Descriptive Essay On Cedar Point

I looked up at the roller coaster and all its' loops and turns and jumped with excitement. "Let's go!", I exclaimed. As we were walking up the stairs, a part of me wanted to turn back, but i was determined to get on this one ride. I stood at the gates, waiting for it to be my turn and before i knew it, I was the next one. I went through the gates and went straight to my seat. Henry sat right next to me and held my hand. I was ready. The ride started to take off and I knew there was no turning back now. Up and up we went. The ground below us got further away. I held on tightly to my boyfriends hand and down we

There were faster, taller, and safer, roller coasters then ever before before. The industry was so successful that from 1974 to 1980 more roller coasters were being built each year than all the previous years combined since 1920. After Allen retired there was room for a rising star to shine. This star was Ron Toomer. He got a degree in mechanical engineering. He then designed the heat shield on Apollo 11 the first spaceship to land on the moon .All over she was done with NASA and got a job Arrow Dynamic Inc. His first big roller coaster was The Runaway Mine Train in Six Flags Over Texas, today this roller coaster is a national landmark. About 9 years after Runaway Mine Train, Toomor design Corkscrew the first modern coaster to go upside down. About nine years after that you built the Big Bad Wolf second suspended coaster in the world. He also built Magnum XL-200 First roller coaster ever two break 200 feet tall, This is now known as a hyper coaster. Ron Toomor was the king of roller coasters. He was such an influence in roller coasters that he is made the list of Britannica's top 100 influential inventors, Along with Henry Ford, Benjamin Franklin, and Steve Jobs. All this you must be thinking wow this guy must love riding roller coasters, however this is not the case, “I’ve had a bad motion sickness problem since I was a little kid,” he said. “But I’ve ridden enough of them to know what happens and how it feels.” Now roller coasters is a big competition to build the tallest, fastest, longest. Here are the current records: The fastest roller coaster is Formula Rossa at 149.1 Miles per hour. Kingda Ka has two records for the Tallest at 456 ft and the biggest drop at 418 ft. Steel dragon 2000 is the longest with 8133.2

The oldest roller coaster is believed to have originated from the so-called "Russian Mountains", which were specially constructed hills of ice, located around Saint Petersburg. Built in the 15th century, the slides were built to a height between 70 and 80

Kings Island is known as the Midwest’s biggest amusement park. In total, there are 14 roller coasters. One of their rides is known as the longest inverted roller coaster, the Banshee. Along with Banshee, their newest ride, Diamondback is also a favorite. Diamondback reaches 230 feet tall and goes a maximum of 80 mph. Diamondback is called their “tallest, fastest, and meanest ride.” The ride’s first drop decreases 215 feet at an angle of 74 degrees. Kings Island doesn’t have only one favorite. There is another favorite, the Beast, is five thrilling minutes long. Six Flags Great America introduced their fan favorite ride called Raging Bull in 1999. This roller coaster is known as the world’s first, “hyper-twister” roller coaster. There are six horizontal loops

If amusement parks are not entertaining to you then it is okay because Cedar Rapids also has a sky zone trampoline park that has a huge indoor trampoline, fitness programs, and even

In 1989, it set the record with, Magnum XL-200, “the world’s first hypercoaster to top out at 200 feet; in 2000 it shattered records again with the 310-foot giga-coaster, Millennium Force, and was the first to surpass 400 feet with its strata-coaster, Top Thrill Dragster, in 2003” which reaches a “face-melting” speed of 120 miles per hour (Levine, 2). With Cedar Point’s impressive collection, it is now often referred to as, “The Rollercoaster Capital of the World”. Each rollercoaster showcased something that had never been seen before which encouraged guests to keep coming back for

After the rooler coaster stopped we waited for the other cooler coaster to go.As soon as the rooler coaster started to move it went fast and then pulled the brakes quick.After we got off that rooler coaster we rode a couple more rides untill the park closed.Going

The car shook and creaked as a motor took us up. For a few seconds, we were at the top. I looked around at the park, but then the car dropped and my stomach went with it. All I could remember from the rest of the ride was my first loop and the adrenaline pumping through my body. When I got off, I was dizzy but I yelled, “THAT WAS AWESOME!” My friends giggled as we walked to our next ride.

One summer day in July , Me and my friend Carol went to an amusement park called Cedar Point . Cedar Point is located in Sandusky , Ohio and two and a half hours away . My mom and me wanted to go on a ride called the Maverick . The Maverick is Cedar Point’s steepest roller coaster and its speed is 70 miles per hour . The Maverick also has a 95 degree drop ! Then we went in line and waited for about an hour and a half . It was about eleven o'clock when we got close to the front of the line . When we finally got to the roller coaster I regretted going on because it was very dark and I couldn't see where the drop was and I don’t like steep roller coasters . Because of that me and Carol where panicking the whole way up . As soon as we got to the

When we got to the park, my brother and sister went directly to one of the highest roller coasters. They were so pumped up while I was terrified to death. After thinking it through, I decided to skip the first ride and maybe all the other ones too. They just papered so gigantic, noisy and intimidating like a beast.

My heart pounded as my feet gradually left the safety of the grounds and began its ascent on a ladder that rattled on every step. Sweat formed in the palms of my hands while my gaze remained transfixed to the ground. In my mind’s eye, I envisioned myself landing with a splat on the ground. This was my first time at White Water, Six Flags. At first, when my cousins invited me to the trip, I presumed that in the worst case scenario, I would face a roller coaster; I can stomach that as long as there were seat

New roller coasters were added, new records were broken, this amusement park got better each year. In the 70’s Cedar Point started to break roller coaster records. In fact, Cedar Point has had a number of world records. Whether it has to do with height, speed, or even the steepness, Cedar Point continues to break records still to this day. Since this amusement park is known for it’s roller coasters, it’s known as the roller coaster capital of the world! It has had more roller coasters throughout the years than any other amusement park. Not only does Cedar Point break roller coaster records, it has won many awards such as “Best Amusement Park” (Cedar Point

This roller coaster delivers fast twisted drops, exciting laterals and is extremely satisfying. In other words, this roller coaster brings out powerful forces in nearly every twist and turn. It delivers a superior ride experience while retaining the best elements of many roller coasters with additional new elements that make it much more

The night before we began our journey to Orlando, I didn’t get much sleep. My eyes were wide open like an owl most of the night, tossing and turning under my cloudy soft comforter thinking about what awaited me the next 24 hours. I have always been interested about what it would be like to go on a roller coaster, but I hated the feeling of weightlessness like a balloon. I even hated going on elevators, just the thought of all that force sent a shivering sensation throughout my body that made me agonizingly uncomfortable. Nevertheless, there was a roaring lion fearlessness within me that wanted to indulge on this endeavor. In the morning we pack the family SUV as if we were sardines in a can and headed out to Islands of Adventure.

I closed my eyes as the ride ascended from the platform and came to a stop at the peak. I opened my eyes to nothing but the skyline. I said,” Guys if I survive this I’m going to kill you all.” The moment of truth was upon me now. The Coaster was at the mercy of gravity as we descended the massive drop. In the split second I had before we fell off the earth I knew there was nothing I could do to stop ride. As I