This weekend was opening weekend at Cedar Point in Sandusky, OH. And this was not just another opening day at the park - it was the opening of a new roller coaster called GateKeeper. As we rarely let a camping worthy weekend go by without camping, we decided to camp near the park. I surprised Jon by getting us reservations at Camper Village which is right on park property and just a quick walk to the park gate.
It was pretty cool to be camping right there by the coasters. Actually, pretty cool described the weather as well. It was downright frigid Saturday night. After coming back from the park the wind was blowing right off Lake Erie and it felt like it was below freezing. We ended up putting the awning away before bed because we thought it might blow off. For awhile it kinda felt like being in an airplane with the wind rocking the trailer back and forth. We were glad to have a furnace in the new trailer.
GateKeeper was a great ride - waited 3 hours even after having arrived what we thought was early. The line actually wrapped toward the front gate and back down the midway. I'm looking forward to riding it again - just without the 3hr wait. The highlight of the day though was at the very end when we went to ride Millennium Force (my favorite coaster of all time). We ended up getting to ride it 6 times in a row. Although cold, night rides are awesome.
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