{"id":1377,"date":"2017-07-06T21:41:55","date_gmt":"2017-07-07T01:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/relativerest.com\/?p=1377"},"modified":"2017-07-06T21:41:55","modified_gmt":"2017-07-07T01:41:55","slug":"some-fun-at-the-roller-coaster-capital-of-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/relativerest.com\/?p=1377","title":{"rendered":"Some fun at the “Roller Coaster Capital of the World”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today saw the first adventure day of the trip as I headed to Cedar Point on Lake Erie which claims to be the Roller Coaster Capital of the World<\/em> and certainly has a lot of huge coasters. I was wondering if eating a full cooked breakfast had been the wisest choice as I arrived but all worked out well and I had enough time to enjoy rides on nine of the park’s fourteen “high thrill” coasters.<\/p>\n

Being a Thursday, the lines for most rides were not too bad but I failed to get on their newest coaster, the Valravn<\/em>, because I moved on when the line was about 75 minutes and, when I went back, it was not running. My favorite of the day was the Millennium Force<\/em> which has been voted the World’s Best Steel Coaster four years in a row by the readers of Amusement magazine – although I’m not sure how international their readership is. I had to wait about an hour to get on the ride and, during that time, I realized what a freak I must be. Although there were hundreds of people lining up I did not see anyone else who looked older than 45. No wonder they offer discounted admission to those of us over 62.<\/p>\n

After leaving the park I spent a couple of hours driving to Ann Arbor, Michigan.<\/p>\n

There are three videos today as I recorded the experience on some of my rides using my video sunglasses.<\/p>\n