Off and Running Part 1

We have taken you around Cedar Point with CP Rundown. We take you to other parks with On the Run. Now, we are going to take a look at some off-season fun in our new blog, Off and Running.

So what does the staff of CP Rundown do in the off season to help with the coaster withdrawal? We spend time playing Roller Coaster Tycoon and of course, we are keeping all our fans informed of what is going on at Cedar Point, but we have a few additional activates that help us fill the time. We are going to take a look at those activities over the next few weeks in this blog.

We are going to start with some outdoor fun. The staff gets together at least once during the off season to go snow tubing at Snow Trails in Mansfield. Snow Trails has the longest tubing lanes in Ohio, at 1,100 feet in total length, the first 500 feet of slope consist of a 100 ft. vertical drop. The last 600 feet are a mellow run out to slow you down to a stop after you racing speed from the decent. To get you to the top of the hill, you take the Conveyor Carpet Lift. It is not as fast as Millennium’s lift hill, but almost as smooth, plus it eliminates the need for stairs to climb the hill. At the top of the hill, you have the choice of 6 lanes. You can go down by yourself or link together with a group. If you decided to go down as a group you can either go in a line holding on to each other’s ankles or you can hold on to each other’s tube handle, forming a slight circle. Whichever way you decide, you are sure to have fun finding a cure for the roller coaster blues.

We have had many fun trips down the tubing hills at Snow Trails. A staff favorite was when we decided to recreate a great Top Thrill Dragster Rollback, tubing style… HANDS UP!!!!!!

More information on tubing at Snow Trails can be found at http://www.snowtrails.com/snow-tubing

-Michelle Triplett