Cedar Point (CP) Discussion Thread

[christianscoasters]

Whether or not you consider it "new," Rougarou was a fairly sizable investment too. It might seem like it's "just Mantis with floorless trains" but there really was a ton of work that went into getting that ride open. Since Cedar Point counts Pipe Scream as a coaster, there's technically been a new coaster every year since 2013... GateKeeper 2013, Pipe Scream 2014, Rougarou 2015, Valravn 2016.

[coasterkid124]

And sorry for the double post but to back up my claim, I did the math and came up with an average of 3 years per coaster going all the way back to 1964. So my claim is pretty relative, especially if you adjust it for inflation.

 

Remember that back then, Cedar Fair was not as large of a chain, and coasters cost a lot less.

 

For instance, Mantis cost 12 million and Magnum cost 8 million. Today, both of these coasters could cost well over 20 million.

 

As for Pipe Scream and Rougarou, you could technically count those as "new coasters" but I didn't to make it fair investment-wise.

[DavidW]

Here is this weeks time lapse videos

 

Week 16 (12/21/15 - 12/27/15):

Original images for these videos are courtesy of CedarPoint.com

Edited January 21, 2016 by DavidW

[livai]

Rougarou and Pipe Screamand They are considered coaster just from marketing. when in fact they are an update it is a flat ride.

[coasterkyle]

I think it's funny when enthusiasts get really upset when parks calls rides like pipe scream or those Larson loopers a coaster. If I owned a park I'd buy an old intamin gen 1 free fall tower and call it one, just to see the enthusiasts get mad.

[michaellynn4]

^ It's really just a whole lot of "takingthesethingswaytooseriously"-itis.

[DoinItForTheFame]

"takingthesethingswaytooseriously"-itis.

 

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Also, it looks like they have taken the rest of the day off due to the rain.

[bgroodog]

Rougarou and Pipe Screamand They are considered coaster just from marketing. when in fact they are an update it is a flat ride.

Since when is Rougarou NOT a coaster?

[FaithPlus1]

Rougarou and Pipe Screamand They are considered coaster just from marketing. when in fact they are an update it is a flat ride.

Since when is Rougarou NOT a coaster?

 

Thats what i was thinking! I wonder if he's on bath salts?

[Brassinthegrass]

I'm sure he means a new coaster... To be fair, and not knocking the amount of money it does take to repurpose a roller coaster, it's just Mantis....

[coasterkid124]

Train rehab (or replacement) and paint are considered average maintenance anyways. Even if Mantis was never transformed to Rougarou, these are things that would have eventually needed to be done regardless. I get why some people count it as "new", but it isn't as significant of an investment as a true new coaster.

[coasterkyle]

I feel like this an argument of opinion rather than fact. (Oh wait that's most arguments on the web).

[njcoasterguy34]

I'm planning an upper mid-west coaster trip for myself this coming summer. I was wondering when Cedar Point normally publishes the calendar for the next season. My home park (Dorney) already has theirs up and I was surprised Cedar Point didn't have theirs up.

[DoinItForTheFame]

They are making some progress!!

[coasterfreak11]

Yeah they are making some good progress today! Wonder if the drop will be finished this week!

[DoinItForTheFame]

Another piece of track in place.

 

I don't know about you guys. But I can already tell this is going to be a forceless coaster.

[coasterbill]

Looking good!

[DoinItForTheFame]

New support for the brake run in place. They are just flying right along with construction today!

[CoasterLine]

Looks like they're done for the day. Here's where we're at...

Construction progress as of 12-29-2015

[DoinItForTheFame]

^ Love that! Thanks for posting it.

[GCI Wooden]

^ Love that! Thanks for posting it.

I love these type of photos too, it really helps visualize how the ride is progressing.

[tanthonyam]

They really squeezed that ride in that space! Starting to look cluttered.

[DoinItForTheFame]

...Starting to look cluttered.

 

I hope you're not being serious.

 

"Cluttered" isn't the word I would use to describe anything at Cedar Point. Especially not any (or all) of their Roller Coasters. Valravn's location is great because it puts a substantially TALL roller coaster around some "not so tall" rides like Blue Streak, and even Raptor. I think it is a great use of space, and it is bringing new life to the marina entrance, and does not at all make anything look cluttered.

[FaithPlus1]

They really squeezed that ride in that space! Starting to look cluttered.

 

Troll alert

[ZeroGravity55]

I'm always surprised by how big these B&M coasters looks in person and this thing already looks huge from the webcam. It's going to be a very impressive sight walking down the midway and when you get next to and underneath this coaster.