Only places that can compair to CP (coasterwise) is SF Magic Mountain and SF Great Adventure.
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Only places that can compair to CP (coasterwise) is SF Magic Mountain and SF Great Adventure.
So what did you think of it?
I heard there was some shit brewing up there, something about his hotel didn't have a reservation for them, but they had a confirmation email, etc. etc.
Ceder Point really does kick ass. I haven't been there since I graduated high school though. About half of my class went up there for a day & night and had a blast. I was going to go this summer but my E3 trip soaked up all my extra money. Next summer I'm gonna make it a point to go.
I'd add King's Island to that list too. It's great living right in-between two awesome theme parks. KI is about 2 hours away and CP is around 2 & a half.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rumpy
On July 26th, my good friend Nane called the central reservation company for Cedar Point resorts. At the time he made his reservation (for the 9th and 10th of August) he gave them his credit card info. The travel package we got would give us one free 2 day pass to Cedar Point and Soak City, 2 nights lodging, free parking for Cedar Point, early admission to the park, and a 10 percent off discount card for various places. Also, being that the hotel we were staying at was part of the Cedar Point resorts, we'd get access to a beach, and various other perks. All of this was for about 350 dollars. The person on the other end of the phone told him that while the credit card machine was currently down, it would be no problem, and he would put the card through later. He then proceeded to give Nane a confirmation number, and Nane made sure he had all of our contact info in case they needed to reach us. The important part here is the confirmation number.
Fast forward to the night of August 8th (Sunday night). We arrive in the hotel lobby for Breakers Express after a 10.5 hour road trip (we coulda made it in about 8, but we screwed around a lot). They tell us that our reservation was cancelled. Also, Nanes card was never charged. They said that since we didn't put down a deposit, our reservation was cancelled, and they were currently booked solid. Luckily, we had our confirmation number, that shows that our reservation was confirmed. Of course, the guy says "That just means that you tried to make a reservation, it doesn't actually confirm anything." ?! :chick: Uh, what the hell? Isn't a confirmation number confirmation that our reservation was made? Well, the guy at the desk didn't see it that way, and he basically acted like he didn't give a shit, and it was our problem, not his. Not a very helpful guy. Even after my best Stone Cold-style verbal beat down (with lot's of "What?"s thrown in) he didn't budge. So, I talked to his supervisor, on the phone, and she also said that our confirmation number didn't mean shit, and that he can't do anything for us.
So, we ended up finding a room at the nearby Radisson hotel, for 162 dollars. This is for just one night mind you. Since the manager of the Breakers Express wouldn't be there until about 9am the next day, we just got a room and went to bed. Then, in the morning, we called the reservation company (since, it's them that fucked up, not the Breakers Express. I was only pissed at the Breakers people 'cause they didn't seem to give a shit about us). Of course, they wouldn't have anybody there until 9am, which is when we should've been in the park getting in the early line for the Millenium Force. So we get on the phone with the top guy in the whole company at 9am. I let Nane do the talking at first, because he has more tolerance for bullshit, and a much better temper than me, but after awhile he was making no progress and decided to hand the phone to me. The guy on the other end tells me that it's not his problem, and that he's not sure what happened between the guy who took our reservation and us, and he can't do anything for us. I go on to let him know that we are not rich men who can take vacations whenever we please, fly our planes into town, and can soend money like it's nothing. We had to get off of work, drive for ten hours, and for fucks sake, I live paycheck to paycheck so I can not afford to pay anything more than I was quoted. This guy continues not to care. He keeps trying to brush it off on the guy that took our reservation, but he's the big cheese so it's his responsibility. He keeps saying its the other guys fault, and I ask him if the other guy is going to get me another 3 days of vacation, and pay for my gas to and from. Of course, he won't, and the dude will NOT honor our original reservation, will NOT get us free or discounted tickets or hotel accomodations, and admits NO wrongdoing of any kind. Fucker.
There was more too it, but I'm too pissed to write about that anymore. Bottom line is, we end up spending a shitload more than I can actually afford, but we did go to the park for 2 days, and we did find a place to stay. We didn't get any cool perks though. Also, shortly after I get off of the phone with that dude, I'm laying facedown on the bed, when one of my friends (his name was Brett) decided it'd be funny to legdrop me from the other bed. Only, he fucks up and hit me with the hardest part of his ass, directly on the small of my back. I fucking swear I thought my back was broken. I've never hurt so much in my life, and I was ready to call a fucking ambulance, but after awhile, I chilled out and found out that I could stand up. My back hurt like a motherfucker though, and it was really hurting after being on some of the rides, and walking all day.
Well, we finally get to the park, and having missed early admission, it's pretty busy. The first thing we decide to do is get in line for Millenium Force. The line is TWO HOURS long, but we finally get to the front. However, I am a big bitch, and I can't quite get the seatbelt on. Finally, I get it hooked, but the dude said that it was too tight of a squeeze, so he wouldn't let me ride. So after 2 hours of waiting in line, I got off the ride and watched my friends ride it. AWESOME!!! See, I'm definitely a little bit of a fatass, but even if I wasn't, I have big ass hips, so I'd probably still have problems fitting on stuff like that. Sucks. Anyway, we got on a shitty ride called Iron Dragon, and did some other mildly fun stuff later on. Then, we went to the waterpark. In the waterpark there is an adults only pool with a "swim up" bar, but to get in you need ID. I wasn't sure if I wanted to mix alchohol with swimming, but my friend Steve did, so he put his drivers license in the pocket of his swimtrunks along with the key to our locker. Needless to say, he lost the key and his ID. Now, since we lost the key, we couldn't get into the locker that had our phones and clothes. We were supposed to meet Brett at one of the shows (Snoopy on Ice) at 7pm. We got to our locker at 6:45 and realized we didn't have our key. The lady at the desk said that she had to keep our 5 dollar deposit (on top of the 3 dollar locker rental) and that her supervisor would have to open the locker for us. Of course, he was on break until 7pm. 7pm rolls around, and I ask the lady where the guy is and she tells me that he's actually on break until 7:15, since someone else there arrived late. Well, he finally shows up at 7:25. The sucky thing is, we couldn't call our friend to let him know what was up, so he just had to stand around and wait for us until we finally got into the locker and to our phones. And, we missed the show of course (Steve and Nane were keen on going to this show because they met some of the girls who were in it the previous night at a local bar). Also, there was no luck finding Steves ID. After all of this crap, we decide to head back to the hotel, but we wanted to get some food first.
We get to the combination Long John Silvers/Taco Bell at around 8pm, and promptly order. We were about 5 people back in line, but the line moved fast and everybody got their food in a timely manner. That is, until it was our turn. We ordered, and at pretty much that precise moment, their operation fell apart. They ended up getting a 17 order backup, and we didn't have our full meals for 25 minutes.
There's more, but I'm tired of typing right now.
That's fucking rediculous. What a bunch of god damn morons.
I wish I was one of their supervisors.. so I could say they fucked up big time and fire them. Sorry you had to go through hell.
Cedar point is great, I've been going there once a year since I was little. I went on the dragster this summer and it was SOO not worth the wait. It broke down 3 times during our 2.5 hour wait, one time it went up but didn't make it and the people came screaming back down BACKWARDS to the start of the ride. Hilarious! But the ride itself is a waste, it's over too soon and it's really not much of a thrill. I was really disappointed.
Best coaster for a thrill is the Wicked Twister. Sit in the very front or very back, if you have the stomach for heights. Try to ride it once in the day and once at night (there's never a long wait, like 20 min max). Millenium force is great, only an hour wait the day I went in July. Raptor is a staple as well.
I hate roller coasters so the last time I was there I was in the arcade for a large chunk of the day.
Not much of a thrill? What the fuck do you do for a thrill? Play Russian roulette?Quote:
Originally Posted by blueskied
(For those that don't know Dragster does a 0-120mph launch in under 6 seconds which sends you up a 420 foot tower. You crest the top and then do 270 degree spiral down a vertical drop. Over in about 25 seconds, but holy shit.)
Cedar Point has/is very close to this "Ripcord" thing. I believe I've seen them in other amusement parks (King's Dominion, VA), under different names. Basically, it's a massive arch you swing from. You get in a suit, hook it up to a cord, and get pulled up to the top. From this point, you are dropped and swing from the arch until you slow down enough to get off.
I can't quite say how hight it was (comparable to the Power Tower), but Jesus, it's a rush.