macman820 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 So before it gets buried in all of this prediction stuff, does anyone know what's up with Raptor? Apparently it hasn't operated since Sunday. If it were Dragster this wouldn't really be noteworthy but for Raptor it's really weird. It was running most of the day Sunday, towards the end of the night it was down. I have no idea why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted August 15, 2017 Author Share Posted August 15, 2017 I'm only going to say this once... We will be posting the announcement tomorrow as soon as the materials are available to us. PLEASE DO NOT POST ANY LINKS OR IMAGES TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE TPR DOES! Anyone who does this will be banned forever from Theme Park Review. Let me explain... Posting the new ride information before we can do it actually creates MORE WORK for us as most of the time people who come on our forum and post info about a new ride will do a crappy job of it and then we have to not only do the work we are going to do to make a proper post about the new ride, but also clean up the garbage posts that people make. No one here will get any extra points or look any "cooler" for being "first" to post the information. We aren't about being first we are about having good quality content. Please respect that. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macman820 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I'm only going to say this once... We will be posting the announcement tomorrow as soon as the materials are available to us. PLEASE DO NOT POST ANY LINKS OR IMAGES TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE TPR DOES! Anyone who does this will be banned forever from Theme Park Review. Let me explain... Posting the new ride information before we can do it actually creates MORE WORK for us as most of the time people who come on our forum and post info about a new ride will do a crappy job of it and then we have to not only do the work we are going to do to make a proper post about the new ride, but also clean up the garbage posts that people make. No one here will get any extra points or look any "cooler" for being "first" to post the information. We aren't about being first we are about having good quality content. Please respect that. Thank you. Counting down the hours to tomorrow. I'll be there for the announcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running_Buddy Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Thanks for the heads up, Robb! I'll just keep patiently smashing my refresh button tomorrow awaiting the announcement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 So before it gets buried in all of this prediction stuff, does anyone know what's up with Raptor and Corkscrew? Apparently they haven't operated since Sunday. If it were Dragster this wouldn't really be noteworthy but for Raptor and Corkscrew it's really weird. I'm now seeing from multiple sources that Corkscrew's trains had a collision on the transfer track on Sunday night when they were attempting to transfer a train off. Both trains were empty, but that seems to explain the long closure. Can anyone confirm this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted August 15, 2017 Author Share Posted August 15, 2017 I'll just keep patiently smashing my refresh button tomorrow awaiting the announcement! I would check the official Cedar Point site and socials first. It will take us a little time to post the info properly once it's released. And like I said, we aren't in a race to get it up first, we just want a good post that will give everyone here the information in one easily place to read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpmbee Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Had a great time at the park last Friday. A big storm came through the park about 9.30ish and pretty much emptied the place out. Was at Millennium Force when it reopened around 11pm and for the last hour until closing they were letting people walk straight from the area where you get off straight back into the station it was so quiet. Kept getting straight back on the same train I just got off haha. A memorable end to a great trip, well worth the long journey to visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Had a great time at the park last Friday. A big storm came through the park about 9.30ish and pretty much emptied the place out. Was at Millennium Force when it reopened around 11pm and for the last hour until closing they were letting people walk straight from the area where you get off straight back into the station it was so quiet. When the Millennium Force magic gate opens it's seriously one of the best things ever. I've never seen then open that outside of Passholder ERT sessions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snovi Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Had a great time at the park last Friday. A big storm came through the park about 9.30ish and pretty much emptied the place out. Was at Millennium Force when it reopened around 11pm and for the last hour until closing they were letting people walk straight from the area where you get off straight back into the station it was so quiet. Kept getting straight back on the same train I just got off haha. A memorable end to a great trip, well worth the long journey to visit. I was there as well... It was fantastic getting a solid hour of MF ERT to close out the night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfriday1998 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I'll keep my eyes and ears open, Robb. Looking forward to the announcement! Personal predictions: height: 200' flat drop: 90 degrees speed: 70mph, not faster than LR Airtime moments: somewhere in the 15-20 range Inversions: 4 Hoping to hit up CP next year in a road trip currently in the planning stages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAWKIN_coaster38 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I'll just keep patiently smashing my refresh button tomorrow awaiting the announcement! I would check the official Cedar Point site and socials first. It will take us a little time to post the info properly once it's released. And like I said, we aren't in a race to get it up first, we just want a good post that will give everyone here the information in one easily place to read it. I always appreciate how organized your guys' reports of the announcements are. There are links to everything from the front page as well as links on the threads themselves, and everything is summarized nicely with the released photos and videos. So many of the smaller announcements would fly under the radar for me if it weren't for that, or I just wouldn't have the patience to go search for everything. I'd rather wait a few hours to see the nice organized reports on TPR than have to sift through a bunch of hurried snippets from people who want to be "first" to post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cj1990 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I'm happy that I'm in California right now. It'll be at 9 am for us here. Less waiting! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAWKIN_coaster38 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I'm happy that I'm in California right now. It'll be at 9 am for us here. Less waiting! Lol Technically it's the same amount of waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolercstrluvr Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 ^ Only Better, since we just get to wake up and it's already announced. Rather than waking up, having coffee/tea, and then anxiously waiting for the news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestreak Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I'm going to the announcement tomorrow and am absolutely stoked. I won't be able to sleep at all tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAWKIN_coaster38 Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 ^^Unless you're like me and go to bed late and don't wake up until around noon, in which case the "later" East Coast announcement is still perfect timing. #latetobedlatetorise While it was sometimes frustrating going through this off-season living off of the "leaked" photos and wondering about this ride, I'm actually really glad CP decided to do it this way. CP has built up our anticipation for months with tomorrow... the climax. Cheers, everyone! In a way, it's going to be weird finding out the actual stats and layout after watching this ride unfold slowly before our eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolercstrluvr Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 ^^Unless you're like me and go to bed late and don't wake up until around noon, in which case the "later" East Coast announcement is still perfect timing. #latetobedlatetorise That's very true, although I'm still a morning person. I love to wake up and have a nice hot cuppa now in my xcelerator mug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainUnknown Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 All of you are the kids on Christmas eve where Santa is being played by Alan Schilke and Tony Clark is his elf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolercstrluvr Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 All of you are the kids on Christmas eve where Santa is being played by Alan Schilke and Tony Clark is his elf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiABeta Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Well good night on this joyous RMCmas eve. I can't wait to finally see our present being shown off. However it's kind of like when you would get a present as a kid and it required something else, like batteries you didn't have, or an extra part, because we still have quite awhile until we get the full enjoyment out of this giftwrap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterLine Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Only 6 more hours until we get to hear the details of that sweet, sweet, long-awaited Intamin AquaTrax we've all been waiting for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToNC Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 ^ Please don't start THAT again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macman820 Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 It's AquaTrax day! I feel like a kid on Christmas morning! Final predictions: Height: 204' Speed: 76 MPH Drop angle: 90 Length: 5,800' Airtime: 20 moments Inversions: 5 Name? Ace's High. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Final Predictions Height: 474' Speed: 176 MPH Drop angle: 150 Length: 15,800' Airtime: 211 moments Inversions: 18 Complaints about the Name 329843 moments Complaints about Capacity 47 Instances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOFanatic Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Final Predictions: It will be a good ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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