Wow. I can hardly believe there's already a writeup about this...
The Magnum XL-200 of Cedar Point is by far my favorite
roller coaster of all the ones I've been on, and I've been on a lot
of them.
It was built in the eighties, and so it has the speed made possible
by the newer metal coaster technology and the bumpiness of a minor earthquake
because they hadn't quite perfected the technique yet. I *like* the
bumpiness, though--I really can't stand the extreme smoothness the newer
roller coasters offer, especially the maglev coasters...it kind of takes
half the adventure out of it.
The track itself is also quite nice...it's got a whole lotta twist and
turns, a couple of nifty tunnels, and it's also a loooong ride--probably
three times the length of most of the newer rides.
While a lot of the roller coasters at Cedar Point are first-rate,
the Magnum is the one that made a lasting impression on me.