a three point week

I don't intend this blog simply to be a chronicle of my trips to Cedar Point, but I often get excited this early in the season. Especially now with Maverick up and running, it's all the more tempting to make the 42-minute trek across Route 2 to the best amusement park in the world.

As mentioned previously, Stu got the green light from The Woman to head up to the Point last Saturday and give Maverick a trial run (and we sneaked in a ride on Skyhawk and Millennium Force to make it worth our while). We had all intended to go on Memorial Day, but Chloe came down with a fever. Fellow northern Ohioans may recall the unbelievably beautiful weather on Monday -- so much so that I decided I wanted to spend the day outside but knew if I stayed home I'd most likely spend it indoors. So, I went to Cedar Point by myself.

There was a moderate crowd Monday, comparable to opening day, but not as bad as June or July. I averaged one coaster per hour (for a total of 7), plus a few thrill rides in-between. Standing in line by myself got rather dull, so I don't know that I'd necessarily want to go alone again, but it was still a great day. Plus, I was able to jump ahead of the last bit of the Maverick line since they needed a single rider to fill a train. w00t

Since Stu missed out on Monday, he wanted to go after work some night this week. That ended up being yesterday (Thursday). The park was mostly dead, as it should be on a weeknight in May. We got on Top Thrill Dragster and Millennium Force in 20 minutes each, Maverick in 35, and Raptor was a walk-on. Throw in Power Tower and Wildcat, all in under three hours. This is why we have season passes, for nights like this. {contented sigh}

Three times in less than a week is a bit much; I've had my fill for a while. Plus, Joseph rehearsals start next week, so we will pretty much be limited to going on Sunday afternoons. Eventually we'll make it over to Geauga Lake too, and hopefully down to Kings Island at least once. Thank you, Cedar Fair.