Cedar Point Amusement Park

Growing up in Michigan every looks forward to their annual summer trip to Cedar Point in Sandusky Ohio. There’s always a family trip and often a friend will invite you to go with his family.

Admission is kind of steep at $73 or so per person. There is a military discount at a reduced rate of $44.

Bella has traditionally treated her son and one of his friends every October, hoping the crowds of summer have dwindled due to weather and other fall activities. This fall it was quite cold and dreary when we arrived at opening following the two hour drive from home.

For whatever reason the best rides weren’t ready when we went to get in line. The technicians were still doing their testing with plastic bottles full of water in the rides so we went for lunch.

As is typical of amusement parks all over the country food and beverage prices are sky high. Lunch for four without any alcohol was over $100. Two beers cost $22. Mexican street corn from one of the many food trucks is $5. When did food trucks become all the rage? It kind of crept up on me. My favorite was a converted fire truck selling BBQ.

Eventually the sun came out and we had fun on many of the rides. The new ones generally have an hour and a half wait. The old school wooden coasters with a simple lap bar have very little wait. After a few we acknowledged that the time for riding those shaky, jerky rides has past. They’re just too brutal to enjoy.

There are a number of places with shows and other performances as well a number of things geared towards small children. One of the benefits of fall is all the water rides are shut down. I’ve never been a fan of getting wet from all that stagnant water and having to bring it home with me.

We had fun. It was cold and the lines were too long, but I guess that’s why they sell “Fast Pass” wrist bands. Maybe next time. We only rode five roller coasters this year.

~ Freddy