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Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Memorial Day Weekend at Cedar Point!

Hello!!

Let me finally blog about CEDAR POINT!! ^_^ We went there on Sunday over Memorial Day Weekend and it was such a fabulous day!

Anyway.. What is Memorial Day all about you might wonder?

From Wikipedia:
Memorial Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (in 2008 on May 26). Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who perished while in military service to their country. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War, it was expanded after World War I to include American casualties of any war or military action.

Thanks to that, we got a long weekend!

The entrance to the Cedar Point parking area!!! ^_^ Parking for one day is $10..

The view of Cedar Point with Lake Erie from the road leading to it!!! ^_^ It's pretty ne? And so many rollercoasters!!! xD

According to Wikipedia:
Cedar Point is a 364 acre (1.5 km²) amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. on a narrow peninsula jutting into Lake Erie. It currently holds the world record for most roller coasters with 17, one of them being the world's second tallest and second fastest roller coaster, Top Thrill Dragster, which reaches speeds of 120 mph and a height of 420 feet. Cedar Point is also the only amusement park with four roller coasters that are taller than 200 feet (61 m).

As of 2008 Cedar Point will be the only park in the world with 76 rides, becoming the park with the most rides. The park also has a mile-long white sand beach, two water parks (Soak City and Castaway Bay, an indoor waterpark (which also includes a hotel service), two marinas, several hotels, and "Challenge Park" featuring attractions such as go-karts and miniature golf.

Known as "America's Roller Coast", Cedar Point has been voted "Best Amusement Park in the World" by Amusement Today for the past ten years.

^_^ You definitely know you're in for a good time when you read something like that.. Hahaha.

Cedar Point's mascots are the Peanuts characters and they are all over the park.=) There's a whole area called Camp Snoopy for kids and another called Planet Snoopy! ^_^ They've got Peanuts-themed rides and such. Kawaii!!

When you enter the park, you are absolutely plunged into what you know will be FUN.=) This theme park has everything for everyone, but the main attractions will always be the roller coasters.=) This is a great place for kids, teens and parents.=)

All the girls while waiting in line for our first ride of the day: RAPTOR!

FINALLY! Kevin is SMILING! Hahahaha. While still in line for Raptor.=P

The rides we took:
- Raptor (roller coaster)
- Blue Streak (roller coaster)
- Corkscrew (roller coaster)
- Gemini (roller coaster)
- Magnum XL-200 (roller coaster)
- Mantis (roller coaster)
- Millennium Force (roller coaster)
- Wicked Twister (roller coaster)
- Top Thrill Dragster (roller coaster)
- Power Tower (thrill ride)
- Snake River Falls (water ride)
- Thunder Canyon (water ride)
- Cedar Downs Racing Derby (family ride)
- Midway Carousel (family ride)
- Turnpike Cars (family ride)
- Lolli Swing (kids ride)

Want to take in future:
- Mean Streak (roller coaster)
- Maverick (roller coaster)
- Iron Dragon (roller coaster)
- Demon Drop (thrill ride)

Hmm. We actually took a shocking number of rides. Hahaha.=P But we didn't manage to fulfill our plan of taking all 17 rollercoasters.=( O well.

After lunch.. ^_^ I was simply fainting from hunger, and was made very dizzy by Raptor because I didn't eat breakfast..

Power Tower!!! It's the type where it ascends rapidly, then drops you.. -_-" Very unexciting though I was really scared at first.

One of the longest lines at the park was at Top Thrill Dragster, the 2nd fastest rollercoaster in the world!!! =D It's a 90 degree ascent, followed by 2 seconds of hanging horror, finished off with a 90 degree descent.=D

Masking our nerves behind beaming faces while we approached the loading area of Top Thrill Dragster..

A view from the bottom, you can see the steepness of the track.O__o! The whole ride was over in 20 seconds, so fast that you can't feel a thing.

Camp Snoopy!! Kawaii ne? xD

A view of the horrible high and steep ascent of Millennium Force!!! Haha.. I kept going, "waittt why is it taking so long to get to the top?! LIHUI!!! xP xP xP" You can see the carriage making the slow climb up..

We conquered it!!! =D This was a FANTASTIC ride.=D =D =D Now I know why it's one of the most popular in the whole park.

The last ride of the day.. The Carousel! =) One of the oldest structures in the park. It's pretty when lit up at night.=)

While in line for the carousel.=)

It was a great day.=) I think we should go back again!! HAHA. If only to ride the roller coasters I didn't get to take the last time..=P And to take the wet rides early in the day so you don't freeze to death at night..=P

cheers
*[-witchstone-]*

PS: I've updated my food blog recently! And you can find there our IRON CHEF chronicles!! =D I've just blogged about our SHRIMP BATTLE, next time, it'll be CHERRY TOMATO!!! ^_^

[music : Anastasia OST]
[mood : ^_^]
[food : Sweet And Savoury Pork Ribs!]

Labels: American Traditions, Cedar Point

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