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The only coaster I haven't been on at Cedar Point is Maverick, and it's kinda disappointing to hear that it was meh. Oh well, I'll still ride it...eventually.

 

Right on about Dragster, though. It's simply an incredible experience. What I've seen happen sometimes too - or at least years ago, perhaps they've tweaked things since then - is that the train can barely miss clearing the hill, and plummets back down that 420 feet backwards. I haven't been lucky enough to actually be on the ride when that happens, though; I bet that's one heck of a thing to go through.

 

Glad you had a good time, man.

The only coaster I haven't been on at Cedar Point is Maverick, and it's kinda disappointing to hear that it was meh. Oh well, I'll still ride it...eventually.

 

Right on about Dragster, though. It's simply an incredible experience. What I've seen happen sometimes too - or at least years ago, perhaps they've tweaked things since then - is that the train can barely miss clearing the hill, and plummets back down that 420 feet backwards. I haven't been lucky enough to actually be on the ride when that happens, though; I bet that's one heck of a thing to go through.

 

Glad you had a good time, man.

 

Maverick was still fun, but oddly enough it had the longest wait. I enjoyed it for what it is, but many of the banks and rolls are simply too jarring. There's hard shoulder straps that were digging into my neck and shoulders which prevented me from lifting my arms for the duration. We also rode it after the Millenium, so that may have impacted my affection of the ride a little.

 

My friend's (the one pictured) sister said she'd gotten a Roll Back before! Apparently, they are pretty uncommon and coaster enthusiasts dream of getting a Roll Back. I asked a few of the attendants for one, mostly just to freak out my friend, lol. They still had signs up that say the train doesn't -always- clear the hill, though.

I'm STILL mad I didn't get to ride the Dragster when I was there a few years ago. We were ON THE RIDE, but it was suffering one of its typical breakdowns. And the park was closing. So I was forced to leave after waiting nearly an hour by my parents.

 

But everything else I remember simply being an absolute blast.

 

(Except that really big wooden coaster... That thing hurt...)

I'm STILL mad I didn't get to ride the Dragster when I was there a few years ago. We were ON THE RIDE, but it was suffering one of its typical breakdowns. And the park was closing. So I was forced to leave after waiting nearly an hour by my parents.

 

But everything else I remember simply being an absolute blast.

 

(Except that really big wooden coaster... That thing hurt...)

 

That's a huge bummer, man. The first day, we had waited in line about 30 minutes before it shut down again. It was down for repairs as the park opened, too. Luckily, we went to it first thing on the second day and only had to wait ~45 minutes.

 

I had ridden the Mean Streak the last time I visted (over a decade ago) but none of my friends wanted to ride it. I, personally, love wooden roller coasters...mostly for the weightlessness.