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^ agreed. Send it to a park like Michigan's Adventure. Would be a perfect fit there.

Went to CP today and it was a BUST. Majority of the park was shut down due to these high winds. No gatekeeper, millennium, maverick, skyhawk, iron dragon, TTD.. Even Gemini. Wicked Twister opened later in the day. Apparently raptor and mantis did too, but I left at 3pm. Blue streak, corkscrew, and mine ride had long lines. Was a total bust, but we went to the wood carver, then the petting farm & we watched the turkeys and chickens walk around.

I'm gay and I loved this post. There is a culture to being gay, and I'm glad it can be appreciated and celebrated. Robb, I think your humor is great. Ahhhhh this makes me want to go back to NY!

Great video. Really glad to see Tony back.

I don't see cedar point ever expanding their actual park into the lot area, but it would be cool if they built a small city walk/downtown Disney style area with a few more restaurants, and maybe some things to do at night after the park closes for on-site guests staying at the hotels. They could even build another hotel. Make the whole peninsula even moreso a resort destination. Just dreaming thought.

To get back on topic.. I'm really looking forward to seeing the main entrance completed. The renderings look wonderful. I'm curious to know how intensive the landscaping will be around the ride and at the front gate. Hopefully some trees will be planted all around. The way GateKeeper comes out over the lot somewhat reminds me of Kraken.

^^^ You just got catfished.

My vote is for an Alpengeist-ish Invert or a wing rider! It would be cool if it's an invert that could utilize the terrain. As far as wing riders, I definitely enjoyed X-Flight but I am really looking forward to GateKeeper. X-Flight seemed too short & compact. (typical Six Flags, I know.. & i haven't ridden Wild Eagle) They're great rides though. A larger scale version would be wonderful in Vortex's place. But I wouldn't mind an Maverick-style Intamin either. As rough as it is, it will be sad to see Vortex go. That was one of my first looping coasters. It just seemed really crazy when I was young.

The wing riders are a wonderful invention. I rode X-Flight at SFGam, and it was a great ride. Not nearly as intense as other B&M's, but they're fun for what they are. GateKeeper will be great addition to Cedar Point. Sidenote, my Mother just asked if this ride will be replacing the aquarium. Remember when Cedar Point had an aquarium?

Raptor without trims.

Six Flags has always been.. Six Flags. They are a junky theme park chain that (IMO) have always had bad customer service, cookie-cutter duplicate rides, and poor management. They are no Disney, Universal, Busch/SeaWorld, or Cedar Fair and they have never come close. I feel bad that this guy had a bad experience, but its just hard to expect a lot from them. And comparing them to Disney is just a joke. Disney sets the industry standard. You pay more for premium. Its like shopping at Walmart and expecting it to be Saks.

I never did get a chance to ride it. It was always closed when I went. (I'm from Detroit, so KI is a bit far) Doesn't sound like I'm missing much.

@GayCoasterGuy, are you in this photo??? Omg. Which one are you? I still love the Blue Streak. I really should go to CP this week. I would like to ride Disaster Transport one more time.

I wonder who sent Lance the "GateKeeper" name. Must be just a code name for it. It would make sense being at the gate, but what an awful name if it were true! I think Cedar Point should renovate the area over there, making it a bit more classic, beachy looking. It's already very colorful! Kind of like how they renovated Paradise Pier at DCA, but of course on a smaller scale. It would be cute if there was some sort of boardwalk area around the ride. I hope the green track we've seen isn't for Cedar Point. Too similar to Raptor, unless it was supposed to be some sort of sequel to the Raptor. Who knows.

^^ thats a bummer. I was hoping for more "park" - not necessarily rides but maybe a few shops, or a restaurant - some trees & places to sit.