Intimidator305 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Before everyone gets all "dark ride CONFIRMED" in this thread, I'd like to mention the description at CedarPoint.com sounds more like an outdoor type escape room/treasure hunt attraction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper39 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Sounds interesting, whatever it is. I guess it was only a matter of time before some kind of interactive "escape room"ish attraction made it's way into a park (if thsi does in fact have some of those aspects). This line from the webpage is interesting.... "Be immersed in interactive encounters with the island inhabitants, push yourself with physically active challenges that test your resourcefulness and fortitude!" "physically active challenges", maybe some kind of ropes/obstacle course? I could see this being a lot of fun, should be interesting to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rougarou Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Before everyone gets all "dark ride CONFIRMED" in this thread, I'd like to mention the description at CedarPoint.com sounds more like an outdoor type escape room/treasure hunt attraction. LARP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Oh boy. It's a....uh...giant LARP adventure. https://www.cedarpoint.com/explore/forbidden-frontier-on-adventure-island How are you supposed to find your car after throwing away your former guest life and being challenged, questioned and pushed to the limits in both brain and brute power? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alilstronger Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Not sure what LARP means but this seems like an awesome addition. It sounds very escape room/survivor based with the physical challenges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 This really sounds like a placeholder to me. I sort of feel like it's opening in the summer because they don't feel like staffing it before then. PS: Can we start a GoFundMe for them to keep the dinosaurs by Millennium Force though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaellynn4 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Not sure what LARP means but this seems like an awesome addition. It sounds very escape room/survivor based with the physical challenges. LARP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkFunk Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 This really sounds like a placeholder to me. I hope. Like any actual investment would make me sad when that's a big chunk of land you could use for literally anything else. I sort of feel like it's opening in the summer because they don't feel like staffing it before then. They struggle to sell me food before Mid-June. How would they staff this? LARP means "live action role playing". Basically picture a game that you play as a character surrounded by people acting in character and you get, uhhh, something as a result. Knotts has been experimenting with this as has Disneyland. Some people get way into it, personally it has no attraction or interest to me. The park has lots of needs - indoor rides of any kind, signature family attractions, a log flume that doesn't sink or flip over, things like that - and this doesn't fit any of those categories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohcoasterguy Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Jumanji comes to mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 could it be an "adventure" trail with some flats on it as "obstacles" ? just thinking out loud. . .I mean, a Top Spin themed like KD's (and it used to be themed to Laura Croft) would be a perfect fit on a lost adventure trail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I can't wait to hear the butthurt from some enthusiasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord denning Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 It's too bad they were so vague with the details. My thought is might be something like the cool ropes course at Shanghai Disney. If they do it right it could be awesome. https://www.shanghaidisneyresort.com/en/attractions/camp-discovery/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 My thought is might be something like the cool ropes course at Shanghai Disney. I'm sure it'll be just like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper39 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 My thought is might be something like the cool ropes course at Shanghai Disney. I'm sure it'll be just like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboy Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 It's too bad they were so vague with the details. Yeah, sure, it really is too bad they were vague. Especially since they said they were going to be vague in the original post to Twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkFunk Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 It's too bad they were so vague with the details. Yeah, sure, it really is too bad they were vague. Especially since they said they were going to be vague in the original post to Twitter. Here's a wild idea: it isn't even fully designed yet. Or maybe only conceptualized, nothing beyond that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defrocker Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Here's a wild idea: it isn't even fully designed yet. Or maybe only conceptualized, nothing beyond that. Yeah, maybe they had no idea what they were building so they just made a vague announcement and then they're going to look through the social media speculation for ideas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkFunk Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Here's a wild idea: it isn't even fully designed yet. Or maybe only conceptualized, nothing beyond that. Yeah, maybe they had no idea what they were building so they just made a vague announcement and then they're going to look through the social media speculation for ideas... Building what? You're talking about this like they're building a roller coaster and there's a bunch of steel that's gonna show up. II'll bet they wind up reusing a bunch of props that are already sitting on the island. You know, from the existing haunt that they never 100% dismantle. That and some other basically temporary structures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 So the way I see it, the scenarios are that they either spend a lot of money on a really awesome walk through / escape room thing which would most likely be way cooler than Dinosaurs Alive (since anything would be) or they do something super cheap as a placeholder since the island's just sitting there anyway and they might as well try to monetize that space somehow. The second scenario sort of points to the possibility that they want to build something more substantial out there at some point (or at least leave that possibility open) but they're not ready to do it yet. I'm happy with either of those scenarios (though I'm strongly leaning towards the second one). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Not sure what LARP means Good thing there is something called "Google" that can help you! http://lmgtfy.com/?q=LARP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I absolutely loved Adventure Mountain at Dollywood and super loved Camp Discovery at Shanghai Disneyland. Cedar Point could pull of something like that if they wanted, not sure if that's what this is, but I would love that and think it would be a great addition for the park. ...it could also be somewhat temporary if we learned anything from Dollywood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Sounds like maybe a similar thing to Ghost Town Alive in some capacity? Like you get these physical challenges from the citizens of the frontier? Hard to tell right now, but that'd be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 (edited) Sounds like maybe a similar thing to Ghost Town Alive in some capacity? Like you get these physical challenges from the citizens of the frontier? Hard to tell right now, but that'd be cool. OMG. I'll bet that is EXACTLY what it is. That honestly makes the most sense. Ghost Town Alive has been INSANELY popular at Knott's Berry Farm, another Cedar Fair property, and it would actually make sense to bring this over to Cedar Point to give people some fun non-coaster things to do during their day. Edited August 21, 2018 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 If you don't mind on-and-off rain, today seems like the perfect day to be at Cedar Point -- I've never seen the parking lot so empty! And if this is anything to go by, Wicked Twister finally had the longest line in the park on a technicality: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brassinthegrass Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I could see a zip line type ending at the witches wheel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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