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Huge fan of the millennium force. Has anyone tried the top thrill dragster at Cedar Point? Seems pretty epic, albeit very short.

• bamboo_7 11y ago
  Gigas and Stratas are two different beasts. Despite the height and speed differences, Millenium Force > Top Thrill in my opinion.
  • jerhinesmith 11y ago
    Agreed. Top Thrill is great for the "thrill" of hitting 120 mph and dropping ~400 feet, but it's over in a matter of seconds. I think they nailed it with the drag race metaphor. There's very little anticipation, and the payoff is immediate.
    • theandrewbailey 11y ago
      > There's very little anticipation I disagree, since the line for it is usually quite long (over 1 hour wait), and the track surrounds the line.
    • npongratz 11y ago
      Most runs, Top Thrill Dragster indeed has little anticipation. I have experienced an exception once: I was in the front seat and glanced up, straight ahead, as the countdown started. In that instant just before takeoff, I noticed a number of seagulls lazily floating a couple feet above the track. Watching those birds continue across the tracks and out of the path of my face were the longest two to three seconds of my life.
      • DuskStar 11y ago
        Even better than that is when you're in the coaster waiting to go, and then the one before you doesn't quite make it over - so you get to watch it come hurtling back at you! (And then wait 15 minutes for the wind to go down again)
• Bluestrike2 11y ago
  Hard to believe that MF is fifteen years old. I remember waiting in line for hours in the sweltering heat when it first opened and many, many visits since.
• theandrewbailey 11y ago
  I've been on it two or three times in the past 10 years. It's very intense. https://youtu.be/LbN3NU4hIZg?t=22s https://youtu.be/LbN3NU4hIZg?t=22s