It opened 2000. Its a classic. Of course coasters have got more intense since then. Its called progression. You need to respect this coaster for how groundbreaking it was at the time and how it's still an imposing beast of a coaster till this day
Bugs are only a problem at night. During the day it's not an issue so ride it during the day. Btw this is based on my expirience and last time I went was 2014
Bugs are probably More attractive To the lightning at Night so That's probably Pretty true Even with Fury,,,,,i lnow i was hit With Bugs on Intimidator Carowinds
It's funny that you mention the bugs because I've ridden this coaster MANY times over the years and I don't recall ever getting a bug on me. Not even once. Maybe I'm just lucky.
+Skyler Powers It also depends on the time of day you ride it. If you go on during mid day, when the sun is out, you usually don't have that many bugs. However, when the sun starts to set you do get some bugs. The park is located in Ohio and surrounded by water after all.
Taylor, Millennium opened in 2000 so it is 16 years old. Just think how many incredible rides it has given before Intimidator 305 and Fury 325 came along. I don't count Top Thrill Dragster or Kingda Ka in this group because a 45 second ride, while unbelievably exciting does not a Hyper Coaster make. Length of ride and maintained speed are very important in my book so Millennium is the ticket for me.
I agree, if you rode Millennium Force 18 years ago, you would have come off just like you came off of Steal Vengeance, it would have knocked your socks off! There was nothing like it before it, with an amazing new ride experience. Just need to keep this in mind when you review older roller coasters & try not to compare to new rides with new technologies, just not a fair comparison. If you never rode Fury, Intimidator or Leviathan, I'm sure you would think differently of Millennium. I think that's why its so popular, many of the fans rode it back when it was new & completely fell in love after their first ride, there was no comparison to anything at that time. I rode it the first time in 2004 & loved it immediately.
and Millennium Force is still forcefully in the debate with Fury 325 on the best of all time! Technology will keep on rolling along... until someday they come out with a new astro-coaster called say ... Fury Force 605!
@@mmmclay Millennium force was my 1st time ever roller coster in USA went on front row and was like wow amazing ride rate 8/10. I came from UK August 2017. Have done roller costers before but MF was 1st one in USA.
everyone is entitled to their own opinion. in my opinion, millennium force is the best ride at cedar point. ive been going there for the past 12 years now and i can honestly say that every time i get off of this ride im wanting to get back on again and ride.
ya know whats funny, everybody is saying that there are gonna b a lot of cp fanboys, but i haven't seen one p.s. i think cp fanboys are a coaster enthusiast wives tale
It’s still my favorite coaster even after all these other coasters have come out this ride will always be special to me because it got me over my fear of coasters and made me be an enthusiast
Magnum XL-200 used to be in the same boat, as did most record breaking coasters. Millennium Force is almost 20 years old and reigning supreme for as long as it has is impressive but it is time to pass the crown. Its still on the Mount Rushmore of coasters though, probably for very much longer, and hopefully Cedar Point can build another coaster to reclaim the throne.
Great video! Good, honest review about a great ride. Only one thing. You said "Not as intense as the other two Cedar Fair gigas." There are four total. Fury 325 at Carowinds, Leviathan at Canada's Wonderland, Intimidator 305 at Kings Dominion and Millennium Force at Cedar Point. Not complaining in any way as this was a great video, I just wanted to put that out there.
Thank you! I should've clarified, I was referring to the 2 cedar fair giga's that I'VE ridden. I have yet to do Leviathan, so I was comparing it to the other two.
+Coaster Studios Understandable. Like you, I am crazy about coasters, so when I hear someone say something not quite correct about them, I correct it. That may or may not be a good thing, but I do it. Still love your videos, though. One of my favorite RU-vid channels..
National Coaster News well at least Steel Dragon 2000 is one of the best coasters in the world. Do you know that this ride is the longest rollercoaster in the world at 8,133ft of track.
I agree that the ride could definitely be more intense. My favorite Cedar Point ride is Maverick as well. But what I like most about this ride is its fear factor. From the height, the location being right next to the lake, to even the spiders surrounding the queue, this ride scares the shit out of me
I did Millennium Force back in 2003. Definitely an awesome ride. It is incredibly smooth, unlike some other coasters I've done. It certainly one of my favorites. My absolute favorite is Kingda Ka. Now that is an intense ride.
Thanks for the great review, Taylor! It was a very intense roller coaster, and we didn’t encounter any bugs at all during the ride, because we rode it earlier in the day.
I don’t think it is overrated at all.. it’s all preference. However as far as rollercoasters go it’s the only ride at this intensity that I know of that allows everyone to experience. Steel vengeance/Maverick for example are amazing rides, but they can be disorienting. My parents cant ride them anymore because of this and I am slowly following in the footsteps. I greyed out and to me that’s not a good ride quality. Unfortunately I can’t control it. Millennium force is languid and smooth. It doesn’t try to toss and turn you out of your seat. For that reason it will always lie somewhere at the top for me. The pure speed start to finish and that drop are amazing attributes. Also nothing was more terrifying than waiting in that futurist line with a DJ and getting up to the station with that theme music. It’s just straight up the lift hill out of the station and you are teetering on the edge of the water. Maybe it’s cause I rode this early in my childhood but it will always be my favorite rollercoaster experience.
The first time I rode this was in the front at night. I thought it was raining but at the end I looked at my shirt and I was covered in bugs. The next time I rode it I was in the very back and there weren’t any bugs.
The bugs are kinda funny I won’t lie specially when I’m with friends but at certain times the bugs kinda annoy me bc they keep getting in my eyes, nose, and mouth
I heard a lot of great things about this coaster but next time I go to Cedar Point this is the first roller coaster I will get on because I have never rode this ride
The intent of this ride was for it to be a futuristic modern ride for the beginning of the new millennium, as the did start building this in 1999.they took away that old fashion chain lift thing. It’s more like a quiet elevator lift. Listen I love this ride, this ride was great for the early 2000’s
A morning ride in the front of the train gets 5 out of 10 stars, evening or night rides in the back gets 10 stars for me. It does lack the intensity of I305 but it has the same overall immensity and impact, it's just a little more gracious about it.
I may go to Cedar Point during this summer and i think this coaster could be cooler if they had a proper theme. I mean, what is it themed to? TIME TRAVEL!
I've ridden one of the last trains of the day during the summer before and the view of the sun going down into Lake Erie looks AMAZING from the lift hill. Only downside to my first night ride on it.....there were a ton of bugs on my shirt afterwards (a huge amount compared to the few that are around in the day). It would've made a good onride photo, but our train was stuck in the station for a while and I didn't get a chance to see the photo.
Exactly. Truly amazing to see the sun disappear on the horizon by the time we crested the lift hill. (Even if it was a very short period of time, due to MF's cable lift speed. LOL).
I have ridden millennium countless times, cedar point is my home park. The bugs have never bothered me. Honestly, Maverick is worse when it comes to bug coverage
After a whole day of riding all the coasters at CP I hit millenium again for the last ride of the night. Grayed out on the pull out after the first hill. Never had this happen. I think it was a combination of being tired, beat up from other rides, and alcohol. Weird sensation.
Yes there's 3 other giga coasters that are in the cedar fair chain. Don't forget that Steel Dragon 2000 is also a giga coaster but is not in the cedar fair chain and it's currently the longest roller coaster in the world at 8,133ft.
@Jacob LeBlanc six flags is more of a chain that wants to attract people with rides that look really good but when enthusiasts ride them they are not as good a everyone else says
Cedar Point is my home park and I still agree with him to an extent. But I think saying it’s overrated is becoming overrated now to the point where people who haven’t even ridden it are saying that lol. Still one of my favorites of all time, but it absolutely does need that “oomph,” and I think the “fun” aspect of it is what draws so many coaster enthusiasts back.
I only went to cedar point once and this was my favorite ride there! The gatekeeper(?) Was a close second. I hope to go back sometime and ride again. Much better than six flags st louis
I didn’t get covered with any bugs, though I did get a few on both Maverick and Steel Vengeance, particular riding both at night just before leaving the park. Both rides had spotlights everywhere, which is what likely drew the bugs.
I have never ridden millenium force, will be my first time riding it and going to this park this summer when cedar point opens. I have low expectations for this ride since riding fury 325. but should be fun. my home Park is carowinds I live 2 hrs away
I havn't ridden Millenium Force yet, but I have ridden Leviathan at Canada's Wonderland and let me tell you. It is awesome! Hopefully I get to go on this one in the future.
ive been on both millennium and maverick. I prefer millennium because yeah its not as intense, but i can reride it many times without getting a headache
I'll give this coaster a 9.5/10. It was better than I had expected actually, but that's cause I was so biased twards Leviathan before riding it. Leviathan continues to hold my #1 spot though.
I would say MF is my fave... I just love the way it feels like you are flying on this ride and the views are the best!! The only other giga I have ridden is Leviathan and its good but the view is of the parking lot...lol
Haha! I totally agree with the bugs XD Like 5 years ago, my sister and I went on it in the front at around 9:00 and when we got off we had at least 20 bug all over our face and arms XD
I never rode Intimidator 305 or Fury 325 (though I want to.) This was my first giga coaster and I got to say it really amazed me. It was intense for me because I never been on something this massive before. TTD is taller but it's only 17 seconds. This is 3 minutes! You need to get on this if you go to cedar point!
I've been on 31 or 32 roller coasters. MF is my favorite. TTD and Maverick are great, but there is just something about MF that takes the cake. Fortunately, I never got hit in the face by any bugs. I wish Cedar Point would purchase Speed:The Ride that once sat at the Sahara, in Las Vegas. It's one of my all time favorite coasters.
I rode top thrill dragster, front seat at night. Yep.....I Sure was covered in bugs, 12 OF THEM! and it hurt very bad but i decided to not close my eyes or block my face while riding because i wanted to see the track, bad idea.
i personally think that millennium force is the best coaster at cedar point. maverick was better until i rode millie in the back row. the airtime and amount you get whipped over the drop is incredible. i also found that when your riding in the back row at night, you don't know what happened and then once it hits you, your mind is blown.
Say what you want about it being overrated, about CP fanboys, this ride is fantastic. It sickly smooth, very fast, the transitions aren’t very rough, it has a great view, it gives awesome night ride, and with the recent addition of dinosaurs alive, you get get to ride past a giant freaking T-Rex. It does have very long lines, and it definitely gets overhyped, but you can’t deny that it’s a great ride. I will say that it has pretty small seatbelts, and they have been recently shortened even more, which is a big bummer for bigger riders. It doesn’t have a designated place for larger people, and I have seen multiple “walks of shame” in the last couple years.
The train is narrow, the lap bar feels small so it feels very dangerous. Sitting in a tiny train car, that high up and being able to look over the side without an intrusive view like some other larger trains with huge seats, or 4 row cars makes the experience more intimidating
Really hoping for an MF vs I305 vs Fury three-way coaster fight tomorrow. I guess the only other option is MF vs I305, since you've already done matchups between the others.
I’ve done all five gigas in North America. As for Millie, I didn’t like it as much as I305 or Fury325, but I did like it better than Orion and Leviathan.
I think the reason people like Millennium Force so much is because it's fun. You feel like you're flying and it's a ride that makes you giggle. It's not intense and when you look at the layouts there are probably better rides like Maverick and Fury, but Millennium is more fun. That's why people like it so much.
