All Michiganders know Ohio is only good for one thing: Cedar Point aka "America's Roller Coast." No summer is complete without a trip to the [pretty legit] amusement park and the mere mention of its name brings back countless memories of school trips, family outings, and other nostalgic things.
Well, dear readers, soon — September 16th to be exact — one of those memories will fade to black. The Mean Streak, one of the largest wooden coasters in the world, is getting the axe. Literally.
Goodbye, pard'ner. pic.twitter.com/94ucD8RgJl
— Cedar Point (@cedarpoint) August 1, 2016
Many people have mixed emotions about this specific coaster. If you like self torture and read M-Live comments, you'll see statements such as "good riddance, I rode it and had a headache for weeks," or "nothing enjoyable having your body rattled apart." To these, I reply, it's called the MEAN STREAK for a reason.
That coaster making you its bitch is like a badge of honor for any Midwestern tween. Whiplash, sore necks, a fractured rib or two.... it was amazing! I remember riding this, as a tender eight-year-old with a voracious appetite for danger. It was the first coaster I ever rode.
It kicked my ass. And I loved every second of it.
Cedar Point has yet to announce what will replace this monstrosity of a coaster, only stating on its website "future plans for Frontier Town", the lively section of the park vintagely "Wild Wild West", where you can walk into a saloon and order $16 Panda Express.
Mean Streak, it's been real. Real painful. RIP, you beautiful beast.
