As Diana mentioned, we went to Cedar Point yesterday. It ended up being pretty much a failure of a day, through no fault of the park.
Expecting morning rain, we decided to go in late. Well, the rain didn't get there in the morning. The forecast the night before said it would likely hit from 6 to noon, or about that range, so we slept in and didn't get to the park until 12:30 or so. The first thing we did is go to Famous Dave's for lunch, and it was yummy.
After that, we caught up with the Walsh's when the OSU band played. It got cold, so we went back to the car so I could get a jacket. Going back in, it started to rain a little. We got on Paddlewheel Excursions to see the tree removal, which really takes away from the ride, but I'm sure it has to be done.
We hung out in the queue shelter for awhile, and then made our way around. I like the new sign at the Frontier Trail/Town border. The lights for the light show are not nearly as incognito as I hoped. I hope it's something that I just stop noticing after awhile.
By the time we got up to the front of the park, it appeared to be raining for real, and none of the big rides (except Power Tower and maXair) were running. I came up with the brilliant idea that this would all pass, and people would go home, so we went into town to see a movie (Angels and Demons, if you were wondering).
Sure enough, when we got out, the sun was shining brightly, and we headed back to the park. The part about the crowd thinning out? Didn't happen. It was still crazy crowded everywhere. Even Raptor had an uncharacteristically long line for the post-dinner time frame. Power Tower was without line, so we did get on that. But the lines were ridiculous everywhere, and we're really line averse, at least at that park. We started to think about eating, but couldn't bring ourselves to overspend money on CP food.
So while we did get some nice exercise roaming around, we split at 8. It just wasn't meant to be. You never know what you'll get on an opening day. Some years you can walk on everything, others it's a zoo.