Vacation Post #9 ~ Cedar Point Amusement Park

June 10: Phil, Jodi, Allie, Sarah, Lindsay and Matt, Shauna and Madison hopped in the Yukon on Tuesday morning headed toward Sandusky, Oh -- home of Cedar Point Amusement Park right on Lake Erie. Jodi's aunt Deb and her daughter and granddaughter (Cassie and Gwen) also met us up there. This is the place for rides -- 19 roller coasters and a ton of other thrill rides. We have been to Disney World a couple times and Cedar Point beats it in our book. Tuesday was an exceptional day to come because of early rain showers, most lines were 15 minutes or less. It cleared up by noon and was a gorgeous day. We rode and rode, barely stopping for food. Lindsay was so brave on the roller coasters and even did the Corkscrew which went upside down 2 times! Way to go Lindsay. Allie and Sarah had no fear of any of the rides. The only thing that stopped Sarah was her height restriction. The video below is of maXair -- a ride that Phil and I refused to ride with Allie. I don't mind heights, but I hate spinning things and Phil is okay with spinning, but hates heights (except he seems to like roller coasters just fine). Uncle Matt actually talked Allie into going with him, and they had so much fun that Shauna went the next time with Allie. Phil and I got sick just watching. The maXair swings riders back and forth in a seemingly out-of-control pendulum motion while rotating counterclockwise. At the peak of the pendulum movement that reaches a maximum speed of 70 mph, riders are upside down 140 feet above the ground. No thanks!!

Here are some other pictures of our fun-filled day. Thanks to Grandpa and Grammy for watching the little ones - Timothy, Carson, Savannah and Jason. They were so good and well behaved that Grammy had a 90 minute block of time during the afternoon when all 4 were sleeping. I am sure that would not have been the case if we would have taken them. Thank you also for the tickets. A fun time was had by all!!