- August 14th, 2018, 9:13 pm
#102391
Hey everyone! From August 6th until the 12th I was on my first ever "coastercation", which is basically a vacation that is geared towards roller coasters. I had the pleasure of hitting up 4 parks in this 7 day window (two of the parks I spent two days at each). Each reply to this thread will be it's own day. I will start this off with Day 1 of the trip. Please keep in mind, I will not have a picture of every single ride from this trip. I just didn't take pictures of everything.
DAY 1 (8/6): CEDAR POINT
My plane left from Charlotte at 6:15am, got a layover in DC, then I arrived at Columbus airport at 9:45am. By the time we got off the plane and got the rental car, we were on our way around 10:30ish.

My first coaster of this entire trip was no other than Steel Vengeance of course!

This coaster was so hyped up, I just had to experience it first. Luckily, I had Fast Lane Plus for this day, so I was able to skip the long 2+ hour line (and only wait about 20 minutes instead). Let me say. WOW. After this coaster, nothing else matters. Seriously. Fury was my favorite roller coaster until I experienced the madness that is Steel Vengeance. This coaster literally does everything right. From it's insane amount of airtime, to it's outerbank turn, it's stall, literally everything is perfect about this ride. After experiencing this, you won't look at coasters the same ever again. I definitely want to make Cedar Point a yearly trip just to experience this on a yearly basis.
I may get the order of the rest of these coasters mixed up. I did get all coaster credits I didn't have from my 2011 trip (I only got a few on that trip) on Day 1 (with the exception of Iron Dragon).
Next coaster was Cedar Creek Mine Ride. I don't have a picture of this ride, but it is probably my favorite, or second favorite mine ride. I love it's hills and how sudden they are.

Next up was Valravn. This was my first and only B&M Dive Coaster, and it was pretty good. It was a little short, but I expected it to be short. The hang over the drop was very awesome. The picture isn't very good, but whatever.
Next was Raptor. This was a very good B&M invert, it is now my #2 (behind Afterburn). It is VERY LOUD. It is so loud, you can't hear yourself think if you are on the midway. It is insane. It does pull some good g's, and no I don't have a picture.
Next up was Blue Streak. I don't have a picture of this one either, but it is nothing special. I rode it just for the credit, and had no interest in riding it again. It is so rough and unpleasant.

Next coaster of the trip was GateKeeper. I was not a fan at all. It's not that it was a bad coaster, but I had put my brand new Oakley sunglasses in my pocket (they are prescription sun glasses), and the ride attendant stapled me to the seat, and the fact that the B&M vest restraints kind of crush your thighs anyways, didn't help the matter. I feared my glasses would get crushed, and sure enough, they got crushed. The lens popped out, and they were bent out of shape, and one of the arms came off (it was easily re attachable). It was a pretty good ride, but my glasses experience just ruined it for me, and I didn't care to ride again.
Next coaster was Wicked Twister. This was my first ever Intamin Impulse coaster. It was way more intense then I thought it would be, and all around wasn't a bad ride. I did not get a picture.

Next ride was Top Thrill Dragster. Wow. This launch is INCREDIBLE. I rode this back in 2011, but I forgot how awesome that launch is. Wow wow wow. I forgot the hydraulic launch uses water to cool it down (or something like that) and at the end of the launch I kept getting a little wet, I thought it was the person in front of me crying so hard
. It is a very good ride though.
Next up was Magnum XL-200. I heard great things about this ride, but unfortunately, it is not very high on my list. It was a little rough, maybe because I rode back row, and I was wearing my glasses and I was having to hold onto them the whole time, because I kept feeling like I was gonna lose them on every airtime hill towards the end. Not a terrible ride, but just not one of my favorites.
Next is Corkscrew. I don't have a picture of this one either, but definitely my least favorite coaster by Arrow. My harness wasn't extremely tight on me, so over each airtime hill, I got flung up into the harness, and it was very uncomfortable if you are a male. I am going to leave it at that.

Next up was Maverick. This is even better than I remembered it. Most of the effects were working in the tunnel when I went, so it made it that much better. That turn after the second launch is so intense! You pull some incredible g's coming into that turn. I love Maverick, definitely my second favorite in the park.


Next up is Millennium Force. It's line was quite long, even for FLP, I did wait in it, and sat in the very back. I thought much higher of it back in 2011, and that's probably because Fury has spoiled me and has become my favorite Giga coaster out of the three I have been on.
Next was Rougarou. I had high expectations since it was converted from a stand up to a floorless a few years back, and the one floorless I have been on was amazing. Nope. There is no fixing this ride. It was pretty rough, and plenty of headbanging to be had.
I did ride the kiddie coasters, but I will not report on them since they are just kiddie coasters, nothing special.

One of the highlights of my trip was Cedar Point's Express Hotel! I originally reserved a night at Motel 6, but I heard some not so good things about it, so I cancelled last minute and got a room here for pretty cheap. I absolutely loved this hotel, and loved how the rooms had some pictures of CP coasters in them.
Let's finish off day 1 with a beautiful picture of the GOAT.

DAY 1 (8/6): CEDAR POINT
My plane left from Charlotte at 6:15am, got a layover in DC, then I arrived at Columbus airport at 9:45am. By the time we got off the plane and got the rental car, we were on our way around 10:30ish.

My first coaster of this entire trip was no other than Steel Vengeance of course!

This coaster was so hyped up, I just had to experience it first. Luckily, I had Fast Lane Plus for this day, so I was able to skip the long 2+ hour line (and only wait about 20 minutes instead). Let me say. WOW. After this coaster, nothing else matters. Seriously. Fury was my favorite roller coaster until I experienced the madness that is Steel Vengeance. This coaster literally does everything right. From it's insane amount of airtime, to it's outerbank turn, it's stall, literally everything is perfect about this ride. After experiencing this, you won't look at coasters the same ever again. I definitely want to make Cedar Point a yearly trip just to experience this on a yearly basis.
I may get the order of the rest of these coasters mixed up. I did get all coaster credits I didn't have from my 2011 trip (I only got a few on that trip) on Day 1 (with the exception of Iron Dragon).
Next coaster was Cedar Creek Mine Ride. I don't have a picture of this ride, but it is probably my favorite, or second favorite mine ride. I love it's hills and how sudden they are.

Next up was Valravn. This was my first and only B&M Dive Coaster, and it was pretty good. It was a little short, but I expected it to be short. The hang over the drop was very awesome. The picture isn't very good, but whatever.
Next was Raptor. This was a very good B&M invert, it is now my #2 (behind Afterburn). It is VERY LOUD. It is so loud, you can't hear yourself think if you are on the midway. It is insane. It does pull some good g's, and no I don't have a picture.
Next up was Blue Streak. I don't have a picture of this one either, but it is nothing special. I rode it just for the credit, and had no interest in riding it again. It is so rough and unpleasant.

Next coaster of the trip was GateKeeper. I was not a fan at all. It's not that it was a bad coaster, but I had put my brand new Oakley sunglasses in my pocket (they are prescription sun glasses), and the ride attendant stapled me to the seat, and the fact that the B&M vest restraints kind of crush your thighs anyways, didn't help the matter. I feared my glasses would get crushed, and sure enough, they got crushed. The lens popped out, and they were bent out of shape, and one of the arms came off (it was easily re attachable). It was a pretty good ride, but my glasses experience just ruined it for me, and I didn't care to ride again.
Next coaster was Wicked Twister. This was my first ever Intamin Impulse coaster. It was way more intense then I thought it would be, and all around wasn't a bad ride. I did not get a picture.

Next ride was Top Thrill Dragster. Wow. This launch is INCREDIBLE. I rode this back in 2011, but I forgot how awesome that launch is. Wow wow wow. I forgot the hydraulic launch uses water to cool it down (or something like that) and at the end of the launch I kept getting a little wet, I thought it was the person in front of me crying so hard

Next up was Magnum XL-200. I heard great things about this ride, but unfortunately, it is not very high on my list. It was a little rough, maybe because I rode back row, and I was wearing my glasses and I was having to hold onto them the whole time, because I kept feeling like I was gonna lose them on every airtime hill towards the end. Not a terrible ride, but just not one of my favorites.
Next is Corkscrew. I don't have a picture of this one either, but definitely my least favorite coaster by Arrow. My harness wasn't extremely tight on me, so over each airtime hill, I got flung up into the harness, and it was very uncomfortable if you are a male. I am going to leave it at that.

Next up was Maverick. This is even better than I remembered it. Most of the effects were working in the tunnel when I went, so it made it that much better. That turn after the second launch is so intense! You pull some incredible g's coming into that turn. I love Maverick, definitely my second favorite in the park.


Next up is Millennium Force. It's line was quite long, even for FLP, I did wait in it, and sat in the very back. I thought much higher of it back in 2011, and that's probably because Fury has spoiled me and has become my favorite Giga coaster out of the three I have been on.
Next was Rougarou. I had high expectations since it was converted from a stand up to a floorless a few years back, and the one floorless I have been on was amazing. Nope. There is no fixing this ride. It was pretty rough, and plenty of headbanging to be had.
I did ride the kiddie coasters, but I will not report on them since they are just kiddie coasters, nothing special.

One of the highlights of my trip was Cedar Point's Express Hotel! I originally reserved a night at Motel 6, but I heard some not so good things about it, so I cancelled last minute and got a room here for pretty cheap. I absolutely loved this hotel, and loved how the rooms had some pictures of CP coasters in them.
Let's finish off day 1 with a beautiful picture of the GOAT.
