coasterlover420

I'm so happy those stupid boxes are leaving the midway! The views around the park are going to be so much better from every angle now, especially with bunches of new lights

^Very true. I don't see any way a fast pass system isn't good for a park. There's not much cost to implement a system such as this, and it brings in that much more money every day.

That should answer the 'long brake run' argument.

I'm pretty sure parks can do whatever they want. Especially since CP's probably been saving up for 6 years, I wouldn't really leave out the possibility of two coasters, or even maybe one somewhat expensive one, or even improving upon the ones they have in a major way (i.e. paint, track for MS). Cedar Point is a great park as far as keeping their current attractions appealing, especially with all the new lights this year! p.s. Does anybody here actually know how much a park makes in profits a year?

Signed up! Can't wait!

^That's a good point. I think there's a point where shorter is better. Some coasters that are just too long get pretty boring (Superman at SFA?). And nobody complains about the length of Storm runner, which is actually 1000' shorter than Skyrush. I doubt 'being a short ride' will be anyone's complaint about this coaster.

^^Looks like this coaster isn't supported at all... I am so excited about this opening up! Hopefully testing begins soon!

^^^They would not use any of those areas. Contrary to popular belief, there are actually a lot of valuable things outside of the park. 1. That parking lot is used by employees, and the area inside from the parking lot is the merchandise offices and employee break areas. 2. The tents don't take enough room to fit any type of roller coaster, and you also have highlighted the convention center, which is used quite often. 3. This area is too cluttered because there are bumper cars, the entrance/exit to the theater, picnic tables. There would be no room for a station or even a decent layout. 4. I know nobody likes the housing, but it is incredibly important to the company. The housing on the mainland actually gets full and Cedars is more necessary than people think, especially with the many international employees. There is literally no place they could relocate it. Every inch of the property on the peninsula is used. 5. They use that parking lot during off seasons to store coaster trains. Plus, a parking structure would just cost more money and would be much harder to maintain and clean, which would require more employees. 6. There is simply too much stuff back here to be able to just move it to a different place. Maintenance also uses this area to be able to work on things while the park is still open. In my honest opinion, the park is completely full. That's why they haven't come up with a new coaster in so long. The only rumor that seems somewhat plausible is removing antique cars, and that's still not enough room to put a decent coaster in, and I highly doubt Cedar Point would put something in there that is not world class.

Seriously people. Obviously this is a flying wing rider inverted diving hyper coaster for Canada's Wonderland...

^^^No, there have technically been 2. They have replaced 2 cars of the train each year. There is only 1 train.

^^ Short ride doesn't necessarily mean good capacity.

^Yes, unlike B&M, Intamin makes many coasters that are not much alike, and those tend to be the ones that have problems. Impulse coasters, unfortunately, eat through wheels because only one train is used for every circuit, every 2 minutes. Even on large fast coasters, the wheels aren't used as much as an impulse. This also goes for the chassis and why they have problems.

I'm curious about what it is on V2 that would cause it to go through trains more than any other coaster (and why the trains would be more expensive). In fact isn't it pretty rare that a coaster has an entire train replaced? Since V2 has no turns, and not-terribly-extreme forces, I'm surprised to hear that the train falls apart so rapidly that is has needed to be completely replaced twice in just 10 years (rather than yearly maintenance). Cameron. The trains don't "fall apart," they get typical stress fractures. Since the track is so far away from the heartline on an impulse, the twist puts a lot more stress on the train than you'd think. And it is not rare for an impulse: Wicked Twister's train chassis have been 100% completely replaced; all 8 of them. They're all different too because 2 of them are replaced each year. As far as I know, Intamin discovered that the trains with the two giant bolts supporting the seats were not stable enough and made the chassis one solid piece instead. ^With the statistics listed in that link: 2400kW per launch. I am assuming by POVs etc it is safe to say Mr Freeze dispatches every 130 seconds (using both loading sides), which is appx 28 dispatches/hour. The launch itself is around 8 seconds, so 8 * 28 = 224 seconds or .062 hours. 2400kW * .062 = 148kWh. 8 cents per kilowatt hour in Arlington translates to $11.84/hour. Or $106.56/9-hour-day. That's all the math I can come up with. You have to consider that this is all pretty much approximate, and that the ride probably uses a crap ton more power on controls, lighting, air conditioning, etc throughout the day.

It looks as though it is official: From Cedar Point Facebook Page

I'm supposing because the staggered seating isn't as sturdy, seeing as they have developed pretty noticeable rattles, and putting them up to 95 mph would be pretty risky. I honestly prefer the 4 across seating, because it keeps the train more compact so there is less differential in airtime from front to back.

Sweet! Thanks.

Hey Robb, does anybody arrange roommate situations or something just for Bash events? I would love to save some money on a hotel since I will most likely be going by myself.

^You forgot to include at least an hour of downtime because it's an Intamin

^I'm a Dragster fan, and even I don't like that name...

I have a question. How do the events work as far as cost and time? Is it a full day at the park (morning and night ert)? I have not been to a TPR event yet.

Boy since the first test run this thing has started hauling some serious ass. You can tell from the POV that there's some good airtime in there too because the dummies keep popping up!

Le-trim-athon? To me, it actually seems like the second large airtime hill is getting some good speed. Hopefully it delivers!

I'm an hour north in Greeley. I'm a proud supporter of my semi-local park

Name it Squirt

Have they done the clearance test yet?