ConleyKE Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 I'm going to Cedar Point next week for the first time in years. I was wondering if I should expect any rides to have major down-time (like Deja Vu at Six Flags Parks) where I wouldn't be able to ride them on my visit. And for anyone who has been there in the past week or so, have all the coasters been up and running. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
307 Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Cedar Point is usually very reliable. I've not gone a whole lot [i think we've been on three seperate trips for a total of eight or nine days in the park], but of all of those times, the only ride that was closed for more than a few hours was Top Thrill Dragster. So you should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterFanatic Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Right now MF is down, but I am not sure for how long. In my experience, this is your odds at Cedar Point. Wicked Twister - 9 of 10 Top Thrill Dragster - 2 of 3 Millennium Force - 3 of 4 Most of the other coasters rarely ever miss a beat. // Wow. What do these three have in common Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easytoremember Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Wait, let me think.....I just can't put my finger on it......I know! They are all INTAMIN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvcoasterguy Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Reliability shouldn't be an issue during your visit, unless one of the coasters has a major malfunction. (MF's cable lift breaks, Dragster has an ouchie, etc.) If one does have a breakdown, it will reopen quickly, as long as it's not a huge problem. Barring that, the coasters should be open. Ops are really good, so the only big lines you'll have are on Mantis, MF, Dragster, and maybe Wicked Twister. (At least in my experience). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightypotato Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 From every time I've been to CP (all of 4), Dragster has been down twice and Wicked Twister has been down twice. Everything else was open on each visit. The only really long lines I had were for Dragster and MF. Everything else was fairly quick and easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConleyKE Posted July 15, 2006 Author Share Posted July 15, 2006 Thanks for the comments! That's good to hear that they all should be up and running. I should have a photo trip report late next week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astat Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Right now MF is down, but I am not sure for how long. I'm pretty sure it reopened a couple days ago actually, but yeah it's been down quite a bit this year. All the other coasters at the park are very reliable, in fact the 3 Intamins are the only ones I can remember being down for mechanical reasons during any visit I've ever made there. Maxair and Skyhawk also tend to have some downtime as well, but they're hardly ever closed for the whole day. Most unreliable ride in the park is actually the Sky Ride, it's only open like half the time because of the wind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollerholden Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 I just got back from the park today for my trip there and all the rides were open every day, and running all available trains. It started raining, but they kept the coasters open (except Top Thrill Dragster of course)...but they all closed once the thunder and lightning started. They waited around 10 or 15 minutes after the lightning stopped before they opened the coasters again, and waited for TTD to be dry (saw a couple of rollbacks when it was all wet). The park seemed pretty crowded, but never waited longer than 40 minutes for TTD and 30 for Millennium Force, most other coasters were walk-ons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnage Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Ride TTD as soon as possible. Since TTD has been open I have never seen it run without problems. It will tend to have random breakdowns through out the day. Ride it early, and then laugh at the people lining up along the fence when it croaks later in the afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollerholden Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 ^But it never broke for longer than 10 minutes when I was there. I guess I was lucky to get 5 rides in an hour of ERT for season pass holders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 ^ Oh yeah? Well I got like 10(I didnt really count) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConleyKE Posted July 20, 2006 Author Share Posted July 20, 2006 Thanks for the tips! My trip was great. Top Thrill Dragster had some random 15 minute brakedowns, and MF was stopped on the lift for about 5 minutes. Everything else worked fine. I should have a photo trip report as soon as I can figure out how to work my dads camera! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesMC Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 The only ride I've ever seen "down" at C.P. has been Top Thrill Dragster- BUT it's usually reopened in an hour or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 I guess I was lucky to get 5 rides in an hour of ERT for season pass holders. Oh yeah? Well I got like 10 Yeah well, I got about two hundred, no wait, a million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil jimmy norton Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 During my visit last year. Maverick was the only coaster that had any downtime. But that was its first year, so it might be better this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Wow ive never had that luck, the last time I went to CP TTD broke down for the night while I was in line (Kingda Ka also has broken down for the night when I was on line on two seperate occasions), then TTD broke down while we were in line again the next day. Maverick opened late and broke down at least 3 or 4 times while we were in line that night. Millennium Force also opened late that day and went down again while I was in line, Wicked Twister broke down when I was in line also. This was very close to becoming a classic angry mob situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stratosphere Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 When I went there in early June this year the only ride that had downtime was Maverick, but it was only 10 mins and the crew was very good and keeping the crowd informed. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemmy Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Ride TTD as soon as possible. Since TTD has been open I have never seen it run without problems. It will tend to have random breakdowns through out the day. Ride it early, and then laugh at the people lining up along the fence when it croaks later in the afternoon. While somewhat true, every time I have been there, most breakdowns don't require the ride to close, 20-30 minute downtime max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyweird Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 CP rarely has issues with rides breaking down for long periods of time. However, I remember Maverick being down for five hours when I was there in June, 2007, but that was probably because it was still extremely new at the time and still had some bugs that needed to be worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcdude Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 When I was at Cedar Point last month, I saw both Wicked Twister and Raptor broken down at some point in the day. I wasn't in line for either at the time, but I was at Demon Drop when Raptor reopened so there wasn't much of a wait. Top Thrill Dragster didn't break down, but it rolled back four times while I was in line. I think it was because of the wind, but it may have been something else. Either way, it combined with them shutting the ride down to put a fifth train on the track led to a two hour wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAXair93 Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 I was at Cedar Point like a week ago and everything ran fine, I think nothing broke down except for MaxAir once for about an hour and that was it. The longest line the whole time I was there was 45 minutes for TTD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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