Amanda's favorite ride. The Kite Eating Tree insides Camp Snoopy. I loved that they had multiple kid areas throughout the park. I wish you could have seen the smile on her face. She even had her hands up in the air. She is fearless.
Adam and Mitsy tearing it up! I wonder if they know they are betrothed to each other?
Carla, Mitsy, Tyler and the Mike and Amanda. They got caught in a rain storm on the ride.
What is an amusement park without a ride on the Carousel?
This was the roller coaster Adam and Mike rode together. The Woodstock Express in "Camp Snoopy." A maximum height of 38 feet and a top speed of 25 mph. Just perfect for Adam.
This was my favorite ride--maXair. From the website:Riders on the super-sized maXair will sit in outward-facing suspended seats and their legs will dangle freely. maXair will let loose by swinging riders back and forth in a seemingly out of control pendulum motion while spinning in a clockwise rotation and reaching a maximum speed of 70 mph. When the pendulum movement reaches its peak, riders will be 140 feet high and experience that coveted feeling of airtime.
Cedar Point is know for its Roller Coasters--17 in all. We didn't get to ride all of them, but we did ride a few. Mike made me ride in the front car of the Magnum XL-200. YIKES!! It has only been about 9 years since the last time I rode a roller coaster.
From the website: A true legend! The Magnum XL-200 at Cedar Point didn't just break world records when it opened in 1989 - it shattered them! Standing an amazing 205 feet above the Earth below and cruising at a top speed of 72 mph, this scream machine was the tallest and fastest roller coaster ever created when it debuted in 1989. As impressive as those statistics are, coaster enthusiasts will tell you the element that makes Magnum truly a coaster king is its "airtime!" That feeling of floating over each of the ride’s intense hills helps make Magnum one of the greatest coasters of all time.
That is Lake Erie in the back ground. If I hadn't had my eyes closed, I am sure I would have enjoyed the view. Here is a video clip of the ride, just so you get the picture.
From the website: A true legend! The Magnum XL-200 at Cedar Point didn't just break world records when it opened in 1989 - it shattered them! Standing an amazing 205 feet above the Earth below and cruising at a top speed of 72 mph, this scream machine was the tallest and fastest roller coaster ever created when it debuted in 1989. As impressive as those statistics are, coaster enthusiasts will tell you the element that makes Magnum truly a coaster king is its "airtime!" That feeling of floating over each of the ride’s intense hills helps make Magnum one of the greatest coasters of all time.
That is Lake Erie in the back ground. If I hadn't had my eyes closed, I am sure I would have enjoyed the view. Here is a video clip of the ride, just so you get the picture.The last Roller Coaster we rode on was the Gemini. To get the full affect, Mike had me ride in the VERY last car. As far as roller coasters go, if one CAN feel "safe," I prefer the tubular steel construction. The Gemini is made of wood. As we waited in line, I tried not to think about all of the humidity (it is right on Lake Erie) and the freezing cold winters that had probably weakened the timbers . Mike tells a story about when he was a boy on one of his visits to Cedar Point, it wasn't very crowded. He rode the Gemini something like 30 times in one day! From the website:
On your mark ... get set ... GO! The Gemini roller coaster at Cedar Point gives riders an opportunity for bragging rights to the fastest train, as not one, but two trains run simultaneously on parallel tracks and race for a first-place finish. Guests cheer on either the red or blue train down the mammoth first hill, around wide bends and down the famous "low beam" hill that you must experience to believe. Even those who have ridden Gemini 100 times in one day say that no two rides are ever the same.Gemini has given more rides than any other operating roller coaster at Cedar Point. Since 1978, the twin tracks have taken nearly 82 million guests on the ride of their lifetime.
By they way, we were in the blue train, and we won! I hope you aren't bored with the videos, but I thought they were cool.
I hope you don't mind that I am about 4 weeks late posting this, but when Mike was home, as you can see, there wasn't a lot of time to blog.
5 comments:
Huh. It kind of made me feel a little motion sick watching them. Andy kept asking for another one, so I suppose it was a hit!
Sounds like fun! Glad you finally posted. :)
I watched but listened without sound. Who wants to hear the camera man scream? They looked like a lot of fun, and I love that you sat in the front. That first one took FOREVER to get to the top! The pendulum ride sounded kind of freaky.
The kids looked like they had a great time. How fun that you got to go with Jenny and her kiddos! I can't believe how big Mitzy had gotten.
Holy cow you have all been busy! Thanks for sharing what has been going on! It looks like you are all having a great time!
That was some good R&R fun. I am glad you guys had fun. That first video did take forever to get to the top, it made me nervous just thinking about it. It has been way too long since I have been on a roller coaster.
I really liked those art pieces, they were beautiful.
Hey! Good to hear from you again. Looks like you guys are having fun. I love rollercoasters and those look sweet! We've got some pretty cool ones around here too. We took one of our buddies on a big one and he yacked out the side of the car as we pulled into the end of the ride. It was sooooo funny!
The RNC was a blast. Daughtry was the best part. My little girl Macey loves him and she was so excited that I got to see him. She rocks out to him in the car.
Later
Jase
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