Cedar Point, Part 2: Raptor

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Among Cedar Point's outstanding roller coasters is the Raptor.
Although it's now nearly 20 years old, it's still voted as a favorite
by various coaster enthusiast groups, and it is my particular favorite
of all the(many) coasters at Cedar Point. It remains a very exciting ride,
and the ride quality is still very smooth. It is an inverted roller coaster,
with the trains travelling below the track.

This is a partial aerial view, as taken from the Sky Ride gondola.
It shows the station, the lift hill, the first drop, the first loop, and a section of the track
which is part of the return to the station.


The first loop, which occurs immediately after descending the lift hill,
taken from almost directly below it on a midway path.


This shows a train nearing the apex of the first loop.


A view of the midway at dusk, looking towards the front entrance of the park,
with the structure of Raptor mostly silhouetted against the sky.

[Jon E]

Beautiful images, love the series!

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[SonicScot]

Crystal clear images, what were you shooting with?

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