Cedar Point

Today we were off to the roller coaster capital of the world - voted best theme park 14 years in a row, Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. Unfortunately we arrived on the last day of Ohio Summer Holidays so the place was pretty packed. We planned to buy fast passes, until we heard the price, but we went back and got them after making it onto 2 rides in 2.5 hours! In the next 6 hours though I reckon Bailey & I rode at least 50 coasters, including the 5 times voted best roller coaster the world - Millennium Force

When Millenium Force opened in 2000, it broke numerous records, some of which still stand today.

•              First ever complete circuit roller coaster to top 300 feet (91 m)
•              Tallest complete circuit roller coaster - 310 feet (94 m)
•              Longest drop on a complete circuit roller coaster - 300 feet (91 m)
•              Fastest complete circuit roller coaster - 93 miles per hour (150 km/h)
•              Steepest non-inversion banked turn on a roller coaster (122°) (Half Corkscrew)
•              First roller coaster to utilize a cable lift system
•              First roller coaster to feature magnetic braking system

When Millenium Force opened in 2000, it broke numerous records, some of which still stand today.    

Not only does Cedar Point have the best coaster, it has the 8th and 9th best, the 8th being the Top Thrill
Dragster (shown below).

It takes 17 seconds for the ride to launch 420ft(130m) and back down at 120mph(190km) and broke these records:

    §               World's tallest complete circuit roller coaster

    §               World's tallest roller coaster

    §               World's tallest roller coaster drop

    §               World's fastest roller coaster

The last roller coaster on the top 10 list is the Magnum XL-200, built in 1989 is easily the oldest on the list.

When this opened it was the World's Tallest & Fastest Coaster. Also when Roller Coaster rankings started in 1998, it was ranked 1st in the first 3 years and has been in the top 10 every year since.

Other favorite coasters included the Mantis, where you stood up while riding (7th highest vertical loop in world) and the Maverick, a bloody intense coaster! (8th steepest drop in the world).

At 8:45pm we left the park, Bailey feeling sick from being thrown about all day, and we have just made it to Cleveland, where we will spend the day tomorrow, then move onto Niagara Falls tomorrow night.

~Riley.