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Cedar Point is a childhood favorite of mine!
I went with my kid last year, as he went on a school trip to a different park, went on a roller coaster, and had a craving for more.
First some reason, I had memories of the Raptor coaster, something very specific, but I couldn't quite remember.. something like "yes, but at the end you'll–" but I couldn't quite put my finger on what happened at the end to make it stick with me?
Then I went on it again as at adult. At the end, as we were pulling in, it happened: that jerk as it rounds the last corner: my head suddenly bounced off the harness like a pinball and I was left with a ringing headache when I got off. That's what had made me remember it! LOL
Not my favorite coaster, but a classic, in my mind.
Rode almost all the coasters that day! Not more than a 10 minute wait on most, excluding the biggest ones.
What are you two's favorites there?
Magnum XL is so headache-inducing & basic, but I can't help but love it!
Really like the Millennium Force, too, but wasn't able to ride it this trip as I was having spinal issues.
Unfortunately, my absolute favorite, the Mantis, was shut down permanently before I had a chance to ride it one last time. RIP sweet prince.
OH! I thought the Gatekeeper was really neat, too! But go on the cars closest to the water– I think that side is the best!
Not sure if you are aware but Rougarou is actually Mantis just with side down cars..... but it was FAR better with the stand up trains and in it's current state it's one of the very few coasters that I'll never ride again.
I love Magnum sooooooo freaking much!
Raptor is such a great coaster but that head bang that you talk about is something that becomes an issue with all of B&M's inverted coasters with that type of restraint. They seem to get worse with age in the headbanging department. Still a coaster that I love to ride but not one that I can marathon. I think, for me, when it was new and I was in my teens that coaster always felt like it just kept getting better as the ride went on. Most coasters start running out of a steam by the end but Raptor was one of the first that used tighter turns and inversions to make it feel like it was going faster and faster even if it was slowing down.