With the moonlight still glistening off the morning dew, the Fenton Marching Tigers began loading buses with their gear as they prepared to head south toward Ohio.

Every year, the Marching Tigers travel to Cedar Point, to be involved in the Halloweekends parade. They prepared early in the morning for weeks prior to make sure they were ready for the parade and their halftime shows.

“We had to go out to the field every morning before school to practice,” senior Justin DeGroat said. “We’re all cold and tired, but in the end it’s worth it.”

During the two and a half hour bus ride the Marching Tigers kept themselves entertained by chatting and watching movies.

“The bus ride was actually a lot of fun,” sophomore Max Herzog said. “I really enjoyed just talking with friends and watching the movies that people brought.”

Once they arrived, they had some free time to enjoy the roller coasters and the Halloween themed festivities. However, the significant amount of rain during their trip prevented people from taking full advantage of the rides available.

“I only got to ride the Gatekeeper because of the rain,” Herzog said. “But overall it was a lot of fun just walking around with friends.”

The rain finally let up just in time for the parade and the Marching Tigers were ready. While they marched they played and danced to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”.

“We did a lot of the dance moves used in the ‘Thriller’ music video,” Herzog said. “We did the werewolf dance and also did some growling and screaming.”

The parade route went right through the middle of Cedar Point so that crowds of people could see it.

“It was really fun to be able to march through Cedar Point with all the people watching,” DeGroat said. “Many people that we’ve never met were taking pictures and videos of us performing.”

After the parade the Marching Tigers had some more free time to ride the roller coasters before packing up the buses once more and heading home.

“It was a really long day so I was really tired on the ride home,” senior Kristin Ball said. “I actually ended up falling asleep on the shoulder of my friend.”

At 10:30 p.m. with tired eyes the Marching Tigers looked out the bus windows to be greeted by the familiar street lights of Fenton. They headed home to get some well deserved rest, having had another trip to Cedar Point.