Millennium Force opens to record pre-season events

Monday, 08 May 2000

On Saturday, The Longaberger Basket Company held their annual "family day" at Cedar Point. 7,000 employees and their families and guests filled the park to capacity. Millennium Force opened with only one train, apparently due to some problems with the anti-rollback device not disengaging on the lift. By midday, the second train was added to help move people through the two-hour line. The third train was not used, as they haven't been able to get the dispatch timing right.

Sunday looked like a June weekend crowd. The line reached an incredible four hour wait time as guests were determined to ride at least once. Meanwhile, rides like Raptor and Magnum had relatively short waits and even walk-ons at certain points throughout the day.