My long Summer Vacation. (lots of pics)

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Part 3: Cedar Point.

Got to our hotel in Sandusky at around 4ish on Sunday, July 4th. Its a Ramada Inn, we stayed in the exact same hotel last year, its pretty decent, they have a pretty nice outdoor pool. There weather was picture perfect for swimming, so me and my bro took a dip in the pool for an hour or so. Afterwards, we ate at a Ruby Tuesdays. Their Deep Fryer broke after we had all allready ordered, which sucked because my brothers and my food was both chicken which apparently required the use of the deep fryer, so we had to order something else. Anyways there are a few Minigolf-Go Kart places around there, so my and my brother decided to go ahead and play one of the mini golf courses. Twas a pretty fun course with some neat holes, I of course killed my brother, getting 3 hole in ones, 2 of them in the first 4 holes.

on Monday we got to Cedar Point as it was opening and overall I had a great day. I just wish that it wouldnt have been quite so crowded. What follows are pictures with captions, some taken this year, some last year.



This first one is of course Top Thrill Dragster, the tallest and fastest rollercoaster in the world. It is 420 feet tall and goes from 0-120mph in 4 seconds. While it is quite a rush, its too short of a ride, only lasts about 15 seconds, and its just not as good overall as several other rides at Cedar Point. Besides that, it has all kinds of problems, often times its not even running at all. So I guess I was lucky to get another ride on it, but it wouldnt have been the end of the world If I hadnt.



Here is another view of Dragster. On the way up, it just makes a 90 degree turn to the left, on the way down, it rotates 270 degrees to the right, eventually ending up point in the oppisite direction in which it came.



I didnt take this one, but I just had to post it because its such an awsome picture. Really gives you a feel for just how high this thing really is.



I took this one last year, it shows the view as your driving to the park. A pretty neat view I think, almost like a city of rollercoasters rising up out of the water.



This one is of the Mellinnium Force, which is probably the best rollercoaster ive ever been on. It opened in 2000, and when it was built was the tallest and fastest rollercoaster in the world. Its a nice long ride, almost a mile long, and it pretty much has it all. Its fast all the way through, its got awsome drops and some nice airtime, and the high speed turns are overbanked to 122 degrees, which is almost upside down.



This is the final turn on Millennium Force. You can see just how banked the turn is. I took this near the end of the queue line, before you board. You can see the rest of the line underneath.



Here you see the 300ft first drop and first overbanked turn on Millennium Force.

Besides those two, Cedar Point has 14 other rollercoasters(16 total). Its a pretty amazing place I think. This ends my trip report, I hope you enjoyed reading as much as I enjoyed writing.