Back from Cedar Point - Got a Rollback!!

OrlandoMike

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Just got back from four great days at Cedar Point......the great news is we got a "rollback". A rollback is when the Top Thrill Dragster does not make it all the way over the top! What a rush! I've waited 6 years for this! :banana: The better news is they actually relaunch you so you get two rides for the price of one! :cool1: I have a ton of pics, I'll try to upload them tomorrow!

Here is a short video of a rollback.




http://youtube.com/watch?v=YKvMhZG19KA
 
WoW...You got an elusive rollback:cool1: Well, I've yet to get one, but everytime I go the line is usually too long or the ride is down...Speaking of down, Maverick hopefully should open within the next couple of weeks. That coaster looks so naked without anyone riding it. hehehe
 
Wow, that's intense!!!
 

They were testing Maverick all day Monday and Tuesday, on Wednesday and Thursday they were taking out the three sections of track that need to be replaced. Hopefully I can go back in September and ride that baby!
 
What WDW park is that in? <G>



Just kidding Mike . Glad you finally got a roll back. Happy you made it home safe and had such a good time.
 
Oh my god.......i wouldnt even watch it when i was there let alone ride it!!!!!!!!! :scared1:
 
Looks fun!! And don't worry, Cedar Point is an Amusement Park, Disney only has Theme Parks :p
 
Woo-hoo for you. Gonna go check out your pics now.:goodvibes

OMG!!!! I would SO hafta change my pants after that.
 
I finally got around to uploading our vacation pics, if anyone wants to see what a REAL amusement park looks like! :rotfl2:

JUST KIDDING! I LOVE MICKEY I REALLY DO! :mickeyjum

Great pics and great choice of music as well.

You'll be happy to know that the company that operates Cedar Point, now owns the most parks in the world, after their last purchase.
 
I think Six Flags still has a few more parks than Cedar Fair, but I'm not entirely 100% sure.
 
I still think 6 flags is a little bigger, even with the Paramount Parks added to the Cedar Fair family. I would die if Cedar Fair built a park here in Orlando!
 
Then you wouldn't have sooooo far to travel, or then you can work for Cedar Fair!!!
 
I'm so jealous! I live in Michigan so I make several Cedar Point trips every year. I've lost track of how many times i've rode it, but yet to have a rollback. One night during halloweekends, I was close. It got cold and the employees told us the ride doesn't like the cold, so there were a ton of rollbacks. One car of people had THREE of them. Rollbacks really delay the ride as it takes time for them to bring it back and reset everything, so I was in line for over 3 hours. (noting I got in line right before they closed at midnight, so it was after 3am before I got done.) We were staying on property, so we walked back through the terror path thing they had just because. It was pretty creepy because the music and scattered lights were still on, but no one else around.

I went down the 3rd day the Maverick was running, and it looked great. We were there right at 10 when the park opened, but there was already a 3 hour wait by the time we made it to the ride. It was a hot day, so we decided we'd go back later when it cooled down and wait it out then. But of course, it broke down around 7 and didn't reopen.

I think cedar fair and six flags are pretty close to properties now. But cedar fair sure knows how to run a park better than six flags. I visited the now closed six flags in cleveland and magic mountain in CA, and I was quite dissapointed. Magic Mountain was the worst though. When we first arrived, we saw a sign showing 5 of their coasters were down for repairs so that was great. Then all the other rides were only running one set of cars, so even a small line took hours of waiting. The insane July heat didn't help either! Okay sorry this turned out so long. Anyways, how did the rollback feel? It had to be crazy falling back 400 feet.
 
Loved your movies! I live right by Cedar Point! The pictures and movies do not give it JUSTICE! Its so much better in person.

We get season passes to Geauga Lake every year from my Dads company.
They have some good coaster too. Not as good as CP tho.

I read yesterday someone got there feet cut off on a ride at Six Flags.
Just awful.
 
It has been way too long since I have been there. I am so jealous that you got a roll back, I have been on Dragster probably 100 plus times and still have not got a roll back. I was even there the day it got stuck at the top (with people on it). I can't wait to go back, but one trip at a time. I actually met my DW there. I think we are planning on going Fathers Day 09! WAY TOO FAR AWAY!!!:sad2:
 



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