Cedar Point (CP) Discussion Thread

[prozach626]

2 hours ago, tndank said:

Charity donation event June 26 from 6 - 10pm.  

So close.

 

Also, today is Coastermania.  TT2 is closed for the day.  They can't catch a break with that ride. 

Is that going to make the park packed? That's my big 4-0 birthday and last night there.

[KBrylczyk]

This blows.  I'm visiting next week and I'm missing Siren's Curse by that much and now TT2 looks like it'll be down, as well.  Ah, well, at least maybe crowds will be lighter and I can ride Gemini all day.

[prozach626]

I never thought about lighter crowds as a potential consequence.

[tndank]

2 hours ago, prozach626 said:

I never thought about lighter crowds as a potential consequence.

Maybe, but it sounds like you're still going.  Probably not alone.

 

[thepoint4life23]

You should just pay to Charity to get your ride in. 

I wouldn't think crowds would be that much busser due to it. Maybe that Friday when the ride is open.  ITs almost the week of the 4th and its just crowed at that point on till Middle/End of August. 

[tndank]

Top Thrill 2 is now open again.  There's some good news.

 

[jedimaster1227]

^Give it time. It’ll close unexpectedly again…

[thepoint4life23]

This wont make sense to many people but I am just looking at TT2 now as a high performance race car. If you want to go fast or do cool things you just know things will break. On a race car a motor might blow, suspension might go out you kind of don't want it to happen but know it will at some point. you rebuild and repeat.  Like most roller coaster track parts get welded. TT2 might just have times that it closes for a few days to repair/  a part weld a crack  and they might have replace said support pole ever year ever other year. They just become wear items just like the old cable was. 

[jedimaster1227]

^I can’t imagine the owner of a high performance race car being satisfied with said vehicle not being able to complete more than a few laps per race. 

[prozach626]

On 6/9/2025 at 8:49 AM, thepoint4life23 said:

You should just pay to Charity to get your ride in. 

No.

[Garet]

12 hours ago, jedimaster1227 said:

^I can’t imagine the owner of a high performance race car being satisfied with said vehicle not being able to complete more than a few laps per race. 

I'd also imagine the owners of a high-powered race car also needs it to be a smooth ride over time to prevent pieces from shaking apart.

I'm sure TTD2 rides fine now but so did the Thunderbolt models when they opened and now... I just rode one of the newest Zamperla Double Helix at 6 months old, a small ride they've had 40 years to perfect, and it already rode like, if not worse, than the 38-year-old version the other side of the country.

[thepoint4life23]

I Road TT2 on Saturday. Broke down 4 times in a row. One train went then broke cycle all 3 trains. Again run a train or 2 then cycle them. I found it funny that they have a auto spiral stating that the rides is exercising machinal issues and also one stating that the ride will be working again. Its like they knew it was gonna be down a lot. 

For the ride, I mean its fun. The first lunch seems to slow for how much lunch track you have your kind of just cruising down the track. Backwards at 100MPH is fun then going up that spike is great your just kind of floating till you starting going towards the forward lunch . I was in the back row and you do just get throw over the Hill and its great. 

Bad not sure if it was just the seat or the train i was on. This think shook so bad. Not like  coaster rattle but like to flat tires going done the free way. Really took away from the ride. I was just trying to lean forward so as much of my back and was not touching the seat. I wanted to get a 2nd ride but the wait was just to long for me to take a 2-3 hour wait away from the Family. 

The Locker metal detectors process is a bigger mess then Steel Vengeance. Not sure how to fix that but that's like a 20 min wait before your even in the line.  

 

Zamp really f this thing up. I am hoping to get a ride or two more on it last this summer but I'm also not even sure if this thing will make it a 2nd year. I was a big support of just give it time it will be epic but now I'm just like what is happening. How is it so wrong. 

[prozach626]

On 6/16/2025 at 8:37 AM, thepoint4life23 said:

I was a big support of just give it time it will be epic but now I'm just like what is happening. How is it so wrong. 

Yeah. I'm starting to be in the same boat.

Maybe this is what happens when you take a ride that already has problems due to its complexity, and try to find a fix by making it even more complex with a less experienced company for such extreme rides.

Top Thrill 1 was a massive success and a crowd favorite. It seems like they would have been better off just sticking with the hydraulic launch. They could have changed the flag plate design and put safety nets between the queue and break run to counter any negative PR. Top it off with new paint and minimal themeing upgrades.

[prozach626]

On 6/9/2025 at 8:49 AM, thepoint4life23 said:

You should just pay to Charity to get your ride in. 

Thinking about it now, I wish I would have researched this. If the cost was within a few hundred dollars I would have purchased a ticket. Sucks.

[thepoint4life23]

I was never sure if the lawyers said you have to take it down or change it or if they could of just change the line and upgraded trains and just kept it how it was. 

The ride system in a way is pretty simple and a lot of swing lunch/multi lunch coaster operate with out much down time each day. I have no idea what is going on it right now but the train felt like it was trying to shake its self to death. Could be more bracing on the wheels is sending the vibrations upward to the car along with the track dampers.  You would think when they had 6 to 8 months + the year before it they could of got those right. I get sensors act up but again you had over a year to get everything inline and working right. 

Is this a case of yea we can build it then you realize you might be under qualified for the job. I hope it stays as it is fun a lot of people like it, but its like they tried to make it more reliable and somehow right now is worse then the last few season TT1 was open.