Its getting to be that time of year... Cedar Point opens on the 5th of May!
I was wondering if anyone would be interested in trying to go down there as
a group of grexers, on some date that works for people...

Anybody game?

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        Mmmmm.  Cedar point.

I'd be interested.

Me too.

        Don't think so. THe last time I went on a Cedar Point rollercoaster,
my back spasmed and went out. Mid-ride.

        I do NOT intend to repeat that particular experience...

Mm.  Cedar Point.

My only spasm problems occur on roller coaster that are too bloody small for
me.

Mmmm...Cedar Point.  Opening day is actually the BEST day to go.

Unfortunately, due to bad experiences last year, I need to lose about 20
pounds to ride every ride comfortably.  I didn't fit on two of them since
they'd changed the benches to two-seaters.  *grump*

Fortunately, they were rides I didn't care about anyway.  :)

Okay, that looks positive... so what dates work for people?  I unfortunately
cannot go on the 5th (its my mom's birthday, so I think I'd be in deep do do
since I'm, you know, HOME for the week).

I would vote for a Saturday in May, mostly because those are they days when
they are open from 10am to 10pm, instead of 10 to 8pm.  They are also open
10 to 10 on May 24th, but that's a friday and I have class.  I'd vote for a
weekday this week, but alas, they aren't open.

the schedule is up at http://www.cedarpoint.com, and then click on "trip
Planning" and you get to the schedule.

I vote for the 18th or 25th of May, or the 1st of June.

        Saturday or Sunday works well for me;  either should be fine.  Sooner
is better than later.

Weeks don't work at all, weekends are only so-so. ;)  

Do you have any day/specific date preference, Bob?

Weekdays are better for me, but most days would be fine.

Just make a quick decision; striving for a perfect day will never succeed.

        When I tried a weekday in June trip to amusement park, I 
did not take into acount the busloads upon busload of high school
senior trippers that pretty much went straight from bus to the
coasters without stopping at anything else.

I'm with scott.  Make a decision, and I'll tell you if it works. :)

Okay.  Due to memorial day/graduation related conflicts, I call June 1st as
the day that I am going to Cedar Point.  Who is going with me?

What day of the week is that?

Its a Saturday.  Its also the first day they are open until 11pm.

So if that doesn't work, someone else suggest a date that does work for them.
Or tell me what's wrong with June 1st.  Or SOMETHING.

June first is fine with me.

Grimmy is game :) June 1st eh?

okay, so on to the more specific details... of people who know they are
coming, who has cars, and who would be willing to offer rides to random
grexers who need them?  (I'm not sure about my own car situation at the
moment.  More news to follow.)

I'm thinking we should plan to meet at the front gate, between teh place where
you buy tickets and the place where you enter.  If we get more than 15, we
can get group rates, but so far the response is way too small for that.  

The park opens at 10, so lets plan to meet at the gate around 9:45 and enter
the park when it opens.  Its good to get on the coasters early in the day,
because that is when most of the lines are at their shortest.

regular admission this year is $42 for the day.  AAA, Meijers, and lots of
other places sell tickets at discounted prices, you just need to check these
things out ahead of time.  Also, if you plan on going again, daily prices have
gone up, but season passes are $99 this year, so if you go 3 times you more
than break even.  Just a thought.

It generally takes me about 2 hours from Ann Arbor, 3 hours from East Lansing.
Do you guys want to caravan or go down individually?

I've got a car which seats 3 plus the driver.  I like the idea of caravaning,
so we could park together and such.  

Drivers should check out the route down there, since it's got a couple of
weird sections.

Which route were we going to use?  I usually go to extensive ends to avoid
the turnpike... maybe we could have walkie talkies in the cars...
I usually do this really funky thing where I'm on like 4 highways in toledo
and eventually end up on highway 2.

I will also volunteer my car, which seats 4 or 5 if they're small.

the directions from the website:
south on 23, east on 475, north on 75, south on 280, east on 80 to exit 118,
turn right onto route 250

that doesn't seem any simpler than teh way we usually go.  We just take 280
a little further south to highway 2, and avoid having to pay the toll on 80.

I agree with the directions on one thing, though.  I think it did take 2 and
a half hours.  So we should plan with that.

        US2 is actually considerably shorter than 80 to get to Cedar Point,
when it's not under construction.

I agree with the U.S. 2 route.  That's what we always used.

I can't make it, but I'd be up for another trip.  :)

Probably cell phones would be better than walkie-talkies, since there isn't
a range limitation for the phones.  We'd just need to remember to trade
numbers before starting off.

re 27:  Did I or anyone else ever imply that this would be the ONLY time we'd
go to Cedar Point?  :)

I think I'm gonna bring a person along that expressed an interest so I may
have a car as well to stick one more person in comfortably...That person is
of course a non-grexer. so we shall see...

I might be joining up....I have to see how my moving plans are going. 
However, I know I won't be working that day :)

Out of curiousity, is this a rain or shine kind of trip?

I guess we should talk about that starting when the weather forcast goes that
far ahead... right now we only get out to May 25 (which is super sunny in
Sandusky, OH right now).  I guess it wouldn't hurt to set a rain date.

June 15th?

Okay, I will not be making it on the 1st.  I get to play with Carolyn
instead :)

What are you doing?

(and can I watch?)

I don't like roller coasters and so don't plan on going, but I just 
noticed the U-M Credit Union has discounted tickets for members.  
They're $31 for adults.  They don't have a discount for kids, but they 
do sell tickets in advance for $20 each.

I know the MSU credit union has some deal.. not sure of the exact price...
and I'm a member there so I could get people discounted tickets if they want
them.

i am not travelling halfway around the country to go to cedar point, even
though i would really like to go. sorry

Are there similar attractions near where you are?

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