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Magnum XL-200 @ Cedar Point | Coaster Reviews
The Revolutionary Coaster that Started A New Era
After being encouraged to make Magnum my 100th coaster, I went against the advice and just rushed to Millennium Force instead. I wish I would’ve listened to the advice because on my trip to Cedar Point, Magnum stole the show. The hype for the prototypical hyper coaster (coasters over 200 feet tall) was huge. I’d look at on-ride footage and pictures and was always very unimpressed. It just didn’t look like much to me. But this is a great example of a coaster you just have to ride to appreciate.
The long, slow lift hill offered a great view of Lake Erie. The first drop is pretty strong considering it’s not that tall by today’s standards. There’s a slight turn at the crest of the next hill. After the second drop into the tunnel the train just becomes possessed and gave a pretty intense ride. The pretzel turn around is fun and the burst of speed when you leave it is pretty surprising.The trip back to the station is stuffed with ejector air. You almost feel like you’re out of your seat as much as you’re in it even though that’s not the case. While the air time is fun it does approach roughness. In contrast the air on Superman: Ride of Steel at Six Flags New England is forceful, but not as rough. Of course, Magnum is much, much older, but the rough ejector air was still a factor. The station, with it’s outdated futuristic look offered a dash of theming and it seemed pretty lively. I was blessed with two back to back walk-ons of this ride thanks to large storm system sitting over the area. I can finally see why the Magnum has the reputation it does. It’s an older ride, but it makes up
for it’s modest stats with more personality than a lot of the newer thrill rides out there. So it turned out that my 101st coaster was the highlight of my trip to Cedar Point. Final Rating – 9.5 (Excellent-Approaching Superior)Want to know how amazing a 9.5? Check out the CCCS. Also, check out this great onride roller coaster video of Magnum XL-200.
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still is a wonderful ride although I find fault with the station design as being too big and disorganized. It encorages uneven distribution of people and long confusing lines.
While I do like Magnum (back in the late 90’s I rode it for the first time and it was my first 200+ ft coaster) I can’t agree with you when you rate it higher then Millennium Force. When you step off of Magnum your smiling (well depending on where you sat you might be wincing because those bunny hills can be quite nasty) because it was a really fun ride. When you step off of Millennium your panting and desperately trying to catch your breath because the entire ride is so fast and so intense. I’ll agree with you that it doesn’t do a whole lot after the first drop and turn, but the sheer speed of the ride is breathtaking. I suppose it depends on what you look for in a coaster. If you want just a fun ride then maybe Magnum is better, but if your looking for breathtaking thrills Millennium is the far better coaster.
This video makes the coaster look rough. Not extremely rough, but just kind of shaky. Is it?
Alot of people fromt he park say that the ride itself shakes when the train passes over the tracks. I dont think the ride is bumpy, but alot of first time riders say they think that the roller coaster is about to colapse
My cousin told me it wasnt to smooth but, when i road it yesterday It seemed amazingly smoother then what i was expecting and the first drop is good for people who want more then mean streak but not ready for MF