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Top Thrill Dragster Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

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Matt SR
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Has it already been 10 years?

Top Thrill Dragster has celebrated its 10th year of operation at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. Top Thrill Dragster opened as the tallest, fastest roller coaster in the world in 2003, and was the first roller coaster to top 400 ft.

To celebrate, Cedar Point has created a behind-the-scenes video for Top Thrill Dragster operations. While the roller coaster was plagued with downtime and maintenance troubles when it initially opened, time has treated the roller coaster well as Cedar Point developed an appropriate maintenance schedule for this behemoth. For instance, did you know that Cedar Point has an entire third shift of maintenance workers solely dedicated to inspecting Top Thrill Dragster after the park closes?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwKt1eemWzs[/youtube]
 
Top Thrill Dragster is definitely the better of the two strata-coasters. But I'm not saying Kingda Ka is bad. It's just TTD is better.
 
That is a cool video.

Side note: Am I the only one who thinks Tony is the perfect PR person for the park? I met him at the Platinum Pass ERT in July. He really knows how to handle people, and has fun doing it. He clearly loves his job.
 
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