Fate smiles on the lucky few non-midwesterners who get to visit Cedar Point every year. Or, at least you think fate smiles upon you when a day that called for thunderstorms has a scant 10 minutes of light rain ... until your friend gets stuck on a rollercoaster for 20 minutes and your other friend's phone almost decapitates you on its way out of his pocket around a sharp turn on another coaster.

That said, here I review the rides we went on:

1.Blue Streak - This ride had everything you expect from an ancient coaster: shaking, creaking, and that general perception of danger that's not completed unwarranted. But it also had some nice hills.
2.Magnum XL - This steel beast was a nice ride, but its thrills would soon be overshadowed by coaster #4 on this list. Also, strangely bumpy for a steel track.
3.Gemini - A fun, dual car wooden coaster suitable for the faint of heart or someone who has just consumed 2 pounds of Panda Express. At the moment we rode it, we were neither.
4.Millennium Force - One of the best traditional steel coasters I've ever been on. MF featured a gargantuan first hill and a steep drop and didn't fail to deliver thrills for the duration of the run.
5.Mantis - Worst designed coaster ever. The rider stands straight up in the car with a bicycle seat jammed up their ass and their head bouncing between two unpadded shoulder harness. Horrible.
6.Iron Dragon - I don't remember anything about this ride. I think it was like a monorail with hills though.
7.Corkscrew - A few quick loops and we were back on our way.
8.Raptor - A very nice looping coaster, although I've been on better. Good velocity and good ride length though.
Demon Drop* - Not an actual coaster. Not actually fun either.
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9.Maverick - This was a pretty inventive and enjoyable ride which utilized some special accelerators in the middle. Just keep your belongings firmly in your pockets.
10.Meanstreak - Maverick was once the tallest and fastest wooden rollercoaster in the world. Now it's just a big pile of sticks nailed together.
11.Cedar Creek Mine Ride - One of the most nominally uninteresting experiences you will ever have.

Overall, I'd say Cedar Point was a great park... nice locale, reasonable lines, even prices within an acceptable range (thanks Meijer!) Do check it out if you have a reason to be Sandusky, Ohio-- or just a friend willing to drive you hundreds of miles.

Sooooooo Mike and I are back from our visit to the midwest and Brian M. Davis.
After being back for a whole day now Mike had this to say:

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I felt like it was more of a psychological trip than a physical one
we went places true, but I think we learned a lot.

I think that sums up the mental aspects of it pretty good.
As for what we actually did heres "The Whole Truth".
We arrived into the terrible city of Detroit Wednesday morning and BMD picked us up at the airport. After a trip to Burger King he deposited us at the mall and went back to work. We were "Left Behind" at the fantastic Briarwood Mall for roughly 6 hours, where we saw 88 Minutes at a dollar theater and I bought a hat...then he came back and we ate at Olga's. Afterwards we went a drinkin' in Ann Arbor with BMD's roommy Troy and their incredibly hot friend Jess. Jess if you are reading this, then you should know that you are quite attractive.
Thursday Mike and I rented a car and went to a Detroit Tigers game. Beautiful stadium in the middle of a slum. Tigers won in extra innings on a walk off walk. But we had already left, because we had to go on a "Walkabout" of Ann Arbor to buy Croc shoes. After that we drove to Windsor, Canada with BMD where we had a humorous interaction with a border patrol girl wanting to know what movie we were going to see in Canada. The movie was Young People Fucking. And I had to tell her this. She promptly let us go. The movie was hilarious, and you should all watch it. Then we went down to Windsor's Little Italy, but apparently everything closes at 10 am...so we went to Ceasars Palace to eat. Then we saw in the tunnel waiting to get back in to the US for about an hour.
Friday we made Brian wake up and drive to Cleveland, Ohio (after a stop at the not so great Tim Horton's). Cleveland was everything Detroit wasn't...Clean, Nice, Unthreatening, and less likely to be condemned. Brian's irrational hatred of Ohio was later vindicated by the parking ticket we got while we were in the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame. After checking into our rocking Hyatt hotel in Independence, Ohio (complete with no batteries in our TV remote) we hit up the Cleveland Indians game. Nice stadium, good food (Burger Sliders and Wings!) and a FIREWORKS SHOW! It was "Special". Then we went to a Tequiliera in downtown Cleveland. Cleveland rocks.
Saturday we went to Cedar Point amusement park, and it was loads of fun, but I'll let Mike review the rides later for you guys out there. Just know we "Abandoned" Brian when he got stuck on a roller coaster for over 20 minutes so we could eat some Chinese food, and my cell phone was lost on the Maverick coaster after striking Mike in the ear. Luckily it was found by a diligent park employee.
Then we drove the fuck back to Ann Arbor (while once again listening to our new favorite comedian Jim Gaffigan), ate some wings, and got some sleep so we could wake up at 5:15 am and fly home so I could go to work at 11:00 am.
That about wraps it up! I'd like to thank Davis for putting up with our hijinx and Lost episode title quoting for 4 days...he was a real "Glass Ballerina" about the whole trip. All in all, it was a great trip, but of course it once again made me realize that "Theres No Place Like Home".