Since we ducked in to our hotel after park closing at 19:00 the night before, we hadn’t eaten anything after our last meal yesterday. S owe took a gander at the breakfast spot inthe hotel.
maybe i should have tried apple butter on toast
Some dish with tater tots and sausage, ham, and eggs covered in the sauce they use for country fried steak. I have no idea what the sauce is actually called though; I’d guess it’d be caled something like country sauce or country steak sauce or something. It’s probably a little bit too much for breakfast but the crunchy grilled meats and fried taters offers a good contrast against the creamy sauce and soft eggs.
thank you mr. walter knott
My brother was complaining that Cedar Fair overusing their Boysenberry goods in other parks diminishes the value of Knott’s Berry Farm, where the Boysenberry originates from. But if they have something special in their portfolio, I’d think they should take advantage of it. Boysenberry is a fun flavor though so I don’t mind them sticking it everywhere.
The park was rainy at opening, but settled down at around 11:00. The park ended up being less crowded today, presumably since one wouldn’t normally think about visiting an outdoor theme park if it’s cloudy and gloomy in the morning. So, perfect for us!
tfw I can smoke meat better than this. though maybe not at the quantity they do
Lunch is smoked barbecue sirloin, a hunk of cornbread, and baked beans. I liked the baked beans as it has a deep, bold flavor complemented by the beans, but the sirloin is sadly a dry husk and I needed to douse it in barbecue sauce to make it moist.
wildlife in its natural habitat
Some birds in the park. The goose below was hissing at me like it owns the place. I’ll have you know I’m a season pass holder, bitch! Then the little birds pecking at the cornbread was taken when I was eating lunch. I suppose a theme park is a good place to camp out since there’s water and food available freely. Just make sure you don’t build your nest under a noisy roller coaster.
like that one
moist meat plz
For the second meal I went back to ole’ faithful wood fired smoked steak. mMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmmMmMMmm
what a cute horse! my horse won though, that’s why I’m taking the picture in front of it afterwards
My brother wanted to ride Cedar Downs Racing Derby for fun. It’s like a carousel alternative, but instead you’re pretending to ride a racing horse and the 4 horses in each ‘row’ alternate moving forward and backwards on the yellow slots. It’s a cute and fun ride, and apparently there are only two of these kinds of rides as a “racing carousel” in the United States! A rare opportunity indeed.
welcome to delicious
Took a pit stop at Culver’s on the way to detroit. A good smashburger plae and I ordered a side of Wisconsin cheese curds. These probably aren’t fresh though, but I don’t know when I’ll be in Wisconsin! Though I suppose I never knew when I’d ever be in Michigan, either.
So now I’m in the hotel at 12:07 falling asleep but I need to stay awake for the dryer cycle to finish for our laundry. Good thing I played mahjong earlier today already. So now let’s recap the rides at Cedar Point:
#1: Steel Vengeance. This is the longest RMC hybrid coaster, though I think Iron Gwazi has taken most of the other stats since it debuted in 2017. While it has less intense elements than Iron Gwazi, the total number of elements and sheer amount of time spent flying out of your seat makes this take the cake. I actually prefer riding this in the cold (today) vs in the hot as taking the elements slower means you aren’t having your thigh bones slammed into the seat forcefully, which actually starts to hurt after a while. But I can look past the pain to ride my 2nd best coaster.
#2: Maverick. I moved this up from #3 as I think I enjoy the launches and the sudden jerky turns more now after having ridden more roller coasters since 2024. Even though the listed height is only 90 feet, the launch itself down the hill ensures you are traversing through all the elements at a very high speed, so don’t underestimate it!
#3: Millenium Force. I previously had this at #2 in the park, conceding the spot to Maverick, but after riding other giga coasters since then (mainly Fury 325 and Orion) there’s more we can do with the speed I expect from a giga. Of course, we need to take into context that the ride is now 26 years old, but it’s still a very fun ride taking the large banked curves at 90 mph!
#4: Top Thrill 2. The ride I missed in 2024, and oh boy did I miss out on a lot. I thought riding giga coasters at 90 mph was blistering fats already, but being shot on the third launch up the spike at 100+ mph (its listed at 120 mph but that’s probably under the most ideal circumstances) is even crazier. I was even able to get lucky enough to get a front seat at the end of the day and the wind is even crazier against your face! I just start laughing about half-way up because the whole damn thing is so crazy. For the first few rides I was holding on to the handlebars going wtf after the third launch but by the end of the day I was comfortably and happily hands free. I have to concede that riding this is kinda better than wh*cking it to c*nny (in most circumstances)
#5: Siren’s Curse. The tilt mechanic is a gimmick, but it’s a good gimmick! Being held vertically facing down is cool, especially if you’re in the front seat, and the rest of the ride is silky smooth through its corkscrews and inversions. Main drawback for me would be the metal detectors before it like Steel Vengeance, and given the relatively decreased intensity I don’t think it’s warranted.
#6: Raptor. It’s an old B&M invert at this point but it doesn’t suffer from B&M rattle that affects some of its more modern coasters. Relatively long for a coaster with strong elements and good a forceful ending helix.
#7: GateKeeper. It’s the only B&M Wing Coaster that I’ve ridden. The swinging/rotating around the track is fun, and flying through the two keyholes is exciting! Unfortunately this one was only running one train when we visited this time, so we couldn’t stomach waiting 40 minutes for another ride…
#8: Valravn. I think B&M dive coasters are a little boring since you just swing around after the initial drop, but the elements are pretty big and I really like entering the twist at a slowre speed.
#9: Gemini. A really old dueling wooden coaster. It has some decent air time hills and good drops, but what makes this fun to ride is the dueling element of the track. Since each car enters the curves at different speeds, it provides opportunities during the duel for each car to pass each other. Though I think the understanding is that the blue car wins more often than the blue one.
#10: Magnum XL-200. It was not operating for this visit, but all I remember was it’s an OK ride and a little rough towards the end with the bunny hills.
#11: Iron Dragon. A Vekoma suspended coaster, but unfortunately not as good as The Bat at Kings Island. It just kinda meanders for the first half before doing more aggressive turns in the 2nd half.
#12: Wild Mouse. Didn’t stop by it this time but it’s more for kids. The seats will give you good laterals, but without a separate fast pass lane it’s a pass for us.
#13: Blue Streak. The oldest roller coaster at Cedar Point from 1964. A historical relic at this point but it doesn’t offer too much at this point.
#14: Corkscrew. I’m not a big fan of Arrow corkscrews since you spend the whole ride trying to brace tightly to withstand the corkscrew itself, but this one has historical significane I believe for being the first one.
#15: Cedar Creek Mine Ride. The only thing going for this is the pond the ride takes place in. Ride is janky and rough. But at least it’s not actually unpleasant like…
#16: Rougarou. This B&M floorless conversion actually sucks because it hurts if you don’t aggressively ride defensively and suffers from extreme rattle.There is absolutely no fun to be had on this ride.
The only thing I missed out on this time was the Lake Erie Railroad ride, which takes you through the inner sections of the park not accessible on foot and populated by skeleton animatronics living life in the wild west! The first time I rode it in 2024 there was a group of really excited girls yelling Boneville! Boneville! Boneville! for a majority of the ride, which helped to get me excited for it too.