news.nationalgeographic.com — 125 years of history in pictures from the 1st Roller Coaster that opened on Coney Island, in June 1884 and went by the name Switchback Railway; to the Product of 125 Years of Coaster Science, theTop Thrill Dragster at the Cedar Point in Ohio that takes rides from 0-120mph(190km) in 4sec.
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jermmJun 23, 2009
rcdb.com(almost) everything you ever need to know about rollercoasters.
Closed AccountJun 23, 2009
Well, if it is any consolation, most newer coaster do not afford the operator any sort of operation controls aside from clear signals during normal operation. You can say "go" and that's about it. The computer verifies that there are not to many trains in any brake section.Of course this doesn't mean bad things don't happen.
outlaw24Jun 23, 2009
Cedar Point = Greatest Place on Earth....for sure.17 coasters to start with. Does that even compute with your typical Six Flags customer? I don't think so. Why is Six Flags going bankrupt? Probably because they have more junk toy stores then rides in their parks.The Top Thrill Dragster is better then the Kingda Ka because (a) it was the original (both built by same company) and (b) they just tacked on 30 feet and a hill at the end for the Kingda Ka...but also added over-the-shoulder harnesses which make it not near as scary as the TTD.Cedar Point is a magical place of rides surrounded on 3 sides by water. Beautiful location.Go there. Fall in love. And get chills every time you remember.Best time to go? Hallow-Weekends. Noon to Midnight. Get on the last ride by 11:55 and you're at the park till almost 2am.
imnotminkusJun 23, 2009
Cedar Point tickets are about the same price as other similar parks' (not to mention having more/better coasters), and as mentioned above, there are discounts all over the place if you know where to look. You get a discount if you stay at their hotels, and you can get $7 off coupons from Pepsi cans, AAA, drug mart, marc's, other random stores/restaurants in the area.In other news: food at parks is expensive. That's nothing new. You can bring your own food; there's plenty of room in the picnic area. They don't allow huge coolers in the park, but you could probably get away with small things. If you want to get real food that's not overpriced, they let you leave the parking lot and return once, and there are plenty of restaurants in the area.
gizzaJun 24, 2009
If you can get a hotel that's $100/night cheaper, then paying the $10 for parking each day doesn't seem like much of a problem to me.
bigmahlmanJun 24, 2009
and your a homofobe? god you suck