The last time we were out here was three years ago during our first ball & amusement park road trip, where we visited Old Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium in New York. Since then, I have missed Millennium Force immensely. However, I got my chance to ride again. And it was worth the wait. You just can't beat a 300+ foot drop at 80 degrees with smooth curves and great airtime. Everyone is happy when they get off that ride. Including me, and I actually jumped for joy almost every time we rode it.
We also sampled the following coasters:
- Top Thrill Dragster - A fast (both in terms of speed and length of the ride) thrill ride. Definitely worth an hour's wait, but I wouldn't wait much more than that.
- Mean Streak - A big, fast wooden coaster. I like little wooden coasters better. (Except El Toro at Six Flags in New Jersey. That is another awesomely awesome ride.)
- Maverick - A new generation steel coaster featuring magnetic induction. Not as good as we remembered, but still good.
- Blue Streak - A small, old wooden coaster, full of bumps, wiggles, and airtime. Classic out-and-back designs are our favorites.
- Mantis - A stand-up coaster. Certainly a different experience.
- Raptor - An inverted coaster painted bright green. The tight "toilet bowl" spiral wasn't nearly as tough as we remembered. Another great ride!
- Magnum XL-200 - The first coaster to break the 200 foot barrier. It still holds up 22 years later, though it is not nearly as smooth as the new generation of mega-/ giga-coasters.
- Wind Seeker - Not actually a roller coaster. This is a new interpretation of the classic swings. This time, you are taken up 300 feet and swung around in circles. It was not for the faint of heart, but provided a great view of the park and Lake Erie.
But Millennium Force is still the best.
--Karyn
p.s. We didn't take that picture. It's from Cedar Point's website.
p.p.s. Now I want to play Roller Coaster Tycoon.
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