Cedar Point (CP) Discussion Thread

[Brassinthegrass]

Intamin is sad.

 

 

[RaceBoarder]

See, y'all are forgetting the most important factor:

 

None of the stuff mentioned doesn't mean a damn thing unless you carry the 2!!!

[grsupercity]

Carrying the 2 means nothing unless you find its square root and divide it by pi

[Waltrane]

Wait is this in U.S. Standard measurements or metric? If it's metric you need to carry the 4 instead of the 2.

[SbSteveZ]

And not a single mention of the Quadratic formula... I am ashamed of all of you! How are we supposed to know X without it?! PEMDAS doesn't even have a catchy jingle to help students in middle and high school remember it! We can pinpoint EXACT coordinates of these track pieces as long as we know A B and C. x equals negative b plus or minus the square root of b squared minus four time a plus c, all over two a. Which of course I did some math myself and came up with this rough sketch of the layout based on the two pieces on site so far:

 

Of course this is a very similar layout to the one coasterbill got when he used PEMDAS and the Pathagorean Theorem, twice. But with the quadratic formula we get a new angle to look at the ride with!

 

Any other formulas we can play with to see even MORE views?! Maybe even a POV?

 

EDIT: CoasterBill, I take you up on your TI-83, and raise you my TI-nspire

[KBrylczyk]

^

 

[MiABeta]

CoasterBill, I take you up on your TI-83, and raise you my TI-nspire

I raise you my nspire cx cas.

And atleast were sure that this dive track is CP's.

[SbSteveZ]

^

 

 

[woolandmammoth]

CoasterBill, I take you up on your TI-83, and raise you my TI-nspire

I raise you my nspire cx cas.

And atleast were sure that this dive track is CP's.

 

Casio Prism represent. Full color screen and built in spreadsheets. Helped take the standard deviation of those tracks real fast.

[bluestreak]

^

 

[Lightning9SX]

Self Service Beer coming to Cedar Point.

 

www.prweb.com/releases/2015/08/prweb12911309.htm

[Coaster Hero]

Anyone still believe that track is going to CW?

[ImNotOneOfYou]

All of the signs point to CW. Canada's Wonderland needs a dive machine more than CP does. Cedar Point already has 2 vertical drops. That's too many amazing ride experiences. If it's floorless, they just got Rougarou. They also have GateKeeper, which has seats hanging off the side of the track. Because of the seating, the roller coasters are exactly the same. Stupid...

 

How was my impression?

[CDawg]

All of the signs point to CW. Canada's Wonderland needs a dive machine more than CP does. Cedar Point already has 2 vertical drops. That's too many amazing ride experiences. If it's floorless, they just got Rougarou. They also have GateKeeper, which has seats hanging off the side of the track. Because of the seating, the roller coasters are exactly the same. Stupid...

 

How was my impression?

 

Calm down, we all know it's going to Canada's Wonderland <<< (Sarcastic Voice)

 

But in all seriousness, it's going to CP. So what if they have vertical drops it's another unique experience of hanging over the edge, and the Immelmann after the drop!

[coasterbill]

For everyone as nerdy as me Gatekeeper's getting evaced on Cam 1. The train in the mid course was stopped at the base of the lift and was sent up after being stuck for about 10 minutes but the other trains never advanced so it block stopped.

[GCI Wooden]

The webcam isn't loading for me. I want to nerd out over an evac!

[shivtim]

Just a quick thought... With the lift being over 200 feet tall, and there being a possibility of a sligltly longer drop (if there is any kind of tunnel or ditch) - could that that possibly mean that first Immelmann could be taller than 170 feet? That would be around a 50' difference in height if the statistics are correct.

 

I do think ValRavn could have the world's tallest inversion. Depending on how you count a loop, it would have to beat either Gatekeeper (170ft drop/inversion), the Lewa Happy World Mack loop (164ft?), or maybe the 2016 Wanda Hefei coaster that is supposed to have a 55m (180ft) loop.

[coasterfreak101]

Self Service Beer coming to Cedar Point.

 

www.prweb.com/releases/2015/08/prweb12911309.htm

 

How is nobody paying attention to this? Screw the roller coaster, this is awesome!

[kcurry11]

Doing real math, if the inversion takes the same proportion of SheiKra, the coaster will need to be 250 ft. tall, giving it an inversion of 181.25 feet.

[DoinItForTheFame]

I'm starting to think everyone is right... I really do think this is going to Canada's Wonderland. I think Cedar Point is just storing it for them, till they have the space.

[Hoppy]

Self Service Beer coming to Cedar Point.

 

www.prweb.com/releases/2015/08/prweb12911309.htm

 

How is nobody paying attention to this? Screw the roller coaster, this is awesome!

 

I was there a few days ago and it was extremely popular, especially the 40z for $20 deal ...

 

"Park guests can purchase either a $10 or $20 pre-loaded RFID card, pour Bud Light, Budweiser, and Goose Island IPA at $.50 per ounce"

 

Of course folks won't remember how many oz are in a Pint or tall glass at their favorite bar when at CP! Think about how much a 40oz is at the store for Edward 40 hands around Halloween and you may feel sad. Anyways, I swear I saw more than just three beer choices though!

(or they are attempting to sell a larger variety in the near-future)

 

"The station is staffed by two park employees who ... make sure that no guests are being over served and ensure that guests get the perfect pour every time."

[Philrad71]

^This is freaking awesome.

 

Glad to see that they are offering Goose Island and not just NASCAR beer!

[thepoint4life23]

Can't wait to try this. I hope next year they let you just add it to say your season pass and just fill it up as you want and when your out of money you can add more or stop

[Ape]

More ways for people to over spend on cheap beer. It might be interesting if it was not anything BUD/Coors/miller

[Philrad71]

^I wouldn't say Goose Island is cheap beer. Someone mentioned that they thought that they saw more offerings too.

 

Wouldn't be surprised to see Great Lakes get in the mix.

 

Edit: To add to that...I doubt CF wants to start selling draft beer for like $4. Then I could see where things might get out of hand. Me? I have no problem with getting a couple of ice cold drafts down at that end of the park.

Edited August 19, 2015 by Philrad71