Step 1: Admitting I Have a Problem
I am officially admitting this now...I have a problem...nay an addiction to amusement parks. I can't get enough, and yes...you could call me insatiable, but that would have nothing to do with amusement parks.
In the past 4 days I have been to Cedar Point twice (thus why I didn't post yesterday), and if all goes well, I'll be heading back to that park within the next seven days for a third trip this season. Insatiable! Now what am I like at an amusment park? Imagine a small child who has just eaten all the halloween candy in one sitting and washed the entire amount down with a 2 liter bottle of Pepsi. Few people can keep up with me. Even Shamus has had to say "STOP...WE NEED TO EAT!" I have gone an entire day without food or drink because I couldn't stop. But I'm not sure what it is that makes me strap myself into these machines of death. Is it the straps binding me in, as young college age boys check to make sure I'm secure? (and really...does anyone think just how hung over some of those ride operators are as they are strapping you into the seat?) I'll have to explore why I do this as I continue to visit the park.
Taking Hot Toddy on Sunday, I had to control myself a little, as I didn't know his tolerence or energy levels for amusment parks. We got to the park at 11ish and entered the gates after noon, as it took over an hour to finally got my season pass picture (I had to do my hair). In less than eight hours (the park closed at 8) we rode like madmen, only repeating one ride the whole day.
Two days later, my ex drives up here and stops for a day at the park before he goes to Wisconsin for his new job. Now with my ex, I show little mercy at amusement parks as he knows what I am like at the park. That, and after some of the hell he put me through in the past, he deserves to go through a little of his own.
| Ride Name (links to pictures) | Visit 5/9/04 | Visit 5/12/04 |
| Antique Cars | ||
| Blue Streak | X | |
| Cadillac Cars | ||
| Calypso | ||
| Cedar Creek Mine Ride | X | X |
| Cedar Downs Racing Derby | ||
| Cedar Point & Lake Erie Railroad | ||
| Chaos | ||
| Corkscrew | X | |
| Demon Drop | X | |
| Disaster Transport | ||
| Dodgem | ||
| Gemini | X | X |
| Giant Wheel | ||
| Iron Dragon | X | |
| Magnum XL-200 | X | X |
| Mantis | X | X |
| Matterhorn | ||
| Mean Streak | X | X |
| Midway Carousel | ||
| Millennium Force | X | X |
| Monster | X | |
| Ocean Motion | ||
| Paddlewheel Excursions | ||
| Power Tower (Space Shot) | X | |
| Power Tower (Turbo Drop) | X | X |
| Raptor | X | X |
| Scrambler | ||
| Sky Ride | ||
| Snake River Falls | X | |
| Space Spiral | ||
| Super Himalaya | ||
| Thunder Canyon | X | |
| Top Thrill Dragster | X | X |
| Troika | ||
| Turnpike Cars | ||
| Wave Swinger | ||
| White Water Landing | X | X |
| Wicked Twister | X | |
| Wildcat | X | |
| Witches' Wheel |
