Tips for a first time Cedar Point Trip? Planning a trip for our 5 year anniversary. Lots of questions! Hello Everyone,

I am planning a trip for my wife and I.  She loves amusement parks and Cedar Point has always been her ideal trip.  So looking for some tips. 

Plan right now was to buy 2 fast lane plus passes for two days and stay at a local hotel.  Questions would be are the plus passes worth it?  Do we need them for the water park?  I looked at the packages through Cedar Point and personally thought a local hotel was a decent value vs staying on property.  Assuming 2 days at the park is the way to go if possible?  We were planning on during the week in August assuming that is better than a weekend in terms of people?

Any tips/suggestions would be great!