i took a personal day yesterday so tim and i could go to cedar point. this was after that kid got her feet chopped off on a ride last week, so needless to say, we opted out of the power tower this year. ;p we had a lot of fun. for some reason -- maybe b/c it was monday? or b/c we just plain lucked out -- the lines were awesome. we rode millenium force twice, top thrill dragster twice, and the magnum and raptor a few times each... and we still left at 7pm, 3 hours earlier than we normally do. they're having a lot of problems w/ the new ride, maverick. we heard that it was actually shut down for a whole week before. boooo. the first time we waited in line we thought we'd hit the jackpot b/c we got in line just as it'd re-opened after some issue w/ it. unfortunately, we were about 10 minutes from actually getting our butts in the seat when they announced they once again had to shut down for 'mechanical difficulties.' that not sounding super reassuring, we left the line. we later went back and waited half an hour, and this time we got to ride! it's like the raptor, except you're sitting in a train on the track instead of suspended from it... but it also has an acceleration like a mini top thrill dragster. it's a fun ride... now if only it would stop breaking down...
