The Blue Streak, the oldest coaster at Cedar Point

Batesies on the Corkscrew

The Demon Drop: free falling!

Standing at the base of the Top Thrill Dragster

The Dragster is over 400 feet tall...

... and goes 120 mph

A sample Dragster car

Khoabane, Nate, and Erik on the Dragster

Note that last comment!

A sign at the end shows your fastest speed

Kyle, Greg, Megan, and Becca prepare to GO

Erik has crazy hair even before the rides begin

In springtime at the park, goslings are everywhere

Steve, Rose, Taylor, and Rachel pose for Alex

Group photo at the Corkscrew

Megan, Becca, Steve, Taylor, Nate, Adam, and Rachel get on the Iron Dragon

Greg, Kyle, Rose, and Meredith on the Iron Dragon

The Iron Dragon, a suspended coaster, has individual cars that can sway

The Magnum and Gemini

The Mantis, a stand-up coaster

Alex's photo of the Mantis

Erik takes a photo of the Mantis and Iron Dragon

Rose, Steve, Alex, and Taylor get ready for their first MaXair ride

You can see all four of them in the air!

The Mean Streak, Cedar Point's largest wooden coaster

Alex's view of the Mean Streak

Erik shows a car stopped on the Millenium Force lift hill. Notice the 80 degree first drop.

Two hills on the Millenium Force

A great twilight shot by Erik

An amazing example of a banked turn

The first hill and a well-banked turn

These water-filled plastic dummies go on many a test ride

A sky view of the park from Megan

Erik's shot of the Power Tower

Meredith rides the Power Tower...

... all the way up!

One coil of the Raptor

Erik's view of the Raptor

Megan shows the intertwining

That first drop

The Raptor, seen from above

Over, and over again

We all have our passes for the park - let's go use them!

A volleyball break on the beach

The Wicked Twister, viewed from the beach

Megan shows the Twister, up close

Meredith, Rose, Rachel, Taylor, Alex, and Steve outside the ride

We get strapped in...

... and take off!

The Wildcat, a style of ride with very small cars

The goat looked right at the camera as this photo was being taken, so we just had to add it to the web page.

Brian Pfohl, poster man extraordinaire, stands by his coaster poster. Andrea Lichtman visits the end-of-short-term presentations.

Greg, Kyle, and Adam researched maglev technology and possible application to roller coasters

Megan and Becca surveyed Batesies and talked with Cedar Point's public relations director in their search to understand people's preferences regarding amusement parks

Khoabane studied seasonality and variety-seeking behavior as they relate to people's park attendance

Erik went into details of banked turns, including several Mathematica simulations

Steve and Taylor prepared simulations and researched several details of coaster design, showing that many materials and designs have been necessary innovations rather than simply entertaining

Alex, Rachel, and Rose prepared activities and taught for two days at Lewiston Middle School. Besides seeing several entertaining and educational demos, LMS students built their own models of roller coasters.