Cedar Point (CP) Discussion Thread

[Coasterlicious]

I really want to ride Maxair..

[coaster1]

hmm 2 HUSS Giant Frisbees in less than 24hrs apart .. should be fun .. I love CoasterMania

[M_Force_4_ever]

^are you going to be there? I would defeintly like to meet up if you are going to be.

[Scaparri]

^I will be working in the park that day.

 

I can't wait to ride MaxAir though. I love Huss Giant Frisbees. They are easily my favorite flat rides. I just hope they run a program that is just as good, if not better, than Delirium's at PKI. I would love to see more of these pop up around the country.

[coaster1]

Yeah we are going to be there .. for mostly ERT, heading off to Geauga Lake during the day most likely since everyone has been to CP .. well except one person, but she doesn't count ... we are staying at Breaker's .. so we should be there for morning ert, maybe a little after and then evening ert .. if we survive the first day of the trip.

[M_Force_4_ever]

^sounds like fun, I doubt I could convince my party to go to Geauga Lake. =(

[dandaman]

There's the same argument on another board that the maXair riders were Photoshopped in... but whatever.

The arm for maXair goes 120 degrees off horizontal (or, in this case, vertical), I believe. Your head is a little closer to the ground than your feet at full swing.

[ECZenith]

Sweet! A large capacity Screamin' Swing will be built for the '06 season at CP. I've been on Dorney's smaller version and it was worth the 5 bucks. (Considering most upcharge rides are $20.00 +)

 

Does anyone know if Thorpe Park's is upcharge or since it's a larger capacity, is it free with admission?

[nemesis-storm]

Thorpe parks screaming swing is part of the general admission to the park

[Maynard_Hicks]

I've heard mostly that it will be an upcharge ride, but I can't be sure on that.

 

EDIT-Well, I guess it's general admission then. Haha.

[dandaman]

How do you know this is true?...

[ECZenith]

First Drop reported it recently. I think it's great they're adding more flats to the park.

[Mind Eraser]

Wild Adventures (Valdosta, Georgia) has a double model that is free with park admission. It was fun and relaxing, but not really worth any money. When the arms crested at the highest position, you got sort of a weird weightless pop. It was interesting.

 

 

-kip-

[Canobie Fan]

Hmmmm a post from a New England member happy about CP getting a swing?.... WHy not just go to Lake Compounce in 2006 and ride the one they have... For free....

[Homer]

Why, in all places, would they put an upcharge ride OUTSIDE of Challenge Park? They could put it in Vertigone's old spot (just like Knott's did).

[ECZenith]

-I doubt CP's will be an upcharge ride since it's the high capacity model.

 

(I mean it COULD be an upcharge but it holds a ton of people, no reason to charge more)

 

-I'm glad LC is getting one as well, I'm just happy for CP expanding its flat ride collection. I won't even go back to CP until 2007 where I'll probably hit Compounce a dozen times till then.

[coasterdude5]

So does this mean they're not getting a coaster next year?

[ECZenith]

Not neccesarily, but I wouldn't expect anything big until at least 2007.

 

In the mean time, they've closed Dragster so they can saw the top hat off and extend the height to 457'.

[Twister II]

I personally think their next coaster is going to go INTO Lake Erie, in like a clear tunnel. Just IMO.

 

I dont believe the Swing rumor til Ive heard it from Cedar Point.

[coasterdude5]

Or at least seen pieces of it in the parking lot!

[dandaman]

At this point, we can only speculate. Things from construction code markings to dirt piles are causing a stir on other sites... Personally, I won't believe anything until an announcement... or like coasterdude said, until there's pieces in the parking lot.

[benzo41190]

I think a screaming swing would be cool over the Lake.

[RollerC]

yea it would

[pgathriller]

Sweet! I love screamin swings! Something new to ride when I go to Cedar Point in 06!

[Coasterlicious]

I wont believe it untill Cedar Point anounces it, but IMO it sounds like a bad idea.. maxair was nice but now we need a coaster.