Negative-G 2012 Road Trip Day One: Cedar Point Page Four

Cedar Point
Sandusky, Ohio
Negative-G 2012 Road Trip
May 24, 2012
Page Four

The Top Thrill Dragster Roller Coaster at Cedar Point Amusement Park, Sandusky Ohio

After Windseeker it was time for the rest of Cedar Point to open so we headed to Top Thrill Dragster to be at the head of the line.

The Top Thrill Dragster Roller Coaster at Cedar Point Amusement Park, Sandusky Ohio

Having that 420 foot tall tower loom overhead really messes with you while you're waiting in line. The thought of shooting all the way up there just makes everyone nervous.

The Top Thrill Dragster Roller Coaster at Cedar Point Amusement Park, Sandusky Ohio

While waiting Top Thrill Dragster began testing. The sound the train makes as it flies by you at 120 miles per hour sounds like Millennium Falcon in Star Wars going into hyperspace. That "woosh" sounds so cool. We watched the first test train train rise up the tower only to rollback down as it did not have enough force to make it over the top.

Ok...I want a rollback. It would scare the crap out of me and would of course be one hell of a memorable ride. So we hoped, prayed, crossed our fingers, crossed our toes and then texted Paul up in Canada who has the uncanny ability to make coasters shut down in hopes that we'd get a rollback.

The Top Thrill Dragster Roller Coaster at Cedar Point Amusement Park, Sandusky Ohio

Here's Bond getting his "Dragster face" ready to go. Just like on his first ride, Top Thrill Dragster still makes him extremely nervous so I have given him permission to let out a few "colorful metaphors" that would get him in trouble if he wasn't flying over the top of that 420 foot tall hill and then straight down.