Ryan S.
Yelp
We're here at Cedar Point, where we will be riding Millennium Force, one of the most iconic roller coasters in the world. When this coaster first opened, it was a huge deal as it was the first ever giga coaster, and 25 years later, it's still going strong as one of Cedar Point's top attractions.
Once we pull down the amazing Intamin T-Bars (Seriously, these restraints are AMAZING. I love these things so much), you then take off and zoom up the 310ft tall lift hill. Millennium Force is one of the few coasters in the world to use a cable lift, and you just go soaring up this tower. Getting an amazing view of Lake Erie and Cedar Point (and even Canada! You can see Niagra Falls from up here, which is awesome.) We then hit the first drop, which, OH MY GOD, THIS IS AWESOME. If you're in Row 1, the floater airtime you get here is CRAAAZY. While yes, it's not the best first drop here (X2's is better) it's still a fantastic element that really helps set the tone for the ride. We then FLY through this overbanked turn keeping all of our speed. If there's one thing I love about this ride, it's that it NEVER slows down. From start to finish, you're going to freaking fast. We then TAKE A TUNNEL and hit a GIANT airtime hill. Sadly, this isn't a moment to get excited over as, it's pretty much just Goliath at SFMM's mild floater airtime hill. But at least we're still going fast here! We then hit a giant overbanked turn which we continue to just FLY through (and not losing any speed. Seriously, this ride is just so freaking fast.) We then hit another BIG airtime hill, which sadly... isn't very strong. But don't worry, we're still flying here! We then hit another tunnel, hit a turn, and then hit this speed hill. Now, aside from the first drop, all of the big airtime hills on this ride have been mediocre (Okay, they're still great, but I want airtime damnit). But this small moment here, HOLY CRAP, YOU JUST GET YEETED OUT OF YOUR SEAT. We then fly past the standby queue and hit one final overbanked turn into the brake run.
Now, I'm just gonna say it. Millennium Force did NOT deserve to be ranked as the #1 coaster for all of the years that it did. And even now, the Golden Ticket Awards overhypes it. But even still, this is a FANTASTIC roller coaster. You just never slow down, and the few airtime moments it has are PHEONIMINAL. That first drop and speed hill are so good, and the rest of the ride is just pure fun as you fly from start to finish. And that's a great way to describe this ride. It's just pure fun. Which is what coasters are supposed to be! This coaster does everything it needs to and more! So I still rank it very high on my coaster rankings (around top 20ish), but back when I only had 90 credits in 2020, this would've been top 5. So while Millennium Force isn't the best coaster ever, it's still an awesome ride and is something you MUST do at Cedar Point!
Final Score: 94/100
Opened: 2000
Manufacturer: Intamin
Last Ridden: May 21st 2023