hemmy
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Six Flags usually has easily accessed deals online, but I agree $44 for a day at Cedar Point is a tremendous deal.
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SFMM has their souvenir cup + wrist band for $13 I think, and that made my crappy day quite a bit better.
IMO, everyone should be entitled to it though.
No holiday world, but very convenient.
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I'd pay just to get in, ride Space Mountain and Indy. Fantastic place...check out my thread and you'll change your mind about the prices.
-J 'Best park experience in every category...' Z
It wears off fast. I have only been to various Disney parks MAYBE 20 times, and I can't stand them anymore, its more like an inconvenience.
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Last time I went, every ride was a walk on.
I agree Timberwolf really isn't THAT bad.
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On most occasions, MF will look like that whether it has a 4 hour line, or a 15 minute line because the worker sitting there only lets as many people into the station that will fit into the train.
I'm not sure if it was from lack of staffing early in the year, but this May when I was there the only ride using a grouper was Maverick. MF was doing "line up and wait wherever you want, with as many people can fit in the station".
I went in May last year, and it was the same way, Maverick had the only 'assigned' seats.
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Hell I went to SFMM on a normal Saturday and X2 was 4 hours, Tatsu 2.5 hours, Viper 1 hour+, Riddler's 2 hours, Batman 1.5hours, etc.
Thank god for Flash passes or that day would have been more terrible than it already was.
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Grizzly River Run is an under-par rapids ride in my opinion, because I want to get wet on a rapids ride, but this ride every time I have ridden it provides minimal water and makes it not worth anything but a short line.
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On my trip to Europe I hated that stupid roof on the splash bridge, it made me sad.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25815388/KVBC-TV
updated 7:31 a.m. PT, Thurs., July. 24, 2008
Catlynne Shaw, the 12-year-old girl who went into cardiac arrest while riding a rollercoaster at the Circus-Circus Adventuredome, passed away Tuesday.
Catlynne's father, Eric Shaw, says that the length of time that her brain was depleted of oxygen had caused her brain to swell and became too much for her body to handle. Doctors still aren't exactly sure what caused her heart attack.
Eric says his family is very grateful for the prayers and well-wishes from the "angels" of Las Vegas.
So sad
Was that because she had an issue in her body? Or did she not have enough oxygen because of the ride? If that's the case- I'm going to be scared to go on a coaster (I was already scared LOL!)
RIP- prayers to her family
I rode this ride like 20 times back to back when I was younger (and the ride wasn't so rough). I am guessing she had a pre-existing condition, but will not blame anyone, because how can she know if no symptoms were previously exhibited.
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You have a pretty bad taste in coasters no offense. You thought Maverick was rough and MF sucked? And the reason rides were running low capacity was because of low crowds. Why run three trains when lines are short??
God forbid he'd have an opinion or dare to the insult Holy Cedar Point.
Well, on this site God Forbid someone actually like Cedar Point
Honestly, TPR is the Cedar Point hate capitol of the world.
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I'm sure there is the technology and engineering to create big and tall coasters, but look at the last two record breakers - Dragster and Kingda Ka. Both rides resulted in all sorts of problems for the parks from a maintenance standpoint. There may be some record breaking "conventional" coasters, but many parks are trying to build more rides that are "fun".
We'll probably continue to have plenty of conventional rides, with Intamin, GCI, Gravity Group, B&M, and others out there
If the launch aspect was eliminated, a ride of that size would have far fewer problems I think.
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For the record I loved the old WOF before CF killed it after purchase. It's not a bad park but also not the same that it once was when it did have a more (seems like) interested owner.
I agree fully.... the Lamar Hunt days were certainly the 'Golden Age' of this park. Luckily, I grew up with this park during that time and have many fond memories of it as such.
While I only have visited WOF a few times before Cedar Fair bought it, and I was quite young at the time, I have to disagree. The park "feels" different, but is better to me now.
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My favs:
#2, Superman: ROS at SFNE
#1, Maverick
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Cedar Point and Busch Gardens (Tampa) attendance are not even comparable if you use the 4th of July as a standard.
CP gets wayyyy more people. My last time at Busch on the 4th I got 3 rides on every coaster before 1:30
As for the trash can issue, there are plenty of parks that manage to stay clean without installing one trash can for every guest. Us Ohio people must be pretty sad if we can't be bothered to walk more than 5 feet to throw something away.Nah,it's not Ohio, it's Cedar Fair. You ever see a TPR for Knott's here in Cali? The trashcans are just as bad. I think CF feels people are too lazy to walk that extra five feet to throw some trash away. Stupid lazy American fast lards
Hmm...Cedar Fair cuts down trees, sometimes to install new rides and sometimes for no reason at all.
Six Flags tears down rides, sometimes to install new rides and sometimes for no reason at all.
I'll take less trees, thank you.
Honestly, I'd rather them take down rides than trees. Yes, we enthusiasts cannot live without the rush we get from rides, but we humans can not live period without trees that produce breathable air. Plus, I'll take trees over concrete anytime.
Let me guess, you have 10 years worth of food saved up for when global warming kills us all too?
Cedar Point has a lot of trees compared to some parks.
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Cobra didn't last long considering it crashed already, when did you ride it?
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I must have went the day all the part time, D-list employees were working, your guys' stories of good operations are making me cry.
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Magic Kingdom had 90,000 last July 4th
I was there, it was a nightmare.
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Riddler's might be the best ride at SFMM, and def the best Standup (I have been on Mantis, Chang, Scorcher, and Riddler's)
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Cedar Point makes for some of the best Photo TR's
Other parks may be "prettier" but CP has something about it.
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How I quoted myself I have no fracking clue.
Ignore this post.
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Tatsu for me.
Unique, yes, but unconformable and just plain boring.
4th best ride at SFMM I think, behind X2, Riddler's, and Batman
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I was at Disneyland last Monday, Knotts Tuesday, and California Adventure Wednesday
Disney had usual Disney lines. No short lines long after park opened, but nothing outrageous.
Toy Story was 4+ hour wait at California Adventure on Wednesday
Knotts was very light. Had a few long lines because of slow crews, or only 1 car/train/boat, or both (Perilous Plunge)
Xcellerator (my new favorite ride in California) had <10 minute wait
X2 had a 3.5 hour wait early, and ~ 2 hour much closer to closing.
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^Everything else?
What else is left?
Landscaping, ride appearance, ride maintenance (every ride was open all day except a few very short break downs)
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Worlds of Fun
Disneyland
Knott's Berry Farm
California Adventure
Universal Studios Hollywood
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in order of visitation date.
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I agree Disaster Transport gets way too much hate.