Cedar Point Recap

The camera that was used to capture our adventure was missing in action up until now, so apologies on the delayed re-cap post.  The trip was a blast, per usual!  The 10 of us left Chicago early on Friday morning, getting to Cedar Point by early afternoon.

Upon arrival, we started things off right with Max Air!

We all dug it....

Then it was time for some coasters!

.....and then we noticed some storm clouds were rolling in, so we ran and rushed to hit up Millennium Force!

...and that is when the down pour came, shortly thereafter accompanied by thunder and lightning, ending our day slightly earlier than expected....  We quite literally sprinted a solid 2 miles from the very end of the park to the entrance.  No joke!

.....and made it home just in time for the Opening Ceremony celebration (and some Domino's pizza)!


Day 2 was much more promising by way of the weather forecast.  And let's not forget that we had those Fast Lane Passes to cut everyone in line on this day! 

We had a strong start to the day with our breakfast of champions...Cracker Barrel!

Without the slightest bit of panic in our stomachs hearts that vomit may or may not be on the horizon, we let it rip and held anything back. 

Our day consisted of the following, in very close to exact order:

TOWER POWER

TOP THRILL DRAGSTER

CORKSCREW

MAGNUM XL-200

GEMINI

MAVERICK

MEAN STREAK (sorry - no accompanied image on this one!)

--- A brief intermission when Travis tried his hand at this thing....and Sundi lost his mind! ---

SKY HAWK

MANTIS (apologies, again, no accompanied image here either!)



RAPTOR

MAX AIR

WIND SEEKER

TOWER POWER (AGAIN!  THIS TIME WE SHOT UP, INSTEAD OF BEING DROPPED DOWN!)

And as the sun began to set, we made our way to get on, arguably, the best rides in the park...hoping to ride them both in the dark.....

Like the pros that we are, we ended the 2012 Cedar Point outing on a high note, giving an encore performance with these:

MILLENNIUM FORCE


TOP THRILL DRAGSTER

....and then, the realization that our brains had turned to mush began to set in....

 

Those Fast Lane Passes were most definitely a game changer.  We rode 15 rides!  The brain is not meant to handle that kind of impact, but it was well worth it.  Be sure to check out my For Fun page for all of the pics!

Until next year....