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Whats the longest you have waited ever for a ride

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Postby ragingbull346 on August 27th, 2005, 1:21 pm
mine has to be ragin cajun when it first opened i waited about 3 hours
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Postby Aaron084 on August 27th, 2005, 2:02 pm
2 and a half for V2 the first year it opened.
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Postby Jeff on August 27th, 2005, 2:21 pm
4 hrs. for superman
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Postby Do I Know You on August 27th, 2005, 2:27 pm
Two and a half for Deja Vu, and I didn't even get to ride it.
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Postby B&MGuy29 on August 27th, 2005, 2:54 pm
Prolly 4 hrs for Batman when it first opened.

I remember the line would start sometimes all the way back just before you go under the train bridge by where Power Dive was. And people would actually still wait in that line.

If you notice they still have the old entrance back ther for the ride, its right by the new stage in Mardi Graws and I've noticed the paths in back on the Jesters Wild Ride and East River Crawler still appear to be there as well.
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Postby w00dland on August 27th, 2005, 3:00 pm
4 hours for Raging Bull last year, I didn't have anything better to do.
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Postby pennyroyalest on August 27th, 2005, 3:17 pm
About 2 and a half hours for Raging Bull on a really crowded day, and we didn't get to ride it anyway because a thunderstorm came along.
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Postby sixflagsguy5 on August 27th, 2005, 3:18 pm
When did you wait that long? I've never waited over 1-1/2 hours, but the times I've waited that long were: SUF, Flight of Fear (PKI), Giant Drop with full queue, AE with switchbacks in tent, Raging Bull, Dejavu, and SUF (SFOG) and didn't even get on.
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Postby pennyroyalest on August 27th, 2005, 3:21 pm
I forget the exact date...early August this year. The regular lot and the overflow lot was completely filled. We had to park on this mound of dirt next to a tractor sort of behind Hurricane Harbor (I don't even know if we were supposed to park there, but we said what the hell.) And then we got there at like 4 pm. On top of that, the ride had broken down before the thunderstorm had started, they got it running, only to shut it down again because of the rain. That contributed a lot to the wait.
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Postby scbb11Sketch on August 27th, 2005, 3:41 pm
3 hours for TTD.
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Postby low42 on August 27th, 2005, 3:45 pm
My longest waits had to be for both IW and B:TR the years they first opened. I can't recall the exact wait times, but they were at least 3 hrs. It's hard to remember that far back.
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Postby DejaVuGurl1203 on August 27th, 2005, 4:45 pm
2 and a half hours for Deja Vu in 2002.
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Postby RagingBullLover1543 on August 27th, 2005, 5:13 pm
3hrs fo the vu. Right when we sat down they told us to leave because it was having problems.
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Postby EagleFan344 on August 27th, 2005, 6:43 pm
I have never waited much over an hr for a ride. Maybe an hr and 10 min tops. I just cant do it, its not worth it.
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Postby djvsuf on August 27th, 2005, 7:44 pm
Almost 2 hours for Giant drop in the first year it opened.

2 hours for Raging Bull in the first year at fright fest.

Deja Vu 2 hours in the first year and it broke down for the whole day.


I can recall Batman's first year the line streatched out to Shockwave entrance.

Imagine Vu's line if they included Fastlane. Add 2 more hours
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Postby Andrew on August 27th, 2005, 11:12 pm
Almost 5 hours for Dragster. I waited through (2) 30 minute breakdowns, a girl puking on the ride, and a severe thunderstorm w/ a tornado in Sandusky County. Cedar Point is actually in Erie County even though it's in Sandusky.
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Postby RBull4life on August 27th, 2005, 11:26 pm
I can recall Batman's first year the line streatched out to Shockwave entrance.


OH God yes do I remember that. Well, I don't remember it stretching that far (I am sure that it could have), but I remember the long, and I mean looooong a** lines for BTR's first year.
When The American Eagle first opened, those lines were pretty impressive as well. I remember the tent being full, and spilling out into the walkway.
As yes, to be that young again, and have the patience to wait 3-4 hrs.
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Postby djvsuf on August 27th, 2005, 11:35 pm
Giant Drop was not as bad as batman.

Giant drop was so huge in 1997 cause it had a bigger drop than any coaster there and it was so fun to see people's faces freaking out especially the girls going up the lift and hear them screaming half up the lift and come down to see their reaction after the drop.

I saw people jumping up and down hugging the operators.

At that time it was the best ride there.
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Postby SfGaMownz on August 28th, 2005, 12:16 am
3 hours for X in 2002.
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Postby punkbunny24242 on August 28th, 2005, 3:01 pm
Almost 3 hours for Ragin Cajun last year. I like the ride... I really do... I just would never wait over 30 minutes for it again because the line moves way too slow.
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Postby playerplex on August 28th, 2005, 3:56 pm
I waited 3 hours for Bull once and around 3 hours for Rajun Cajun the only time I've been on it.
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Postby Sfagm-is-the-best on August 28th, 2005, 4:50 pm
45 minuites for Bull, I know im lucky
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Postby Raging_Bull on August 28th, 2005, 5:01 pm
2.5 hours or so for BTR in 1994
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Postby da rcman2001 on August 28th, 2005, 6:23 pm
I know I have waited more than 2 hours for more than just one ride, but I believe my longest was 2 and a half to 3 hours for The Revenge of the Mummy at USH on opening day last june, when the sign said one hour.
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Postby [jonrev] on August 28th, 2005, 7:53 pm
I waited about 1 3/4 hours for V2 in 2001. And on a crowded day, about an hour for Shockwave.

At WDW I waited about 2 hours for Rock n' Rollercoaster.
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