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bdp
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The Roller Coastering item
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May 10 16:04 UTC 1994 |
This is the item for roller-coaster afficianados, like me.
Any discussion about theme parks is welcome.
To start with, the Raptor at Cedar Point is awesome.
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kaplan
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May 10 18:19 UTC 1994 |
Cedar Point has a lot of great coasters. Where is the next nearest roller
coaster to us? Is there anything to the rumor about a new amusement park
proposed for the area across the road from the Ypsilanti Radison?
Now that the Raptor is opened, have the lines for the Magnum and the Mean
Streak gotten any shorter?
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juggler
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response 2 of 16:
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May 13 01:20 UTC 1994 |
The nearest WERE at Boblo for what it was worth, but their closed for good.
Suppose that it's a toss up between Paramount's King's Island and Six
Flags over Mid-America. K I is the best, (next to cedar point of course!)
because they have the Beast!
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bdp
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May 14 22:20 UTC 1994 |
I've heard all sorts of rumors about Amusement parks being built in the area,
but doubt it'll happen fora while. It'd be a great market to tap in to
though.
Raptor = *awesome*. Go down there *right now* and ride it. It makes the
Magnum look simple.
I can't tell about line length yet, because I was there last Wed. (going
again Mon.) when the lines for everything were non-existant.
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scg
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May 14 23:20 UTC 1994 |
There was somebody who wanted to build an amusement park on the other side
of Ypsilanti last year, I think, but it fell through due to concerns about
traffic volume.
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kimba
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response 5 of 16:
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Jun 29 03:50 UTC 1994 |
THE RAPTOR IS REALLY AWESOME! THE RAPTOR IS REALLY AWESOME!
Ride the front car at night.....unbelieveable experience!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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whizzy
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response 6 of 16:
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Aug 12 06:30 UTC 1994 |
We were down there about a month ago on the weekend,. Took forever for the
raptor, but everything else was real quick to ride...
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otterwmn
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response 7 of 16:
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Mar 23 01:30 UTC 1995 |
A tip for the wimps who think it's cool to put up your hands while riding a
coaster: HAH pick up your feet instead! No control! 'S great!
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signet
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response 8 of 16:
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Aug 4 14:03 UTC 1995 |
If you find yourself on the east coast near Virginia, check out Busch Gardens.
They have a somewhat new coaster called Drachen Fire that not only goes thru
loops and curves but is constantly twisting in the process. Great fun.
The big bad wolf is a suspended coaster. I loved it. I think being in the
front car would be the best ride of all. Loch Ness Monster has a killer first
hill.
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md
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response 9 of 16:
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Aug 4 20:05 UTC 1995 |
My 11-year-old son is discovering the joy of coasters now. We went
to King's Island last month and the first ride he went on was The Beast.
After that, everything was tame by comparison, including the loop rides
and the suspended ones.
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mcpoz
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response 10 of 16:
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Aug 5 02:02 UTC 1995 |
Nothing beats the mean streak at Cedar Point!
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kaplan
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response 11 of 16:
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Aug 26 16:46 UTC 1995 |
I've been to Cedar Point since the last time I looked at this item, and I
must agree that the raptor is AWESOME! I loved the sound the thing made
for us while we were waiting in line. Do you think they built it to sound
like that, or did the sound arise out of the design naturally?
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