TheAmericanKnight Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Deleted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillseeker4552 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 This thread is just... yikes You think this is bad? Check out the Darien Lake thread. I wouldn't be too sure about that. Darien Lake actually seems to be improving with reasonal, practical discussion, while this thread is constantly all over the place. Just giving credit where credit is due I bet the mods have had to clean up a lot more in this thread than in the DL thread, from what it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyRush Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Haha always have to appreciate the new ride season though, all the newbies know the specifics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestreak Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 This thread is just... yikes You think this is bad? Check out the Darien Lake thread. I wouldn't be too sure about that. Darien Lake actually seems to be improving with reasonal, practical discussion, while this thread is constantly all over the place. Just giving credit where credit is due I bet the mods have had to clean up a lot more in this thread than in the DL thread, from what it seems. I've given up on the DL thread so idk what's going on in there. I've stuck with this thread because it's my home Park and I continually come in here hoping that there might be something of worth... there never is but it's still worth a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 A friend just sent me this picture. It looks like it's pretty much confirmed that Ripcord has been relocated to shoot the rapids old spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 A friend just sent me this picture. It looks like it's pretty much confirmed that Ripcord has been relocated to shoot the rapids old spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 ^ Not going to lie. I really like that spot for Rip Cord. Hopefully it will draw more riders now that they don't have to leave the park to ride it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CpBluestreakCp Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Hopefully it'll be incorporated into its new spot well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I'm not digging that location. It does not fit in with the Frontier theme at all, and besides that I really do not like up charge attractions like this inside of a park ( I know it's good for the park, but I personally don't like it). That spot could have been utilized much better in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ7500 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 If the RMC Mean Streak 2.0 is indeed not going to be ready to ride until 2018 how do you suppose the work in progress will look on the 2017 park map? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterkyle Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 And yet a giant blue coaster towering over head fits the Frontier theme. Or being able to see countless modern marvels of engineering from STR spot fits the theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Farmer Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 And yet a giant blue coaster towering over head fits the Frontier theme. Or being able to see countless modern marvels of engineering from STR spot fits the theme. I think he's wondering if there will be anything on the map in Mean Streak's place- in which case, I wouldn't be surprised to see something along the lines of Under Construction: Check Back in 2018 over that general spot on the map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ7500 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 And yet a giant blue coaster towering over head fits the Frontier theme. Or being able to see countless modern marvels of engineering from STR spot fits the theme. I think he's wondering if there will be anything on the map in Mean Streak's place- in which case, I wouldn't be surprised to see something along the lines of Under Construction: Check Back in 2018 over that general spot on the map. And he's talking about the disconnect between RIpCord's appearance and the Frontier theme which can't be nearly as bad as Skyhawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterLine Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 For those who are saying that the space for RipCord could have been better utilized... Always remember, it can be removed as easily as it was added. With Mean Stream getting RMC'ed for 2018, the next open "coaster slot" (hypothetically) would be 2020. If they wanted to use the STR plot, they easily could. My thought is that they not only allowed the Soak City/Shores expansion with this move but also took up some empty/dead space by relocating RipCord there. And even better than that, RipCord produces some extra capital and likely more so in the new location than the previous spot outside of the typical sight/walking paths of guests. I don't know how popular RipCord actually is (I know I'm not a fan of these upcharges) but even if this is a last breath of life type scenario where they can squeeze some extra money out of it, why not? Either RipCord goes there this year or that area is dead. No reason to worry about it too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I don't know how popular RipCord actually is (I know I'm not a fan of these upcharges) Last year I highly doubt it was all that popular due to it's terrible location, but Sky Coaster rides are rarely ever removed and always seem to be popular when located in areas with high foot traffic. They could move Ripcord again but I highly doubt they'd move it so they can move it again in 2 years and I also highly doubt this ride is going anywhere for the foreseeable future. There's plenty of room for Cedar Point to add a new coaster if they want one regardless of where they put Ripcord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinU Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 and besides that I really do not like up charge attractions like this inside of a park ( I know it's good for the park, but I personally don't like it) But Fast Pass, FP+, Season refills.... are all ok? Also, from the pic, it could look really cool coming over on the causeway and seeing what looks like MF has grown a new hill! As for theming, I think Skyhawk fits well with a steampunk feel. It has more of a "Turn of the century" feel next to the Antique Cars and the Modern Era. Think about it, you walk frontier trail starting at the tunnel and around to Top Thrill, the coasters keep getting taller, faster and more modern.... Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I like how people are butthurt about themeing at Cedar Point of all places. Don't get me wrong, I love the place - its nice, clean, great rides, awesome park. But themeing? LMFAO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I would also like to direct the people who are complaining about the way this will detract from Frontier Trail to the giant blue giga coaster that runs right alongside it and crosses right over it multiple times that didn't really detract from Frontier Trail. Plus that area already doesn't fit in with Frontier Trail, and it's sort of at the end of the trail anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkFunk Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I'd like the Frontier Trail to be more Frontierish, but just theme it oil derricks or something like that and it'll work just fine. Still better than a fenced off area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFMMGeek27 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 So who else is excited about riding the RMC'd Mean Streak next year!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 So who else is excited about riding the RMC'd Mean Streak in 2018!? Fixed that for you. Also, obviously everyone is excited to ride New Mean Streak whenever it opens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestreak Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 So who else is excited about riding the RMC'd Mean Streak next year!? Are you just trying to get a reaction out of us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorneyKid14 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Looks like the bridge has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiftThrill Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Dollywood did the same thing with Lightning Rod except it was an accident I hope it's a 2018 opening, but construction actually takes that long. Imagine how good the ride would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyRush Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Just when I didn't think the internet could become more stupid, I just saw an argument where someone was persistent in thinking that Maverick will be removed since it is a sub-par coaster compared to the RMC Meanstreak. I'm sorry, what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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