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Top 9 Cedar Point Attractions For First Timers

<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;03&sol;Top-9-Cedar-Point-Attractions-For-First-Timers&period;jpg"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;03&sol;Top-9-Cedar-Point-Attractions-For-First-Timers&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Top 9 Cedar Point Attractions For First Timers" width&equals;"849" height&equals;"647" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4082" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><P><P>You are known among your friends as a <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;top-11-ways-to-know-you-are-a-cedar-point-addict&sol;">Cedar Point addict<&sol;a>&comma; the expert&comma; the one to go to for planning information on Cedar Point&period; So every once in a while&comma; you have a friend who has never been to Cedar Point and wants to come along for the ride&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Lets take a typical day at Cedar Point and show your guest the Top 9 Cedar Point Attractions For First Timers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>We will assume you arrive right as the park opens at 10&colon;00 am and stay until 10&colon;00 pm&period; So lets get started&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>1&rpar; Millennium Force<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Upon arrival&comma; you head immediately to Millennium Force with your friend&period; This way you enjoy the morning breeze while soaring from 310 feet tall at over 93 miles per hour&period; You also avoid the typical 2 hour wait time later in the day&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>2&rpar; Maverick<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>By 11&colon;00 am&comma; you make your way to the back of the park for Maverick&period; By now some of the guests have made their way back to Maverick&comma; and there is a little bit of a wait&period; By noon&comma; you have conquered the 95° drop angle of the first hill and two inversions&comma; ready to conquer your day with your first timer&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>3&rpar; Top Thrill Dragster<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>By 12&colon;30 pm&comma; the summer heat has kicked in&comma; and so have the crowds&period; The wait time peaks at 2 hours to ride Top Thrill Dragster&comma; and has been up and running steady all day&period; However&comma; this is your friends first time getting blasted at 120 MPH to over 420 feet straight up towards the sky&comma; so you suck it up and wait in line&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>4&rpar; Lunch at Famous Dave&&num;8217&semi;s BBQ<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Due to your Cedar Point addict status&comma; you know it is better to eat during off-peak hours&period; So now that it is near 2&colon;45&comma; you head over to <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;cedar-point-food&sol;famous-daves-bar-b-que&sol;">Famous Dave&&num;8217&semi;s BBQ<&sol;a>&period; You share the Feast&comma; and sit well rested and full to conquer the rest of your day&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>5&rpar; Raptor<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While in the front of the park&comma; you decide to knock off the Raptor&period; The six inversions of Raptor is sure to test out the stomach of your friend who has never experienced the G-Force of a cobra roll&comma; but you promise them an <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;cedar-point-food&sol;icee-mix-it-up&sol;">ICEE<&sol;a> should there be any queasy issues&period; By now the time is near 4&colon;00 pm&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>6&rpar; GateKeeper<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With everyone&&num;8217&semi;s mind in a swirl&comma; you wobble over to GateKeeper on the east side of the Cedar Point peninsula&period; This amazing coaster comes with a 2 hour wait time&comma; but the smoothness of the coaster makes it all the worth while&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>7&rpar; WindSeeker<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The time is now 6&colon;30 pm&comma; and it is time for some marathon riding&period; So you walk around the corner and take in the sky from the top of WindSeeker&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>8&rpar; Cork Screw&comma; Iron Dragon&comma; and Power Tower<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>From 7&colon;00 till 9&colon;00 you take in the Cork Screw&comma; Iron Dragon&comma; and Power Tower&comma; the last perfectly timed with the sunset&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>9&rpar; Luminosity<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>After your marathon riding session&comma; you perfectly catch the beginning of Luminosity&comma; Cedar Point&&num;8217&semi;s evening performance&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Exhausted&comma; you grab an elephant ear for the ride home&comma; knowing that you have created a new Cedar Point fan from your spectacular first day experience&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>&ast; If you liked this post&comma; join other readers who have signed up to for our <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;newsletter&sol;">free Newsletter<&sol;a>&&num;8230&semi;because then you will never miss another update&excl;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- --><&sol;p>&NewLine;

Justin

Find me enjoying the atmosphere, the shows and covered in sugar from an elephant ear.

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