Driving through heavy rains and four construction zones with every Truck in the free world cutting me off, I made it to CP at 11which was perfect timing.
Weather- Cloudy early, sunny later. Temp 65-70. Winds out of the south at 0-5 mph
Crowd- There was one?
Here we go!
Raptor, Seat 8-4, 5 minute wait.
Normally I don't hit Raptor 1st, but the line was so empty I just had to. That line would also be one of the longest of the day! Rain scared people away, and if it were not for some school on a physics field trip it would just be me and some fellow enthusiast in the park. Raptor was kicking today, very fast!
Magnum, 3 Laps, Ejector seat, 6-1, 4-1. 1 Train operation (Black)
MAGNUM WAS AWESOME TODAY. My trip in the ejector seat was my best ever; moley because the bar was hardly down at all and I made sure I kept it that way. It ran incredibly fast and for some reason the trims were not grabbing hard in the morning. Later it went down for a little, which caused a backup with only a 1-train operation. The backup may have been caused because the trims were not grabbing right, or giving false info to the CPU. One lap an op took a ride in the front and the next they busted out the stopwatch to time it. All I can say is it was FAST. I moved on because of the backup but would come back.
Gemini, 3 laps, Once in front, Walk ons. 1 side, 1 train operation.
First time I ever saw Gemini like that with only 1 train. Great rides, trims off. Moved on to other things because a Walk on for Gemini can happen any day.
Mean Streak-2 laps, Back, then 3-1. Walk Ons
I was impressed with my first trip in the back, smooth an actually had some airtime. Pretty sad though when you take banking turn and you go down against the bank. Next ride beat me severely.
Millennium Force-10 laps
2 1-2's, 2 5-1's, 2-5-4's, 7-2,1-2,3-2,6-2
WALK ON!!!!- 5 minute waits. 10-Minute wait for Maintnance Force
Yellow and Red Train's going.
That's right, on one of my trip I got in line and never stopped moving till I was staring a gate in face. Still having some issues, broke down once for about 10 minutes while I was sitting down then once for about a half hour (Glad I left line). Great ride as usual. For some reason I was getting nice air on the bunny hop. Still none of these was as great as my last ride the year before. Needs to get broken in I guess. I rode with one enthusiast from Britain and he was astounded on how smooth the thing was. If I ever have to wait more than 10 minutes for the thing again I will get upset;)
Mantis-Hit it when MF went down for a while. No wait, then ate (poetry).
Magnum, 11 laps,
Black Train
Various seats
All perfects walk ons with a 1-train operation. Got off, got back up in line In 2:40 and got back on. INCREDIBLY FAST TODAY!! Even with trims hitting harder, Maggie flew over the bunny hops. Days like this it's no wonder its always named the #1 coaster.
Raptor-3 laps 8-4, 7-1, 8-1. Walk On's
Raptor performed even better than in the morning. Grazy G's and very fast, I think I re-injured my knee in the Cobra Roll. Met fellow GTTP’r/Buzzer Corey (screen name rOlloCoast) and we sat in the back, I got the far right seat though. Poor Guy ;),
In Review
MAGNUM-14
Millennium Force-10
Raptor-4
Gemini-3
Mean Streak-2
Mantis-1
*** This post was edited by Joe E. on 5/8/2001. ***
I ALSO Went To CP Today..and the crowds were great! Went on MF Two times in a 10 minute span right at 10am...lines were short all day..it was great..the only long wait for MF was about 20 mins when it broke down...
RAPTOR was EXCELLENT! I don't know if they changed anything, but I swear the ride got much faster! It was great, and ALSO a walk-on...
MAGNUM...What can ya say? New Trains Look Great...Great Ride
MEAN STREAK...LUVED IT! Not as rough..very good ride..walk on (duh!)
All In All, It Was Great...Had So Much Fun..And The Park Was Sooo Empty...Sorry I Missed Corey and Joe E...next time :)
I was there too. As thin a crowd as I have seen in a long time. It was also the worst drive I have ever had getting there and back. If it runs on wheels I was stuck behind it sometime during the day.
Forgot to mention Mine Ride too. No dis meant toward Mine Ride!
I think Tuesday was National Drive like an Idiot day. I took me and Hour and 5 minutes to get to the point were normaly it takes me 50 minutes.
*** This post was edited by Joe E. on 5/9/2001. ***
I love it when the park is empty because you get so much ride time in, but then it seems that you are spoiled from not waiting for anything. Then, when you go when it's super busy like in July and August, you are somewhat disappointed in the wait times. This happened to me last year when I attened Coastermania, and then 2 times later in the season.
I've found in my two visits to CP and my numerous visits to other parks closer to my home in the Northeast that after returning from CP, you are extremely disappointed in the speed of the lines at other parks. I'd say the crowds were probably medium/light and medium/heavy in the two times I've visited the Point, but both of those times, everything was running to full capacity and the lines were moving. I usually don't mind the long waits at CP because the lines are usually moving. At other parks, there might be 1/3 as many people as in a CP line, but they still take the same amount of time. I guess this is just a testament to CP's good capacity and crews. Only 21 more days until I get to be a part of it and work my butt off for all those people standing in lines! :)
-Matt
2001 Magnum Crew
Cornbread, that's something for Coasterbuzz, not GTTP, but to explain, PKI only has one train right now. The other two are still being fitted with the lapbars
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UCSigep
"Did you make a copy? Because if you made a copy, we could watch the copy."
MF 2K1: 2
Huh, when did I post anything? Sorry, deleted it because I guess since we were discussing capacity and comparing it to other parks it was totally inappropriate to compare the capacity of Cedar Point's to another park. Yes, I do visit Coasterbuzz and I post there very seldom. Everyone wants to be a moderator.
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No, I wasn't trying to be a mod, I was just letting you know. I didn't see any reference to CP, so I read that post as only talking about PKI.
I apologize if that upset you.
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UCSigep
"Did you make a copy? Because if you made a copy, we could watch the copy."
MF 2K1: 2