Summertime: Frightfully Fun!
Summertime is near and the grandkids are anxiously awaiting for the opening of our state’s two biggest amusement parks, Cedar Point and King’s Island. Cedar Point is in Sandusky, Ohio while King’s Island is located just northeast of Cincinnati. We live in between the two. The grandkids favor Cedar Point and have been asking when we are going since Christmas!
As a young girl, our family went to Cedar Point at least once a year. In the 40’s and 50’s, the best way to get to the amusement park was by ferry since it was a peninsula extending into Sandusky Bay and Lake Erie and the only way to get to the end was by a very narrow road that became crowded quickly.
I remember eating Coffelt’s Fudge which is still located at the park, but has become better known for it’s salt water taffy and the legendary Momma Bernardi’s Home Made French Fries. French Fries similar to Momma Bernardi’s are sold in the existing restaurants in Cedar Point.
I was never excited about roller coasters, but I do remember the Cyclone roller coaster. Being very young I loved the carousel. It was huge and the original one still remains in working condition!
A little background: By the end of the second World War, Cedar Point was in a strong need of financial help. The wood of the Cyclone coaster was rotting away, the boardwalk was cracked in many, many places, and the fishing dock was in need of repair. Things started to turn around for Cedar Point in 1945. In 1946, Cedar Point’s oldest-still existing ride, the Midway Carousel, was installed. By 1951, the Cyclone coaster was razed because it’s poor condition. The resort then didn’t have a single roller coaster after the Cyclone disappeared. While the Cyclone was departing, the Laff-in-the-Dark, Rocket Ships, and Loop-A-Plane were newcomers. Cedar Point Causeway, built in 1957, is still used many times a day. The then current president of Cedar Point, Bernie Zeiher was replaced by George Roose around 1958, and Emile Legros was elected chairman that same year. Berni’s Penny Arcade was removed in 1959 to make way for construction. Back in the 1950s, the Pagoda Gift Shop was a post-office. The Crystal Rock Castle was turned into a maintenance shop in the late-1950s. In 1959, the hotels received a needed fresh coat of paint, concrete had been poured for the new admission gates, and over $1,200,000 had been spent to refresh Cedar Point. Cedar Point’s first roller coaster since the Cyclone had been built. It was called the Wild Mouse. The huge resort also got a new kind of ride, a monorail. It was the most ridden ride in 1959. The original Breakers Hotel was restored to its natural beauty.
Now, looking back, the Cyclone, which looked very frightening to me at the time, seems tame compared to some of the coasters being built now. Cedar Point still has the classic “old time” roller coaster called the Blue Streak.
The newest coaster at Cedar Point is the most terrifying ride I’ve ever seen and I surely hope the grandkids don’t try to talk me into getting on it! That’s absolutely NOT GONNA HAPPEN!
Until next time!
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Wow.. Will be nice, nice to be there.. I’m excited about roller coasters but, never try it yet..
Hi Xpresi Riau Blogger…It is a beautiful park, but the rides are getting too extreme for me! Give me the carousel…I’ll be happy! Thanks for commenting!
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This coaster looks tooooo much for me. I am a risk taker but not on this one! LOL
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Hi Linda! I just noticed in the last photo, the Blue Streak, the old classic coaster, is down on the left hand side of new coaster. I thought the Blue Streak was high…look how much higher the new coaster is!!! OMG!!! Thanks for stopping by you risk taker, you! LOL
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We always went to Ceder Point and Kings Island too. Thanks for the photos, but oh my I almost threw up looking at the last picture! I think I will have nightmares tonight!
OMG…I HATE roller coasters and that one looks really crazy! There is no way that I would get talked into going on that…not even by the grandkids.
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I have been on several scary roller coasters. but the pictures alone of this one makes me want to lose my lunch. There is NO way I’d get on that!
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WHOAH !!
my stomach flipped just looking at those pictures xD
i love roller coasterrrrrssssssss!! ahhhhh! but it’s been so long since i’ve been on a decent one
there’s no decent roller coaster in singapore…and my family is too poor to afford going overseas…
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WATERROSE: Yup…makes me a little weak in the knees too! I like Kings Island more now because it’s geared a little more to “old folk”…LOL Lots more places to sit down and watch shows, (or EAT!) LOL…Nice to see you!
SUSAN: We do a lot for out grandkids, but I’m afraid I’ve have to set limits for the rides this year! I have a fear of heights and this is waaaay over the top! I couldn’t even enjoy the Grand Canyon except from 20 feet away from the edge. LOL..Thanks for stopping in!
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OMG I guess humans are so stressful today, until finally someone create this crazy ride to release your stress instead of the real suicide. My heart is now to weak with this kind of ride, looks fun though. Thanks for sharing the pictures!
Hi rkdsign88…just looking at the ride makes my stress level rise to unbelievable heights! Fun? I think not…my heart cannot stand even thinking about it! LOL Glad you stopped in!
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came by to visit….:)
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Hi dhemz! Welcome and thanks for stopping by! Drop in anytime you’re in the neighborhood!
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Hi there Jenera…I agree with you 110% SCARY!!!! Thanks for stopping in.
OMG! I would pass out on the way up!
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I love your new blog header and layout! This is a fabulous post with lovely pictures!
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I love roller coasters – I’ll go with your grandkids!!
These pictures are making me want to visit an amusement park soon.
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wow outstanding , fantastic. Hi Judy, good your pictures. I very like entertainment like this.
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VERA: I nearly passed out just looking at the pictures! LOL . Thanks for the visit!
EMM: So glad you enjoyed them! Please stop back whenever you’re in the neighborhood!
ANNA: OK, deal! I just KNOW they’re going to want me to go with them on this thing if only to laugh hysterically while I throw up on my tennis shoes (or theirs…NOT so funny) LOL Thanks for stopping in.
SUROUND: Hello, thank you. I love amusement parks, but rides like this I do NOT enjoy! Nice to see you again!
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OMG!!!! That does look frightful….I don’t know about FUN though. I would do the Blue streak…but no way to the other one! I wonder what those people in the pictures thought!
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Hello Barb, my friend. I would do the Blue Streak, but the grandkids think that is so “lame”…LOL…I think I’ll take the 4 year old and the 2 year old and we can ride the kiddy cars and the carousel and the train ride through the park…that’s my speed now. LOL Thanks for stopping in!
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Cindy, Bev and I have one big question… how the hell did you get those pics?
They both lived at Put-In-Bay for over 20 years and know Cedar Point very well.
It’s prompted me to give you the “Passionate Blogger Award”.
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SHARI: The pix were sent to me by my niece who never misses an opportunity to visit Cedar Point AND Kings Island! I’m not sure where she got them! I appreciate the Passionate Blogger Award and will post it whenever I get a few minutes to myself…I have SO many to post, I’m ashamed of my tardiness. Just know that I appreciate SO very much!
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whoah! i don’t think i could ever survive those roller coasters. merely looking at the pictures makes me dizzy, lol!
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Hi Femmepower! I have absolute no intention of trying either! Will take my chances with dizzy on the carousel. Thanks for stopping in.
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Lovely blog!
Cedar Point is about hour drive from my place and I’ve been many times. It’s fun, but there are some rides that I will not go on either. Like the newest rollercoaster on your pictures (that makes me woozy just looking at it) and the one they built a few years back.
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Waving from another Ohioan. Summer is definitely coming to Ohio. My oldest daughter and her friends LOVE roller coasters. They took a road trip last year to 7 roller coaster parks.
After riding the wooden roller coaster “The Beast” at King’s Island, I hurt my lower back. No more roller coasters for me. I let the family go to Cedar Point, while I sat in the hot tub and swam in the hotel pool. Ahhhhh, that was the most relaxing day I have had in a long time.
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MISTIKA: Thank you and thanks so much for stopping by and commenting.
IVANHOE: I am not fond of heights so I’m really not into roller coasters or huge ferris wheels! I do love the park though! Nice to see you, my friend!
SHIRLEY: Welcome fellow Ohioan! Omigosh! SEVEN roller coaster parks. They are brave and obviously YOUNG! LOL Sorry about your back, but glad you devised a plan to enjoy yourself while your family enjoyed the scary things! Thanks for coming by.
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It looks like this will be worth the trip with my two youngest grandchidren.
Great Photos..
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Hi there Dorothy…Oh my….if you love amusement parks, this is one of the best! Thanks for dropping in for a visit, nice to see you!
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That looks great fun to ride nothing like that where we live
Whoa !!! scary ride, great pictures !!!
PEMBROKESHIRE IMAGE: You are welcome to come ride it here! You can take my place because there is NO WAY I’m getting on it! Thanks for stopping in!
MEE MOE: Certainly is scary! Thanks for the visit!
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I just have to say I LOVE ROLLER COASTERS! that is one wicked fun looking ride.
I also have to say, I love your blog and have enjoyed reading…will def be back to see more!
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BRAM: Thank you so much. I’m so happy you enjoy your time here. Thanks for visiting.
DAWN: I love amusement parks…roller coasters? not so much! Wicked is a good description of this one! Glad you like my blog and you’re more than welcome to return any time you’re in the neighborhood!
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When I last attended Cedar Point, the newest coaster was called The Dragon or something to that effect. I thought that one was pretty terrifying. The Blue Streak was fast and fun, and I liked it a whole lot better than the Dragon. It was perhaps my favorite ride except for that nice slow paddlewheeler they had running around in the pond.
This new one that you have pictures of looks more like a heart attack maker than a roller coaster. That thing is straight up and straight down! Way too much ride for me.
lol. I must be getting old. I don’t think I could even watch.
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Hi William…I’m with you on this one…(the coaster AND the getting old)…LOL…My grandkids love them…but I stay as far away as possible – usually in a cool place where they serve food so I don’t have to watch!