Front row screams to getting stuck on rides: My day of roller coaster mayhem at Cedar Point

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SANDUSKY, Ohio - Special thanks to Cedar Point for allowing me to visit their establishment with my special guest, as we were able to act like big kids one more time for old times' sake.

My favorite camerawoman, Carla Grissom, and I visited the amusement park on Sunday (Aug. 17) with childlike enthusiasm in Sandusky, Ohio.

But we got stuck on one of their rollercoasters for a little over 20 minutes.

As we entered the park, we rushed to their newest attraction, "Siren's Curse," which had a decent wait time, with two trains, each with six cars, transporting attendees off and on expeditiously.

Each car seats four people, resulting in 24 riders per train.

Being the thrillseekers that we are, we decided to sit in the front row of the new steel tilt coaster, which features a 160-foot lift hill and that infamous 90-degree tilt and pause before that high-octane drop brought tears to our eyes.

The Siren's Curse set the tone for the rest of the day as we were revved up with excitement as we got reintroduced to the Top Thrill Dragster's predecessor, "Top Thrill 2."

The Top Thrill 2 is the tallest and fastest triple-launch strata coaster reminiscent of "The Flash" ride inside Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois.

→ I rode every roller coaster at Six Flags Great America for my birthday -- Here's my top 5

The original coaster used to constantly break down back in the day.

Still, we figured part two would be bigger and better with its record-breaking, next-generation motorsport machine, which races an unbelievable course like no other.

We were pumped, so we decided to ride in the front seats of the aerodynamic vehicles, which, after a brief launch, red and yellow lights countdown, we exploded out of the gates, built up speed in an epic competition to reach the finishline, but we didn't build up enough speed, setting up a "rollback" of extranomical high octane, which is the scarious as you're driving backwards at a rapid rate of speed, climbing a cloud-piercing vertical tower.

The ride is reminiscent of the pirate ship as you swing forward on the track before swinging backward to reach the ultimate speed that blows past the competition on your third ride, which rockets you forward at 120 mph, sending you up and over the ride's peak before crossing the finish line.

We were full of adrenaline as we crossed the finish line, but our tears of joy turned to fear as we were stuck on the track in the beaming sun for almost 30 minutes due to a technical problem.

They made us put our phones in little lockers beforehand, so I wasn't able to record, but it was a déjà vu of years past, riding the original coaster.

To get off the ride safely, a repairman had to reach into his utility belt to save the day.

He worked his magic as onlookers gawked at us before we could roll back into the starting blocks to exit safely, all thanks to God.

Looking to regain our mojo, Grissom and I trekked our way over to "Maverick" to take on the daring coaster, which featured massive thrills.

Once we saddled up for the rodeo ride, the giddy up of the first launch of two was explosive, traveling down and under at a steep 95-degree angle, similar to the Siren's Curse's first drop.

There was only one airtime hill before we encountered the twisted horseshoe roll, followed by two 360-degree corkscrew rolls in opposite directions.

While screaming at the top of our lungs, we entered a black tunnel that shot up 400 feet at speeds of over 70 mph in the blink of an eye.

It was the true definition of being in the Wild Wild West.

After the rodeo, we galloped to the back of the amusement park to ride "Steel Vengeance" in Frontier Town to regain our sanity.

After waiting in line for over two hours, a worker came on the intercom and advised riders to rejoin the park's festivities, due to another technical issue, closing the ride due to maintenance for a couple hours.

One of the workers informed us that we would be better off circling back a little later, as a multitude of riders began to evacuate the once-flooded lines through their metal detectors into the locker area to retrieve our belongings.

I knew something might happen, as the Power Tower had broken down before we arrived at Cedar Point.

A cable snapped on riders mid-flight, causing it to shut down a few days ago.

--> Cedar Point closes Power Tower after cable detaches mid-ride

We decided to shake off the dust and take flight on "Valravn," which is the tallest, fastest, and longest dive coaster in the United States.

Grissom and I were elevated over 220 feet in the air before being dangled over the edge for almost a minute, building up momentum before dropping at another 90-degree angle.

There was a 270-degree roll alongside this aerobatic maneuver that had us feeling like we were floating at times.

While we thought the ride was over, we encountered another drop, this time over 130 feet, before returning to consistent dives and weaves before re-entering the ride's entrance as hundreds of riders anticipated their chance to experience what we had just done.

Looking for more rides to get on, we were suddenly hit with closures while checking out the Cedar Point app, like the popular Millennium Force, the Raptor, the Power Tower, Skyhawk, and Magnum XL-200.

With all hope lost, Grissom and I got creative and started wandering around waiting to see if more rides were going to reopen, in which, following two more hours, Steel Vengeance became an available option after 6 p.m.

The hyper-hybrid coaster stood at 205 feet tall, 74 miles per hour, the longest hybrid coaster in the world at 5,740 feet, and almost 30 seconds of airtime - the most airtime on any roller coaster in the world - along with twists, turns, and close calls during the ride.

At one point, we drop 200 feet at a 90-degree angle and topple through four head-over-heels inversions over wood, steel, and mayhem.

At specific points, I thought I was going to hit my hands on the coaster as I had them in the air while screaming my lungs out.

Due to my height and long arms, I decided to put my hands back on the lap bar as I figured I might need my fingers to post this story.

Before leaving the park, we had to make a stop inside "Sweet Spot to grab the best sweetwater taffy in the land.

Despite all of the stops, drops, twists, and turns during our visit, it was safe to say we had a great time.