Top Thrill 2 POV - Cedar Point Sandusky Ohio 4/25/24

[@rnknvisuals]

I gasped out loud at how fast it goes over the top hat. I hope it stays that way!

[@kickthesky]

That was in the front car. I bet you just get yanked over if you are in the back car! Imagine ejector air at 420 feet!!

[@rnknvisuals]

@@kickthesky Right? And you'll also be the farthest up the spike. That alone is why I want to sit in the back.

[@uztrewas]

The fact of how fast the train goes over the tophat suggests that the new system has a higher top speed than the old Top Thrill Dragster. Maybe it really is almost 200km/h (124mph) here compared to the old topspeed (120mph)

[@dilliontrippy535]

I think its more so that this system launches it at a smooth 120 each time up and over. TTD would frequently launch at 118 and sometimes get down to 112. That system would adjust the speed based on the amount of time it took to get Top Hat from launch. Thats why they took the speedometer away that it originally opened with 🤣 looks super fun!!

[@ggson1338]

​@@dilliontrippy535 I doubt true rollbacks are possible on this new system

[@bradleybass9280]

it FLYS over that top hat

[@zachjones2346]

They should add just a little bit more to really freak you out lol

[@interceptingfist5682]

If you haven't been on it, how do you know it already doesn't do that​@@zachjones2346

[@namevone]

The stronger airtime on the top hat + the stronger laterals down the top hat is going to be insane

[@krissampsell3223]

That ejector airtime has to be insane

[@danhallas3546]

Yeah compared to how it used to go over the top (I swear sometimes it would barely make it over). That was the first thing I noticed about this iteration of the ride that wind probably won’t be as much of an issue as it used to be. It kinda reminds me of when millennium force opened up and how much different the left hill was on that vs traditional chain lift hills. You def notice the difference when you’re going over the top of that vs a traditional lifts.

[@skyrushyesminderaserno1150]

I can feel the airtime over the top hat

[@germxv]

Can you feel the zero Gs at the top of the spike?? That will be gut tingling

[@fabiosfree]

@@germxvno you can’t lol. I rode on it second day opening and there isn’t airtime over the hump or weird feeling over the hump. By the time you go over the hump your stomach is already used to it lol 😆

[@triple7marc]

This ride looks phenomenal. WAY better than I was expecting. DEFINITELY better than the original. It’s a long ride and those launches are sure to have an insane sense of speed. It literally looks so incredibly good.

[@skippythealien9627]

that backwards launch looks INSANE. you can hear from the screaming how intense it gets imagine being back row as you reach the top of that spike lol holy shit

[@raheemfielder-bey998]

The hydraulic launcher of the original can’t be beat. It’s not nostalgia, it’s science. Ridden lsm launches and nothing compares to the bullet like feeling off being shot out of a hydraulic launch.

[@GiuseppeGaetanoSabatelli]

Original was 0-120 in 4 seconds. One of the few ways to experience that amount of acceleration on earth (freefall in a vacuum only reaches 87 mph in 4 seconds), you'd otherwise need to drive an actual dragster or a fighter jet to feel that kind of acceleration. The various clones of TTD like Kingda Ka or the slower/shorter Red Force luckily still exist (for now).

[@triple7marc]

@@ts4gv I have ridden the original. Can’t imagine how this wouldn’t be better. It’s so much more dynamic of a ride.

[@egg.6223]

Just rode it yesterday, absolutely the scariest thing I've ever done

[@flyer3455]

And now it's closed! You've got bragging rights!

[@egg.6223]

@flyer3455 really? What happened to it?

[@flyer3455]

@@egg.6223 it's closed indefinitely. The rumor is that they used a cheaper material for the wheels and they're cracking. The cars need to be fit with new wheels. That's the rumor. It's not clear when it will be back. It could be out for a month or the whole season.

[@Tizflint06]

@@flyer3455 best not be out for the whole season I’m moving out of ohio soon and I need to ride that

[@Outspokentiger007]

Lucky

[@pollutingpenguin2146]

That looked a lot better than I thought it would!

[@bvanhaun]

my heart almost exploded out my chest just watching it. Cant wait to ride

[@TheCarContractSlayer]

Dude you and me both 😳

[@ADN1996]

flying over the tophat like that might be the redemption that this ride needs since its now without its signature hydro launch.

[@ts4gv]

i thought the same thing

[@ClassicalContrarian]

big emphasis on the “might” here. I thought the launch of TTD was the best part of it

[@GregBallotepitech]

Launch looks gentle as expected, but man that top hat is now an airtime hill 😂

[@JakeyfromStateFarm]

Yeah! I just seems like so much fun! Only prollem is I don't like Rollercoasters, but I want to ;-;

[@circuitry400]

Yep. I’ll miss the hydraulic launch, but this still looks like a unique and fun ride!

[@MasonPerry-tt8zh]

@@JakeyfromStateFarmu have a higher chance of dying to a shark than a roller coaster

[@ianbecka6573]

@@MasonPerry-tt8zhunless you never swim in the ocean

[@tripps1550]

@@JakeyfromStateFarm just do it bro. as someone whos been a roller coaster enthusiast for a whopping 2 weeks just go on some rides and think about how much you liked every other ride youve been on before

[@soulbait2001]

This is great. Wicked Twister was one of my favorite rides, and it is almost as if they took parts of Wicked Twister and added them to Top Thrill. I cannot wait to try this!

[@skippythealien9627]

the back spike definitely is a tribute to Wicked Twister!

[@JakeyfromStateFarm]

It does! I 100% does!

[@Chance62]

Did you ever get to ride it?

[@leobilly1000]

Sadly I would never ride it because my family wouldnt go all the way to ohio 😭😭

[@ChrisRegalado9]

Wicked twister was also one of my favorites. The tribute is super rad.

[@benderandownz]

I heard "Baby I'm Ready to Go" in the background, this makes me very happy.

[@HostName-jp6cu]

So glad they kept the music!!!

[@benderandownz]

@@HostName-jp6cu I think it's a remix of it.

[@Undercoverelevator212-s2n]

First good POV! The camera doesn't lag on the LSMs!

[@midnight_xboxvr]

Frrr

[@ICU306]

The first camera they used was janky, and nothing to do with the LSMs. The EMF coming up from the LSMs isn’t that large to affect the camera that high off the track.

[@Patexer]

Fr

[@CJ-dt5mh]

Fr fr

[@cmweber1999]

That top hat has way more ejector air time than before, so it seems that it's actually hitting 120mph pretty consistently. I've had some friends who were operators for TTD, and they said it very rarely actually hit 120. It was usually between 112-119, depending on the system, weather, weight, etc. You also have to remember these trains are lighter, have bigger wheels, and sit you higher above the tracks. I think all of these things combined are going to make that top hat, and 270° heartline feel way more forceful. Can't wait to ride this thing!

[@The_Pariah]

I could feel the G's of that just watching. As someone who has rode every coaster at Cedar Point, including the OG Top Thrill Dragster, this clearly looks like it's going to be the best ride in the park. Although, I'll always have a place in my heart for Maverick.

[@KojoHunsaker-fk5gm]

Are you from Ohio Im from ohio Toledo

[@The_Pariah]

@@KojoHunsaker-fk5gm If I lived in Ohio, I'd be going to Cedar Point all the time. Unfortunately, I don't live anywhere near Ohio...or a good amusement park. :( Go ride TTD2 for me, plz. And Maverick. 👍

[@keeannajones]

I’m from Los Angeles & my dad sent this to me 😂😂 he know I love rides now this my dream ride to get on lol

[@happyfeetmg2]

This is my absolute favorite Top Thrill 2 video! It really shows the intensity and power!! This is the one I show people. I love it with the sound way up! Great video! I’ve watched it so many times! :) :)

[@janeilnold5863]

I got to ride it on Prestige preview. The only bad thing I have to say was that I only got to ride it once! So fun, especially being flung over the tophat! A part of me will always miss Dragster for that 0-120mph, shot out of a cannon, feeling, but this ride absolutely kicks ass! Can't wait to ride it again!

[@Joopitor]

I haven’t even been on that many rollercoasters, but I could literally FEEL the airtime on the tophat

[@TheRealBaconator10]

its nice that we still had a coaster similar to wicked twister even after its gone

[@SuspiciousUser-ef4zh]

I rode the top thrill dragster for the first time five years ago and now they’ve changed it. Looks Great!

[@ericslegacybricks]

I used to work for Cedar Point when Top Thrill originally opened and on my day off they needed people to ride it for the commercial they were filming that day. I got to ride it 27 times. If you ever watch the original commercial or see the picture of the season pass with the photo of the Top Thrill on it, I'm the bald guy in third row in the dark blue shirt 😂😂😂😂😂. Yes ... 27 times ... in a row 😂😂😂😂😂 I never rode it again after that 😂😂😂😂😂 but after watching this!!!! I'd ride this!!!!!

[@SuspiciousUser-ef4zh]

@@ericslegacybricks wow that’s crazy man! Idk how you ride it 27 times but still cool at same time. It seems like a fun place to work as well.

[@ericslegacybricks]

@SuspiciousUser-ef4zh I was young and stupid!!!! That's how I was able to ride it 27 times!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ohhhhh to be young and stupid again 😁😁😁😁😁

[@Kleavers]

That blast over the top must feel insane.

[@Laurenie338]

It was such a great ride wished I could’ve gotten on it more than once today, but I’ll definitely be waiting in line all summer to get back on 🎉

[@djlowtek]

That spike in the back seat omg can't wait

[@ericslegacybricks]

I sooooooo can't wait to ride that!!!!!!! oh .... wait ....

[@JeremyHale141]

lol

[@Dookieryan]

A joke that only get sadder with time

[@grifinn]

The first launch is still slow but it does have a noticeable bump in acceleration at the beginning, which is an improvement over what i though it would be like

[@MarcusLeshock]

Personally, I think the speed of the first launch sets up the rest of the ride well.

[@TheLsp2011]

It’s never going to match the intensity of the original hydraulic launch, but this still looks like a blast

[@MarcusLeshock]

@@TheLsp2011 Very true. That was special. This is very cool in its own way though. I think people will enjoy it!

[@Bald_Fart]

@@MarcusLeshockHow rough was it?

[@revived2036]

@@Bald_Fartthe important question

[@rexx_da_weiler7513]

It just SOUNDED cold out there 🥶

[@ImVee10]

“Am I still here? Am I frozen, guys?” 😂🥶

[@duhbest5690]

Going backwards looked intense damn!!!

[@bmyones1]

The airtime on the top hat looks insane. Wow

[@spenym14]

I have the biggest smile on my face. This looks amazing

[@eatsleeprollercoasterrepea6609]

We got our first laps on this yesterday and I am still speechless. Great rush.

[@coldspider2199]

Happy to see tt make its return. As a true coaster fan, im 100% excited about tt2. Nothing is more dissapointing then seeing people posting to their coaster channel, claiming they love coasters, bad mouthing or doubting tt2. I live out of state and drive 6 hours every year to cedar point. I have a six flags 2 hours away. I havent been to six flags in over a decade because my love for cedar point and what they offer. I was sad to think top thrill was gonna be dismantled. So to see it reimagined and running again, makes me so happy. Yes its no 120mph right out the gate, but a mini rollback followed up with a massive vertical spike, is exciting. And the plus side is wait times for maverick, millenium, and steel vengeance, should drop alittle bit.

[@AphelionKitty]

I'm also 6 hours away from Cedar Point, Although my six flags is just an hour away. Great America isn't that bad since they've added a 2nd train to Maxxforce Finally. But Top Thrill 2 looks insane, I wonder if I can still watch the coaster take off from corkscrews station

[@gofast3209]

My god.. you must fly over the top!!! Just watching it gave me aur time!

[@JordanSchreiner-p3o]

Fantastic & awesome roller coaster 🎢

[@johnhighfield]

Looks pretty awesome. I hope I can make it to Ohio this summer.

[@ItzJsLilly]

I went to cedar point yesterday and this one was closed I was so disappointed 😭😭

[@IAmNotAFunguy]

All that money spent building this and it was only open ONE WEEK during the season!...

[@gavin_animallover5876]

God how much I missed the ride I got on it it was so incredible

[@KnotWithJosh]

ITS SO LOUD I LOVE IT!

[@GOODVIBESONLY978]

Yo the double launch is so hype ! I can’t wait !!

[@Retroactive93]

Holyyyyy fuuucccc! lol I absolutely NEED ti go back now. It’s been almost 10 yrs since I’ve been, damn I’m getting old 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@MetraFreak31]

I’m going here in June with a friend of mine. Can’t wait to ride this!

[@junimoony]

I cannot WAIT to ride this!!

[@sorxysky7326]

Some guy just flew off it 💀

[@junimoony]

@@sorxysky7326 You mean a water guy 💀

[@Retroactive93]

Seriously

[@Retroactive93]

@@sorxysky7326bro what?? Fr?

[@junimoony]

Well, guess I have to wait

[@slimshady951000]

This is the first time I’ve ever felt the intensity of a roller coaster just from watching a video of it.

[@Jamesfetterman33]

I miss the dragster sound effects they had before the coaster took off. Also the “keep your arms down head back and hold “ with the stop light. Made the anticipation better

[@ArticruciA]

Nothing can ever top that 😢

[@Retroactive93]

Facts

[@StarWarrior91]

That looks great. I worry about the wait times though

[@derekk6906]

The wait time is possibly next fall. TR2 down indefinitely.

[@trppYgh0st]

I’ve been wanting to go since I was a kid

[@mcburg8932]

it opened this year

[@FNAFNicky]

WE WANT TOP THRILL DRAGSTER BACK!

[@everettwells9554]

Never been to cedar point the rollercoasters there make our rolercoasters here at six flags over Georgia look like kiddie rides I would love to visit someday just to ride all the coasters there

[@MrPatrickbuit]

Can't wait to ride in 2030

[@Sokobansolver]

Finally one where the camera isn't messed up by the LSM's

[@AGprojectmetal]

I got to ride tt2 twice april 30th. When they finally get it ready to run again, it's worth whatever wait.

[@beatmasterbossy]

I rode Top Thrill Dragster a month before they closed it forever. This ride is a great ride, but there's nothing like that 0-116mph acceleration on the OG TTD

[@Retroactive93]

Man fr. The first time I got on that was an experience I’ll never forget. So damn fast my face was pulled back😂

[@cris2pher]

That one morning dove 0:42

[@JordanSchreiner-p3o]

That's an awesome roller coaster!

[@StephenAmadon]

I think this makes the ride cooler in a way because everyone gets to feel a iconic rollback while getting more ride time and similar speed

[@PikaCover5]

I love Star Trek from the Movie Park and find the few meters vertically backwards extremely intense, and then that extreme 128m? Oh dear, I think I would faint

[@singlerailindustries1763]

1:04 The roar of The LSM's 😩❤️

[@Sueb18631]

Glad to see they kept the bleachers!

[@gladetheslikwing6167]

Watching this cuz ima do this tomorrow hoping it's opens

[@evolross]

It's so crazy to me that this coaster goes over a track switch at high speed. I didn't realize that and would probably not ride now. Your life literally depends on if that little piece of track at 0:17 lines up properly. If it's a few inches off...

[@mrjdfs214]

Allow me to let you in on a little roller coaster secret when it comes to alternating the load (taxi) track onto the run (motion) track. Roller coasters are now becoming equipped with more sensors than track, meaning for every roller coaster track that has a switch over, their sensors are very sensitive and if there is a trouble spot the sensors are programmed to shut the ride down until the maintenance worker physically turns back on the switch for the whole ride. If there is a malfunction at any time once the control panel is in go mode... The sensors automatically shut the control panel and the ride down and only I say only can the amusement park maintenance tech physically goes to the box and turn it back on. And then have to turn the control panel over to hard reset before the ride even reactivates for the tracks to align. And that even goes hand in hand with all fastening harnesses whether it be by lap bar or overhead chest harness! So considering a ride like this, it is a high priority and a flight risk so they would have to have everything in one condition before anyone turns the key on the control panel to operate the ride! Oh by the way if the switch track fails to operate the maintenance worker must send for help because they would have to push the cart off of the track back to the loading dock. So you wouldn't have to worry about the switch track malfunctioning once the ride is out of taxi mode. Here in Texas they have a ride called Mr freeze and the loading dock has two trains that load alternatively back and forth. And surprisingly it is built just like this ride. And I was on it when it malfunctioned, shutting the whole ride down because it did not slide over to the run track. And the maintenance workers had to literally push the train carts over to the run track just to pull them back for the whole system to reset. Thank God for those sensors!

[@GDAccelerate]

@@mrjdfs214🤓🤓

[@Scriff779]

the ride has many, many sensors that are aware of the tracks position down to the millimeter. it can and will stop if there's even the slightest chance of danger. if you have any doubts just remember the park nor the design company want to deal with a train full of dead people

[@Blaines-smallengine-repair]

I remember when dragster opened in 03 and I was there and waited 5 hrs to ride it while it broke all day lol hot as shit and misters going full blast all day when the gates would open everyone would run as fast as they could to get in line on dragster and millennium force I thank my parents for all the great vacations to cedar point and put in bay rip mom I’ll never forget those days.

[@tractorgt]

Looks absolutely rippin! Thanks!

[@jdguglielmetti77]

I got to ride it before it closed after 10 days. It was amazing.

[@huftjbeers2398]

I watched this on my 85" Flat screen. Cool

[@civilization57]

It was just shut down for re-engineering the cars. 5/14/25 Think how terrifying it would have been if the riders knew THAT was coming!

[@Kelabete]

This is so much better than the original! This is such a Phoenix story of a ride! And the original was great! But this is just so cool!

[@benjamin.kelley]

Even though I haven't been to Cedar Point in over 10 years (and I only live about 2 and 1/2 hours away), I was bummed to hear they took down the top thrill dragster. I didn't know they were replacing it with a better version!

[@ICE_IN_MY_VEINS]

I’m ten and for the summer I’m going on this with my dad

[@TheBHAWK89]

💯💯💯💯 So instead of it taking off at 120 it will now go 120 through that whole straight away because of the new design🤘

[@whatthefleeb]

This is amazing, can't wait to ride it. My only question is, what is the throughput? Like on a busy day at the park, how long would it take to get on with what looks like only 2 trains being possible.

[@robertrusu1958]

dawg, it took a just more than a minute before the next train had the option to enter the track. a loading time takes 2 minutes usually. no difference.

[@whatthefleeb]

@@robertrusu1958 If that's the case, then that's amazing. Just a legit question as I haven't been to it yet. Just looking online though, each train has a capacity of 20 riders. Assuming every train is fully filled (CP seemed to be good at that in my visit without sacrificing load times), and assuming a loading time of 2 minutes as you said, ride time of 2:09 (taken from this video, not counting the unloading time and the time taken to get back to the loading area, which isn't shown), that's a 4:09 cycle per train minimum. I'm slightly autistic and just a nerd, so trying to break this down (don't take this as me going against your comment or anything, just genuinely curious): 249 seconds per ride cycle (without time taken for guests to get off and train to get to loading area) 20 riders per train 3 potential trains at once 249s/20 = 12.45s ride cycle/rider 3600s/249s per ride = each train can get off 14.46 runs/hr 3*14.46 = 43.38 total train runs/hr 43.38*20 guests = 867.8 guests/hr That still seems like a very low throughput for a very busy park, even not taking into account the aforementioned unloading time and the time taken to get back to the loading area. If I misunderstood something or am missing something, let me know. In my brain, it still seems like a capacity nightmare. I'm still skeptical of 3 trains running consistently too; if it were only 2 trains, it's be just 578.5 riders/hour. I have no idea what the average daily CP attendance is, but either way seems very low.

[@Hokiebird428]

I just worry that the increased ride time will drastically increase the wait time, which was already long on crowded days.

[@mycrazyplate3206]

That is insaneeeeeeeeee

[@Sk3liBoI]

I wanna go on that for sure

[@monster9392]

I rode Top Thrill 1 time the year it opened then never again as it wasn't worth the long wait for a 30 sec ride. This though...........This is much better

[@justincroft794]

I am not certain I wouldn't have a panic attack riding this.... Insane.....😳

[@alexius_1]

I Think Top Thrill 2 Looks Insane!

[@steveschappell8374]

Man that top hat is amazing.

[@BlameOren]

great pov

[@SaddyDaze]

Cannot wait!

[@lord_beethoven1169]

That new spike looks sick. 👀

[@erikprowant544]

Waited 4 hrs on opening day it was worth it ride is amazing

[@crazydrumfreek]

🤣 4 hours for a 25 sec ride? Could never be me.

[@DavyTheFalcon]

I nearly went deaf from it lol🤣🤣💀💀

[@TheBroz]

Looks great, I do wish they’d added a hump after the top hat though.

[@ericrizley4185]

So much better than the og you can tell just that extra boost speeds ya threw the top

[@RunninChic620]

This ride was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@JoeyH-sb3fq]

Womp womp woooommmp

[@thetikitone2]

Is going backwards that fast pretty amazing? I'm so excited.

[@triple7marc]

It’s insane. You can only do it on Superman: Escape from Krypton at Six Flags Magic Mountain.

[@irishmike3514]

OMG!!!!!!🥶😱

[@Retroactive93]

That takeoff after the initial one must be absolutely incredible! I’ll be back in 2025 for sure

[@TheNotoriousBTG]

That brake run looks smooth

[@mitchunderground]

So Sick!!!!

[@KPad87]

I want to ride this so bad

[@tongrandoncle]

It looks like a wilder experience. Idk tho, never been there but thinking about the fact that you're gonna pass this launch 2 more times gotta be intimidating idk

[@BinkyThePug]

That is a great view of millennium force from the top, Mabye they can make top-hat drop towers like on king da ka

[@jmwarrior1648]

As much as I’m excited to ride this!!! Why do I get the nervous feeling, it going that fast over the top hill, is going to cause wear and tear on the tracks

[@protowave]

ehhhhh i wouldn't be too worried about it, Dragster was originally designed to handle it, if you look at 2003 Media Day videos it RIPS over the top hat with way heavier trains. so i think it'll be just fine.

[@KeithFox]

I loved it when it would take you first pull over the tophat and you had a moment to look around at that height. This now cooks over the hat

[@franklinbaker9043]

I wish I can do it I am going In 9 days but it close 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 I was so excited to do it😢😢

[@Grace-y8g]

When I went to cedar point it was closed 😢

[@JoshNunnyt]

Not usually a fan of swing launch coasters but this looks NUTS

[@Userhandleidk]

WOW!!!