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Cedar Point - A Legacy of Thrills and Safety mccormack... - 661 views - 1 month ago
This is a production that I worked on with two classmates, Mark Lyman and Regina Pink, for a final project in our Digital Cinematography class at Cuyahoga Community College. We were given the option to film an action sequence, or to film a documentary. We chose a documentary, and Mark Lyman, suggested Cedar Point. Gasp! It wasn't me?

Special thanks goes to Cedar Point and Public Relations Director, Robin Innes, for their cooperation with this project. I waited to post this until after Robin received a copy himself, thus the reference to Magnum's 20th Anniversary celebration has already passed. Hope you enjoy it.
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Cedar Point mccormack... - 3,623 views - 1 year ago
The 2007 Cedar Point season, featuring Maverick, the park's 17th coaster.

Music: U2 - Elevation
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Maverick - Cedar Point mccormack... - 15,070 views - 1 year ago
Rated the #1 new coaster in 2007, Maverick took Cedar Point, and its guests in a new direction. At only 105' tall, its size is quite deceptive. With its tight turns and low to the ground course, its one of the best coasters in the park. Also, included is a brief tribute to White Water Landing, a ride that once rested on the land that Maverick now resides.

Music: Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive
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Busch Gardens Africa mccormack... - 5,744 views - 1 year ago
Day 1 of our 2007 vacation brought us to the beautiful Busch Gardens Africa. Part African savannah, part amusement park, this park blends wildlife and thrills seemlessly.

As a side note, Sheikra, the marquee attraction at Busch Gardens, had not been retrofitted with the new floorless trains.

Music: Paffendorf - Welcome to Africa
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Millennium Force - Cedar Point mccormack... - 11,608 views - 1 year ago
So since I went into my collection of videos and uploaded Raptor and Magnum, I've chosen to post this video of Millennium Force from 2004. Its definitely not one of my favorite videos, but it is what it is, and you can see how far I've come with my editing over time. Hell, maybe I should upload some videos from 2002 and 2003...Wow! Those were bad...

Music: DJ X-Sonic - Blue Sun
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Magnum XL-200 - Cedar Point mccormack... - 4,283 views - 1 year ago
Someone asked me today why I didn't have a Magnum video uploaded on here. I didn't have a good answer, so I went into my archive and found this video from 2004. Magnum holds a special place in my heart, and with over 1,000 rides on this, it was hard to find a ride that could actually take its place as my #1 coaster. That didn't happen until 2007 with the debut of Maverick. I hope you enjoy the video.

Music: Blink 182 - Rollercoaster
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Raptor - Cedar Point mccormack... - 9,125 views - 1 year ago
Since I uploaded the Magnum video, I decided to also upload a Raptor video I did back in 2004 as well. Enjoy!

Music: Aura - Project Soar
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Walt Disney World mccormack... - 4,689 views - 1 year ago
For the second year in a row, Christa and I made it to Disney World. Again, this is the most spectacular place on Earth. With this years video, I took a different direction: I reused a song. For my wife and myself, U2's Beautiful Day sorta became our personal anthem for the parks. Everytime we heard the song, we remembered the wonderful time that we shared. So, that being said, I created the 2007 Walt Disney World video, featuring U2's Beautiful Day.
I hope you enjoy

Music: U2 - Beautiful Day
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Universal's Islands of Adventure mccormack... - 8,536 views - 1 year ago
Our second park while visiting Florida this year brought us back to Universal's Islands of Adventure. We visited this park for the first time in March '06. By far one of the best theme parks in the world, Islands of Adventure places as much emphasis on scenery as they do on the rides themselves.

Music: Kate Ryan - Scream For More (Club Mix)
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Farewell Geauga Lake mccormack... - 17,570 views - 1 year ago
On September 16, 2007, the doors closed forever at Geauga Lake Amusement Park. Cedar Fair announced on September 21st that the park would be run as a waterpark only beginning in the 2008 season.

Included here is footage from its final day, and other footage from the past few seasons as well.

Music: Boyz II Men - Its So Hard to Say
Goodbye to Yesterday
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Cedar Point 2006 mccormack... - 43,142 views - 2 years ago
The 2006 Cedar Point season. Enjoy

Music: DJ Encore - High on Life
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Geauga Lake 2006 mccormack... - 11,074 views - 2 years ago
We took on Geauga Lake on the last day of the 2006 season with the Great Ohio Coaster Club and the 2nd day of their Fall Freak Out event. Geauga Lake is a nice family park thats been improving every year since its aquisition from Six Flags. Because the footage was taken in September, Wild Water Kingdom is vacant from this video. On a sad note, this was X-Flight's final flight at this park as the ride has been relocated to Kings Island, near Cincinnati, and is operating under the new name "Firehawk".

Music: Less Than Jake - All My Best Friends Are Metalheads
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Video montages of various amusement parks that I've visited over the years.
About Me: I'm Mike. I'm 27 years old, married, and I live in a suburb west of Cleveland. I'm currently enrolled at Cuyahoga Community College in their Digital Video and Film Making program. I hope to graduate with my associates degree in May 2010.

When I'm not in school or working, my wife and I like to travel and visit various amusement parks in the region, and we like to get out of the state as often as or bank accounts lets us. We spend most of our summer though, at Cedar Point Amusement Park, here in Ohio. As of November 1, 2008, I have clocked in 1,123 rides on my now 2nd favorite coaster, the Magnum XL-200. Yes I admit it. It is no longer my all time favorite coaster! I feel much better now...

Anyway, I'm using You Tube as a way for me to display the videos I have created during our trips. I'm very meticulous about my footage and editing. I don't like to use hand-held shots too often because I think they look like crap if you're trying to shoot a static shot. Hand-held is fine if you're following your subject, but please don't have your camera so far zoomed in that you can't control your shot. So if you do see a guy walking around an amusement park with a tripod and his Sony DV camera, it may be me. Don't be afraid to stop by and say hi.

I hope you enjoy my videos as much as I enjoyed making them. Please comment and share with others. Thanks for watching.

As of January 1, 2009 I have visited 22 parks:

Busch Gardens Europe (video)
Busch Gardens Africa (video)
Cedar Point (video)
Dorney Park
Geauga Lake (Defunct)(video)
Family Kingdom
Indiana Beach (video)
Holiday World (video)
Kennywood Park
Kings Dominion (video)
Kings Island
Myrtle Beach Pavilion (Defunct)
Myrtle Beach Grand Prix (Defunct)
Michigan's Adventure
Six Flags America
Universal Studios Florida (video)
Universal's Islands of Adventure (video)
Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom (video)
Walt Disney World - Animal Kingdom (video)
Walt Disney World - Hollywood Studios (video)
Walt Disney World - EPCOT Center (video)
Wild Zone Adventures


I can be reached at mccormackXL200@sbcglobal.net
Hometown:
Cleveland, OH
Country:
United States
Occupation:
Receiving Lead (Sears) IT- Video Production (Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom)
Companies:
Sears (1999-Present) Cedar Fair - Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom (2007)
Schools:
Cuyahoga Community College - Digital Video and Filmmaking
Hobbies:
Roller coasters, videography, editing, music, movies.
Movies:
Movies: Jurassic Park, Singing in the Rain, Roman Holiday, The Dark Knight, Die Hard, Good Bad and the Ugly. Television: Deadliest Catch, Modern Marvels, Build it Bigger, Destroyed in Seconds, House, Monk, NCIS
Music:
I like 80s Rock, punk, 90s rap, and techno. Some of my favorite musicians include: U2, DJ Encore, Red Hot Chili Peppers, 80s Michael Jackson, Metallica, Led Zeppelin, and Bone Thugs & Harmony.
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Channel Comments (42)
snowysn0w (2 weeks ago)
I think you should apply for a YouTube partner. Also, here's a random thought... maybe you should get a Job at Cedar Point so I could have a better chance at seeing you.
snowysn0w (1 month ago)
Is kings island fun?
6a7bcpm (1 month ago)
btw great vids!
6a7bcpm (1 month ago)
i live in strongsville and i just went to cedar point yesterday it was awesome!
yaughness8 (1 month ago)
love your videos...i live very close...strongsville...goin to cedar point on the 10th and gonna try to make a video. not gonna be as good as yours though!
SaiyanHajime (2 months ago)
Great videos!
snowysn0w (2 months ago)
Thank you for adding me. Excellent Videos! ^_^
Magicman2694 (4 months ago)
you took off your islands of adventure video?!! im shocked, i loved that video lol
HammBonee529 (4 months ago)
Been to any new amusment parks recently? I really wanna hit Cedar Point, I've been wanting to go there for years. Havent yet but I hope to get there this summer maybe. It ull be super fun! Anyways, hope your having a great week. Hope to hear from you sometime.

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ryandan2006 (6 months ago)
Cedar Point Looks Like A Great Amusement Is That Your Favourite One, And Have You Been Six Flags That Is Brilliant. Good Vids BTW
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