme park t-shirts. Looking forward to Part 4.

Haha, thank you

Finally, don't blame me, I'm a procrastinator...

FINAL CEDAR POINT UPDATE

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How could you not ride Raptor when these lines are so short?

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I feel sorry for everyone too busy riding Valravn that can't experience this amazing Inverted coaster :cry:

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Does anyone else know any other B&M Inverts that have the doors in the station besides this and Banshee?

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The last two rides (I got no photos of them) were Blue Streak and Wicked Twister. Until next time Cedar Point!

I don't feel like putting in links for all the individual POVs I took, so just go here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... k1aXHUDQ1g

--Josh

Up next: Kings Island part 1
 
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